2004–05 Burnley F.C. season

Burnley
2004–05 season
Chairman Barry Kilby
Manager Steve Cotterill
Championship 13th
League Cup 4th Round
FA Cup 5th Round
Top goalscorer League: Robbie Blake (10)
All: Robbie Blake (13)
Highest home attendance 21,468 v Blackburn Rovers
(20 February 2005)
Lowest home attendance 5,013 v Wolverhampton Wanderers
(21 September 2004)
Average home league attendance 12,545
← 2003–04
2005–06 →

The 2004–05 season was Burnley's 5th season in the second tier of English football. They were managed by Steve Cotterill in his first full season since he replaced Stan Ternent at the beginning of the campaign.

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionship League Cup FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Wales Danny Coyne 22 0 20+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England Lee Roche 36 1 17+12 1 2+1 0 1+3 0
3 DF Guinea Mo Camara 53 1 45+0 0 4+0 1 4+0 0
4 DF England John McGreal 45 1 38+1 1 3+0 0 3+0 0
5 DF Jamaica Frank Sinclair 42 1 36+0 1 1+1 0 4+0 0
6 DF Northern Ireland Michael Duff 48 0 37+5 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
7 MF England Richard Chaplow 25 2 16+5 2 2+0 0 2+0 0
7 MF England Peter Whittingham (on loan) 9 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
7 MF Republic of Ireland James O'Connor 8 2 8+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 FW England Robbie Blake 28 13 24+0 10 4+0 3 0+0 0
8 MF Wales John Oster 18 1 12+3 1 0+0 0 2+1 0
9 DF England Graham Branch 50 4 39+4 3 4+0 1 1+2 0
10 FW England Ian Moore 41 6 30+5 4 2+0 0 4+0 2
11 MF England Tony Grant 50 2 37+5 2 4+0 0 4+0 0
12 GK Denmark Brian Jensen 33 0 26+1 0 2+0 0 4+0 0
14 MF England Matthew O'Neill 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF England Joel Pilkington 3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
16 DF England Paul Scott 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF Jamaica Micah Hyde 46 2 37+1 1 4+0 0 4+0 1
20 FW Nigeria Ade Akinbiyi 10 4 9+1 4 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 FW England Dean Bowditch (on loan) 10 1 8+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF England Gary Cahill (on loan) 32 1 27+0 1 1+0 0 4+0 0
23 MF England Mark Yates 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF Republic of Ireland James O'Connor (on loan) 13 0 12+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW England Cayne Hanley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF Wales Richard Duffy (on loan) 9 1 3+4 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
25 MF France Jean-Louis Valois 37 4 18+12 3 2+1 1 3+1 0
26 MF France Amadou Sanokho 4 0 0+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
27 DF Australia Ryan Townsend 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Transfers

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date
4DFEngland John McGreal Ipswich Town Free 18 May 2004
27MFEngland Mark Yates Kidderminster Harriers Free 1 July 2004
6DFNorthern Ireland Michael Duff Cheltenham Town £30k 5 July 2004
18MFJamaica Micah Hyde Watford Free 15 July 2004
1GKWales Danny Coyne Leicester City £25k 17 July 2004
5DFJamaica Frank Sinclair Leicester City Free 23 July 2004
25MFFrance Jean-Louis Valois Clyde Free 10 September 2004
24DFWales Richard Duffy Portsmouth Loan 24 September 2004
23MFRepublic of Ireland James O'Connor West Bromwich Albion Loan 29 October 2004
22DFEngland Gary Cahill Aston Villa Loan 9 November 2004
8MFWales John Oster Sunderland Free 29 January 2005
7MFEngland Peter Whittingham Aston Villa Loan 14 February 2005
20FWNigeria Ade Akinbiyi Stoke City £600k 24 February 2005
21FWEngland Dean Bowditch Ipswich Town Loan 9 March 2005
7MFRepublic of Ireland James O'Connor West Bromwich Albion £175k 24 March 2005

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
DFEngland David May Bacup Borough Free 1 June 2004
MFEngland Lenny Johnrose Retired 1 June 2004
MFEngland Glen Little Reading Free 30 June 2004
MFRepublic of Ireland Alan Moore Shelbourne Free 1 July 2004
GKEngland Nathan Abbey Boston United Free 1 July 2004
DFEngland Dean West Lincoln City Free 6 July 2004
DFEngland Mark McGregor Blackpool Free 27 July 2004
MFEngland Paul Weller Rochdale Free 30 September 2004
27DFAustralia Ryan Townsend Released 1 November 2004
8FWEngland Robbie Blake Birmingham City £1.25m 5 January 2005
7MFEngland Richard Chaplow West Bromwich Albion £1.5m 31 January 2005
14MFEngland Matthew O'Neill Accrington Stanley Loan 18 February 2005
26MFFrance Amadou Sanokho Oldham Athletic Free 21 March 2005
10FWEngland Ian Moore Leeds United £50k 24 March 2005

Matches

Championship

7 August 2004
3:00pm
Burnley 1 1 Sheffield United
Hyde  16' (Report) Gray  52'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 16,956
Referee: P Joslin

10 August 2004
7:45pm
Rotherham United 0 0 Burnley
(Report)
Millmoor, Rotherham
Attendance: 6,243
Referee: C Foy

14 August 2004
3:00pm
Watford 0 1 Burnley
(Report) Moore  64'
Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 12,048
Referee: R Olivier

21 August 2004
3:00pm
Burnley 1 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Blake  24' (Report) Newton  15'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 13,869
Referee: C Webster

28 August 2004
3:00pm
West Ham United 1 0 Burnley
Nowland  62' (Report)
Boleyn Ground, London
Attendance: 22,119
Referee: P Robinson

30 August 2004
3:00pm
Burnley 1 2 Gillingham
Moore  87' (Report) Roberts  5'
Byfield  69'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 11,574
Referee: R Beeby

11 September 2004
3:00pm
Burnley 3 0 Crewe Alexandra
McGreal  12'
Blake  42'
Chaplow  49'
(Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 11,274
Referee: G Hegley

14 September 2004
8:00pm
Wigan Athletic 0 0 Burnley
(Report)
JJB Stadium, Wigan
Attendance: 9,746
Referee: P Armstrong

18 September 2004
3:00pm
Leicester City 0 0 Burnley
(Report)
Walkers Stadium, Leicester
Attendance: 22,495
Referee: I Williamson

20 October 2004
3:00pm
Burnley 2 2 Stoke City
Moore  3'
Blake  19' (pen.)
(Report) Akinbiyi  34'  50'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 12,981
Referee: M Jones

28 September 2004
7:45pm
Burnley 1 0 Cardiff City
Chaplow  88' (Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 11,200
Referee: K Hill

2 October 2004
3:00pm
Reading 0 0 Burnley
(Report)
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 15,400
Referee: A Penn

16 October 2004
3:00pm
Ipswich Town 1 1 Burnley
Richards  90' (Report) Blake  19'
Portman Road, Ipswich
Attendance: 23,138
Referee: B Curson

19 October 2004
7:45pm
Burnley 2 2 Coventry City
Blake  65' (pen.)
Branch  73'
(Report) Johnson  62'
Barrett  70'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,919
Referee: S Mathieson

22 October 2004
7:45pm
Burnley 0 2 Derby County
(Report) Tudgay  57'
Reich  63'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 13,703
Referee: A Kaye

30 October 2004
3:00pm
Queens Park Rangers 3 0 Burnley
Gallen  13' (pen.)
Santos  16'
Furlong  24'
(Report)
Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 15,638
Referee: N Miller

3 November 2004
7:45pm
Leeds United 1 2 Burnley
Wright  1' (Report) Roche  10'
Duffy  31'
Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 27,490
Referee: P Dowd

6 November 2004
3:00pm
Burnley 0 2 Ipswich Town
(Report) Bent  15'  65'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 11,969
Referee: M Pike

13 November 2004
3:00pm
Burnley 1 0 Nottingham Forest
Blake  6' (Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 11,622
Referee: M Messias

20 November 2004
3:00pm
Brighton & Hove Albion 0 1 Burnley
(Report) Blake  70'
Withdean Stadium, Brighton
Attendance: 6,109
Referee: K Wright

27 November 2004
3:00pm
Burnley 1 0 Millwall
Blake  61' (pen.) (Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 11,471
Referee: E Ilderton

4 December 2004
3:00pm
Plymouth Argyle 1 0 Burnley
Wotton  90' (pen.) (Report)
Home Park, Plymouth
Attendance: 13,308
Referee: L Probert

11 December 2004
3:00pm
Burnley 2 0 Preston North End
Blake  45'  85' (Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 15,318
Referee: A Leake

18 December 2004
3:00pm
Sunderland 2 1 Burnley
Arca  35'
Lawrence  52'
(Report) Branch  36'
Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Attendance: 27,102
Referee: D Gallagher

28 December 2004
3:00pm
Burnley 1 0 Wigan Athletic
Branch  24' (Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 16,485
Referee: N Barry

3 January 2005
3:00pm
Stoke City 0 1 Burnley
(Report) Cahill  79'
Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
Attendance: 15,689
Referee: P Joslin

15 January 2005
3:00pm
Burnley 0 0 Reading
(Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 11,392
Referee: M Jones

22 January 2005
3:00pm
Cardiff City 2 0 Burnley
Langley  13'
Kavanagh  74'
(Report)
Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 11,562
Referee: T Kettle

5 February 2005
12:30pm
Burnley 0 1 Leeds United
(Report) Einarsson  66'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 17,789
Referee: C Webster

12 February 2005
3:00pm
Coventry City 0 2 Burnley
(Report) Oster  64'
Moore  69'
Highfield Road, Coventry
Attendance: 13,236
Referee: S Tanner

15 February 2005
7:45pm
Burnley 1 1 Burnley
S. Jones  18' (Report) Grant  53'
Gresty Road, Crewe
Attendance: 7,718
Referee: M Atkinson

23 February 2005
7:45pm
Derby County 1 1 Burnley
Peschisolido  70' (Report) Valois  34'
Pride Park Stadium, Derby
Attendance: 23,701
Referee: P Dowd

26 February 2005
3:00pm
Preston North End 1 0 Burnley
Alexander  82' (pen.) (Report)
Deepdale, Preston
Attendance: 18,202
Referee: G Laws

4 March 2005
7:45pm
Burnley 0 2 Sunderland
(Report) Lawrence  26'
Stewart  85'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 12,103
Referee: I Williamson

8 March 2005
7:45pm
Burnley 0 0 Leicester City
(Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,933
Referee: A Kaye

12 March 2005
3:00pm
Burnley 2 1 Rotherham United
Grant  11'
Sinclair  28'
(Report) Gilchrist  4'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,539
Referee: P Robinson

15 March 2005
7:45pm
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 0 Burnley
Miller  38'
Ince  60'
(Report)
Molineux, Wolverhampton
Attendance: 24,336
Referee: C Boyseon

19 March 2005
3:00pm
Sheffield United 2 1 Burnley
Quinn  29'
Gray  49'
(Report) Akinbiyi  84'
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Attendance: 19,374
Referee: M Atkinson

2 April 2005
3:00pm
Burnley 3 1 Watford
Bowditch  20'
O'Connor  43'
Valois  90'
(Report) Blizzard  77'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 11,507
Referee: M Pike

5 April 2005
7:45pm
Burnley 0 1 West Ham United
(Report) Sheringham  83'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 12,209
Referee: K Friend

9 April 2005
3:00pm
Gillingham 1 0 Burnley
Henderson  56' (Report)
Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
Attendance: 9,447
Referee: R Olivier

16 April 2005
3:00pm
Burnley 2 0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Akinbiyi  23' (Report) Hammond  52'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 11,611
Referee: S Mathieson

19 April 2005
7:45pm
Burnley 2 0 Queens Park Rangers
Akinbiyi  43'  81' (Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,396
Referee: C Oliver

23 April 2005
3:00pm
Nottingham Forest 1 0 Burnley
Commons  70' (Report)
City Ground, Nottingham
Attendance: 24,165
Referee: P Walton

30 April 2005
3:00pm
Burnley 2 0 Plymouth Argyle
Valois  87' (pen.)
O'Connor  90'
(Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 12,893
Referee: A Bates

8 May 2005
1:00pm
Millwall 0 0 Burnley
(Report)
The New Den, London
Attendance: 12,171
Referee: B Curson

Final league position

Pos Team Games played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Points
13 Burnley 46 15 16 16 38 39 60

League Cup

1st Round

24 August 2004
7:45pm
Bury 2 3 Burnley
Mattis  12'
Challinor  18'
(Report) Mattis  17' (o.g.)
Blake  33' (pen.)  52'
Gigg Lane, Bury
Attendance: 3,648
Referee: N Miller

2nd Round

21 September 2004
7:45pm
Burnley 1 1
(a.e.t.)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Blake  50' (Report) Seol  45'
  Penalties  
Moore
Chaplow
Blake
Sinclair
4 2 Cort
Andrews
Naylor
Olofinjana
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 5,013
Referee: P Taylor

3rd Round

26 October 2004
7:45pm
Burnley 3 1 Aston Villa
Branch  9'
Camara  65'
Valois  86'
(Report) Ángel  81'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 11,184
Referee: C Foy

4th Round

9 November 2004
7:45pm
Burnley 0 3 Tottenham Hotspur
(Report) Keane  31'  52'
Defoe  58'
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,639
Referee: G Poll

FA Cup

3rd Round

18 January 2005
7:45pm
Burnley 1 0 Liverpool
Traoré  51' (o.g.) (Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 19,033
Referee: M Clattenburg

4th Round

29 January 2005
3:00pm
Burnley 2 0 Bournemouth
Moore  17'  89' (Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 9,944
Referee: P Dowd

5th Round

20 February 2005
1:40pm
Burnley 0 0 Blackburn Rovers
(Report)
Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 21,468
Referee: M Dean

5th Round Replay

1 March 2005
8:00pm
Blackburn Rovers 2 1 Burnley
Tugay  31'
Pedersen  86'
(Report) Hyde  42'
Ewood Park, Blackburn
Attendance: 28,961
Referee: H Webb

References