2006–07 Burnley F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was Burnley's 7th season in the second tier of English football. They were managed by Steve Cotterill in his third full season since he replaced Stan Ternent at the beginning of the 2004–05 season.

Burnley
2006–07 season
ChairmanBarry Kilby
ManagerSteve Cotterill
Championship15th
League Cup1st Round
FA Cup3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Gray (14)
All: Andy Gray (14)
Highest home attendance15,061 v Leeds United
(28 November 2006)
Lowest home attendance3,501 v Hartlepool United
(22 August 2006)
Average home league attendance11,618

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 2006–07 season
No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow rectangle, denoting the yellow penalty card shown to a player being cautioned A red rectangle, denoting the red penalty card shown to a player being sent off
1GK WAL Danny Coyne 120000012000
2DF ENG Wayne Thomas 330101035042
3DF ENG Jon Harley 44 (1)1101046 (1)1110
4DF ENG John McGreal 21 (1)0100022 (1)030
5DF JAM Frank Sinclair 16 (3)0000 (1)016 (4)051
5DF IRL Graham Coughlan * 1 (1)000001 (1)000
6DF NIR Michael Duff 42 (2)2001043 (2)290
7MF IRL James O'Connor 39 (4)3101041 (4)3100
8MF IRL Alan Mahon 10 (15)20 (1)01011 (16)210
9FW NIR Steve Jones 37 (4)5101039 (4)510
10FW SCO Andy Gray 34 (1)14001035 (1)1451
11MF ENG Wade Elliott 40 (2)4100 (1)041 (3)480
12GK DEN Brian Jensen 30 (1)0101032 (1)000
14MF IRL Garreth O'Connor 0 (8)00 (1)1000 (9)100
15MF ENG Graham Branch 0 (5)000000 (5)000
16MF IRL Chris McCann 24 (14)5101026 (14)540
17FW NIR Kyle Lafferty 15 (20)40 (1)01016 (21)440
18MF JAM Micah Hyde 19 (4)0000 (1)019 (5)071
18MF CMR Eric Djemba-Djemba * 13 (2)0000013 (2)031
19MF ENG John Spicer 0 (11)100000 (11)100
20FW NGA Ade Akinbiyi 15 (5)2110016 (5)300
21FW ENG Gifton Noel-Williams 19 (4)5100020 (4)510
21FW NIR Paul McVeigh * 6 (2)300006 (2)300
22DF ENG Stephen Foster 7 (10)010109 (10)021
23GK ENG Mike Pollitt * 4000004000
24DF SCO Steven Caldwell 16 (1)0000016 (1)040
25MF ISL Joey Guðjónsson 9 (2)000009 (2)040

Transfers

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date
9FWNorthern Ireland Steve JonesCrewe AlexandraFree3 May 2006
10FWScotland Andy GraySunderland£750k1 June 2006
8MFRepublic of Ireland Alan MahonWigan Athletic£200k8 June 2006
22DFEngland Stephen FosterCrewe AlexandraFree22 June 2006
20FWNigeria Ade AkinbiyiSheffield United£750k1 January 2007
23GKEngland Mike PollittWigan AthleticLoan11 January 2007
18MFCameroon Eric Djemba-DjembaAston VillaLoan12 January 2007
25MFIceland Joey GuðjónssonAZ£150k22 January 2007
24DFScotland Steven CaldwellSunderland£200k31 January 2007
5DFRepublic of Ireland Graham CoughlanSheffield WednesdayLoan22 March 2007
21FWNorthern Ireland Paul McVeighNorwich CityLoan22 March 2007

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
DFUnited States Danny KarbassiyoonRetired8 May 2006
DFRepublic of Ireland Martin ReillyReleased31 May 2006
DFEngland Mark CrossleyReleased31 May 2006
DFEngland Duane CourtneyThe New SaintsReleased31 May 2006
18MFJamaica Micah HydePeterborough United£75k11 January 2007
21FWEngland Gifton Noel-WilliamsReal Murcia£50k24 January 2007
5DFJamaica Frank SinclairHuddersfield TownLoan9 February 2007

Matches

Championship

5 August 2006 1 Burnley 2–0 Queens Park Rangers Burnley
15:00 Jones 59' 69' (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,190
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
8 August 2006 2 Leicester City 0–1 Burnley Leicester
19:45 (Report) Gray 45' Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 19,035
Referee: Howard Webb
12 August 2006 3 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Burnley Sheffield
15:00 MacLean 67' (pen.) (Report) J. O'Connor 82' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,425
Referee: Colin Webster
19 August 2006 4 Burnley 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Burnley
15:00 (Report) Johnson 19' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,245
Referee: Clive Oliver
26 August 2006 5 Crystal Palace 2–2 Burnley London
15:00 Cort 48'
Scowcroft 74'
D Mahon 23'
Lafferty 52'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,396
Referee: Lee Probert
9 September 2006 6 Burnley 1–2 Colchester United Burnley
15:00 Gray 88' (Report) Watson 26'
Iwelumo 54' (pen.)
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,039
Referee: Ray Olivier
12 September 2006 7 Burnley 4–2 Barnsley Burnley
19:45 Harley 42'
Noel-Williams 57' 83' 90'
(Report) McIndoe 21' 32' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,304
Referee: Gary Sutton
16 September 2006 8 Stoke City 0–1 Burnley Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 (Report) Gray 1' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 12,247
Referee: Chris Foy
23 September 2006 9 Burnley 2–3 Southampton Burnley
15:00 Jones 4'
Gray 33'
(Report) Rasiak 18' 73'
Skácel 54'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 13,051
Referee: Darren Drysdale
1 October 2006 10 Norwich City 1–4 Burnley Norwich
13:15 Earnshaw 82' (Report) J. O'Connor 32'
Gray 45' 64'
Mahon 89'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,717
Referee: P Crossley
14 October 2006 11 Burnley 2–0 Hull City Burnley
15:00 Duff 10'
Noel-Williams 13'
(Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,530
Referee: Andy Penn
17 October 2006 12 Burnley 0–0 Southend United Burnley
19:45 (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,461
Referee: Uriah Rennie
21 October 2006 13 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Burnley Plymouth
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 12,817
Referee: Pat Miller
27 October 2006 14 Burnley 3–2 Preston North End Burnley
19:45 J. O'Connor 44'
St Ledger 82' (o.g.)
Gray 89'
(Report) Whaley 77'
Ormerod 80'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 14,871
Referee: Steve Tanner
31 October 2006 15 Luton Town 0–2 Burnley Luton
19:45 (Report) Gray 31' 36' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7,664
Referee: Jarnail Singh
4 November 2006 16 Burnley 1–0 Ipswich Town Burnley
15:00 McCann 90' (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,709
Referee: Phil Joslin
11 November 2006 17 Cardiff City 1–0 Burnley Cardiff
15:00 Scimeca 23' (Report) Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,774
Referee: Peter Walton
18 November 2006 18 West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Burnley West Bromwich
15:00 Koumas 5'
Ellington 7'
Carter 45'
(Report) Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 18,707
Referee: Richard Beeby
25 November 2006 19 Burnley 1–2 Birmingham City Burnley
19:45 McCann 4' (Report) Bendtner 15'
Campbell 83'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,889
Referee: Kevin Wright
28 November 2006 20 Burnley 2–1 Leeds United Burnley
19:45 Noel-Williams 67'
Gray 69'
(Report) Healy 87' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 15,061
Referee: Phil Dowd
2 December 2006 21 Ipswich Town 1–1 Burnley Ipswich
15:00 Lee 90' (pen.) (Report) Lafferty 86' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,254
Referee: Keith Hill
9 December 2006 22 Coventry City 1–0 Burnley Coventry
15:00 Cameron 31' (pen.) (Report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 18,362
Referee: M Thorpe
16 December 2006 23 Burnley 2–2 Sunderland Burnley
15:00 Lafferty 9' 52' (Report) Leadbitter 80'
Connolly 90'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 14,798
Referee: Mike Dean
23 December 2006 24 Burnley 0–0 Derby County Burnley
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,825
Referee: Mike Pike
26 December 2006 25 Barnsley 1–0 Burnley Barnsley
15:00 Devaney 30' (Report) Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,842
Referee: Iain Williamson
30 December 2006 26 Hull City 2–0 Burnley Kingston upon Hull
15:00 Marney 6'
Fagan 23' (pen.)
(Report) Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 17,731
Referee: G Laws
13 January 2007 27 Southampton 0–0 Burnley Southampton
15:00 (Report) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 20,486
Referee: Anthony Bates
23 January 2007 28 Burnley 0–1 Stoke City Burnley
19:45 (Report) Sidibe 24' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,109
Referee: Mike Pike
30 January 2007 29 Derby County 1–0 Burnley Derby
19:45 Howard 4' (Report) Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 23,122
Referee: Mike Riley
3 February 2007 30 Queens Park Rangers 3–1 Burnley London
15:00 Cook 13'
Blackstock 55'
Lomas 72'
(Report) McCann 18' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 10,811
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
10 February 2007 31 Burnley 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Burnley
15:00 Elliott 55' (Report) Burton 58' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,745
Referee: N Miller
17 February 2007 32 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Burnley Wolverhampton
15:00 Kightly 5'
S. Ward 40'
(Report) McCann 53' Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 19,521
Referee: Kevin Friend
20 February 2007 33 Burnley 0–1 Leicester City Burnley
19:45 (Report) McGreal 67' (o.g.) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,274
Referee: Mike Dean
24 February 2007 34 Colchester United 0–0 Burnley Colchester
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,934
Referee: Carl Boyeson
3 March 2007 35 Burnley 1–1 Crystal Palace Burnley
15:00 Akinbiyi 53' (Report) Morrison 15' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,659
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
13 March 2007 36 Southend United 1–0 Burnley Southend-on-Sea
19:45 Foran 90' (Report) Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,855
Referee: Paul Taylor
17 March 2007 37 Preston North End 2–0 Burnley Preston
13:00 Nugent 33'
Agyemang 75'
(Report) Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,666
Referee: Colin Webster
31 March 2007 38 Burnley 0–0 Luton Town Burnley
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,088
Referee: Mike Thorpe
3 April 2007 39 Burnley 4–0 Plymouth Argyle Burnley
19:45 Duff 13'
McVeigh 20'
Jones 38'
Elliott 61'
(Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 9,793
Referee: Andy Hall
7 April 2007 40 Birmingham City 0–1 Burnley Birmingham
15:00 (Report) Spicer 80' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 28,777
Referee: N Miller
9 April 2007 41 Burnley 2–0 Cardiff City Burnley
15:00 Jones 4'
McVeigh 48'
(Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,347
Referee: Richard Beeby
14 April 2007 42 Leeds United 1–0 Burnley Leeds
15:00 Heath 21' (Report) Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 23,528
Referee: Steve Tanner
13 April 2007 43 Burnley 3–0 Norwich City Burnley
19:45 Akinbiyi 30'
Gray 86'
Elliott 89'
(Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 9,681
Referee: Martin Atkinson
23 April 2007 44 Burnley 3–2 West Bromwich Albion Burnley
19:45 Gray 15' 48'
McCann 87'
(Report) Koumas 6'
Ellington 8'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Mike Jones
27 April 2007 45 Sunderland 3–2 Burnley Sunderland
19:45 Murphy 14'
Connolly 54' (pen.)
Edwards 80'
(Report) Gray 39' (pen.)
Elliott 50'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 44,448
Referee: Trevor Kettle
6 May 2007 46 Burnley 1–2 Coventry City Burnley
13:00 McVeigh 62' (Report) Mifsud 30'
Tabb 55'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,830
Referee: Phil Joslin

Final league position

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Cardiff City 46 17 13 16 57 53 +4 64
14 Ipswich Town 46 18 8 20 64 59 +5 62
15 Burnley 46 15 12 19 52 49 +3 57
16 Norwich City 46 16 9 21 56 71 15 57
17 Coventry City 46 16 8 22 47 62 15 56
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

1st Round

22 August 2006 Burnley 0–1 Hartlepool United Burnley
19:45 (Report) Porter 78' (pen.) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 3,853
Referee: Carl Boyeson

3rd Round

9 January 2007 Reading 3–2 Burnley Madejski Stadium, Reading
20:00 Lita 27'
Long 37'
Sodje 55'
(Report) Akinbiyi 69'
G. O'Connor 90'
Attendance: 11,514
Referee: Rob Styles

References

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