{"product_id":"burnleys-goalkeepers-through-the-ages","title":"Burnley's Goalkeepers Through the Ages","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout Burnley Football Clubs history from 1882 to 2017, They have been represented by 88 recorded goalkeepers. Of these seventeen have made over 100 appearances and three have recorded 100 clean sheets with four having conceded over 500 goals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the international stage seven have represented their national side. Representing England were Jack Hillman and Jerry Dawson followed by Colin McDonald and Tom Heaton. Adam Blacklaw represented Scotland,Nik Michopoulos Greece and Danny Coyne Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout there has been success, heartbreak and injuries that have finished the careers of three goalkeepers. William Down at Blackburn in 1929 suffered life threatening injuries followed by Colin McDonald's broken leg in Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJerry Dawson made a total of 569 senior appearances for Burnley over a twenty year career followed by Alan Stevenson who made a total of 540 appearances from 1972 to 1983, Both breaking club records along the way.\u003cbr\u003eGoalkeeper Tom Heaton in the 2015 \/ 2016 football season became the first keeper to captain Burnley on a permanent basis and recorded 20 Football League clean sheets equaling Alan Stevensons 20 from the 1980 \/ 1981 Football League season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003eMike Prosser, plumber, heating engineer, author and football statistician from Essex has followed Burnley Football Club since the commencement of the Championship season of 1959\/1960.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003eLooking to write a book on Burnley, and do something no one else had attempted before, he decided three years before this publication to write the complete history of the clubs goalkeeping personnel.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003eThroughout the research some very interesting statistics have been thrown up that he did not know existed, and the book contains not only these, but details of their careers and involvements.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e---\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDB Publishing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e23 x 16 cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e192 pages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eJuly 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEnglish\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e9781780915395\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mike Prosser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58962450350461,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/stanchionbooks.com\/products\/burnleys-goalkeepers-through-the-ages","provider":"Stanchion Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}