1996–97 Burnley F.C. season
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1996–97 season | |||
Chairman | Frank Teasdale | ||
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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) |
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Highest home attendance | 16,186 v Preston North End (25 December 1996) |
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Lowest home attendance | 2,281 v Charlton Athletic (24 September 1996) |
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Average home league attendance | 9,027[1] | ||
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The 1996–1997 season was Burnley's 2nd 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.
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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
7 September 1996
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Gillingham | 1 – 0 | Burnley |
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Fortune-West 80' | (Report) |
Priestfield, Gillingham
Attendance: 6,116 |
28 September 1996
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Burnley | 2 – 3 | Bristol City |
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Gleghorn 45' Weller 55' |
(Report) | Goater 12' 62' Taylor 79' |
5 October 1996
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Burnley | 5 – 2 | Stockport County |
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Barnes 32' 45' 61' 71' 78' | (Report) | Angell 56' Mutch 75' |
15 October 1996
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Watford | 2 – 2 | Burnley |
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Andrews 39' Johnson 78' |
(Report) | Gleghorn 28' Smith 76' |
Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 6,450 |
19 November 1996
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Bristol Rovers | 1 – 2 | Burnley |
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Beadle 48' | (Report) | Barnes 33' 46' |
Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Attendance: 4,123 |
20 December 1996
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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 |
28 December 1996
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Burnley | 5 – 1 | Gillingham |
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Cooke 21' 86' Smith 62' Barnes 82' (pen.) 88' |
(Report) | Bailey 14' |
11 January 1997
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Bristol City | 2 – 1 | Burnley |
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Bent 19' Goater 68' |
(Report) | Smith 36' |
Ashton Gate, Bristol
Attendance: 10,013 |
1 February 1997
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Crewe Alexandra | 1 – 1 | Burnley |
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Macauley 50' | (Report) | Barnes 88' |
Gresty Road, Crewe
Attendance: 4,743 |
25 February 1997
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Blackpool | 1 – 3 | Burnley |
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Quinn 15' | (Report) | Barnes 6' 42' 47' |
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Attendance: 7,331 |
15 March 1997
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Brentford | 0 – 3 | Burnley |
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(Report) | Hoyland 9' Cooke 34' Matthew 45' |
Griffin Park, London
Attendance: 6,624 |
22 March 1997
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Walsall | 1 – 3 | Burnley |
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Lightbourne 90' | (Report) | Cooke 26' 55' Barnes 85' |
Bescot Stadium, Walsall
Attendance: 6,306 |
1 April 1997
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Shrewsbury Town | 2 – 1 | Blackpool |
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Brass 80' (o.g.) Spink 86' |
(Report) | Barnes 74' |
Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury
Attendance: 4,462 |
12 April 1997
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Stockport County | 1 – 0 | Burnley |
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Mutch 86' | (Report) |
Edgeley Park, Stockport
Attendance: 9,187 |
15 April 1997
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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 |
26 April 1997
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Notts County | 1 – 1 | Burnley |
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Dudley 27' | (Report) | Matthew 90' |
Meadow Lane, Nottingham
Attendance: 4,591 |
Final league position
Pos | Team | Games played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | Points |
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9 | Burnley | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 71 | 55 | 68 |
League Cup
1st Round First Leg
20 August 1996
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Mansfield Town | 0 – 3 | Burnley |
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(Report) | Cooke 31' Nogan 50' Eyres 74' |
Field Mill, Mansfield
Attendance: 1,708 |
1st Round Second Leg
2nd Round First Leg
17 September 1996
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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
FA Cup
1st Round
2nd Round
7 December 1996
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Walsall | 1 – 1 | Burnley |
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Lightbourne 90' | (Report) | Eyres 66' |
Bescot Stadium, Walsall
Attendance: 5,031 |
2nd Round Replay
23 December 1996
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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 |
3rd Round
Football League Trophy
Northern Section 1st Round
10 December 1996
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Hartlepool United | 0 – 2 | Burnley |
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Nogan 14' Eyres 65' |
Victoria Park, Hartlepool
Attendance: 921 |
Northern Section 2nd Round
References
- ↑ Simpson (2007), p. 443