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When did we change from...

Post by Cirrus_Minor » Tue Oct 04, 2022 7:55 pm

Burnley football & athletic co. Ltd
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Burnley football club?

Just saw the old name on a 60s programme cannot remember when this changed.

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Re: When did we change from...

Post by Bosscat » Tue Oct 04, 2022 8:02 pm

We havent ...

Look it up via google (other search engines are available)
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Post by Cirrus_Minor » Tue Oct 04, 2022 8:57 pm

Yes your right. The athletic bit seems to have been dropped from the mainstream day to day stuff but is still there for the official company name.

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Re: When did we change from...

Post by NRC » Tue Oct 04, 2022 9:04 pm

So all this time we could have been BFAC?! I’m so glad my personalized car plate is “clarets,” I’d have hated to have it wrong as BFC

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Re: When did we change from...

Post by Claretforever » Tue Oct 04, 2022 10:28 pm

Our friends down the road are similar, but without the ‘club’. Lots of clubs seem to have had Athletic in their name back then.
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