1995–96 Burnley F.C. season

The 1995–96 season was Burnley's first season in the third tier of English football.

Burnley
1995–96 season
ChairmanEngland Frank Teasdale
ManagerEngland Jimmy Mullen
(until February 1996)
England Clive Middlemass
(caretaker manager)
England Adrian Heath
(from March 1996)
Second Division17th
League CupSecond Round
FA CupFirst Round
Football League TrophyNorthern Quarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Kurt Nogan (20)
All: Kurt Nogan (26)
Highest home attendance10,613 v Hull City (16 September 1995)
Lowest home attendance3,225 v Chester City (7 November 1995)
Average home league attendance8,416

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
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

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Pos Player From Fee Date
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
Pos Player To Fee Date
  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

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Second Division

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Burnley2–1Rotherham United
Eyres   25' (pen.)
Philliskirk   39'
(Report) Goater   10'
Attendance: 10,478

Stockport County0–0Burnley
(Report)
Attendance: 8,463

Burnley1–0Brentford
Nogan   11' (Report)
Attendance: 9,586

Bristol Rovers1–0Burnley
Taylor   49' (Report)
Attendance: 5,646

Burnley1–1Walsall
Joyce   90' (Report) Lightbourne   77'
Attendance: 8,778

Carlisle United2–0Burnley
Aspinall  
Conway  
(Report)
Attendance: 7,318

York City1–1Burnley
Barnes   71' (Report) Cooke   38'
Attendance: 4,684

Burnley2–1Hull City
Nogan   40'
Allison   89' (o.g.)
(Report) Fewings   90'
Attendance: 10,613

Chesterfield4–2Burnley
Hewitt  
Lormor  
Morris  
Robinson  
(Report) Nogan   17'
Eyres   44' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,933

Burnley3–0Swansea City
Nogan   15'
Joyce   53'
Eyres   79'
(Report)
Attendance: 8,068

Burnley1–1Wycombe Wanderers
Joyce   40' (Report) Williams   64'
Attendance: 8,029

Bournemouth0–2Burnley
(Report) Vinnicombe   6'
Nogan   78'
Attendance: 4,954

Burnley3–0Brighton & Hove Albion
Eyres   4'
Swan   33'
Nogan   36'
(Report)
Attendance: 9,016

Bradford City2–2Burnley
Hamilton  
Mitchell  
(Report) Harrison   24'
Swan   86'
Attendance: 8,356

Peterborough United0–2Burnley
(Report) McDonald   11'
Swan   33'
Attendance: 4,737

Burnley3–4Notts County
Nogan   3'   85'
Cooke   69'
(Report) Arkins  
Baraclough  
Devlin    
Attendance: 10,511

Shrewsbury Town3–0Burnley
Evans    
Scott  
(Report)
Attendance: 3,914

Burnley2–2Wrexham
Nogan   59'
Joyce   65'
(Report) Skinner  
Ward  
Attendance: 8,710

Burnley2–0Carlisle United
Nogan   38'   57' (Report)
Attendance: 8,297

Burnley2–2Chesterfield
Nogan   21'   81' (Report) Davies  
Lormor  
Attendance: 8,459

Swansea City2–4Burnley
Hurst  
Torpey  
(Report) Eyres   32'
Nogan   54'
Cooke   75'   87'
Attendance: 2,078

Burnley0–0Bristol City
(Report)
Attendance: 9,327

Burnley4–3Stockport County
Vinnicombe   6'
Cooke   17'
Nogan   69'
Francis   79'
(Report) Bound  
Flynn  
Helliwell   o.g.'
Attendance: 9,113

Rotherham United1–0Burnley
Berry   85' (Report)
Attendance: 4,018

Burnley0–2Oxford United
(Report) Allen  
Massey  
Attendance: 6,815

Brentford1–0Burnley
Forster   61' (Report)
Attendance: 5,195

Burnley0–1Crewe Alexandra
(Report) Edwards   21'
Attendance: 9,153

Burnley3–3York City
Winstanley   50'
Francis   60'
Nogan   67'
(Report) Murty  
Naylor  
Pepper  
Attendance: 8,731

Hull City3–0Burnley
Davison  
Peacock    
(Report)

Burnley0–1Blackpool
(Report) Preece   62'
Attendance: 10,082

Bristol City0–1Burnley
(Report) Nogan   84'
Attendance: 6,612

Blackpool3–1Burnley
Bonner  
Ellis  
Mellon  
(Report) Nogan   28'
Attendance: 8,941

Burnley0–0Swindon Town
(Report)
Attendance: 9,360

Crewe Alexandra3–1Burnley
Adebola  
Garvey  
Rivers  
(Report) Winstanley   65'
Attendance: 3,393

Oxford United5–0Burnley
Aldridge  
Beauchamp  
Moody  
(Report)
Attendance: 6,629

Wycombe Wanderers4–1Burnley
de Souza  
Farrell  
Ryan    
(Report) Mahorn   54'
Attendance: 4,921

Burnley0–0Bournemouth
(Report)
Attendance: 7,941

Burnley2–3Bradford City
Robinson   54'
Eyres   69' (pen.)
(Report) Kiwomya  
Tolson  
Winstanley   o.g.'
Attendance: 10,613

Brighton & Hove Albion1–0Burnley
Rowe   19' (Report)
Attendance: 5,954

Burnley2–1Peterborough United
Joyce   52'
Swan   66'
(Report) Heald   68'
Attendance: 8,393

Swindon Town0–0Burnley
(Report)
Attendance: 10,480

Notts County1–1Burnley
Battersby   65' (Report) Swan   31'
Attendance: 5,697

Burnley0–1Bristol Rovers
(Report) Stewart   64'
Attendance: 9,368

Wrexham0-2Burnley
Robinson  
Nogan  
Attendance: 6,664

Walsall3–1Burnley
Lightbourne  
Platt  
Wilson  
(Report) Nogan   51'
Attendance: 3,411

Burnley2–1Shrewsbury Town
Weller   14'
Winstanley   73'
(Report) Stevens   42'
Attendance: 9,729

Final league position

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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

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1st round first leg

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Mansfield Town0–1Burnley
(Report) Nogan   28'
Attendance: 2,544

1st round second leg

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Burnley3–1Mansfield Town
Randall   8'
Nogan   59'   68'
(Report) Peters   61'
Attendance: 4,673

2nd round first leg

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Leicester City2–0Burnley
Joachim  
Robins  
(Report)
Attendance: 11,142

2nd round second leg

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Burnley0–2Leicester City
(Report) Robins   79'   87'
Attendance: 4,553

FA Cup

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1st round

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Burnley1–3Walsall
Eyres   25' (Report) Bradley  
Houghton  
Wilson  
Attendance: 6,525

Football League Trophy

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Northern Section 1st round group stage

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Rotherham United1–1Burnley
Hayward   67' Nogan   44'
Attendance: 1,539

Northern Section 1st round group stage

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Burnley1–1Chester City
Nogan   43' Richardson   54'
Attendance: 3,225

Northern Section 1st round group stage

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Crewe Alexandra0–1Burnley
Nogan   105'
Attendance: 2,596

Northern Section quarter-final

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Carlisle United5–0Burnley
Edmondson   12', 14'
Reeves   30', 49', 89'
Attendance: 5,169

References

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