Burnley

1991–92 season
Chairman	Frank Teasdale
Manager	Frank Casper (until October 1991) Jimmy Mullen (from October 1991)
Division Four	1st (champions)
League Cup	1st Round
FA Cup	3rd Round
Football League Trophy	Northern Final
Top goalscorer	League:Mike Conroy (24) All:Mike Conroy (29)
Highest home attendance	21,216 vWrexham (2 MAY 1992)
Lowest home attendance	2,590 vDoncaster Rovers (19 November 1991)
Average home league attendance	10,519[1]
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The1991–92 season wasBurnley's 104th season ofLeague football and their seventh consecutive campaign in the fourth tier of English football.Frank Casper started the season as manager, having been appointed to the post two years previously, before he was replaced byJimmy Mullen in October 1991.

Frank Casper started the season as manager of Burnley, having originally held the post in a caretaker capacity during the 1982–83 campaign and then returning as the permanent appointment in January 1989.^[2] The chairman of the club was Frank Teasdale, who had taken control of Burnley in May 1985. The team had steadily improved since their narrow avoidance of relegation on the last day of the 1986–87 season, and having reached the play-offs at the end of the previous campaign, the Burnley side was confident of achieving promotion back to theFootball League Third Division for the first time in seven years.^[3]

Burnley began their pre-season with a short tour of Russia in July 1991. AMike Conroy goal helped the team to a 1–1 draw withFC Dynamo Stavropol in the first game of the tour, followed by a match atAsmaral which ended in the same scoreline four days later.^[4] Upon their return to England, Burnley competed in the Lancashire Manx Cup but were knocked out in the group stage following defeats toBury andPreston North End and a draw with rivalsBlackburn Rovers. On 8 August, Burnley played a testimonial match againstOldham Athletic atTurf Moor in honour of formerphysiotherapist Jimmy Holland, who had assisted the club between 1965 and 1991.^[4][5]

The majority of the team from the previous campaign remained at Burnley, with only three new players signing permanent contracts during the close season.Mark Yates was signed fromBirmingham City on a free transfer, while fellow midfielderSteve Harper joined from Lancashire rivalsPreston North End. Fees were paid for two players; strikerMike Conroy arrived fromReading for a transfer fee of £35,000, and central defenderSteve Davis, who had spent a spell onloan at Burnley in the 1989–90 campaign, was bought for £60,000 fromSouthampton.^[3] GoalkeeperAndy Marriott also joined the club on loan fromNottingham Forest in August 1991. Several players also departed Burnley during the summer of 1991.Neil Grewcock andRay Deakin, the last two to remain from the side that achieved a 2–1 win againstOrient in May 1987 to avoid relegation to theFootball Conference, both left the club; Deakin retired from football at the age of 32, while Grewcock moved into the amateur game with local club Burnley Bank Hall. The contract ofRon Futcher, Burnley's top scorer in the previous season with 19 goals, was terminated by mutual consent and he subsequently joinedCrewe Alexandra.^[3]

Following the appointment ofJimmy Mullen as manager in October 1991, Burnley resumed their activity in the transfer market. Two more goalkeepers,Mark Kendall andNicky Walker, were brought in on loan.Adrian Randall arrived fromAldershot in December 1991, whilePaul McKenzie joined from Scottish sidePeterhead a month later. Burnley's last signing of the season was midfielderRobbie Painter, who was bought for £25,000 from fellow Fourth Division clubMaidstone United on transfer deadline day in March 1992.^[6] In April 1992,Ian Bray was forced to retire from professional football due to an injury, andJason Hardy departed forHalifax Town the same month.^[7]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division Four		League Cup		FA Cup		FL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	DF	WAL	Ian Bray	9	0	5+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	SCO	Mike Conroy	51	29	38+0	24	2+0	1	5+0	1	4+2	3
	DF	ENG	Steve Davis	53	8	40+0	6	2+0	1	5+0	1	6+0	0
	MF	ENG	John Deary	54	7	40+0	6	2+0	0	5+0	0	7+0	1
	FW	ENG	Roger Eli	47	17	29+4	10	2+0	0	3+2	2	7+0	5
	MF	ENG	Andy Farrell	53	3	38+1	3	0+2	0	5+0	0	7+0	0
	DF	ENG	Paul France	8	0	6+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	John Francis	50	11	36+1	8	2+0	0	5+0	0	6+0	3
	MF	ENG	David Hamilton	5	0	3+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Jason Hardy	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Steve Harper	48	6	31+4	3	0+2	0	5+0	3	6+0	0
	DF	SCO	Joe Jakub	52	0	38+1	0	1+0	0	5+0	0	7+0	0
	GK	WAL	Mark Kendall	3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Graham Lancashire	35	9	9+16	8	0+0	0	2+2	1	3+3	0
	GK	WAL	Andy Marriott	19	0	15+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
	MF	SCO	Paul McKenzie	6	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
	DF	ENG	Ian Measham	37	1	27+0	1	1+0	0	4+0	0	5+0	0
	DF	ENG	Mark Monington	17	1	8+4	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
	FW	ENG	Peter Mumby	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Robbie Painter	9	2	9+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	WAL	Chris Pearce	22	0	14+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	IRL	John Pender	53	4	39+0	3	2+0	0	5+0	0	7+0	1
	MF	ENG	Adrian Randall	18	2	11+7	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	NIR	Danny Sonner	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	SCO	Nicky Walker	7	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	GK	ENG	David Williams	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Mark Yates	22	1	9+8	1	0+0	0	0+2	0	2+1	0

Key

Results

Burnley played two matches againstAldershot during the 1991–92 campaign, winning both games. However, these results were expunged from official records after Aldershot resigned from the Football League mid-season.

General

• Simpson, Ray (2007).The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club. Burnley Football Club.ISBN 978-0-9557468-0-2.

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