| Furnell, James |
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| Written by Warren | |
| Saturday, 21 February 2009 | |
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Name: James Furnell D.O.B: 23rd November 1937 Place of Birth: Manchester Position: Goalkeeper Clubs: Burnley, Liverpool, Arsenal, Rotherham, Plymouth Argyle. Clubs Managed: Plymouth Argyle (Assistant Manager), Exeter City (Scout), Blackburn Rovers (Coach). Burnley Fee: Youth Signed by Alan Brown Burnley Debut: 23rd April 1960, Blackpool (A) Last Game for Burnley:11th March 1961, Chelsea (H) Claret Stats: 3 Appearences International Honours: None Claret Honours: None Claret Stat:Jim Furnell was alongside Adam Blacklaw to take over the No1 Jersey form Colin McDonald at Burnley, Adam got the nod and Jim was left kicking his heals in the reserves. Jim Furnell only played 2 League games for the Clarets his first was a master class against Blackpol to secure a point and help in Burnley's 1959/60 Championship title win. The second when Harry potts "Rested" 10 players for the now infamous 4-4 game with Chelsea |
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