A former Carlisle United favourite is to be honoured by Premier League club Burnley.
Stan Ternent is going back to Turf Moor on Saturday as part of Burnley’s Forever Clarets initiative.
Former players down the years who came through Burnley’s academy are to be recognised during the home game against Tottenham.
At half-time, former Clarets who came through the club’s early pathways – such as Ternent and others – will be recognised alongside the club’s 2026 academy scholars.
The Burnley club said: “Together, they represent the values, pride and pathway that define Burnley Football Club.”
Chris Brass, Ian Brennan, Phil Cavener, Wayne Dowell, Brian Flynn, Ashley Hoskin, John Mullin, Terry Pashley, Billy Rodaway and Derek Scott are also scheduled to appear.
While predominantly remembered for his memorable six years in the managerial hot-seat at Burnley, Ternent turned professional with the Clarets in 1963 after serving his apprenticeship.
Now 79, Gateshead-born Ternent only played five senior games for Burnley before signing for Carlisle United in 1968, for whom he clocked up 188 appearances in six years.
But having helped Carlisle win promotion to the old First Division, he didn’t play again after suffering a serious knee injury. An attempted comeback at Sunderland was not successful and he retired from playing.
Ternent went on to manage six clubs after initially becoming a coach at Sunderland before joining former United manager Bob Stokoe at Blackpool.
He became manager himself in 1979 but was the club’s shortest reigning boss after being sacked in February 1980.
Following that setback he coached at Bradford City and was assistant to Steve Coppell at Crystal Palace and finally, nine years after his Blackpool exit he was appointed Hull City manager.
Two years later he was on the move again, this time to work as an assistant at Chelsea before accepting a role as assistant to Mike Walsh at Bury.
When Walsh left, Ternent was promoted to the top job and led them to two successive promotions.
At the start of the 1998-99 season he accepted the manager’s job with Burnley and in his second season led them to promotion to the First Division.
They had two successive 7th place finishes but after the 2003/4 season his contract wasn’t renewed.
But at the end of his final game against Sunderland an emotional Ternent took a lap of honour around Turf Moor to a standing ovation from the fans.
