1890–91 Burnley F.C. season

The 1890–91 season was the ninth season in the history of Burnley Football Club and their third in the Football League. Burnley ended the season in eighth position with a record of 9 wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats, thus finishing outside the bottom four for the first time. Scottish forwards Claude Lambie and Alexander McLardie were the top goalscorers, with 16 and 14 league goals respectively. Burnley progressed to the Second Round of the FA Cup for the first time in two years, before being knocked out by Notts County. During the season 24 different players were used by Burnley, with many of the squad hailing from Scotland. In the 6–2 win against Preston North End on 7 March 1891, striker Tom Nicol became the first and only Burnley player to score a hat-trick on his League debut.

Burnley
1890–91 season
ChairmanWyatt Granger
ManagerManaged by club committee
Football League8th
FA CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Claude Lambie (16)
All: Claude Lambie (17)
Highest home attendance10,000 (three occasions)
Lowest home attendance3,500 (vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 1 November 1890)

Football League

Match results

Date Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
6 September 1890 Accrington (A) 1–1 Lambie 8,000
13 September 1890 Sunderland (A) 3–2 Stewart, Lambie, McLardie 5,000
20 September 1890 Aston Villa (H) 2–1 Lambie, McLardie 10,000
27 September 1890 Sunderland (H) 3–3 Lambie, Spiers, McLardie 8,000
4 October 1890 West Bromwich Albion (A) 1–3 Yates 6,000
11 October 1890 Bolton Wanderers (H) 1–2 Hill 7,500
18 October 1890 Blackburn Rovers (H) 1–6 McLardie 10,000
25 October 1890 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) 1–3 Mason (o.g.) 3,000
1 November 1890 Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) 4–2 McLardie (2), Lambie, Place senior 3,500
8 November 1890 Aston Villa (A) 4–4 Lambie (3), McLardie 5,000
15 November 1890 Derby County (H) 6–1 Lambie (4), McLardie, Marr 6,000
22 November 1890 Blackburn Rovers (A) 2–5 Place senior, McLardie 4,000
29 November 1890 Accrington (H) 2–0 McLardie, Lambie 6,000
6 December 1890 West Bromwich Albion (H) 5–4 Marr, Hill, Oswald, McLardie (2) 5,500
20 December 1890 Notts County (H) 0–1 4,500
27 December 1890 Everton (A) 3–7 Hill, McLardie (2) 12,000
25 January 1891 Derby County (A) 4–2 Lambie (3), scrimmage 2,500
2 February 1891 Preston North End (A) 0–7 3,000
10 February 1891 Notts County (A) 0–4 4,000
7 March 1891 Preston North End (H) 6–2 Nicol (3), Marr (2), Hill 7,000
14 March 1891 Everton (H) 3–2 Haresnape, Bowes, Stewart 10,000
21 March 1891 Bolton Wanderers (A) 0–1 4,500

Final league position

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification
6 Blackburn Rovers 22 11 2 9 52 43 1.209 24 FA Cup Winners
7 Sunderland[lower-alpha 1] 22 10 5 7 51 31 1.645 23[lower-alpha 2]
8 Burnley 22 9 3 10 52 63 0.825 21
9 Aston Villa 22 7 4 11 45 58 0.776 18 Re-elected
10 Accrington 22 6 4 12 28 50 0.560 16
Source:
Notes:
  1. New club in the league
  2. Sunderland deducted two points for fielding unregistered player.[1]

FA Cup

Round Date Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
First round 17 January 1891 Crewe Alexandra (H) 4–2 (a.e.t.) Lambie, Oswald, Hill, McLardie
Second round 31 January 1891 Notts County (A) 1–2 McLardie 9,500

Lancashire Senior Cup

Round Date Opponents Result Goalscorers
First round 7 February 1891 Darwen (H) 2–3 Hill, Place junior

Player statistics

Key to positions
Statistics
Nat. Position Player Football League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Scotland IF Billy Bowes 310031
Scotland IF John Brodie 200020
England FB William Bury 102030
England FB Zacharious Carr 100010
England OF Thomas Crossley 100010
England FB James Duerden 300030
England OF Robert Haresnape 711081
Scotland OF Jimmy Hill 16421185
Scotland GK Archibald Kaye 22020240
England HB Jack Keenan 18020200
Scotland CF Claude Lambie 1816212017
Scotland FB Sandy Lang 18020200
England IF Robert Marr 940094
Scotland HB Bill McFettridge 21020230
Scotland IF Alexander McLardie 1714221916
England HB Joseph Nash 402060
Scotland CF Tom Nicol 330033
Scotland OF John Oswald 15111161
? HB T Patterson 200020
England OF Walter Place senior 520052
Scotland HB Daniel Spiers 18100181
Scotland IF Alec Stewart 16220182
England FB John Walker 21000210
England OF Jack Yates 110011

References

  1. Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71, p. 233. The Queen Anne Press Limited, London, 1970.
  • Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club 1882–2007. Burnley FC. pp. 38–41. ISBN 978-0-9557468-0-2.
  • Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
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