1978–79 Burnley F.C. season
The 1978–1979 season was Burnley's third consecutive season in the second tier of English football. They were managed by Harry Potts.
Appearances and goals
Matches
- Key
- In Result column, Burnley's score shown first
- H = Home match
- A = Away match
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- 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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9,821 |
3 February 1979 |
Sunderland (A) |
1–3 |
James 44' |
23,030 |
24 February 1979 |
Stoke City (H) |
0–3 |
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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 |
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9,401 |
21 April 1979 |
Bristol Rovers (A) |
0–2 |
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5,947 |
24 April 1979 |
West Ham United (A) |
1–3 |
Noble 1' |
24,139 |
28 April 1979 |
Orient (H) |
0–1 |
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7,195 |
5 May 1979 |
Cardiff City (A) |
1–1 |
Kindon 41' |
10,254 |
8 May 1979 |
Millwall (H) |
0–1 |
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5,837 |
11 May 1979 |
Crystal Palace (A) |
0–2 |
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51,482 |
14 May 1979 |
Oldham Athletic F.C. (A) |
0–2 |
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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
League Cup
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) |
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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 |
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10,865 |
References
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FA competitions | |
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Football League | |
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Lower leagues | |
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European competitions | |
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Related to national team | |
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Club seasons | First Division | |
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Second Division |
- Blackburn Rovers
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- Bristol Rovers
- Burnley
- Cambridge United
- Cardiff City
- Charlton Athletic
- Crystal Palace
- Fulham
- Leicester City
- Leyton Orient
- Luton Town
- Millwall
- Newcastle United
- Notts County
- Oldham Athletic
- Preston North End
- Sheffield United
- Stoke City
- Sunderland
- West Ham United
- Wrexham
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Third Division |
- Blackpool
- Brentford
- Bury
- Carlisle United
- Chester
- Chesterfield
- Colchester United
- Exeter City
- Gillingham
- Hull City
- Lincoln City
- Mansfield Town
- Oxford United
- Peterborough United
- Plymouth Argyle
- Rotherham United
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Shrewsbury Town
- Southend United
- Swansea City
- Swindon Town
- Tranmere Rovers
- Walsall
- Watford
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Fourth Division |
- Aldershot
- Barnsley
- Bournemouth
- Bradford City
- Crewe Alexandra
- Darlington
- Doncaster Rovers
- Grimsby Town
- Halifax Town
- Hartlepool United
- Hereford United
- Huddersfield Town
- Newport County
- Northampton Town
- Port Vale
- Portsmouth
- Reading
- Rochdale
- Scunthorpe United
- Stockport County
- Torquay United
- Wigan Athletic
- Wimbledon
- York City
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