1995–96 Burnley F.C. season

Burnley

1995–96 season
Chairman	Frank Teasdale
Manager	Jimmy Mullen (until February 1996) Clive Middlemass (caretaker manager) Adrian Heath (from March 1996)
Second Division	17th
League Cup	Second Round
FA Cup	First Round
Football League Trophy	Northern Quarter-final
Top goalscorer	League: Kurt Nogan (20) All: Kurt Nogan (26)
Highest home attendance	10,613 v Hull City (16 September 1995)
Lowest home attendance	3,225 v Chester City (7 November 1995)
Average home league attendance	8,416
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The 1995–96 season was Burnley's first season in the third tier of English football.

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
	MF	SCO	Derek Adams	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	ENG	Marlon Beresford	45	0	36+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
	DF	ENG	Charlie Bishop (on loan)	9	0	9+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	John Borland	4	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Chris Brass	11	0	7+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	FW	ENG	Andy Cooke	28	5	10+13	5	0+0	0	0+1	0	2+2	0
	DF	ENG	Wayne Dowell	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	David Eyres	48	7	39+3	6	3+0	0	1+0	1	2+0	0
	FW	ENG	John Francis	29	2	4+18	2	0+3	0	0+1	0	0+3	0
	GK	ENG	Jimmy Glass (on loan)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Alan Harper	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Gerry Harrison	42	1	35+0	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
	MF	ENG	Adrian Heath	9	0	5+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	ENG	Ian Helliwell	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Jamie Hoyland	28	0	21+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	MF	ENG	Warren Joyce	50	5	42+1	5	4+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
	FW	ENG	Paul Mahorn (on loan)	8	1	3+5	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Paul McDonald (on loan)	11	1	8+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	MF	SCO	Ted McMinn	11	0	7+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	FW	WAL	Kurt Nogan	55	26	46+0	20	4+0	3	1+0	0	4+0	3
	DF	ENG	Gary Parkinson	36	0	29+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	FW	ENG	Nathan Peel	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	IRL	John Pender	2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Tony Philliskirk	11	1	7+1	1	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Franny Powell	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Adrian Randall	19	0	12+3	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	ENG	Liam Robinson	17	2	11+5	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	GK	WAL	Wayne Russell	10	0	10+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Paul Smith	10	0	3+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Peter Swan	39	5	31+1	5	2+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
	MF	ENG	Steve Thompson	18	0	18+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Chris Vinnicombe	44	2	35+0	2	4+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
	MF	ENG	Paul Weller	28	1	24+1	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	ENG	Mark Winstanley	53	3	45+0	3	3+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0

Transfers

In

Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date
FW	Andy Cooke	Newtown	Undisclosed	1 May 1995
FW	Peter Swan	Plymouth Argyle	£200k	4 August 1995
DF	Paul McDonald	Southampton	Loan	15 September 1995
GK	Jimmy Glass	Crystal Palace	Loan	1 February 1996
DF	Charlie Bishop	Barnsley	Loan	28 March 1996
FW	Paul Mahorn	Tottenham Hotspur	Loan	28 March 1996

Out

Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date
	Tony McCluskey		Released	31 May 1995
DF	Steve Davis	Luton Town	£750k	13 July 1995
MF	John Mullin	Sunderland	£40k	12 August 1995
DF	John Pender	Wigan Athletic	£30k	21 August 1995
MF	Franny Powell	Rochdale	Released	18 September 1995
FW	Tony Philliskirk	Carlisle United	Loan	23 October 1995
FW	Nathan Peel	Mansfield Town	Loan	27 October 1995
DF	Alan Harper	Cardiff City	Loan	24 November 1995
FW	Tony Philliskirk	Cardiff City	£60k	6 December 1995
MF	Adrian Randall	York City	£140k	27 December 1995
FW	Nathan Peel	Doncaster Rovers	Loan	23 February 1996
DF	Wayne Dowell	Carlisle United	Loan	29 March 1996

Matches

Second Division

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Final league position

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
15	Brentford	46	15	13	18	43	49	−6	58
16	Rotherham United	46	14	14	18	54	62	−8	56
17	Burnley	46	14	13	19	56	68	−12	55
18	Shrewsbury Town	46	13	14	19	58	70	−12	53
19	Peterborough United	46	13	13	20	59	66	−7	52

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

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Football League Trophy

Northern Section 1st round group stage

Northern Section 1st round group stage

Northern Section 1st round group stage

Northern Section quarter-final

References