"hold civil marriage services. The Jimmy McIlroy Stand is situated at the eastern side of the pitch and has a current capacity of 6,088. The upper tier of the stand is the designated family area at Turf Moor and like the James Hargreaves Stand, it has a number of corporate hospitality boxes. The Bob Lord Stand, which has a capacity of 3,147 fans, runs parallel with Harry Potts Way and houses the executive lounges as well as the Burnley Football Club trophy room. The stand was built in 1974 and was paid for in part by the sale of Martin"
"is dominated by Burnley Football Club, founded in 1882. The club has played its home matches at Turf Moor since 1883, where attendance currently averages over 20,000. The club is very well supported in the town, and holds the record for the highest ratio of match attendance to town population in the country. It was one of the 12 founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is one of only five English league clubs to have been champions of all four professional league divisions (along with Wolves, Preston, Sheffield United and Portsmouth). Nicknamed ""The Clarets"", they played the"
"the same opposition, Bolton, with Burnley emerging as 4–1 winners, Fred Poland scoring the first competitive league goal at the stadium. In 1922, the ground hosted its only FA Cup semi-final to date, between Huddersfield Town and Notts County, and five years later it hosted its only senior international match, between England and Wales for the British Home Championship. The Turf Moor site was first used for sport in 1833, when Burnley Cricket Club was established. Fifty years later, they invited Burnley Football Club to move from their original premises at ""Calder Vale"" to a pitch adjacent to the cricket"
"relegation to the Football Conference and a possible dissolution. Burnley won promotion in 1991–92 to the third tier and again in 1999–2000 to the second tier, before being promoted to the Premier League in 2008–09, 2013–14 and 2015–16. Burnley have played home games at Turf Moor since 17 February 1883, after the club had moved from their original premises at ""Calder Vale"". The club colours of claret and blue were adopted prior to the 1910–11 season in tribute to the dominant club of English football at the time, Aston Villa. Their current manager, Sean Dyche, was appointed on 30 October"
"at Turf Moor. This match marked the first competitive action for new signings Diego Costa, Cesc Fàbregas and Thibaut Courtois, the latter who started in goal after a three-year loan spell at Atlético Madrid. Didier Drogba also made his return appearance to the Chelsea squad coming off the bench in the second half. On 24 January 2015, Chelsea were knocked out of the fourth round of the FA Cup with a surprise 2–4 defeat to League One side Bradford City, ending their hopes of a potential quadruple. Mourinho described the defeat as a ""disgrace"". On 1 March 2015, Chelsea defeated"
"teams which have played in the Premier League and the second oldest continually used site for professional league football in the world, behind Preston's Deepdale. The stadium is located on Harry Potts Way, named in honour of the club's longest serving manager. In October 1886, Turf Moor welcomed the first-ever visit by a member of the Royal Family to a first-class association football match at a senior ground, when Queen Victoria's grandson, Prince Albert Victor, was in attendance for a match between Burnley and Bolton Wanderers. In 1888, the first Football League match at Turf Moor was an encounter against"
"Plainmoor Plainmoor is an association football stadium located in the Plainmoor suburb of Torquay, Devon, England. Since 1921, the stadium has been the home of Torquay United Football Club, who currently compete in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. Since 2018, the stadium has also hosted Truro City games. At the time of Torquay United's formation in 1899, Plainmoor was the home of Torquay Athletic Rugby Football Club. In 1904, the rugby club secured the lease of the Recreation Ground, where United had been playing, and United's Torquay and District League rivals Ellacombe moved into the"
"entirely seated. Visiting supporters are seated in the Cricket Field Stand. The largest stand at Turf Moor is the James Hargreaves Stand, which was opened in 1996 as part of a ground redevelopment project which saw two new stands built to replace the Longside and the Bee Hole End at a total cost of £5.3 million. When built it was named the North Stand, although it has its current name thanks to a six-figure sponsorship deal. The stand can accommodate 8,704 spectators (including 192 corporate seats) and was opened on 23 April 1996, replacing the Longside terrace. It runs parallel"
"Turf Moor to defeat Hull City and gain Burnley's first win of the Premier League season. He scored a second goal on 13 December, the sole goal in a home victory over Southampton to take Burnley out of the relegation zone. In Burnley's 1–1 draw at league leaders Chelsea on 21 February 2015, Barnes' play of the ball saw Nemanja Matić fling himself in between Barnes and the ball and connect with the studs of his boots going into the Chelsea midfielder's shin. This was described by Alan Shearer as follows: ""It's dangerous, it's naughty. ... he could have easily"
"On 25 May 2007, Turf Moor hosted a friendly international between England B and Albania. Although the game was not officially recognised as a full international, a number of England first-team players played in the game. In October 2007, a Barco video wall was installed in the Cricket Field End, which at the time accommodated visiting supporters. At the start of the 2009–10 season, a new PA system was installed and the big screen was moved to allow home fans to sit in the Cricket Field Stand for the club's inaugural season in the Premier League. The pitch at Turf"
"GMB Union National cup in 2004 and 2005, and the National Conference League in 2012. Local association football team Cleator Moor Celtic F.C. won the County Cup in 1999: the team has supplied players to Sheffield Wednesday, West Bromwich Albion, Bolton Wanderers, Blackpool, Ipswich Town and Carlisle United. England and former Liverpool goalkeeper Scott Carson, who currently plays for Derby County, was once a member of the team. Cleator Moor Cleator Moor or is a small town, civil parish and two electoral wards (north and south) in the English county of Cumbria and within the boundaries of the historic county"
"his debut as a 17-year-old versus Chesterfield in the FA Cup. That same season saw a club record 9–0 victory over New Brighton in the FA Cup — despite missing a penalty — and the following season former player Harry Potts became manager. The team of this period revolved around the midfield duo of Jimmy Adamson and Jimmy McIlroy (a new stand was named after the latter in the 1990s) and these two were key to the championship-winning team of 1959–60 managed by Potts (who now gives his name to the road which Turf Moor occupies). Harry Potts often employed"
"All Over"" after the event. During the 2006–07 season, he was joined by Holland's Pies mascot ""Stan the Pie Man"", due to a sponsorship deal. In October 2013, he again hit the headlines, this time after a top of the table clash against QPR, when he was sent off and 'jailed' after he jokingly offered the assistant referee a pair of glasses. Burnley have played their home games at Turf Moor since 1883, after playing at its original ground at ""Calder Vale"" for less than a year. Turf Moor is the longest continuously used ground of any of the 49"
"every home match, with entertainment; advertising in the ground; and first call on away tickets and FA Cup final tickets. In May 2008, Rotherham United left Millmoor after talks with Ken Booth broke down. The team moved to the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield until 2012, when the club moved into a new community stadium in Rotherham. Millmoor is currently unused apart from its car park which has been used by C F Booth as an overspill and storage area for former tube trains awaiting scrapping. C F Booth C F Booth Ltd is a family-owned scrap metal and recycling"
"(24-18), Congleton (1 3-5) and Leeds Corinthians (28-15), this latter game being perhaps their best of the competition, if not the season And so to our Centenary, which quite neatly overlaps with the millennium - double cause for celebration. The current coach and captain of the team, are Mark Edwards and Danny Child, respectively. Heaton Moor RUFC Heaton Moor RUFC is a Rugby Union Football club, based in Stockport in the North West of England. The club was formed in 1899. The home ground of Heaton Moor is The Heaton's Sports Club situated on Green Lane, in the village of"
"Moors, who play at Damson Park, from the town centre. The club was established in 2007 following the merger of Solihull Borough and Moor Green and currently play in the National League after being promoted from the National League North at the end of the 2015-16 season. Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C., known as ""the Bees"", a professional rugby union team which competes in National League 3. The club played at Sharmans Cross Road until August 2010, and following a brief spell at Solihull Moors' Damson Park ground the club now play at Portway. Solihull Swimming Club is based at Tudor"
"after it was sold to a developer in an effort to ease the club's financial crisis. Two seasons were spent ground-sharing with Gillingham before the club returned to Brighton to a temporary home at Withdean Athletics Stadium, although the aim from the outset was to build a new stadium in the Falmer area. Since consolidating their place in the Premier League, Burnley have made several structural and cosmetic improvements to Turf Moor. Work has been completed outside the stadium including new a new club shop and corporate facilities, and work has begun building two purpose-built corner stands between the James"
"beaten 11–0 when eligibility restrictions meant that their reserve side had to be fielded against ""Darwen Old Wanderers"". A year later, on 13 October 1886, Turf Moor became the first ground to be visited by a member of the Royal Family. When it was decided to found the Football League for the 1888–89 season, Burnley were among the twelve founders of that competition, and one of the six clubs based in Lancashire. Burnley's William Tait became the first player to score a hat-trick in league football in only the second match of the inaugural season, when his three goals gave"
"previous two seasons. Their most local rivals will be West Yorkshire side Huddersfield Town, who are based 25 miles (40 kilometres) away from Turf Moor. First Division/Premier League (Tier 1) Second Division/First Division/Championship (Tier 2) Third Division/Second Division/League One (Tier 3) Fourth Division/Third Division/League Two (Tier 4) FA Cup FA Charity Shield Anglo–Scottish Cup Lancashire Senior Cup (nowadays for reserve teams) The Central League FA Youth Cup The holder of the record for the most appearances in all competitions for Burnley is goalkeeper Jerry Dawson, having made 569 first team appearances between 1907 and 1928. The club's top goal scorer"
"more than those at Football League clubs. They won the Premier Division by a margin of 26 points with crowds averaging over 1,300, and reached the semi-finals of the FA Trophy where they lost to Conference side Barrow. Despite winning the NPL, the club was refused promotion to the Conference as their Holt House ground did not meet the required grading. White attempted to arrange a groundshare with Burnley (a club he had attempted to buy in 1989), reportedly offering them £500,000 to play at Turf Moor, but was turned down. Following the rejection, plans were unveiled for a new"
"Burnley was promoted into the Barclays Premier League for the first time in 34 years. In late 2011 he resigned this position to take up a new role as Managing Director (and co-founder, with Burnley Director Brendan Flood) of UCFB (University & College of Football Business) located at Turf Moor Stadium. In 2011 UCFB won a FA Football Award for ""Most innovative use of a football stadium on non-matchdays"". In February 2013 UCFB announced its second campus in partnership with Wembley Stadium. In 2014 UCFB relocated from Turf Moor Burnley to The Etihad Stadium Manchester. Both campuses now (in February"
"Turton Tigresses. In July 2018 Club stalwart Ernie Charnock passed away aged 73 after giving 52 years as a volunteer for the club. Turton FC play their home games at the Thomason Fold Ground in the village of Edgworth. In 2015, the ground underwent major improvements thanks to grants from the FA and other sources. Improvements included a new changing facility to accommodate FA regulations for level 7 football. The club's colours are white and navy blue shirts and navy blue shorts. Turton F.C. Turton Football Club is a football club based in Edgworth, in the North Turton district of"
"Turf Moor ground, and maintained the ban for five years. Lord's media exclusions also extended to members of the press who he felt had slighted him. At the time of a 1966 interview with Arthur Hopcraft, Lord had banned three newspapers and six individual journalists from the Turf Moor press box, and Burnley players faced fines if they spoke to journalists without prior permission. His bearing and attitude led one press report to describe him as ""the Khrushchev of Burnley"". In 1962 neighbouring football club Accrington Stanley were bottom of the Fourth Division and facing severe financial difficulties. Lord and"
"between Bury and Salford Shopping Centre and nearby route 484 serving Eccles, Swinton and Prestwich. Moor Lane Moor Lane, currently known as the Peninsula Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium in Kersal, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The stadium has a capacity of 5,108 and is the home of Salford City F.C. Salford City moved into Moor Lane in 1978, but the stadium was active for other sports many years prior to this date. The stadium has undergone multiple renovations, including in 2016–17, which increased the capacity from 1,600 to 5,108. The Stadium is served by bus routes 92"
"in the Football League Championship for the first time since the name change (from First Division). The first fixture took place at Turf Moor on 2 December 2012. Unlike previous fixtures, the match received relatively low coverage by the media, although there was a large police presence at the game. Jordan Rhodes converted a Mauro Formica cross to give Rovers the lead 68 minutes in, a lead which was cancelled out by a late Sam Vokes header to salvage a point for the Clarets. It was Rovers however who salvaged a point in the reverse fixture on 17 March 2013,"
"the 2011-2012 season and opened in August 2012, in time for the start of the following season. It was named Bristow's Bench after the late former director, Paul Bristow who so generously supported the club after a lottery win. In December 2012 a big screen was installed between the popular side and the away end. On 15 September 2014, Torquay United announced a four-year deal with local company Launa Windows to rename Plainmoor to 'The Launa Windows Stadium', presumably in an effort to increase revenue. The land is still owned by the local council, talks about the club purchasing the"
"Moor Lane Moor Lane, currently known as the Peninsula Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium in Kersal, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The stadium has a capacity of 5,108 and is the home of Salford City F.C. Salford City moved into Moor Lane in 1978, but the stadium was active for other sports many years prior to this date. The stadium has undergone multiple renovations, including in 2016–17, which increased the capacity from 1,600 to 5,108. The Stadium is served by bus routes 92 (evenings) and 93 between Bury and Manchester, route 94 between Pilsworth and NMGH, route 95"
"for. This has led to a decision to postpone talks between Torbay Council and GI over the purchase of the freehold. League Honours: Cups: Notable purchases Notable sales Torquay United F.C. Torquay United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The club plays in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football, following relegation from the National League after the 2017–18 season. It plays its home matches at Plainmoor. The original Torquay United was formed in 1899 by a group of school-leavers under the guidance of Sergeant-Major Edward Tomney. The newly founded"
"ground have taken place on several occasions in the past. In the not too distant past there was some talk of re-location, Mike Bateson believed that would only happen if: After ownership of Torquay United was transferred to Gaming International under the company name Riviera Stadium Limited, talks with Torbay Council have re-opened about the purchase of Plainmoor and developing the ground into housing. Plainmoor Plainmoor is an association football stadium located in the Plainmoor suburb of Torquay, Devon, England. Since 1921, the stadium has been the home of Torquay United Football Club, who currently compete in the National League"
"(2005–10). The clubs shirts are currently sponsored by LaBa360. Previous shirt sponsors include POCO (1982–83), TSB (1983–84), Multipart (1984–88), Endsleigh (1988–98), P3 Computers (1998–2000), Lanway (2001–04), Hunters (2004–07), Holland's (2007–09), Cooke (2009–10), Fun88 (2010–12, 2014–15), Premier Range (2012–14), Oak Furniture Land (2015–16), and Dafabet (2016–18). ""The Clarets""' first recorded usage of a crest was on 17 December 1887, when they wore the Prince of Wales' coat of arms on their shirt. The Prince of Wales visited Turf Moor a year before when Burnley was playing Bolton Wanderers, which was the first ever visit by a member of the Royal Family."
"line with requirements for the National League. Damson Park Damson Park (known as the Automated Technology Group Stadium for sponsorship reasons) is a stadium in Damson Parkway, Solihull, West Midlands, England. It was the new home of Solihull Borough following their departure from their original Widney Lane Ground. It is now the home of Solihull Moors, the club formed when Solihull Borough and Moor Green merged in 2007. They previously shared Damson Park with Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C. (who moved to Portway in 2012) and also used to have an agreement that allows Birmingham City Reserves the use of the"
"Division and their first meeting in it was goalless: the first of only six matches that have ended that way between them in 89 league and cup pairings. Rovers continued to have the better of the fixture, registering five consecutive wins at Ewood between 1892–97, which still stands as the record number of straight wins on one ground between the clubs. Burnley’s brightest moment came at Turf Moor in 1895–96 when they won the season’s final game 6–0 with Nicol scoring a hat-trick, the first and last by a Burnley player against Rovers in official competition. The clubs were temporarily"
"Millmoor The Millmoor Ground, commonly known as Millmoor, is a football stadium in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It was the home ground of Rotherham County F.C. between 1907 and 1925 and then their successors Rotherham United F.C. until 2008. The stadium has had no professional tenant since, but has been in use again for local youth football since 2016. The stadium was in use during the 1890s, with Rotherham Church Institute using the ground in the Sheffield Association League. and presently has a capacity of around 8,300. Redevelopment work was started on the ground, with a new main stand being"