Burnley Quiz Questions and Answers

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Round 1

  1. In which year was Burnley Football Club founded?
  2. What is the name of Burnley's home ground?
  3. By what nickname are Burnley best known?
  4. Burnley were one of the twelve founder members of which competition, launched in 1888?
  5. In which year did Burnley win the FA Cup?
  6. Which club did Burnley beat 1–0 in the FA Cup final that gave them the trophy?
  7. Burnley's 1914 FA Cup final was the first attended by a reigning monarch — which king presented the trophy?
  8. Which centre-half captained Burnley to both the 1914 FA Cup and their first League title?
  9. In which season did Burnley win their first top-flight League Championship?
  10. Who was the manager when Burnley won the League Championship in 1959–60?
Answers — round 1
  1. 1882 — The club was formed in the early 1880s, the same decade the Football League began.
  2. Turf Moor — Its name evokes the Lancashire moorland it sits on.
  3. The Clarets — It comes from the deep red shade of their shirts.
  4. The Football League — It was the world's first organised league of professional clubs.
  5. 1914 — Their only FA Cup triumph came just months before the First World War.
  6. Liverpool — A Merseyside side, beaten at Crystal Palace.
  7. George V — He was the reigning monarch throughout the First World War.
  8. Tommy Boyle — A commanding defender who lifted both trophies as skipper.
  9. 1920–21 — It came just after the First World War, built on a record-breaking unbeaten run.
  10. Harry Potts — A former Burnley player who returned to guide the team to the summit on the final day.

Round 2

  1. Burnley clinched the 1959–60 League title with a final-day win at which ground?
  2. Which Burnley player was named FWA Footballer of the Year in 1962?
  3. When Burnley adopted claret and blue in 1910, they copied the colours of which then-dominant club?
  4. As reigning champions, which European competition did Burnley enter in 1960–61?
  5. Who is Burnley's all-time record league goalscorer?
  6. Which Scottish winger did Burnley sell to Manchester United in 1968?
  7. Under Sean Dyche, Burnley qualified for the Europa League by finishing 7th in which Premier League season?
  8. Who scored the winning goal in Burnley's 1-0 victory over Sheffield United in the 2009 Championship play-off final, sealing promotion to the Premier League?
  9. Which player scored the winner as newly-promoted Burnley beat reigning champions Manchester United 1-0 at home in August 2009?
  10. Sean Dyche was appointed Burnley manager in October 2012, replacing which boss who had just left to return to Bournemouth?
Answers — round 2
  1. Maine Road — They won away to Manchester City on the season's very last day.
  2. Jimmy Adamson — The wing-half and captain who later went on to manage the club.
  3. Aston Villa — They mimicked the Midlands club that dominated the game's early decades.
  4. European Cup — Winning the league sent them into the continent's top club competition.
  5. George Beel — A prolific centre-forward of the 1920s tops the list.
  6. Willie Morgan — He swapped Turf Moor for Old Trafford and was later compared to George Best.
  7. 2017–18 — This finish took them into Europe for the first time in decades.
  8. Wade Elliott — A wide midfielder, not a recognised striker, curled in the Wembley winner.
  9. Robbie Blake — A dipping volley from a creative forward sank the champions.
  10. Eddie Howe — The departing boss went back to the south-coast club he would later take up the divisions.

Round 3

  1. Burnley's 2018-19 Europa League run ended in the play-off round, denying them a group-stage place, at the hands of which club?
  2. Which Burnley goalkeeper captained the club and earned England caps during the Dyche era?
  3. Which striker did Burnley sign from Leeds United in 2017 for a then club-record fee?
  4. Which centre-back did Burnley sell to Everton in 2017 for a club-record fee of around £25 million?
  5. Danny Ings left Burnley in 2015, moving on a free transfer to which club?
  6. Which academy-developed winger did Burnley sell to Everton in 2022, having brought him through their own youth system?
  7. How many points did Vincent Kompany's Burnley amass in winning the 2022-23 Championship title?
  8. Owen Coyle guided Burnley to promotion in 2009 but left in January 2010 to take charge of which club?
  9. Which striker was the leading scorer in the 2015-16 Championship as Burnley won the title, before joining Watford in 2017?
  10. Vincent Kompany left Burnley in 2024 to become head coach of which club?
Answers — round 3
  1. Olympiacos — A Piraeus-based Greek giant ended it at the final hurdle.
  2. Tom Heaton — The long-serving skipper who made his England debut in 2016.
  3. Chris Wood — A New Zealand international centre-forward arrived from Elland Road.
  4. Michael Keane — The defender had come up through Manchester United's academy.
  5. Liverpool — The striker headed to Anfield as a free agent.
  6. Dwight McNeil — A left-footed winger raised in Burnley's own academy.
  7. 101 — Just past a round three figures.
  8. Bolton Wanderers — A north-west near-neighbour lured him away mid-season.
  9. Andre Gray — Signed from Brentford, his goals fired the promotion.
  10. Bayern Munich — The Belgian took charge of the Bavarian champions.

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