Champions of England

A look back at the 1959/60 League Championship season

New York, New York

New York, New York

Having become Football League Champions, the Burnley team of fifty years ago set sail for America and the international

A look back at our wonderful championship season

A look back at our wonderful championship season

Fifty years ago Burnley Football Club were champions of England. Over the past nine months we've been chartering the sea

What a reception for the Champions

What a reception for the Champions

It was an evening the town of Burnley would never forget as the Football League Champions of fifty years ago celebrated

Burnley receive the Championship trophy

Burnley receive the Championship trophy

On the afternoon of Wednesday 11th May 1960, Burnley Football Club were presented with the Football League Championship

Champions are shocked at reception

Champions are shocked at reception

"The trouble is, you just can't realise we're the Champions," said one Burnley player about two hours after the final wh

Burnley Football Club - Champions of England

Burnley Football Club - Champions of England

When Burnley kicked off the season in August 1959 I don't think many envisaged that a 2-1 win in the last game of the se

We have to beat Manchester City at Maine Road

We have to beat Manchester City at Maine Road

The last day of the 1959/60 season brought big wins for both Wolves and Spurs. With Burnley unable to win against Fulham

Can my mate have a trial at Burnley?

Can my mate have a trial at Burnley?

Some fifty-three years ago, a Burnley player, undergoing National Service at Catterick, asked at Burnley headquarters if