The 20 Burnley games that shaped the club’s history and identity

The 20 Burnley games that shaped the club’s history and identity

The first installment in a series that examines the major games that have influenced Burnley’s character

Sean Dyche is the best person to describe the essence of Burnley Football Club.

The Clarets captain reinforces the idea that Burnley is a club with roots in the town and community by using terms

like honesty, hard effort, and manners, among many other descriptors.

One with a proud history and a bright future, one that people in the town get behind and support, a one club mentality where everyone has a role and everyone is valued.

The Burnley journey started with the Football League in 1888 and as a founder member the club will always be

ingrained in the history of football in this country.

The Clarets are among the rare teams to have won all four divisional titles; they have had both European adventures

and FA Cup victories, as well as miserable campaigns and fourth-tier survival struggles.

There have been many historic games throughout the years, and we have selected 20 that have influenced Burnley’s

past.

We’ll be unveiling five games a day over the coming four days so stay tuned for future installments.

Since Burnley was one of the original members of the Football League, the club has a rich history.

Burnley’s journey over the following 130+ years began with the first game, which concluded in a loss to a PNE team

that would go undefeated that season.

It serves as a reminder that even if the “top six” currently make headlines, they can’t claim to have been there from

the beginning.

In retrospect, it was a crucial match in Sean Dyche’s formative years.

The Clarets manager, who joined Turf Moor in October, was in his first season there.

Burnley had lost five straight games and was still in danger of being forced into a Championship relegation match.

After falling behind 1-0, the Clarets rallied with goals from Chris McCann and Jason Shackell before City was given a

penalty. Martin Paterson scores a late third goal to seal the victory after Lee Grant saves Steve Davies.

In retrospect, Dyche cited this match as a significant turning point in his Clarets career.

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