1997–98 Burnley F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 February 2015 Burnley 1997–98 Chris Waddle Manager Frank Teasdale Chairman Second Division 20th FA Cup First round League Cup Second round Football League Trophy Northern section final Andy Cooke (16) Andy Cooke (20) 18,811 v Plymouth Argyle (2 May 1998) 2,442 v Notts County (27 January 1998) 10,481Simpson (2007), p. 446 1996–97 1998–99 _vneck _band_blue 3BB9FF 990033 3BB9FF 990033 990033 The 1997–98 season was Burnley's 3rd successive season in the third tier of English football. They were managed by Chris Waddle in his only full season since he replaced Adrian Heath at the beginning of the campaign. Appearances and goals Second Division League Cup FA Cup FL Trophy Paul Barnes FW ENG 24+1 6 3+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 Marlon Beresford GK ENG 34+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 Steve Blatherwick DF ENG 13+7 0 3+0 0 1+1 0 3+0 0 Chris Brass DF ENG 37+3 1 3+0 0 2+0 0 3+1 0 Colin Carr-Lawton FW ENG 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Andy Cooke FW ENG 26+8 16 2+0 1 2+0 1 5+0 2 Gordon Cowans MF ENG 5+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 Gerry Creaney (on loan) FW SCO 9+1 8 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Ian Duerden FW ENG 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Phil Eastwood FW ENG 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 David Eyres MF ENG 13+0 1 4+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 Mark Ford MF ENG 32+4 1 2+0 0 0+1 0 4+1 0 Marco Gentile DF NED 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Nigel Gleghorn FW ENG 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Gerry Harrison MF ENG 33+2 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 3+0 0 Kevin Henderson FW ENG 0+7 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+3 1 Lee Howey DF ENG 21+2 0 3+0 1 2+0 0 0+1 0 Jamie Hoyland MF ENG 2+6 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 0 Richard Huxford DF ENG 4+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Andy Kiwomya (on loan) FW ENG 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Glen Little MF ENG 19+5 4 0+2 0 0+0 0 3+0 1 Damian Matthew MF ENG 21+6 1 3+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 Neil Moore DF ENG 38+2 3 2+0 0 2+0 1 4+0 0 John Mullin (on loan) MF ENG 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Tony Parks GK ENG 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Andy Payton FW ENG 19+0 9 0+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 3 Paul Smith MF ENG 8+7 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 3+0 0 Chris Vinnicombe DF ENG 20+3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+1 1 Chris Waddle MF ENG 26+5 1 2+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 Paul Weller MF ENG 32+7 2 2+1 0 2+0 1 2+1 0 Mike Williams FW ENG 13+1 1 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 Mark Winstanley FW ENG 27+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 Chris Woods GK ENG 12+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 |} Transfers In PosPlayerFromFeeDateDFNED Marco Gentile MVV Maastricht Free 4 June 1997DFENG Steve Blatherwick Nottingham Forest £125k 1 August 1997MFENG Gordon Cowans Stockport County Free 1 August 1997MFENG Mark Ford Leeds United £250k 1 August 1997DFENG Lee Howey Sunderland £200k 11 August 1997FWENG Andy Kiwomya Bradford City Loan 2 September 1997FWSCO Gerry Creaney Manchester City Loan 19 September 1997FWENG Kevin Henderson Morpeth Town Free 1 December 1997FWENG Andy Payton Huddersfield Town Swap 16 January 1998MFENG John Mullin Sunderland Loan 26 March 1998 Out PosPlayerToFeeDateMFENG Adrian Heath Retired 31 May 1997FWENG Liam Robinson Scarborough Free 31 May 1997MFENG Steve Thompson Rotherham United Free 31 May 1997GKWAL Wayne Russell Ebbw Vale Free 31 May 1997DFENG Gary Parkinson Preston North End Free 1 August 1997DFENG Peter Swan Bury £50k 8 August 1997DFENG Vince Overson Shrewsbury Town Loan 19 September 1997MFENG David Eyres Preston North End £80k 29 October 1997DFNED Marco Gentile FC Volendam Free 31 October 1997FWENG Ian Helliwell Doncaster Rovers Loan 3 November 1997FWENG Nigel Gleghorn Brentford Loan 17 November 1997MFENG Jamie Hoyland Carlisle United Loan 20 November 1997FWENG Paul Barnes Huddersfield Town Swap 16 January 1998FWENG Phil Eastwood Telford United Loan 7 February 1998FWENG Nigel Gleghorn Northampton Town Loan 12 February 1998GKENG Tony Parks Doncaster Rovers Loan 13 February 1998DFENG Richard Huxford Dunfermline Athletic Loan 13 February 1998GKENG Marlon Beresford Middlesbrough Free 10 March 1998 Matches Second Division 9 August 1997 Watford 1 – 0 (Report) Burnley Lee 30 Vicarage Road, Watford 11,155 P Danson 16 August 1997 Burnley 0 – 0 (Report) Gillingham Turf Moor, Burnley 11,811 G Laws 23 August 1997 Southend United 1 – 0 (Report) Burnley Boere 6 Roots Hall, Southend 4,218 M Halsey 30 August 1997 Burnley 0 – 0 (Report) Bristol Rovers Turf Moor, Burnley 9,887 T Heilbron 2 September 1997 Burnley 0 – 0 (Report) Oldham Athletic Turf Moor, Burnley 11,189 P Robinson 7 September 1997 Chesterfield 1 – 0 (Report) Burnley Lormor 3 Saltergate, Chesterfield 7,406 D Laws 13 September 1997 York City 3 – 1 (Report) Burnley Davis 62Rowe 64Tolson 82 Barnes 12 Bootham Crescent, York 5,424 20 September 1997 Burnley 1 – 1 (Report) Preston North End Cooke 80 Nogan 19 Turf Moor, Burnley 13,809 E Wolstenholme 27 September 1997 Brentford 2 – 1 (Report) Burnley Hutchings 2Rapley 89 Ford 57 Griffin Park, London 4,548 R Styles 4 October 1997 Burnley 2 – 2 (Report) Wycombe Wanderers Creaney 3 73 Cornforth 12 pen.Scott 54 Turf Moor, Burnley 9,057 D Pugh 11 October 1997 Burnley 3 – 1 (Report) Carlisle United Barnes 18Creaney 67 71 Couzens 82 Turf Moor, Burnley 10,687 A Wiley 18 October 1997 Wrexham 0 – 0 (Report) Burnley Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 5,132 G Cain 21 October 1997 Plymouth Argyle 2 – 2 (Report) Burnley Jean 40Heathcote 47 Eyres 8 pen.Creaney 58 Home Park, Plymouth 3,006 P Rejer 25 October 1997 Burnley 2 – 2 (Report) Bournemouth Waddle 45Creaney 65 Howe 58Vincent 68 Turf Moor, Burnley 9,501 M Dean 1 November 1997 Burnley 2 – 1 (Report) Walsall Barnes 27Cooke 80 Viveash 79 Turf Moor, Burnley 9,293 E Lomas 4 November 1997 Luton Town 2 – 3 (Report) Burnley Alexander 32 35 Williams 25Creaney 62Barnes 65 Kenilworth Road, Luton 5,315 B Knight 8 November 1997 Blackpool 2 – 1 (Report) Burnley Clarkson 41Preece 74 Creaney 14 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool 7,429 J Brandwood 18 November 1997 Burnley 1 – 2 (Report) Millwall Cooke 29 Bowry 2Savage 63 Turf Moor, Burnley 8,834 M Pike 22 November 1997 Grimsby Town 4 – 1 (Report) Burnley Groves 19Widdrington 59Lester 73Nogan 78 Weller 16 Blundell Park, Grimsby 4,829 A Butler 29 November 1997 Burnley 2 – 1 (Report) Northampton Town Moore 76Barnes 82 Gibb 49 Turf Moor, Burnley 8,369 M Messias 2 December 1997 Bristol City 3 – 1 (Report) Burnley Goodridge 48 83Bell 71 pen. Barnes 29 Ashton Gate, Bristol 11,136 A Bates 13 December 1997 Burnley 0 – 2 (Report) Wigan Athletic Lee 13Jones 44 Turf Moor, Burnley 9,520 P Richards 19 December 1997 Fulham 1 – 0 (Report) Burnley Cullip 89 Craven Cottage, London 5,096 P Danson 26 December 1997 Burnley 0 – 0 (Report) Chesterfield Turf Moor, Burnley 10,861 T Heilbron 3 January 1998 Gillingham 2 – 0 (Report) Burnley Butler 10Smith 68 Priestfield, Gillingham 5,886 S Bennett 10 January 1998 Burnley 2 – 0 (Report) Watford Cooke 13 35 Turf Moor, Burnley 9,551 R Pearson 17 January 1998 Bristol Rovers 1 – 0 (Report) Burnley Cureton 50 Memorial Stadium, Bristol 7,208 R Styles 24 January 1998 Burnley 1 – 0 (Report) Southend United Payton 43 Turf Moor, Burnley 9,386 P Rejer 31 January 1998 Burnley 7 – 2 (Report) York City Moore 40Barras 43 o.g.Brass 46Cooke 49 58 88Payton 81 Pouton 34Barras 76 Turf Moor, Burnley 9,975 E Lomas 7 February 1998 Preston North End 2 – 3 (Report) Burnley Nogan 34Jackson 61 Payton 48Cooke 57Moore 90 Deepdale, Preston 12,263 F Stretton 14 February 1998 Wycombe Wanderers 2 – 1 (Report) Burnley Brown 32McCarthy 57 Cooke 88 Adams Park, High Wycombe 5,926 S Baines 21 February 1998 Burnley 1 – 1 (Report) Brentford Little 77 Taylor 50 Turf Moor, Burnley 10,097 M Jones 24 February 1998 Burnley 1 – 2 (Report) Wrexham Cooke 30 Roberts 11Wilson 64 Turf Moor, Burnley 8,576 T Heilbron 28 February 1998 Carlisle United 2 – 1 (Report) Burnley Stevens 18Smart 88 Cooke 50 Brunton Park, Carlisle 7,192 S Mathieson 7 March 1998 Walsall 0 – 0 (Report) Burnley Bescot Stadium, Walsall 5,212 G Laws 14 March 1998 Burnley 1 – 1 (Report) Luton Town Payton 60 Thomas 79 Turf Moor, Burnley 9,656 M Dean 21 March 1998 Millwall 1 – 0 (Report) Burnley Grant 21 The New Den, London 7,582 J Brandwood 28 March 1998 Burnley 2 – 1 (Report) Grimsby Town Little 12Payton 80 Lester 16 Turf Moor, Burnley 8,256 J Kirkby 4 April 1998 Northampton Town 0 – 1 (Report) Burnley Payton 16 Sixfields Stadium, Northampton 7,264 A Hall 7 April 1998 Burnley 1 – 2 (Report) Blackpool Payton 13 Clarkson 45Bent 51 Turf Moor, Burnley 13,413 K Lynch 11 April 1998 Burnley 1 – 0 (Report) Bristol City Payton 7 pen. Turf Moor, Burnley 10,600 A Butler 13 April 1998 Wigan Athletic 5 – 1 (Report) Burnley Barlow 31Lowe 43 87Warne 77Kilford 80 Little 47 Springfield Park, Wigan 4,926 P Robinson 18 April 1998 Burnley 2 – 1 (Report) Fulham Cooke 2Payton 83 Moody 35 Turf Moor, Burnley 9,745 D Pugh 25 April 1998 Bournemouth 2 – 1 (Report) Burnley Robinson 56 pen.Fletcher 61 Matthew 72 pen. Dean Court, Bournemouth 6,527 D Crick 28 April 1998 Oldham Athletic 3 – 3 (Report) Burnley Jepson 27Rickers 76Allott 77 Cooke 26Weller 32Little 38 Boundary Park, Oldham 9,781 (5,300 away) B Burns 2 May 1998 Burnley 2 – 1 (Report) Plymouth Argyle Cooke 12 41 Saunders 25 Turf Moor, Burnley 18,811 P Taylor Final league position Second Division y BUR League Cup 1st round first leg 12 August 1997 Lincoln City 1 – 1 (Report) Burnley Stant 39 Howey 77 Sincil Bank, Lincoln 3,010 S Baines 1st round second leg 26 August 1997 Burnley 2 – 1 (Report) Lincoln City Cooke 1Eyres 16 pen. Ainsworth 25 Turf Moor, Burnley 4,644 C Foy 2nd round first leg 16 September 1997 Burnley 0 – 4 (Report) Stoke City Thorne 37 62Kavanagh 68 80 Turf Moor, Burnley 4,175 2nd round second leg 24 September 1997 Stoke City 2 – 0 (Report) Burnley Keen 26Thorne 71 Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent 6,041 A D'Urso FA Cup 1st round 15 November 1997 Rotherham United 3 – 3 (Report) Burnley Roscoe 17 66Knill 36 Cooke 24Moore 37Weller 55 Millmoor, Rotherham 5,709 F Stretton 1st round replay 25 November 1997 Burnley 0 – 3 (Report) Rotherham United White 24Berry 68Garner 88 Turf Moor, Burnley 3,118 F Stretton Football League Trophy Northern Section 2nd round 27 January 1998 Burnley 2 – 0 (Report) Notts County Little 22Cooke 61 Turf Moor, Burnley 2,442 T Jones Northern Section quarter-final 3 February 1998 Burnley 4 – 1 (Report) Carlisle United Payton 18Vinnicombe 61Cooke 73Henderson 89 Prokas 55 Turf Moor, Burnley 4,573 R Furnandiz Northern Section semi-final 17 February 1998 Burnley 1 – 0 (Report) Preston North End Payton 39 Turf Moor, Burnley 10,079 E Wolstenholme Northern Section final first leg 10 March 1998 Grimsby Town 1 – 1 (Report) Burnley Groves 78 Payton 23 Blundell Park, Grimsby 6,064 E Wolstenholme Northern Section final second leg 17 March 1998 Burnley 0 – 2 (Report) Grimsby Town Nogan 10Donovan 57 Turf Moor, Burnley 10,257 A Wiley References Category:Burnley F.C. seasons Burnley