1890–91 Burnley F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 February 2015 Burnley 1890–91 Managed by club committee Wyatt Granger Football League 8th FA Cup Second Round Claude Lambie (16) Claude Lambie (17) 10,000 (three occasions) 3,500 (vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 1 November 1890) _collar_buttons_2 000066 000066 000066 000066 000066 1889–90 1891–92 The 1890–91 season was the ninth season in the history of Burnley Football Club and their third in the Football League. Burnley ended the season in eighth position with a record of 9 wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats, thus finishing outside the bottom four for the first time. Scottish forwards Claude Lambie and Alexander McLardie were the top goalscorers, with 16 and 14 league goals respectively. Burnley progressed to the Second Round of the FA Cup for the first time in two years, before being knocked out by Notts County. During the season 24 different players were used by Burnley, with many of the squad hailing from Scotland. In the 6–2 win against Preston North End on 7 March 1891, striker Tom Nicol became the first and only Burnley player to score a hat-trick on his League debut. Football League Match results Date Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance 6 September 1890 Accrington (A)1–1 Lambie 8,000 13 September 1890 Sunderland (A)3–2 Stewart, Lambie, McLardie 5,000 20 September 1890 Aston Villa (H)2–1 Lambie, McLardie 10,000 27 September 1890 Sunderland (H)3–3 Lambie, Spiers, McLardie 8,000 4 October 1890 West Bromwich Albion (A)1–3 Yates 6,000 11 October 1890 Bolton Wanderers (H)1–2 Hill 7,500 18 October 1890 Blackburn Rovers (H)1–6 McLardie 10,000 25 October 1890 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)1–3 Mason (o.g.) 3,000 1 November 1890 Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)4–2 McLardie (2), Lambie, Place senior 3,500 8 November 1890 Aston Villa (A)4–4 Lambie (3), McLardie 5,000 15 November 1890 Derby County (H)6–1 Lambie (4), McLardie, Marr 6,000 22 November 1890 Blackburn Rovers (A)2–5 Place senior, McLardie 4,000 29 November 1890 Accrington (H)2–0 McLardie, Lambie 6,000 6 December 1890 West Bromwich Albion (H)5–4 Marr, Hill, Oswald, McLardie (2) 5,500 20 December 1890 Notts County (H)0–1 4,500 27 December 1890 Everton (A)3–7 Hill, McLardie (2) 12,000 25 January 1891 Derby County (A)4–2 Lambie (3), scrimmage 2,500 2 February 1891 Preston North End (A)0–7 3,000 10 February 1891 Notts County (A)0–4 4,000 7 March 1891 Preston North End (H)6–2 Nicol (3), Marr (2), Hill 7,000 14 March 1891 Everton (H)3–2 Haresnape, Bowes, Stewart 10,000 21 March 1891 Bolton Wanderers (A)0–1 4,500 Final league position y BUR FA Cup Round Date Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance First round 17 January 1891 Crewe Alexandra (H)4–2 (a.e.t.) Lambie, Oswald, Hill, McLardie Second round 31 January 1891 Notts County (A)1–2 McLardie 9,500 Lancashire Senior Cup Round Date Opponents Result Goalscorers First round 7 February 1891 Darwen (H)2–3 Hill, Place junior Player statistics Key to positions CF = Centre forward FB = Fullback GK = Goalkeeper HB = Half-back IF = Inside forward OF = Outside forward Statistics Nat.PositionPlayerFootball LeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsScotlandIFBilly Bowes310031ScotlandIFJohn Brodie200020EnglandFBWilliam Bury102030EnglandFBZacharious Carr100010EnglandOFThomas Crossley100010EnglandFBJames Duerden300030EnglandOFRobert Haresnape711081ScotlandOFJimmy Hill16421185ScotlandGKArchibald Kaye22020240EnglandHBJack Keenan18020200ScotlandCFClaude Lambie1816212017ScotlandFBSandy Lang18020200EnglandIFRobert Marr940094ScotlandHBBill McFettridge21020230ScotlandIFAlexander McLardie1714221916EnglandHBJoseph Nash402060ScotlandCFTom Nicol330033ScotlandOFJohn Oswald15111161?HBT Patterson200020EnglandOFWalter Place senior520052ScotlandHBDaniel Spiers18100181ScotlandIFAlec Stewart16220182EnglandFBJohn Walker21000210EnglandOFJack Yates110011 References Simpson Ray The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club 1882–2007 2007 Burnley FC 978-0-9557468-0-2 38–41 Joyce Michael Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 2004 SoccerData Nottingham 1-899468-67-6 Category:Burnley F.C. seasons Burnley