Turf Moor has a brand new feature following the proud unveiling of an international honours board.

Adam Blacklaw (right) with a Scotland cap and the Honours Board

The board, featuring the 60 players who have earned a cap whilst playing for Burnley Football Club, sits in a prominent position in the main entrance of the Bob Lord Stand on Harry Potts Way.

Director of Youth Development Martin Dobson, the club's last England international, proudly cut the ribbon on Tuesday afternoon, watched by Clarets boss Owen Coyle, some of the club's current international stars and former illustrious internationals Adam Blacklaw, John Connelly, Willie Irvine and Jimmy McIlroy.

Martin Dobson cuts the ribbon watched by his fellow internationals

Dobson said: "There are some magnificent names on there and I am proud to be amongst them.

"I think you could pick a really decent team out of that lot!

"When I arrived at Burnley all the talk was of Willie Irvine, Gordon Harris and John Angus and a very experienced, top-class First Division team.

"It's come full circle in the past couple of years with the club back in the Premier League and some excellent internationals playing regularly at Turf Moor now under the inspirational guidance of an excellent manager in Owen Coyle."

Jimmy McIlroy takes a good look at the latest addition

Coyle added: "When I came on board I tried to embrace the history and tradition of this fantastic club and that involves a lot of past players who were top-class players and that's been shown through the history of the football club.

"It's nice that that's recognised on the international board.

"Fans and everyone at the club are well aware of the names, but it's nice to see them up there and it pays tremendous honour to the work they did at Burnley Football Club.

"It shows that we remember our present players and certainly don't forget the ones that have served us well in the past.

"It's nice that some of those former players were here today and the present group of players got to spend some time with them.

"It's been a very good day for the football club."

Club Historian Ray Simpson was a key player in the development of the board, along with valuable assistance from club staff Darren Bentley and Doug Metcalfe.

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The full list of players on the International Honours Board reads as follows: Games (goals)

1889 John Yates England 1(3)
1894-95 James W Crabtree England 3
1899 John Hillman England 1
1899-1902 Thomas Morrison Ireland 4
1901 William Bannister England 1
1912 Bertram C Freeman England 3(2)
1913 Thomas W Boyle England 1
1913-19 William Watson England 3
1914 Edwin Mosscrop England 2
1920-25 Robert Kelly England 11(6)
1921-22 Jeremiah Dawson England 2
1922-23 William J Emerson N. Ireland 5
1925-27 John H Hill England 8
1927 Louis A Page England 7(1)
1927 George S Waterfield England 1
1927-31 Andrew McCluggage N. Ireland 11(2)
1928-29 John Bruton England 3
1929 Stanley J Bowsher Wales 1
1929 Hugh D Flack N. Ireland 1
1932-33 Thomas Willighan N. Ireland 2
1947-52 William Morris Wales 5
1951-62 James McIlroy N. Ireland 51(10)
1952 William H Elliott England 5(3)
1954 John R Aird Scotland 4
1954 Brian Pilkington England 1
1958 Colin A McDonald England 8
1959-63 John M Connelly England 10(4)
1960-67 Alexander R Elder N. Ireland 34(1)
1961 John Angus England 1
1961 Brian G Miller England 1
1961 Raymond Pointer England 3(2)
1963-68 William J Irvine N. Ireland 17(6)
1963-65 Adam S Blacklaw Scotland 3
1966 Gordon Harris England 1
1966-70 Samuel J Todd N. Ireland 8
1967 William Morgan Scotland 1
1970-71 Ralph Coates England 2
1971-78 Leighton James Wales 23(3)
1974 Martin Dobson England 4
1974-84 Brian Flynn Wales 34(3)
1978 Terence G Cochrane N. Ireland 4
1980-84 William R Hamilton N. Ireland 34(5)
1980-82 Thomas A Cassidy N. Ireland 4
2000 Philip Gray N. Ireland 3
2001 Ian G Cox Trinidad & Tobago 4
2002-03 Gareth K Taylor Wales 4
2002 Nikolaos Michopoulos Greece 2
2002 Dimitrios Papadopoulos Greece 1
2004 Micah A Hyde Jamaica 4(1)
Michael J Duff N. Ireland
2005-07 Daniel Coyne Wales 10
2006-08 Kyle Lafferty N. Ireland 16(5)
2006-07 Stephen G Jones N. Ireland 5
2007-09 Besart Berisha Albania 10(1)
Johannes K Gudjonsson Iceland
Graham Alexander Scotland
Martin A Paterson N. Ireland
Steven Caldwell Scotland
Steven K Fletcher Scotland
Andre S Bikey Cameroon

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