Burnley F.C. Women

Burnley FC Girls and Ladies was founded in 1995 by John Lister, just too late for hometown girl and future England international goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis to join as a child.{{cite news|last1=Geldard|first1=Suzanne|title=England International Rachel Brown-Finnis wants to see the Burnley girls on the up|url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/11458526.England_International_Rachel_Brown_Finnis_wants_to_see_the_Burnley_girls_on_the_up/|accessdate=6 July 2015|website=Lancashire Telegraph|date=8 September 2014}} The club initially consisted of 15 ladies, who trained in the old sports barn at Turf Moor and played their home games at the club's training facility at Gawthorpe.{{cite web|last1=Milne-Redhead|first1=Tim|title=Club History|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/burnleyfcladies/a/club-history-43733.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703184902/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/burnleyfcladies/a/club-history-43733.html|archive-date=3 July 2017|accessdate=6 July 2015|website=Burnley FC Girls & Ladies|publisher=Pitchero}} Following the demise of the Lancashire League, the team joined the North West Women's Regional League.{{cite web|title=North West Womens Regional League|url=http://fulltime.thefa.com/DisplayTeam.do;jsessionid=2E20EFC371615C577CA8F0ED59F00FBF?teamID=8966198&divisionseason=168135286|website=Full-Time League Administration|publisher=The Football Association|accessdate=6 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723034805/http://fulltime.thefa.com/DisplayTeam.do;jsessionid=2E20EFC371615C577CA8F0ED59F00FBF?teamID=8966198&divisionseason=168135286|archive-date=23 July 2015|url-status=dead}}

The club established a junior set-up from the outset. An Under 10s side was formed by Grahame Meeks and Peter Cooper shortly after the first-team was founded. The youth set-up was grassroots for many years, to encourage players of all ages and abilities to take-up football, including England youth international Naomi Hartley.{{cite web|last1=Tinniswood|first1=Steve|date=21 October 2014|title=Brunshaw girl Naomi delighted as Manchester United sign her up|url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/11549290.Brunshaw_girl_Naomi_delighted_as_Manchester_United_sign_her_up/?ref=mr|accessdate=23 February 2017|website=Lancashire Telegraph}}

At the end of the 2016–17 season, the management and operation of the club was transferred to Burnley FC in the Community. The following season, in the 2017–18 FA Women's Cup, the team won three preliminary round games to qualify for the first round proper for the first time in their history. Burnley reached the third round, where they were eliminated by third-tier side Cardiff City.{{Cite news|date=7 January 2018|title=Women's FA Cup: Cardiff & TNS make fourth round|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42597960|access-date=12 February 2021}} Burnley were promoted to the FA Women's National League Division One North at the end of the same season. In 2018, the club was rebranded as Burnley FC Women, and for the first time players of all ages were required to negotiate trials to represent the club. In the 2018–19 season, the team won the league title and were promoted to the FA Women's National League North, the third tier in English women's football.

In February 2021, it was announced that the women's team would be integrated into Burnley F.C., as the club's new American owner Alan Pace sought to turn the women's team professional.{{Cite web|date=11 February 2021|title=Burnley women's team amalgamated into club, aim to turn professional|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11708/12214611/burnley-womens-team-amalgamated-into-club-aim-to-turn-professional|access-date=11 February 2021|publisher=Sky Sports}} Several months later, Burnley became the first British side to stream their home games on the video-sharing app TikTok, with the club hitting one million views on TikTok live in April 2023.{{Cite news |date=1 July 2021 |title=Burnley to stream women's home games on TikTok |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57679904 |access-date=30 April 2023}}{{Cite web |last=McGee |first=Sarah |date=12 April 2023 |title=Burnley FC Women hit one million views on TikTok live videos |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/23448182.burnley-fc-women-hit-one-million-views-tiktok-live-videos/ |access-date=30 April 2023 |website=Lancashire Telegraph}} Burnley Women played their first game at Turf Moor on 30 April 2023, winning 2–1 against Liverpool Feds in front of almost 3,000 supporters. It was the last game of the 2022–23 league season, with Burnley finishing third in the FA Women's National League North.{{Cite web |date=30 April 2023 |title=Women's Report: Burnley 2–1 Liverpool Feds |url=https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/content/womens-report-burnley-2-1-liverpool-feds |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430201007/https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/content/womens-report-burnley-2-1-liverpool-feds |archive-date=30 April 2023 |access-date=30 April 2023 |publisher=Burnley F.C.}}{{Cite web |last=Frith |first=Wilf |date=30 April 2023 |title=Nottingham Forest Women win FAWNL Northern Premier title |url=https://shekicks.net/nottingham-forest-women-win-fawnl-northern-premier-title/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430212729/https://shekicks.net/nottingham-forest-women-win-fawnl-northern-premier-title/ |archive-date=30 April 2023 |access-date=30 April 2023 |website=She Kicks}}

Burnley Women will turn full-time professional from the 2025–26 season.{{Cite web |last=Scrafton |first=Matt |date=22 May 2025 |title=Burnley Women to turn full-time professional and offer to fill Blackburn Rovers void in Women's Super League 2 |url=https://www.burnleyexpress.net/sport/football/burnley-women-to-turn-full-time-professional-and-offer-to-fill-blackburn-rovers-void-in-womens-super-league-2-5141461 |access-date=22 May 2025 |website=Burnley Express}} The club appointed Matt Beard as manager in June 2025.{{Cite web |last=Sanders |first=Emma |date=19 June 2025 |title=Beard named manager of Burnley women |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c4gd0jg0eyeo |access-date=20 June 2025 |publisher=BBC Sport}}

{{Updated|20 May 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/teams/women/squad-list|title=Women|publisher=Burnley F.C.|access-date=20 May 2025}}

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Women's National League

• Division One North
• Winners: 2018–19

North West Women's Regional Football League

• Premier Division
• Winners: 2017–18
• Division Two
• Winners: 2004–05
• Division Three
• Winners: 2003–04

Lancashire FA Women’s Senior Cup

• Winners: 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Lancashire FA Women's Challenge Cup

• Winners: 2021–22

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