1987–88 Burnley F.C. season

The 1987–1988 season was Burnley's third season in the fourth tier of English football. They were managed by Brian Miller in his second full season in charge.

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division Four		League Cup		FA Cup		FL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	MF		Ian Britton	42	4	29+3	4	1+0	0	0+1	0	7+1	0
	MF		Paul Comstive	57	11	44+0	8	4+0	1	1+0	0	8+0	2
	MF		Peter Daniel	33	1	26+0	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
	DF		Steve Davis	41	5	33+0	5	1+0	0	0+0	0	7+0	0
	DF		Ray Deakin	48	3	37+0	3	3+0	0	1+0	0	7+0	0
	FW		Phil Devaney	5	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	MF		Andy Farrell	58	5	45+0	3	4+0	1	1+0	0	8+0	1
	DF		Steve Gardner	54	0	41+1	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	8+0	0
	MF		Neil Grewcock	41	2	28+4	0	4+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	2
	MF		Ashley Hoskin	32	2	15+9	1	0+1	0	0+1	0	4+2	1
	MF		Leighton James	24	0	19+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
	DF		Peter Leebrook	26	0	22+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Phil Malley	11	0	6+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
	DF		Shaun McGrory	22	1	16+0	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	3+1	0
	FW		George Oghani	48	19	36+1	14	4+0	2	1+0	0	6+0	3
	GK		Chris Pearce	59	0	46+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0	8+0	0
	FW		Dave Reeves	19	9	16+0	8	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
	FW		Steve Taylor	54	6	38+4	6	3+0	0	1+0	0	8+0	0
	DF		Peter Zelem	15	1	9+1	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0

Matches

Football League Division Four

Key

In Result column, Burnley's score shown first
H = Home match
A = Away match

pen. = Penalty kick
o.g. = Own goal

Results

Date	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
15 August 1987	Colchester United (H)	0–3		5,419
22 August 1987	Newport County (A)	1–0	Oghani 65'	2,016
29 August 1987	Carlisle United (H)	4–3	Zelem 3', Oghani 5', Deakin 30', Taylor 75'	5,781
1 September 1987	Leyton Orient (A)	1–4	Farrell 80'	3,560
5 September 1987	Swansea City (H)	1–0	Oghani 90'	4,787
11 September 1987	Tranmere Rovers (A)	1–0	Comstive 90'	4,209
15 September 1987	Wrexham (H)	1–0	Farrell 75'	5,650
19 September 1987	Cambridge United (H)	0–2		5,789
26 September 1987	Rochdale (A)	1–2	Oghani 60'	4,655
29 September 1987	Crewe Alexandra (H)	0–0		5,408
3 October 1987	Scarborough (A)	0–1		4,782
10 October 1987	Hartlepool United (H)	1–0	Comstive 52'	5,216
17 October 1987	Exeter City (A)	2–1	Oghani (2) 22' (pen.), 54'	2,780
20 October 1987	Scunthorpe United (H)	1–1	Taylor 57'	6,353
24 October 1987	Torquay United (A)	3–1	Britton 36', Comstive 54', Taylor 76'	2,836
31 October 1987	Stockport County (H)	1–1	Davis 43'	6,642
3 November 1987	Halifax Town (A)	1–2	Taylor 22'	3,419
7 November 1987	Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)	0–3		10,002
21 November 1987	Bolton Wanderers (H)	2–1	Britton 53', Reeves 68'	7,544
28 November 1987	Peterborough United (A)	0–5		3,394
12 December 1987	Hereford United (H)	0–0		4,217
19 December 1987	Cardiff City (A)	1–2	Davis 47'	3,401
26 December 1987	Rochdale (H)	4–0	Oghani 10', Farrell 43', Comstive 44', Britton 67'	7,013
28 December 1987	Darlington (A)	2–4	Reeves (2) 3', 59'	3,325
1 January 1988	Carlisle United (A)	4–3	Oghani 18', Wright 45' (o.g.)	4,260
2 January 1988	Tranmere Rovers (H)	1–1	Comstive 88'	7,401
9 January 1988	Newport County (H)	2–0	Reeves 51', Comstive 87'	5,256
16 January 1988	Cambridge United (A)	0–2		2,146
2 February 1988	Wrexham (A)	3–1	Bowden 67' (o.g.), Hoskin 78', Oghani 90'	1,821
6 February 1988	Swansea City (A)	0–0		3,498
13 February 1988	Darlington (H)	2–1	Reeves (2) 13', 89'	6,440
19 February 1988	Colchester United (A)	1–0	Reeves 32'	2,520
27 February 1988	Scarborough (H)	0–1		7,645
1 March 1988	Crewe Alexandra (A)	1–0	Gage 88' (o.g.)	3,720
5 March 1988	Exeter City (H)	3–0	Davis 35', Reeves 57', Taylor 74'	6,052
12 March 1988	Hartlepool United (A)	1–2	Oghani 64'	2,893
18 March 1988	Stockport County (A)	0–2		4,423
22 March 1988	Leyton Orient (H)	2–0	Oghani (2) 14' (pen.), 63'	5,842
2 April 1988	Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)	0–3		10,386
4 April 1988	Bolton Wanderers (A)	1–2	Oghani 35'	9,921
8 April 1988	Halifax Town (H)	3–1	Davis 44', Comstive 58', Taylor 66'	5,833
23 April 1988	Scunthorpe United (A)	1–1	Britton 76'	5,347
30 April 1988	Peterborough United (H)	1–2	Comstive 29' (pen.)	6,315
2 May 1988	Hereford United (A)	1–2	Deakin 7'	2,304
4 May 1988	Torquay United (H)	1–0	McGrory 7'	5,075
7 May 1988	Cardiff City (H)	1–2	Oghani 84'	8,421

Final league position

Pos	Team	Games played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals for	Goals against	Points
10	Burnley	46	20	7	19	57	62	67

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
14 November 1987	Round 1	Bolton Wanderers (H)	0–1		10,788

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
18 August 1987	Round 1 First leg	Wrexham (A)	0–1		2,301
25 August 1987	Round 1 Second leg	Wrexham (H)	3–0	Comstive 76', Oghani 80' (pen.), Farrell 89'	3,788
22 September 1987	Round 2 First leg	Norwich City (H)	1–1	Oghani 7'	7,912
7 October 1987	Round 2 Second leg	Norwich City (A)	0–1		6,168

Football League Trophy

Date	Round	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
27 October 1987	Group Stage	Tranmere Rovers (A)	2–1	Oghani 4', Grewcock 68'	1,801
24 November 1987	Group Stage	Rochdale (H)	3–2	Grewcock 7', Reeves 43', Farrell 77'	2,677
19 January 1988	Round 1	Chester City (H)	1–0	Oghani 80'	3,436
9 February 1988	Northern Quarter Final	Bury (A)	1–0	Comstive 37' (pen.)	4,672
8 March 1988	Northern Semi Final	Halifax Town (H)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5 – 3p)		10,222
9 February 1988	Northern Final First Leg	Preston North End (H)	0–0		15,680
9 February 1988	Northern Final Second Leg	Preston North End (A)	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Oghani 32', Hoskin 93', Comstive 117'	17,592
29 May 1988	Final	Wolverhampton Wanderers (N)	0–2		80,841

References

↑ Simpson (2007), p. 406

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1987–88 in English football

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FA competitions

Football League

Lower leagues

Related to national team

Bobby Robson
Rous Cup
UEFA Euro 1988 (qualification – Group 4)

Club seasons

First Division	Arsenal Charlton Athletic Chelsea Coventry City Derby County Everton Liverpool Luton Town Manchester United Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Oxford United Portsmouth Queens Park Rangers Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Ham United Wimbledon

Second Division	Aston Villa Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bournemouth Bradford City Crystal Palace Huddersfield Town Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Manchester City Middlesbrough Millwall Oldham Athletic Plymouth Argyle Reading Sheffield United Shrewsbury Town Swindon Town Stoke City West Bromwich Albion

Third Division	Aldershot Blackpool Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Bristol Rovers Bury Chester City Chesterfield Doncaster Rovers Fulham Gillingham Grimsby Town Mansfield Town Northampton Town Port Vale Preston North End Notts County Rotherham United Southend United Sunderland Walsall Wigan Athletic York City

Fourth Division	Bolton Wanderers Burnley Cardiff City Cambridge United Carlisle United Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Darlington Exeter City Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hereford United Leyton Orient Newport County Peterborough United Rochdale Scarborough Scunthorpe United Southport Stockport County Swansea City Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Wolverhampton Wanderers Wrexham

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