Burnley Football Club (/ ˈ b ɜːr n l i /) is a professional association football club based in Burnley, Lancashire, England.Founded on 18 May 1882, the team entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1885–86.Nicknamed “the Clarets”, due to the dominant colour of the home shirts, Burnley was one of the twelve founding members of the Football League in 1888–89.