List of Burnley F.C. players

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.

[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.

[11] Northern Irishman Willie Irvine is the only player in the club's history to be crowned top goal scorer of the first tier (in 1965–66).

[12] When Bob Kelly moved from Burnley to Sunderland for £6,500 in 1925 (equivalent to £470,000 in 2025[a]), he broke the world transfer record.

[13] All players who have played 100 or more first-team matches for the club, either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute, are listed below.

A black and white image of a former Burnley player — Bert Freeman scored 115 goals in 189 appearances for Burnley between 1911 and 1921.