1992–93 Burnley F.C. season

The 1992–93 season was Burnley's first season in the third tier of English football. They were managed by Jimmy Mullen in his first full season since he replaced Frank Casper during the 1991–1992 campaign.

Burnley
1992–93 season
ChairmanEngland Frank Teasdale
ManagerEngland Jimmy Mullen
Second Division13th
League Cup1st Round
FA Cup3rd Round
Football League TrophyNorthern Quarter Final
Top goalscorerLeague: Adrian Heath (20)
All: Adrian Heath (23)
Highest home attendance19,061 v Sheffield United
(12 January 1993)
Lowest home attendance5,524 v Carlisle United
(25 August 1992)
Average home league attendance10,573[1]

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Second Division League Cup FA Cup FL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Marlon Beresford 51 0 44+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 0 2+0 0
MF   NIR David Campbell 8 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO John Clayton 4 1 3+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Mike Conroy 48 12 38+1 7 2+0 0 4+1 3 2+0 2
DF   ENG Steve Davis 44 2 37+0 2 0+0 0 5+0 0 2+0 0
MF   ENG John Deary 38 3 32+0 3 1+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0
MF   ENG Louie Donowa 6 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
FW   ENG Roger Eli 15 0 2+9 0 0+0 0 1+2 0 1+0 0
MF   ENG Andy Farrell 51 4 40+2 3 2+0 0 5+0 0 1+1 1
FW   ENG John Francis 9 1 9+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Steve Harper 42 5 33+1 5 1+0 0 5+0 0 2+0 0
MF   ENG Adrian Heath 50 23 43+0 20 0+1 0 5+0 3 1+0 0
DF   SCO Joe Jakub 41 0 31+1 0 2+0 0 5+0 0 2+0 0
FW   ENG Graham Lancashire 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Ian Measham 48 0 39+0 0 2+0 0 5+0 0 2+0 0
DF   ENG Mark Monington 34 3 22+9 2 0+0 0 1+1 1 0+1 0
MF   IRL Brian Mooney 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Robbie Painter 20 0 7+10 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Leigh Palin 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   IRL John Pender 53 6 44+0 4 2+0 1 5+0 1 2+0 0
MF   NIR Steve Penney 16 3 10+1 3 2+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Nick Pickering 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Adrian Randall 29 1 19+4 1 2+0 0 2+1 0 1+0 0
FW   ENG Steve Slawson 5 2 5+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   NIR Danny Sonner 2 1 0+1 0 0+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Les Thompson 4 0 2+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   ENG David Williams 4 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Paul Wilson 20 0 20+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Mark Yates 2 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Transfers

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Pos Player From Fee Date
MF   Steve Penney Heart of Midlothian Free July 1992
DF   Les Thompson Maidstone United Free July 1992
FW   John Clayton FC Volendam Free August 1992
FW   Adrian Heath Stoke City Free 21 August 1992
GK   Marlon Beresford Sheffield Wednesday £95,000 28 August 1992
MF   Brian Mooney Sunderland Loan September 1993
MF   Leigh Palin Hull City Free September 1993
MF   Louie Donowa Birmingham City Loan January 1993
DF   Paul Wilson Halifax Town £50,000 1 February 1993
FW   Steve Slawson Notts County Loan February 1993
MF   David Campbell Rotherham United Free March 1993
MF   Nick Pickering Darlington Free March 1993
FW   John Francis Cambridge United £70,000 25 March 1993
Pos Player To Fee Date
  Jamie Webster Released 31 May 1993
MF   Danny Sonner SC Preußen Münster Free 1 June 1993
MF   Mark Yates Doncaster Rovers Free 1 August 1993
MF   Steve Harper Doncaster Rovers Free 7 August 1993
MF   Joe Jakub Chester City Free 12 August 1993
FW   Mike Conroy Preston North End £85,000 20 August 1993
FW   Robbie Painter Darlington Free 16 September 1993
DF   Ian Measham Doncaster Rovers Free 16 September 1993
FW   Kevin Russell Bournemouth £125,000 3 March 1994

Matches

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Football League Second Division

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Key
Results
Date Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
15 August 1992 Swansea City (H) 1–0 Penney 67' 10,913
22 August 1992 Stockport County (A) 1–2 Heath 71' 4,953
29 August 1992 Rotherham United (H) 1–1 Deary 85' 9,684
5 September 1992 Chester City (A) 0–3 4,981
12 September 1992 Preston North End (A) 0–2 7,209
15 September 1992 Port Vale (H) 1–1 Monington 90' 8,556
19 September 1992 Mansfield Town (H) 1–0 Monington 32' 8,613
26 September 1992 Wigan Athletic (A) 1–1 Deary 89' 4,032
29 September 1992 Plymouth Argyle (H) 0–0 8,676
3 October 1992 West Bromwich Albion (H) 2–1 Harper 1', Conroy 53' 14,796
11 October 1992 Bradford City (A) 0–1 10,488
17 October 1992 Fulham (H) 5–2 Harper 12', Farrell 19', Penney 32', Heath 45', Conroy 65' 9,881
24 October 1992 Blackpool (A) 3–1 Harper 15', Farrell 28', Penney 44' 7,942
31 October 1992 Stoke City (H) 0–2 16,667
3 November 1992 Reading (H) 1–1 Harper 8' 8,382
7 November 1992 Hull City (A) 2–0 Heath (2) 45' 88' 5,751
21 November 1992 Huddersfield Town (H) 2–1 Deary 22', Clayton 45' 10,615
28 November 1992 Bolton Wanderers (A) 0–4 11,438
12 December 1992 Leyton Orient (H) 2–0 Bellamy 39' (o.g.), Heath 81' 8,882
19 December 1992 Exeter City (A) 2–2 Heath (2) 8', 43' 3,179
26 December 1992 Brighton & Hove Albion (A) 0–3 8,741
9 January 1993 Port Vale (A) 0–3 8,815
16 January 1993 Wigan Athletic (H) 0–1 9,154
23 January 1993 Mansfield Town (A) 1–1 Pender 23' 3,991
26 January 1993 Rotherham United (A) 1–0 Heath 78' (pen.) 4,989
30 January 1993 Stockport County (H) 1–1 Conroy 49' 11,229
5 February 1993 Swansea City (A) 1–1 Farrell 66' 4,973
13 February 1993 Chester City (H) 5–0 Conroy (2) 5', 20', Heath 21', Pender 45', Harper 79' 9,434
16 February 1993 Preston North End (H) 2–0 Heath (2) 45', 67' 12,648
20 February 1993 Plymouth Argyle (A) 2–1 Pender (2) 4', 86' 5,905
27 February 1993 Bradford City (H) 2–2 Slawson 22', McCarthy 90' (o.g.) 13,262
6 March 1993 West Bromwich Albion (A) 0–2 15,722
9 March 1993 Hartlepool United (A) 0–0 3,021
13 March 1993 Hull City (H) 2–0 Heath 42', Slawson 79' 9,974
16 March 1993 Bournemouth (H) 1–1 Conroy 14' 8,601
20 March 1993 Reading (A) 0–1 6,398
23 March 1993 Bolton Wanderers (H) 0–1 15,085
27 March 1993 Huddersfield Town (A) 1–1 Heath 13' 9,441
3 April 1993 Hartlepool United (H) 3–0 Heath (2) 14', 53', Davis 81' 8,226
6 April 1993 Leyton Orient (A) 2–3 Heath (2) 34', 82' (pen.) 4,236
10 April 1993 Brighton & Hove Albion (H) 1–3 Conroy 29' 9,424
13 April 1993 Bournemouth (A) 1–1 Davis 68' 4,456
17 April 1993 Exeter City (H) 3–1 Heath (2) 45', 86', Daniels 65' (o.g.) 7,332
24 April 1993 Fulham (A) 0–4 5,531
1 May 1993 Blackpool (H) 2–2 Heath 28', Francis 47' 12,475
8 May 1993 Stoke City (A) 1–1 Randall 39' 21,840

Final league position

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Rotherham United 46 17 14 15 60 60 0 65
12 Fulham 46 16 17 13 57 55 +2 65
13 Burnley 46 15 16 15 57 59 −2 61
14 Plymouth Argyle 46 16 12 18 59 64 −5 60
15 Huddersfield Town 46 17 9 20 54 61 −7 60
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

FA Cup

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Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
14 November 1992 Round 1 Scarborough (H) 2–1 Conroy 26', Curran 55' (o.g.) 8,359
5 December 1992 Round 2 Shrewsbury Town (H) 1–1 Conroy 69' 10,038
15 December 1992 Replay Shrewsbury Town (A) 2–1 Pender 87', Conroy 90' 5,671
2 January 1993 Round 3 Sheffield United (A) 2–2 Heath (2) 18', 39' 23,041 (8,500 away)
12 January 1993 Replay Sheffield United (H) 2–4 Heath 17', Monington 67' 19,061

League Cup

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Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
18 August 1992 Round 1 First leg Carlisle United (A) 1–4 Sonner 85' 4,066
25 August 1992 Round 1 Second leg Carlisle United (H) 1–1 Pender 51' 5,524

Football League Trophy

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Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
19 January 1993 Round 2 Blackpool (A) 3–1 Conroy (2) 62', 78', Farrell 76' 2,979
2 February 1993 Northern Quarter Final Chesterfield (A) 0–3 3,314

References

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  1. ^ Simpson (2007), p. 426