2007–08 Burnley F.C. season

The 2007-08 season was Burnley's 8th season in the second tier of English football. They were managed by Steve Cotterill in his fourth full season since he replaced Stan Ternent at the beginning of the 2004–05 season. He was sacked on 8 November 2007 after a poor run of results and replaced by Owen Coyle. Caretaker manager Steve Davis was put in charge of first team duties for the match against Leicester City on 10 November 2007.

Burnley
2007–08 season
ChairmanBarry Kilby
ManagerSteve Cotterill
(until 8 November 2007)
Steve Davis
(caretaker manager)
Owen Coyle
(from 22 November 2007)
Championship13th
League Cup3rd Round
FA Cup3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Gray (11)
All: Andy Gray (13)
Highest home attendance16,843 v Blackpool
(15 September 2007)
Lowest home attendance7,317 v Oldham Athletic
(28 August 2007)
Average home league attendance12,166

Appearances and goals
Source:
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with names struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Burnley.
Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
Players contracted for the 2007–08 season
No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK HUN Gábor Király 270101029000
2DF ENG Stephen Foster 0000101000
2DF SCO Graham Alexander 431100 (1)044 (1)1100
3DF ENG Jon Harley 31 (2)0100 (1)032 (3)050
4DF NIR Michael Duff 81002010120
5DF ENG Wayne Thomas 1000001000
5DF ENG Clarke Carlisle 32 (1)2002034 (1)242
6DF SCO Steven Caldwell 26 (3)2102029 (3)281
7MF IRL James O'Connor 24 (5)3102 (1)027 (6)340
8MF ISL Joey Guðjónsson 13 (15)10 (1)01014 (16)122
9FW NGA Ade Akinbiyi 14 (25)80 (1)02 (1)116 (27)940
10FW SCO Andy Gray 2511101 (1)227 (1)1310
10MF ENG Mark Randall * 2 (8)000002 (8)020
11MF ENG Wade Elliott 45 (1)2101047 (1)260
12GK DEN Brian Jensen 190002021000
14FW NIR Steve Jones 1 (16)10 (1)02 (1)03 (18)100
15MF ENG John Spicer 9 (15)0003012 (15)021
16MF IRL Chris McCann 34 (1)5101036 (1)571
17FW NIR Kyle Lafferty 34 (3)5102037 (3)551
18MF IRL Alan Mahon 13 (13)1002 (1)015 (14)140
19FW ENG Jay Rodriguez 0 (1)000000 (1)000
20FW ENG Robbie Blake 41 (4)9101 (2)143 (6)1040
21MF IRL Garreth O'Connor 0 (1)000000 (1)000
22FW ALB Besart Berisha 0000000000
23DF ENG Stephen Jordan 20 (1)0003023 (1)040
24DF SVK Stanislav Varga * 100100011030
25MF ENG Adam Kay 0000000000
26DF ENG David Unsworth 26 (3)1002028 (3)161
27FW ENG Andy Cole * 8 (5)600008 (5)610
28FW SCO Alex MacDonald 0 (2)000000 (2)000

Transfers

In
# Pos Player From Fee Date
1GK Gábor Király Crystal PalaceFree30 May 2007
22FW Besart Berisha Hamburg£340,0003 July 2007
20FW Robbie Blake Leeds United£250,00013 July 2007
26DF David Unsworth Wigan AthleticFree13 August 2007
5DF Clarke Carlisle Watford£200,00016 August 2007
2DF Graham Alexander Preston North End£100,00031 August 2007
25DF Stanislav Varga SunderlandLoan4 January 2008
27FW Andrew Cole SunderlandLoan29 January 2008
10MF Mark Randall ArsenalLoan31 January 2008

Out
# Pos Player To Fee Date
DF John McGrealRetired8 May 2007
DF Frank Sinclair Huddersfield TownFree14 May 2007
GK Danny Coyne Tranmere RoversFree3 July 2007
MF Graham Branch Accrington StanleyFree10 July 2007
MF Garreth O'Connor BournemouthLoan10 August 2007
5DF Wayne Thomas Southampton£1,200,00016 August 2007
2DF Stephen Foster Barnsley£100,00024 August 2007
19FW Jay Rodriguez Stirling AlbionLoan11 January 2008
10FW Andy Gray Charlton AthleticLoan18 January 2008
10FW Andy Gray Charlton Athletic£1,500,00025 January 2008
14FW Steve Jones Crewe AlexandraLoan27 March 2008

Match details

Football League Championship
Main article: 2007–08 Football League Championship
Football League Championship match details
Date League
position		 Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
11 August 2007 5thWest Bromwich AlbionH W2–1Duff 47', Gray 79' pen. 15,337 [1]
18 August 2007 12thScunthorpe UnitedA L0–2 6,975 [2]
1 September 2007 12thColchester UnitedA W3–2Mahon 15', Gray (2) 29', 63' pen. 4,925 [3]
15 September 2007 10thBlackpoolH D2–2Jones 52', Akinbiyi 86' 16,843 [4]
18 September 2007 6thSheffield WednesdayA W2–0Blake 15', McCann 48' 18,359 [5]
22 September 2007 6thBristol CityA D2–2Gray 52', Carlisle 90' 14,079 [6]
29 September 2007 7thCrystal PalaceH D1–1Blake 13' 10,711 [7]
2 October 2007 8thIpswich TownH D2–2Lafferty 11', Gray 60' 9,952 [8]
6 October 2007 13thCardiff CityA L1–2Akinbiyi 50' 12,914 [9]
20 October 2007 13thBarnsleyA D1–1Gray 11' 11,560 [10]
23 October 2007 10thNorwich CityH W2–1Blake 1', Gray 4' pen. 10,133 [11]
27 October 2007 12thSouthamptonH L2–3McCann 31', Akinbiyi 83' 10,944 [12]
3 November 2007 13thSheffield UnitedA D0–0 25,306 [13]
6 November 2007 15thHull CityH L0–1 9,978 [14]
10 November 2007 13thLeicester CityA W1–0Gray 23' 21,334 [15]
24 November 2007 13thStoke CityH D0–0 11,758 [16]
27 November 2007 11thWatfordA W2–1Gray 58', Guðjónsson 80' 15,021 [17]
1 December 2007 9thCharlton AthleticA W3–1Gray (2) 8', 70' pen., McCann 13' 21,122 [18]
4 December 2007 10thLeicester CityH D1–1Unsworth 19' 10,688 [19]
8 December 2007 7thWolverhampton WanderersA W3–2Blake 20', Lafferty 30', Ward 42' o.g. 20,763 [20]
11 December 2007 8thQueens Park RangersH L0–2 10,522 [21]
15 December 2007 9thPreston North EndH L2–3Lafferty 31', McCann 62' 14,829 [22]
22 December 2007 9thIpswich TownA D0–0 20,077 [23]
26 December 2007 10thSheffield WednesdayH D1–1Akinbiyi 31' 15,326 [24]
29 December 2007 11thBristol CityH L0–1 12,109 [25]
1 January 2008 12thBlackpoolA L0–3 9,599 [26]
12 January 2008 11thPlymouth ArgyleH W1–0Blake 66' 14,162 [27]
19 January 2008 9thCoventry CityA W2–1Akinbiyi 10', Blake 68' 17,347 [28]
26 January 2008 7thScunthorpe UnitedH W2–0Blake 9', Akinbiyi 32' 14,516 [29]
2 February 2008 10thWest Bromwich AlbionA L1–2J. O'Connor 3' 22,206 [30]
9 February 2008 9thColchester UnitedH D1–1Cole 23' 15,376 [31]
12 February 2008 7thQueens Park RangersA W4–2Cole (3) 41', 56', 86', Akinbiyi 77' 13,410 [32]
23 February 2008 9thPlymouth ArgyleA L1–3J. O'Connor 19' 13,557 [33]
26 February 2008 9thCoventry CityH W2–0McCann 20', Caldwell 85' 9,779 [34]
1 March 2008 8thWatfordH D2–2Blake (2) 75', 88' 13,677 [35]
4 March 2008 9thHull CityA L0–2 15,838 [36]
8 March 2008 10thStoke CityA D1–1Lafferty 3' 18,432 [37]
11 March 2008 8thCharlton AthleticH W1–0Elliott 59' 10,700 [38]
15 March 2008 10thWolverhampton WanderersH L1–3Akinbiyi 76' 12,749 [39]
22 March 2008 11thPreston North EndA L1–2J. O'Connor 38' 16,149 [40]
29 March 2008 10thBarnsleyH W2–1Elliott 30', Lafferty 36' 11,925 [41]
5 April 2008 11thNorwich CityA L0–2 24,049 [42]
12 April 2008 13thSheffield UnitedH L1–2Cole 80' 11,693 [43]
19 April 2008 12thSouthamptonA W1–0Caldwell 45' 21,762 [44]
26 April 2008 11thCardiff CityH D3–3Alexander 36', Cole 54', Carlisle 86' 10,694 [45]
4 May 2008 13thCrystal PalaceA L0–5 23,950 [46]

Final league position
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Charlton Athletic 46 17 13 16 63 58 +5 64
12 Cardiff City 46 16 16 14 59 55 +4 64
13 Burnley 46 16 14 16 60 67 −7 62
14 Queens Park Rangers 46 14 16 16 60 66 −6 58
15 Preston North End 46 15 11 20 50 56 −6 56
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

FA Cup
Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup
FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
Third round 6 January 2008 ArsenalH L0–2 16,709 [47]

Football League Cup
Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup
Football League Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
First round 14 August 2007 Grimsby TownA D1–1
(a.e.t.)
4–2 pens.		Gray 108' 2,431 [48]
Second round 28 August 2007 Oldham AthleticH W3–0Gray 59', Blake 76', Akinbiyi 90' 7,317 [49]
Third round 25 September 2007 PortsmouthH L0–1 8,202 [50]

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