CLARETS captain Tom Heaton is hoping his side can draw upon Leicester City’s inspirational surge to the Premier League title after admitting the Foxes’ success could herald ‘a new era for football’.

Claudio Ranieri’s side finish their triumphant top flight campaign at Chelsea tomorrow and are 10 points clear at the top with a game to go.

Leicester were promoted with Burnley two seasons ago, winning the Championship title in 2013/14 as the Clarets finished second, and they only escaped relegation last term after seven wins in their final nine games.

Their 5,000-1 title this year has given hope that the Premier League’s elite can be toppled over a 38-game season, and Heaton is keen to draw inspiration from that ahead of next season.

“It’s a new era for football,” said the 30-year-old. “It’s incredible what they have achieved.

"They came up with us two years ago, it’s fantastic for football.

“It breaks those barriers a bit for what can be achieved and hopefully we can draw upon that.”

It was only when the Foxes won 1-0 at Turf Moor on April 25 last year, with four games of the season remaining, that they finally climbed out of the bottom three.

On that occasion Jamie Vardy hit the winner just 59 seconds after Matty Taylor had missed a penalty for the Clarets.

Although Sean Dyche’s side were unable to stay up with Leicester that season, Heaton believes they will be better off for the experience of that 2014/15 Premier League campaign.

Eight of the 11 who started on the final day of this season at Charlton featured regularly in the top flight last season, with David Jones and Ashley Barnes on the bench, while Matt Lowton and Joey Barton have featured in the Premier League for different clubs.

Asked if he felt the Clarets were better equipped for success this season, Heaton said: “I think so.

“A lot of the squad experienced it, we’ve got more experience in the squad, we’ve got a much larger squad of high quality players.

“I think we’ll be better equipped for it. A lot of players know what to expect and hopefully we can start right and start first.

“If you fully dissect what went on last year we started a little slowly, had we not done that we perhaps would have done it. It’s all ifs and buts.

“Now we’ve got a better understanding of it we’ll look to try and be aware of what’s out there and step on from the start.”

Heaton’s first season as Clarets captain ended with him lifting the Championship title and could be capped with a call-up for England’s Euro 2016 squad on Monday.

“It’s incredible,” said the former Manchester United youngster. “When he (Dyche) passed me the armband late in pre-season it was a proud moment for me, an honour to have the armband for this football club and to make it a successful season is brilliant.”