Burnley Belvedere F.C.

Burnley Belvedere Football Club is a football club based in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They are currently members of the Lancashire Amateur League Premier Division and play at Holden Road.

Burnley Belvedere
Full nameBurnley Belvedere Football Club
Nickname(s)Belvo
Founded1881
GroundHolden Road, Burnley
LeagueLancashire Amateur League Premier Division
2023–24Lancashire Amateur League Premier Division, 7th of 12

History

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The club was established in 1881. In 1979–80, the club entered the FA Vase for the first time, going on to enter the competition in each of the next eight seasons.[1] In 1999, they joined Division Two of the West Lancashire League. After winning the division at the first attempt, they were promoted to Division One.[1] The club finished bottom of Division One in 2004–05, resulting in relegation back to Division Two. They left the league at the end of the 2008–09 season.[1]

Burnley Belvedere later joined the East Lancashire League, and were Division One champions in 2016–17.[2] They retained the league title the following season, after which they moved up to the Premier Division of the Lancashire Amateur League.[3]

Honours

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  • West Lancashire League
    • Division Two champions 1999–2000
  • East Lancashire League
    • Division One champions 2016–17, 2017–18

Records

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  • Best FA Vase performance: First round, 1979–80, 1985–86[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Burnley Belvedere at the Football Club History Database
  2. ^ East Lancashire League champions Burnley Belvedere kick off their defence with victory Lancashire Telegraph, 5 September 2017
  3. ^ Burnley Belvedere make it two wins out of two in Lancashire Amateur League. Lancashire Telegraph. 24 August 2018. Archived 2018-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
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