1996–97 Burnley F.C. season
1996–97 season | ||
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Chairman | Frank Teasdale | |
Manager | Adrian Heath | |
Second Division | 9th | |
League Cup | 2nd Round | |
FA Cup | 3rd Round | |
Football League Trophy | 2nd Round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Paul Barnes (24) All: Paul Barnes (25) | |
Highest home attendance | 16,186 v Preston North End (25 December 1996) | |
Lowest home attendance | 2,281 v Charlton Athletic (24 September 1996) | |
Average home league attendance | 9,027[1] | |
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The 1996–1997 season was Burnley's 2nd successive season in the third tier of English football. They were managed by Adrian Heath in his only full season since he replaced Jimmy Mullen in March 1996.
Appearances and goals[]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | League Cup | FA Cup | FL Trophy | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
FW | Paul Barnes | 45 | 25 | 39+1 | 24 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
GK | Marlon Beresford | 48 | 0 | 40+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Chris Brass | 48 | 0 | 37+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
FW | Colin Carr-Lawton | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
FW | Andy Cooke | 38 | 14 | 19+12 | 13 | 1+2 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
MF | David Eyres | 46 | 8 | 36+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | ||
FW | Nigel Gleghorn | 43 | 5 | 32+1 | 4 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
FW | Steve Guinan (on loan) | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Gerry Harrison | 42 | 0 | 32+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
MF | Adrian Heath | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Doug Hodgson (on loan) | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Jamie Hoyland | 31 | 1 | 24+1 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Richard Huxford | 10 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Glen Little | 12 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
MF | Damian Matthew | 38 | 8 | 29+3 | 6 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
FW | Kurt Nogan | 38 | 13 | 30+1 | 10 | 4+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | ||
DF | Vince Overson | 10 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Gary Parkinson | 52 | 1 | 43+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
FW | Liam Robinson | 11 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
GK | Wayne Russell | 8 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Paul Smith | 45 | 4 | 30+7 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Peter Swan | 21 | 2 | 16+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Steve Thompson | 23 | 1 | 14+5 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
DF | Chris Vinnicombe | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Paul Weller | 39 | 2 | 22+9 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
FW | Mark Winstanley | 42 | 0 | 34+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Transfers[]
In[]
Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
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MF | Damian Matthew | Crystal Palace | £65k | 23 July 1996 |
DF | Vince Overson | Stoke City | Free | 1 August 1996 |
MF | Nigel Gleghorn | Stoke City | Free | 15 August 1996 |
FW | Paul Barnes | Birmingham City | £400k | 6 September 1996 |
DF | Doug Hodgson | Sheffield United | Loan | 16 October 1996 |
MF | Glen Little | Glentoran | £100k | 29 November 1996 |
DF | Richard Huxford | Bradford City | Free | 21 January 1997 |
FW | Steve Guinan | Nottingham Forest | Loan | 27 March 1997 |
Out[]
Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
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DF | Glen Davies | Hartlepool United | Free | 31 May 1996 |
MF | Ted McMinn | Slough Town | Free | 31 May 1996 |
DF | Alan Harper | Rotherham United | Free | 31 May 1996 |
FW | Nathan Peel | Rotherham United | Released | 31 May 1996 |
Matthew Taylor | Released | 31 May 1996 | ||
FW | John Francis | Scunthorpe United | Free | 31 May 1996 |
MF | Warren Joyce | Hull City | £30k | 10 July 1996 |
DF | Wayne Dowell | Rochdale | Free | 25 July 1996 |
MF | Derek Adams | Ross County | Free | 30 July 1996 |
MF | John Borland | Scunthorpe United | Free | 16 August 1996 |
FW | Ian Helliwell | Mansfield Town | Loan | 6 September 1996 |
FW | Ian Helliwell | Chester City | Loan | 11 October 1996 |
FW | Phil Eastwood | Leek Town | Loan | 1 November 1996 |
FW | Kurt Nogan | Preston North End | £150k | 12 March 1997 |
FW | Ian Duerden | Southport | Loan | 27 March 1997 |
Matches[]
Second Division[]
Luton Town | 1 – 2 | Burnley |
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Thorpe 36' | (Report) | Thompson 24' Nogan 32' |
Kenilworth Road, Luton
Attendance: 6,484 (1,886 away)
Referee: P Rejer
Burnley | 1 – 3 | Shrewsbury Town |
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Cooke 49' | (Report) | M. Taylor 20' Scott 48' Stevens 84' |
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,072
Gillingham | 1 – 0 | Burnley |
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Fortune-West 80' | (Report) |
Priestfield, Gillingham
Attendance: 6,116
Burnley | 2 – 0 | Blackpool |
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Gleghorn 60' Nogan 76' |
(Report) |
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 13,599
Referee: D Laws
Burnley | 2 – 1 | Wycombe Wanderers |
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Nogan 23' 35' | (Report) | de Souza 1' |
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,379
Chesterfield | 0 – 0 | Burnley |
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(Report) |
Saltergate, Chesterfield
Attendance: 5,529
Referee: R Pearson
Burnley | 2 – 3 | Bristol City |
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Gleghorn 45' Weller 55' |
(Report) | Goater 12' 62' Taylor 79' |
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,538
Burnley | 5 – 2 | Stockport County |
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Barnes 32' 45' 61' 71' 78' | (Report) | Angell 56' Mutch 75' |
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,687
Watford | 2 – 2 | Burnley |
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Andrews 39' Johnson 78' |
(Report) | Gleghorn 28' Smith 76' |
Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 6,450
Burnley | 1 – 0 | Notts County |
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Barnes 60' | (Report) |
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,372
Burnley | 2 – 1 | Plymouth Argyle |
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Nogan 28' Eyres 47' (pen.) |
(Report) | Evans 73' |
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,602
York City | 1 – 0 | Burnley |
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Murty 41' | (Report) |
Bootham Crescent, York
Attendance: 5,958
Bristol Rovers | 1 – 2 | Burnley |
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Beadle 48' | (Report) | Barnes 33' 46' |
Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Attendance: 4,123
Burnley | 1 – 0 | Bournemouth |
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Barnes 6' | (Report) |
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 8,564
Peterborough United | 3 – 2 | Burnley |
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Carruthers 20' 27' Morrison 60' |
(Report) | Barnes 6' Matthew 83' |
London Road, Peterborough
Attendance: 5,283
Burnley | 5 – 1 | Gillingham |
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Cooke 21' 86' Smith 62' Barnes 82' (pen.) 88' |
(Report) | Bailey 14' |
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,004
Bristol City | 2 – 1 | Burnley |
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Bent 19' Goater 68' |
(Report) | Smith 36' |
Ashton Gate, Bristol
Attendance: 10,013
Burnley | 3 – 1 | Bury |
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Swan 19' Smith 26' Eyres 29' |
(Report) | Matthews 32' |
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,526
Burnley | 1 – 2 | Preston North End |
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Barnes 10' | (Report) | Ashcroft 6' 69' |
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 16,186
Burnley | 0 – 0 | Chesterfield |
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(Report) |
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 7,903
Crewe Alexandra | 1 – 1 | Burnley |
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Macauley 50' | (Report) | Barnes 88' |
Gresty Road, Crewe
Attendance: 4,743
Bournemouth | 0 – 0 | Burnley |
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(Report) |
Dean Court, Bournemouth
Attendance: 6,021
Burnley | 2 – 2 | Bristol Rovers |
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Matthew 38' Barnes 90' |
(Report) | Cureton 13' Alsop 80' |
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 8,847
Blackpool | 1 – 3 | Burnley |
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Quinn 15' | (Report) | Barnes 6' 42' 47' |
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Attendance: 7,331
Wrexham | 0 – 0 | Burnley |
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(Report) |
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Attendance: 6,947
Burnley | 5 – 0 | Peterborough United |
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Barnes 8' 30' 33' Cooke 56' Matthew 85' |
(Report) |
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 8,646
Brentford | 0 – 3 | Burnley |
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(Report) | Hoyland 9' Cooke 34' Matthew 45' |
Griffin Park, London
Attendance: 6,624
Walsall | 1 – 3 | Burnley |
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Lightbourne 90' | (Report) | Cooke 26' 55' Barnes 85' |
Bescot Stadium, Walsall
Attendance: 6,306
Shrewsbury Town | 2 – 1 | Burnley |
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Brass 80' (o.g.) Spink 86' |
(Report) | Barnes 74' |
Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury
Attendance: 4,462
Wycombe Wanderers | 5 – 0 | Burnley |
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Carroll 12' (pen.) 29' (pen.) McGavin 33' Stallard 42' Read 82' |
(Report) |
Adams Park, High Wycombe
Attendance: 5,786
Burnley | 3 – 3 | Rotherham United |
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Cooke 13' 58' Barnes 60' |
(Report) | Jean 25' 55' 57' |
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 7,875
Notts County | 1 – 1 | Burnley |
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Dudley 27' | (Report) | Matthew 90' |
Meadow Lane, Nottingham
Attendance: 4,591
Burnley | 4 – 1 | Watford |
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Cooke 50' 51' 83' (pen.) Parkinson 66' |
(Report) | Millen 88' |
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 8,269
Final league position[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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7 | Blackpool | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 69 |
8 | Wrexham | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 69 |
9 | Burnley | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 71 | 55 | +16 | 68 |
10 | Chesterfield | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 68 |
11 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 67 |
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
League Cup[]
1st Round First Leg[]
Mansfield Town | 0 – 3 | Burnley |
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(Report) | Cooke 31' Nogan 50' Eyres 74' |
Field Mill, Mansfield
Attendance: 1,708
(384 away)
1st Round Second Leg[]
2nd Round First Leg[]
Charlton Athletic | 4 – 1 | Burnley |
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Leaburn 5' Robinson 41' 48' Allen 48' |
(Report) | Eyres 7' |
The Valley, London
Attendance: 4,874
2nd Round Second Leg[]
Burnley | 1 – 2 | Charlton Athletic |
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Nogan 45' | (Report) | Allen 15' Whyte 90' |
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 2,281
FA Cup[]
1st Round[]
Burnley | 2 – 1 | Lincoln City |
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Gleghorn 30' Matthew 73' |
(Report) | Bos 46' |
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 6,484
2nd Round[]
Walsall | 1 – 1 | Burnley |
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Lightbourne 90' | (Report) | Eyres 66' |
Bescot Stadium, Walsall
Attendance: 5,031
2nd Round Replay[]
Burnley | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Walsall |
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Barnes 43' | (Report) | Viveash 74' |
Penalties | ||
Barnes Smith Matthew Parkinson Eyres |
4 – 2 | Marsh Lightbourne Blake Watson |
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 5,799
3rd Round[]
Liverpool | 1 – 0 | Burnley |
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Collymore 12' | (Report) |
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 33,252
(7,000 away)
Football League Trophy[]
Northern Section 1st Round[]
Northern Section 2nd Round[]
Burnley | 0 – 1 | Stockport County |
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Nash 18' |
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 4,251
References[]
- ^ Simpson (2007), p. 443
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