Programmes - Season 1959/60

Last updated : 29 May 2012 By Martin Pickering & T Scholes
 

Leeds United v Burnley - 22nd August 1959

Football League Division One

 

Leeds United 2 Burnley 3

Brian Pilkington, John Connelly, Ray Pointer

Attendance: 20,233

 

 

Burnley v Everton - 25th August 1959

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 5 Everton 2

John Connelly (2), Brian Pilkington, Ray Pointer, Jimmy Robson

Attendance: 29,165

 

 

Burnley v West Ham United - 29th August 1959

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 1 West Ham United 3

John Connelly

Attendance: 26,756

 

 

Everton v Burnley - 2nd September 1959

Football League Division One

 

Everton 1 Burnley 2

Ray Pointer (2)

Attendance: 39,416

 

 

Chelsea v Burnley - 5th September 1959

Football League Division One

 

Chelsea 4 Burnley 1

John Connelly

Attendance: 36,023

 

 

Burnley v Preston North End - 8th September 1959

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 2 Preston North End 1

Ray Pointer, Jimmy Robson

Attendance: 29,195

 

 

Burnley v West Bromwich Albion - 12th September 1959

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 2 West Bromwich Albion 1

Jimmy Robson, Brian Pilkington

Attendance: 23,907

 

 

Preston North End v Burnley - 15th September 1959

Football League Division One

 

Preston North End 1 Burnley 0

Attendance: 27,299

 

debut: Alex Elder

 

 

Newcastle United v Burnley  - 19th September 1959

Football League Division One

 

Newcastle United 1 Burnley 3

Jimmy McIlroy, John Connelly (2)

Attendance: 38,576

 

 

Burnley v Birmingham City - 26th September 1959

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 3 Birmingham City 1

Ray Pointer, Jimmy McIlroy, John Connelly

Attendance: 23,848

 

 

Folkestone v Burnley - 30th September 1959

Friendly

 

Folkestone 1 Burnley 3

John Connelly (2), Billy White

 

official opening of floodlights

 

 

Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley - 3rd October 1959

Football League Division One

 

Tottenham Hotspur 1 Burnley 1

Brian Miller

Attendance: 42,717

 

 

Plymouth Argyle v Burnley - 5th October 1959

Neil Dougall Testimonial

 

Plymouth Argyle 1 Burnley 6

Billy White, Gordon Harris, Ray Pointer (3), Brian Pilkington

 

 

Burnley v Blackpool - 10th October 1959

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 1 Blackpool 4

Jimmy Robson

Attendance: 28,104

 

 

Blackburn Rovers v Burnley  - 17th October 1959

Football League Division One

 

Blackburn Rovers 3 Burnley 2

Brian Pilkington, Bryan Douglas (og)

Attendance: 33,316

 

 

Burnley v Gt. Britain Olympic Team - 19th October 1959

Friendly

 

Burnley 5 Gt. Britain Olympic Team 0

Jimmy McIlroy (2), John Connelly (2), Billy White

Attendance: 5,935

 

 

Burnley v Manchester City - 24th October 1959

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 4 Manchester City 3

Brian Pilkington, Ray Pointer, Billy White (2)

Attendance: 28,653

 

 

Luton Town v Burnley - 31st October 1959

Football League Division One

 

Luton Town 1 Burnley 1

Ray Pointer

Attendance: 15,638

 

 

Burnley v Wolverhampton Wanderers - 7th November 1959

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1

Ray Pointer (2), Jimmy Robson, John Connelly

Attendance: 27,793

 

 

Sheffield Wednesday v Burnley - 14th November 1959

Football League Division One

 

Sheffield Wednesday 1 Burnley 1

Jimmy Robson

Attendance: 18,420

 

 

Burnley v Nottingham Forest - 21st November 1959

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 8 Nottingham Forest 0

Jimmy Robson (5), Brian Pilkington, Ray Pointer (2)

Attendance: 24,349

 

 

Fulham v Burnley - 28th November 1959

Football League Division One

 

Fulham 1 Burnley 0

Attendance: 29,582

 

 

Burnley v Bolton Wanderers - 5th December 1959

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 4 Bolton Wanderers 0

Ray Pointer, John Connelly, Jimmy McIlroy (2)

Attendance: 26,510

 

 

Arsenal v Burnley - 12th December 1959

Football League Division One

 

Arsenal 2 Burnley 4

Jimmy Adamson (pen), John Connelly (3)

Attendance: 26,056

 

 

Burnley v Leeds United - 19th December 1959

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 0 Leeds United 1

Attendance: 17,398

 

 

Manchester United v Burnley - 26th December 1959

Football League Division One

 

Manchester United 1 Burnley 2

Jimmy Robson, Ian Lawson

Attendance: 62,673

 

 

Burnley v Manchester United - 28th December 1959

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 1 Manchester United 4

Jimmy Robson

Attendance: 47,696

 

 

West Ham United v Burnley - 2nd January 1960

Football League Division One

 

West Ham United 2 Burnley 5

Ian Lawson (2), Brian Pilkington, John Connelly (2)

Attendance: 25,752

 

 

Lincoln City v Burnley - 9th January 1960

FA Cup 3rd Round

 

Lincoln City 1 Burnley 1

Ray Pointer

Attendance: 21,693

 

 

Burnley v Lincoln City - 12th January 1960

FA Cup 3rd Round Replay

 

Burnley 2 Lincoln City 0

Jimmy McIlroy (pen), Brian Pilkington

Attendance: 35.456

 

 

Chester v Burnley - 13th January 1960

Lancashire Senior Cup

 

Chester 1 Burnley 3

Trevor Meredith, Gordon Harris (2)

 

 

Burnley v Chelsea - 16th January 1960

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 2 Chelsea 1

Jimmy Robson (2)

Attendance: 21,916

 

 

West Bromwich Albion v Burnley - 23rd January 1960

Football League Division One

 

West Bromwich Albion 0 Burnley 0

Attendance: 23,512

 

 

Swansea Town v Burnley - 30th January 1960

FA Cup 4th Round

 

Swansea Town 0 Burnley 0

Attendance: 29,976

 

 

Burnley v Swansea Town - 2nd February 1960

FA Cup 4th Round Replay

 

Burnley 2 Swansea Town 1

Jimmy Robson (2)

Attendance: 37,040

 

 

Burnley v Newcastle United - 6th February 1960

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 2 Newcastle United 1

Jimmy Robson, Ray Pointer

Attendance: 26,998

 

 

Bradford City v Burnley - 20th February 1960

FA Cup 5th Round

 

Bradford City 2 Burnley 2

John Connelly (2)

Attendance: 26,244

 

 

Burnley v Bradford City - 23rd February 1960

FA Cup 5th Round Replay

 

Burnley 5 Bradford City 0

Ray Pointer (2), Jimmy Robson (2), John Connelly

Attendance: 52,850

 

 

Bolton Wanderers v Burnley - 27th February 1960

Football League Division One

 

Bolton Wanderers 2 Burnley 1

John Connelly

Attendance: 28,772

 

 

Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur - 1st March 1960

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0

Ray Pointer, John Connelly

Attendance: 32,992

 

 

Burnley v Blackburn Rovers - 5th March 1960

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 1 Blackburn Rovers 0

Jimmy Robson

Attendance: 32,331

 

 

Burnley v Blackburn Rovers - 12th March 1960

FA Cup 6th Round

 

Burnley 3 Blackburn Rovers 3

Brian Pilkington, Ray Pointer, John Connelly

Attendance: 51,501

 

 

Blackburn Rovers v Burnley - 16th March 1960

FA Cup 6th Round Replay

 

Blackburn Rovers 2 Burnley 0 - after extra time

Attendance: 53,892

 

 

Burnley v Arsenal - 19th March 1960

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 3 Arsenal 2

Ray Pointer, Brian Miller, John Connelly

Attendance: 20,327

 

 

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley - 30th March 1960

Football League Division One

 

Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 Burnley 1

Ray Pointer

Attendance: 33,953

 

 

Burnley v Sheffield Wednesday - 2nd April 1960

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 3 Sheffield Wednesday 3

John Connelly, Jimmy McIlroy (pen), Brian Miller

Attendance: 23,123

 

 

Nottingham Forest v Burnley - 9th April 1960

Football League Division One

 

Nottingham Forest 0 Burnley 1

Ray Pointer

Attendance: 24,640

 

debuts: Billy Marshall, Trevor Meredith

 

 

Burnley v Manchester United - 12th April 1960

Lancashire Senior Cup Final

 

Burnley 4 Manchester United 2

Walter Joyce, Andy Lochhead (2), Gordon Harris

Attendance: 3,831

 

 

Burnley v Leicester City - 15th April 1960

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 1 Leicester City 0

John Connelly

Attendance: 23,777

 

 

Burnley v Luton Town - 16th April 1960

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 3 Luton Town 0

Ray Pointer, Jimmy Robson, Jimmy McIlroy (pen)

Attendance: 20,893

 

 

Leicester City v Burnley - 18th April 1960

Football League Division One

 

Leicester City 0 Burnley 1

Trevor Meredith

Attendance: 24,429

 

 

Blackpool v Burnley - 23rd April 1960

Football League Division One

 

Blackpool 0 Burnley 1

Trevor Meredith

Attendance: 23,753

 

debut: Jim Furnell

 

 

Birmingham City v Burnley - 27th April 1960

Football League Division One

 

Birmingham City 0 Burnley 1

Brian Pilkington

Attendance: 37,032

 

 

Burnley v Fulham - 30th April 1960

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 0 Fulham 0

Attendance: 30,807

 

 

Manchester City v Burnley - 2nd May 1960

Football League Division One

 

Manchester City 1 Burnley 2

Brian Pilkington, Trevor Meredith

Attendance: 65,981

 

 

Burnley v Bayern Munich - 28th May 1960

International Soccer Tournament of America

 

Burnley 3 Bayern Munich 0

Ray Pointer, Brian Pilkington, Brian Miller

 

played at Polo Grounds, New York

 

 

Burnley v Kilmarnock - 1st June 1960

International Soccer Tournament of America

 

Burnley 0 Kilmarnock 2

 

played at Polo Grounds, New York

 

 

Burnley v New York Americans - 4th June 1960

International Soccer Tournament of America

 

Burnley 3 New York Americans 3

Ray Pointer, Jimmy Robson (2)

 

played at Polo Grounds, New York

 

 

Burnley v Cantalia - 7th June 1960

International Soccer Tournament of America

 

Burnley 1 Cantalia 2

Ray Pointer

 

played at McGill Stadium, Montreal

 

 

Burnley v Heart of Midlothian - 9th June 1960

International Soccer Tournament of America

 

Burnley 2 Heart of Midlothian 1

Ray Pointer (2)

 

played at Varsity Stadium, Toronto

 

 

Burnley v Glenavon - 11th June 1960

International Soccer Tournament of America

 

Burnley 6 Glenavon 2

Brian Pilkington (3), Brian Miller (2), Gordon Harris

 

played at Polo Grounds, New York

 

 

Burnley v Nice - 19th June 1960

International Soccer Tournament of America

 

Burnley 4 Nice 0

Brian Pilkington, Ian Lawson (2), Jimmy Robson

 

played at Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City