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@ste98’s Burnley

17 £616.5m 33 signings

@ste98 took Burnley back to the summer of 2009 with City’s £900m and came out with 17 major trophies. The real Burnley won none in the same nine seasons. They spent £616.5m of the budget on 33 players. Three of their titles came in a season City really won.

They built in stages, spending £163.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed. The biggest fees: Dele Alli (£94m, 2017), Cristiano Ronaldo (£80m, 2009) and Kevin De Bruyne (£55m, 2015).

They were champions eight times: 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18. The best season was 2012/13, winning the league, the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Season by season

2009/10

Premier League
5th

That summer they signed Cristiano Ronaldo, Cesc Fàbregas and 11 more for £163.5m. 5th in the Premier League with 69 points, 21 points behind Chelsea. Won 20, drew 9, lost 9; 57 scored, 33 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Went out of the League Cup in the fourth round. Match of the season: Burnley 5-0 Blackburn.

Cristiano Ronaldo £80m
Cesc Fàbregas £17m
Theo Walcott £9.5m
Nani £9m
Branislav Ivanović £8.5m
Luka Modrić £8m
James Milner £7m
Daniel Sturridge £6m
Kyle Walker £5m
Vincent Kompany £5m
Pablo Zabaleta £3.5m
Joe Hart £3m
Gareth Bale £2m

2010/11

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Wayne Rooney, Petr Čech and 3 more for £98m. Champions with 88 points, a point clear of Man United. Won 27, drew 7, lost 4; 76 scored, 27 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Went out of the Europa League in the last 16. Match of the season: Burnley 4-1 Man City.

Wayne Rooney £30m
Petr Čech £28m
David Silva £24m
Samir Nasri £15.5m
Séamus Coleman £500k

2011/12

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, David de Gea and 3 more for £89.5m and released 1. Champions with 92 points, 7 points clear of Man City. Won 28, drew 8, lost 2; 86 scored, 16 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Man United. Won the League Cup, beating Birmingham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Burnley 2-0 Man City.

Sergio Agüero £39.5m
David de Gea £22m
Romelu Lukaku £13m
Thibaut Courtois £8m
Gaël Clichy £7m

2012/13

Premier League
1st Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup

That summer they signed Eden Hazard, Luis Suárez and 1 more for £49m and released 1. Champions with 93 points, 10 points clear of Arsenal. Won 29, drew 6, lost 3; 99 scored, 31 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Southampton in the final. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-3 Burnley.

Eden Hazard £32m
Luis Suárez £16m
Harry Kane £1m

2013/14

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Luke Shaw and John Stones for £7.5m and released 1. Champions with 89 points, 8 points clear of Arsenal. Won 28, drew 5, lost 5; 74 scored, 22 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Leicester in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Burnley 3-1 Man City.

Luke Shaw £6m
John Stones £1.5m

2014/15

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

No signings that summer; they released 1. Champions with 92 points, 13 points clear of Chelsea. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 88 scored, 14 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Chelsea in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Burnley 2-0 Man City.

2015/16

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne, Héctor Bellerín and 1 more for £83m and released 2. Champions with 78 points, ahead of Man United on goal difference. Won 23, drew 9, lost 6; 77 scored, 31 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Southampton in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 0-1 Burnley.

Kevin De Bruyne £55m
Héctor Bellerín £16.5m
Virgil van Dijk £11.5m

2016/17

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

No signings that summer. Champions with 84 points, 8 points clear of Man United. Won 26, drew 6, lost 6; 69 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Burnley 2-1 Man City.

2017/18

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Dele Alli and Marcos Alonso for £126m and released 2. Champions with 95 points, 9 points clear of Man City. Won 30, drew 5, lost 3; 80 scored, 20 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Chelsea in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Swansea 0-4 Burnley.

Dele Alli £94m
Marcos Alonso £32m
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