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Dominant colour of its home shirts
- The club colours of claret and blue were adopted before the 1910–11 season in tribute to the then Football League champions Aston Villa. The club is nicknamed "The Clarets" because of the dominant colour of its home shirts.
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The club is nicknamed "The Clarets" because of the dominant colour of its home shirts. Burnley's current emblem is based on the town's coat of arms. The team have a long-standing rivalry with nearby club Blackburn Rovers, with whom they contest the East Lancashire Derby.
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Oct 28, 2023 · The fascinating story of Burnley FC is set to be unfolded in an exclusive archive collection called 'Clarets Collected' which is due to be launched at the town's library on November 3.
Nicknamed “the Clarets” (after the dominant colour of the home shirts), they were one of the founding members of the Football League in 1888. Burnley has played home games at Turf Moor since 1883, after the club had moved from the original premises at Calder Vale.
Oct 27, 2023 · The story of how Burnley FC has grown over the years will be laid out in an archive called 'Clarets Collected'. It will launch in Burnley Library on November 3. The heritage exhibition will feature memorabilia, match programmes and photos, the collection delves back into the club's illustrious past as part of a major fan-led heritage project by ...
The core of the collection arrived at the library in April 2023 – a small group of Burnley fans have generously donated their personal collections of match programmes, fanzines, photographs,...
Burnley play in claret and sky blue shirts and socks with white shorts, they chose these colours in 1910 to imitate Aston Villa, who were the strongest team in English football at that time. Burnley’s nickname is The Clarets, after the colour of their shirts.
Sep 26, 2019 · When Burnley beat Tottenham 2-0 in March, the media enthused about the exuberance of Burnley’s young side, who were chasing a league and cup double. But when the Clarets went to Wolves at the end of the month, they were four points behind Spurs in top place, but had two games in hand.