The 1995–96 season was Burnley's first season in the third tier of English football.
1995–96 season | ||
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Chairman | Frank Teasdale | |
Manager | Jimmy Mullen (until February 1996) Clive Middlemass (caretaker manager) Adrian Heath (from March 1996) | |
Second Division | 17th | |
League Cup | Second Round | |
FA Cup | First Round | |
Football League Trophy | Northern Quarter-final | |
Top goalscorer | League: Kurt Nogan (20) All: Kurt Nogan (26) | |
Highest home attendance | 10,613 v Hull City (16 September 1995) | |
Lowest home attendance | 3,225 v Chester City (7 November 1995) | |
Average home league attendance | 8,416 | |
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Appearances and goals edit
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 | ||||
MF | SCO | Derek Adams | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
GK | ENG | Marlon Beresford | 45 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Charlie Bishop (on loan) | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | John Borland | 4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Chris Brass | 11 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Andy Cooke | 28 | 5 | 10+13 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Wayne Dowell | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | David Eyres | 48 | 7 | 39+3 | 6 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | John Francis | 29 | 2 | 4+18 | 2 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | |
GK | ENG | Jimmy Glass (on loan) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Alan Harper | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Gerry Harrison | 42 | 1 | 35+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Adrian Heath | 9 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Ian Helliwell | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Jamie Hoyland | 28 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Warren Joyce | 50 | 5 | 42+1 | 5 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Paul Mahorn (on loan) | 8 | 1 | 3+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Paul McDonald (on loan) | 11 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Ted McMinn | 11 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
FW | WAL | Kurt Nogan | 55 | 26 | 46+0 | 20 | 4+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 3 | |
DF | ENG | Gary Parkinson | 36 | 0 | 29+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Nathan Peel | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | IRL | John Pender | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Tony Philliskirk | 11 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Franny Powell | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Adrian Randall | 19 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Liam Robinson | 17 | 2 | 11+5 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
GK | WAL | Wayne Russell | 10 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Paul Smith | 10 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Peter Swan | 39 | 5 | 31+1 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Steve Thompson | 18 | 0 | 18+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Chris Vinnicombe | 44 | 2 | 35+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Paul Weller | 28 | 1 | 24+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Mark Winstanley | 53 | 3 | 45+0 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
Transfers edit
In edit
Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
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FW | Andy Cooke | Newtown | Undisclosed | 1 May 1995 |
FW | Peter Swan | Plymouth Argyle | £200k | 4 August 1995 |
DF | Paul McDonald | Southampton | Loan | 15 September 1995 |
GK | Jimmy Glass | Crystal Palace | Loan | 1 February 1996 |
DF | Charlie Bishop | Barnsley | Loan | 28 March 1996 |
FW | Paul Mahorn | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan | 28 March 1996 |
Out edit
Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
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Tony McCluskey | Released | 31 May 1995 | ||
DF | Steve Davis | Luton Town | £750k | 13 July 1995 |
MF | John Mullin | Sunderland | £40k | 12 August 1995 |
DF | John Pender | Wigan Athletic | £30k | 21 August 1995 |
MF | Franny Powell | Rochdale | Released | 18 September 1995 |
FW | Tony Philliskirk | Carlisle United | Loan | 23 October 1995 |
FW | Nathan Peel | Mansfield Town | Loan | 27 October 1995 |
DF | Alan Harper | Cardiff City | Loan | 24 November 1995 |
FW | Tony Philliskirk | Cardiff City | £60k | 6 December 1995 |
MF | Adrian Randall | York City | £140k | 27 December 1995 |
FW | Nathan Peel | Doncaster Rovers | Loan | 23 February 1996 |
DF | Wayne Dowell | Carlisle United | Loan | 29 March 1996 |
Matches edit
Second Division edit
Burnley | 2–1 | Rotherham United |
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Eyres 25' (pen.) Philliskirk 39' |
(Report) | Goater 10' |
Stockport County | 0–0 | Burnley |
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(Report) |
Attendance: 8,463
Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Burnley |
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Taylor 49' | (Report) |
Attendance: 5,646
Carlisle United | 2–0 | Burnley |
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Aspinall Conway |
(Report) |
Attendance: 7,318
Chesterfield | 4–2 | Burnley |
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Hewitt Lormor Morris Robinson |
(Report) | Nogan 17' Eyres 44' (pen.) |
Attendance: 4,933
Bournemouth | 0–2 | Burnley |
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(Report) | Vinnicombe 6' Nogan 78' |
Attendance: 4,954
Peterborough United | 0–2 | Burnley |
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(Report) | McDonald 11' Swan 33' |
Attendance: 4,737
Burnley | 3–4 | Notts County |
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Nogan 3' 85' Cooke 69' |
(Report) | Arkins Baraclough Devlin |
Shrewsbury Town | 3–0 | Burnley |
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Evans Scott |
(Report) |
Attendance: 3,914
Burnley | 4–3 | Stockport County |
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Vinnicombe 6' Cooke 17' Nogan 69' Francis 79' |
(Report) | Bound Flynn Helliwell o.g.' |
Bristol City | 0–1 | Burnley |
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(Report) | Nogan 84' |
Attendance: 6,612
Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | Burnley |
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Adebola Garvey Rivers |
(Report) | Winstanley 65' |
Attendance: 3,393
Burnley | 2–3 | Bradford City |
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Robinson 54' Eyres 69' (pen.) |
(Report) | Kiwomya Tolson Winstanley o.g.' |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | Burnley |
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Rowe 19' | (Report) |
Attendance: 5,954
Swindon Town | 0–0 | Burnley |
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(Report) |
Attendance: 10,480
Notts County | 1–1 | Burnley |
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Battersby 65' | (Report) | Swan 31' |
Attendance: 5,697
Burnley | 2–1 | Shrewsbury Town |
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Weller 14' Winstanley 73' |
(Report) | Stevens 42' |
Final league position edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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15 | Brentford | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 58 |
16 | Rotherham United | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 62 | −8 | 56 |
17 | Burnley | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 68 | −12 | 55 |
18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 58 | 70 | −12 | 53 |
19 | Peterborough United | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 52 |
Source: [citation needed]
League Cup edit
1st round first leg edit
Mansfield Town | 0–1 | Burnley |
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(Report) | Nogan 28' |
Attendance: 2,544
1st round second leg edit
2nd round first leg edit
Leicester City | 2–0 | Burnley |
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Joachim Robins |
(Report) |
Attendance: 11,142
2nd round second leg edit
FA Cup edit
1st round edit
Football League Trophy edit
Northern Section 1st round group stage edit
Northern Section 1st round group stage edit
Burnley | 1–1 | Chester City |
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Nogan 43' | Richardson 54' |
Northern Section 1st round group stage edit
Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Burnley |
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Nogan 105' |
Attendance: 2,596
Northern Section quarter-final edit
Carlisle United | 5–0 | Burnley |
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Edmondson 12', 14' Reeves 30', 49', 89' |
Attendance: 5,169