2006–07 Burnley F.C. season

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Burnley
2006–07 season
ChairmanBarry Kilby
ManagerSteve Cotterill
Championship15th
League Cup1st Round
FA Cup3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Gray (14)
All: Andy Gray (14)
Highest home attendance15,061 v Leeds United
(28 November 2006)
Lowest home attendance3,501 v Hartlepool United
(22 August 2006)
Average home league attendance11,618

The 2006–07 season was Burnley's 7th season in the second tier of English football. They were managed by Steve Cotterill in his third full season since he replaced Stan Ternent at the beginning of the 2004–05 season.

Appearances and goals[]

Source:
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with names struck through and marked Left club during playing season left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Burnley.
Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
Players contracted for the 2006–07 season
No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow rectangle, denoting the yellow penalty card shown to a player being cautioned A red rectangle, denoting the red penalty card shown to a player being sent off
1 GK  WAL Danny Coyne 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0
2 DF  ENG Wayne Thomas 33 0 1 0 1 0 35 0 4 2
3 DF  ENG Jon Harley 44 (1) 1 1 0 1 0 46 (1) 1 11 0
4 DF  ENG John McGreal 21 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 22 (1) 0 3 0
5 DF  JAM Frank Sinclair Left club during playing season 16 (3) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 16 (4) 0 5 1
5 DF  IRL Graham Coughlan * 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 0 0
6 DF  NIR Michael Duff 42 (2) 2 0 0 1 0 43 (2) 2 9 0
7 MF  IRL James O'Connor 39 (4) 3 1 0 1 0 41 (4) 3 10 0
8 MF  IRL Alan Mahon 10 (15) 2 0 (1) 0 1 0 11 (16) 2 1 0
9 FW  NIR Steve Jones 37 (4) 5 1 0 1 0 39 (4) 5 1 0
10 FW  SCO Andy Gray 34 (1) 14 0 0 1 0 35 (1) 14 5 1
11 MF  ENG Wade Elliott 40 (2) 4 1 0 0 (1) 0 41 (3) 4 8 0
12 GK  DEN Brian Jensen 30 (1) 0 1 0 1 0 32 (1) 0 0 0
14 MF  IRL Garreth O'Connor 0 (8) 0 0 (1) 1 0 0 0 (9) 1 0 0
15 MF  ENG Graham Branch 0 (5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (5) 0 0 0
16 MF  IRL Chris McCann 24 (14) 5 1 0 1 0 26 (14) 5 4 0
17 FW  NIR Kyle Lafferty 15 (20) 4 0 (1) 0 1 0 16 (21) 4 4 0
18 MF  JAM Micah Hyde Left club during playing season 19 (4) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 19 (5) 0 7 1
18 MF  CMR Eric Djemba-Djemba * 13 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 13 (2) 0 3 1
19 MF  ENG John Spicer 0 (11) 1 0 0 0 0 0 (11) 1 0 0
20 FW  NGA Ade Akinbiyi 15 (5) 2 1 1 0 0 16 (5) 3 0 0
21 FW  ENG Gifton Noel-Williams Left club during playing season 19 (4) 5 1 0 0 0 20 (4) 5 1 0
21 FW  NIR Paul McVeigh * 6 (2) 3 0 0 0 0 6 (2) 3 0 0
22 DF  ENG Stephen Foster 7 (10) 0 1 0 1 0 9 (10) 0 2 1
23 GK  ENG Mike Pollitt * Left club during playing season 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
24 DF  SCO Steven Caldwell 16 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 16 (1) 0 4 0
25 MF  ISL Joey Guðjónsson 9 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 9 (2) 0 4 0

Transfers[]

In[]

# Pos Player From Fee Date
9 FW Northern Ireland Steve Jones Crewe Alexandra Free 3 May 2006
10 FW Scotland Andy Gray Sunderland £750k 1 June 2006
8 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Mahon Wigan Athletic £200k 8 June 2006
22 DF England Stephen Foster Crewe Alexandra Free 22 June 2006
20 FW Nigeria Ade Akinbiyi Sheffield United £750k 1 January 2007
23 GK England Mike Pollitt Wigan Athletic Loan 11 January 2007
18 MF Cameroon Eric Djemba-Djemba Aston Villa Loan 12 January 2007
25 MF Iceland Joey Guðjónsson AZ £150k 22 January 2007
24 DF Scotland Steven Caldwell Sunderland £200k 31 January 2007
5 DF Republic of Ireland Graham Coughlan Sheffield Wednesday Loan 22 March 2007
21 FW Northern Ireland Paul McVeigh Norwich City Loan 22 March 2007

Out[]

# Pos Player To Fee Date
DF United States Danny Karbassiyoon Retired 8 May 2006
DF Republic of Ireland Martin Reilly Released 31 May 2006
DF England Mark Crossley Released 31 May 2006
DF England Duane Courtney The New Saints Released 31 May 2006
18 MF Jamaica Micah Hyde Peterborough United £75k 11 January 2007
21 FW England Gifton Noel-Williams Real Murcia £50k 24 January 2007
5 DF Jamaica Frank Sinclair Huddersfield Town Loan 9 February 2007

Matches[]

Championship[]

5 August 2006 1 Burnley 2–0 Queens Park Rangers Burnley
15:00 Jones Goal 59' Goal 69' (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,190
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
8 August 2006 2 Leicester City 0–1 Burnley Leicester
19:45 (Report) Gray Goal 45' Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 19,035
Referee: Howard Webb
12 August 2006 3 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Burnley Sheffield
15:00 MacLean Goal 67' (pen.) (Report) J. O'Connor Goal 82' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,425
Referee: Colin Webster
19 August 2006 4 Burnley 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Burnley
15:00 (Report) Johnson Goal 19' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,245
Referee: Clive Oliver
26 August 2006 5 Crystal Palace 2–2 Burnley London
15:00 Cort Goal 48'
Scowcroft Goal 74'		 D Mahon Goal 23'
Lafferty Goal 52'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,396
Referee: Lee Probert
9 September 2006 6 Burnley 1–2 Colchester United Burnley
15:00 Gray Goal 88' (Report) Watson Goal 26'
Iwelumo Goal 54' (pen.)		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,039
Referee: Ray Olivier
12 September 2006 7 Burnley 4–2 Barnsley Burnley
19:45 Harley Goal 42'
Noel-Williams Goal 57' Goal 83' Goal 90'		 (Report) McIndoe Goal 21' Goal 32' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,304
Referee: Gary Sutton
16 September 2006 8 Stoke City 0–1 Burnley Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 (Report) Gray Goal 1' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 12,247
Referee: Chris Foy
23 September 2006 9 Burnley 2–3 Southampton Burnley
15:00 Jones Goal 4'
Gray Goal 33'		 (Report) Rasiak Goal 18' Goal 73'
Skácel Goal 54'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 13,051
Referee: Darren Drysdale
1 October 2006 10 Norwich City 1–4 Burnley Norwich
13:15 Earnshaw Goal 82' (Report) J. O'Connor Goal 32'
Gray Goal 45' Goal 64'
Mahon Goal 89'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,717
Referee: P Crossley
14 October 2006 11 Burnley 2–0 Hull City Burnley
15:00 Duff Goal 10'
Noel-Williams Goal 13'		 (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,530
Referee: Andy Penn
17 October 2006 12 Burnley 0–0 Southend United Burnley
19:45 (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,461
Referee: Uriah Rennie
21 October 2006 13 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Burnley Plymouth
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 12,817
Referee: Pat Miller
27 October 2006 14 Burnley 3–2 Preston North End Burnley
19:45 J. O'Connor Goal 44'
St Ledger Goal 82' (o.g.)
Gray Goal 89'		 (Report) Whaley Goal 77'
Ormerod Goal 80'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 14,871
Referee: Steve Tanner
31 October 2006 15 Luton Town 0–2 Burnley Luton
19:45 (Report) Gray Goal 31' Goal 36' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7,664
Referee: Jarnail Singh
4 November 2006 16 Burnley 1–0 Ipswich Town Burnley
15:00 McCann Goal 90' (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,709
Referee: Phil Joslin
11 November 2006 17 Cardiff City 1–0 Burnley Cardiff
15:00 Scimeca Goal 23' (Report) Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,774
Referee: Peter Walton
18 November 2006 18 West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Burnley West Bromwich
15:00 Koumas Goal 5'
Ellington Goal 7'
Carter Goal 45'		 (Report) Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 18,707
Referee: Richard Beeby
25 November 2006 19 Burnley 1–2 Birmingham City Burnley
19:45 McCann Goal 4' (Report) Bendtner Goal 15'
Campbell Goal 83'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,889
Referee: Kevin Wright
28 November 2006 20 Burnley 2–1 Leeds United Burnley
19:45 Noel-Williams Goal 67'
Gray Goal 69'		 (Report) Healy Goal 87' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 15,061
Referee: Phil Dowd
2 December 2006 21 Ipswich Town 1–1 Burnley Ipswich
15:00 Lee Goal 90' (pen.) (Report) Lafferty Goal 86' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,254
Referee: Keith Hill
9 December 2006 22 Coventry City 1–0 Burnley Coventry
15:00 Cameron Goal 31' (pen.) (Report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 18,362
Referee: M Thorpe
16 December 2006 23 Burnley 2–2 Sunderland Burnley
15:00 Lafferty Goal 9' Goal 52' (Report) Leadbitter Goal 80'
Connolly Goal 90'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 14,798
Referee: Mike Dean
23 December 2006 24 Burnley 0–0 Derby County Burnley
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,825
Referee: Mike Pike
26 December 2006 25 Barnsley 1–0 Burnley Barnsley
15:00 Devaney Goal 30' (Report) Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,842
Referee: Iain Williamson
30 December 2006 26 Hull City 2–0 Burnley Kingston upon Hull
15:00 Marney Goal 6'
Fagan Goal 23' (pen.)		 (Report) Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 17,731
Referee: G Laws
13 January 2007 27 Southampton 0–0 Burnley Southampton
15:00 (Report) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 20,486
Referee: Anthony Bates
23 January 2007 28 Burnley 0–1 Stoke City Burnley
19:45 (Report) Sidibe Goal 24' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,109
Referee: Mike Pike
30 January 2007 29 Derby County 1–0 Burnley Derby
19:45 Howard Goal 4' (Report) Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 23,122
Referee: Mike Riley
3 February 2007 30 Queens Park Rangers 3–1 Burnley London
15:00 Cook Goal 13'
Blackstock Goal 55'
Lomas Goal 72'		 (Report) McCann Goal 18' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 10,811
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
10 February 2007 31 Burnley 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Burnley
15:00 Elliott Goal 55' (Report) Burton Goal 58' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,745
Referee: N Miller
17 February 2007 32 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Burnley Wolverhampton
15:00 Kightly Goal 5'
S. Ward Goal 40'		 (Report) McCann Goal 53' Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 19,521
Referee: Kevin Friend
20 February 2007 33 Burnley 0–1 Leicester City Burnley
19:45 (Report) McGreal Goal 67' (o.g.) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,274
Referee: Mike Dean
24 February 2007 34 Colchester United 0–0 Burnley Colchester
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,934
Referee: Carl Boyeson
3 March 2007 35 Burnley 1–1 Crystal Palace Burnley
15:00 Akinbiyi Goal 53' (Report) Morrison Goal 15' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,659
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
13 March 2007 36 Southend United 1–0 Burnley Southend-on-Sea
19:45 Foran Goal 90' (Report) Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,855
Referee: Paul Taylor
17 March 2007 37 Preston North End 2–0 Burnley Preston
13:00 Nugent Goal 33'
Agyemang Goal 75'		 (Report) Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,666
Referee: Colin Webster
31 March 2007 38 Burnley 0–0 Luton Town Burnley
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,088
Referee: Mike Thorpe
3 April 2007 39 Burnley 4–0 Plymouth Argyle Burnley
19:45 Duff Goal 13'
McVeigh Goal 20'
Jones Goal 38'
Elliott Goal 61'		 (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 9,793
Referee: Andy Hall
7 April 2007 40 Birmingham City 0–1 Burnley Birmingham
15:00 (Report) Spicer Goal 80' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 28,777
Referee: N Miller
9 April 2007 41 Burnley 2–0 Cardiff City Burnley
15:00 Jones Goal 4'
McVeigh Goal 48'		 (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,347
Referee: Richard Beeby
14 April 2007 42 Leeds United 1–0 Burnley Leeds
15:00 Heath Goal 21' (Report) Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 23,528
Referee: Steve Tanner
13 April 2007 43 Burnley 3–0 Norwich City Burnley
19:45 Akinbiyi Goal 30'
Gray Goal 86'
Elliott Goal 89'		 (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 9,681
Referee: Martin Atkinson
23 April 2007 44 Burnley 3–2 West Bromwich Albion Burnley
19:45 Gray Goal 15' Goal 48'
McCann Goal 87'		 (Report) Koumas Goal 6'
Ellington Goal 8'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Mike Jones
27 April 2007 45 Sunderland 3–2 Burnley Sunderland
19:45 Murphy Goal 14'
Connolly Goal 54' (pen.)
Edwards Goal 80'		 (Report) Gray Goal 39' (pen.)
Elliott Goal 50'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 44,448
Referee: Trevor Kettle
6 May 2007 46 Burnley 1–2 Coventry City Burnley
13:00 McVeigh Goal 62' (Report) Mifsud Goal 30'
Tabb Goal 55'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,830
Referee: Phil Joslin

Final league position[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Cardiff City 46 17 13 16 57 53 +4 64
14 Ipswich Town 46 18 8 20 64 59 +5 62
15 Burnley 46 15 12 19 52 49 +3 57
16 Norwich City 46 16 9 21 56 71 −15 57
17 Coventry City 46 16 8 22 47 62 −15 56
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

League Cup[]

1st Round[]

22 August 2006 Burnley 0–1 Hartlepool United Burnley
19:45 (Report) Porter Goal 78' (pen.) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 3,853
Referee: Carl Boyeson

FA Cup[]

3rd Round[]

9 January 2007 Reading 3–2 Burnley Madejski Stadium, Reading
20:00 Lita Goal 27'
Long Goal 37'
Sodje Goal 55'		 (Report) Akinbiyi Goal 69'
G. O'Connor Goal 90'		 Attendance: 11,514
Referee: Rob Styles

References[]

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