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and their first season back in the

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following the club's relegation from the

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the previous season. In addition to the

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, the team also participated in the

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and the

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. On 21 April 2025, Burnley won

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back to the Premier League at the first attempt after they beat

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2–1 at home. The victory also saw Burnley reach 31 league matches unbeaten, setting a new club record. They ended the season with a 33-match unbeaten run and finished on 100 points. The team matched or broke several records during the season. Burnley remained unbeaten at home, the first Championship side to do so since 2009–10. They gained 49 points

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, including 14 wins, setting a new Championship record. Burnley conceded just 16 goals in 46 matches—an average of 0.35 per game—setting the best defensive record in English league history. They also kept 30

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—matching

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's record from 1953–54—and became the first side in English league history not to concede more than one goal in any fixture throughout an entire season. The team also went 12 consecutive league matches without conceding a goal between 21 December 2024 and 4 March 2025, setting a new Football League record. Additionally, Burnley became the first club to record at least 100 points in a specific division on two separate occasions (101 points in

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). Despite these accomplishments, they finished second in the league behind

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on goal difference, becoming the first team in English football history to reach 100 points without winning the title.

Transfers

In

Out

Loaned in

Loaned out

Released / Out of Contract

Pre-season and friendlies

On 12 July, Burnley announced their pre-season schedule. The details of most of Burnley's pre-season friendlies were not released. However, Heart of Midlothian head coach

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revealed that Burnley and Hearts played two matches against each other, both lasting 75 minutes, with Burnley winning one game 1–0 and the other finishing goalless. It was also rumoured that Burnley defeated

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3–2 in another match.

Competitions

Championship

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

On 26 June, the

fixtures were announced.

FA Cup

Burnley entered the FA Cup at the third round stage, and were drawn away to

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EFL Cup

Burnley entered in the second round, and were drawn away to

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Statistics

Appearances and goals

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References

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