The Clarets Chronicles - 1882 to 2007

Last updated : 02 March 2007 By Tony Scholes
It's still a much sought after book today, and often copies go for inflated prices when they become available on auction sites. It is a book that has proved an invaluable addition for me over the years, checking back on past goal scorers and the like, so much so that my copy is looking extremely well thumbed now.

There have been suggestions over time of an update to the book and finally that is going to happen this year, and much more with the publication of 'The Clarets Chronicles', a book that will chart the 125 year history of Burnley Football Club.

Ray Simpson, one of the co-authors of A Complete Record has taken on this task and will be ably assisted by his previous co-author Edward Lee along with three other main contributors who will be producing this definitive Burnley FC book.

Every one of the club's league seasons, from the beginning of the Football League in 1888, will be fully detailed with all match results, half time scores, scorers, goal times, attendances, team line-ups and the season's league table. Each season will be given its own two page narrative. There will also be pages featuring the pre-league seasons and the war time seasons. In addition to all that there will also be sections on the club's achievements, details of every player, developments at Turf Moor, information on the reserves, and many photographs.

The book will be published in October, but a limited number of individually numbered copies will be available by prior subscription and each subscriber will have his/her name printed in the book along with a short description. Those subscribers will be invited to the official launch, will take place in October along with the current squad and many former players.

Price for a pre-publication subscriber's copy is £18.95 plus various charges for postage (e.g. £5 UK) which will be refunded should the book be collected at the launch. The shelf price for the book will be £19.95.

It will be a hardback book, size 10"x7" and will be approximately 600 pages. It will be gold foil blocked on front and spine with a full colour dust jacket.

Click HERE to download an order form for the book.