A few years ago Burnley were in less exotic company playing Grimsby Town at Blundell Park in Division One. On the 29th October 2002, Grimsby won 6-5 and 8 players scored goals in this match.
The score went (with Grimsby first) as follows:
1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4, 6-4, 6-5 Final whistle!
During the 2002-3 season Burnley had some exciting defeats:
2-5 v Reading, 2-6 v Rotherham, 4-7 v Watford, 2-7 v Sheffield Wednesday.
Burnley's season finale was as follows:
HOME W 10 D 4 L 9 Goals F 35 A 44
AWAY W 5 D 6 L 12 F 30 A 45 Points 55 16th in Division.
It was the third worst record in the entire Football League.
Their first four games of the season were lost and then there was a 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace on August 31st, Goals For 1 and Against 10.
The club's record following that draw was between September 7th and October 26th: DWWWDDWWWWD including two wins in the League Cup. Then came Grimsby!!
Following that they beat Spurs in the League Cup Rd 3 on November 6th 2-1.
Burnley met Grimsby again in the FA Cup Rd 3 and after a 2-2 draw they progressed 4-0, rolling on two more rounds to Rd 6, eventually falling to Watford on March 9th 0-2.
Exhausted by their exploits in the Cup, Burnley then went from March 12 to May 4th in the league as follows: LLLDLLWLLWLLL W2 D1 L11,
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