In the same year, the Brunshaw Road Stand was further extended to run the whole length of the pitch and in 1914, a roof was constructed to cover the terracing at the Cricket Field End, thus increasing the capacity of the ground to around 50,000. [4] Three years later, the club also installed permanent floodlights and were first used during a friendly against rivals Blackburn Rovers. In excess of 30 bottles are sold at each home game, which makes the club one of the world's biggest sellers of Bénédictine; Turf Moor is the only British football ground to sell it. [1] In 1878, Burnley Rovers played Bacup under rugby rules on the cricket field in the first ever match under artificial light at the stadium. [6] For the first two years, spectators were forced to congregate around the pitch, so in 1885 the club built an 800-seater wooden grandstand along the Brunshaw Road side (the south side) of the ground and installed terracing for 5,000 people at the ends of the pitch. [41][42] The upper tier of the stand is the designated family area and like the James Hargreaves Stand, it has a number of corporate hospitality boxes. Burnley played their first match at the ground in February 1883 and lost 3–6 to local side Rawtenstall. [67], The club is one of the best supported sides in English football per capita,[40] with average attendances of 20,000 in the Premier League in a town of approximately 73,000 inhabitants.
02.08.2018 14:52 Construction commenced in the autumn of 2003 with the opening game at the stadium being a friendly between Swansea and Fulham on 23 July 2005. This unbroken service makes the stadium is the second-longest continuously used ground in English professional football, behind Preston North End's Deepdale. We strive to keep it up-to-date, mostly thanks to your support. It had no roof, but the terrace was very popular among supporters. [70] As most of the stadium's surrounding streets have parking restrictions on matchday, supporters are advised to park at the adjoining cricket club or to use the car parks in the surrounding area. As we wrote last year, Burnley FC are expanding their Turf Moor this summer. [12][13] In 1969, a new stand was built at a cost of £180,000 (£2.98 million as of 2020) called the Cricket Field End that incorporated changing rooms and a players' tunnel, which had previously been a part of the Brunshaw Road Stand. Burnley, current have a school of excellence but upgrading to an Academy will, according. © 2001-now StadiumDB.com. [23] A day after the North Stand opened, demolition of the Bee Hole End started, with work on the two stands finally completed in September 1996, taking the capacity of the stadium to 22,619. Five years later, a second tier was built on the Brunshaw Road Stand to accommodate club offices and in September of that year, Turf Moor was able to host the club's annual general meeting for the first time. plans for a £20million modernisation of the club's historic Turf Moor stadium. The East Lancashire Regiment soldiers acquired a taste for the drink while stationed at the birthplace of the beverage in Fécamp, Normandy, during the war. is to oversee Burnley's rise to the Premier League.
However, one supporter lost his life in a human crush as a result of the large crowd. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, [60], The stadium has been used for other sports than cricket and football, including horse racing in 1840,[61] rugby in 1878, an exhibition lacrosse match in 1912, and an American football game in 1987. "But we've got to move on from that and analyse what the competition are doing, "I've looked at other clubs, such as Wigan, Bolton and Sheffield United, and, seen why our location has a lot of benefits, and why we're likely to be, Flood dismissed comparisons with the late benefactor Jack Walker - who funded, bitter rivals Blackburn's promotion to the top flight - but he admits his dream. [34] The club also built two new corner stands for disabled home supporters between the Jimmy McIlroy Stand and both the James Hargreaves and Bob Lord Stands in the same year to meet the Accessible Stadium Guide (ASG) regulations.
and 76 historical stadiums. The club spent £20,000 (£552,000 as of 2020) on the roof alone and the terrace was built using help from players of the Burnley youth team. "This project is not dependent on being in the Premier League, although if we, get there then we have a much better chance of it being successful." [3][5] Attendances at the ground during the early years averaged at around 2,000, although a crowd of 12,000 descended on the stadium in March 1884 to see Burnley lose 2–4 to local rivals Padiham. [4][37] The stand houses the home and away fans and has a capacity of around 4,000.