| 1996–97 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Frank Teasdale | |
| Manager | Adrian Heath | |
| Second Division | 9th | |
| League Cup | 2nd Round | |
| FA Cup | 3rd Round | |
| Football League Trophy | 2nd Round | |
| Top goalscorer | League:Paul Barnes (24) All:Paul Barnes (25) | |
| Highest home attendance | 16,186 vPreston North End (25 December 1996) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,281 vCharlton Athletic (24 September 1996) | |
| Average home league attendance | 10,053[1] | |
The1996–97 season wasBurnley's 2nd successive season in the third tier of English football. They were managed byAdrian Heath in his only full season since he replacedJimmy Mullen in March 1996.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | League Cup | FA Cup | FL Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| FW | Paul Barnes | 45 | 25 | 39+1 | 24 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Marlon Beresford | 48 | 0 | 40+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Chris Brass | 48 | 0 | 37+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Colin Carr-Lawton | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Andy Cooke | 38 | 14 | 19+12 | 13 | 1+2 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | David Eyres | 46 | 8 | 36+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | ||
| FW | Nigel Gleghorn | 43 | 5 | 32+1 | 4 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Steve Guinan (on loan) | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Gerry Harrison | 42 | 0 | 32+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Adrian Heath | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Doug Hodgson (on loan) | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Jamie Hoyland | 31 | 1 | 24+1 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Richard Huxford | 10 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Glen Little | 12 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Damian Matthew | 38 | 8 | 29+3 | 6 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Kurt Nogan | 38 | 13 | 30+1 | 10 | 4+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | ||
| DF | Vince Overson | 10 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Gary Parkinson | 52 | 1 | 43+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Liam Robinson | 11 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Wayne Russell | 8 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Paul Smith | 45 | 4 | 30+7 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Peter Swan | 21 | 2 | 16+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Steve Thompson | 23 | 1 | 14+5 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Chris Vinnicombe | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Paul Weller | 39 | 2 | 22+9 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Mark Winstanley | 42 | 0 | 34+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Crystal Palace | £65k | 23 July 1996 | |
| DF | Stoke City | Free | 1 August 1996 | |
| MF | Stoke City | Free | 15 August 1996 | |
| FW | Birmingham City | £400k | 6 September 1996 | |
| DF | Sheffield United | Loan | 16 October 1996 | |
| MF | Glentoran | £100k | 29 November 1996 | |
| DF | Bradford City | Free | 21 January 1997 | |
| FW | Nottingham Forest | Loan | 27 March 1997 |
| Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Hartlepool United | Free | 31 May 1996 | |
| MF | Slough Town | Free | 31 May 1996 | |
| DF | Rotherham United | Free | 31 May 1996 | |
| FW | Rotherham United | Released | 31 May 1996 | |
| Released | 31 May 1996 | |||
| FW | Scunthorpe United | Free | 31 May 1996 | |
| MF | Hull City | £30k | 10 July 1996 | |
| DF | Rochdale | Free | 25 July 1996 | |
| MF | Ross County | Free | 30 July 1996 | |
| MF | Scunthorpe United | Free | 16 August 1996 | |
| FW | Mansfield Town | Loan | 6 September 1996 | |
| FW | Chester City | Loan | 11 October 1996 | |
| FW | Leek Town | Loan | 1 November 1996 | |
| FW | Preston North End | £150k | 12 March 1997 | |
| FW | Southport | Loan | 27 March 1997 |
| Gillingham | 1 – 0 | Burnley |
|---|---|---|
| Fortune-West | (Report) |
| Bristol Rovers | 1 – 2 | Burnley |
|---|---|---|
| Beadle | (Report) | Barnes |
| Peterborough United | 3 – 2 | Burnley |
|---|---|---|
| Carruthers Morrison | (Report) | Barnes Matthew |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1 – 1 | Burnley |
|---|---|---|
| Macauley | (Report) | Barnes |
| Bournemouth | 0 – 0 | Burnley |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| Stockport County | 1 – 0 | Burnley |
|---|---|---|
| Mutch | (Report) |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 5 – 0 | Burnley |
|---|---|---|
| Carroll McGavin Stallard Read | (Report) |
| Notts County | 1 – 1 | Burnley |
|---|---|---|
| Dudley | (Report) | Matthew |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Blackpool | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 69 |
| 8 | Wrexham | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 69 |
| 9 | Burnley | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 71 | 55 | +16 | 68 |
| 10 | Chesterfield | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 68 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 67 |
(384 away)
| Walsall | 1 – 1 | Burnley |
|---|---|---|
| Lightbourne | (Report) | Eyres |
| Burnley | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Walsall |
|---|---|---|
| Barnes | (Report) | Viveash |
| Penalties | ||
| Barnes Smith Matthew Parkinson Eyres | 4 – 2 | |
(7,000 away)
| Hartlepool United | 0 – 2 | Burnley |
|---|---|---|
| Nogan Eyres |
| Burnley | 0 – 1 | Stockport County |
|---|---|---|
| Nash |