1960 Burnley team
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bob lord
burnley fc
Burnley FC 195960
Burnley Football League champions
Burnley youth system
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clarets
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Product details
- ISBN 9780752427348
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 01 Nov 2002
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Burnley conquered the Football League in 1960 in the last match of the season. They had used only eighteen players – almost all of the young team had been schooled through the famous Burnley youth system and none had arrived on big transfers.
It was a staggering achievement for the small Lancashire mill town club and was based on a system of total football which was years ahead of its time.
Burnley’s autocratic chairman Bob Lord said that Burnley had always been famous for two things – cotton and the Burnley Building Society. Now it would be remembered for its football team.
He wasn’t far wrong.
