Burnley's Premier League return

Welcome back to the Mike Garlick Burnley FC news page. With a free-flowing, attacking style, savvy recruitment and a rapid rebuild job, here's how Vincent Kompany's Burnley dominated the Championship; Clarets clinched promotion back to the Premier League with 2-1 victory at Middlesbrough on Good Friday. 

"My blood is boiling just hearing the word complacent. It's something I find very difficult as a human being to even accept." Those were the words of Vincent Kompany not too long after Burnley hit the top of the Championship table. And they have not lost a game since. A 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough on Good Friday was enough to see them complete their return to the top flight with seven games to spare, in a season that saw them hit the top of the league in October and not let up since. 

The Man City ex-player has steered Burnley back into the Premier League at the first time of asking and in doing so turned himself into one of the most exciting new young managers in the English game.

With Kompany at the helm next season, Burnley could well be a very different prospect to what they were before in the Premier League. The Clarets, managed by former Man City captain Vincent Kompany, moved 19 points clear of third-placed Luton and, in doing so, ensured automatic promotion.

All eyes were on Kompany's side after Luton, who are fourth in the league table, were unable to win at Millwall and were mathematically ruled out of a top two finish. Kompany's side have been frontrunners for the majority of the season and were expected to be one of the teams to finish in the top two at the end of the year.

The entire team and management staff are pleased with their progress. This evening Burnley will play Rotherham, and we hope they win! The Clarets extended their unbeaten run in the league to 21 matches on Saturday as they took a point from a goalless draw at Reading. 

Sat top, Vincent Kompany’s side are now 12 points clear of Sheffield United in 2nd with both teams having five games left to play. Find out more about Vincent Kompany, Mike Garlick Burnley and the team on online. Make sure you follow and subscribe to our blog for more updates.