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Game A May 6 2001 Scunthorpe 1 Burnley 2

THE Clarets had been in the top six in Division Two all season but having looked destined for a play-off place they timed their charge to perfection.  Under Stan Ternent they won seven of their last eight matches and automatic promotion was secured in front of 2,000 fans at Glanford Park.  The final day drama was typical of Burnley’s season though as they went 1-0 down in a match they had to win.  It was the fourth away game in a row that they had gone a goal behind, and it was to be the fourth away game in a row that they had come back to win.  This time Micky Mellon sparked the comeback with an equaliser five minutes before half-time before Glen Little’s 72nd-minute strike started the party in a packed away end.  For Ternent, returning to his adopted hometown club and turning a relegation threatened-side into a promotion-winning outfit inside two years, this ranked as his finest achievement.  The emotional Clarets boss said after the game: “Every promotion is special. I've had a few in my time but Burnley is like ... very special.”

Game B November 12 2008 Chelsea 1 Burnley 1 (Burnley won 5-4 on penalties)

WHEN Didier Drogba put a strong Chelsea side in front in this League Cup tie at Stamford Bridge the writing looked on the wall for Burnley. But two hours later it was another strong man who was the hero, as the Beast Brian Jensen saved two penalties in the shoot-out. Those saves sparked scenes of jubilation behind the goal as 6,100 Clarets fans celebrated one of the biggest shocks their side had ever produced. Despite going behind after 27 minutes Burnley stuck to their passing game and were rewarded when Ade Akinbiyi swept home an equaliser with 20 minutes remaining. Captain Steven Caldwell received a second booking late-on for a foul on Florent Malouda, but the Clarets held firm to force a shoot-out and Jensen saved from Wayne Bridge and John Obi Mikel. It was the first big act in a League Cup drama that would take Burnley to within moments of Wembley.

Game C January 21 2009 Burnley 3 Tottenham 2 (after extra time)

AFTER seeing off Fulham, Chelsea and Arsenal in their march to the League Cup semi-finals Burnley were looking to reach Wembley by beating a fourth Premier League team from the capital. The dream looked over after a 4-1 first leg away defeat. But Burnley responded with one of the most remarkable nights in the club’s history. Turf Moor started rocking when Robbie Blake reduced the deficit on 33 minutes. Chris McCann made it 4-3 on aggregate with 17 minutes left and the dream came back to life. With two minutes to go, Jay Rodriguez fired in a volley to put the Clarets 3-0 up on the night, making it 4-4 on aggregate and forcing extra time. Burnley were ahead on away goals but that rule would only split the teams at the end of extra time, so they had to hang on for another 30 minutes. They got to within two minutes of Wembley before hearts were broken. Roman Pavlyuchenko and Jermain Defoe scored late to leave several Clarets players in tears at the final whistle. But Burnley had captured the hearts of a nation with their heroic fightback, and this cup run was to be credited with the play-off success four months later.

Game D May 25 2009 Sheffield Utd 0 Burnley 1

A GLORIOUSLY sunny May day under the Wembley arches was the setting as Burnley ended a 33-year absence from the top flight. The League Cup heartbreak was forgotten as 36,000 Clarets fans celebrated a play-off triumph that was worth up to £60million for the club in their 61st game of a long, tough season. Wade Elliott’s 13th minute strike was enough to secure victory for Owen Coyle’s side, and it was just reward for a season in which they had stuck to their principles of a short-passing game. Promotion meant that Burnley became the smallest town to ever play in the Premier League and supporters could spend their summer holidays dreaming of away days at Old Trafford, Anfield and Stamford Bridge. As players and supporters celebrated on the Wembley pitch Coyle heaped praise on the fans who had backed his team all season. “The fans have been magnificent from day one of my time here,” he said. “I asked them to come and get behind the club, and we didn’t make any promises but I said we’d try to give them a team that replicated what fans want – a team who really try.”

Game E August 19 2009 Burnley 1 Manchester Utd 0

THE town of Burnley had waited 33 years for top flight football to return but they could scarcely have believed that it would turn out like this. Beaten away at Stoke on the opening day Turf Moor’s Premier League bow couldn’t have been more daunting as champions Manchester United swaggered into town. But a wonder goal from Robbie Blake sealed a famous victory as Burnley made their mark on the Premier League in style. Ironically it had been a 1-0 defeat to Manchester United in the penultimate game on the 1975/76 season that had consigned the Clarets to their 33-year top flight exile. Revenge was sweet for those inside Turf Moor on this August evening as a team of multi-million pound superstars were put to the sword by Burnley’s pass masters. It took just 20 minutes for the Clarets to signal their intent as Patrice Evra’s clearing header dropped perfectly for Blake to almost burst the net with an unstoppable right foot volley, before the defence took over and repelled everything United could throw at them.