BURNLEY ended nearly 40 years of hurt for former player Bobby Seith when they unveiled his championship-winning medal today.

Seith never received the medal he was due after playing 27 games to help the Clarets win the First Division title in 1959/60.

After a fall-out with chairman Bob Lord, he was transferred to Dundee where he subsequently won a Scottish League Championship medal.

Having given up hope of completing the set, Seith will now receive the English version after the Clarets, having been notified of the oversight by the PFA during the summer, had a medal specially commissioned by the Football League.

The medal was delivered to Turf Moor today and Seith, who made a total of 238 appearances for Burnley between 1953 and 1960, will receive it from club chairman Barry Kilby when he visits Turf Moor for the Clarets game against Bristol City on October 23.

"I am absolutely delighted, it's a fairytale ending," said Seith who still lives in Dundee.

"It's something I never thought would happen, it's really wonderful. And I would like to thank the Lancashire Evening Telegraph for playing their part in following up the story. "My life has been absolutely great but, if there was one blot, this was it. That's now been seen to and I can die a happy man, although not for a long time yet.

"Bob Lord made things very personal but I never felt any animosity towards the football club."

Clarets general manager Andrew Watson said: "It's another thing we are doing to recognise the club's history and honour our legends."

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