Burnley make history as greatest team ever to finish second in English football history
Burnley have agonisingly missed out on the Championship title to end a memorable season with disappointment on the final day. Scott Parker’s side were level with Leeds United on 97 points at the start of Saturday’s action before beating Millwall 3-1 at home. Burnley were on the cusp of winning the Championship titleGetty But Leeds overtook them with a late winner at PlymouthGetty However, Leeds also won as they came from a goal down to beat the relegated Plymouth Argyle on their travels. Willy Gnonto fired them level and a dramatic stoppage-time winner from Manor Solomon clinched the silverware for the Whites. Leeds have finished the 2024/25 Championship season on 100 points, and so have Burnley ahead of their Premier League returns. But the Clarets will despair in the fact that reaching a century wasn’t enough for them to win the title due to an inferior goal difference. In fact, they have become the first ever team in England’s top four tiers to amass 100 points and not win the title. Across all 46 matches in the Championship this season, Burnley lost on just two occasions. Burnley's 2024/25 season Points: 100 Games unbeaten: 33 Clean sheets: 30 Goals conceded: 16 Defeats: 2 Defeats at home: 0 League position: 2nd The Championship season has now come to an end More to follow…
Burnley have agonisingly missed out on the Championship title to end a memorable season with disappointment on the final day.
Scott Parker’s side were level with Leeds United on 97 points at the start of Saturday’s action before beating Millwall 3-1 at home.
However, Leeds also won as they came from a goal down to beat the relegated Plymouth Argyle on their travels.
Willy Gnonto fired them level and a dramatic stoppage-time winner from Manor Solomon clinched the silverware for the Whites.
Leeds have finished the 2024/25 Championship season on 100 points, and so have Burnley ahead of their Premier League returns.
But the Clarets will despair in the fact that reaching a century wasn’t enough for them to win the title due to an inferior goal difference.
In fact, they have become the first ever team in England’s top four tiers to amass 100 points and not win the title.
Across all 46 matches in the Championship this season, Burnley lost on just two occasions.
Burnley's 2024/25 season
Points: 100
Games unbeaten: 33
Clean sheets: 30
Goals conceded: 16
Defeats: 2
Defeats at home: 0
League position: 2nd
More to follow…
