2008–09 Burnley F.C. season

Burnley
2008–09 season
Chairman Barry Kilby
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

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.

No. Position Player
1 Peru GK Diego Penny
2 Scotland DF Graham Alexander (vice-captain)
3 Norway DF Christian Kalvenes
4 Northern Ireland DF Michael Duff
5 England DF Clarke Carlisle
6 Scotland DF Steven Caldwell (captain)
7 Scotland MF Kevin McDonald
8 Iceland MF Joey Guðjónsson
9 Nigeria FW Ade Akinbiyi
10 Northern Ireland FW Martin Paterson
11 England MF Wade Elliott
12 Denmark GK Brian Jensen
16 Republic of Ireland MF Chris McCann
No. Position Player
17 Hungary GK Gábor Király
18 Republic of Ireland MF Alan Mahon
19 England FW Jay Rodriguez
20 England FW Robbie Blake
21 Australia DF Rhys Williams (on loan from Middlesbrough)
22 Albania FW Besart Berisha
23 England DF Stephen Jordan
24 Scotland DF Russell Anderson (on loan from Sunderland)
25 England MF Adam Kay
26 Netherlands MF Remco van der Schaaf
27 Scotland MF Alex MacDonald
30 Scotland FW Steve Thompson
33 England MF Chris Eagles

Transfers

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date
10FWNorthern Ireland Martin Paterson Scunthorpe United £1.3m 23 June 2008
7MFScotland Kevin McDonald Scotland Dundee £500k 24 June 2008
3DFNorway Christian Kalvenes Scotland Dundee United Free 26 June 2008
1GKPeru Diego Penny Peru Coronel Bolognesi Undisclosed 27 June 2008
26MFNetherlands Remco van der Schaaf Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem Free 7 July 2008
33FWEngland Chris Eagles Manchester United Undisclosed 29 July 2008
24DFScotland Russell Anderson Sunderland Loan 26 August 2008
21DFAustralia Rhys Williams Middlesbrough Loan 30 January 2009

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
22FWAlbania Besart Berisha Norway Rosenborg Loan 8 August 2008
N/AMFNorthern Ireland Steve Jones Huddersfield Town Loan 17 October 2008
N/AMFNorthern Ireland Steve Jones Bradford City Loan 27 November 2008
22FWAlbania Besart Berisha Denmark AC Horsens Loan 8 January 2009
17GKHungary Gábor Király Germany Bayer Leverkusen Loan 30 January 2009
26MFNetherlands Remco van der Schaaf Denmark Brøndby Loan 2 February 2009
18MFRepublic of Ireland Alan Mahon Blackpool Loan 17 March 2009
25MFEngland Adam Kay Accrington Stanley Loan 20 March 2009
9FWNigeria Ade Akinbiyi United States Houston Dynamo Free 6 April 2009

Matches

Pre-season










The Championship

9 August 2008
3:00pm
Sheffield Wednesday 4 – 1 Burnley
Tudgay  1'  65'
Sodje  4'  17'
(Report) Paterson  6'
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 23,793
Referee: C Oliver

16 August 2008
3:55pm
Burnley 0 – 3 Ipswich Town
(Report) Trotter  34'
Alexander  41' (o.g.)
Jordan  88' (o.g.)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 11,312
Referee: A Bates

23 August 2008
3:00pm
Crystal Palace 0 – 0 Burnley
(Report)
Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 14,071
Referee: I Williamson

30 August 2008
3:00pm
Burnley 0 – 0 Plymouth Argyle
(Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,032
Referee: M Oliver

13 September 2008
3:00pm
Nottingham Forest 1 – 2 Burnley
Earnshaw  52' (Report) Alexander  25'  70' (pen.)
City Ground, Nottingham
Attendance: 20,504
Referee: C Penton

16 September 2008
7:45pm
Burnley 2 – 0 Blackpool
Paterson  60'
Alexander  76' (pen.)
(Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 13,752
Referee: J Moss

20 September 2008
3:00pm
Swansea 1 – 1 Burnley
Bodde  90+3' (Report) Guðjónsson  59'
Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Attendance: 13,299
Referee: A Hall

27 September 2008
3:00pm
Burnley 3 – 1 Preston North End
Guðjónsson  33'
Caldwell  64'
Eagles  90+5'
(Report) Nicholson  22'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 16,276
Referee: L Mason

30 September 2008
7:45pm
Burnley 3 – 2 Watford
Alexander  25' (pen.)
Paterson  46'
Elliott  69'
(Report) Hoskins  6'  45+1'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,033
Referee: S Bratt

4 October 2008
3:00pm
Reading 3 – 1 Burnley
N.Hunt  4'
S.Hunt  52'
Long  64'
(Report) McCann  89'
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 18,621
Referee: K Friend

18 October 2008
3:00pm
Burnley 1 – 1 Birmingham City
McCann  25' (Report) Jerome  77'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 13,809
Referee: L Probert

21 October 2008
7:45pm
Coventry City 1 – 3 Burnley
Ward  40' (pen.) (Report) Duff  52'
Blake  88'
Eagles  90'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 14,621
Referee: M Thorpe

25 October 2008
3:00pm
Charlton Athletic 1 – 1 Burnley
Todorov  76' (Report) Thompson  13'
The Valley, London
Attendance: 21,884
Referee: R Shoebridge

28 October 2008
7:45pm
Burnley 1 – 0 Reading
Blake  81' (Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 11,538
Referee: M Haywood

1 November 2008
3:00pm
Burnley 2 – 0 Norwich City
Eagles  55'  60' (Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 11,353
Referee: G Laws

8 November 2008
3:00pm
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 – 0 Burnley
Kightly  31'  75' (Report)
Molineux, Wolverhampton
Attendance: 23,711
Referee: D Deadman

15 November 2008
3:00pm
Queens Park Rangers 1 – 2 Burnley
Blackstock  14' (Report) Blake  34'
Mahon  60'
Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 13,226
Referee: A Woolmer

22 November 2008
3:00pm
Burnley 0 – 0 Doncaster Rovers
(Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 12,173
Referee: S Bennett

24 November 2008
7:45pm
Barnsley 3 – 2 Burnley
Macken  18'
Whaley  48'
León  51'
(Report) Paterson  69'  73'
Oakwell, Barnsley
Attendance: 10,678
Referee: N Miller

29 November 2008
3:00pm
Burnley 3 – 0 Derby County
McDonald  6'
Paterson  15'  23'
(Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 11,552
Referee: S Tanner

6 December 2008
3:00pm
Sheffield United 2 – 3 Burnley
Beattie  36' (pen.)
Quinn  87'
(Report) Paterson  19'
Alexander  42' (pen.)
Eagles  79'
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Attendance: 24,702
Referee: A Taylor

9 December 2008
7:45pm
Burnley 2 – 2 Cardiff City
Blake  14'
Thompson  76'
(Report) Bothroyd  26'
Routledge  47'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 11,230
Referee: C Webster

13 December 2008
3:00pm
Burnley 3 – 2 Southampton
Perry  4' (o.g.)
Guðjónsson  7'  11'
(Report) Skácel  49'
Surman  61'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 11,229
Referee: P Dowd

20 December 2008
3:00pm
Bristol City 1 – 2 Burnley
Maynard  52' (pen.) (Report) Paterson  57'
Thompson  77'
Ashton Gate, Bristol
Attendance: 16,108
Referee: R Booth

26 December 2008
3:00pm
Burnley 1 – 2 Barnsley
McCann  38' (Report) Cureton  6'
McCann  67' (o.g.)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 16,580
Referee: S Mathieson

28 December 2008
3:00pm
Doncaster Rovers 2 – 1 Burnley
Coppinger  37'
Stock  40' (pen.)
(Report) Paterson  62'
Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
Attendance: 14,020
Referee: T Kettle

10 January 2009
5:20pm
Burnley 0 – 2 Swansea City
(Report) Scotland  35' (pen.)  86'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 13,740
Referee: M Oliver

17 January 2009
12:45pm
Preston North End 2 – 1 Burnley
Davidson  53' (pen.)
Mellor  85' (pen.)
(Report) Blake  77'
Deepdale, Preston
Attendance: 15,692
Referee: P Taylor

27 January 2009
7:45pm
Watford 3 – 0 Burnley
McAnuff  2'
Priskin  78'  90+4'
(Report)
Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 13,193
Referee: J Linington

31 January 2009
3:00pm
Burnley 2 – 1 Charlton Athletic
Thompson  76'  90+4' (Report) Bailey  41'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 14,404
Referee: R Beeby

7 February 2009
3:00pm
Birmingham City 1 – 1 Burnley
Phillips  37' (Report) Paterson  3'
St Andrew's, Birmingham
Attendance: 16,763
Referee: K Stroud

14 February 2009
3:00pm
Burnley 1 – 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
McCann  6' (Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 13,515
Referee: C Oliver

17 February 2009
7:45pm
Burnley 1 – 1 Coventry City
Eagles  90' (Report) Best  44'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 14,595
Referee: D Foster

21 February 2009
3:00pm
Norwich City 1 – 1 Burnley
Cureton  20' (Report) Thompson  36'
Carrow Road, Norwich
Attendance: 24,363
Referee: K Friend

28 February 2009
3:00pm
Burnley 2 – 4 Sheffield Wednesday
McCann  53'
Eagles  85'
(Report) Tudgay  19'  69'
Clarke  79'  82'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 12,449
Referee: A D'Urso

3 March 2009
7:45pm
Blackpool 0 – 1 Burnley
(Report) Kalvenes  85'
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Attendance: 7,679
Referee: L Mason

11 March 2009
7:45pm
Burnley 4 – 2 Crystal Palace
Carlisle  39'
Alexander  83' (pen.)
Thompson  88'
Rodriguez  90+3'
(Report) Kuqi  26'
Carlisle  35' (o.g.)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,312
Referee: C Boyeson

14 March 2009
3:00pm
Burnley 5 – 0 Nottingham Forest
Blake  19'
Elliott  39'
Carlisle  51'
Rodriguez  55'
Guðjónsson  73'
(Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 13,055
Referee: D Whitestone

17 March 2009
7:45pm
Ipswich Town 1 – 1 Burnley
Giovani  73' (Report) Elliott  19'
Portman Road, Ipswich
Attendance: 18,745
Referee: R Shoebridge

21 March 2009
3:00pm
Plymouth Argyle 1 – 2 Burnley
Judge  17' (Report) Caldwell  16'
Blake  78'
Home Park, Plymouth
Attendance: 11,246
Referee: R Booth

4 April 2009
3:00pm
Derby County 1 – 1 Burnley
Connolly  90+3' (Report) McCann  59'
Pride Park Stadium, Derby
Attendance: 33,010
Referee: G Hegley

11 April 2009
3:00pm
Burnley 1 – 0 Queens Park Rangers
Eagles  49' (Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 15,058
Referee: M Haywood

13 April 2009
3:00pm
Cardiff City 3 – 1 Burnley
Bothroyd  74'
McCormack  85'  90+3'
(Report) Blake  84'
Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 19,379
Referee: L Probert

20 April 2009
7:45pm
Burnley 1 – 0 Sheffield United
Paterson  23' (Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 14,884
Referee: G Laws

25 April 2009
3:00pm
Southampton 2 – 2 Burnley
Wright-Phillips  11'
Euell  44'
(Report) Alexander  32' (pen.)
Carlisle  67'
St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Attendance: 23,927
Referee: M Jones

3 May 2009
1:15pm
Burnley 4 – 0 Bristol City
Alexander  42' (pen.)  76' (pen.)
Elliott  44'
Guðjónsson  86'
(Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 18,005
Referee: C Oliver

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 54 540 61
11 Queens Park Rangers 46 15 16 15 42 442 61
12 Sheffield Wednesday 46 16 13 17 51 587 61
13 Watford 46 16 10 20 68 724 58
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 17 7 22 42 5311 58
15 Crystal Palace 46 15 12 19 52 553 0561
16 Blackpool 46 13 17 16 47 5811 56
17 Coventry City 46 13 15 18 47 5811 54
18 Derby County 46 14 12 20 55 6712 54
19 Nottingham Forest 46 13 14 19 50 6515 53
20 Barnsley 46 13 13 20 45 5813 52
21 Plymouth Argyle 46 13 12 21 44 5713 51
22 Norwich City (R) 46 12 10 24 57 7013 46 Relegation to League One
23 Southampton (R) 46 10 15 21 46 6923 0452
24 Charlton Athletic (R) 46 8 15 23 52 7422 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

9 May 2009
5:20pm
Burnley 1 – 0 Reading
Alexander  84' (pen.) (Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 18,853
Referee: M Atkinson

The Championship Play-off Semi-Final 2nd Leg

12 May 2009
7:45pm
Reading 0 – 2 Burnley
(Report) Paterson  51'
Thompson  58'
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 19,909
Referee: M Riley

The Championship Play-off Final

25 May 2009
3:00pm
Burnley 1 – 0 Sheffield United
Elliott  13' (Report)
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,518
Referee: M Dean

Burnley are promoted to the Premier League.


Football League Cup

Football League Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers Attendance Ref
First round 12 August 2008 BuryA W2–0Paterson (2) 40', 90' 4,276 [3]
Second round 26 August 2008 Oldham AthleticH W3–0McCann 12', Paterson (2) 63', 79' 5,528 [4]
Third round 23 September 2008 FulhamH W1–0Rodriguez 88' 7,119 [5]
Fourth round 12 November 2008 ChelseaA D1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Akinbiyi 69' 41,369 [6]
Quarter final 2 December 2008 ArsenalH W2–0McDonald (2) 6', 57' 19,045 [7]
Semi final first leg 6 January 2009 Tottenham HotspurA L1–4Paterson 15' 31,377 [8]
Semi final second leg 21 January 2009 Tottenham HotspurH W3–2 (a.e.t.)Blake 34', McCann 73', Rodriguez 88' 19,533 [9]

FA Cup

Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup
FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers Attendance Ref
Third round 3 January 2009 Queens Park RangersA D0–0 8,896 [10]
Third round replay 13 January 2009 Queens Park RangersH W2–1 (a.e.t.)Thompson 60', Rodriguez 120' 3,760 [11]
Fourth round 24 January 2009 West Bromwich AlbionA D2–2Alexander 25' pen., Paterson 89' 18,294 [12]
Fourth round replay 3 February 2009 West Bromwich AlbionH W3–1Elliott 44', Thompson (2) 52', 88' 6,635 [13]
Fifth round 8 March 2009 ArsenalA L0–3 57,454 [14]

Player of the Year Awards 2009

# Pos Winner Award
N/AFWEngland Wes Fletcher Youth Player of the Year
1GKDenmark Brian Jensen League Cup Player of the Tournament
19FWEngland Jay Rodriguez v Nottingham Forest, 14 March 2009 Goal of the Season
16MFRepublic of Ireland Chris McCann Young Player of the Year
2DFScotland Graham Alexander Players' Player of the Year
20FWEngland Robbie Blake Player of the Year

Appearances and goals

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with names struck through and marked Left club during 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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow rectangle, denoting the yellow penalty card shown to a player being cautioned A red rectangle, denoting the red penalty card shown to a player being sent off
1GK PER Diego Penny 100000001000
2MF SCO Graham Alexander 469517031611100
3DF NOR Christian Kalvenes 211402 (1)03030 (1)100
4DF NIR Michael Duff 22 (5)1305 (2)03033 (7)000
5DF ENG Clarke Carlisle 36440503048400
6DF SCO Steven Caldwell 45240503057200
7MF SCO Kevin McDonald 9 (16)1202 (3)20 (1)013 (20)300
8MF ISL Joey Guðjónsson 20 (19)63 (2)05 (2)01 (2)029 (25)600
9FW NGA Ade Akinbiyi Left club during playing season 1 (10)0000 (4)1001 (14)100
10FW NIR Martin Paterson 39 (4)1241753153 (4)1900
11MF ENG Wade Elliott 41 (1)44 (1)16 (1)02153 (3)600
12GK DEN Brian Jensen 45050703060000
14FW NIR Steve Jones 000000000000
16MF IRL Chris McCann 44640723058800
17GK HUN Gábor Király 000000000000
18MF IRL Alan Mahon 0 (7)10 (2)00 (3)0000 (12)100
19FW ENG Jay Rodriguez 2 (23)20 (4)10 (3)20 (3)02 (33)500
20MF ENG Robbie Blake 33 (13)8506 (1)13047 (14)900
21DF AUS Rhys Williams * Left club during playing season 17000000017000
22FW ALB Besart Berisha 000000000000
23DF ENG Stephen Jordan 26 (1)010600034 (1)000
24DF SCO Russell Anderson * Left club during playing season 400010005000
25MF ENG Adam Kay 000000000000
26MF NED Remco van der Schaaf 100000001000
27MF SCO Alex MacDonald 0 (3)00 (3)000000 (6)000
30FW SCO Steven Thompson 23 (11)73 (2)3002 (1)131 (14)1100
33MF ENG Chris Eagles 30 (13)7406 (1)01 (2)041 (16)700

References

  1. "Crystal Palace have one point deduction for fielding ineligible Rui Fonte". The Guardian. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  2. "Southampton Football Club". The Football League. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  3. "Bury 0–2 Burnley". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. "Burnley 3–0 Oldham Athletic". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  5. "Burnley 1–0 Fulham". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  6. "Chelsea 1–1 Burnley". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  7. "Burnley 2–0 Arsenal". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  8. "Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Burnley". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  9. "Burnley 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  10. "Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Burnley". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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  12. "West Browmich Albion 2–2 Burnley". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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