1986–87 Burnley F.C. season

The 1986–1987 season was Burnley's second season in the fourth tier of English football. They were managed by Brian Miller in his first full season in charge.

This season was the worst-ever Burnley season, finishing 22nd at Fourth Division (near to be relegated to Football Conference, avoiding relegation by 1 point), and knocked-out in first round in both national cups (FA Cup and League Cup).

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division Four		League Cup		FA Cup		FL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	MF		Ian Britton	43	3	37+2	3	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	FW		Mark Caughey	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Ray Deakin	52	0	46+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	FW		Phil Devaney	9	1	8+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Wayne Entwistle	10	2	6+2	2	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Joe Gallagher	45	3	41+0	3	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Neil Grewcock	40	9	35+1	9	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Peter Hampton	36	0	33+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Jason Hardy	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Jason Harris	6	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Darren Heesom	17	0	13+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	3+0	0
	MF		Ashley Hoskin	46	9	38+2	8	2+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	1
	MF		Leighton James	47	12	42+0	10	2+0	2	1+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Steve Kennedy	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Peter Leebrook	33	0	30+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
	MF		Phil Malley	39	3	33+0	3	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
	FW		Phil Murphy	18	7	12+3	5	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	2
	GK		Joe Neenan	51	0	45+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	FW		Derrick Parker	28	6	24+0	5	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	1
	FW		Robert Regis	5	1	3+1	1	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	DF		Billy Rodaway	50	2	44+0	2	2+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	DF		Michael Southern	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	GK		Tony Woodworth	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Matches

Football League Division Four

Key

In Result column, Burnley's score shown first
H = Home match
A = Away match

pen. = Penalty kick
o.g. = Own goal

Results

Date	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
23 August 1986	Torquay United (A)	1–1	Parker 80'	2,144
30 August 1986	Scunthorpe United (H)	1–0	James 25' (pen.)	3,008
6 September 1986	Hereford United (A)	0–2		2,796
13 September 1986	Hartlepool United (H)	1–1	Entwistle 71'	2,465
16 September 1986	Swansea City (H)	1–1	Entwistle 13'	2,775
20 September 1986	Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)	1–0	Grewcock 30'	5,786
27 September 1986	Halifax Town (H)	3–0	Parker (2) 47', 69', Hoskin 49'	3,296
30 September 1986	Tranmere Rovers (A)	1–2	Britton 75'	2,017
4 October 1986	Preston North End (H)	1–4	James 88' (pen.)	5,974
11 October 1986	Aldershot (A)	0–2		2,061
18 October 1986	Stockport County (H)	2–0	Matthewson 19' (o.g.), Regis 85'	2,410
22 October 1986	Northampton Town (A)	2–4	James 60', Hoskin 84'	5,718
25 October 1986	Exeter City (A)	0–3		3,198
1 November 1986	Peterborough United (H)	0–0		2,229
4 November 1986	Colchester United (H)	2–1	Grewcock 29', Hoskin 43'	1,696
8 November 1986	Cambridge United (A)	1–3	James 62' (pen.)	2,572
22 November 1986	Lincoln City (H)	3–1	James 11', Rodaway 43', Murphy 61'	2,177
28 November 1986	Southend United (A)	1–2	Gallagher 44'	3,309
13 December 1986	Orient (A)	0–2		2,413
19 December 1986	Cardiff City (H)	1–3	Hoskin 65'	1,717
26 December 1986	Wrexham (A)	2–2	Parker 64', Murphy 71'	4,568
27 December 1986	Crewe Alexandra (H)	4–0	Murphy 16', Hoskin 47', James 67', Malley 76'	2,560
1 January 1987	Rochdale (H)	0–3		4,217
3 January 1987	Lincoln City (A)	1–2	Murphy 15'	2,343
24 January 1987	Hereford United (H)	0–6		1,961
31 January 1987	Hartlepool United (A)	2–2	Malley 10', Grewcock 40'	1,506
6 February 1987	Swansea City (A)	2–2	Murphy 29', Hoskin 58'	6,015
14 February 1987	Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)	2–5	James 15', Grewcock 22'	2,947
21 February 1987	Halifax Town (A)	2–2	James 62', Grewcock 81'	1,735
28 February 1987	Tranmere Rovers (H)	2–2	Grewcock 33', Rodaway 40'	2,394
4 March 1987	Peterborough United (A)	1–1	Grewcock 60'	4,304
7 March 1987	Exeter City (H)	0–0		1,792
13 March 1987	Stockport County (A)	1–0	Hoskin 16'	2,500
17 March 1987	Northampton Town (H)	2–1	Hoskin 39', Gallagher 70'	2,691
21 March 1987	Aldershot (H)	0–1		2,690
28 March 1987	Preston North End (A)	1–2	Parker 75'	10,716
4 April 1987	Cambridge United (H)	0–2		1,874
10 April 1987	Colchester United (A)	0–1		2,635
14 April 1987	Torquay United (H)	2–2	Britton 63', James 90' (pen.)	2,718
18 April 1987	Rochdale (A)	2–0	Devaney 13', Gallagher 53'	5,739
20 April 1987	Wrexham (H)	0–0		4,090
25 April 1987	Cardiff City (A)	0–1		2,003
28 April 1987	Scunthorpe United (A)	1–2	Malley 4'	1,770
2 May 1987	Southend United (H)	2–1	James 29', Grewcock 50'	3,991
4 May 1987	Crewe Alexandra (A)	0–1		4,175
9 May 1987	Orient (H)	2–1	Grewcock 45', Britton 48'	15,696

Final league position

Pos	Team	Games played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals for	Goals against	Points
22	Burnley	46	12	13	21	53	74	49

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
15 November 1986	Round 1	Telford United (A)	0–3		4,145

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
26 August 1986	Round 1 First leg	Rochdale (A)	1–1	James 12'	1,937
2 September 1986	Round 1 Second leg	Rochdale (H)	1–3	James 70' (pen.)	2,605

Football League Trophy

Date	Round	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
9 December 1986	Group Stage	Blackpool (A)	3–2	Hoskin 3', Murphy (2) 36', 83'	1,448
16 December 1986	Group Stage	Bolton Wanderers (H)	0–2		1,465
27 January 1987	Round 1	Bolton Wanderers (A)	1–2	Parker 56'	3,698

References

↑ Simpson (2007), p. 402

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Related to national team

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Rous Cup
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Club seasons

First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Charlton Athletic Chelsea Coventry City Everton Leicester City Liverpool Luton Town Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Oxford United Queens Park Rangers Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Ham United Wimbledon

Second Division	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bradford City Brighton & Hove Albion Crystal Palace Derby County Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Millwall Oldham Athletic Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Reading Sheffield United Shrewsbury Town Stoke City Sunderland West Bromwich Albion

Third Division	Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bournemouth Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Bury Carlisle United Chester City Chesterfield Darlington Doncaster Rovers Fulham Gillingham Mansfield Town Middlesbrough Newport County Port Vale Notts County Rotherham United Swindon Town Walsall Wigan Athletic York City

Fourth Division	Aldershot Burnley Cardiff City Cambridge United Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Exeter City Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hereford United Leyton Orient Lincoln City Northampton Town Peterborough United Preston North End Rochdale Scunthorpe United Southend United Southport Stockport County Swansea City Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Wolverhampton Wanderers Wrexham

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