The archive is extensive and we aim to make many of these images available online.
*SEPTEMBER 2025 UPDATE*
There are now more than 17,553 images on the website including those on our Other Collections section. There are more images to see if you View our Articles section to read longer articles written by our volunteers on a range of historical subjects.
We have received a donation of Burco Dean archive material which has not yet been digitised for the website but you will find information about Burco Dean and a small selection of images on our Articles page.
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We WELCOME NEW VOLUNTEERS and have vacancies on our Wednesday and Thursday afternoon sessions. If you can spare a couple of hours why not contact us and arrange a visit to the archive. All that is needed are some basic computer skills and an interest in local history. PENDLE AND WEST CRAVEN images can be found in the Surrounding Districts pages and we would welcome volunteers from the Pendle area to digitise images and stories about this area as we have no volunteers working on this area at the moment.
We have produced a short history about the project which you can download.
50 years Ago
The protesters arrive at Turf Moor.
On Tuesday the 9th November 1976 the front page of the Express featured articles by Peter Higgs about the crises at Turf Moor. The financial crisis had already seen the sale of Ray Hankin and Paul Bradshaw but the situation had not improved. Boardroom changes and the sale of Welsh International Brian Flynn were the major steps being planned to stave off the worst financial crisis in the history of the club. A consortium of business men had made a takeover bid which could save the club and this and the appointment of new directors were to be discussed at a crucial board meeting on the 10th November. The Council had also offered help in any way they could but this was unlikely to be financial. A fantastic financial offer had been made by local supporter and Pools winner Danny Carr to pay the transfer fee of Malcolm Smith, the rated player currently on loan from Middlesbrough.
On the previous Sunday about 150 fans, mostly youngsters, marched in protest from the Market Square to Turf Moor to deliver a petition, claimed to have more than 5,000 signatures, calling for Mr Lord to resign. The self-appointed Burnley FC Supporters Club were considering economic sanctions such as a boycott of the Centre Spot, development association tickets and refreshments at Turf Moor in their campaign to force the resignation of chairman Mr Bob Lord
