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Head Coach reflects on final day victory

2025-05-03T15:48:56.177Z

PARKER PROUD OF BURNLEY'S ‘REMARKABLE’ SEASON

Head Coach reflects on final day victory

2025-05-03T15:48:56.177Z

Head Coach reflects on final day victory

Scott Parker looked back on his team’s season with pride following a 3-1 victory over Millwall at Turf Moor.

Josh Brownhill scored either side of a Jaidon Anthony strike on a day of celebration for the Clarets, in which they were forced to come from behind to earn all three points.

Leeds United’s stoppage-time winner at Plymouth Argyle earned the Whites the Sky Bet Championship title on the final day.

However, Parker reflected on how much of an achievement his team’s points tally of 100 is regardless.

“You would have thought it would have been enough to win the league any other year,” he said.

“It’s a tough league, a competitive league that demands certain traits in people.

“It’s fair to say the two teams have gone away with it, and I don’t know whether this has happened before – two teams being on 100 points and losing the title on goal difference.

“We’ve been chasing for large parts and like I always say, and I won’t get bored of saying it, this is an incredible group of players and staff that have found a way in certain moments.

“I’m nothing but proud of this squad and what we’ve achieved is nothing but remarkable.”

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Today’s victory stretched the team’s unbeaten league run to 33 matches and, impressively, the team have not lost a single league match at Turf Moor this season.

They were made to work for it by Millwall, though, with the Londoners still fighting for their promotion hopes until the final kick.

“Millwall came here today with a chance of getting into the play-offs, so we knew they’d try and win and be a threat,” Parker continued,

“Going a goal down was obviously a disappointment for us, but I think over the last three or four weeks this team have shown they react the right way,

“If there’s ever been an example of that, it was today. To score within a couple of minutes just shows our never-say-die and relentless attitude.

“I thought we were superb, created numerous chances and were really dominant.

“We probably lacked a little bit of end product – Jaidon had some massive chances in the first half and did everything he needs to do, but the centre half pulls off an incredible stop on the line. He was well worthy of his goal in the end.

“We had a chance to get our objective sorted against Sheffield United, which we did.

“Being here for the last game of the season, we’ve managed to share this experience with our fans and they deserve it.

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“Our supporters are the bedrock of what we do, they’ve supported us up and down the country every week, driving us on.

“I’m glad we’re here now celebrating what they deserve.”

Parker finished by touching on Brownhill, who rounded off his impressive personal campaign with two more goals.

That took his overall tally to 18, but his Head Coach was keen to ensure just how important he has been off the pitch as well as on it.

“Today probably epitomised everything we’ve seen from Browny this year,” he finished.

“When you go a goal down and need to get one back, it was Browny that scored.

“When you need a goal to put a little bit of calmness into us, it’s Browny that scores.

“He’s been incredible, has led from the front and has been the driving force.

“Everyone see what he is when he enters the football field, but he’s an incredible human and an incredible professional that has given us everything this year too.”