1996–97 Burnley F.C. season
Burnley 1996–97 football 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 1996–97 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 | ENG | Paul Barnes | 45 | 25 | 39+1 | 24 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
GK | ENG | Marlon Beresford | 48 | 0 | 40+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Chris Brass | 48 | 0 | 37+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Colin Carr-Lawton | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Andy Cooke | 38 | 14 | 19+12 | 13 | 1+2 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | David Eyres | 46 | 8 | 36+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | |
FW | ENG | Nigel Gleghorn | 43 | 5 | 32+1 | 4 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Steve Guinan (on loan) | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Gerry Harrison | 42 | 0 | 32+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Adrian Heath | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | AUS | Doug Hodgson (on loan) | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Jamie Hoyland | 31 | 1 | 24+1 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Richard Huxford | 10 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Glen Little | 12 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Damian Matthew | 38 | 8 | 29+3 | 6 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | WAL | Kurt Nogan | 38 | 13 | 30+1 | 10 | 4+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | |
DF | ENG | Vince Overson | 10 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Gary Parkinson | 52 | 1 | 43+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Liam Robinson | 11 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
GK | WAL | Wayne Russell | 8 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Paul Smith | 45 | 4 | 30+7 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Peter Swan | 21 | 2 | 16+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Steve Thompson | 23 | 1 | 14+5 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Chris Vinnicombe | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Paul Weller | 39 | 2 | 22+9 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | 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' |
Burnley | 1 – 3 | Shrewsbury Town |
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Cooke 49' | (Report) | M. Taylor 20' Scott 48' Stevens 84' |
Gillingham | 1 – 0 | Burnley |
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Fortune-West 80' | (Report) |
Attendance: 6,116
Burnley | 2 – 1 | Wycombe Wanderers |
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Nogan 23' 35' | (Report) | de Souza 1' |
Chesterfield | 0 – 0 | Burnley |
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(Report) |
Burnley | 2 – 3 | Bristol City |
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Gleghorn 45' Weller 55' | (Report) | Goater 12' 62' Taylor 79' |
Burnley | 5 – 2 | Stockport County |
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Barnes 32' 45' 61' 71' 78' | (Report) | Angell 56' Mutch 75' |
Rotherham United | 1 – 0 | Burnley |
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Druce 42' | (Report) |
Burnley | 1 – 0 | Notts County |
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Barnes 60' | (Report) |
Burnley | 2 – 1 | Plymouth Argyle |
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Nogan 28' Eyres 47' (pen.) | (Report) | Evans 73' |
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) |
Plymouth Argyle | 0 – 0 | Burnley |
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(Report) |
Peterborough United | 3 – 2 | Burnley |
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Carruthers 20' 27' Morrison 60' | (Report) | Barnes 6' Matthew 83' |
Attendance: 5,283
Burnley | 5 – 1 | Gillingham |
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Cooke 21' 86' Smith 62' Barnes 82' (pen.) 88' | (Report) | Bailey 14' |
Bristol City | 2 – 1 | Burnley |
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Bent 19' Goater 68' | (Report) | Smith 36' |
Attendance: 10,013
Burnley | 1 – 2 | Preston North End |
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Barnes 10' | (Report) | Ashcroft 6' 69' |
Burnley | 0 – 0 | Chesterfield |
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(Report) |
Crewe Alexandra | 1 – 1 | Burnley |
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Macauley 50' | (Report) | Barnes 88' |
Attendance: 4,743
Bournemouth | 0 – 0 | Burnley |
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(Report) |
Attendance: 6,021
Burnley | 2 – 2 | Bristol Rovers |
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Matthew 38' Barnes 90' | (Report) | Cureton 13' Alsop 80' |
Burnley | 5 – 0 | Peterborough United |
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Barnes 8' 30' 33' Cooke 56' Matthew 85' | (Report) |
Walsall | 1 – 3 | Burnley |
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Lightbourne 90' | (Report) | Cooke 26' 55' Barnes 85' |
Attendance: 6,306
Burnley | 0 – 2 | Luton Town |
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(Report) | Thorpe 14' 39' |
Shrewsbury Town | 2 – 1 | Burnley |
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Brass 80' (o.g.) Spink 86' | (Report) | Barnes 74' |
Attendance: 4,462
Stockport County | 1 – 0 | Burnley |
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Mutch 86' | (Report) |
Attendance: 9,187
Wycombe Wanderers | 5 – 0 | Burnley |
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Carroll 12' (pen.) 29' (pen.) McGavin 33' Stallard 42' Read 82' | (Report) |
Attendance: 5,786
Burnley | 3 – 3 | Rotherham United |
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Cooke 13' 58' Barnes 60' | (Report) | Jean 25' 55' 57' |
Notts County | 1 – 1 | Burnley |
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Dudley 27' | (Report) | Matthew 90' |
Attendance: 4,591
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: [2]
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' |
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' |
FA Cup
1st round
Burnley | 2 – 1 | Lincoln City |
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Gleghorn 30' Matthew 73' | (Report) | Bos 46' |
2nd round
Walsall | 1 – 1 | Burnley |
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Lightbourne 90' | (Report) | Eyres 66' |
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 |
3rd round
(7,000 away)
Football League Trophy
Northern Section 1st round
Hartlepool United | 0 – 2 | Burnley |
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Nogan 14' Eyres 65' |
Attendance: 921
Northern Section 2nd round
Burnley | 0 – 1 | Stockport County |
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Nash 18' |