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Nov 18, 2020 · Burnley FC started off with using the Royal Arms as a crest. They only got their first actual crest in 1969 when they used a vertical “BFC” monogram. The current crest has tons of elements within it and is based on the town’s coat of arms.
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Jun 15, 2023 · The chevron represents the River Brun, which runs through Burnley. Burnley FC begin their 2023-24 Premier League campaign — their first since 2021-22 — on Friday, August 11, when they host defending champions Manchester City.
- Glenn Cook
The shield retains the former Burnley County Borough pattern of an engrailed red chevron on gold and a black wavy chief (see below). Three red roses indicate the three Lancashire authorities comprising the new Borough. The wavy line on the chief represents the river Brun.
Burnley were the second, and are one of only five sides to have won all four professional divisions of English football. Burnley have been champions of England twice, in 1920–21 and 1959–60, have won the FA Cup once, in 1913–14, and have won the FA Charity Shield twice, in 1960 and 1973.
- Henrik Jensen
- Scott Parker
The red roses are that of Lancashire and the hand represents the town of Burnley’s motto “HOLD TO THE TRUTH”. Underneath in the scroll lies the club’s name. In the town’s coat of arms, the shield retains the former Burnley County Borough pattern of the red chevron on gold or yellow, with three Lancashire roses.
Burnley. Founder members of the Football League, Burnley Football Club actually started life as a Rugby Club. Burnley Rovers switched codes and became Burnley Football Club in 1882 at a meeting held at the Bull Hotel.
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Turf Moor is an association football stadium in Burnley, Lancashire, England, which has been the home of Burnley Football Club since 1883. This unbroken service makes Turf Moor the second-longest continuously used ground in English professional football .
