1994–95 Burnley F.C. season

The 1994–95 season was Burnley's 1st season back in the second tier of English football. They were managed by Jimmy Mullen in his third full season since he replaced Frank Casper during the 1991–1992 campaign.

Burnley
1994–95 season
ChairmanEngland Frank Teasdale
ManagerEngland Jimmy Mullen
First Division22nd (Relegated)
League Cup2nd Round
FA Cup4th Round
Top goalscorerLeague: David Eyres (8)
All: David Eyres & Liam Robinson (10)
Highest home attendance20,551 v Liverpool
(28 January 1995)
Lowest home attendance6,390 v York City
(16 August 1994)
Average home league attendance12,275[1]

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division League Cup FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF   SCO Derek Adams 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Craig Armstrong (on loan) 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   ENG Marlon Beresford 48 0 40+0 0 4+0 0 4+0 0
DF   ENG Chris Brass 5 0 2+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Steve Davis 51 7 43+0 7 4+0 0 4+0 0
MF   ENG John Deary 21 2 12+4 1 1+2 0 1+1 1
DF   ENG Wayne Dowell 8 0 5+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF   ENG David Eyres 46 10 38+1 8 2+0 0 5+0 2
MF   ENG Andy Farrell 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG John Francis 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
FW   ENG John Gayle 18 5 7+7 3 1+1 1 1+1 1
DF   ENG Alan Harper 36 0 27+0 0 4+0 0 5+0 0
DF   ENG Gerry Harrison 22 2 16+3 2 1+1 0 1+0 0
MF   ENG Adrian Heath 34 2 21+6 0 4+0 0 3+0 2
MF   ENG Jamie Hoyland 34 2 30+0 2 0+0 0 4+0 0
MF   ENG Warren Joyce 7 1 4+1 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
FW   ENG Graham Lancashire 3 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Ted McMinn 28 0 17+5 0 3+0 0 1+2 0
DF   ENG Mark Monington 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG John Mullin 14 1 6+6 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
FW   WAL Kurt Nogan 15 3 11+4 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Gary Parkinson 52 2 42+1 2 4+0 0 5+0 0
FW   ENG Nathan Peel 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
DF   IRL John Pender 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Tony Philliskirk 15 1 7+6 1 1+1 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Adrian Randall 37 2 32+0 1 0+0 0 5+0 1
FW   ENG Liam Robinson 48 10 29+10 7 4+0 2 5+0 1
GK   WAL Wayne Russell 9 0 6+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
FW   ENG Andy Saville (on loan) 5 1 3+1 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF   ENG Paul Shaw (on loan) 9 4 8+1 4 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Paul Smith 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Paul Stewart (on loan) 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
MF   ENG Steve Thompson 12 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Chris Vinnicombe 32 1 29+0 1 3+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Paul Wilson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Mark Winstanley 53 2 44+0 2 4+0 0 5+0 0

Transfers

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Pos Player From Fee Date
DF   Chris Vinnicombe Rangers £200k 30 June 1994
FW   Liam Robinson Bristol City £250k 26 July 1994
DF   Gerry Harrison Huddersfield Town Free 5 August 1994
DF   Mark Winstanley Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed 5 August 1994
DF   Alan Harper Luton Town Free 11 August 1994
FW   John Gayle Coventry City £70k 17 August 1994
MF   Jamie Hoyland Sheffield United £130k 14 October 1994
DF   Craig Armstrong Nottingham Forest Loan 29 December 1994
FW   Andy Saville Birmingham City Loan 30 December 1994
MF   Derek Adams Aberdeen Undisclosed 24 January 1995
FW   Paul Stewart Liverpool Loan 8 February 1995
MF   Steve Thompson Leicester City £200k 24 February 1995
MF   Paul Shaw Arsenal Loan 23 March 1995
FW   Kurt Nogan Brighton & Hove Albion £250k 24 April 1995
Pos Player To Fee Date
MF   David Campbell Wigan Athletic Free 31 May 1994
MF   Paul McKenzie Inverness Caledonian Thistle Free May 1994
DF   Neil Howarth Macclesfield Town Free May 1994
MF   Roger Eli Released June 1994
FW   John Clayton Retired June 1994
MF   Nick Pickering Retired June 1994
GK   David Williams Cardiff City Free 12 August 1994
DF   Les Thompson Accrington Stanley Free August 1994
MF   Andy Farrell Wigan Athletic £20k 22 September 1994
DF   Paul Wilson York City £15k 6 October 1994
DF   Chris Brass Torquay United Loan 14 October 1994
DF   Mark Monington Rotherham United Undisclosed 28 November 1994
FW   Graham Lancashire Preston North End £55k 23 December 1994
MF   Warren Joyce Hull City Loan 20 January 1995
FW   John Gayle Stoke City £70k 23 January 1995
MF   John Deary Rochdale £25k 30 January 1995
FW   Nathan Peel Rotherham United Loan 23 March 1995

Matches

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First Division

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Middlesbrough2 – 0Burnley
Hendrie   28'   35' (Report)
Attendance: 23,343

Burnley1 – 1Stoke City
Davis   43' (Report) Dreyer   90'
Attendance: 15,331

Oldham Athletic3 – 0Burnley
McCarthy    
Ritchie  
(Report)
Attendance: 11,310

Burnley1 – 1Bristol City
Robinson   40' (Report) Allison   90'
Attendance: 11,067

Burnley0 – 1Barnsley
(Report) Payton   53'
Attendance: 11,968

Luton Town0 – 1Burnley
(Report) Robinson   44'
Attendance: 6,911

Millwall2 – 3Burnley
Rae  
Savage  
(Report) Winstanley   53'   69'
Robinson   79'
Attendance: 7,375

Burnley0 – 1Wolverhampton Wanderers
(Report) Bull   59'
Attendance: 17,776

West Bromwich Albion1 – 0Burnley
Taylor   71' (Report)
Attendance: 13,539

Burnley1 – 1Tranmere Rovers
Eyres   70' (pen.) (Report) Aldridge   26'
Attendance: 12,427

Burnley2 – 2Bolton Wanderers
Davis   68'
Deary   72'
(Report) Coleman  
McGinlay  
Attendance: 16,687

Sunderland0 – 0Burnley
(Report)
Attendance: 17,700

Charlton Athletic1 – 2Burnley
Whyte   80' (Report) Davis   51'
Robinson   62'
Attendance: 9,436

Burnley2 – 1Notts County
Eyres   7' (pen.)
Hoyland   52'
(Report) Davis   51' (o.g.)
Attendance: 12,876

Burnley1 – 1Watford
Eyres   72' (Report) Nogan   39'
Attendance: 11,739

Reading0 – 0Burnley
(Report)
Attendance: 8,150

Burnley4 – 2Sheffield United
Robinson   24'
Hoyland   54'
Gayle   71'
Davis   78'
(Report) Scott  
Winstanley   o.g.'
Attendance: 11,475

Swindon Town1 – 1Burnley
Scott   17' (Report) Gayle   68'
Attendance: 7,654

Grimsby Town2 – 2Burnley
Gilbert  
Woods  
(Report) Davis   57'
Parkinson   90'
Attendance: 7,084

Stoke City2 – 0Burnley
Örlygsson   69'   84' (Report)
Attendance: 13,040

Burnley0 – 3Middlesbrough
(Report) Hendrie   14'   64'   90'
Attendance: 12,049

Burnley5 – 1Southend United
Saville   27'
Gayle   34'
Bressington   51' (o.g.)
Davis   86'
Robinson   90'
(Report) Willis   69'
Attendance: 10,561

Portsmouth2 – 0Burnley
Creaney  
Preki  
(Report)
Attendance: 9,097

Notts County3 – 0Burnley
Devlin  
McSwegan  
White  
(Report)
Attendance: 8,702

Burnley1 – 2Reading
Parkinson   56' (Report) Nogan  
Taylor  
Attendance: 9,841

Burnley1 – 2Swindon Town
Harrison   85' (Report) Thorne   43'   73'
Attendance: 10,960

Watford2 – 0Burnley
Bazeley  
Ramage  
(Report)
Attendance: 9,297

Burnley0 – 2Grimsby Town
(Report) Mendonca   25'   81'
Attendance: 10,511

Sheffield United2 – 0Burnley
Blake   44'   90' (Report)
Attendance: 13,349

Tranmere Rovers4 – 1Burnley
Aldridge  
Muir    
Nevin  
(Report) Garnett   89' (o.g.)
Attendance: 9,909

Burnley1 – 1West Bromwich Albion
Robinson   89' (Report) Hunt   63'
Attendance: 11,885

Barnsley2 – 0Burnley
Payton  
Taggart  
(Report)
Attendance: 5,537

Burnley2 – 1Oldham Athletic
Nogan   7'
Vinnicombe   76'
(Report) McCarthy   47'
Attendance: 11,620

Derby County4 – 0Burnley
Gabbiadini  
Mills  
Simpson  
Trollope  
(Report)
Attendance: 13,922

Bristol City1 – 1Burnley
Partridge   13' (Report) Eyres   66'
Attendance: 6,717

Burnley2 – 1Luton Town
Mullin   73'
Harrison   83'
(Report) Marshall   61'
Attendance: 9,551


Burnley4 – 3Port Vale
Nogan   45'
Randall   60'
Shaw   64'
Sandeman   64' (o.g.)
(Report) Allon  
Foyle    
Attendance: 10,058

Burnley1 – 2Millwall
Shaw   75' (Report) Oldfield   38'   57'
Attendance: 10,454

Burnley2 – 0Charlton Athletic
Eyres   24'
Shaw   81'
(Report)
Attendance: 10,045

Southend United3 – 1Burnley
Battersby  
Hails  
Jones  
(Report) Nogan   82'
Attendance: 5,027

Burnley3 – 1Derby County
Eyres   12'
Shaw   19'
Davis   70'
(Report) Trollope   68'
Attendance: 11,534

Port Vale1 – 0Burnley
van der Laan   40' (Report)
Attendance: 9,663

Burnley1 – 2Portsmouth
Eyres   81' (Report) Durnin  
Symons  
Attendance: 10,666

Burnley1 – 1Sunderland
Eyres   36' (pen.) (Report) Smith   16'
Attendance: 15,121

Bolton Wanderers1 – 1Burnley
Paatelainen   90' (Report) Philliskirk   61'
Attendance: 16,853

Final league position

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
20 Sunderland 46 12 18 16 41 45 −4 54
21 Swindon Town (R) 46 12 12 22 54 73 −19 48 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Burnley (R) 46 11 13 22 49 74 −25 46
23 Bristol City (R) 46 11 12 23 42 63 −21 45
24 Notts County (R) 46 9 13 24 45 66 −21 40
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(R) Relegated

League Cup

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1st round first leg

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Burnley1 – 0York City
Joyce   73' (Report)
Attendance: 6,390

1st round second leg

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York City2 – 2Burnley
Cooper  
Pepper  
(Report) Robinson   64'
Gayle   67'
Attendance: 3,089

2nd round first leg

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Liverpool2 – 0Burnley
Scales   42'
Fowler   84'
(Report)
Attendance: 23,359

2nd round second leg

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Burnley1 – 4Liverpool
Robinson   84' (Report) Redknapp   15'   68'
Fowler   51'
Clough   75'
Attendance: 19,032

FA Cup

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1st round

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Burnley2 – 1Shrewsbury Town
Heath   28'
Deary   46'
(Report) Spink   36'
Attendance: 9,269

2nd round

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Chester City1 – 2Burnley
Milner   76' (Report) Eyres   49' (pen.)
Heath   85'
Attendance: 4,231

3rd round

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Cambridge United2 – 4Burnley
Butler   18'   86' (Report) Eyres   25' (pen.)
Robinson   45'
Randall   73'
Gayle   77'
Attendance: 6,275

4th round

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Burnley0 – 0Liverpool
(Report)
Attendance: 20,551

4th round replay

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Liverpool1 – 0Burnley
Barnes   44' (Report)
Attendance: 32,109

References

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  1. ^ Simpson (2007), p. 446