A Clarets Collected exhibition will launch in Burnley Library on November 3
A major heritage project will give people a rare glimpse into the past of one of the country's oldest professional football clubs. The story of how Burnley FC has grown over the years will be laid out in an archive called 'Clarets Collected'.
When it launches, the archive will be ttended by five former players including ex Burnley FC and Man United player Colin Waldron, former Chelsea and Burnley defender Jim Thompson, ex Burnley and Rotherham United footballer Frank Casper, also Burnley FC manager in 1983 and from January 1989 to October 1991, and former Burnley FC and Stoke City player Alex Elder.
Lancashire County Councillor Peter Buckley, cabinet member for Community and Cultural Services, said:"I'm delighted that the illustrious past of Burnley Football Club is being celebrated by this Lancashire Archives and local history project. It brings together expertise from across the county council's cultural services, archives and external partners to create a truly, fan-led Burnley Football Club Archive at Burnley Library.
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