Nine different Clarets found the back of the net in an action-packed match at the Daisy Arena in Nelson, with Claudia Walker netting a hat-trick and Heidi recording a brace.
There were three changes to the team that started last week’s FA Women’s National League Cup victory over Norton & Stockton Ancients, with captain Tilly Wilkes stepping into the defence.
Millie Ravening came into the midfield, while Aimee Kelly partnered last week’s hat-trick hero Charlie Chadwick up front.
Wilkes broke the deadlock after just two minutes, receiving the ball 20 yards out and firing it into the top right corner.
Lou Roberts’ side were intent on pushing forwards at every opportunity and it was 2-0 with 20 on the clock through Kelly, who guided Maddie Robinson’s cross in off the post with her head.
Chadwick made it three with a close-range finish at the second time of asking and it was four before half-time when Kelly’s shot hit Ravening and beat Melany Layza.
Emma Siddall and Walker replaced Ravening and Kelly respectively at the break, and it took just two minutes for the latter to net her third goal of the campaign one-on-one.
McAloon made her only save of the day shortly afterwards when Ellie Rice turned and shot from the edge of the area, but it was a routine save for the former Durham stopper.
Heidi did well to control Robinson’s fizzed ball and make it 6-0 on the hour, and during the celebrations Roberts made two more switches, replacing Naomi Hartley and Jade Richards with Jasmine Matthews and Helen Seed.
Brooke Cairns was next to add her name to the scoresheet with a smart finish at the near post and the Clarets then scored three time in four minutes.
After Heidi finished from close range, Siddall expertly picked out the bottom left corner following a set piece and Robinson produced an emphatic finish that hit the bar and post on the way in.
Burnley were really purring at this point and after Cairns and Heidi both had further goals disallowed, Walker scored twice in two minutes to complete her hat-trick and the scoring for the day.
The first was a strike into the bottom right corner after some excellent chest control, while the second saw her react quickest to a loose ball in the area and prod home.
Roberts’ side now await the outcome of Monday night’s second round draw before turning their attention to a league match against Liverpool Feds on Wednesday 29th October in Leyland.
Burnley: McAloon, Heidi, Ravening (Siddall 46), Robinson, Richards (Seed 62, Chandarana (Daniëls 46), Chadwick, Cairns, Hartley (Matthews 62), Wilkes, Kelly (Walker 46)
Unused Substitutes: Levell, Docherty
Blackburn Rovers: Layza, Parish (Pattison 67), Lebron (Thompson, 67), Grey (Davies 62), Rice (Hobson 62), Tiripke, Rawstron, Fennell, Rodriguez, Allman, Khan
Unused Substitutes: Butler
Goals: Wilkes 2’, Kelly 20’, Chadwick 24’, Ravening 44’, Walker 47’, 85’, 86’, Heidi 56’, 68’, Cairns 66’, Siddall 71’, Robinson 72’