Sheffield United vs Burnley
UTB | Official Matchday Programme of Sheffield United | Issue 09
Sheffield United vs Burnley | Sky Bet Championship
Saturday 5th November, 2021 | KO 12.30pm | Bramall Lane
UTB | Official Matchday Programme of Sheffield United | Issue 09
Sheffield United vs Burnley | Sky Bet Championship
Saturday 5th November, 2021 | KO 12.30pm | Bramall Lane
76 UTB — OPPOSITION FOCUS Y BURNLEY BURN URNLEY BURNLEY B EY BURNLEY BURN BURNLEY BURNLEY LEY BURNLEY BURN BURNLEY BURNLE NLEY BURNLEY BUR Y BURNLEY BURNL RNLEY BURNLEY BU BURNLEY BURN NLEY B Burnley's NON-LEAGUE NUGGETS Football historian LEIGH EDWARDS profiles six notable Burnley players signed from non-League clubs... BRIAN PILKINGTON England international winger Brian Pilkington missed just one match during Burnley’s 1959-60 League Championship success. Initially with hometown Leyland Motors, he moved to Burnley in April 1951 and was ever-present in 1957-58, netting 67 goals in 300 League games prior to joining Bolton Wanderers for £25,000 in March 1961. He joined Bury in February 1964 and moved to Barrow in February 1965, helping them to win promotion in 1966-67. Later with Chorley, he returned to Leyland Motors and became their manager. He went into the housing industry and ran an estate agent business in his native Leyland. He died in February 2020. SHEFFIELD UNITED vs BURNLEY JOHN CONNELLY England international winger John Connelly was top scorer in Burnley’s 1959-60 League Championship triumph. Starting with hometown St Helens, he joined Burnley in November 1956 and also starred as they were FA Cup and League Cup semifinalists in 1960-61, then FA Cup finalists in 1962. He netted 86 goals in 215 League games prior to joining Manchester United for £60,000 in April 1964. Ever-present in their 1964-65 League Championship success, he moved to Blackburn Rovers in September 1966 and was leading marksman in 1966-67, then played for Bury. He later ran a fish and chip in Brierfield and died in October 2012. RAY POINTER England international centre-forward Ray Pointer was ever-present in Burnley’s 1959-60 League Championship success. Previously with Cramlington Welfare and Dudley Welfare, he joined Burnley in August 1957 and was twice leading scorer, starring as the Clarets were FA Cup and League Cup semifinalists in 1960-61. He was an FA Cup finalist in 1962 and netted 118 goals in 223 League games before joining Bury in August 1965, then moved via Coventry City to Portsmouth in January 1967. Later youth team coach at Blackpool, Burnley and Bury, he ran a sandwich bar, then a subdepot for home shopping giant Grattan. He died in January 2016.
URNLE LEY BURNLEY BUR BURNLEY BURNLEY LEY BURNLEY BUR Y BURNLEY BURNLE NLEY BURNLEY BU EY BURNLEY BURNL RNLEY BURNLEY B LEY BURNLEY BURN URNLEY BURNLEY Y BURNLEY BUR RNLEY Brian Pilkington & Peter Mellor GORDON HARRIS England international wing-half Gordon Harris was an influential figure as Burnley were FA Cup finalists and League Championship runnersup in 1961-62. He was a miner and played for Firbeck Colliery prior to joining Burnley in January 1958. Scoring on his League debut at home to Leeds United a year later, he featured in the Clarets’ 1959-60 League Championship campaign and had a spell as captain. He netted 69 goals in 258 League games before sold to Sunderland for £70,000 in January 1968. Later playing for South Shields, he settled back in his native Nottinghamshire and was a driver in the coal industry. He died in Langold in February 2014. PETER MELLOR Ex-England Youth goalkeeper Peter Mellor was ever-present in the top-flight for Burnley in 1969-70. A former Manchester City apprentice, he moved via Witton Albion to Burnley in April 1969 and helped take Manchester United to a League Cup fourth round replay in 1969-70. He made 69 League appearances while at Turf Moor prior to joining Fulham in February 1972. An FA Cup finalist in 1975, he spent a season with Hereford United before moving to Portsmouth in July 1978. He was everpresent in 1978-79, then starred in their 1979-80 promotion success and emigrated to the United States in January 1982, becoming a businessman in Miami. WAYNE BIGGINS UTB 77 Striker Wayne Biggins was ever-present top scorer for Burnley in 1984-85. He had spells at Lincoln City, King’s Lynn and Matlock before joining Burnley in February 1984. Scoring 30 goals in 78 League games, he moved to Norwich City in October 1985 and helped win the Second Division title. He was a promotion winner again with Manchester City in 1988-89 and joined Stoke in August 1989. Leading marksman in three successive seasons, he starred as they reached the Third Division play-offs and won the Autoglass Trophy in 1992. He joined Barnsley in October 1992 and later played for Celtic, Stoke again, Oxford United and Wigan Athletic. SHEFFIELD UNITED vs BURNLEY
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RNLEY<br />
Brian Pilkington &<br />
Peter Mellor<br />
GORDON HARRIS<br />
England international<br />
wing-half Gordon Harris<br />
was an influential figure<br />
as <strong>Burnley</strong> were FA Cup<br />
finalists and League<br />
Championship runnersup<br />
in 1961-62. He was<br />
a miner and played for<br />
Firbeck Colliery prior<br />
to joining <strong>Burnley</strong> in<br />
January 1958. Scoring<br />
on his League debut at<br />
home to Leeds <strong>United</strong><br />
a year later, he featured<br />
in the Clarets’ 1959-60<br />
League Championship<br />
campaign and had a spell<br />
as captain. He netted<br />
69 goals in 258 League<br />
games before sold to<br />
Sunderland for £70,000<br />
in January 1968. Later<br />
playing for South Shields,<br />
he settled back in his<br />
native Nottinghamshire<br />
and was a driver in the<br />
coal industry. He died in<br />
Langold in February 2014.<br />
PETER MELLOR<br />
Ex-England Youth<br />
goalkeeper Peter<br />
Mellor was ever-present<br />
in the top-flight for<br />
<strong>Burnley</strong> in 1969-70. A<br />
former Manchester City<br />
apprentice, he moved via<br />
Witton Albion to <strong>Burnley</strong><br />
in April 1969 and helped<br />
take Manchester <strong>United</strong><br />
to a League Cup fourth<br />
round replay in 1969-70.<br />
He made 69 League<br />
appearances while at<br />
Turf Moor prior to joining<br />
Fulham in February 1972.<br />
An FA Cup finalist in 1975,<br />
he spent a season with<br />
Hereford <strong>United</strong> before<br />
moving to Portsmouth in<br />
July 1978. He was everpresent<br />
in 1978-79, then<br />
starred in their 1979-80<br />
promotion success and<br />
emigrated to the <strong>United</strong><br />
States in January 1982,<br />
becoming a businessman<br />
in Miami.<br />
WAYNE BIGGINS<br />
UTB 77<br />
Striker Wayne Biggins<br />
was ever-present top<br />
scorer for <strong>Burnley</strong> in<br />
1984-85. He had spells<br />
at Lincoln City, King’s<br />
Lynn and Matlock<br />
before joining <strong>Burnley</strong> in<br />
February 1984. Scoring<br />
30 goals in 78 League<br />
games, he moved to<br />
Norwich City in October<br />
1985 and helped win the<br />
Second Division title. He<br />
was a promotion winner<br />
again with Manchester<br />
City in 1988-89 and<br />
joined Stoke in August<br />
1989. Leading marksman<br />
in three successive<br />
seasons, he starred as<br />
they reached the Third<br />
Division play-offs and won<br />
the Autoglass Trophy in<br />
1992. He joined Barnsley<br />
in October 1992 and later<br />
played for Celtic, Stoke<br />
again, Oxford <strong>United</strong> and<br />
Wigan Athletic.<br />
SHEFFIELD UNITED <strong>vs</strong> BURNLEY
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