9:13am Tuesday 16th March 2010
A BURNLEY fan who watched his first game in 1919 returned to Turf Moor on Saturday to celebrate his 103rd birthday.
Hartley Eastwood was offered a seat in the ‘Legends’ section of the James Hargreaves Suite half a century after he last visited the ground.
He was presented with a shirt featuring the number 103 printed on the back.
Mr Eastwood, of Dove Court Nursing Home, Shuttleworth Street, was at the club's homecoming parade when they won the FA Cup at the old Crystal Palace in 1914.
Edna Peat, senior carer at Dove Court, said: “Hartley had a great time.
"He knows everything about the club, he’s been a fan for years.”
Born in 1907 in North Street, Mr Eastwood worked at John Gray's weaving mill, Elm Street, before becoming a tackler at various Nelson mills.
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