| 1998–99 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Frank Teasdale | |
| Manager | Stan Ternent | |
| Second Division | 15th | |
| League Cup | 1st Round | |
| FA Cup | 1st Round | |
| Football League Trophy | 1st Round | |
| Top goalscorer | League:Andy Payton (20) All:Andy Payton (23) | |
| Highest home attendance | 17,251 vManchester City (9 March 1999) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 5,453 vBury (18 August 1998) | |
| Average home league attendance | 10,604[1] | |
The1998–99 season wasBurnley's 4th successive season in the third tier of English football. They were managed byStan Ternent in his first full season since he replacedChris Waddle at the beginning of the campaign.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | League Cup | FA Cup | FL Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| DF | Gordon Armstrong | 40 | 1 | 40+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Steve Blatherwick | 5 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Graham Branch | 20 | 1 | 14+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Chris Brass | 38 | 0 | 33+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Colin Carr-Lawton | 7 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Paul Cook (on loan) | 12 | 1 | 12+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Andy Cooke | 38 | 10 | 36+0 | 9 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Tom Cowan (on loan) | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Tom Cowan | 11 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Paul Crichton (on loan) | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Paul Crichton | 29 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Steve Davis | 19 | 4 | 19+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Michael Devenney | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Phil Eastwood | 15 | 1 | 6+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Mark Ford | 14 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Paul Graham | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Kevin Henderson | 10 | 1 | 0+7 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Matthew Hewlett (on loan) | 3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Matthew Heywood | 15 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Lee Howey | 5 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Ronnie Jepson | 17 | 1 | 3+12 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Lenny Johnrose | 12 | 1 | 9+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Frank-Petter Kval | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Glen Little | 37 | 5 | 32+2 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Craig Mawson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Brad Maylett | 18 | 0 | 0+17 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Micky Mellon | 20 | 2 | 20+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Neil Moore | 14 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Steve Morgan | 20 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | John O'Kane (on loan) | 8 | 0 | 8+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 | 42 | 23 | 39+1 | 20 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Ally Pickering | 21 | 1 | 21+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Brian Reid | 33 | 3 | 30+1 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Mark Robertson | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Chris Scott | 15 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Paul Smith | 14 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Carl Smith | 11 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Peter Swan | 17 | 0 | 11+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Rune Vindheim | 10 | 2 | 8+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Gavin Ward (on loan) | 17 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Paul Weller | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Mike Williams | 3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | John Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Mark Winstanley | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Oldham Athletic | Free | 1 July 1998 | ||
| GK | West Bromwich Albion | Loan | 7 August 1998 | ||
| GK | West Bromwich Albion | Loan | 12 August 1998 | ||
| GK | Bolton Wanderers | Loan | 15 August 1998 | ||
| DF | Bury | £40k | 28 August 1998 | ||
| DF | Bury | Free | 28 August 1998 | ||
| DF | Everton | Loan | 23 October 1998 | ||
| GK | West Bromwich Albion | £100k | 18 November 1998 | ||
| MF | Bristol City | Loan | 26 November 1998 | ||
| DF | Stoke City | Free | 17 December 1998 | ||
| DF | Luton Town | £750k | 30 December 1998 | ||
| FW | Stockport County | Free | 1 January 1999 | ||
| MF | Tranmere Rovers | £350k | 8 January 1999 | ||
| MF | Bury | £225k | 12 February 1999 | ||
| MF | Stockport County | Loan | 12 March 1999 | ||
| DF | Huddersfield Town | Loan | 12 March 1999 | ||
| DF | Huddersfield Town | £20k | 16 March 1999 |
| Burnley | 2 – 1 | Bristol Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Payton | (Report) | Cureton |
| Chesterfield | 1 – 0 | Burnley |
|---|---|---|
| Reeves | (Report) |
| Luton Town | 1 – 0 | Burnley |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas | (Report) |
| Burnley | 1 – 1 | Wycombe Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Payton | (Report) | Stallard |
| Burnley | 1 – 1 | Wigan Athletic |
|---|---|---|
| Reid | (Report) | McGibbon |
| Burnley | 1 – 1 | Notts County |
|---|---|---|
| Vindheim | (Report) | Pearce |
| Burnley | 0 – 2 | Stoke City |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Lightbourne Thorne |
| Burnley | 0 – 2 | Northampton Town |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Wilkinson Corazzin |
| Burnley | 1 – 1 | Lincoln City |
|---|---|---|
| Henderson | (Report) | Finnigan |
| Bristol Rovers | 3 – 4 | Burnley |
|---|---|---|
| Cureton Roberts Lee | (Report) | Davis Branch Payton Cooke |
| Lincoln City | 1 – 1 | Burnley |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon | (Report) | Reid |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2 – 0 | Burnley |
|---|---|---|
| Simpson Scott | (Report) |
| Burnley | 0 – 5 | Gillingham |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Taylor |
| Oldham Athletic | 1 – 1 | Burnley |
|---|---|---|
| Tipton | (Report) | Payton |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 56 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 56 |
| 15 | Burnley | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 54 | 73 | −19 | 55 |
| 16 | Notts County | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 54 |
| 17 | Wrexham | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 53 |