Footballers who have played league football for both PNE and Burnley
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858) Graham Alexander
PNE 354 apps; 52 goals
Burnley 126 apps; 18 goals
PNE debut 27/03/1999 v Northampton (H) – Won 3-0
820) Charlie Bishop
PNE 4 apps; 0 goals
Burnley 9 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 13/01/1996 v Plymouth (H) – Won 3-2
902) Lee Briscoe
PNE 2 apps; 0 goals
Burnley 106 apps; 7 goals
PNE debut 27/03/2004 v Rotherham (A) – Lost 0-1
103) Matthew Brunton
PNE 8 apps; 2 goals
Burnley 30 apps; 8 goals
PNE debut 02/09/1899 v Nottingham Forest (A) – Lost 1-3
953) Richard Chaplow
PNE 68 apps; 8 goals
Burnley 65 apps; 7 goals
PNE Debut 12/01/2008 v Watford (H0 – Won 1-0
680) Brian Chippendale
PNE 6 apps 0 goals
Burnley 8 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 12/10/1985 v Chester (H) – Lost 3-6
784) Mike Conroy
PNE 57 apps; 22 goals
Burnley 77 apps; 30 goals
PNE debut 21/08/1993 v Scarborough (A) – Won 4-3
716) Tony Ellis
PNE 158 apps; 74 goals
Burnley 11 apps; 1 goal
PNE debut 10/10/1987 v Port Vale (H) – Won 3-2
846) David Eyres
PNE 108 apps; 19 goals
Burnley 175 apps; 37 goals
PNE debut 01/11/1997 v Plymouth (H) – Lost 0-1
857) Andy Gray
PNE 5 apps; 0 goals
Burnley 69 apps; 28 goals
PNE debut 27/02/1999 v Oldham (H) – Won 2-1
208) Benny Green
PNE 73 apps; 23 goals
Burnley 71 apps; 29 goals
PNE debut 02/09/1911 v Sheffield Wednesday (A) – Won 1-0
725) Steve Harper
PNE 77 apps; 10 goals
Burnley 69 apps; 8 goals
PNE debut 01/04/1989 v Fulham (H) – Lost 1-4
687) Phil Harrington
PNE 2 apps; 0 goals
Burnley 2 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 22/02/1986 v Swindon (H) – Lost 0-3
571) Willie Irvine
PNE 81 apps; 27 goals
Burnley 126 apps; 78 goals
PNE debut 16/03/1968 v Ipswich (A) – Lost 0-4
743) Ronnie Jepson
PNE 38 apps 8 goals
Burnley 59 apps; 3 goals
PNE debut 16/02/1991 v Huddersfield (A) – Lost 0-1
756) Lennie Johnrose
PNE 3 apps; 1 goal
Burnley 7 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 25/01/1992 v Brentford (A) – Lost 0-1
717) Warren Joyce
PNE 177 apps; 35 goals
Burnley 70 apps; 9 goals
PNE debut 17/10/1987 v Brighton (A) – Drawn 0-0
385) Bob Kelly
PNE 78 apps; 17 goals
Burnley 277 apps; 88 goals
PNE debut 27/08/1932 v Bradford Park Avenue (H) – Lost 2-3
481) Jackie Knight
PNE 39 apps; 7 goals
Burnley 26 apps; 5 goals
PNE debut 04/12/1948 v Bolton (A) – Lost 3-5
808) Graham Lancashire
PNE 23 apps 2 goals
Burnley 31 apps; 8 goals
PNE debut 26/12/1994 v Rochdale (H) – Won 3-0
Player profile – Jackie Knight
John ‘Jackie’ Knight was born in Bolton on 12 September 1922 and joined as a junior at Burnley in 1938, his brother George was already at Turf Moor.
Due to the Second Word War, Knight had to wait nine years for his league debut in 1-1 draw at home to Chesterfield on 5 April 1947. He made a further league appearance in 1947/48 season scoring once.
Knight got more first team opportunities in 1947/48 as he deputised for the injured Bill Morris, he netted 3 goals in 16 appearances.
Knight made a further 8 appearances with one goal in 1948/49 with his last appearance in a 3-1 defeat at Aston Villa on 6 November 1948. Knight took his total league appearances for the Clarets to 26 with 5 goals.
In December 1948 Knight joined Preston in exchange with Scottish International Andy McLaren. Knight scored on debut but PNE lost 5-3 at Bolton on 4 December. He scored 4 goals from 16 league appearances but couldn’t help PNE to avoid their first post-war relegation to Division Two.
Knight scored in the first match of the 1949/50 season in a 2-1 defeat at Swansea but then had to wait a further 15 matches to score his next goal and then scored two in a week. His last Lilywhite appearance came in a 1-0 home defeat to Luton on 21 January 1950.
Knight was still on the PNE books for their 1950/51 Championship season, but didn’t add to his league tally of 7 goals from 39 appearances.
In July 1951 Knight joined Chesterfield and scored 6 goals from 35 appearances, before moving to Exeter in August 1952. Knight stayed for two seasons with Exeter making 56 league appearances with 6 goals.
Knight then joined non-league Bath City and passed away in 1996.