1996–97 Burnley F.C. season

Burnley

1996–97 season

Chairman

Frank Teasdale

Manager

9th

2nd Round

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]

Home colours

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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.

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Second Division		League Cup		FA Cup		FL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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
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
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 v Burnley

17 August 1996

Luton Town	1 – 2	Burnley
Thorpe 36'	(Report)	Thompson 24' Nogan 32'

Kenilworth Road, Luton
Attendance: 6,484
Referee: P Rejer

Burnley v Walsall

24 August 1996

Burnley	2 – 1	Walsall
Eyres 21' Nogan 48'	(Report)	Wilson 43'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,322

Burnley v Shrewsbury Town

27 August 1996

Burnley	1 – 3	Shrewsbury Town
Cooke 49'	(Report)	M. Taylor 20' Scott 48' Stevens 84'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,072

Millwall v Burnley

31 August 1996

Millwall	2 – 1	Burnley
Newman 70' Neill 79'	(Report)	Nogan 75'

The New Den, London
Attendance: 9,281
Referee: S Baines

Gillingham v Burnley

7 September 1996

Gillingham	1 – 0	Burnley
Fortune-West 80'	(Report)

Priestfield, Gillingham
Attendance: 6,116

Burnley v Blackpool

10 September 1996

Burnley	2 – 0	Blackpool
Gleghorn 60' Nogan 76'	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 13,599
Referee: D Laws

Burnley v Wycombe Wanderers

14 September 1996

Burnley	2 – 1	Wycombe Wanderers
Nogan 23' 35'	(Report)	de Souza 1'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,379

Chesterfield v Burnley

21 September 1996

Chesterfield	0 – 0	Burnley
	(Report)

Saltergate, Chesterfield
Attendance: 5,529
Referee: R Pearson

Burnley v Bristol City

28 September 1996

Burnley	2 – 3	Bristol City
Gleghorn 45' Weller 55'	(Report)	Goater 12' 62' Taylor 79'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,538

Bury v Burnley

1 October 1996

Bury	1 – 0	Burnley
Jepson 14'	(Report)

Gigg Lane, Bury
Attendance: 7,557

Burnley v Stockport County

5 October 1996

Burnley	5 – 2	Stockport County
Barnes 32' 45' 61' 71' 78'	(Report)	Angell 56' Mutch 75'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,687

Rotherham United v Burnley

12 October 1996

Rotherham United	1 – 0	Burnley
Druce 42'	(Report)

Millmoor, Rotherham
Attendance: 4,562

Watford v Burnley

15 October 1996

Watford	2 – 2	Burnley
Andrews 39' Johnson 78'	(Report)	Gleghorn 28' Smith 76'

Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 6,450

Burnley v Notts County

19 October 1996

Burnley	1 – 0	Notts County
Barnes 60'	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,372

Burnley v Plymouth Argyle

26 October 1996

Burnley	2 – 1	Plymouth Argyle
Nogan 28' Eyres 47' (pen.)	(Report)	Evans 73'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,602

Preston North End v Burnley

29 October 1996

Preston North End	1 – 1	Burnley
Reeves 26'	(Report)	Nogan 52'

Deepdale, Preston
Attendance: 12,652

York City v Burnley

2 November 1996

York City	1 – 0	Burnley
Murty 41'	(Report)

Bootham Crescent, York
Attendance: 5,958

Burnley v Crewe Alexandra

9 November 1996

Burnley	2 – 0	Crewe Alexandra
Nogan 31' Matthew 69'	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,459

Bristol Rovers v Burnley

19 November 1996

Bristol Rovers	1 – 2	Burnley
Beadle 48'	(Report)	Barnes 33' 46'

Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Attendance: 4,123

Burnley v Bournemouth

23 November 1996

Burnley	1 – 0	Bournemouth
Barnes 6'	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 8,564

Plymouth Argyle v Burnley

30 November 1996

Plymouth Argyle	0 – 0	Burnley
	(Report)

Home Park, Plymouth
Attendance: 6,289

Burnley v Wrexham

3 December 1996

Burnley	2 – 0	Wrexham
Cooke 32' Nogan 40'	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 8,587

Burnley v Brentford

14 December 1996

Burnley	1 – 2	Brentford
Swan 85'	(Report)	Asaba 15' Forster 54'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,575

Peterborough United v Burnley

20 December 1996

Peterborough United	3 – 2	Burnley
Carruthers 20' 27' Morrison 60'	(Report)	Barnes 6' Matthew 83'

London Road, Peterborough
Attendance: 5,283

Burnley v Gillingham

28 December 1996

Burnley	5 – 1	Gillingham
Cooke 21' 86' Smith 62' Barnes 82' (pen.) 88'	(Report)	Bailey 14'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,004

Bristol City v Burnley

11 January 1997

Bristol City	2 – 1	Burnley
Bent 19' Goater 68'	(Report)	Smith 36'

Ashton Gate, Bristol
Attendance: 10,013

Burnley v Bury

17 January 1997

Burnley	3 – 1	Bury
Swan 19' Smith 26' Eyres 29'	(Report)	Matthews 32'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,526

Burnley v Preston North End

25 January 1997

Burnley	1 – 2	Preston North End
Barnes 10'	(Report)	Ashcroft 6' 69'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 16,186

Burnley v Chesterfield

28 January 1997

Burnley	0 – 0	Chesterfield
	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 7,903

Crewe Alexandra v Burnley

1 February 1997

Crewe Alexandra	1 – 1	Burnley
Macauley 50'	(Report)	Barnes 88'

Gresty Road, Crewe
Attendance: 4,743

Burnley v York City

8 February 1997

Burnley	1 – 2	York City
Gleghorn 13'	(Report)	Tolson 6' Jordan 90'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 8,961

Bournemouth v Burnley

15 February 1997

Bournemouth	0 – 0	Burnley
	(Report)

Dean Court, Bournemouth
Attendance: 6,021

Burnley v Bristol Rovers

22 February 1997

Burnley	2 – 2	Bristol Rovers
Matthew 38' Barnes 90'	(Report)	Cureton 13' Alsop 80'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 8,847

Blackpool v Burnley

25 February 1997

Blackpool	1 – 3	Burnley
Quinn 15'	(Report)	Barnes 6' 42' 47'

Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Attendance: 7,331

Wrexham v Burnley

1 March 1997

Wrexham	0 – 0	Burnley
	(Report)

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Attendance: 6,947

Burnley v Peterborough United

8 March 1997

Burnley	5 – 0	Peterborough United
Barnes 8' 30' 33' Cooke 56' Matthew 85'	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 8,646

Brentford v Burnley

15 March 1997

Brentford	0 – 3	Burnley
	(Report)	Hoyland 9' Cooke 34' Matthew 45'

Griffin Park, London
Attendance: 6,624

Walsall v Burnley

22 March 1997

Walsall	1 – 3	Burnley
Lightbourne 90'	(Report)	Cooke 26' 55' Barnes 85'

Bescot Stadium, Walsall
Attendance: 6,306

Burnley v Luton Town

29 March 1997

Burnley	0 – 2	Luton Town
	(Report)	Thorpe 14' 39'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 15,490

Shrewsbury Town v Blackpool

1 April 1997

Shrewsbury Town	2 – 1	Blackpool
Brass 80' (o.g.) Spink 86'	(Report)	Barnes 74'

Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury
Attendance: 4,462

Burnley v Millwall

5 April 1997

Burnley	1 – 0	Millwall
Weller 14'	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,840

Stockport County v Burnley

12 April 1997

Stockport County	1 – 0	Burnley
Mutch 86'	(Report)

Edgeley Park, Stockport
Attendance: 9,187

Wycombe Wanderers v Burnley

15 April 1997

Wycombe Wanderers	5 – 0	Burnley
Carroll 12' (pen.) 29' (pen.) McGavin 33' Stallard 42' Read 82'	(Report)

Adams Park, High Wycombe
Attendance: 5,786

Burnley v Rotherham United

19 April 1997

Burnley	3 – 3	Rotherham United
Cooke 13' 58' Barnes 60'	(Report)	Jean 25' 55' 57'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 7,875

Notts County v Burnley

26 April 1997

Notts County	1 – 1	Burnley
Dudley 27'	(Report)	Matthew 90'

Meadow Lane, Nottingham
Attendance: 4,591

Burnley v Watford

3 May 1997

Burnley	4 – 1	Watford
Cooke 50' 51' 83' (pen.) Parkinson 66'	(Report)	Millen 88'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 8,269

Final league position

Pos	Team	Games played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals for	Goals against	Points
9	Burnley	46	19	11	16	71	55	68

League Cup

1st Round First Leg

Mansfield Town v Burnley

20 August 1996

Mansfield Town	0 – 3	Burnley
	(Report)	Cooke 31' Nogan 50' Eyres 74'

Field Mill, Mansfield
Attendance: 1,708

1st Round Second Leg

Burnley v Mansfield Town

3 September 1996

Burnley	2 – 0	Mansfield Town
Matthew 2' Eyres 45'	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 2,884

2nd Round First Leg

Charlton Athletic v Burnley

17 September 1996

Charlton Athletic	4 – 1	Burnley
Leaburn 5' Robinson 41' 48' Allen 48'	(Report)	Eyres 7'

The Valley, London
Attendance: 4,874

2nd Round Second Leg

Burnley v Charlton Athletic

24 September 1996

Burnley	1 – 2	Charlton Athletic
Nogan 45'	(Report)	Allen 15' Whyte 90'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 2,281

FA Cup

1st Round

Burnley v Lincoln City

16 November 1996

Burnley	2 – 1	Lincoln City
Gleghorn 30' Matthew 73'	(Report)	Bos 46'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 6,484

2nd Round

Walsall v Burnley

7 December 1996

Walsall	1 – 1	Burnley
Lightbourne 90'	(Report)	Eyres 66'

Bescot Stadium, Walsall
Attendance: 5,031

2nd Round Replay

Burnley v Walsall

23 December 1996

Burnley	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Walsall
Barnes 43'	(Report)	Viveash 74'
	Penalties
Barnes Smith Matthew Eyres	4 – 2	Marsh Unknown Unknown Blake

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 5,799

3rd Round

Liverpool v Burnley

4 January 1997

Liverpool	1 – 0	Burnley
Collymore 12'	(Report)

Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 33,252

Football League Trophy

Northern Section 1st Round

Hartlepool United v Burnley

10 December 1996

Hartlepool United	0 – 2	Burnley
		Nogan 14' Eyres 65'

Victoria Park, Hartlepool
Attendance: 921

Northern Section 2nd Round

Burnley v Stockport County

4 February 1997

Burnley	0 – 1	Stockport County
		Nash 18'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 4,251

References

↑ Simpson (2007), p. 443

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Second Division	Blackpool Bournemouth Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Burnley Bury Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Gillingham Luton Town Millwall Notts County Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Preston North End Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Stockport County Walsall Watford Wrexham Wycombe Wanderers York City

Third Division	Barnet Brighton & Hove Albion Cambridge United Cardiff City Carlisle United Chester City Colchester United Darlington Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Fulham Hartlepool United Hereford United Hull City Leyton Orient Lincoln City Mansfield Town Northampton Town Rochdale Scarborough Scunthorpe United Swansea City Torquay United Wigan Athletic

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