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Turf Moor
Turf Moor
Burnley
2-1
Leyton Orient
Saturday 9 May 1987
Fourth Division
L W L L D
Recent record
W W L W W
BURNLEY
LEYTON ORIENT
Starting XI
Starting XI

League Stats

Total League record up to this game: This was League game number 3486
made up of:
Level 1: 1,982 (56.86%)
Division 1: 1,982 
Level 2: 1,228 (35.23%)
Level 3: 184 (5.28%)
League 1 / Div 3: 184 
Level 4: 92 (2.64%)
PWDL FAGDG.AvgWin %
3486 1358 825 1303 5334 5289 45 1.01 38.96%
League games vs Leyton Orient: P38 W19 D5 L14
League games played at this ground: 1743 games
Total League record up to this game: This was League game number 3005
made up of:
Level 1: 42 (1.4%)
Division 1: 42 
Level 2: 1,682 (55.97%)
Level 3: 1,189 (39.57%)
League 1 / Div 3: 322  Div 3 South: 867 
Level 4: 92 (3.06%)
PWDL FAGDG.AvgWin %
3005 995 773 1237 3823 4455 -632 0.86 33.11%
League games vs Burnley: P38 W14 D5 L19
League games played at this ground: 19 games
1986
/87

DT92 Members at this game:

madsmee
84

The tensest match ever. With Burnley's record of playing in every season at risk, with the possibility of closure, the atmosphere was almost unbearable. Good wishes came to the club from all over the country. Bolton sent a telegram. All it said was  "Don't leave us now" The day was soured for some by the attitude of some Blackburn Rovers staff and a story that numbers of Blackburn fans intended to come to 'see us off'. Some of my friends did not attend as they feared serious trouble. In the event this did not happen. A vivid memory was of two large groups of fans, Sunderland and Newcastle in their colours on the Beehole end. When it was over, two Norwich lads behind us said we would be promoted next season. sadly wrong, but at least we survived.