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Burnley Football Club

Stadium:   Turf Moor

Founded in:  1882

Current manager:  Owen Coyle

Uniform Colors:   Home: Claret, blue and white /Away: Black and White

Nickname:  The Clarets

Division One winners: 1921, 1960
Runners-Up: 1920, 1962
Division Two winners: 1898, 1973
Runners-Up: 1913, 1947
Division Three: 1982
Runners-Up: 2000
Division Four: 1992
FA Cup winners: 1914
Runners-Up: 1947, 1962

Legends:  The great Irishman Jimmy Mcllroy, who guided the team to a Division 1 title in 1960.

Current Heroes:  Veteran Robbie Blake who came to Turf Moor in 2007 and helped them return to top flight soccer in 2009.

Greatest Moment:  Beating Manchester United in just their second game back in the big league in August of 2009

Worst Days: Barely avoiding being relegated out of the English football league altogether in 1987.

 
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