2005–06 Burnley F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was Burnley's 6th season in the second tier of English football. They were managed by Steve Cotterill in his second full season since he replaced Stan Ternent at the beginning of the 2004–05 season.

Burnley
2005–06 season
ChairmanBarry Kilby
ManagerSteve Cotterill
Championship17th
League Cup3rd Round
FA Cup3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ade Akinbiyi (12)
All: Ade Akinbiyi (14)
Highest home attendance17,912 v Stoke City
(26 December 2005)
Lowest home attendance4,501 v Barnsley
(20 September 2005)
Average home league attendance11,849

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   WAL Danny Coyne 10 0 7+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   ENG Wayne Thomas 19 1 12+4 1 2+0 0 0+1 0
3 DF   USA Danny Karbassiyoon 6 0 0+5 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
4 DF   ENG John McGreal 37 0 33+2 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
5 DF   JAM Frank Sinclair 40 0 36+1 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
6 DF   NIR Michael Duff 45 1 39+2 0 3+0 1 1+0 0
7 MF   IRL James O'Connor 50 3 46+0 3 3+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF   JAM Micah Hyde 44 0 39+2 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
9 DF   ENG Graham Branch 40 2 29+8 2 2+0 0 0+1 0
10 FW   NGA Ade Akinbiyi 33 14 29+0 12 3+0 2 1+0 0
10 FW   ENG Michael Ricketts (on loan) 13 2 12+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF   ENG Wade Elliott 38 3 23+13 3 1+0 0 1+0 0
12 GK   DEN Brian Jensen 41 0 38+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
13 GK   ENG Mark Crossley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF   IRL Garreth O'Connor 33 8 26+3 7 3+0 0 1+0 1
15 FW   ENG Gifton Noel-Williams 32 2 17+12 2 1+2 0 0+0 0
16 MF   IRL Chris McCann 27 2 15+8 2 2+1 0 1+0 0
17 FW   NIR Kyle Lafferty 12 1 3+8 1 0+1 0 0+0 0
18 FW   IRL Karl Bermingham (on loan) 4 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF   ENG Nathan Dyer (on loan) 5 2 4+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 DF   ENG Phil Bardsley (on loan) 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF   ENG John Spicer 37 3 22+12 3 2+1 0 0+0 0
20 DF   ENG Keith Lowe (on loan) 18 1 10+6 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
20 FW   SCO Andy Gray (on loan) 9 3 9+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF   ENG Jon Harley 44 2 41+0 2 2+0 0 1+0 0
21 FW   NIR Paul McVeigh (on loan) 8 3 6+2 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF   ENG Duane Courtney 8 0 1+6 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
23 GK   ENG Lee Grant (on loan) 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF   IRL Alan Mahon (on loan) 8 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF   ENG Marc Pugh 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF   IRL Martin Reilly 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF   ENG Mark Yates 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Transfers

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# Pos Player From Fee Date
11 MF   Wade Elliott Bournemouth Free 16 May 2005
14 MF   Garreth O'Connor Bournemouth Free 16 May 2005
2 DF   Wayne Thomas Stoke City Free 1 June 2005
15 FW   Gifton Noel-Williams Stoke City Free 14 June 2005
3 DF   Danny Karbassiyoon Arsenal Free 30 June 2005
22 DF   Duane Courtney Telford United £25k 1 August 2005
18 FW   Karl Bermingham Manchester City Loan 17 August 2005
20 DF   Keith Lowe Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan 26 August 2005
19 MF   John Spicer Bournemouth £35k 27 August 2005
21 DF   Jon Harley Sheffield United Loan 27 August 2005
21 DF   Jon Harley Sheffield United £75k 30 August 2005
18 MF   Nathan Dyer Southampton Loan 28 October 2005
23 GK   Lee Grant Derby County Loan 15 November 2005
10 FW   Michael Ricketts Leeds United Loan 30 January 2006
18 DF   Phil Bardsley Manchester United Loan 16 March 2006
20 FW   Andy Gray Sunderland Loan 16 March 2006
18 MF   Alan Mahon Wigan Athletic Loan 23 March 2006
# Pos Player To Fee Date
DF   Joel Pilkington Hyde United Released 9 May 2005
MF   Tony Grant Bristol City Released 9 May 2005
DF   Paul Scott Retired 9 May 2006
MF   Jean-Louis Valois Al-Khaleej Released 9 May 2006
FW   Cayne Hanley Released 31 May 2006
DF   Mohammed Camara Celtic Free 22 June 2005
DF   Lee Roche Wrexham Free 6 July 2005
MF   Matthew O'Neill Accrington Stanley Free 25 July 2005
MF   John Oster Reading Free 2 August 2005
25 MF   Marc Pugh Kidderminster Harriers Loan 10 November 2005
17 FW   Kyle Lafferty Darlington Loan 7 January 2006
10 FW   Ade Akinbiyi Sheffield United £1.75m 10 January 2006
25 MF   Marc Pugh Bury Free 23 March 2006
15 FW   Gifton Noel-Williams Brighton & Hove Albion Loan 23 March 2006

Matches

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Championship

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6 August 2005 1 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Burnley Crewe
15:00 B. Jones   44'
Vaughan   89'
(Report) Noel-Williams   67' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 8,006
Referee: C Webster
9 August 2005 2 Burnley 1–2 Sheffield United Burnley
19:45 Akinbiyi   72' (Report) Shipperley   5'
Morgan   40'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,802
Referee: M Halsey
13 August 2005 3 Burnley 4–0 Coventry City Burnley
15:00 G. O'Connor   28'
Thomas   37'
Akinbiyi   87'   90'
(Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,683
Referee: N Miller
20 August 2005 4 Watford 3–1 Burnley Watford
15:00 King   11'
Mahon   30'
Spring   83'
(Report) G. O'Connor   16' (pen.) Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,802
Referee: M Messias
27 August 2005 5 Burnley 2–2 Derby County Burnley
15:00 Akinbiyi   46'
Noel-Williams   53'
(Report) Idiakez   30'
Rasiak   90'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,243
Referee: G Laws
29 August 2005 6 Reading 2–1 Burnley Reading
15:00 Lita   7'
Doyle   70'
(Report) Akinbiyi   42' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 14,027
Referee: R Olivier
10 September 2005 7 Burnley 3–3 Cardiff City Burnley
15:00 Elliott   1'   23'
J. O'Connor   89'
(Report) Jerome   8'
Loovens   45'
Purse   72' (pen.)
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,431
Referee: P Walton
13 September 2005 8 Preston North End 0–0 Burnley Preston
19:45 (Report) Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,139
Referee: D Gallagher
17 September 2005 9 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Burnley Plymouth
15:00 Evans   46' (Report) Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 11,829
Referee: K Stroud
24 September 2005 10 Burnley 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley
15:00 G. O'Connor   34' (pen.) (Report) McShane   25' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,112
Referee: E Ilderton
27 September 2005 11 Burnley 3–0 Ipswich Town Burnley
19:45 J. O'Connor   23'
G. O'Connor   72'
McCann   87'
(Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,496
Referee: M Pike
30 September 2005 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Burnley Wolverhampton
19:45 (Report) G. O'Connor   23' Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 21,747
Referee: S Tanner
15 October 2005 13 Burnley 1–2 Leeds United Burnley
12:30 G. O'Connor   60' (pen.) (Report) Lewis   71'
Hulse   75'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 16,174
Referee: M Dean
18 October 2005 14 Leicester City 0–1 Burnley Leicester
19:45 (Report) Akinbiyi   64' Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 23,326
Referee: L Probert
22 October 2005 15 Crystal Palace 2–0 Burnley London
15:00 Morrison   38'
Freedman   78'
(Report) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 20,127
Referee: M Thorpe
28 October 2005 16 Burnley 1–0 Hull City Burnley
19:45 Akinbiyi   29' (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,701
Referee: P Dowd
1 November 2005 17 Burnley 2–1 Millwall Burnley
19:45 Dyer   76'
Elliott   80'
(Report) Wright   1' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,698
Referee: R Beeby
5 November 2005 18 Luton Town 2–3 Burnley Luton
15:00 Howard   43'
Feeney   60'
(Report) Akinbiyi   15'   31'   54' (pen.) Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,518
Referee: P Melin
19 November 2005 19 Burnley 1–0 Leicester City Burnley
15:00 Spicer   40' (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,592
Referee: M Messias
22 November 2005 20 Leeds United 2–0 Burnley Leeds
19:45 Healy   55' (pen.)
Blake   70'
(Report) Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 21,318
Referee: A Bates
26 November 2005 21 Burnley 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Burnley
15:00 Spicer   27'   68'
Dyer   72'
(Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,151
Referee: L Probert
3 December 2005 22 Southampton 1–1 Burnley Southampton
15:00 Higginbotham   34' (pen.) (Report) Akinbiyi   66' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 21,592
Referee: B Curson
10 December 2005 23 Sheffield United 3–0 Burnley Sheffield
15:00 Shipperley   29'   81'
Webber   34'
(Report) Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 23,118
Referee: C Webster
17 December 2005 24 Burnley 4–1 Watford Burnley
15:00 Branch   32'
Harley   42'   77' (pen.)
J. O'Connor   79'
(Report) King   62' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 13,815
Referee: E Ilderton
26 December 2005 25 Burnley 1–0 Stoke City Burnley
15:00 Akinbiyi   56' (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 17,912
Referee: N Miller
28 December 2005 26 Norwich City 2–1 Burnley Norwich
19:45 Charlton   16'
Huckerby   39'
(Report) Safri   73' (og.) Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,204
Referee: C Penton
31 December 2005 27 Burnley 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday Burnley
13:00 G. O'Connor   84' (pen.) (Report) Eagles   5'
Coughlan   56'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 14,607
Referee: A Woolmer
2 January 2006 28 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Burnley London
15:00 Ainsworth   45' (Report) McCann   10' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,565
Referee: K Stroud
14 January 2006 29 Cardiff City 3–0 Burnley Cardiff
15:00 Thompson   58'   60'
Koumas   63'
(Report) Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,872
Referee: D Drysdale
21 January 2006 30 Burnley 0–2 Preston North End Burnley
15:00 (Report) Nugent   13'
Alexander   86' (pen.)
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 17,220
Referee: P Taylor
31 January 2006 31 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Burnley Brighton
19:45 (Report) Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,267
Referee: K Wright
4 February 2006 32 Burnley 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Burnley
15:00 Ricketts   24' (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,292
Referee: T Kettle
11 February 2006 33 Ipswich Town 2–1 Burnley Ipswich
15:00 Lee   62'
Richards   83' (pen.)
(Report) Ricketts   45' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 24,482
Referee: D Deadman
14 February 2006 34 Burnley 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Burnley
19:45 (Report) Ince   15' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,056
Referee: C Oliver
25 February 2006 35 Coventry City 1–0 Burnley Coventry
15:00 Adebola   54' (Report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 19,641
Referee: E Ilderton
4 March 2006 36 Burnley 0–3 Reading Burnley
15:00 (Report) Convey   10'
Sonko   55'
Kitson   90'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,888
Referee: M Jones
11 March 2006 37 Derby County 3–0 Burnley Derby
15:00 Smith   19'
Idiakez   29'
Moore   34'
(Report) Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 23,292
Referee: P Joslin
18 March 2006 38 Stoke City 1–0 Burnley Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 Gallagher   52' (Report) Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 12,082
Referee: M Fletcher
24 March 2006 39 Burnley 2–0 Norwich City Burnley
19:45 Gray   18'
Branch   51'
(Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,938
Referee: C Webster
28 March 2006 40 Burnley 1–1 Southampton Burnley
19:45 Gray   9' (Report) Bardsley   1' (o.g.) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,636
Referee: A Marriner
1 April 2006 41 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Burnley Sheffield
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 24,485
Referee: G Laws
8 April 2006 42 Burnley 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Burnley
15:00 Gray   79' (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,247
Referee: R Oliver
15 April 2006 43 Hull City 0–0 Burnley Kingston upon Hull
15:00 (Report) Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 19,926
Referee: D Drysdale
17 April 2006 44 Burnley 0–0 Crystal Palace Burnley
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,449
Referee: M Dean
22 April 2006 45 Millwall 1–0 Burnley London
15:00 Williams   45' (Report) Stadium: The New Den
Attendance: 7,780
Referee: C Penton
30 April 2006 46 Burnley 1–1 Luton Town Burnley
13:30 Lafferty   78' (Report) Vine   42' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,473
Referee: R Booth

Final league position

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Ipswich Town 46 14 14 18 53 66 −13 56
16 Leicester City 46 13 15 18 51 59 −8 54
17 Burnley 46 14 12 20 46 54 −8 54
18 Hull City 46 12 16 18 49 55 −6 52
19 Sheffield Wednesday 46 13 13 20 39 52 −13 52
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

League Cup

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23 August 2005 R1 Burnley 2–1 Carlisle United Burnley
7:45pm Duff   52'
Akinbiyi   90'
(Report) Murray   74' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 5,114
Referee: S Mathieson
20 September 2005 R2 Burnley 3–0 Barnsley Burnley
7:45pm Lowe   28'
Akinbiyi   52'
Spicer   59'
(Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 4,501
Referee: A Penn
25 October 2005 R3 Aston Villa 1–0 Burnley Birmingham
7:45pm Phillips   22' (Report) Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 26,872
Referee: U Rennie

FA Cup

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7 January 2006 R3 Derby County 2–1 Burnley Derby
3:00pm Peschisolido   18', 67' (Report) G. O'Connor   29' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 12,713
Referee: M Jones

References

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