2008–09 Burnley F.C. season
| 2008–09 season | |||
| Chairman | Barry Kilby | ||
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| Manager | Owen Coyle | ||
| Championship | 5th (Promotion via Play-offs) | ||
| League Cup | Semi-Finalists | ||
| FA Cup | 5th Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Martin Paterson (13) All: Martin Paterson (19) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 19,533 v Tottenham (21 January 2009) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,760 v QPR (13 January 2009) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 12,711 | ||
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The 2008-09 season was Burnley's 9th season in the second tier of English football. They were managed by Owen Coyle – his second season since he replaced Steve Cotterill on 8 November 2007.
First-team squad
Updated 30 June 2008.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | FW |  Martin Paterson | Scunthorpe United | £1.3m | 23 June 2008 | 
| 7 | MF |  Kevin McDonald |  Dundee | £500k | 24 June 2008 | 
| 3 | DF |  Christian Kalvenes |  Dundee United | Free | 26 June 2008 | 
| 1 | GK |  Diego Penny |  Coronel Bolognesi | Undisclosed | 27 June 2008 | 
| 26 | MF |  Remco van der Schaaf |  Vitesse Arnhem | Free | 7 July 2008 | 
| 33 | FW |  Chris Eagles | Manchester United | Undisclosed | 29 July 2008 | 
| 24 | DF |  Russell Anderson | Sunderland | Loan | 26 August 2008 | 
| 21 | DF |  Rhys Williams | Middlesbrough | Loan | 30 January 2009 | 
Out
| # | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | FW |  Besart Berisha |  Rosenborg | Loan | 8 August 2008 | 
| N/A | MF |  Steve Jones | Huddersfield Town | Loan | 17 October 2008 | 
| N/A | MF |  Steve Jones | Bradford City | Loan | 27 November 2008 | 
| 22 | FW |  Besart Berisha |  AC Horsens | Loan | 8 January 2009 | 
| 17 | GK |  Gábor Király |  Bayer Leverkusen | Loan | 30 January 2009 | 
| 26 | MF |  Remco van der Schaaf |  Brøndby | Loan | 2 February 2009 | 
| 18 | MF |  Alan Mahon | Blackpool | Loan | 17 March 2009 | 
| 25 | MF |  Adam Kay | Accrington Stanley | Loan | 20 March 2009 | 
| 9 | FW |  Ade Akinbiyi |  Houston Dynamo | Free | 6 April 2009 | 
Matches
Pre-season
| Cary Railhawks U'23s  | 2 – 1 |  Burnley | 
|---|---|---|
| Schilawski  Lassiter   | (Report) | Elliott  | 
| WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC Attendance: 2,700 (approx) | 
| 23 July 2008 7:30pm | 
| St Johnstone  | 1 – 3 |  Burnley | 
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| Sheerin   | (Report) | Paterson  Akinbiyi  MacDonald  | 
| McDiarmid Park, Tulloch Attendance: 2,216 | 
| 28 July 2008 7:45pm | 
| Glentoran  | 0 – 5 |  Burnley | 
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Rodriguez  Akinbiyi  Paterson  Alexander  pen' Coyle  | 
The Championship
| 9 August 2008 3:00pm | 
| Sheffield Wednesday | 4 – 1 | Burnley | 
|---|---|---|
| Tudgay  1'  65' Sodje  4'  17' | (Report) | Paterson  6' | 
| 16 August 2008 3:55pm | 
| Burnley | 0 – 3 | Ipswich Town | 
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| (Report) | Trotter  34' Alexander  41' (o.g.) Jordan  88' (o.g.) | 
| 13 September 2008 3:00pm | 
| Nottingham Forest | 1 – 2 | Burnley | 
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| Earnshaw  52' | (Report) | Alexander  25'  70' (pen.) | 
| 27 September 2008 3:00pm | 
| Burnley | 3 – 1 | Preston North End | 
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| Guðjónsson  33' Caldwell  64' Eagles  90+5' | (Report) | Nicholson  22' | 
| 30 September 2008 7:45pm | 
| Burnley | 3 – 2 | Watford | 
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| Alexander  25' (pen.) Paterson  46' Elliott  69' | (Report) | Hoskins  6'  45+1' | 
| 21 October 2008 7:45pm | 
| Coventry City | 1 – 3 | Burnley | 
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| Ward  40' (pen.) | (Report) | Duff  52' Blake  88' Eagles  90' | 
| 15 November 2008 3:00pm | 
| Queens Park Rangers | 1 – 2 | Burnley | 
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| Blackstock  14' | (Report) | Blake  34' Mahon  60' | 
| 24 November 2008 7:45pm | 
| Barnsley | 3 – 2 | Burnley | 
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| Macken  18' Whaley  48' León  51' | (Report) | Paterson  69'  73' | 
| 6 December 2008 3:00pm | 
| Sheffield United | 2 – 3 | Burnley | 
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| Beattie  36' (pen.) Quinn  87' | (Report) | Paterson  19' Alexander  42' (pen.) Eagles  79' | 
| 9 December 2008 7:45pm | 
| Burnley | 2 – 2 | Cardiff City | 
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| Blake  14' Thompson  76' | (Report) | Bothroyd  26' Routledge  47' | 
| 13 December 2008 3:00pm | 
| Burnley | 3 – 2 | Southampton | 
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| Perry  4' (o.g.) Guðjónsson  7'  11' | (Report) | Skácel  49' Surman  61' | 
| 20 December 2008 3:00pm | 
| Bristol City | 1 – 2 | Burnley | 
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| Maynard  52' (pen.) | (Report) | Paterson  57' Thompson  77' | 
| 28 December 2008 3:00pm | 
| Doncaster Rovers | 2 – 1 | Burnley | 
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| Coppinger  37' Stock  40' (pen.) | (Report) | Paterson  62' | 
| 17 January 2009 12:45pm | 
| Preston North End | 2 – 1 | Burnley | 
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| Davidson  53' (pen.) Mellor  85' (pen.) | (Report) | Blake  77' | 
| 28 February 2009 3:00pm | 
| Burnley | 2 – 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 
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| McCann  53' Eagles  85' | (Report) | Tudgay  19'  69' Clarke  79'  82' | 
| 11 March 2009 7:45pm | 
| Burnley | 4 – 2 | Crystal Palace | 
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| Carlisle  39' Alexander  83' (pen.) Thompson  88' Rodriguez  90+3' | (Report) | Kuqi  26' Carlisle  35' (o.g.) | 
| 14 March 2009 3:00pm | 
| Burnley | 5 – 0 | Nottingham Forest | 
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| Blake  19' Elliott  39' Carlisle  51' Rodriguez  55' Guðjónsson  73' | (Report) | 
| 25 April 2009 3:00pm | 
| Southampton | 2 – 2 | Burnley | 
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| Wright-Phillips  11' Euell  44' | (Report) | Alexander  32' (pen.) Carlisle  67' | 
| 3 May 2009 1:15pm | 
| Burnley | 4 – 0 | Bristol City | 
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| Alexander  42' (pen.)  76' (pen.) Elliott  44' Guðjónsson  86' | (Report) | 
The Championship 2008/09 League Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (C) (P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 80 | 52 | +28 | 90 | Promotion to Premier League | 
| 2 | Birmingham City (P) | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 83 | |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 80 | Qualification to League Championship playoffs | 
| 4 | Reading | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 77 | |
| 5 | Burnley | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 76 | |
| 6 | Preston North End | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 74 | |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 74 | |
| 8 | Swansea City | 46 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 68 | |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 66 | |
| 10 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 61 | |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 61 | |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 61 | |
| 13 | Watford | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 68 | 72 | −4 | 58 | |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 58 | |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 561 | |
| 16 | Blackpool | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 56 | |
| 17 | Coventry City | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 54 | |
| 18 | Derby County | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 54 | |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 53 | |
| 20 | Barnsley | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 52 | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 51 | |
| 22 | Norwich City (R) | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 57 | 70 | −13 | 46 | Relegation to League One | 
| 23 | Southampton (R) | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 452 | |
| 24 | Charlton Athletic (R) | 46 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 52 | 74 | −22 | 39 | |
Updated to games played on 3 May 2009.
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Crystal Palace were give a one-point deduction for using an ineligible player during a match against Sheffield United on 3 May 2009.[1]
2 Southampton were given a ten-point deduction for breaching insolvency regulations, regarding their holding company. As they finished in the bottom three this season, the points deduction will be applied next season.[2]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round. 
Only applicable when the season is not finished: 
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
The Championship Play-offs 2009
The Championship Play-off Semi-Final 1st Leg
The Championship Play-off Semi-Final 2nd Leg
The Championship Play-off Final
Burnley are promoted to the Premier League.
Football League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 12 August 2008 | Bury | A | W | 2–0 | Paterson (2) 40', 90' | 4,276 | [3] | 
| Second round | 26 August 2008 | Oldham Athletic | H | W | 3–0 | McCann 12', Paterson (2) 63', 79' | 5,528 | [4] | 
| Third round | 23 September 2008 | Fulham | H | W | 1–0 | Rodriguez 88' | 7,119 | [5] | 
| Fourth round | 12 November 2008 | Chelsea | A | D | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Akinbiyi 69' | 41,369 | [6] | 
| Quarter final | 2 December 2008 | Arsenal | H | W | 2–0 | McDonald (2) 6', 57' | 19,045 | [7] | 
| Semi final first leg | 6 January 2009 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | L | 1–4 | Paterson 15' | 31,377 | [8] | 
| Semi final second leg | 21 January 2009 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | W | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Blake 34', McCann 73', Rodriguez 88' | 19,533 | [9] | 
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third round | 3 January 2009 | Queens Park Rangers | A | D | 0–0 | 8,896 | [10] | |
| Third round replay | 13 January 2009 | Queens Park Rangers | H | W | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Thompson 60', Rodriguez 120' | 3,760 | [11] | 
| Fourth round | 24 January 2009 | West Bromwich Albion | A | D | 2–2 | Alexander 25' pen., Paterson 89' | 18,294 | [12] | 
| Fourth round replay | 3 February 2009 | West Bromwich Albion | H | W | 3–1 | Elliott 44', Thompson (2) 52', 88' | 6,635 | [13] | 
| Fifth round | 8 March 2009 | Arsenal | A | L | 0–3 | 57,454 | [14] | 
Player of the Year Awards 2009
| # | Pos | Winner | Award | 
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | FW |  Wes Fletcher | Youth Player of the Year | 
| 1 | GK |  Brian Jensen | League Cup Player of the Tournament | 
| 19 | FW |  Jay Rodriguez v Nottingham Forest, 14 March 2009 | Goal of the Season | 
| 16 | MF |  Chris McCann | Young Player of the Year | 
| 2 | DF |  Graham Alexander | Players' Player of the Year | 
| 20 | FW |  Robbie Blake | Player of the Year | 
Appearances and goals
- Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
- Players with names struck through and marked  left the club during the playing season. left the club during the playing season.
- Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club with Burnley.
- Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Play-offs | Total | Discipline | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |  | ||||
| 1 | GK |  PER | Diego Penny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2 | MF |  SCO | Graham Alexander | 46 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 
| 3 | DF |  NOR | Christian Kalvenes | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 4 | DF |  NIR | Michael Duff | 22 (5) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 (2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 5 | DF |  ENG | Clarke Carlisle | 36 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 
| 6 | DF |  SCO | Steven Caldwell | 45 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| 7 | MF |  SCO | Kevin McDonald | 9 (16) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 (3) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 13 (20) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 
| 8 | MF |  ISL | Joey Guðjónsson | 20 (19) | 6 | 3 (2) | 0 | 5 (2) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 29 (25) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 
| 9 | FW |  NGA |  | 1 (10) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (14) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 10 | FW |  NIR | Martin Paterson | 39 (4) | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 53 (4) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 
| 11 | MF |  ENG | Wade Elliott | 41 (1) | 4 | 4 (1) | 1 | 6 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 53 (3) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 
| 12 | GK |  DEN | Brian Jensen | 45 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 14 | FW |  NIR | Steve Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 16 | MF |  IRL | Chris McCann | 44 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 
| 17 | GK |  HUN | Gábor Király | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 18 | MF |  IRL | Alan Mahon | 0 (7) | 1 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (12) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 19 | FW |  ENG | Jay Rodriguez | 2 (23) | 2 | 0 (4) | 1 | 0 (3) | 2 | 0 (3) | 0 | 2 (33) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 
| 20 | MF |  ENG | Robbie Blake | 33 (13) | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 47 (14) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 
| 21 | DF |  AUS |  | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 22 | FW |  ALB | Besart Berisha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 23 | DF |  ENG | Stephen Jordan | 26 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 24 | DF |  SCO |  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 25 | MF |  ENG | Adam Kay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 26 | MF |  NED | Remco van der Schaaf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 27 | MF |  SCO | Alex MacDonald | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 30 | FW |  SCO | Steven Thompson | 23 (11) | 7 | 3 (2) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 | 31 (14) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 
| 33 | MF |  ENG | Chris Eagles | 30 (13) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 41 (16) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 
References
- ↑ "Crystal Palace have one point deduction for fielding ineligible Rui Fonte". The Guardian. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ↑ "Southampton Football Club". The Football League. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ↑ "Bury 0–2 Burnley". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "Burnley 3–0 Oldham Athletic". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "Burnley 1–0 Fulham". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "Chelsea 1–1 Burnley". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "Burnley 2–0 Arsenal". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Burnley". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "Burnley 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Burnley". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "Burnley 2–1 Queens Park Rangers". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "West Browmich Albion 2–2 Burnley". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "Burnley 3–1 West Bromwich Albion". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "Arsenal 3–0 Burnley". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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