1997–98 Burnley F.C. season

Burnley

1997–98 season
Chairman	Frank Teasdale
Manager	Chris Waddle
Second Division	20th
League Cup	2nd Round
FA Cup	1st Round
Football League Trophy	Northern Section Final
Top goalscorer	League: Andy Cooke (16) All: Andy Cooke (20)
Highest home attendance	18,811 v Plymouth Argyle (2 May 1998)
Lowest home attendance	2,442 v Notts County (27 January 1998)
Average home league attendance	9,340[1]
Home colours
← 1996–97 1998–99 →

The 1997–1998 season was Burnley's 3rd season in the third tier of English football. They were managed by Chris Waddle in his only full season since he replaced Adrian Heath at the beginning of the campaign.

Appearances and goals

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	30	6	24+1	6	3+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	GK		Marlon Beresford	43	0	34+0	0	4+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
	DF		Steve Blatherwick	28	0	13+7	0	3+0	0	1+1	0	3+0	0
	DF		Chris Brass	49	1	37+3	1	3+0	0	2+0	0	3+1	0
	FW		Colin Carr-Lawton	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Andy Cooke	43	20	26+8	16	2+0	1	2+0	1	5+0	2
	MF		Gordon Cowans	9	0	5+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Gerry Creaney (on loan)	11	8	9+1	8	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Ian Duerden	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Phil Eastwood	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		David Eyres	17	2	13+0	1	4+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Mark Ford	44	1	32+4	1	2+0	0	0+1	0	4+1	0
	DF		Marco Gentile	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Nigel Gleghorn	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Gerry Harrison	40	0	33+2	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	3+0	0
	FW		Kevin Henderson	10	2	0+7	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+3	1
	DF		Lee Howey	29	1	21+2	0	3+0	1	2+0	0	0+1	0
	MF		Jamie Hoyland	12	0	2+6	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
	DF		Richard Huxford	7	0	4+0	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Andy Kiwomya (on loan)	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Glen Little	29	5	19+5	4	0+2	0	0+0	0	3+0	1
	MF		Damian Matthew	33	1	21+6	1	3+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Neil Moore	48	4	38+2	3	2+0	0	2+0	1	4+0	0
	MF		John Mullin (on loan)	6	0	6+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	24	12	19+0	9	0+0	0	0+0	0	5+0	3
	MF		Paul Smith	19	0	8+7	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	3+0	0
	DF		Chris Vinnicombe	30	1	20+3	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	3+1	1
	MF		Chris Waddle	36	1	26+5	1	2+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Paul Weller	47	3	32+7	2	2+1	0	2+0	1	2+1	0
	FW		Mike Williams	19	1	13+1	1	2+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	FW		Mark Winstanley	33	0	27+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
	GK		Chris Woods	14	0	12+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0

Transfers

In

Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date
DF	Marco Gentile	MVV Maastricht	Free	4 June 1997
DF	Steve Blatherwick	Nottingham Forest	£125k	1 August 1997
MF	Gordon Cowans	Stockport County	Free	1 August 1997
MF	Mark Ford	Leeds United	£250k	1 August 1997
DF	Lee Howey	Sunderland	£200k	11 August 1997
FW	Andy Kiwomya	Bradford City	Loan	2 September 1997
FW	Gerry Creaney	Manchester City	Loan	19 September 1997
FW	Kevin Henderson	Morpeth Town	Free	1 December 1997
FW	Andy Payton	Huddersfield Town	Swap	16 January 1998
MF	John Mullin	Sunderland	Loan	26 March 1998

Out

Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date
MF	Adrian Heath		Retired	31 May 1997
FW	Liam Robinson	Scarborough	Free	31 May 1997
MF	Steve Thompson	Rotherham United	Free	31 May 1997
GK	Wayne Russell	Ebbw Vale	Free	31 May 1997
DF	Gary Parkinson	Preston North End	Free	1 August 1997
DF	Peter Swan	Bury	£50k	8 August 1997
DF	Vince Overson	Shrewsbury Town	Loan	19 September 1997
MF	David Eyres	Preston North End	£80k	29 October 1997
DF	Marco Gentile	FC Volendam	Free	31 October 1997
FW	Ian Helliwell	Doncaster Rovers	Loan	3 November 1997
FW	Nigel Gleghorn	Brentford	Loan	17 November 1997
MF	Jamie Hoyland	Carlisle United	Loan	20 November 1997
FW	Paul Barnes	Huddersfield Town	Swap	16 January 1998
FW	Phil Eastwood	Telford United	Loan	7 February 1998
FW	Nigel Gleghorn	Northampton Town	Loan	12 February 1998
GK	Tony Parks	Doncaster Rovers	Loan	13 February 1998
DF	Richard Huxford	Dunfermline Athletic	Loan	13 February 1998
GK	Marlon Beresford	Middlesbrough	Free	10 March 1998

Matches

Second Division

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Final league position

Pos	Team	Games played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals for	Goals against	Points
20	Burnley	46	13	13	20	55	65	52

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League Cup

1st Round First Leg

1st Round Second Leg

2nd Round First Leg

2nd Round Second Leg

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FA Cup

1st Round

1st Round Replay

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Football League Trophy

Northern Section 2nd Round

Northern Section Quarter Final

Northern Section Semi Final

Northern Section Final First Leg

Northern Section Final Second Leg

References

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