1978–79 Burnley F.C. season

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division Two		League Cup		FA Cup		AS Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	DF		Tony Arins	9	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Ian Brennan	54	6	38+0	4	3+0	1	4+0	0	9+0	1
	MF		Terry Cochrane	12	4	6+0	1	3+0	2	0+0	0	3+0	1
	FW		Paul Fletcher	50	11	34+1	9	3+0	0	2+1	1	9+0	1
	MF		Brian Hall	36	2	25+3	2	0+0	0	3+0	0	5+0	0
	MF		Billy Ingham	52	13	37+0	9	3+0	1	4+0	1	8+0	2
	MF		Joe Jakub	13	0	13+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Leighton James	48	5	37+0	3	1+0	0	4+0	1	6+0	1
	FW		Steve Kindon	53	10	37+1	3	2+0	0	4+0	1	9+0	6
	MF		Tony Morley	23	3	12+7	2	1+0	0	2+0	1	1+0	0
	MF		Peter Noble	57	16	41+0	14	3+0	1	4+0	0	9+0	1
	MF		Stuart Robertson	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Peter Robinson	14	1	8+5	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Billy Rodaway	54	0	39+0	0	3+0	0	4+0	0	8+0	0
	DF		Derek Scott	50	1	35+0	1	3+0	0	4+0	0	8+0	0
	FW		Malcolm Smith	15	3	9+0	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	2
	GK		Alan Stevenson	58	0	42+0	0	3+0	0	4+0	0	9+0	0
	DF		Jim Thomson	57	3	41+0	1	3+0	0	4+0	1	9+0	1
	MF		Kevin Young	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Matches

Football League Division Two

Key

In Result column, Burnley's score shown first
H = Home match
A = Away match

pen. = Penalty kick
o.g. = Own goal

Results

Date	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
19 August 1978	Leicester City (H)	2–2	Fletcher 46', Noble 69' (pen.)	12,048
22 August 1978	Charlton Athletic (A)	1–1	Cochrane 22'	8,580
26 August 1978	Fulham (A)	0–0		6,135
2 September 1978	Notts County (H)	2–1	Noble 11' (pen.), Brennan 69'	9,787
9 September 1978	West Ham United (H)	3–2	Brennan 37', Fletcher 50', Thomson 81'	12,392
16 September 1978	Sheffield United (A)	0–4		15,355
23 September 1978	Sunderland (H)	1–2	Morley 75'	13,368
30 September 1978	Millwall (A)	2–0	Fletcher 23', Noble 64'	5,389
7 October 1978	Oldham Athletic (H)	1–0	Smith 85'	11,835
14 October 1978	Stoke City (A)	1–3	Ingham 17'	18,434
21 October 1978	Brighton & Hove Albion (H)	3–0	Ingham (2) 57', 75', Brennan 71'	10,321
28 October 1978	Preston North End (A)	2–2	Kindon 18', Noble 67' (pen.)	14,975
4 November 1978	Crystal Palace (H)	2–1	Brennan 16', Fletcher 48'	11,129
11 November 1978	Leicester City (A)	1–2	Ingham 88'	12,842
18 November 1978	Fulham (H)	5–3	Noble (3) 20' (pen.), 26' (pen.), 83', James 46', Kindon 85'	10,566
21 November 1978	Notts County (A)	1–1	Ingham 76'	8,520
25 November 1978	Cambridge United (A)	2–2	Ingham 42', Fletcher 61'	6,502
9 December 1978	Orient (A)	1–2	Fletcher 40'	4,754
16 December 1978	Bristol Rovers (H)	2–0	Ingham (2) 30', 80'	9,257
23 December 1978	Newcastle United (A)	1–3	Noble 86'	23,639
26 December 1978	Blackburn Rovers (H)	2–1	Fletcher 5', Noble 43'	23,133
30 December 1978	Cardiff City (H)	0–0		9,821
3 February 1979	Sunderland (A)	1–3	James 44'	23,030
24 February 1979	Stoke City (H)	0–3		13,890
3 March 1979	Brighton & Hove Albion (A)	1–2	Ingham 51'	19,379
6 March 1979	Sheffield United (H)	1–1	Fletcher 32'	8,208
10 March 1979	Preston North End (H)	1–1	Noble 51'	15,270
13 March 1979	Luton Town (H)	2–1	Noble (2) 42' (pen.), 54'	7,691
21 March 1979	Wrexham (A)	1–0	Fletcher 38'	8,840
24 March 1979	Charlton Athletic (H)	2–1	James 14', Scott 89'	8,560
31 March 1979	Cambridge United (H)	1–1	Robinson 18'	8,234
7 April 1979	Luton Town (A)	1–4	Noble 58' (pen.)	6,466
10 April 1979	Newcastle United (H)	1–0	Hall 10'	7,771
14 April 1979	Blackburn Rovers (A)	2–1	Morley 46', Hall 71'	14,761
16 April 1979	Wrexham (H)	0–0		9,401
21 April 1979	Bristol Rovers (A)	0–2		5,947
24 April 1979	West Ham United (A)	1–3	Noble 1'	24,139
28 April 1979	Orient (H)	0–1		7,195
5 May 1979	Cardiff City (A)	1–1	Kindon 41'	10,254
8 May 1979	Millwall (H)	0–1		5,837
11 May 1979	Crystal Palace (A)	0–2		51,482
14 May 1979	Oldham Athletic F.C. (A)	0–2		6,791

Final league position

Pos	Team	Games played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals for	Goals against	Points
13	Burnley	42	14	12	16	51	62	40

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
9 January 1979	Round 3	Birmingham City (A)	2–0	Morley 1', James 85'	15,535
21 February 1979	Round 4	Sunderland (H)	1–1	Thomson 28'	20,852
26 February 1979	Replay	Sunderland (A)	3–0	Fletcher 5', Ingham 20', Kindon 88'	37,507
28 February 1979	Round 5	Liverpool (A)	0–3		47,161

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
29 August 1978	Round 2	Bradford City (H)	1–1	Cochrane 75'	9,185
5 September 1978	Replay	Bradford City (A)	3–2	Noble 47', Cochrane 75', Ingham 86'	9,192
3 October 1978	Round 3	Brighton & Hove Albion (H)	1–3	Brennan 64'	9,076

Anglo-Scottish Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
5 August 1978	Preliminary Group	Preston North End (H)	3–2	Kindon 5', Ingham 43', Fletcher 72'	7,456
8 August 1978	Preliminary Group	Blackpool (H)	3–1	Ingham 21', Smith 34', Cochrane 82'	4,750
12 August 1978	Preliminary Group	Blackburn Rovers (A)	1–1	Smith 2'	6,171
12 September 1978	Quarter Final First Leg	Celtic (H)	1–0	Kindon 56'	30,000
27 September 1978	Quarter Final Second Leg	Celtic (A)	2–1	Brennan 21', Kindon 26'	28,000
31 October 1978	Semi Final First Leg	Mansfield Town (A)	2–1	Kindon 79', James 82'	5,517
7 November 1978	Semi Final Second Leg	Mansfield Town (H)	0–1 (a.e.t.) (8 – 7p)		6,871
5 December 1978	Final First Leg	Oldham Athletic (A)	4–1	Kindon (2) 1', 75', Noble 3', Thomson 67'	10,456
12 December 1978	Final Second Leg	Oldham Athletic (H)	0–1		10,865

References

↑ Simpson (2007), p. 370

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First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Bolton Wanderers Bristol City Chelsea Coventry City Derby County Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Norwich City Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers

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