Burnley are close to breaking a 71-year-old English football record.

Scott Parker's team, a contender for promotion to the Championship this season, is aiming for one of the oldest records in English football history.

Burnley kept 28 clean sheets in the 2024/25 Championship season.

The race for promotion to the Premier League in the 2024/25 Championship is entering its final stages, with three teams fiercely competing for the two direct promotion spots. Sheffield United currently lead the table with 83 points after 39 rounds, while Leeds United are second with 81 points.

Burnley also have 81 points, but the Lancashire team are behind Leeds United on goal difference. Besides aiming for promotion, Scott Parker's team is also targeting the record for the most clean sheets in a single English football season.

Burnley have only conceded 11 goals in 39 Championship matches this season. To date, the club has kept 28 clean sheets – a figure that places Burnley third on the list of teams with the most clean sheets in a single English professional football season.

Burnley's record is only surpassed by Gillingham (29 clean sheets in the 1995/96 season) and Port Vale, who hold the record with 30 in the 1953/54 season. Port Vale's record stood for 71 years, but now faces the risk of being broken.

With seven games remaining in the Championship this season, Burnley need two clean sheets to equal the record and three to surpass it. Burnley's upcoming fixtures include matches against Coventry City (away), Derby County (home), Norwich City (home), Watford (away), Sheffield United (home), QPR (away), and Millwall (home).

Earlier in the season, Burnley became the first team in the Championship to keep 10 consecutive clean sheets, going 1,214 minutes without conceding a goal. With a solid defense as a foundation, Parker's Burnley are on the verge of not only promotion but also making history.

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