List of Burnley F.C. internationals

Burnley Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Burnley, Lancashire. Founded on 18 May 1882, the club was one of the first to become professional (in 1883), putting pressure on the Football Association (FA) to permit payments to players.[1] In 1885, the FA legalised professionalism, so the team entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1885–86, and were one of the twelve founding members of the Football League in 1888.[1] Burnley have played in all four professional divisions of English football from 1888 to the present day.[2] The team have been champions of England twice, in 1920–21 and 1959–60, have won the FA Cup once, in 1913–14, and have won the FA Charity Shield twice, in 1960 and 1973.[2][3] Burnley are one of only five teams to have won all four professional divisions of English football, along with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Preston North End, Sheffield United and Portsmouth. They were the second to achieve this by winning the Fourth Division in the 1991–92 season.[4][5]

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Sam Vokes won 40 caps and scored 7 goals for Wales while at Burnley.

Footballers can be called up to represent their national team in a senior international match;[6] a total of 106 players have won at least one cap for their country in senior international football while playing for Burnley, representing 30 nations.[a] In March 1889, John Yates became the first Burnley player to be capped when he appeared for England against Ireland in the 1888–89 British Home Championship; Yates scored a hat-trick in what proved to be his only international match.[7][8] Two Burnley-born players have won caps for the England national team while at the club: Jimmy Crabtree in 1894 and 1895 and Billy Bannister in 1901.[7][9] Tommy Morrison became the club's first non-English international when he played for Ireland against Wales in 1899.[7] In 2001, Trinidad and Tobago international Ian Cox became the first Burnley player to represent a country from outside the British Isles.[7] The only decade during which the club did not have an international representative was the 1990s.[7]

Nine Burnley players have appeared for their country at the FIFA World Cup. The first Burnley player to make an appearance in the competition was Scotsman Jock Aird in 1954.[7] Goalkeeper Colin McDonald is the club's only international to have represented England in the tournament—he played four matches in 1958.[7] Northern Irishmen Jimmy McIlroy and Billy Hamilton both made a club record five appearances at the World Cup, while Hamilton became Burnley's first player to score in the competition—he netted twice against Austria in 1982.[7] McIlroy also holds the club record for most caps won (51) and the most international goals scored (10) while playing for Burnley.[7] In 2012, New Zealander Cameron Howieson became the club's youngest ever international at the age of 17.[10][11]

List of internationals

Key
  • Players are initially arranged by alphabetical order of surname.
  • Appearances as a substitute are included.
  • International years indicates the year of the player's first and last caps while a Burnley player. Caps included are for the number won by the player during his time with Burnley and may not be the full total of the player's career.
  • Statistics are correct as of 26 March 2024.
SymbolMeaning
Player still at the club
Positions key[b]
Pre-1960s1960s–
GKGoalkeeper
FBFull backDFDefender
HBHalf backMFMidfielder
FWForward
List of players making full international appearances while playing for Burnley F.C.[a]
NameNationPositionBurnley yearsInternational yearsCaps[c]Goals[c]Notes
Jock Aird  ScotlandFB1948–1955195440[d]
Ameen Al-Dakhil  BelgiumDF2023–202340[13]
Graham Alexander  ScotlandDF2007–20112007–2009100[14]
Zeki Amdouni   SwitzerlandFW2023–2023–202481[15]
John Angus  EnglandFB/DF1955–1972196110
Scott Arfield  CanadaMF2013–20182016–2017121[16]
Chris Baird  Northern IrelandDF2014201410[17]
Billy Bannister  EnglandFB1899–1901, 1910–1912190110
Samuel Bastien  DR CongoMF2022–202220[18]
Sander Berge  NorwayMF2023–2023–202480[19]
Besart Berisha  AlbaniaFW2007–20092007–2009101[14]
André Bikey  CameroonDF2009–20122009–201040[14]
Adam Blacklaw  ScotlandGK1954–19671963–196530
Stan Bowsher  WalesFB1929–1933192910
Tommy Boyle  EnglandFB1911–1923191310
Robbie Brady  Republic of IrelandMF2017–20212017–2021261[20]
Jack Bruton  EnglandHB1925–19291928–192930
Steven Caldwell  ScotlandDF2007–2010200910[14]
Tommy Cassidy  Northern IrelandMF1980–19831980–198240[e]
Darko Churlinov  North MacedoniaMF2022–2023–202471[22]
Ralph Coates  EnglandMF1963–19711970–197120
Terry Cochrane  Northern IrelandMF1976–1978197840
Nathan Collins  Republic of IrelandDF2021–20222021–202261[23]
John Connelly  EnglandFW1956–19641959–1963104
Jack Cork  EnglandMF2010–2011, 2017–201710[24]
Maxwel Cornet  Ivory CoastMF2021–20222021–202271[25]
Leon Cort  GuyanaDF2010–2012201141[14]
Ian Cox  Trinidad and TobagoDF2000–2003200140
Danny Coyne  WalesGK2004–20072005–2007100
Jimmy Crabtree  EnglandFB/HB1888–1890, 1892–18951894–189530
Josh Cullen  Republic of IrelandMF2022–2022–2024140[26]
Jerry Dawson  EnglandGK1907–19291921–192220
Steven Defour  BelgiumMF2016–20192016–201740[27]
Halil Dervişoğlu  TurkeyFW2022–2023202220[28]
Martin Dobson  EnglandMF1967–1974, 1979–1984197440
Michael Duff  Northern IrelandDF2004–20162004–2012210[29]
David Edgar  CanadaDF2009–20142011–2014231[14]
Hjalmar Ekdal  SwedenDF2023–202330[30]
Alex Elder  Northern IrelandDF1959–19671960–1967341
Billy Elliott  EnglandFW1951–1953195253
William Emerson  IrelandHB1922–19241922–192350
Hugh Flack  IrelandFB1927–1929192910
Steven Fletcher  ScotlandFW2009–2010200930[14]
Brian Flynn  WalesMF1972–1977, 1982–19841974–1977, 1982–1984343
Lyle Foster  South AfricaFW2023–202353[31]
Bert Freeman  EnglandFW1911–1921191232
Phil Gray  Northern IrelandFW2000200031
Joey Guðjónsson  IcelandMF2007–2010200740[14]
Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson  IcelandMF2016–2016–2024393[32][f]
Billy Hamilton  Northern IrelandFW1979–19841980–1984345[e]
Gordon Harris  EnglandMF1958–1968196610
Tom Heaton  EnglandGK2013–20192016–201730[34]
Jeff Hendrick  Republic of IrelandMF2016–20202016–2019292[35]
Wayne Hennessey  WalesGK2021–20222021–202280[36]
Jack Hill  EnglandFB1923–19281925–192780
Jack Hillman  EnglandGK1890–1895, 1898–1902189910
Cameron Howieson  New ZealandMF2012–20152012–201490[14]
Micah Hyde  JamaicaMF2004–2007200441
Willie Irvine  Northern IrelandFW1960–19681963–1968176
Chris Iwelumo  ScotlandFW2010–2011201020[14]
Leighton James  WalesMF1970–1975, 1978–1980, 1986–19891971–1975, 1978233
Steve Jones  Northern IrelandFW2006–20092006–200750[14]
Michael Keane  EnglandDF2014–2017201720[37]
Bob Kelly  EnglandFW1913–19251920–1925116
Daniel Lafferty  Northern IrelandDF2012–20172012–2016130[14]
Kyle Lafferty  Northern IrelandFW2005–20082006–2008165[14]
Kevin Long  Republic of IrelandDF2010–20232017–2020171[38]
Andy McCluggage  IrelandFB1925–19311927–1931112
Colin McDonald  EnglandGK1948–1950, 1951–1961195880[g]
Jimmy McIlroy  Northern IrelandMF/FW1950–19631951–19625110[g]
Nikolaos Michopoulos  GreeceGK2000–2003200220
Brian Miller  EnglandHB/DF1954–1967196110
Willie Morgan  ScotlandMF1961–1968, 1975–1976196763[40][41]
Billy Morris  WalesFW1939–19521947–195250
Tommy Morrison  IrelandFW1894–1895, 1897–1902, 1906–19071899–190240
Eddie Mosscrop  EnglandFW1912–1923191420
Arijanet Muric  KosovoGK2022–2022–2024110[42]
Michael Obafemi  Republic of IrelandFW2023–202340[43]
Dara O'Shea  Republic of IrelandDF2023–2023–202450[44]
Louis Page  EnglandFW1925–1932192771
Dimitris Papadopoulos  GreeceFW2001–2003200210
Martin Paterson  Northern IrelandFW2008–20132008–2013131[14]
Bailey Peacock-Farrell  Northern IrelandGK2019–2019–2024340[45]
Brian Pilkington  EnglandMF/FW1951–1961195410
Ray Pointer  EnglandFW1957–1965196132
Nick Pope  EnglandGK2016–20222018–202280[46]
Dane Richards  JamaicaMF2013201310[14]
Basilio Rieno  Equatorial GuineaMF2023–[h]202420[47][48]
Connor Roberts  WalesDF2021–2021–2024251[49][i]
James Tarkowski  EnglandDF2016–2022201820[52]
Gareth Taylor  WalesFW2001–20032002–200340
Harry Thomson  ScotlandGK1959–1969196720[41][53]
Sammy Todd  Northern IrelandDF1962–19701966–197080
Keith Treacy  Republic of IrelandMF2011–2014201110[14]
Sam Vokes  WalesFW2011–20192012–2018407[54]
Matěj Vydra  Czech RepublicFW2018–20222018–2021262[55]
Jonathan Walters  Republic of IrelandFW2017–20192017–201850[56]
Stephen Ward  Republic of IrelandDF2014–20192014–2018261[57]
George Waterfield  EnglandFB1923–1935192710
Billy Watson  EnglandHB1909–19251913–191930
Wout Weghorst  NetherlandsFW2022–2022–2024197[50][i]
Nahki Wells  BermudaFW2017–20202018–2019107[58]
Tom Willighan  IrelandFB1928–19341932–193320
Chris Wood  New ZealandFW2017–20222017–202187[59]
John Yates  EnglandFW1888–1894188913
Anass Zaroury  MoroccoMF2022–2022–202340[51][i]

Notes

References

Specific
General
  • Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club 1882–2007. Burnley Football Club. ISBN 978-0-9557468-0-2.