Rugby team

Burnley

Club · England · Premier League

«The Clarets»

305 Matches

106 wins

85 draws

114 losses

378–393 Goals

−15 Difference

1.2 Scored per game

Form L D L D L D

The Clarets go into 2026 back in the Championship, relegated in 19th place last season after another single-season stay in the Premier League.

Burnley have been playing at Turf Moor since 1883, a year after the club was formed — and it began as a rugby side before switching codes within months.

The peak came in 1920/21. Burnley won the First Division and went 30 league matches without defeat. Claret and blue had been adopted in 1910, and the nickname followed from the shirt. A second title arrived in 1959/60. Key players left, and the club slid.

How far it slid is worth stating plainly. Relegation from the top flight came in 1976. By 1985 Burnley were in the Fourth Division for the first time, and in 1987 they finished a match away from dropping out of the Football League altogether. They stayed up, then won the Fourth Division that same decade and worked their way back through the tiers.

The return to the Premier League came in 2009, through a play-off final settled 1-0 against Sheffield United. In December 2020 the American investment firm ALK Capital bought 84% of the club for £170m.

Turf Moor holds 22,546.

Latest results

All matches

8 Sep	Championship	Wrexham A	1:1	D
5 Sep	Championship	Bristol City H	1:2	L
2 Sep	Championship	Middlesbrough H	1:1	D
29 Aug	Championship	Norwich City A	1:4	L
26 Aug	League Cup	Bradford A	0:0	D
23 Aug	Championship	West Brom A	1:3	L

Standing

Championship

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
20	Cardiff	6	0	4	2	7:10	4
21	Bolton	6	1	1	4	6:12	4
22	Derby	6	1	1	4	5:11	4
23	Burnley	6	0	3	3	7:13	3
24	Preston	6	1	0	5	6:12	3

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 305

305 Matches

106 wins

85 draws

114 losses

378–393 Goals

−15 Difference

1.2 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 305

106 85 114

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	305	147	158
Scored	378	189	189
Conceded	393	179	214
Scored per game	1.2	1.3	1.2
Conceded per game	1.3	1.2	1.4
Difference	−15	+10	−25

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Max Weiss Goalkeeper 43 Matches

Joshua Ishaele Jacob-Heron Hunt-Laurent Midfielder 42 Matches

Kyle Andrew Walker Defender 41 Matches

Marcus Edwards Forward 38 Matches

Hjalmar Ekdal Defender 36 Matches

Lucas Pires Defender 36 Matches

Jacob Bruun Larsen Forward 36 Matches

Loum Tchaouna Midfielder 36 Matches

Squad of Burnley

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
1	Max Weiss	Goalkeeper		43
29	Joshua Ishaele Jacob-Heron Hunt-Laurent	Midfielder		42
2	Kyle Andrew Walker	Defender		41
10	Marcus Edwards	Forward		38
18	Hjalmar Ekdal	Defender		36
23	Lucas Pires	Defender		36
7	Jacob Bruun Larsen	Forward		36
17	Loum Tchaouna	Midfielder		36
16	Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís	Midfielder		36
1	Martin Dúbravka	Goalkeeper		35
8	Lesley Chimuanya Ugochukwu	Midfielder		35
11	Jaidon Kya Denley Anthony	Midfielder		35
27	Armando Broja	Forward		34
19	Zian Flemming	Forward		34
28	Hannibal Mejbri	Midfielder		33
5	Maxime Estève	Defender		32
6	Bashir Humphreys	Defender		30
3	Kilenshi Hartman	Defender		28
4	Joe Worrall	Defender		26
9	Lyle Brent Foster	Forward		26
35	Ashley Barnes	Forward		19
20	James Ward-Prowse	Midfielder		15
24	J. Cullen	Midfielder		15
6	Axel Tuanzebe	Defender		14
22	Oliver Sonne	Midfielder		13
31	Mike Trésor Ndayishimiye	Forward		13
11	Zeki Amdouni	Forward		11
14	Connor Roberts	Defender		7
21	Aaron James Ramsey	Midfielder		7
8	Ugo Raghouber	Midfielder		7
3	Max Alleyne	Defender		6
37	Grégoire Coudert	Goalkeeper		5
17	Andréas Hountondji	Forward		5
15	Anel Ahmedhodžić	Defender		5
30	L. Castell	Forward		3
12	D. Satapaev	Midfielder		3
19	Largie Ramazani	Midfielder		2
5	Reo Hatate	Midfielder	28	2
44	Igor Júlio	Defender		2
20	Shurandy Ruggerio Sambo	Defender		2