1988–89 Burnley F.C. season

Burnley
1988–89 season
ChairmanEngland Frank Teasdale
ManagerEngland Brian Miller
(until January 1989)
England Frank Casper
(from January 1989)
Division Four16th
League Cup2nd Round
FA Cup1st Round
Football League Trophy1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Brendan O'Connell (13)
All: Brendan O'Connell (18)
Highest home attendance14,036 v Luton Town
(11 October 1988)
Lowest home attendance3,478 v Hartlepool United
(29 November 1988)
Average home league attendance7,267[1]

The 1988–89 season was Burnley's fourth season in the fourth tier of English football. They also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. They were initially managed by Brian Miller until Frank Casper took charge in January 1989.

Season overview

The league campaign started well with three wins on the bounce including a 6–0 home win against York City. After October Burnley's league form dropped. A couple wins in January and few later on left Burnley at the end of the season in 16th place. In the FA Cup Burnley played at home against Chester City of Division Three, but lost 2–0. In the League Cup, first they knocked out Rochdale over two legs, but then lost to Luton Town in the next round over the two legs.

Competitions

Football League Forth Division

Main article: 1988–89 Football League

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Torquay United 46 17 8 21 45 60 −15 59
15 Hereford United 46 14 16 16 66 72 −6 58
16 Burnley 46 14 13 19 52 61 −9 55
17 Peterborough United 46 14 12 20 52 74 −22 54
18 Rochdale 46 13 14 19 56 82 −26 53
Source: [citation needed]

Results

Date Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
27 August 1988 Rochdale (H) 2–1 Comstive 15', Farrell 46' 7,511
3 September 1988 Halifax Town (A) 2–1 Comstive 33', O'Connell 76' 4,071
10 September 1988 York City (H) 6–0 Atkinson 17', Britton 24', Comstive (2) 47' (pen.), 87', Oghani 56', O'Connell 70' 7,258
16 September 1988 Stockport County (A) 0–0 6,676
20 September 1988 Torquay United (A) 0–2 3,021
24 September 1988 Colchester United (H) 2–0 Rowell 43', O'Connell 53' 7,177
1 October 1988 Darlington (A) 1–1 O'Connell 84' 3,409
4 October 1988 Rotherham United (H) 1–0 Oghani 74' 9,290
8 October 1988 Exeter City (H) 3–0 Oghani 32', Zelem 71', O'Connell 88' 7,894
15 October 1988 Peterborough United (A) 0–3 5,023
22 October 1988 Leyton Orient (H) 2–2 Comstive 21' (pen.), O'Connell 70' 8,503
25 October 1988 Carlisle United (A) 0–0 4,543
29 October 1988 Cambridge United (H) 2–0 Oghani 9', O'Connell 83' 8,669
5 November 1988 Scunthorpe United (A) 1–2 O'Connell 81' 6,358
8 November 1988 Lincoln City (H) 1–4 Comstive 30' (pen.) 8,445
12 November 1988 Scarborough (A) 0–1 5,258
26 November 1988 Doncaster Rovers (A) 0–1 2,724
3 December 1988 Hartlepool United (H) 0–0 6,289
17 December 1988 Hereford United (A) 0–0 2,442
26 December 1988 Wrexham (H) 1–3 O'Connell 39' 9,174
31 December 1988 Grimsby Town (H) 1–0 Oghani 88' 7,367
2 January 1989 Tranmere Rovers (A) 1–2 Britton 79' 7,974
14 January 1989 Halifax Town (H) 2–1 Oghani (2) 9', 67' 8,298
21 January 1989 Rochdale (A) 1–2 Farrell 40' 5,812
28 January 1989 Stockport County (H) 1–0 Britton 64' 8,942
4 February 1989 Torquay United (H) 1–0 O'Connell 79' 6,626
10 February 1989 Colchester United (A) 2–2 White (2) 13', 15' (pen.) 3,831
18 February 1989 Exeter City (A) 0–3 3,672
25 February 1989 Peterborough United (H) 1–1 Measham 73' 6,853
4 March 1989 Leyton Orient (A) 0–3 3,944
11 March 1989 Scunthorpe United (H) 0–1 6,813
14 March 1989 Cambridge United (A) 1–2 White 63' 2,555
18 March 1989 York City (A) 0–0 3,164
21 March 1989 Carlisle United (H) 0–0 5,283
25 March 1989 Tranmere Rovers (H) 2–2 Comstive (2) 56', 90' 6,839
27 March 1989 Wrexham (A) 2–4 Grewcock 5', McGrory 68' 3,956
1 April 1989 Hereford United (H) 3–3 James (2) 12' (pen.), 72' (pen.), Monington 85' 5,534
4 April 1989 Crewe Alexandra (H) 1–0 Hardy 33' 5,677
8 April 1989 Grimsby Town (A) 0–1 4,856
15 April 1989 Darlington (H) 0–1 5,577
22 April 1989 Rotherham United (A) 1–3 Farrell 31' 5,726
29 April 1989 Doncaster Rovers (H) 3–0 O'Connell (2) 7', 85', Comstive 88' 4,211
1 May 1989 Lincoln City (A) 3–2 White (2) 26', 73', O'Connell 40' 3,594
6 May 1989 Hartlepool United (A) 2–2 Farrell 8', James 75' (pen.) 2,038
9 May 1989 Crewe Alexandra (A) 0–4 3,597
13 May 1989 Scarborough (H) 0–1 6,206

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
19 November 1988 Round 1 Chester City (H) 0–2 8,474

League Cup

Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
30 August 1988 Round 1 First leg Rochdale (A) 3–3 O'Connell 19', Comstive 54' (pen.), Oghani 80' 3,669
6 September 1988 Round 1 Second leg Rochdale (H) 2–1 O'Connell (2) 16', 53' 6,674
27 September 1988 Round 2 First leg Luton Town (A) 1–1 Comstive 42' (pen.) 6,282
11 October 1988 Round 2 Second leg Luton Town (H) 0–1 14,036

Football League Trophy

Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
22 November 1988 Group Stage York City (A) 2–0 O'Connell 8', Comstive 60' (pen.) 1,648
29 November 1988 Group Stage Hartlepool United (H) 3–0 Davis 8', White 57', O'Connell 76' 3,478
17 January 1989 Round 1 Crewe Alexandra (H) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2 – 4p) 		Macowat 57' (o.g.) 6,392

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division Four League Cup FA Cup FL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF England ENG Paul Atkinson 20 1 13+1 1 3+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Ian Britton 45 3 36+1 3 4+0 0 0+1 0 3+0 0
MF England ENG Paul Comstive 46 12 37+1 9 4+0 2 1+0 0 3+0 1
MF England ENG Peter Daniel 18 0 14+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Steve Davis 44 1 37+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
DF England ENG Ray Deakin 16 0 14+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Andy Farrell 44 4 35+1 4 4+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
DF England ENG Steve Gardner 52 0 44+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
MF England ENG Neil Grewcock 13 1 12+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Jason Hardy 17 1 16+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Stuart Hooper 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Ashley Hoskin 5 0 2+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Wales WAL Leighton James 20 3 14+4 3 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG David Jones 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Shaun McGrory 20 1 12+7 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Ian Measham 34 1 30+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
DF England ENG Dave Miller 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Mark Monington 8 1 6+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Tony Morley 6 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG Brendan O'Connell 51 18 42+1 13 4+0 3 1+0 0 3+0 2
FW England ENG George Oghani 45 8 37+0 7 4+0 1 1+0 0 3+0 0
GK Wales WAL Chris Pearce 47 0 39+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
FW England ENG Gary Rowell 20 1 8+10 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Steve Taylor 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
MF England ENG Winston White 38 6 30+5 5 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 1
DF England ENG Peter Zelem 11 1 8+1 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

References

  1. ^ Simpson (2007), p. 410