Happy Birthday Burnley F.C.

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Happy Birthday Burnley F.C.

Post by mikeS » Tue May 18, 2021 10:16 am

Thursday 18 May 1882, Bull Hotel, St. James Street Burnley.

Burnley Football Club was born.


Happy 139th Birthday Burnley FC.

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Re: Happy Birthday Burnley F.C.

Post by Tribesmen » Tue May 18, 2021 11:05 am

Now going by the other thread i was waiting for someone to say Burnley hasn't changed that much but i don't see any litter .............
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Re: Happy Birthday Burnley F.C.

Post by todclaret » Tue May 18, 2021 1:44 pm

also featured on wikipedia


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Re: Happy Birthday Burnley F.C.

Post by evensteadiereddie » Tue May 18, 2021 2:56 pm

Looks like CT standing in the middle of the road in front of the tram.
Harpo Marx, too, scuttling off to the right but, on second thoughts, too early for him. ;)

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Re: Happy Birthday Burnley F.C.

Post by Pstotto » Tue May 18, 2021 2:58 pm

Happy Birthday in honour of the club's founding fathers and My Generation:
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Re: Happy Birthday Burnley F.C.

Post by Bcrollerz » Tue May 18, 2021 3:59 pm

I can see Rocky on that pic
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Re: Happy Birthday Burnley F.C.

Post by Pstotto » Tue May 18, 2021 5:58 pm

The lads on the tank of This Is England all of us teenagers once.

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Re: Happy Birthday Burnley F.C.

Post by durhamclaret » Tue May 18, 2021 6:49 pm

Accy Clarets bus in the background.

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Re: Happy Birthday Burnley F.C.

Post by BurnleyFC » Wed May 19, 2021 12:13 pm

Is The Bull hotel where Woolworths was or further down where Game now is?

Edit: just read - it’s Burtons on the opposite side.

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Re: Happy Birthday Burnley F.C.

Post by Whitgord » Wed May 19, 2021 3:05 pm

Bull Hotel, Garage (ok) and Pit (eh?).

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Re: Happy Birthday Burnley F.C.

Post by Vegas Claret » Wed May 19, 2021 3:12 pm

Bcrollerz wrote:
Tue May 18, 2021 3:59 pm
I can see Rocky on that pic
I can hear Rocky on that pic !

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