BURNLEY Council put the town's name "up in lights" at Wembley.

As the Clarets brought First Division soccer back to Turf Moor, messages flashed up on the giant electronic scoreboard including: "Burnley Council and Burnley people are proud of you".

A council spokesman said the small fee involved was well worth it to put Burnley's name in lights.

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