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We've been short on numbers recently at the back. Wayne Thomas missed all but two of the pre-season games and on Saturday captain Steven Caldwell was forced off after half an hour with a hamstring problem that looks certain to rule him out of the Grimsby tie.
Unsworth brings a wealth of experience, all of it at either Premiership or Championship level, and that includes picking up an FA Cup winners medal in 1995 when Everton beat Manchester United in the Wembley final.
With Garreth O'Connor currently on loan at Bournemouth this takes Burnley's squad to 22 with Steve Cotterill still hoping to bring in another player before the transfer window closes at the end of this month.