Black players at Burnley?

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Black players at Burnley?

Post by Burnley Ace » Mon Dec 14, 2020 11:39 am

If anyone has the time would you please compile a list (and put it as a Sticky) so that I can just “cut and paste” to answer the “you never see a black player at Burnley” comments in newspapers!

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Re: Black players at Burnley?

Post by FactualFrank » Mon Dec 14, 2020 11:40 am

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Re: Black players at Burnley?

Post by mdd2 » Mon Dec 14, 2020 11:41 am

George Oghani to start off

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Post by Buxtonclaret » Mon Dec 14, 2020 11:42 am

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Re: Black players at Burnley?

Post by MiltonKeynesClaret93 » Mon Dec 14, 2020 11:43 am

I've replied to people saying ''I swear Burnley have never had a black player in the Premier League''

Clarke Carlisle, Andre Bikey, Marvin Sordell, Georges Kevin N’Koudou, Andre Gray, Aaron Lennon, Leon Cort, Ali Kioki, Dwight McNeil, Ntumba Massanka, Nahki Wells, Daniel Agyei, Tendayi Darikwa, Lloyd Dyer, Steven Reid, Nathaniel Chalobah, Tyrone Mears, Fernando Guerrero

There are probably more.
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Re: Black players at Burnley?

Post by jedi_master » Mon Dec 14, 2020 11:43 am

For the benefit of Darren Bent - Dwight McNeil.
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Re: Black players at Burnley?

Post by wilks_bfc » Mon Dec 14, 2020 11:44 am

Dwight McNeil
Arron Lennon
George Oghani
John Franncis
Winston White
Ian Cox
Mitchell Thomas
Ian Wright
Lenny Johnrose
Lee Grant
Mo Camara
Leon Cort
Marvin Bartley
Junior Stanislas
Zavon Hines

Just off the top of my head

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Re: Black players at Burnley?

Post by MarkGreen » Mon Dec 14, 2020 11:46 am

Ade Akinbiyi

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Re: Black players at Burnley?

Post by Burnley Ace » Mon Dec 14, 2020 11:47 am

wilks_bfc wrote:
Mon Dec 14, 2020 11:44 am
Dwight McNeil
Arron Lennon
George Oghani
John Franncis
Winston White
Ian Cox
Mitchell Thomas
Ian Wright
Lenny Johnrose
Lee Grant
Mo Camara
Leon Cort
Marvin Bartley
Junior Stanislas
Zavon Hines

Just off the top of my head
And quite a few of them are at “Legendary” status!

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Post by Bosscat » Mon Dec 14, 2020 11:48 am

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Post by cbx750 » Mon Dec 14, 2020 11:53 am

Andrew Cole.
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Re: Black players at Burnley?

Post by martin_p » Mon Dec 14, 2020 11:53 am

Burnley Ace wrote:
Mon Dec 14, 2020 11:47 am
And quite a few of them are at “Legendary” status!
The list has to include David Jones then!

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Post by Cirrus_Minor » Mon Dec 14, 2020 11:55 am

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Post by Clarets4me » Mon Dec 14, 2020 11:57 am

Les Lawrence and Roger Eli ..

Whilst you're at it, you might want to throw Roger Eli's tale in his book when an interviewer asked him about racism. He said he'd experienced plenty in Leeds, but he then added that he didn't go out very often in Burnley ... the interviewer nodded sympathetically, but Roger went on, " No, not because of any racism, I just found the plaudits and praise from the fans all a bit much " 8-)
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Re: Black players at Burnley?

Post by TomtheClaret » Mon Dec 14, 2020 12:00 pm

Back in 1980's I believe was a player called Regis? I was in my teens, I remember my dad saying it was a " big thing" for us at the time.
Did not quite grasp what he meant at the time.

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Re: Black players at Burnley?

Post by hoskinsgoalatswansea » Mon Dec 14, 2020 12:03 pm

I can’t remember the game, but I remember someone jokingly asked the question ‘Is Eddie Howe a racist?’ when for a particular game all the starting 11 were white and and all 7 substitutes were black.

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Black players at Burnley?

Post by Claretpete » Mon Dec 14, 2020 12:03 pm

Lenny Johnrose
Les Lawrence
David Jones (Doncaster Rovers Loanee)
Micah Hyde
Damien Matthew

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Post by IWOODLOVETT » Mon Dec 14, 2020 12:05 pm

Adam Blacklaw ?.

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Post by Bosscat » Mon Dec 14, 2020 12:06 pm

IWOODLOVETT wrote:
Mon Dec 14, 2020 12:05 pm
Adam Blacklaw ?.
Beat me to it 🤣🤣🤣

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Black players at Burnley?

Post by Claretpete » Mon Dec 14, 2020 12:07 pm

Gifton Noel Williams
John Regis
Wayne Thomas

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Post by Bosscat » Mon Dec 14, 2020 12:23 pm

How about that little powerhouse and his one appearance ....

Dane Richards
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Post by Woodleyclaret » Mon Dec 14, 2020 12:45 pm

In the height of racist abuse when banana throwing at black players was commonplace, Taffy James picked up a thrown banana, eat it and threw the skin off the pitch

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Post by Dyched » Mon Dec 14, 2020 1:01 pm

A lot of these mentioned go back years.

How far back do you have to go to name our last 10 black players?

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Post by NickBFC » Mon Dec 14, 2020 1:05 pm

Paul Mahorn, Junior Bent and Nathan Dyer.

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Post by box_of_frogs » Mon Dec 14, 2020 1:09 pm

Super Johnny Francis???

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Post by TVC15 » Mon Dec 14, 2020 1:14 pm

Dyched wrote:
Mon Dec 14, 2020 1:01 pm
A lot of these mentioned go back years.

How far back do you have to go to name our last 10 black players?
McNeil
Darwika
Stanislas
Richards
The french guy we had on loan from Spurs
Kokhi
Mumbongo
Lee Grant
Clarke Carlisle
Ade Ankibyi
Micah Hyde
Chalobah
Bikey



I’m sure I have missed quite a few players too - but more than 10 there with some in the current squad and all since we got to the Premier League

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Post by Yeovil1951 » Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:29 pm

2009/2020 I have 21 player's with 805 games between them Dwight Mcneil (71) Arron Lennon (46) Andre Gray (73) Clarke Carlisle (131) Andre Bikey(70) Marvin Sordell (17) Georges Nkoudeu (8) Leon Cort (19) Nahki Wells (9) Tendayi Darkwa (21) Steven Reid (7) Nathaniel Chaloban (4) Tyone Mears (82) Fernando Goerrero (7) Lee Grant (114) Juinior Stanislas (93) Lloyd Dyer (3) Marvin Bartley (63) Zavon Hines (11) Ali Kioki (0) Ntumba Massanka (0)

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Post by Jambounchained » Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:34 pm

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Post by Dazzler » Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:39 pm

TomtheClaret wrote:
Mon Dec 14, 2020 12:00 pm
Back in 1980's I believe was a player called Regis? I was in my teens, I remember my dad saying it was a " big thing" for us at the time.
Did not quite grasp what he meant at the time.
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Post by ClaretTony » Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:45 pm

MiltonKeynesClaret93 wrote:
Mon Dec 14, 2020 11:43 am
I've replied to people saying ''I swear Burnley have never had a black player in the Premier League''

Clarke Carlisle, Andre Bikey, Marvin Sordell, Georges Kevin N’Koudou, Andre Gray, Aaron Lennon, Leon Cort, Ali Kioki, Dwight McNeil, Ntumba Massanka, Nahki Wells, Daniel Agyei, Tendayi Darikwa, Lloyd Dyer, Steven Reid, Nathaniel Chalobah, Tyrone Mears, Fernando Guerrero

There are probably more.
I’d remove Ali Koiki, Ntumba Massanka, Tendayi Darikwa & Lloyd Dyer from that list if I were you. None of them played for us in the Premier League & Dyer wasn’t at the club at any time we were in the Premier League.

Maybe add Nimani

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Post by depechedingle » Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:59 pm

An of course Aubameyang last night.

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Post by THEWELLERNUT70 » Mon Dec 14, 2020 3:11 pm

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Post by duncandisorderly » Mon Dec 14, 2020 3:35 pm

Bosscat wrote:
Mon Dec 14, 2020 12:23 pm
How about that little powerhouse and his one appearance ....

Dane Richards
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Dane Richards was nearly 30 when we signed him?!
I thought he was about 17 which is why he was so shite.

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Post by Bigvince » Mon Dec 14, 2020 3:38 pm

mdd2 wrote:
Mon Dec 14, 2020 11:41 am
George Oghani to start off
Oooooo

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