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What is the name of Burnley's home ground?
WhyIts name evokes the Lancashire moorland it sits on. -
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Danny Ings left Burnley in 2015, moving on a free transfer to which club?
WhyThe striker headed to Anfield as a free agent. -
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In which season did Burnley win their first top-flight League Championship?
WhyIt came just after the First World War, built on a record-breaking unbeaten run. -
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Which club did Burnley beat 1–0 in the FA Cup final that gave them the trophy?
WhyA Merseyside side, beaten at Crystal Palace. -
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Burnley clinched the 1959–60 League title with a final-day win at which ground?
WhyThey won away to Manchester City on the season's very last day. -
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Burnley were one of the twelve founder members of which competition, launched in 1888?
WhyIt was the world's first organised league of professional clubs. -
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Under Sean Dyche, Burnley qualified for the Europa League by finishing 7th in which Premier League season?
WhyThis finish took them into Europe for the first time in decades. -
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Which centre-half captained Burnley to both the 1914 FA Cup and their first League title?
WhyA commanding defender who lifted both trophies as skipper. -
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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?
WhyA wide midfielder, not a recognised striker, curled in the Wembley winner. -
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In which year did Burnley win the FA Cup?
WhyTheir only FA Cup triumph came just months before the First World War. -
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Burnley's 1914 FA Cup final was the first attended by a reigning monarch — which king presented the trophy?
WhyHe was the reigning monarch throughout the First World War. -
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Owen Coyle guided Burnley to promotion in 2009 but left in January 2010 to take charge of which club?
WhyA north-west near-neighbour lured him away mid-season. -
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Sean Dyche was appointed Burnley manager in October 2012, replacing which boss who had just left to return to Bournemouth?
WhyThe departing boss went back to the south-coast club he would later take up the divisions. -
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As reigning champions, which European competition did Burnley enter in 1960–61?
WhyWinning the league sent them into the continent's top club competition. -
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When Burnley adopted claret and blue in 1910, they copied the colours of which then-dominant club?
WhyThey mimicked the Midlands club that dominated the game's early decades. -
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Who was the manager when Burnley won the League Championship in 1959–60?
WhyA former Burnley player who returned to guide the team to the summit on the final day. -
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Which Scottish winger did Burnley sell to Manchester United in 1968?
WhyHe swapped Turf Moor for Old Trafford and was later compared to George Best. -
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Vincent Kompany left Burnley in 2024 to become head coach of which club?
WhyThe Belgian took charge of the Bavarian champions. -
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Which centre-back did Burnley sell to Everton in 2017 for a club-record fee of around £25 million?
WhyThe defender had come up through Manchester United's academy. -
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Which Burnley goalkeeper captained the club and earned England caps during the Dyche era?
WhyThe long-serving skipper who made his England debut in 2016. -
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Which striker did Burnley sign from Leeds United in 2017 for a then club-record fee?
WhyA New Zealand international centre-forward arrived from Elland Road. -
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Which player scored the winner as newly-promoted Burnley beat reigning champions Manchester United 1-0 at home in August 2009?
WhyA dipping volley from a creative forward sank the champions. -
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Which Burnley player was named FWA Footballer of the Year in 1962?
WhyThe wing-half and captain who later went on to manage the club. -
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Which striker was the leading scorer in the 2015-16 Championship as Burnley won the title, before joining Watford in 2017?
WhySigned from Brentford, his goals fired the promotion. -
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In which year was Burnley Football Club founded?
WhyThe club was formed in the early 1880s, the same decade the Football League began. -
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How many points did Vincent Kompany's Burnley amass in winning the 2022-23 Championship title?
WhyJust past a round three figures. -
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By what nickname are Burnley best known?
WhyIt comes from the deep red shade of their shirts. -
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Who is Burnley's all-time record league goalscorer?
WhyA prolific centre-forward of the 1920s tops the list. -
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Which academy-developed winger did Burnley sell to Everton in 2022, having brought him through their own youth system?
WhyA left-footed winger raised in Burnley's own academy. -
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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?
WhyA Piraeus-based Greek giant ended it at the final hurdle.
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Founding, golden eras and the moments that shaped Burnley.
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Managers
The bosses in the dugout and the trophies they won.
Trophies & honours
Every title, cup and big European night that counts.
Records & stats
Appearances, goals, transfers and all-time bests.
Iconic moments
Famous games, comebacks and unforgettable goals.
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About the Burnley quiz
Burnley were founded in 1882 and were one of the twelve founding members of the Football League in 1888. This free Burnley quiz covers the whole story: the claret and blue adopted in 1910 in imitation of the then-dominant Aston Villa, Turf Moor, two League Championships, and a modern era of promotions, European nights and a record-breaking Championship title. If you know your Clarets, this is your test.
The trophies came early. Tommy Boyle captained Burnley to the 1914 FA Cup — a 1-0 win over Liverpool, in the first final attended by a reigning monarch, King George V presenting the trophy — and then to a first League Championship in 1920-21. A second title followed under Harry Potts in 1959-60, clinched with a final-day win at Maine Road, and the champions entered the European Cup in 1960-61. Jimmy Adamson was named FWA Footballer of the Year in 1962, George Beel remains the club's record league goalscorer, and Scottish winger Willie Morgan was sold to Manchester United in 1968.
Expect questions on the golden eras and the modern climbs: Wade Elliott's winner against Sheffield United in the 2009 play-off final, Robbie Blake's strike to beat reigning champions Manchester United at Turf Moor, the Sean Dyche side that finished 7th in 2017-18 to reach the Europa League, and Vincent Kompany's 101-point Championship title in 2022-23. You'll be asked which manager Dyche replaced, who arrived from Leeds for a record fee, and where Danny Ings went on a free. Difficulty climbs from easy openers about Turf Moor and the nickname to genuinely hard deep cuts about specific finals, transfers and seasons.
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Ball IQ has 30 Burnley questions — 4 easy, 15 medium and 11 hard.