Hamburg SV v Burnley - 4th August 1951

Friendly

 

Hamburg SV 2 Burnley 1

Jimmy McIlroy

 

 

Spandauer SV v Burnley - 8th August 1951

Friendly

 

Spandauer SV 0 Burnley 4

Bill Holden (2), Les Shannon (2)

 

 

Charlton Athletic v Burnley - 18th August 1951

Football League Division One

 

Charlton Athletic 1 Burnley 0

Attendance: 21,453

 

 

Burnley v Liverpool - 21st August 1951

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 0 Liverpool 0

Attendance: 25,162

 

 

Burnley v Fulham - 25th August 1951

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 1 Fulham 0

Bill Holden

Attendance: 18,797

 

 

Liverpool v Burnley - 29th August 1951

Football League Division One

 

Liverpool 3 Burnley 1

Billy Morris

Attendance: 32,857

 

 

Middlesbrough v Burnley - 1st September 1951

Football League Division One

 

Middlesbrough 5 Burnley 0

Attendance: 31,711

 

debuts: Billy Elliott, Tony Hapgood

 

 

Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur - 3rd September 1951

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1

Tony Hapgood

Attendance: 27,045

 

 

Burnley v West Bromwich Albion - 8th September 1951

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 6 West Bromwich Albion 1

Tony Hapgood, Bill Holden, Billy Morris (4)

Attendance: 23,868

 

 

Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley - 10th September 1951

Football League Division One

 

Tottenham Hotspur 1 Burnley 1

Jimmy McIlroy

Attendance: 35,948

 

 

Newcastle United v Burnley - 15th September 1951

Football League Division One

 

Newcastle United 7 Burnley 1

Billy Morris

Attendance: 51,278

 

 

Burnley v Bolton Wanderers - 22nd September 1951

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 1 Bolton Wanderers 3

Billy Morris

Attendance: 37,196

 

 

Stoke City v Burnley - 29th September 1951

Football League Division One

 

Stoke City 2 Burnley 1

Bill Holden

Attendance: 28,577

 

 

Burnley v Blackpool - 6th October 1951

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 2 Blackpool 0

Les Shannon, Billy Morris

Attendance: 34,355

 

 

Arsenal v Burnley - 13th October 1951

Football League Division One

 

Arsenal 1 Burnley 0

Attendance: 45,531

 

 

Burnley v Manchester City - 20th October 1951

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 0 Manchester City 0

Attendance: 30,977

 

 

Derby County v Burnley  - 27th October 1951

Football League Division One

 

Derby County 1 Burnley 0

Attendance: 21,147

 

 

Burnley v Aston Villa - 3rd November 1951

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 2 Aston Villa 1

Billy Morris (2)

Attendance: 17,680

 

 

Sunderland v Burnley - 10th November 1951

Football League Division One

 

Sunderland 0 Burnley 0

Attendance: 33,139

 

 

Burnley v Wolverhampton Wanderers - 17th November 1951

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2

Jimmy McIlroy, Tommy Cummings

Attendance: 22,881

 

 

Huddersfield Town v Burnley - 24th November 1951

Football League Division One

 

Huddersfield Town 1 Burnley 3

Bill Holden, Billy Elliott, Les Shannon

Attendance: 14,882

 

 

Burnley v Chelsea - 1st December 1951

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 1 Chelsea 1

Bill Holden

Attendance: 21,772

 

 

Portsmouth v Burnley - 8th December 1951

Football League Division One

 

Portsmouth 2 Burnley 2

Les Shannon, Bill Holden

Attendance: 23,648

 

 

Burnley v Charlton Athletic - 15th December 1951

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 1 Charlton Athletic 0

Bill Holden

Attendance: 16,841

 

 

Fulham v Burnley - 22nd December 1951

Football League Division One

 

Fulham 1 Burnley 2

Les Shannon, Jimmy Adamson

Attendance: 20,102

 

 

Burnley v Preston North End - 25th December 1951

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 0 Preston North End 2

Attendance: 36,468

 

 

Burnley v Middlesbrough - 29th December 1951

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 7 Middlesbrough 1

Bill Holden (3), Billy Morris (3), Les Shannon

Attendance: 26,057

 

 

Preston North End v Burnley - 1st January 1952

Football League Division One

 

Preston North End 1 Burnley 2

Billy Morris, Jack Chew

Attendance: 34,097

 

postponed on 26th December 1951 - no new programme issued

 

 

West Bromwich Albion v Burnley - 5th January 1952

Football League Division One

 

West Bromwich Albion 1 Burnley 1

Billy Morris

Attendance: 25,977

 

 

Burnley v Hartlepools United - 12th January 1952

FA Cup 3rd Round

 

Burnley 1 Hartlepools United 0

Les Shannon

Attendance: 38,508

 

 

Burnley v Newcastle United - 19th January 1952

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 2 Newcastle United 1

Billy Morris, Tommy Cummings

Attendance: 33,719

 

 

Bolton Wanderers v Burnley - 26th January 1952

Football League Division One

 

Bolton Wanderers 1 Burnley 4

Billy Elliott, Bill Holden (2), Billy Morris

Attendance: 38,149

 

 

Burnley v Coventry City - 2nd February 1952

FA Cup 4th Round

 

Burnley 2 Coventry City 0

Bill Holden, Billy Elliott

Attendance: 40,696

 

 

Burnley v Stoke City - 9th February 1952

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 4 Stoke City 0

Billy Elliott (2), Jimmy Adamson, Jimmy McIlroy

Attendance: 29,714

 

 

Blackpool v Burnley - 16th February 1952

Football League Division One

 

Blackpool 1 Burnley 0

Attendance: 26,079

 

 

Burnley v Liverpool - 23rd February 1952

FA Cup 5th Round

 

Burnley 2 Liverpool 0

Billy Morris, Les Shannon

Attendance: 54,031

 

 

Burnley v Arsenal - 1st March 1952

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 0 Arsenal 1

Attendance: 41,040

 

 

Blackburn Rovers v Burnley - 8th March 1952

FA Cup 6th Round

 

Blackburn Rovers 3 Burnley 1

Jack Chew

Attendance: 53,000

 

 

Manchester City v Burnley - 12th March 1952

Football League Division One

 

Manchester City 0 Burnley 1

Les Shannon

Attendance: 20,223

 

 

Burnley v Derby County - 15th March 1952

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 0 Derby County 1

Attendance: 25,129

 

 

Aston Villa v Burnley  - 22nd March 1952

Football League Division One

 

Aston Villa 4 Burnley 1

Les Shannon

Attendance: 31,128

 

 

Burnley v Sunderland - 29th March 1952

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 0 Sunderland 1

Attendance: 11,618

 

 

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley - 6th April 1952

Football League Division One

 

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Burnley 2

Les Shannon, Jimmy McIlroy

Attendance: 16,737

 

 

Burnley v Manchester United - 11th April 1952

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 1 Manchester United 1

Les Shannon

Attendance: 38,907

 

debut: Albert Cheesebrough

 

 

Burnley v Charlton Athletic - 12th April 1952

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 0 Huddersfield Town 2

Attendance: 23,081

 

 

Manchester United v Burnley - 14th April 1952

Football League Division One

 

Manchester United 6 Burnley 1

Billy Morris

Attendance: 46,339

 

debut: Pat Corr

 

 

Chelsea v Burnley - 19th April 1952

Football League Division One

 

Chelsea 3 Burnley 1

Albert Cheesebrough

Attendance: 26,349

 

 

Burnley v Portsmouth - 26th April 1952

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 1 Portsmouth 0

Billy Elliott

Attendance: 16,790

 

   

Burnley v Hamburg SV - 29th April 1952

Friendly

 

Burnley 5 Hamburg SV 1

Albert Cheesebrough (2), Les Shannon (2), Billy Elliott

Attendance: 20,115

 

 

Barrow v Burnley - 10th May 1952

Lancashire Senior Cup Final

 

Barrow 0 Burnley 1