List Of Burnley F.C. Internationals
Footballers can be called up to represent their national team in a senior international match; a total of 107 players have won at least one cap for their country in senior international football while playing for Burnley, representing 31 nations. In March 1889, John Yates became the first Burnley player to be capped when he appeared for England against Ireland in the 1888–89 British Home Championship; Yates scored a hat-trick in what proved to be his only international match. Two Burnley-born players have won caps for the England national team while at the club: Jimmy Crabtree in 1894 and 1895 and Billy Bannister in 1901. Tommy Morrison became the club's first non-English international when he played for Ireland against Wales in 1899. In 2001, Trinidad and Tobago international Ian Cox became the first Burnley player to represent a country from outside the British Isles. The only decade during which the club did not have an international representative was the 1990s.
Nine Burnley players have appeared for their country at the FIFA World Cup. The first Burnley player to make an appearance in the competition was Scotsman Jock Aird in 1954. Goalkeeper Colin McDonald is the club's only international to have represented England in the tournament—he played four matches in 1958. Northern Irishmen Jimmy McIlroy and Billy Hamilton both made a club record five appearances at the World Cup, while Hamilton became Burnley's first player to score in the competition—he netted twice against Austria in 1982. McIlroy also holds the club record for most caps won (51) and the most international goals scored (10) while playing for Burnley. Netherlands international Wout Weghorst also scored 10 goals for his country while being a Burnley player. In 2012, New Zealander Cameron Howieson became the club's youngest ever international at the age of 17.
List of internationals
- Key
- Players are initially arranged by alphabetical order of surname.
- Appearances as a substitute are included.
- International years indicates the year of the player's first and last caps while a Burnley player. Caps included are for the number won by the player during his time with Burnley and may not be the full total of the player's career.
- Statistics are correct as of 6 July 2024.
Symbol | Meaning |
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‡ | Player still at the club |
Pre-1960s | 1960s– | ||
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GK | Goalkeeper | ||
FB | Full back | DF | Defender |
HB | Half back | MF | Midfielder |
FW | Forward |
Name | Nation | Position | Burnley years | International years | Caps | Goals | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jock Aird | ![]() |
FB | 1948–1955 | 1954 | 4 | 0 | |
Ameen Al-Dakhil ‡ | ![]() |
DF | 2023– | 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
Graham Alexander | ![]() |
DF | 2007–2011 | 2007–2009 | 10 | 0 | |
Zeki Amdouni ‡ | ![]() |
FW | 2023– | 2023–2024 | 14 | 2 | |
John Angus | ![]() |
FB/DF | 1955–1972 | 1961 | 1 | 0 | |
Scott Arfield | ![]() |
MF | 2013–2018 | 2016–2017 | 12 | 1 | |
Chris Baird | ![]() |
DF | 2014 | 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
Billy Bannister | ![]() |
FB | 1899–1901, 1910–1912 | 1901 | 1 | 0 | |
Samuel Bastien ‡ | ![]() |
MF | 2022– | 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Manuel Benson ‡ | ![]() |
MF | 2022– | 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Sander Berge ‡ | ![]() |
MF | 2023– | 2023–2024 | 10 | 0 | |
Besart Berisha | ![]() |
FW | 2007–2009 | 2007–2009 | 10 | 1 | |
André Bikey | ![]() |
DF | 2009–2012 | 2009–2010 | 4 | 0 | |
Adam Blacklaw | ![]() |
GK | 1954–1967 | 1963–1965 | 3 | 0 | |
Stan Bowsher | ![]() |
FB | 1929–1933 | 1929 | 1 | 0 | |
Tommy Boyle | ![]() |
FB | 1911–1923 | 1913 | 1 | 0 | |
Robbie Brady | ![]() |
MF | 2017–2021 | 2017–2021 | 26 | 1 | |
Jack Bruton | ![]() |
HB | 1925–1929 | 1928–1929 | 3 | 0 | |
Steven Caldwell | ![]() |
DF | 2007–2010 | 2009 | 1 | 0 | |
Tommy Cassidy | ![]() |
MF | 1980–1983 | 1980–1982 | 4 | 0 | |
Darko Churlinov ‡ | ![]() |
MF | 2022– | 2023–2024 | 8 | 1 | |
Ralph Coates | ![]() |
MF | 1963–1971 | 1970–1971 | 2 | 0 | |
Terry Cochrane | ![]() |
MF | 1976–1978 | 1978 | 4 | 0 | |
Nathan Collins | ![]() |
DF | 2021–2022 | 2021–2022 | 6 | 1 | |
John Connelly | ![]() |
FW | 1956–1964 | 1959–1963 | 10 | 4 | |
Jack Cork | ![]() |
MF | 2010–2011, 2017–2024 | 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
Maxwel Cornet | ![]() |
MF | 2021–2022 | 2021–2022 | 7 | 1 | |
Leon Cort | ![]() |
DF | 2010–2012 | 2011 | 4 | 1 | |
Ian Cox | ![]() |
DF | 2000–2003 | 2001 | 4 | 0 | |
Danny Coyne | ![]() |
GK | 2004–2007 | 2005–2007 | 10 | 0 | |
Jimmy Crabtree | ![]() |
FB/HB | 1888–1890, 1892–1895 | 1894–1895 | 3 | 0 | |
Josh Cullen ‡ | ![]() |
MF | 2022– | 2022–2024 | 16 | 0 | |
Jerry Dawson | ![]() |
GK | 1907–1929 | 1921–1922 | 2 | 0 | |
Steven Defour | ![]() |
MF | 2016–2019 | 2016–2017 | 4 | 0 | |
Halil Dervişoğlu | ![]() |
FW | 2022–2023 | 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Martin Dobson | ![]() |
MF | 1967–1974, 1979–1984 | 1974 | 4 | 0 | |
Michael Duff | ![]() |
DF | 2004–2016 | 2004–2012 | 21 | 0 | |
David Edgar | ![]() |
DF | 2009–2014 | 2011–2014 | 23 | 1 | |
Hjalmar Ekdal ‡ | ![]() |
DF | 2023– | 2023–2024 | 4 | 0 | |
Alex Elder | ![]() |
DF | 1959–1967 | 1960–1967 | 34 | 1 | |
Billy Elliott | ![]() |
FW | 1951–1953 | 1952 | 5 | 3 | |
William Emerson | ![]() |
HB | 1922–1924 | 1922–1923 | 5 | 0 | |
Hugh Flack | ![]() |
FB | 1927–1929 | 1929 | 1 | 0 | |
Steven Fletcher | ![]() |
FW | 2009–2010 | 2009 | 3 | 0 | |
Brian Flynn | ![]() |
MF | 1972–1977, 1982–1984 | 1974–1977, 1982–1984 | 34 | 3 | |
Lyle Foster ‡ | ![]() |
FW | 2023– | 2023–2024 | 6 | 3 | |
Bert Freeman | ![]() |
FW | 1911–1921 | 1912 | 3 | 2 | |
Phil Gray | ![]() |
FW | 2000 | 2000 | 3 | 1 | |
Joey Guðjónsson | ![]() |
MF | 2007–2010 | 2007 | 4 | 0 | |
Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson ‡ | ![]() |
MF | 2016–2024, 2024– | 2016–2024 | 41 | 3 | |
Billy Hamilton | ![]() |
FW | 1979–1984 | 1980–1984 | 34 | 5 | |
Gordon Harris | ![]() |
MF | 1958–1968 | 1966 | 1 | 0 | |
Tom Heaton | ![]() |
GK | 2013–2019 | 2016–2017 | 3 | 0 | |
Jeff Hendrick | ![]() |
MF | 2016–2020 | 2016–2019 | 29 | 2 | |
Wayne Hennessey | ![]() |
GK | 2021–2022 | 2021–2022 | 8 | 0 | |
Jack Hill | ![]() |
FB | 1923–1928 | 1925–1927 | 8 | 0 | |
Jack Hillman | ![]() |
GK | 1890–1895, 1898–1902 | 1899 | 1 | 0 | |
Cameron Howieson | ![]() |
MF | 2012–2015 | 2012–2014 | 9 | 0 | |
Micah Hyde | ![]() |
MF | 2004–2007 | 2004 | 4 | 1 | |
Willie Irvine | ![]() |
FW | 1960–1968 | 1963–1968 | 17 | 6 | |
Chris Iwelumo | ![]() |
FW | 2010–2011 | 2010 | 2 | 0 | |
Leighton James | ![]() |
MF | 1970–1975, 1978–1980, 1986–1989 | 1971–1975, 1978 | 23 | 3 | |
Steve Jones | ![]() |
FW | 2006–2009 | 2006–2007 | 5 | 0 | |
Michael Keane | ![]() |
DF | 2014–2017 | 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
Bob Kelly | ![]() |
FW | 1913–1925 | 1920–1925 | 11 | 6 | |
Daniel Lafferty | ![]() |
DF | 2012–2017 | 2012–2016 | 13 | 0 | |
Kyle Lafferty | ![]() |
FW | 2005–2008 | 2006–2008 | 16 | 5 | |
Kevin Long | ![]() |
DF | 2010–2023 | 2017–2020 | 17 | 1 | |
Andy McCluggage | ![]() |
FB | 1925–1931 | 1927–1931 | 11 | 2 | |
Colin McDonald | ![]() |
GK | 1948–1950, 1951–1961 | 1958 | 8 | 0 | |
Jimmy McIlroy | ![]() |
MF/FW | 1950–1963 | 1951–1962 | 51 | 10 | |
Nikolaos Michopoulos | ![]() |
GK | 2000–2003 | 2002 | 2 | 0 | |
Brian Miller | ![]() |
HB/DF | 1954–1967 | 1961 | 1 | 0 | |
Willie Morgan | ![]() |
MF | 1961–1968, 1975–1976 | 1967 | 6 | 3 | |
Billy Morris | ![]() |
FW | 1939–1952 | 1947–1952 | 5 | 0 | |
Tommy Morrison | ![]() |
FW | 1894–1895, 1897–1902, 1906–1907 | 1899–1902 | 4 | 0 | |
Eddie Mosscrop | ![]() |
FW | 1912–1923 | 1914 | 2 | 0 | |
Arijanet Muric ‡ | ![]() |
GK | 2022– | 2022–2024 | 11 | 0 | |
Michael Obafemi ‡ | ![]() |
FW | 2023– | 2023–2024 | 5 | 0 | |
Dara O'Shea ‡ | ![]() |
DF | 2023– | 2023–2024 | 7 | 0 | |
Louis Page | ![]() |
FW | 1925–1932 | 1927 | 7 | 1 | |
Dimitris Papadopoulos | ![]() |
FW | 2001–2003 | 2002 | 1 | 0 | |
Martin Paterson | ![]() |
FW | 2008–2013 | 2008–2013 | 13 | 1 | |
Bailey Peacock-Farrell | ![]() |
GK | 2019–2024 | 2019–2024 | 36 | 0 | |
Brian Pilkington | ![]() |
MF/FW | 1951–1961 | 1954 | 1 | 0 | |
Ray Pointer | ![]() |
FW | 1957–1965 | 1961 | 3 | 2 | |
Nick Pope | ![]() |
GK | 2016–2022 | 2018–2022 | 8 | 0 | |
Dane Richards | ![]() |
MF | 2013 | 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
Basilio Rieno ‡ | ![]() |
MF | 2023– | 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Connor Roberts ‡ | ![]() |
DF | 2021– | 2021–2024 | 25 | 1 | |
James Tarkowski | ![]() |
DF | 2016–2022 | 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
Gareth Taylor | ![]() |
FW | 2001–2003 | 2002–2003 | 4 | 0 | |
Harry Thomson | ![]() |
GK | 1959–1969 | 1967 | 2 | 0 | |
Sammy Todd | ![]() |
DF | 1962–1970 | 1966–1970 | 8 | 0 | |
Keith Treacy | ![]() |
MF | 2011–2014 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
Sam Vokes | ![]() |
FW | 2011–2019 | 2012–2018 | 40 | 7 | |
Matěj Vydra | ![]() |
FW | 2018–2022 | 2018–2021 | 26 | 2 | |
Jonathan Walters | ![]() |
FW | 2017–2019 | 2017–2018 | 5 | 0 | |
Stephen Ward | ![]() |
DF | 2014–2019 | 2014–2018 | 26 | 1 | |
George Waterfield | ![]() |
FB | 1923–1935 | 1927 | 1 | 0 | |
Billy Watson | ![]() |
HB | 1909–1925 | 1913–1919 | 3 | 0 | |
Wout Weghorst ‡ | ![]() |
FW | 2022– | 2022–2024 | 26 | 10 | |
Nahki Wells | ![]() |
FW | 2017–2020 | 2018–2019 | 10 | 7 | |
Tom Willighan | ![]() |
FB | 1928–1934 | 1932–1933 | 2 | 0 | |
Chris Wood | ![]() |
FW | 2017–2022 | 2017–2021 | 8 | 7 | |
John Yates | ![]() |
FW | 1888–1894 | 1889 | 1 | 3 | |
Anass Zaroury ‡ | ![]() |
MF | 2022– | 2022–2023 | 4 | 0 |