List of Burnley F.C. records and statistics
Burnley Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Burnley, Lancashire. Founded on 18 May 1882, the club was one of the first to become professional (in 1883), putting pressure on the Football Association (FA) to permit payments to players. In 1885, the FA legalised professionalism, so the team entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1885–86, and were one of the twelve founding members of the Football League in 1888–89. Burnley have played in all four professional divisions of English football from 1888 to  the present day. The team have been champions of England twice, in 1920–21 and 1959–60, have won the FA Cup once, in 1913–14, and have won the FA Charity Shield twice, in 1960 and 1973. Burnley are one of only five teams to have won all four professional divisions of English football, along with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Preston North End, Sheffield United and Portsmouth. They were the second to achieve this by winning the Fourth Division in the 1991–92 season. The record for most games played for the club is held by Jerry Dawson, who made 569 appearances between 1907 and  1928. George Beel scored 188 goals during his Burnley career and is the club's record goalscorer. Jimmy McIlroy made 51 appearances for Northern Ireland and so is the player who has gained the most caps while with Burnley. The highest transfer fees paid by the club are the £15 million paid to Leeds United and Middlesbrough for Chris Wood and Ben Gibson in 2017 and 2018 respectively; the highest fees received are the £25 million paid by Everton and Newcastle United for Michael Keane and Wood in 2017 and 2022 respectively. The highest attendance recorded at home  ground Turf Moor was 54,775 for the visit of Huddersfield Town in a third round FA Cup match in 1924. All records and statistics are correct as of the 2020–21 season. Honours and achievements. Burnley won their first honour in 1883, when the team won the Dr Dean's Cup, a knockout competition between amateur clubs in the Burnley area. The club turned professional by the end of 1883, and was one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888. Burnley reached their first major final in 1914, when they reached the FA Cup Final and beat  Liverpool 1–0. Burnley have been champions of England two times, in 1920–21 and 1959–60, and have won the Charity Shield twice, in 1960 (shared with Wolverhampton Wanderers) and 1973. The side have competed in one of the four professional levels of English football from 1888 to the present day, and are one of only five teams—and were the second—to have won all four tiers, along with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Preston North End, Sheffield United and Portsmouth. Burnley's honours include the following: League. First Division (Tier 1) Second Division/Championship (Tier 2) Third Division/Second Division (Tier 3) Fourth  Division (Tier 4) Cup. FA Cup FA Charity Shield Texaco Cup Anglo-Scottish Cup Associate Members' Cup Budapest Cup Regional. Lancashire Cup Dr Dean's Cup Hospital Cup East Lancashire Charity Cup References. Specific General