. ▁The ▁team ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁. ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Burn ley ▁FC ▁Girls ▁& ▁Lad ies ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁by ▁John ▁L ister , ▁just ▁too ▁late ▁for ▁h omet own ▁girl ▁and ▁former ▁England ▁international ▁goal keeper ▁Rach el ▁Brown - F inn is ▁to ▁join ▁as ▁a ▁child . ▁The ▁club ▁initially ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁ladies , ▁who ▁trained ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁sports ▁bar n ▁at ▁Tur f ▁Mo or ▁and ▁played ▁their ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁the ▁club ' s ▁training ▁facility ▁at ▁G aw th or pe . ▁Following ▁the ▁dem ise ▁of ▁the ▁Lanc ash ire ▁League , ▁the ▁team ▁joined ▁the ▁North ▁West ▁Women ' s ▁Regional ▁League . ▁ ▁The ▁club ▁established ▁a ▁strong ▁junior ▁set - up ▁from ▁the ▁out set . ▁An ▁Under ▁ 1 0 s ▁side ▁was ▁formed ▁by ▁Gra h ame ▁Me eks ▁and ▁Peter ▁Cooper ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁First ▁Team ▁was ▁founded . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁with ▁almost ▁ 1 5 0 ▁registered ▁players , ▁the ▁club ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁female ▁only ▁football ▁clubs ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁West . ▁ ▁The ▁Club ▁ ▁The ▁youth ▁set - up ▁was ▁grass ro ots ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁to ▁encou rage ▁players ▁of ▁all ▁ages ▁and ▁ab ilities ▁to ▁take - up ▁football . ▁But ▁from ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 / 2 0 ▁season ▁players ▁of ▁all ▁ages ▁were ▁required ▁to