1996–97 Burnley F.C. season
2nd Round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Paul Barnes (24) All: Paul Barnes (25) | |
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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] | |
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The 1996–97 season was
Jimmy Mullen
in March 1996.
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | League Cup | FA Cup | FL Trophy
| |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
FW | ENG | Paul Barnes | 45 | 25 | 39+1 | 24 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
GK | ENG | Marlon Beresford | 48 | 0 | 40+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Chris Brass | 48 | 0 | 37+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Colin Carr-Lawton | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Andy Cooke | 38 | 14 | 19+12 | 13 | 1+2 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | David Eyres | 46 | 8 | 36+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | |
FW | ENG | Nigel Gleghorn | 43 | 5 | 32+1 | 4 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Steve Guinan (on loan) | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Gerry Harrison | 42 | 0 | 32+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Adrian Heath | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | AUS | Doug Hodgson (on loan) | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Jamie Hoyland | 31 | 1 | 24+1 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Richard Huxford | 10 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Glen Little | 12 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Damian Matthew | 38 | 8 | 29+3 | 6 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | WAL | Kurt Nogan | 38 | 13 | 30+1 | 10 | 4+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | |
DF | ENG | Vince Overson | 10 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Gary Parkinson | 52 | 1 | 43+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Liam Robinson | 11 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
GK | WAL | Wayne Russell | 8 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Paul Smith
|
45 | 4 | 30+7 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Peter Swan
|
21 | 2 | 16+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Steve Thompson
|
23 | 1 | 14+5 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Chris Vinnicombe | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Paul Weller | 39 | 2 | 22+9 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Mark Winstanley | 42 | 0 | 34+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Transfers
In
Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
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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 |
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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 | 1 – 2 | Burnley |
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Thorpe 36' | (Report) | 32' |
Burnley | 1 – 3 | Shrewsbury Town |
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Cooke 49' | (Report) | 84' |
Gillingham | 1 – 0 | Burnley |
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Fortune-West 80' | (Report) |
Attendance: 6,116
Burnley | 2 – 1 | Wycombe Wanderers |
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Nogan 23' 35' | (Report) | de Souza 1' |
Bristol Rovers | 1 – 2 | Burnley |
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Beadle 48' | (Report) | Barnes 33' 46' |
Attendance: 4,123
Peterborough United | 3 – 2 | Burnley |
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Carruthers 20' 27' Morrison 60' |
(Report) | Barnes 6' Matthew 83' |
Attendance: 5,283
Burnley | 5 – 1 | Gillingham |
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) 88' | (Report) | Bailey 14' |
Bristol City | 2 – 1 | Burnley |
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Bent 19' Goater 68' |
(Report) | Smith 36' |
Ashton Gate, Bristol
Attendance: 10,013
Burnley | 1 – 2 | Preston North End |
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Barnes 10' | (Report) | Ashcroft 6' 69' |
Crewe Alexandra | 1 – 1 | Burnley |
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Macauley 50' | (Report) | Barnes 88' |
Attendance: 4,743
Stockport County | 1 – 0 | Burnley |
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Mutch 86' | (Report) |
Attendance: 9,187
Wycombe Wanderers | 5 – 0 | Burnley |
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Carroll 12' (pen.) 29' (pen.) McGavin 33' Stallard 42' Read 82' |
(Report) |
Attendance: 5,786
Notts County | 1 – 1 | Burnley |
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Dudley 27' | (Report) | Matthew 90' |
Attendance: 4,591
Final league position
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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: [2]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
League Cup
1st round first leg
(384 away)
1st round second leg
2nd round first leg
Charlton Athletic | 4 – 1 | Burnley |
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Leaburn 5' Robinson 41' 48' Allen 48' |
(Report) | Eyres 7' |
The Valley, London
Attendance: 4,874
2nd round second leg
FA Cup
1st round
2nd round
Walsall | 1 – 1 | Burnley |
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Lightbourne 90' | (Report) | Eyres 66' |
Attendance: 5,031
2nd round replay
3rd round
(7,000 away)
Football League Trophy
Northern Section 1st round
Hartlepool United | 0 – 2 | Burnley |
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Nogan 14' Eyres 65' |
Victoria Park, Hartlepool
Attendance: 921
Northern Section 2nd round
Burnley | 0 – 1 | Stockport County |
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Nash 18' |
References
- ^ Simpson (2007), p. 443
- ^ "England 1996–97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.