Burnley Belvedere Football Club is a

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club based in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Holden Road.

History

The club was established in 1881. In 1979–80, the club entered the

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for the first time, going on to enter the competition in each of the next eight seasons. In 1999, they joined Division Two of the

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. After winning the division at the first attempt, they were promoted to Division One. The club finished bottom of Division One in 2004–05, resulting in relegation back to Division Two. They left the league at the end of the 2008–09 season. Burnley Belvedere later joined the East Lancashire League, and were Division One champions in 2016–17. They retained the league title the following season, after which they moved up to the Premier Division of the

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.Burnley Belvedere make it two wins out of two in Lancashire Amateur League
''Lancashire Telegraph''. 24 August 2018.

Honours

*West Lancashire League **Division Two champions 1999–2000 *East Lancashire League **Division One champions 2016–17, 2017–18

Records

*Best

performance: First round, 1979–80, 1985–86

References

External links

* Football clubs in England Football clubs in Lancashire 1881 establishments in England Association football clubs established in 1881 West Lancashire Football League {{England-footyclub-defunct-stub