1996–97 Burnley F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 February 2015 Burnley 1996–97 Adrian Heath Manager Frank Teasdale Chairman Second Division 9th FA Cup Third round League Cup Second round Football League Trophy Second round Paul Barnes (24) Paul Barnes (25) 16,186 v Preston North End (25 December 1996) 2,281 v Charlton Athletic (24 September 1996) 10,053Simpson (2007), p. 443 1995–96 1997–98 _vneck _band_blue 3BB9FF 990033 3BB9FF 990033 990033 The 1996–97 season was Burnley's 2nd successive 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 Second Division League Cup FA Cup FL Trophy Paul Barnes FW ENG 39+1 24 2+0 0 3+0 1 0+0 0 Marlon Beresford GK ENG 40+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 Chris Brass DF ENG 37+2 0 2+1 0 3+1 0 2+0 0 Colin Carr-Lawton FW ENG 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 Andy Cooke FW ENG 19+12 13 1+2 1 1+2 0 1+0 0 David Eyres MF ENG 36+0 3 4+0 3 4+0 1 2+0 1 Nigel Gleghorn FW ENG 32+1 4 4+0 0 4+0 1 2+0 0 Steve Guinan (on loan) FW ENG 0+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Gerry Harrison MF ENG 32+3 0 2+0 0 4+0 0 0+1 0 Adrian Heath MF ENG 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Doug Hodgson (on loan) DF AUS 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Jamie Hoyland MF ENG 24+1 1 4+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 Richard Huxford DF ENG 2+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 Glen Little MF ENG 5+4 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 Damian Matthew MF ENG 29+3 6 3+0 1 2+0 1 1+0 0 Kurt Nogan FW WAL 30+1 10 4+0 2 2+0 0 1+0 1 Vince Overson DF ENG 6+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 Gary Parkinson DF ENG 43+0 1 4+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 Liam Robinson FW ENG 3+5 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 Wayne Russell GK WAL 6+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Paul Smith MF ENG 30+7 4 1+1 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 Peter Swan DF ENG 16+1 2 0+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 Steve Thompson MF ENG 14+5 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 Chris Vinnicombe DF ENG 6+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Paul Weller MF ENG 22+9 2 1+1 0 2+2 0 2+0 0 Mark Winstanley FW ENG 34+1 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 |} Transfers In PosPlayerFromFeeDateMFENG Damian Matthew Crystal Palace £65k 23 July 1996DFENG Vince Overson Stoke City Free 1 August 1996MFENG Nigel Gleghorn Stoke City Free 15 August 1996FWENG Paul Barnes Birmingham City £400k 6 September 1996DFAUS Doug Hodgson Sheffield United Loan 16 October 1996MFENG Glen Little Glentoran £100k 29 November 1996DFENG Richard Huxford Bradford City Free 21 January 1997FWENG Steve Guinan Nottingham Forest Loan 27 March 1997 Out PosPlayerToFeeDateDFENG Glen Davies Hartlepool United Free 31 May 1996MFSCO Ted McMinn Slough Town Free 31 May 1996DFENG Alan Harper Rotherham United Free 31 May 1996FWENG Nathan Peel Rotherham United Released 31 May 1996ENG Matthew Taylor Released 31 May 1996FWENG John Francis Scunthorpe United Free 31 May 1996MFENG Warren Joyce Hull City £30k 10 July 1996DFENG Wayne Dowell Rochdale Free 25 July 1996MFSCO Derek Adams Ross County Free 30 July 1996MFENG John Borland Scunthorpe United Free 16 August 1996FWENG Ian Helliwell Mansfield Town Loan 6 September 1996FWENG Ian Helliwell Chester City Loan 11 October 1996FWENG Phil Eastwood Leek Town Loan 1 November 1996FWWAL Kurt Nogan Preston North End £150k 12 March 1997FWENG Ian Duerden Southport Loan 27 March 1997 Matches Second Division 17 August 1996 Luton Town 1 – 2 (Report) Burnley Thorpe 36 Thompson 24Nogan 32 Kenilworth Road, Luton 6,484 (1,886 away) P Rejer 24 August 1996 Burnley 2 – 1 (Report) Walsall Eyres 21Nogan 48 Wilson 43 Turf Moor, Burnley 10,322 27 August 1996 Burnley 1 – 3 (Report) Shrewsbury Town Cooke 49 M. Taylor 20Scott 48Stevens 84 Turf Moor, Burnley 9,072 31 August 1996 Millwall 2 – 1 (Report) Burnley Newman 70Neill 79 Nogan 75 The New Den, London 9,281 S Baines 7 September 1996 Gillingham 1 – 0 (Report) Burnley Fortune-West 80 Priestfield, Gillingham 6,116 10 September 1996 Burnley 2 – 0 (Report) Blackpool Gleghorn 60Nogan 76 Turf Moor, Burnley 13,599 D Laws 14 September 1996 Burnley 2 – 1 (Report) Wycombe Wanderers Nogan 23 35 de Souza 1 Turf Moor, Burnley 9,379 21 September 1996 Chesterfield 0 – 0 (Report) Burnley Saltergate, Chesterfield 5,529 R Pearson 28 September 1996 Burnley 2 – 3 (Report) Bristol City Gleghorn 45Weller 55 Goater 12 62Taylor 79 Turf Moor, Burnley 9,538 1 October 1996 Bury 1 – 0 (Report) Burnley Jepson 14 Gigg Lane, Bury 7,557 5 October 1996 Burnley 5 – 2 (Report) Stockport County Barnes 32 45 61 71 78 Angell 56Mutch 75 Turf Moor, Burnley 10,687 12 October 1996 Rotherham United 1 – 0 (Report) Burnley Druce 42 Millmoor, Rotherham 4,562 15 October 1996 Watford 2 – 2 (Report) Burnley Andrews 39Johnson 78 Gleghorn 28Smith 76 Vicarage Road, Watford 6,450 19 October 1996 Burnley 1 – 0 (Report) Notts County Barnes 60 Turf Moor, Burnley 9,372 26 October 1996 Burnley 2 – 1 (Report) Plymouth Argyle Nogan 28Eyres 47 pen. Evans 73 Turf Moor, Burnley 9,602 29 October 1996 Preston North End 1 – 1 (Report) Burnley Reeves 26 Nogan 52 Deepdale, Preston 12,652 2 November 1996 York City 1 – 0 (Report) Burnley Murty 41 Bootham Crescent, York 5,958 9 November 1996 Burnley 2 – 0 (Report) Crewe Alexandra Nogan 31Matthew 69 Turf Moor, Burnley 9,459 19 November 1996 Bristol Rovers 1 – 2 (Report) Burnley Beadle 48 Barnes 33 46 Memorial Stadium, Bristol 4,123 23 November 1996 Burnley 1 – 0 (Report) Bournemouth Barnes 6 Turf Moor, Burnley 8,564 30 November 1996 Plymouth Argyle 0 – 0 (Report) Burnley Home Park, Plymouth 6,289 3 December 1996 Burnley 2 – 0 (Report) Wrexham Cooke 32Nogan 40 Turf Moor, Burnley 8,587 14 December 1996 Burnley 1 – 2 (Report) Brentford Swan 85 Asaba 15Forster 54 Turf Moor, Burnley 10,575 20 December 1996 Peterborough United 3 – 2 (Report) Burnley Carruthers 20 27Morrison 60 Barnes 6Matthew 83 London Road, Peterborough 5,283 28 December 1996 Burnley 5 – 1 (Report) Gillingham Cooke 21 86Smith 62Barnes 82 pen. 88 Bailey 14 Turf Moor, Burnley 10,004 11 January 1997 Bristol City 2 – 1 (Report) Burnley Bent 19Goater 68 Smith 36 Ashton Gate, Bristol 10,013 17 January 1997 Burnley 3 – 1 (Report) Bury Swan 19Smith 26Eyres 29 Matthews 32 Turf Moor, Burnley 10,526 25 January 1997 Burnley 1 – 2 (Report) Preston North End Barnes 10 Ashcroft 6 69 Turf Moor, Burnley 16,186 28 January 1997 Burnley 0 – 0 (Report) Chesterfield Turf Moor, Burnley 7,903 1 February 1997 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 1 (Report) Burnley Macauley 50 Barnes 88 Gresty Road, Crewe 4,743 8 February 1997 Burnley 1 – 2 (Report) York City Gleghorn 13 Tolson 6Jordan 90 Turf Moor, Burnley 8,961 15 February 1997 Bournemouth 0 – 0 (Report) Burnley Dean Court, Bournemouth 6,021 22 February 1997 Burnley 2 – 2 (Report) Bristol Rovers Matthew 38Barnes 90 Cureton 13Alsop 80 Turf Moor, Burnley 8,847 25 February 1997 Blackpool 1 – 3 (Report) Burnley Quinn 15 Barnes 6 42 47 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool 7,331 1 March 1997 Wrexham 0 – 0 (Report) Burnley Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 6,947 8 March 1997 Burnley 5 – 0 (Report) Peterborough United Barnes 8 30 33Cooke 56Matthew 85 Turf Moor, Burnley 8,646 15 March 1997 Brentford 0 – 3 (Report) Burnley Hoyland 9Cooke 34Matthew 45 Griffin Park, London 6,624 22 March 1997 Walsall 1 – 3 (Report) Burnley Lightbourne 90 Cooke 26 55Barnes 85 Bescot Stadium, Walsall 6,306 29 March 1997 Burnley 0 – 2 (Report) Luton Town Thorpe 14 39 Turf Moor, Burnley 15,490 1 April 1997 Shrewsbury Town 2 – 1 (Report) Burnley Brass 80 o.g.Spink 86 Barnes 74 Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury 4,462 5 April 1997 Burnley 1 – 0 (Report) Millwall Weller 14 Turf Moor, Burnley 9,840 12 April 1997 Stockport County 1 – 0 (Report) Burnley Mutch 86 Edgeley Park, Stockport 9,187 15 April 1997 Wycombe Wanderers 5 – 0 (Report) Burnley Carroll 12 pen. 29 pen.McGavin 33Stallard 42Read 82 Adams Park, High Wycombe 5,786 19 April 1997 Burnley 3 – 3 (Report) Rotherham United Cooke 13 58Barnes 60 Jean 25 55 57 Turf Moor, Burnley 7,875 26 April 1997 Notts County 1 – 1 (Report) Burnley Dudley 27 Matthew 90 Meadow Lane, Nottingham 4,591 3 May 1997 Burnley 4 – 1 (Report) Watford Cooke 50 51 83 pen.Parkinson 66 Millen 88 Turf Moor, Burnley 8,269 Final league position Second Division y BUR League Cup 1st round first leg 20 August 1996 Mansfield Town 0 – 3 (Report) Burnley Cooke 31Nogan 50Eyres 74 Field Mill, Mansfield 1,708 (384 away) 1st round second leg 3 September 1996 Burnley 2 – 0 (Report) Mansfield Town Matthew 2Eyres 45 Turf Moor, Burnley 2,884 2nd round first leg 17 September 1996 Charlton Athletic 4 – 1 (Report) Burnley Leaburn 5Robinson 41 48Allen 48 Eyres 7 The Valley, London 4,874 2nd round second leg 24 September 1996 Burnley 1 – 2 (Report) Charlton Athletic Nogan 45 Allen 15Whyte 90 Turf Moor, Burnley 2,281 FA Cup 1st round 16 November 1996 Burnley 2 – 1 (Report) Lincoln City Gleghorn 30Matthew 73 Bos 46 Turf Moor, Burnley 6,484 2nd round 7 December 1996 Walsall 1 – 1 (Report) Burnley Lightbourne 90 Eyres 66 Bescot Stadium, Walsall 5,031 2nd round replay 23 December 1996 Burnley 1 – 1 (Report) Walsall Barnes 43 Viveash 74 Turf Moor, Burnley 5,799 4 – 2 Barnes Smith Matthew Parkinson Eyres Marsh Lightbourne Blake Watson 3rd round 4 January 1997 Liverpool 1 – 0 (Report) Burnley Collymore 12 Anfield, Liverpool 33,252 (7,000 away) Football League Trophy Northern Section 1st round 10 December 1996 Hartlepool United 0 – 2 Burnley Nogan 14Eyres 65 Victoria Park, Hartlepool 921 Northern Section 2nd round 4 February 1997 Burnley 0 – 1 Stockport County Nash 18 Turf Moor, Burnley 4,251 References 1996-97 Burnley