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
Chairman	Barry Kilby
Manager	Steve Cotterill
Championship	15th
League Cup	1st Round
FA Cup	3rd Round
Top goalscorer	League: Andy Gray (14) All: Andy Gray (14)
Highest home attendance	15,061 v Leeds United (28 November 2006)
Lowest home attendance	3,501 v Hartlepool United (22 August 2006)
Average home league attendance	11,618
← 2005–06 2007–08 →

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
1	GK	WAL	Danny Coyne	12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Wayne Thomas	33	0	1	0	1	0	35	0	4	2
3	DF	ENG	Jon Harley	44 (1)	1	1	0	1	0	46 (1)	1	11	0
4	DF	ENG	John McGreal	21 (1)	0	1	0	0	0	22 (1)	0	3	0
5	DF	JAM	Frank Sinclair †	16 (3)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	16 (4)	0	5	1
5	DF	IRL	Graham Coughlan *	1 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	0	0
6	DF	NIR	Michael Duff	42 (2)	2	0	0	1	0	43 (2)	2	9	0
7	MF	IRL	James O'Connor	39 (4)	3	1	0	1	0	41 (4)	3	10	0
8	MF	IRL	Alan Mahon	10 (15)	2	0 (1)	0	1	0	11 (16)	2	1	0
9	FW	NIR	Steve Jones	37 (4)	5	1	0	1	0	39 (4)	5	1	0
10	FW	SCO	Andy Gray	34 (1)	14	0	0	1	0	35 (1)	14	5	1
11	MF	ENG	Wade Elliott	40 (2)	4	1	0	0 (1)	0	41 (3)	4	8	0
12	GK	DEN	Brian Jensen	30 (1)	0	1	0	1	0	32 (1)	0	0	0
14	MF	IRL	Garreth O'Connor	0 (8)	0	0 (1)	1	0	0	0 (9)	1	0	0
15	MF	ENG	Graham Branch	0 (5)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (5)	0	0	0
16	MF	IRL	Chris McCann	24 (14)	5	1	0	1	0	26 (14)	5	4	0
17	FW	NIR	Kyle Lafferty	15 (20)	4	0 (1)	0	1	0	16 (21)	4	4	0
18	MF	JAM	Micah Hyde †	19 (4)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	19 (5)	0	7	1
18	MF	CMR	Eric Djemba-Djemba *	13 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	13 (2)	0	3	1
19	MF	ENG	John Spicer	0 (11)	1	0	0	0	0	0 (11)	1	0	0
20	FW	NGA	Ade Akinbiyi	15 (5)	2	1	1	0	0	16 (5)	3	0	0
21	FW	ENG	Gifton Noel-Williams †	19 (4)	5	1	0	0	0	20 (4)	5	1	0
21	FW	NIR	Paul McVeigh *	6 (2)	3	0	0	0	0	6 (2)	3	0	0
22	DF	ENG	Stephen Foster	7 (10)	0	1	0	1	0	9 (10)	0	2	1
23	GK	ENG	Mike Pollitt * †	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
24	DF	SCO	Steven Caldwell	16 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	16 (1)	0	4	0
25	MF	ISL	Joey Guðjónsson	9 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	9 (2)	0	4	0

Transfers

In

#	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date
9	FW	Steve Jones	Crewe Alexandra	Free	3 May 2006
10	FW	Andy Gray	Sunderland	£750k	1 June 2006
8	MF	Alan Mahon	Wigan Athletic	£200k	8 June 2006
22	DF	Stephen Foster	Crewe Alexandra	Free	22 June 2006
20	FW	Ade Akinbiyi	Sheffield United	£750k	1 January 2007
23	GK	Mike Pollitt	Wigan Athletic	Loan	11 January 2007
18	MF	Eric Djemba-Djemba	Aston Villa	Loan	12 January 2007
25	MF	Joey Guðjónsson	AZ	£150k	22 January 2007
24	DF	Steven Caldwell	Sunderland	£200k	31 January 2007
5	DF	Graham Coughlan	Sheffield Wednesday	Loan	22 March 2007
21	FW	Paul McVeigh	Norwich City	Loan	22 March 2007

Out

#	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date
	DF	Danny Karbassiyoon		Retired	8 May 2006
	DF	Martin Reilly		Released	31 May 2006
	DF	Mark Crossley		Released	31 May 2006
	DF	Duane Courtney	The New Saints	Released	31 May 2006
18	MF	Micah Hyde	Peterborough United	£75k	11 January 2007
21	FW	Gifton Noel-Williams	Real Murcia	£50k	24 January 2007
5	DF	Frank Sinclair	Huddersfield Town	Loan	9 February 2007

Matches

Championship

Burnley v Queens Park Rangers

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

Leicester City v Burnley

8 August 2006 2	Leicester City	0–1	Burnley	Leicester
19:45		(Report)	Gray 45'	Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 19,035 Referee: Howard Webb

Sheffield Wednesday v Burnley

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

Burnley v Wolverhampton Wanderers

19 August 2006 4	Burnley	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Burnley
15:00		(Report)	Johnson 19'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 12,245 Referee: Clive Oliver

Crystal Palace v Burnley

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

Burnley v Colchester United

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

Burnley v Barnsley

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

Stoke City v Burnley

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

Burnley v Southampton

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

Norwich City v Burnley

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

Burnley v Hull City

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

Burnley v Southend United

17 October 2006 12	Burnley	0–0	Southend United	Burnley
19:45		(Report)		Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 10,461 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Plymouth Argyle v Burnley

21 October 2006 13	Plymouth Argyle	0–0	Burnley	Plymouth
15:00		(Report)		Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 12,817 Referee: Pat Miller

Burnley v Preston North End

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

Luton Town v Burnley

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

Burnley v Ipswich Town

4 November 2006 16	Burnley	1–0	Ipswich Town	Burnley
15:00	McCann 90'	(Report)		Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 11,709 Referee: Phil Joslin

Cardiff City v Burnley

11 November 2006 17	Cardiff City	1–0	Burnley	Cardiff
15:00	Scimeca 23'	(Report)		Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,774 Referee: Peter Walton

West Bromwich Albion v Burnley

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

Burnley v Birmingham City

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

Burnley v Leeds United

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

Ipswich Town v Burnley

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

Coventry City v Burnley

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

Burnley v Sunderland

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

Burnley v Derby County

23 December 2006 24	Burnley	0–0	Derby County	Burnley
15:00		(Report)		Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 12,825 Referee: Mike Pike

Barnsley v Burnley

26 December 2006 25	Barnsley	1–0	Burnley	Barnsley
15:00	Devaney 30'	(Report)		Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 12,842 Referee: Iain Williamson

Hull City v Burnley

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

Southampton v Burnley

13 January 2007 27	Southampton	0–0	Burnley	Southampton
15:00		(Report)		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 20,486 Referee: Anthony Bates

Burnley v Stoke City

23 January 2007 28	Burnley	0–1	Stoke City	Burnley
19:45		(Report)	Sidibe 24'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 12,109 Referee: Mike Pike

Derby County v Burnley

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

Queens Park Rangers v Burnley

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

Burnley v Sheffield Wednesday

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley

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

Burnley v Leicester City

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

Colchester United v Burnley

24 February 2007 34	Colchester United	0–0	Burnley	Colchester
15:00		(Report)		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,934 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Burnley v Crystal Palace

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

Southend United v Burnley

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

Preston North End v Burnley

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

Burnley v Luton Town

31 March 2007 38	Burnley	0–0	Luton Town	Burnley
15:00		(Report)		Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 11,088 Referee: Mike Thorpe

Burnley v Plymouth Argyle

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

Birmingham City v Burnley

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

Burnley v Cardiff City

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

Leeds United v Burnley

14 April 2007 42	Leeds United	1–0	Burnley	Leeds
15:00	Heath 21'	(Report)		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 23,528 Referee: Steve Tanner

Burnley v Norwich City

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

Burnley v West Bromwich Albion

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

Sunderland v Burnley

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

Burnley v Coventry City

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 v t e	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).

League Cup

1st Round

Burnley v Hartlepool United

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

FA Cup

3rd Round

Reading v Burnley

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