1997–98 Burnley F.C. season

Burnley

1997–98 season

Chairman

Frank Teasdale

Manager

20th

2nd Round

1st Round

Football League Trophy

Northern Section Final

Top goalscorer

League: Andy Cooke (16)
All: Andy Cooke (20)

Highest home attendance

18,811 v Plymouth Argyle
(2 May 1998)

Lowest home attendance

2,442 v Notts County
(27 January 1998)

Average home league attendance

9,340^[1]

Home colours

← 1996–97

1998–99 →

The 1997–1998 season was Burnley's 3rd season in the third tier of English football. They were managed by Chris Waddle in his only full season since he replaced Adrian Heath at the beginning of the campaign.

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Second Division		League Cup		FA Cup		FL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	FW		Paul Barnes	30	6	24+1	6	3+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	GK		Marlon Beresford	43	0	34+0	0	4+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
	DF		Steve Blatherwick	28	0	13+7	0	3+0	0	1+1	0	3+0	0
	DF		Chris Brass	49	1	37+3	1	3+0	0	2+0	0	3+1	0
	FW		Colin Carr-Lawton	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Andy Cooke	43	20	26+8	16	2+0	1	2+0	1	5+0	2
	MF		Gordon Cowans	9	0	5+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Gerry Creaney (on loan)	11	8	9+1	8	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Ian Duerden	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Phil Eastwood	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		David Eyres	17	2	13+0	1	4+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Mark Ford	44	1	32+4	1	2+0	0	0+1	0	4+1	0
	DF		Marco Gentile	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Nigel Gleghorn	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Gerry Harrison	40	0	33+2	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	3+0	0
	FW		Kevin Henderson	10	2	0+7	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+3	1
	DF		Lee Howey	29	1	21+2	0	3+0	1	2+0	0	0+1	0
	MF		Jamie Hoyland	12	0	2+6	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
	DF		Richard Huxford	7	0	4+0	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Andy Kiwomya (on loan)	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Glen Little	29	5	19+5	4	0+2	0	0+0	0	3+0	1
	MF		Damian Matthew	33	1	21+6	1	3+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Neil Moore	48	4	38+2	3	2+0	0	2+0	1	4+0	0
	MF		John Mullin (on loan)	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK		Tony Parks	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Andy Payton	24	12	19+0	9	0+0	0	0+0	0	5+0	3
	MF		Paul Smith	19	0	8+7	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	3+0	0
	DF		Chris Vinnicombe	30	1	20+3	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	3+1	1
	MF		Chris Waddle	36	1	26+5	1	2+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Paul Weller	47	3	32+7	2	2+1	0	2+0	1	2+1	0
	FW		Mike Williams	19	1	13+1	1	2+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	FW		Mark Winstanley	33	0	27+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
	GK		Chris Woods	14	0	12+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0

Transfers

In

Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date
DF	Marco Gentile	MVV Maastricht	Free	4 June 1997
DF	Steve Blatherwick	Nottingham Forest	£125k	1 August 1997
MF	Gordon Cowans	Stockport County	Free	1 August 1997
MF	Mark Ford	Leeds United	£250k	1 August 1997
DF	Lee Howey	Sunderland	£200k	11 August 1997
FW	Andy Kiwomya	Bradford City	Loan	2 September 1997
FW	Gerry Creaney	Manchester City	Loan	19 September 1997
FW	Kevin Henderson	Morpeth Town	Free	1 December 1997
FW	Andy Payton	Huddersfield Town	Swap	16 January 1998
MF	John Mullin	Sunderland	Loan	26 March 1998

Out

Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date
MF	Adrian Heath		Retired	31 May 1997
FW	Liam Robinson	Scarborough	Free	31 May 1997
MF	Steve Thompson	Rotherham United	Free	31 May 1997
GK	Wayne Russell	Ebbw Vale	Free	31 May 1997
DF	Gary Parkinson	Preston North End	Free	1 August 1997
DF	Peter Swan	Bury	£50k	8 August 1997
DF	Vince Overson	Shrewsbury Town	Loan	19 September 1997
MF	David Eyres	Preston North End	£80k	29 October 1997
DF	Marco Gentile	FC Volendam	Free	31 October 1997
FW	Ian Helliwell	Doncaster Rovers	Loan	3 November 1997
FW	Nigel Gleghorn	Brentford	Loan	17 November 1997
MF	Jamie Hoyland	Carlisle United	Loan	20 November 1997
FW	Paul Barnes	Huddersfield Town	Swap	16 January 1998
FW	Phil Eastwood	Telford United	Loan	7 February 1998
FW	Nigel Gleghorn	Northampton Town	Loan	12 February 1998
GK	Tony Parks	Doncaster Rovers	Loan	13 February 1998
DF	Richard Huxford	Dunfermline Athletic	Loan	13 February 1998
GK	Marlon Beresford	Middlesbrough	Free	10 March 1998

Matches

Second Division

Watford v Burnley

9 August 1997

Watford	1 – 0	Burnley
Lee 30'	(Report)

Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 11,155
Referee: P Danson

Burnley v Gillingham

16 August 1997

Burnley	0 – 0	Gillingham
	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 11,811
Referee: G Laws

Southend United v Burnley

23 August 1997

Southend United	1 – 0	Burnley
Boere 6'	(Report)

Roots Hall, Southend
Attendance: 4,218
Referee: M Halsey

Burnley v Bristol Rovers

30 August 1997

Burnley	0 – 0	Bristol Rovers
	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,887
Referee: T Heilbron

Burnley v Oldham Athletic

2 September 1997

Burnley	0 – 0	Oldham Athletic
	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 11,189
Referee: P Robinson

Chesterfield v Burnley

7 September 1997

Chesterfield	1 – 0	Burnley
Lormor 3'	(Report)

Saltergate, Chesterfield
Attendance: 7,406
Referee: D Laws

York City v Burnley

13 September 1997

York City	3 – 1	Burnley
Davis 62' Rowe 64' Tolson 82'	(Report)	Barnes 12'

Bootham Crescent, York
Attendance: 5,424

Burnley v Preston North End

20 September 1997

Burnley	1 – 1	Preston North End
Cooke 80'	(Report)	Nogan 19'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 13,809
Referee: E Wolstenholme

Brentford v Burnley

27 September 1997

Brentford	2 – 1	Burnley
Hutchings 2' Rapley 89'	(Report)	Ford 57'

Griffin Park, London
Attendance: 4,548
Referee: R Styles

Burnley v Wycombe Wanderers

4 October 1997

Burnley	2 – 2	Wycombe Wanderers
Creaney 3' 73'	(Report)	Cornforth 12' (pen.) Scott 54'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,057
Referee: D Pugh

Burnley v Carlisle United

11 October 1997

Burnley	3 – 1	Carlisle United
Barnes 18' Creaney 67' 71'	(Report)	Couzens 34'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,687
Referee: A Wiley

Wrexham v Burnley

18 October 1997

Wrexham	0 – 0	Burnley
	(Report)

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Attendance: 5,132
Referee: G Cain

Plymouth Argyle v Burnley

21 October 1997

Plymouth Argyle	2 – 2	Burnley
Jean 40' Heathcote 47'	(Report)	Eyres 8' (pen.) Creaney 58'

Home Park, Plymouth
Attendance: 3,006
Referee: P Rejer

Burnley v Bournemouth

25 October 1997

Burnley	2 – 2	Bournemouth
Waddle 45' Creaney 65'	(Report)	Howe 58' Vincent 68'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,501
Referee: M Dean

Burnley v Walsall

1 November 1997

Burnley	2 – 1	Walsall
Barnes 27' Cooke 80'	(Report)	Viveash 79'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,293
Referee: E Lomas

Luton Town v Burnley

4 November 1997

Luton Town	2 – 3	Burnley
Alexander 32' 35'	(Report)	Williams 25' Creaney 62' Barnes 65'

Kenilworth Road, Luton
Attendance: 5,315
Referee: B Knight

Blackpool v Burnley

8 November 1997

Blackpool	2 – 1	Burnley
Clarkson 41' Preece 74'	(Report)	Creaney 14'

Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Attendance: 7,429
Referee: J Brandwood

Burnley v Millwall

18 November 1997

Burnley	1 – 2	Millwall
Cooke 29'	(Report)	Bowry 2' Savage 63'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 8,834
Referee: M Pike

Grimsby Town v Burnley

22 November 1997

Grimsby Town	4 – 1	Burnley
Groves 19' Widdrington 59' Lester 73' Nogan 78'	(Report)	Weller 16'

Blundell Park, Grimsby
Attendance: 4,829
Referee: A Butler

Burnley v Northampton Town

29 November 1997

Burnley	2 – 1	Northampton Town
Moore 76' Barnes 82'	(Report)	Gibb 49'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 8,369
Referee: M Messias

Bristol City v Burnley

2 December 1997

Bristol City	3 – 1	Burnley
Goodridge 48' 83' Bell 71' (pen.)	(Report)	Barnes 29'

Ashton Gate, Bristol
Attendance: 11,136
Referee: A Bates

Burnley v Wigan Athletic

13 December 1997

Burnley	0 – 2	Wigan Athletic
	(Report)	Lee 13' Jones 44'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,520
Referee: P Richards

Fulham v Burnley

19 December 1997

Fulham	1 – 0	Burnley
Cullip 89'	(Report)

Craven Cottage, London
Attendance: 5,096
Referee: P Danson

Burnley v Chesterfield

26 December 1997

Burnley	0 – 0	Chesterfield
	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,861
Referee: T Heilbron

Gillingham v Burnley

3 January 1998

Gillingham	2 – 0	Burnley
Butler 10' Smith 68'	(Report)

Priestfield, Gillingham
Attendance: 5,886
Referee: S Bennett

Burnley v Watford

10 January 1998

Burnley	2 – 0	Watford
Cooke 13' 35'	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,551
Referee: R Pearson

Bristol Rovers v Burnley

17 January 1998

Bristol Rovers	1 – 0	Burnley
Cureton 50'	(Report)

Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Attendance: 7,208
Referee: R Styles

Burnley v Southend United

24 January 1998

Burnley	1 – 0	Southend United
Payton 43'	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,386
Referee: P Rejer

Burnley v York City

31 January 1998

Burnley	7 – 2	York City
Moore 40' Barras 43' (o.g.) Brass 46' Cooke 49' 58' 88' Payton 81'	(Report)	Pouton 34' Barras 76'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,975
Referee: E Lomas

Preston North End v Burnley

7 February 1998

Preston North End	2 – 3	Burnley
Nogan 34' Jackson 61'	(Report)	Payton 48' Cooke 57' Moore 90'

Deepdale, Preston
Attendance: 12,263
Referee: F Stretton

Wycombe Wanderers v Burnley

14 February 1998

Wycombe Wanderers	2 – 1	Burnley
Brown 32' McCarthy 57'	(Report)	Cooke 88'

Adams Park, High Wycombe
Attendance: 5,926
Referee: S Baines

Burnley v Brentford

21 February 1998

Burnley	1 – 1	Brentford
Little 77'	(Report)	Taylor 50'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,097
Referee: M Jones

Burnley v Wrexham

24 February 1998

Burnley	1 – 2	Wrexham
Cooke 30'	(Report)	Roberts 11' Wilson 64'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 8,576
Referee: T Heilbron

Carlisle United v Burnley

28 February 1998

Carlisle United	2 – 1	Burnley
Stevens 18' Smart 88'	(Report)	Cooke 50'

Brunton Park, Carlisle
Attendance: 7,192
Referee: S Mathieson

Walsall v Burnley

7 March 1998

Walsall	0 – 0	Burnley
	(Report)

Bescot Stadium, Walsall
Attendance: 5,212
Referee: G Laws

Burnley v Luton Town

14 March 1998

Burnley	1 – 1	Luton Town
Payton 60'	(Report)	Thomas 79'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,656
Referee: M Dean

Millwall v Burnley

21 March 1998

Millwall	1 – 0	Burnley
Grant 21'	(Report)

The New Den, London
Attendance: 7,582
Referee: J Brandwood

Burnley v Grimsby Town

28 March 1998

Burnley	2 – 1	Grimsby Town
Little 12' Payton 80'	(Report)	Lester 16'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 8,256
Referee: J Kirkby

Northampton Town v Burnley

4 April 1998

Northampton Town	0 – 1	Burnley
	(Report)	Payton 16'

Sixfields, Northampton
Attendance: 7,264
Referee: A Hall

Burnley v Blackpool

7 April 1998

Burnley	2 – 1	Blackpool
Payton 13'	(Report)	Clarkson 45' Bent 51'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 13,413
Referee: K Lynch

Burnley v Bristol City

11 April 1998

Burnley	1 – 0	Bristol City
Payton 7' (pen.)	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,600
Referee: A Butler

Wigan Athletic v Burnley

13 April 1998

Wigan Athletic	5 – 1	Burnley
Barlow 31' Lowe 43' 87' Warne 77' Kilford 80'	(Report)	Little 47'

Springfield Park, Wigan
Attendance: 4,926
Referee: P Robinson

Burnley v Fulham

18 April 1998

Burnley	2 – 1	Fulham
Cooke 2' Payton 83'	(Report)	Moody 35'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,745
Referee: D Pugh

Bournemouth v Burnley

25 April 1998

Bournemouth	2 – 1	Burnley
Robinson 56' (pen.) Fletcher 61'	(Report)	Matthew 72' (pen.)

Dean Court, Bournemouth
Attendance: 6,527
Referee: D Crick

Oldham Athletic v Burnley

28 April 1998

Oldham Athletic	3 – 3	Burnley
Jepson 27' Rickers 76' Allott 77'	(Report)	Cooke 26' Weller 32' Little 38'

Boundary Park, Oldham
Attendance: 9,781
Referee: B Burns

Burnley v Plymouth Argyle

2 May 1998

Burnley	2 – 1	Plymouth Argyle
Cooke 12' 41'	(Report)	Saunders 25'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 18,811
Referee: P Taylor

Final league position

Pos	Team	Games played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals for	Goals against	Points
20	Burnley	46	13	13	20	55	65	52

League Cup

1st Round First Leg

Lincoln City v Burnley

12 August 1997

Lincoln City	1 – 1	Burnley
Stant 39'	(Report)	Howey 77'

Sincil Bank, Lincoln
Attendance: 3,010
Referee: S Baines

1st Round Second Leg

Burnley v Lincoln City

26 August 1997

Burnley	2 – 1	Lincoln City
Cooke 1' Eyres 16' (pen.)	(Report)	Ainsworth 25'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 4,644
Referee: C Foy

2nd Round First Leg

Burnley v Stoke City

16 September 1997

Burnley	0 – 4	Stoke City
	(Report)	Thorne 37' 62' Kavanagh 68' 80'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 4,175

2nd Round Second Leg

Stoke City v Burnley

24 September 1997

Stoke City	2 – 0	Burnley
Keen 26' Thorne 71'	(Report)

Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
Attendance: 6,041
Referee: A D'Urso

FA Cup

1st Round

Rotherham United v Burnley

15 November 1997

Rotherham United	3 – 3	Burnley
Roscoe 17' 66' Knill 36'	(Report)	Cooke 24' Moore 37' Weller 55'

Millmoor, Rotherham
Attendance: 5,709
Referee: F Stretton

1st Round Replay

Burnley v Rotherham United

25 November 1997

Burnley	0 – 3	Rotherham United
	(Report)	White 24' Berry 68' Garner 88'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 3,118
Referee: F Stretton

Football League Trophy

Northern Section 2nd Round

Burnley v Notts County

27 January 1998

Burnley	2 – 0	Notts County
Little 22' Cooke 61'	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 2,442
Referee: T Jones

Northern Section Quarter Final

Burnley v Carlisle United

3 February 1998

Burnley	4 – 1	Carlisle United
Payton 18' Vinnicombe 61' Cooke 73' Henderson 89'	(Report)	Prokas 55'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 4,573
Referee: R Furnandiz

Northern Section Semi Final

Burnley v Preston North End

17 February 1998

Burnley	1 – 0	Preston North End
Payton 39'	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,079
Referee: E Wolstenholme

Northern Section Final First Leg

Grimsby Town v Burnley

10 March 1998

Grimsby Town	1 – 1	Burnley
Groves 78'	(Report)	Payton 23'

Blundell Park, Grimsby
Attendance: 6,064
Referee: E Wolstenholme

Northern Section Final Second Leg

Burnley v Grimsby Town

17 March 1998

Burnley	0 – 2	Grimsby Town
	(Report)	Nogan 10' Donovan 57'

Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,257
Referee: A Wiley

References

↑ Simpson (2007), p. 446

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FA competitions

Premier League and
Football League

Football Conference

Football Conference
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Lower leagues

European competitions

Related to national team

Club seasons

Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Chelsea Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Everton Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester United Newcastle United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wimbledon

First Division	Birmingham City Bradford City Bury Charlton Athletic Crewe Alexandra Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Manchester City Middlesbrough Norwich City Nottingham Forest Oxford United Portsmouth Port Vale Queens Park Rangers Reading Sheffield United Stockport County Stoke City Sunderland Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Blackpool Bournemouth Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Burnley Carlisle United Chesterfield Fulham Gillingham Grimsby Town Luton Town Millwall Northampton Town Oldham Athletic Plymouth Argyle Preston North End Southend United Walsall Watford Wigan Athletic Wrexham Wycombe Wanderers York City

Third Division	Barnet Brighton & Hove Albion Cambridge United Cardiff City Chester City Colchester United Darlington Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Hartlepool United Hull City Leyton Orient Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Mansfield Town Notts County Peterborough United Rochdale Rotherham United Scarborough Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Swansea City Torquay United

Non-League	Newport

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