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Burnley v Chelsea - 18th August 1956 Football League Division One
Burnley 2 Chelsea 0 Albert Cheesebrough, Jimmy McIlroy Attendance: 21,960 |
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Arsenal v Burnley - 21st August 1956 Football League Division One
Arsenal 2 Burnley 0 Attendance: 38,231 |
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Cardiff City v Burnley - 25th August 1956 Football League Division One
Cardiff City 3 Burnley 3 Peter McKay (2 1pen), Jimmy McIlroy Attendance: 30,769 |
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Burnley v Arsenal - 28th August 1956 Football League Division One
Burnley 3 Arsenal 1 Jimmy McIlroy (2), Peter McKay Attendance: 19,049 |
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Burnley v Birmingham City - 1st September 1956 Football League Division One
Burnley 2 Birmingham City 0 Peter McKay (2) Attendance: 25,531 |
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Burnley v Everton - 3rd September 1956 Football League Division One
Burnley 2 Everton 0 Brian Pilkington, David Smith Attendance: 24,185
debut: John Angus |
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West Bromwich Albion v Burnley - 8th September 1956 Football League Division One
West Bromwich Albion 2 Burnley 2 Peter McKay (2) Attendance: 23,611 |
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Everton v Burnley - 12th September 1956 Football League Division One
Everton 2 Burnley 0 Attendance: 27,591 |
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Burnley v Portsmouth - 15th September 1956 Football League Division One
Burnley 1 Portsmouth 0 Brian Pilkington Attendance: 22,756 |
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Burnley v Fortuna - 18th September 1956 Friendly
Burnley 2 Fortuna 2 Jimmy McIlroy, Peter McKay Attendance: 13,186 |
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Newcastle United v Burnley - 27th September 1956 Football League Division One
Newcastle United 1 Burnley 1 Brian Pilkington Attendance: 36,790 |
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Burnley v Sheffield Wednesday - 29th September 1956 Football League Division One
Burnley 4 Sheffield Wednesday 1 Peter McKay (2), Jimmy McIlroy (2) Attendance: 23,559 |
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Coventry City v Burnley - 1st October 1956 Friendly
Coventry City 1 Burnley 1 |
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Burnley v Blackpool - 6th October 1956 Football League Division One
Burnley 2 Blackpool 2 Albert Cheesebrough, Jimmy Robson Attendance: 27,694
debut: Jimmy Robson |
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Manchester City v Burnley - 13th October 1956 Football League Division One
Manchester City 0 Burnley 1 Billy Gray Attendance: 35,981 |
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Burnley v Leeds United - 20th October 1956 Football League Division One
Burnley 0 Leeds United 0 Attendance: 26,440 |
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Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley - 27th October 1956 Football League Division One
Tottenham Hotspur 2 Burnley 0 Attendance: 49,154 |
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Burnley v Luton Town - 3rd November 1956 Football League Division One
Burnley 1 Luton Town 1 Bobby Seith Attendance: 22,891 |
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Accrington Stanley v Burnley - 5th November 1956 Friendly
Accrington Stanley 2 Burnley 0 |
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Aston Villa v Burnley - 10th November 1956 Football League Division One
Aston Villa 1 Burnley 0 Attendance: 22,420 |
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Burnley v Wolverhampton Wanderers - 17th November 1956 Football League Division One
Burnley 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 Albert Cheesebrough, Peter McKay, Brian Pilkington Attendance: 25,776 |
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Bolton Wanderers v Burnley - 24th November 1956 Football League Division One
Bolton Wanderers 3 Burnley 0 Attendance: 26,062 |
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Burnley v Charlton Athletic - 1st December 1956 Football League Division One
Burnley 2 Charlton Athletic 1 Peter McKay, Jimmy McIlroy Attendance: 18,348 |
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Sunderland v Burnley - 8th December 1956 Football League Division One
Sunderland 2 Burnley 1 Jimmy McIlroy Attendance: 29,588 |
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Chelsea v Burnley - 15th December 1956 Football League Division One
Chelsea 2 Burnley 0 Attendance: 18,371 |
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Burnley v Cardiff City - 22nd December 1956 Football League Division One
Burnley 6 Cardiff City 2 Jimmy McIlroy (2), Doug Newlands (2), Les Shannon, Albert Cheesebrough Attendance: 10,118
debut: Adam Blacklaw |
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Burnley v Preston North End - 25th December 1956 Football League Division One
Burnley 2 Preston North End 2 Les Shannon, Albert Cheesebrough Attendance: 23,737 |
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Preston North End v Burnley - 26th December 1956 Football League Division One
Preston North End 1 Burnley 0 Attendance: 19,265 |
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Birmingham City v Burnley - 29th December 1956 Football League Division One
Birmingham City 2 Burnley 0 Attendance: 31,733
debut: Des Lancaster |
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Burnley v Chesterfield - 5th January 1957 FA Cup 3rd Round
Burnley 7 Chesterfield 0 Ian Lawson (4), Brian Pilkington, Albert Cheesebrough (2) Attendance: 27,608
debut: Ian Lawson |
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Burnley v West Bromwich Albion - 12th January 1957 Football League Division One
Burnley 1 West Bromwich Albion 0 Albert Cheesebrough Attendance: 24,299 |
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Portsmouth v Burnley - 19th January 1957 Football League Division One
Portsmouth 1 Burnley 0 Attendance: 22,057 |
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Burnley v New Brighton - 26th January 1957 FA Cup 4th Round
Burnley 9 New Brighton 0 Ian Lawson (3), Jimmy McIlroy (3), Albert Cheesebrough, Doug Newlands, Brian Pilkington Attendance: 41,453 |
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Burnley v Newcastle United - 2nd February 1957 Football League Division One
Burnley 3 Newcastle United 2 Brian Pilkington, Doug Newlands, Ian Lawson Attendance: 26,778 |
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Sheffield Wednesday v Burnley - 9th February 1957 Football League Division One
Sheffield Wednesday 0 Burnley 0 Attendance: 29,583 |
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Huddersfield Town v Burnley - 16th February 1957 FA Cup 5th Round
Huddersfield Town 1 Burnley 2 Albert Cheesebrough, Ian Lawson Attendance: 55,168 |
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Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur - 23rd February 1957 Football League Division One
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Burnley v Aston Villa - 2nd March 1957 FA Cup 6th Round
Burnley 1 Aston Villa 1 Aldis (og) Attendance: 49,436 |
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Aston Villa v Burnley - 6th March 1957 FA Cup 6th Round Replay
Aston Villa 1 Burnley 0 Attendance: 46,162
debut: Alan Shackleton |
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Burnley v Sunderland - 9th March 1957 Football League Division One
Burnley 2 Sunderland 0 Doug Newlands, Jimmy McIlroy Attendance: 21,892 |
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Leeds United v Burnley - 11th March 1957 Football League Division One
Leeds United 1 Burnley 1 Doug Newlands Attendance: 31,956
debut: John Connelly |
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Luton Town v Burnley - 16th March 1957 Football League Division One
Luton Town 0 Burnley 2 Alan Shackleton, Albert Cheesebrough Attendance: 16,420 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley - 30th March 1957 Football League Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Burnley 2 Doug Newlands, Albert Cheesebrough Attendance: 25,462 |
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R.O.C. Charleroi - 1st April 1957 Friendly
R.O.C. Charleroi 1 Burnley 0 |
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Burnley v Bolton Wanderers - 6th April 1957 Football League Division One
Burnley 1 Bolton Wanderers 0 Alan Shackleton Attendance: 23,250 |
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Charlton Athletic v Burnley - 13th April 1957 Football League Division One
Charlton Athletic 1 Burnley 2 Jimmy McIlroy, Alan Shackleton Attendance: 13,334 |
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Burnley v Aston Villa - 15th April 1957 Football League Division One
Burnley 2 Aston Villa 1 Alan Shackleton (2) Attendance: 17,381 |
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Burnley v Manchester United - 19th April 1957 Football League Division One
Burnley 1 Manchester United 3 Jimmy McIlroy Attendance: 37,823 |
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Burnley v Manchester City - 20th April 1957 Football League Division One
Burnley 0 Manchester City 3 Attendance: 16,746 |
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Manchester United v Burnley - 22nd April 1957 Football League Division One
Manchester United 2 Burnley 0 Attendance: 41,540 |
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Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur - 29th April 1957 Football League Division One
Burnley 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0 Ian Lawson Attendance: 12,048 |
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Blackpool v Burnley - 1st May 1957 Football League Division One
Blackpool 1 Burnley 0 Attendance: 13,919
debuts: Jim Appleby, Billy Wilson Alan Brown: last game as manager |
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ROCC Charleroi v Burnley - 14th May 1957 Friendly
ROCC Charleroi 1 Burnley 4 Albert Cheesebrough (3), Jimmy McIlroy |
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