2007–08 Burnley F.C. season

Burnley
2007–08 season
Chairman Barry Kilby
Manager Steve Cotterill
(until 8 November 2007)
Steve Davis
(caretaker manager)
Owen Coyle
(from 22 November 2007)
Championship 13th
League Cup 3rd Round
FA Cup 3rd Round
Top goalscorer League: Andy Gray (11)
All: Andy Gray (13)
Highest home attendance 16,843 v Blackpool
(15 September 2007)
Lowest home attendance 7,317 v Oldham Athletic
(28 August 2007)
Average home league attendance 12,166

The 2007-08 season was Burnley's 8th season in the second tier of English football. They were managed by Steve Cotterill in his fourth full season since he replaced Stan Ternent at the beginning of the 2004–05 season. He was sacked on 8 November 2007 after a poor run of results and replaced by Owen Coyle. Caretaker manager Steve Davis was put in charge of first team duties for the match against Leicester City on 10 November 2007.

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionship League Cup FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Hungary Gábor Király 29 0 27+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF England Stephen Foster 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Scotland Graham Alexander 45 1 43+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF England Jon Harley 35 0 31+2 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
4 DF Northern Ireland Michael Duff 10 1 8+0 1 2+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England Wayne Thomas 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England Clarke Carlisle 35 2 32+1 2 2+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF Scotland Stephen Caldwell 32 2 26+3 2 2+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF Republic of Ireland James O'Connor 33 3 24+5 3 2+1 0 1+0 0
8 MF Iceland Joey Guðjónsson 30 1 13+15 1 1+0 0 0+1 0
9 FW Nigeria Ade Akinbiyi 43 9 14+25 8 2+1 1 1+0 0
10 FW Scotland Andy Gray 28 13 25+0 11 1+1 2 1+0 0
10 MF England Mark Randall (on loan) 10 0 2+8 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF England Wade Elliott 48 2 45+1 2 1+0 0 1+0 0
12 GK Denmark Brian Jensen 21 0 19+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW Northern Ireland Steve Jones 21 1 1+16 1 2+1 0 0+1 0
15 MF England John Spicer 27 0 9+15 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF Republic of Ireland Chris McCann 37 5 34+1 5 1+0 0 1+0 0
17 FW Northern Ireland Kyle Lafferty 40 5 34+3 5 2+0 0 1+0 0
18 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Mahon 29 1 13+13 1 2+1 0 0+0 0
20 FW England Robbie Blake 49 10 41+4 9 1+2 1 1+0 0
21 MF Republic of Ireland Garreth O'Connor 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 FW Albania Besart Berisha 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF England Stephen Jordan 24 0 20+1 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF Slovakia Stanislav Varga (on loan) 11 0 10+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 MF England Adam Kay 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF England David Unsworth 31 1 26+3 1 2+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW England Andrew Cole (on loan) 13 6 8+5 6 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 FW Scotland Alex MacDonald 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.

Last updated on 10 April 2010
Number Nation Position Name Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card
2 Scotland DF Graham Alexander 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
4 Northern Ireland DF Michael Duff 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5 England DF Clarke Carlisle 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 2
6 Scotland DF Steven Caldwell 6 1 0 0 1 0 7 1
7 Republic of Ireland MF James O'Connor 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
8 Iceland MF Joey Guðjónsson 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2
9 Nigeria FW Ade Akinbiyi 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
10 Scotland FW Andy Gray 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 England MF Mark Randall 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
11 England MF Wade Elliott 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
15 England MF John Spicer 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
16 Republic of Ireland MF Chris McCann 6 1 1 0 0 0 7 1
17 Northern Ireland FW Kyle Lafferty 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
18 Republic of Ireland MF Alan Mahon 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
20 England FW Robbie Blake 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
21 England DF Jon Harley 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
23 England DF Stephen Jordan 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
24 Slovakia DF Stanislav Varga 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
26 England DF David Unsworth 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 1
27 England FW Andrew Cole 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 79 8 3 0 1 1 83 9

Transfers

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date
1GKHungary Gábor Király England Crystal Palace Free 30 May 2007
22FWAlbania Besart Berisha Germany Hamburg £340,000 3 July 2007
20FWEngland Robbie Blake England Leeds United £250,000 13 July 2007
26DFEngland David Unsworth England Wigan Athletic Free 13 August 2007
5DFEngland Clarke Carlisle England Watford £200,000 16 August 2007
2DFScotland Graham Alexander England Preston North End £100,000 31 August 2007
25DFSlovakia Stanislav Varga England Sunderland Loan 4 January 2008
27FWEngland Andrew Cole England Sunderland Loan 29 January 2008
10MFEngland Mark Randall England Arsenal Loan 31 January 2008

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
DFEngland John McGreal Retired 8 May 2007
DFJamaica Frank Sinclair England Huddersfield Town Free 14 May 2007
GKWales Danny Coyne England Tranmere Rovers Free 3 July 2007
MFEngland Graham Branch England Accrington Stanley Free 10 July 2007
MFRepublic of Ireland Garreth O'Connor England Bournemouth Loan 10 August 2007
5DFEngland Wayne Thomas England Southampton £1,200,000 16 August 2007
2DFEngland Stephen Foster England Barnsley £100,000 24 August 2007
19FWEngland Jay Rodriguez Scotland Stirling Albion Loan 11 January 2008
10FWScotland Andy Gray England Charlton Athletic Loan 18 January 2008
10FWScotland Andy Gray England Charlton Athletic £1,500,000 25 January 2008
14FWNorthern Ireland Steve Jones England Crewe Alexandra Loan 27 March 2008

Matches

Championship

11 August 2007
3:00pm
Burnley 2 1 West Bromwich Albion
Duff  47'
Gray  79' (pen.)
(Report) Phillips  18'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 15,337
Referee: E Ilderton

18 August 2007
3:00pm
Scunthorpe United 2 0 Burnley
Paterson  47'
Goodwin  64'
(Report)
Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
Attendance: 6,975
Referee: A Bates

1 September 2007
3:00pm
Colchester United 2 3 Burnley
Lisbie  45'
Virgo  88'
(Report) Mahon  15'
Gray  29'  63' (pen.)
Layer Road, Colchester
Attendance: 4,952
Referee: P Joslin

15 September 2007
3:00pm
Burnley 2 2 Blackpool
Jones  52'
Akinbiyi  86'
(Report) Hoolahan  73' (pen.)
Morrell  90'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 16,843
Referee: M Dean

18 September 2007
7:45pm
Sheffield Wednesday 0 2 Burnley
(Report) Blake  15'
McCann  48'
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 18,359
Referee: P Taylor

22 September 2007
3:00pm
Bristol City 2 2 Burnley
Byfield  80'  86' (Report) Gray  52'
Carlisle  90'
Ashton Gate, Bristol
Attendance: 14,079
Referee: M Thorpe

29 September 2007
3:00pm
Burnley 1 1 Crystal Palace
Blake  13' (Report) Hudson  5'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,711
Referee: T Kettle

2 October 2007
7:45pm
Burnley 2 2 Ipswich Town
Lafferty  11'
Gray  60'
(Report) Legwinski  7'
Lee  9'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,952
Referee: C Webster

6 October 2007
3:00pm
Cardiff City 2 1 Burnley
Ledley  36'
Parry  55'
(Report) Akinbiyi  50'
Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 12,914
Referee: A Penn

20 October 2007
3:00pm
Barnsley 1 1 Burnley
Mostto  71' (Report) Gray  11'
Oakwell, Barnsley
Attendance: 11,560
Referee: L Probert

23 October 2007
7:45pm
Burnley 2 1 Norwich City
Blake  1'
Gray  4'
(Report) Brown  68'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,133
Referee: M Jones

27 October 2007
5:20pm
Burnley 2 3 Southampton
McCann  31'
Akinbiyi  83'
(Report) Wright-Phillips  3'
Euell  15'
John  51'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,944
Referee: N Miller

3 November 2007
3:00pm
Sheffield United 0 0 Burnley
(Report)
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Attendance: 25,306
Referee: R Beeby

6 November 2007
7:45pm
Burnley 0 1 Hull City
(Report) Turner  90'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,978
Referee: C Foy

10 November 2007
3:00pm
Leicester City 0 1 Burnley
(Report) Gray  23'
Walkers Stadium, Leicester
Attendance: 21,334
Referee: C Penton

24 November 2007
3:00pm
Burnley 0 0 Stoke City
(Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 11,758
Referee: M Jones

27 November 2007
7:45pm
Watford 1 2 Burnley
Shittu  86' (Report) Gray  58'
Guðjónsson  80'
Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 15,021
Referee: K Friend

1 December 2007
3:00pm
Charlton Athletic 1 3 Burnley
Reid  36' (Report) Gray  8'  70' (pen.)
McCann  13'
The Valley, London
Attendance: 21,122
Referee: R Shoebridge

4 December 2007
7:45pm
Burnley 1 1 Leicester City
Unsworth  19' (Report) Hume  78'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,688
Referee: M Haywood

8 December 2007
5:20pm
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 3 Burnley
Gibson  24'
Elliott  60' (pen.)
(Report) Blake  20'
Lafferty  30'
Ward  42' (o.g.)
Molineux, Wolverhampton
Attendance: 20,763
Referee: S Tanner

11 December 2007
7:45pm
Burnley 0 2 Queens Park Rangers
(Report) Stewart  60'
Vine  90'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,522
Referee: M Pike

15 December 2007
3:00pm
Burnley 2 3 Preston North End
Lafferty  31'
McCann  62'
(Report) Sedgwick  45'
Mellor  54'
Whaley  82'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 14,829
Referee: L Mason

22 December 2007
3:00pm
Ipswich Town 0 0 Burnley
(Report)
Portman Road, Ipswich
Attendance: 20,077
Referee: Dowd

26 December 2007
3:00pm
Burnley 1 1 Sheffield Wednesday
Akinbiyi  31' (Report) Burton  30' (pen.)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 15,326
Referee: S Mathieson

29 December 2007
3:00pm
Burnley 0 1 Bristol City
(Report) Vaskó  67'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 12,109
Referee: C Oliver

1 January 2008
3:00pm
Blackpool 3 0 Burnley
Gorkšs  23'
Burgess  59'
Jørgensen  63'
(Report)
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Attendance: 9,599
Referee: A Marriner

12 January 2008
3:00pm
Burnley 1 0 Plymouth Argyle
Blake  66' (Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 14,162
Referee: A Taylor

19 January 2008
3:00pm
Coventry City 1 2 Burnley
Doyle  26' (Report) Akinbiyi  10'
Blake  68'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 17,347
Referee: E Ilderton

26 January 2008
3:00pm
Burnley 2 0 Scunthorpe United
Blake  9'
Akinbiyi  32'
(Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 14,516
Referee: M Oliver

2 February 2008
3:00pm
West Bromwich Albion 2 1 Burnley
Cesar  26'
Bednář  60'
(Report) J. O'Connor  3'
The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
Attendance: 22,206
Referee: M Pike

9 February 2008
7:45pm
Burnley 1 1 Colchester United
Cole  23' (Report) Jackson  38'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 15,376
Referee: S Bratt

12 February 2008
8:00pm
Queens Park Rangers 2 4 Burnley
Mahon  14'
Agyemang  30'
(Report) Cole  41'  56'  86'
Akinbiyi  77'
Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 13,410
Referee: K Friend

23 February 2008
3:00pm
Plymouth Argyle 3 1 Burnley
Nalis  12'
Halmosi  35'  76'
(Report) J. O'Connor  19'
Home Park, Plymouth
Attendance: 13,557
Referee: J Singh

26 February 2008
7:45pm
Burnley 2 0 Coventry City
McCann  20'
Caldwell  85'
(Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,779
Referee: A Bates

1 March 2008
3:00pm
Burnley 2 2 Watford
Blake  75'  88' (Report) Henderson  23'
Stewart  85'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 13,677
Referee: D Whitestone

4 March 2008
7:45pm
Hull City 2 0 Burnley
Campbell  14'
Garcia  28'
(Report)
KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull
Attendance: 15,838
Referee: M Riley

8 March 2008
3:00pm
Stoke City 1 1 Burnley
Lawrence  90' (pen.) (Report) Lafferty  3'
Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
Attendance: 18,432
Referee: H Webb

11 March 2008
7:45pm
Burnley 1 0 Charlton Athletic
Elliott  59' (Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,700
Referee: P Joslin

15 March 2008
3:00pm
Burnley 1 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Akinbiyi  76' (Report) Olofinjana  14'
Gray  16'
Ebanks-Blake  56'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 12,749
Referee: P Walton

22 March 2008
1:00pm
Preston North End 2 1 Burnley
Priskin  5'
Brown  54'
(Report) J. O'Connor  38'
Deepdale, Preston
Attendance: 16,149
Referee: U Rennie

29 March 2008
3:00pm
Burnley 2 1 Barsnley
Elliott  30'
Lafferty  36'
(Report) Howard  43'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 11,915
Referee: C Webster

5 April 2008
3:00pm
Norwich City 2 0 Burnley
Dublin  2'
Evans  90'
(Report)
Carrow Road, Norwich
Attendance: 24,049
Referee: R Booth

12 April 2008
3:00pm
Burnley 1 2 Sheffield United
Cole  80' (Report) Beattie  33'
Sharp  53'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 11,693
Referee: M Russell

19 April 2008
3:00pm
Southampton 0 1 Burnley
(Report) Caldwell  45'
St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Attendance: 21,762
Referee: P Taylor

26 April 2008
3:00pm
Burnley 3 3 Cardiff City
Alexander  36'
Cole  54'
Carlisle  86'
(Report) Ledley  57' (pen.)
Ramsey  69'
Thompson  89'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,694
Referee: A Hall

4 May 2008
2:00pm
Crystal Palace 5 0 Burnley
Watson  8' (pen.)
Moses  10'
Soares  37'
Sinclair  61'
Morrison  65'
(Report)
Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 23,950
Referee: K Friend

Final league position

Pos Team Games played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Points
13 Burnley 46 16 14 16 60 67 62

League Cup

1st Round

14 August 2007
7:45pm
Grimsby Town 1 1
(a.e.t.)
Burnley
North  101' (Report) Gray  108'
  Penalties  
Toner
Newey
Fenton
North
2 4 Blake
Harley
Gray
Mahon
J. O'Connor
Blundell Park, Grimsby
Attendance: 2,431
Referee: C Oliver

2nd Round

28 August 2007
7:45pm
Burnley 3 0 Oldham Athletic
Gray  59'
Blake  76'
Akinbiyi  90'
(Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 7,317
Referee: K Hill

3rd Round

25 September 2007
7:45pm
Burnley 0 1 Portsmouth
(Report) Nugent  69'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 8,202
Referee: M Clattenburg

FA Cup

3rd Round

6 January 2008
2:00pm
Burnley 0 2 Arsenal
(Report) Eduardo  9'
Bendtner  75'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 16,709
Referee: A Wiley

References

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