Burnley Athletic Club

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We are a long established club going back many years with an OLD CINDER TRACK This was upgraded in 1998 to the present synthetic track through various joint funding's with Burnley Boys Club, Burnley United FC, Burnley Athletic Club and Burnley Borough Council. (Many said that the old cinder track was the quickest in the North West of England)

An upgrade of the Hammer/Discus cage in 2011 now allow

s us to host National competitions, this again was awarded to us through various funding's. The Clubs Coaches, Officials and Committee are all volunteers, non of them are paid for all the hard work they do in their spare time. Membership and Track Fees go toward the upkeep of the Club and the Affiliations to the various Leagues the Club competes in. Transport to and from meetings can be arranged through volunteer drivers, the Club does not cover costs of entries and transport to Open competitions or League Medal/Championship meetings. The Track and Field season runs from March to September and the Cross Country season runs from October to March so there is always something to do. We are members of various leagues:

MID LANCS TRACK and FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE

NORTHERN SENIOR LEAGUE - NORTHERN MASTERS LEAGUE

RED ROSE CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE

and we compete in all of them. Membership numbers of Senior athletes were at an all time low in 2005,

so Burnley AC and Pendle AC joined forces to form a new team called Burnley and Pendle, wearing an all black vest, this is only for the NoEAA Senior League, in all other leagues we compete as separate clubs. At the end of the 2014 Track & Field season it was decided to

go our separate ways and compete as individual clubs (We would like to take this opportunity to wish Pendle AC all the best for the future). At the end of the Track & Field season we hold a presentation evening, this is when our Athletes are rewarded for their hard work over the past Cross Country & Track & Field season, Certificates and Trophies are awarded. This is a good time for all the Athletes, Parents, Families and friends to get together for an enjoyable social evening.

16/06/2026

🚨 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED URGENTLY 🚨

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Burnley Athletic Club is proud to be hosting the 2026 Northern Track & Field League – Round 1 and we need your help to make the day a success!

📅 Sunday 21st June 2026
🕦 11:30am – 5:30pm
📍 Witton Park Arena, Preston Old Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 2TP

We are urgently looking for volunteers to assist with the following roles:

✅ Qualified First Aider
✅ Track & Field Officials
✅ General Helpers

Whether you can help for the whole day or part of the day, your support would be greatly appreciated.

💬 Please contact us via Messenger if you can help.

Thank you for supporting Burnley AC and helping us provide a fantastic competition for athletes across the North.

09/06/2026

We have a new website ⭐

https://www.burnleyathleticclub.co.uk

A massive thanks must go to the very talented Rose, who has created this for us from scratch. ❤️
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All our team info, fixtures, club news will be posted here. 🎽👟

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18/05/2026

Tonight was exactly what Burnley Athletic Club is all about 💙❤️

Athletes, parents, guardians, coaches and volunteers all came together for our Walk / Jog / Run & Talk event as part of Mental Health Week — and what a lovely evening it was.

It was fantastic to see people of all ages chatting, laughing, meeting new faces and supporting one another around the track. From our youngest juniors to parents and coaches, the sense of togetherness throughout the evening was brilliant.

A huge thank you to everyone who came along, joined in and helped make the event such a success. Events like this remind us that Burnley AC is far more than just athletics — it’s a community, a support network and a family.

Together we move. Together we talk. Together we achieve 💙❤️

17/05/2026

Setup and ready to go at a sunny but (as always) windy Lancaster.

10/05/2026

🌤️ The sun may have been shining, but in true Blackpool fashion it was chilly and windy for the Lancashire Track & Field Championships this weekend!

Two fantastic days of competition saw our Burnley AC athletes rise to the challenge, producing some outstanding performances and doing the club proud with their commitment, focus and support for one another 💙❤️

🏃‍♂️ Saturday Highlights
⭐ Alex S– 1500m
⏱️ 5:00.8 – NEW PB

⭐ Jamie H – 100m
⏱️ 13.8 – NEW PB
👏 Qualified for the final and ran 14.3

🏃‍♀️ Sunday Highlights
⭐ Maisie S
📏 Long Jump – 2.53m – NEW PB
⏱️ 150m – 26.9 – SB
⏱️ 600m – 2:25.6 – NEW PB

⭐ Maisie H
⏱️ 600m – 2:27.0

⭐ Robyn H – 800m
⏱️ 2:39.8 – NEW PB

⭐ Bella W
⏱️ 800m – 2:43.1 – NEW PB
⬆️ High Jump – 1.30m
🥈 2nd Place and equalled her PB

⭐ Jamie H – 200m
⏱️ 28.5 – NEW PB
👏 Qualified for the final and ran 28.6

So many personal bests, finals, medals and fantastic performances across the weekend. Huge well done to all our athletes, coaches and supportive families who proudly represented Burnley AC! 💙❤️

10/05/2026

💙❤️ Burnley junior parkrun - Sunday 10th May ❤️💙
A brilliant effort from our junior athletes this morning👏🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️
Special congratulations to:
🔥 Harry – NEW PB!
🔥 Primrose – NEW PB!

Well done also to:
⭐ Ronan
⭐ Henrie
⭐ Max
⭐ Isabella
⭐ Olivia

We’re so proud of all our young athletes representing Burnley AC in our claret and blue colours. 💙❤️

Thank you to all parents, supporters and volunteers for the encouragement and support as always!

03/05/2026

🔥 Proud Club Moment 🔥

Today, 8 of our younger athletes proudly took on Event 1 of the Pendle & Burnley Grand Prix at Hambledon Hill 💪

From start to finish, they showed incredible determination, grit, and true team spirit. With fantastic support (and plenty of noise!) from parents on the sidelines, they represented Burnley AC brilliantly in our club colours.

We couldn’t be prouder of every single one of them – a fantastic effort all round! 👏

📸 Photos courtesy of Sarah, Andy & David

18/04/2026

First Mid Lancs of the season

A blustery and cold day but at least the sun is out.

Here's to a strong start to the season for the Burnley AC athletes.