Which game out of our selection from the 1960s is your favourite from the list?

Game A: May 2, 1960, Manchester City 1, Burnley 2

BURNLEY arrived at Maine Road in hope. They left as champions of England.

But the Clarets had a fight on their hands to stop Wolves, who had ended their season on top, from claiming a championship hat-trick.

Burnley had one game left to claim the crown, and made a terrific start when Alex Elder and Jimmy Robson combined for Brian Pilkington to cut inside and fire low across Bert Trautmann and in-off the goalkeeper.

City equalised after Denis Law latched onto a free kick and chipped the ball into the penalty area where Clive Colbridge blasted past Adam Blacklaw.

Burnley were back in front just after the half-hour following a foul on Ray Pointer. Tommy Cummings’ free kicked was sliced into his own area by Ken Branagan and Trevor Meredith was on hand to capitalise on a mis-clearance.

The Clarets had to hang on for the best part of an hour before Burnley clinched the First Division title for the first time in 39 years.

On the way home, thousands lined the streets to cheer the champions back into Burnley.

Game B: Nov 16, 1960, Burnley 2, Stade de Reims 0

EUROPEAN football arrived at Turf Moor for the first time, as reigning champions Burnley were drawn with French champions Reims in the second round of the European Cup, after being given a bye in the first round.

Jimmy Robson scored the Clarets’ first goal in a European competition within a minute of kick-off, with John Connelly providing the assist.

Reims, the 1959 finalists, had done their homework on Jimmy McIlroy and managed to keep him reasonably quiet.

But the Irishman still managed to make an impact by doubling Burnley’s lead in the 22nd minute, albeit with the aid of a deflection which wrong-footed the goalkeeper.

McIlroy went on to be denied the chance to establish a three-goal cushion as he struck a post.

It would have been a key goal, as Burnley lost the second leg 3-2.

The game was overshadowed by crowd disturbances and play-acting from the French side, which upset manager Harry Potts that he got into trouble with the authorities for his on-pitch protests.

Game C: May 5, 1962, Burnley 1, Tottenham Hotspur 3

HARRY Potts’ Clarets walked away with runners up medals, and inside forward Jimmy Robson his place in the history books.

Regarded as two of the great English sides of the time, it was fitting that both had made it all the way to the final of the world’s most famous domestic competition.

Burnley were on the back foot early when Jimmy Greaves scored in the third minute.

Robson equalised in the 49th, stabbing a Gordon Harris centre past goalkeeper Bill Brown to register the 100th FA Cup final goal scored at Wembley.

But Spurs were back in front within a minute. John White moved down the left, evading challenges from Jimmy McIlroy and John Angus before floating a ball into the box. Bobby Smith beat Brian Miller to the delivery and fired in a fierce shot.

Burnley stayed in the game until the 82nd minute when a controversial penalty was awarded when Tommy Cummings was adjudged to have handled after an earlier foul on Adam Blacklaw had been missed by the referee. Danny Blanchflower scored, making Burnley the bridesmaids in league and cup.

Game D: February 8, 1967, Napoli 0, Burnley 0

THIS was the game in which the phrase “a god in a green jersey” was coined for goalkeeper Harry Thomson, while the match itself was branded ‘The Battle of Naples’.

The Scot made 13 stunning saves, including one from the penalty spot, ensuring the Clarets came out of an incredibly one-sided Inter Cities Fairs Cup game unscathed and into the quarter finals.

There was more than abuse hurled at Burnley by the 60,000 Neopolitan crowd as shoes, cushions, eggs and fruit were thrown onto the pitch.

The clash erupted four minutes from time when Omar Sivori elbowed Dave Merrington in the stomach and then abandoned the ball to turn his attentions to Les Latcham, who had already been patched up following a clash of heads.

Thomson offered a handshake to opponent Orlando, who spat in his face. Adam Blacklaw went in to separate the two and while the rest of the team ran for the safety of the tunnel, the substitute goalkeeper was flattened by a dozen men. Blacklaw was kicked in the head while on the ground, bringing a distinctly unsavoury end to the game.

Game E October 19, 1968, Burnley 5, Leeds United 1

BURNLEY had dispensed with half of their first-team regulars after a 4-0 home defeat by Liverpool in early October. The ‘Burnley babes’ were born.

With an average age of only 22 the new-look line-up won eight straight games - six in the First Divisions, two in the League Cup - to stave off early relegation fears.

The highlight of that run was this 5-1 thrashing of Leeds - the heaviest defeat the then First Division leaders had suffered in two years.

The Clarets were 2-0 up by the 21st minute, thanks largely to Leeds goalkeeper Gary Sprake having an off-day. He saw Ralph Coates’ shot go underneath him from Frank Casper’s 50-yard pass, before the two combined for Casper to head in.

Billy Bremner pulled a goal back for Leeds soon after, but a defensive mix-up allowed John Murray to restore the two-goal cushion. A 17-year-old Steve Kindon scored an eye-catching solo effort.

Casper completed the rout in the 80th minute with a chip over Sprake. Leeds lost only one more game that season on the road to the title, making the young Clarets’ achievement even more remarkable.