1996–97 Burnley F.C. season

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.

Burnley
1996–97 season
ChairmanFrank Teasdale
ManagerAdrian Heath
Second Division9th
League Cup2nd Round
FA Cup3rd Round
Football League Trophy2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Paul Barnes (24)
All: Paul Barnes (25)
Highest home attendance16,186 v Preston North End
(25 December 1996)
Lowest home attendance2,281 v Charlton Athletic
(24 September 1996)
Average home league attendance9,027[1]

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionLeague CupFA CupFL Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FW  ENG Paul Barnes 452539+1242+003+010+00
GK  ENG Marlon Beresford 48040+002+004+002+00
DF  ENG Chris Brass 48037+202+103+102+00
FW  ENG Colin Carr-Lawton 100+000+000+000+10
FW  ENG Andy Cooke 381419+12131+211+201+00
MF  ENG David Eyres 46836+034+034+012+01
FW  ENG Nigel Gleghorn 43532+144+004+012+00
FW  ENG Steve Guinan (on loan) 600+600+000+000+00
MF  ENG Gerry Harrison 42032+302+004+000+10
MF  ENG Adrian Heath 200+200+000+000+00
DF  AUS Doug Hodgson (on loan) 101+000+000+000+00
MF  ENG Jamie Hoyland 31124+114+002+000+00
DF  ENG Richard Huxford 1002+700+000+001+00
MF  ENG Glen Little 1205+400+001+100+10
MF  ENG Damian Matthew 38829+363+012+011+00
FW  WAL Kurt Nogan 381330+1104+022+001+01
DF  ENG Vince Overson 1006+201+000+001+00
DF  ENG Gary Parkinson 52143+014+004+001+00
FW  ENG Liam Robinson 1103+501+100+001+00
GK  WAL Wayne Russell 806+002+000+000+00
MF  ENG Paul Smith 45430+741+104+002+00
DF  ENG Peter Swan 21216+120+002+002+00
MF  ENG Steve Thompson 23114+512+000+001+10
DF  ENG Chris Vinnicombe 806+200+000+000+00
MF  ENG Paul Weller 39222+921+102+202+00
FW  ENG Mark Winstanley 42034+104+002+000+10

Transfers

In
Pos Player From Fee Date
MF Damian MatthewCrystal Palace£65k23 July 1996
DF Vince OversonStoke CityFree1 August 1996
MF Nigel GleghornStoke CityFree15 August 1996
FW Paul BarnesBirmingham City£400k6 September 1996
DF Doug HodgsonSheffield UnitedLoan16 October 1996
MF Glen LittleGlentoran£100k29 November 1996
DF Richard HuxfordBradford CityFree21 January 1997
FW Steve GuinanNottingham ForestLoan27 March 1997

Out
Pos Player To Fee Date
DF Glen DaviesHartlepool UnitedFree31 May 1996
MF Ted McMinnSlough TownFree31 May 1996
DF Alan HarperRotherham UnitedFree31 May 1996
FW Nathan PeelRotherham UnitedReleased31 May 1996
Matthew TaylorReleased31 May 1996
FW John FrancisScunthorpe UnitedFree31 May 1996
MF Warren JoyceHull City£30k10 July 1996
DF Wayne DowellRochdaleFree25 July 1996
MF Derek AdamsRoss CountyFree30 July 1996
MF John BorlandScunthorpe UnitedFree16 August 1996
FW Ian HelliwellMansfield TownLoan6 September 1996
FW Ian HelliwellChester CityLoan11 October 1996
FW Phil EastwoodLeek TownLoan1 November 1996
FW Kurt NoganPreston North End£150k12 March 1997
FW Ian DuerdenSouthportLoan27 March 1997

Matches

Second Division
Luton Town1 – 2Burnley
Thorpe 36' (Report) Thompson 24'
Nogan 32'
Attendance: 6,484 (1,886 away)
Referee: P Rejer
Burnley2 – 1Walsall
Eyres 21'
Nogan 48'		 (Report) Wilson 43'
Attendance: 10,322
Burnley1 – 3Shrewsbury Town
Cooke 49' (Report) M. Taylor 20'
Scott 48'
Stevens 84'
Attendance: 9,072
Millwall2 – 1Burnley
Newman 70'
Neill 79'		 (Report) Nogan 75'
Attendance: 9,281
Referee: S Baines
Gillingham1 – 0Burnley
Fortune-West 80' (Report)
Attendance: 6,116
Burnley2 – 0Blackpool
Gleghorn 60'
Nogan 76'		 (Report)
Attendance: 13,599
Referee: D Laws
Burnley2 – 1Wycombe Wanderers
Nogan 23' 35' (Report) de Souza 1'
Attendance: 9,379
Chesterfield0 – 0Burnley
(Report)
Attendance: 5,529
Referee: R Pearson
Burnley2 – 3Bristol City
Gleghorn 45'
Weller 55'		 (Report) Goater 12' 62'
Taylor 79'
Attendance: 9,538
Bury1 – 0Burnley
Jepson 14' (Report)
Attendance: 7,557
Burnley5 – 2Stockport County
Barnes 32' 45' 61' 71' 78' (Report) Angell 56'
Mutch 75'
Attendance: 10,687
Rotherham United1 – 0Burnley
Druce 42' (Report)
Attendance: 4,562
Watford2 – 2Burnley
Andrews 39'
Johnson 78'		 (Report) Gleghorn 28'
Smith 76'
Attendance: 6,450
Burnley1 – 0Notts County
Barnes 60' (Report)
Attendance: 9,372
Burnley2 – 1Plymouth Argyle
Nogan 28'
Eyres 47' (pen.)		 (Report) Evans 73'
Attendance: 9,602
Preston North End1 – 1Burnley
Reeves 26' (Report) Nogan 52'
Attendance: 12,652
York City1 – 0Burnley
Murty 41' (Report)
Attendance: 5,958
Burnley2 – 0Crewe Alexandra
Nogan 31'
Matthew 69'		 (Report)
Attendance: 9,459
Bristol Rovers1 – 2Burnley
Beadle 48' (Report) Barnes 33' 46'
Attendance: 4,123
Burnley1 – 0Bournemouth
Barnes 6' (Report)
Attendance: 8,564
Plymouth Argyle0 – 0Burnley
(Report)
Attendance: 6,289
Burnley2 – 0Wrexham
Cooke 32'
Nogan 40'		 (Report)
Attendance: 8,587
Burnley1 – 2Brentford
Swan 85' (Report) Asaba 15'
Forster 54'
Attendance: 10,575
Peterborough United3 – 2Burnley
Carruthers 20' 27'
Morrison 60'		 (Report) Barnes 6'
Matthew 83'
Attendance: 5,283
Burnley5 – 1Gillingham
Cooke 21' 86'
Smith 62'
Barnes 82' (pen.) 88'		 (Report) Bailey 14'
Attendance: 10,004
Bristol City2 – 1Burnley
Bent 19'
Goater 68'		 (Report) Smith 36'
Attendance: 10,013
Burnley3 – 1Bury
Swan 19'
Smith 26'
Eyres 29'		 (Report) Matthews 32'
Attendance: 10,526
Burnley1 – 2Preston North End
Barnes 10' (Report) Ashcroft 6' 69'
Attendance: 16,186
Burnley0 – 0Chesterfield
(Report)
Attendance: 7,903
Crewe Alexandra1 – 1Burnley
Macauley 50' (Report) Barnes 88'
Attendance: 4,743
Burnley1 – 2York City
Gleghorn 13' (Report) Tolson 6'
Jordan 90'
Attendance: 8,961
Bournemouth0 – 0Burnley
(Report)
Attendance: 6,021
Burnley2 – 2Bristol Rovers
Matthew 38'
Barnes 90'		 (Report) Cureton 13'
Alsop 80'
Attendance: 8,847
Blackpool1 – 3Burnley
Quinn 15' (Report) Barnes 6' 42' 47'
Attendance: 7,331
Wrexham0 – 0Burnley
(Report)
Attendance: 6,947
Burnley5 – 0Peterborough United
Barnes 8' 30' 33'
Cooke 56'
Matthew 85'		 (Report)
Attendance: 8,646
Brentford0 – 3Burnley
(Report) Hoyland 9'
Cooke 34'
Matthew 45'
Attendance: 6,624
Walsall1 – 3Burnley
Lightbourne 90' (Report) Cooke 26' 55'
Barnes 85'
Attendance: 6,306
Burnley0 – 2Luton Town
(Report) Thorpe 14' 39'
Attendance: 15,490
Shrewsbury Town2 – 1Burnley
Brass 80' (o.g.)
Spink 86'		 (Report) Barnes 74'
Attendance: 4,462
Burnley1 – 0Millwall
Weller 14' (Report)
Attendance: 9,840
Stockport County1 – 0Burnley
Mutch 86' (Report)
Attendance: 9,187
Wycombe Wanderers5 – 0Burnley
Carroll 12' (pen.) 29' (pen.)
McGavin 33'
Stallard 42'
Read 82'		 (Report)
Attendance: 5,786
Burnley3 – 3Rotherham United
Cooke 13' 58'
Barnes 60'		 (Report) Jean 25' 55' 57'
Attendance: 7,875
Notts County1 – 1Burnley
Dudley 27' (Report) Matthew 90'
Attendance: 4,591
Burnley4 – 1Watford
Cooke 50' 51' 83' (pen.)
Parkinson 66'		 (Report) Millen 88'
Attendance: 8,269

Final league position
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

1st Round First Leg
Mansfield Town0 – 3Burnley
(Report) Cooke 31'
Nogan 50'
Eyres 74'
Attendance: 1,708

(384 away)

1st Round Second Leg
Burnley2 – 0Mansfield Town
Matthew 2'
Eyres 45'		 (Report)
Attendance: 2,884

2nd Round First Leg
Charlton Athletic4 – 1Burnley
Leaburn 5'
Robinson 41' 48'
Allen 48'		 (Report) Eyres 7'
Attendance: 4,874

2nd Round Second Leg
Burnley1 – 2Charlton Athletic
Nogan 45' (Report) Allen 15'
Whyte 90'
Attendance: 2,281

1st Round
Burnley2 – 1Lincoln City
Gleghorn 30'
Matthew 73'		 (Report) Bos 46'
Attendance: 6,484

2nd Round
Walsall1 – 1Burnley
Lightbourne 90' (Report) Eyres 66'
Attendance: 5,031

2nd Round Replay
Burnley1 – 1
(a.e.t.)		Walsall
Barnes 43' (Report) Viveash 74'
Penalties
Barnes
Smith
Matthew
Parkinson
Eyres 		4 – 2 Marsh
Lightbourne
Blake
Watson
Attendance: 5,799

3rd Round
Liverpool1 – 0Burnley
Collymore 12' (Report)
Attendance: 33,252

(7,000 away)

Northern Section 1st Round
Hartlepool United0 – 2Burnley
Nogan 14'
Eyres 65'
Attendance: 921

Northern Section 2nd Round
Burnley0 – 1Stockport County
Nash 18'
Attendance: 4,251

References
  1. Simpson (2007), p. 443
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