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"That Burnley side were as good a club team as I have ever played against."
Jimmy Greaves
This season sees the 50th anniversary of arguably the most remarkable League Title victory of all time, when Burnley became the club from the smallest town ever to lift the famous old trophy.
Beating off competition from the likes of Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Wolves, Harry Potts' home grown team won the championship playing exciting, fluid football, scoring goals and entertaining fans.
It seemed all very much in a day's work for the team, but this book reveals the degree to which life as a footballer has changed in the intervening half century. Surely this feat could never happen now, could it?
Never Had It So Good looks back on a bygone era and applauds the achievement of Burnley in pulling off this most amazing of triumphs.
It tells the incredible true story of the smallest football club ever to win the Football League title, featuring exclusive interviews with eight surviving members of the team, plus many supporters.
The author, Tim Quelch, developed his passion for Burnley FC when he moved to Lancashire in the late 1960s. This is his second book about the club, after the success of Forever And Ever, a collection of supporters' recollections. Tim will donate his earnings to the club's youth development programme.
The book is now available both from bookshops and various online stores and will soon be available at the club shop at Turf Moor.
To have a chance of winning one of two copies of the book please EMAIL us your answers to the following questions.
1) Who was Burnley's leading goalscorer in the Championship season?
2) Who was the Burnley captain during the Championship season?
3) Against which team did Burnley achieve their biggest win of the season?
4) Who did Burnley beat to clinch the title?
5) Who scored the goal that clinched the title?
The closing date is Tuesday 27th October and winners will be notified by Friday 30th October.