Following Frank Casper in the summer, centre half Colin Waldron was the Club's second major signing of the season when he arrived from Chelsea for £30,000 in October, still aged on 19.

The defender had started his career in Lancashire with Bury, but Chelsea spotted him and took him to the capital in 1967.

Four months later, he was back north with Burnley, where he enjoyed a long and successful association with the Club.

He made his debut as a right-back against Southampton, but eventually settled as a centre-half and went on to make over 300 appearances for the Club.

In only his second season at Turf Moor, Colin was appointed as captain and at 21-years-old, was the youngest skipper in the First Division.

The 1968/69 season was remembered for the League Cup run that ended in defeat by Swindon Town, but if Waldron was fit for the second leg and replay, many Clarets fans feel Burnley would have made an appearance at Wembley that season.

As the 1960's became the 1970's, the Club went through a transitional period as relegation was suffered and a major turnover of players was made, but Waldron kept his place and the side soon started to take shape for a promotion challenge, with Waldron getting a new defensive partner in the shape of Jim Thomson.

The duo made a rock solid partnership and were a main part of the Second Division Championship side of 1972/73.

For the next three years in the First Division, Waldron was a virtual ever present and it was only after relegation in 1976 that Waldron's Turf Moor career came to an end, as he joined Manchester United.