When the Lancashire club won the old first division in 1959-60 it was with a well-established side brimming with internationals such as Northern Ireland midfielder Jimmy McIlroy.
There are echoes of the past in the modern Burnley team which is largely made up of British players and plays attractive football, often using old-fashioned wingers.
Burnley have a rich tradition but for the younger generation of fans recent times have been spent struggling their way up from the fourth tier of English football, evading extinction and gradually establishing themselves in the second tier before last season's promotion via the playoffs.
Confidence has been instilled by Owen Coyle who, after a modest career as a player and starting his managerial career with Scottish clubs St Johnstone and Falkirk, has transformed Burnley.
Predecessor Steve Cotterill laid the foundations for the rise to the Premier League with solid mid-table finishes but Scot Coyle injected the flair and belief needed to make the leap in quality.
"I'm not daft and I know this year is going to be tough," said Coyle in a recent interview with the Guardian newspaper.
"The bookies already have us favourites to go down. But we can take a lot of hope out of the way we handled ourselves last year, not just the cup runs, but big-pressure matches in the Championship.
"Of course everyone knows there is a gulf between the Championship and the Premier League," said Coyle.
"I don't have the kind of money the big clubs have to splash out for the top players but I have a good board. Wh
