2017–18 Burnley F.C. season

Burnley
2017–18 season
Chairman Mike Garlick
Manager Sean Dyche
Stadium Turf Moor
Premier League 7th
FA Cup Third round
EFL Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Chris Wood (10)
All: Chris Wood (11)
Highest home attendance 21,841 (v Manchester United, Premier League, 20 January 2018)
Lowest home attendance 11,799 (v Leeds United, EFL Cup, 19 September 2017)
Average home league attendance 20,688
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2017–18 season was Burnley's 136th competitive season, their second consecutive in the Premier League and their 55th in top flight English football.[1] Along with the Premier League, the club also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Match details

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Chelsea 38 21 7 10 62 38 +24 70 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
6 Arsenal 38 19 6 13 74 51 +23 63
7 Burnley 38 14 12 12 36 39 −3 54 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
8 Everton 38 13 10 15 44 58 −14 49
9 Leicester City 38 12 11 15 56 60 −4 47
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored. 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[2]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Since the winners of the 2017–18 FA Cup (Chelsea) and the winners of the 2017–18 EFL Cup (Manchester City) both qualified for European competition based on their league positions, the berths awarded to the 5th-placed team (Europa League group stage) and the League Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) were passed down the league.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 14 12 12 36 39  −3 54 7 5 7 16 17  −1 7 7 5 20 22  −2

Last updated: 6 May 2018.
Source: Premier League

Matches

Premier League match details
Date League
position		 Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
12 August 2017 6thChelseaA W3–2Vokes (2) 24', 43', Ward 39' 41,616 [3]
19 August 2017 13thWest Bromwich AlbionH L0–1 19,619 [4]
27 August 2017 10thTottenham HotspurA D1–1Wood 90+2' 67,862 [5]
10 September 2017 7thCrystal PalaceH W1–0Wood 3' 18,862 [6]
16 September 2017 7thLiverpoolA D1–1Arfield 27' 53,231 [7]
23 September 2017 9thHuddersfield TownH D0–0 20,759 [8]
1 October 2017 6thEvertonA W1–0Hendrick 21' 38,448 [9]
14 October 2017 7thWest Ham UnitedH D1–1Wood 85' 20,945 [10]
21 October 2017 9thManchester CityA L0–3 54,118 [11]
30 October 2017 7thNewcastle UnitedH W1–0Hendrick 74' 21,031 [12]
4 November 2017 6thSouthamptonA W1–0Vokes 81' 30,491 [13]
18 November 2017 7thSwansea CityH W2–0Cork 29', Barnes 40' 18,895 [14]
26 November 2017 7thArsenalH L0–1 21,722 [15]
29 November 2017 6thAFC BournemouthA W2–1Wood 37', Brady 65' 10,302 [16]
3 December 2017 7thLeicester CityA L0–1 30,714 [17]
9 December 2017 7thWatfordH W1–0Arfield 45' 19,479 [18]
12 December 2017 6thStoke CityH W1–0Barnes 89' 19,909 [19]
16 December 2017 5thBrighton & Hove AlbionA D0–0 29,921 [20]
23 December 2017 7thTottenham HotspurH L0–3 21,650 [21]
26 December 2017 7thManchester UnitedA D2–2Barnes 3', Defour 36' 75,046 [22]
30 December 2017 7thHuddersfield TownA D0–0 24,095 [23]
1 January 2018 7thLiverpoolH L1–2Guðmundsson 87' 21,756 [24]
13 January 2018 7thCrystal PalaceA L0–1 24,696 [25]
20 January 2018 8thManchester UnitedH L0–1 21,841 [26]
31 January 2018 7thNewcastle UnitedA D1–1Darlow 85' o.g. 50,174 [27]
3 February 2018 7thManchester CityH D1–1Guðmundsson 82' 21,658 [28]
10 February 2018 7thSwansea CityA L0–1 20,179 [29]
24 February 2018 7thSouthamptonH D1–1Barnes 67' 20,982 [30]
3 March 2018 7thEvertonH W2–1Barnes 56', Wood 80' 20,802 [31]
10 March 2018 7thWest Ham UnitedA W3–0Barnes 66', Wood (2) 70', 81' 56,904 [32]
31 March 2018 7thWest Bromwich AlbionA W2–1Barnes 22', Wood 73' 23,455 [33]
7 April 2018 7thWatfordA W2–1Vokes 70', Cork 73' 20,044 [34]
14 April 2018 7thLeicester CityH W2–1Wood 6', Long 9' 21,727 [35]
17 April 2018 7thChelseaH L1–2Barnes 64' 21,264 [36]
22 April 2018 7thStoke CityA D1–1Barnes 62' 29,532 [37]
28 April 2018 7thBrighton & Hove AlbionH D0–0 19,459 [38]
6 May 2018 7thArsenalA L0–5 59,540 [39]
13 May 2018 7thAFC BournemouthH L1–2Wood 39' 20,720 [40]

FA Cup

FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
Third round 6 January 2018Manchester CityA L 1–4Barnes 25' 53,356 [41]

EFL Cup

EFL Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref
Second round 23 August 2017Blackburn RoversA W 2–0Cork 27', Brady 45+4' 16,313 [42]
Third round 19 September 2017Leeds UnitedH D 2–2
a.e.t.
3–5 pens.		Wood 89' pen., Brady 90+6' 11,799 [43]

Transfers

In

Date Player Clubdagger Fee Ref
5 July 2017 Rahis Nabi West Bromwich Albion Free
[44]
5 July 2017 Christian N'Guessan Blackpool Free
[44]
5 July 2017 Aidan Stone Brocton Free
[44]
6 July 2017 Charlie Taylor Leeds United Undisclosed
[45]
7 July 2016 Jonathan Walters Stoke City Undisclosed
[46]
11 July 2017 Jack Cork Swansea City Undisclosed
[47]
25 July 2017 Phil Bardsley Stoke City Undisclosed
[48]
8 August 2017 Adam Legzdins Birmingham City Undisclosed
[49]
21 August 2017 Chris Wood Leeds United Undisclosed
[50]
31 August 2017 Nahki Wells Huddersfield Town Undisclosed
[51]
21 September 2017 Anders Lindegaard Preston North End Free
[52]
23 January 2018 Aaron Lennon Everton Undisclosed
[53]
dagger Brackets around club names denote the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Burnley.

Loans in

Date Player Club Return Ref
8 January 2018 Georges-Kévin N'Koudou Tottenham Hotspur End of season
[54]

Out

Date Player Clubdagger Fee Ref
30 June 2017 Joey Barton Retired
[55]
30 June 2017 George Green Viking Released
[55]
30 June 2017 Christian Hill Released
[55]
30 June 2017 Taofiq Olomowewe Maldon & Tiptree Released
[55]
30 June 2017 Richard Pingling AFC Wimbledon Released
[55][56]
30 June 2017 Tony Aghayere Salford City Released
[57]
30 June 2017 Paul Robinson Retired
[58]
30 June 2017 Michael Kightly Southend United Released
[59][55]
30 June 2017 George Boyd Sheffield Wednesday Released
[60]
3 July 2017 Michael Keane Everton Undisclosed
[61]
7 July 2017 Rouwen Hennings Fortuna Düsseldorf Free
[62]
26 July 2017 Tendayi Darikwa Nottingham Forest Undisclosed
[63]
9 August 2017 Andre Gray Watford Undisclosed
[64]
31 August 2017 Robbie Leitch St Mirren Released
[65]
9 January 2018 Luke Hendrie Shrewsbury Town Undisclosed
[66]
18 January 2018 Alex Whitmore Chesterfield Free
[67]
19 January 2018 Harry Flowers Guiseley Free
[68]
2 February 2018 Fredrik Ulvestad Djurgårdens IF Free
[69]
dagger Brackets around club names denote the player joined that club after his Burnley contract expired.

Loans out

Date Player Club Return Ref
1 July 2017 Josh Ginnelly Lincoln City 12 January 2018
[70][71]
4 July 2017 Ntumba Massanka Wrexham 1 January 2018
[72]
5 July 2017 Jimmy Dunne Barrow 1 January 2018
[73]
5 July 2017 Brad Jackson Southport End of season
[73]
10 July 2017 Connor King Barnoldswick Town
[74]
28 July 2017 Chris Long Northampton Town End of season
[75]
28 July 2017 Alex Whitmore Bury 4 January 2018
[76]
31 July 2017 Aiden O'Neill Fleetwood Town 12 January 2018
[77][78]
31 July 2017 Conor Mitchell Chester 1 January 2018
[79]
21 August 2017 Luke Hendrie Bradford City 6 January 2018
[80]
31 August 2017 Dan Agyei Walsall 6 January 2018
[81]
31 August 2017 Tommy Wood Barnoldswick Town
[82]
31 August 2017 Tom Anderson Port Vale 31 January 2018
[83]
4 January 2018 Jimmy Dunne Accrington Stanley End of season
[84]
4 January 2018 Khius Metz Chorley End of season
[85]
12 January 2018 Harry Limb Matlock Town End of season
[86]
12 January 2018 Josh Ginnelly Tranmere Rovers End of season
[71]
18 January 2018 Dan Agyei Blackpool End of season
[87]
31 January 2018 Tom Anderson Doncaster Rovers End of season
[88]

    Appearances and goals

    Source:
    Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
    Players with names struck through and marked Left club during playing season 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 2017–18 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 ENG Tom Heaton 4000004000
    2DF ENG Matthew Lowton 25 (1)0100026 (1)010
    3DF ENG Charlie Taylor 10 (1)0102013 (1)030
    4MF ENG Jack Cork 382101 (1)140 (1)380
    5DF ENG James Tarkowski 310002033050
    6DF ENG Ben Mee 290100030050
    7FW FRA Georges-Kévin N'Koudou * 2 (6)000002 (6)010
    8MF ENG Dean Marney 0000000000
    9FW WAL Sam Vokes 7 (23)410109 (23)430
    10FW AUT Ashley Barnes 21 (15)9112024 (15)10100
    11FW NZL Chris Wood 20 (4)10000 (2)120 (6)1110
    12MF IRL Robbie Brady 151001 (1)216 (1)330
    13MF IRL Jeff Hendrick 29 (5)2101031 (5)210
    16MF BEL Steven Defour 241000 (1)024 (1)160
    17MF ISL Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson 32 (3)2101 (1)034 (4)230
    18MF ENG Ashley Westwood 12 (7)0102015 (7)030
    19FW IRL Jonathan Walters 0 (3)00 (1)0101 (4)000
    20MF NOR Fredrik Ulvestad Left club during playing season 0000000000
    21FW BER Nahki Wells 0 (9)00 (1)0000 (10)000
    22GK DEN Anders Lindegaard 0000000000
    23DF IRL Stephen Ward 281000028110
    24FW ENG Chris Long 0000000000
    25MF ENG Aaron Lennon 13 (1)0000013 (1)020
    26DF SCO Phil Bardsley 130002015070
    28DF IRL Kevin Long 161102019130
    29GK ENG Nick Pope 34 (1)0102037 (1)030
    30GK ENG Adam Legzdins 0000000000
    31FW ENG Dwight McNeil 0 (1)000000 (1)000
    32FW ENG Dan Agyei 0000000000
    34DF ENG Tom Anderson 0000000000
    37MF CAN Scott Arfield 15 (3)2002017 (3)230
    41MF AUS Aiden O'Neill 0000000000

    See also

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