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
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
9FW Steve JonesCrewe AlexandraFree3 May 2006
10FW Andy GraySunderland£750k1 June 2006
8MF Alan MahonWigan Athletic£200k8 June 2006
22DF Stephen FosterCrewe AlexandraFree22 June 2006
20FW Ade AkinbiyiSheffield United£750k1 January 2007
23GK Mike PollittWigan AthleticLoan11 January 2007
18MF Eric Djemba-DjembaAston VillaLoan12 January 2007
25MF Joey GuðjónssonAZ£150k22 January 2007
24DF Steven CaldwellSunderland£200k31 January 2007
5DF Graham CoughlanSheffield WednesdayLoan22 March 2007
21FW Paul McVeighNorwich CityLoan22 March 2007

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
DF Danny KarbassiyoonRetired8 May 2006
DF Martin ReillyReleased31 May 2006
DF Mark CrossleyReleased31 May 2006
DF Duane CourtneyThe New SaintsReleased31 May 2006
18MF Micah HydePeterborough United£75k11 January 2007
21FW Gifton Noel-WilliamsReal Murcia£50k24 January 2007
5DF Frank SinclairHuddersfield TownLoan9 February 2007

Matches

Championship

5 August 2006 1Burnley2–0Queens Park RangersBurnley
15:00 Jones  59'  69' (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,190
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
8 August 2006 2Leicester City0–1BurnleyLeicester
19:45 (Report) Gray  45' Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 19,035
Referee: Howard Webb
12 August 2006 3Sheffield Wednesday1–1BurnleySheffield
15:00 MacLean  67' (pen.) (Report) J. O'Connor  82' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,425
Referee: Colin Webster
19 August 2006 4Burnley0–1Wolverhampton WanderersBurnley
15:00 (Report) Johnson  19' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,245
Referee: Clive Oliver
26 August 2006 5Crystal Palace2–2BurnleyLondon
15:00 Cort  48'
Scowcroft  74'
D Mahon  23'
Lafferty  52'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,396
Referee: Lee Probert
9 September 2006 6Burnley1–2Colchester UnitedBurnley
15:00 Gray  88' (Report) Watson  26'
Iwelumo  54' (pen.)
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,039
Referee: Ray Olivier
12 September 2006 7Burnley4–2BarnsleyBurnley
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 8Stoke City0–1BurnleyStoke-on-Trent
15:00 (Report) Gray  1' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 12,247
Referee: Chris Foy
23 September 2006 9Burnley2–3SouthamptonBurnley
15:00 Jones  4'
Gray  33'
(Report) Rasiak  18'  73'
Skácel  54'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 13,051
Referee: Darren Drysdale
1 October 2006 10Norwich City1–4BurnleyNorwich
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 11Burnley2–0Hull CityBurnley
15:00 Duff  10'
Noel-Williams  13'
(Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,530
Referee: Andy Penn
17 October 2006 12Burnley0–0Southend UnitedBurnley
19:45 (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,461
Referee: Uriah Rennie
21 October 2006 13Plymouth Argyle0–0BurnleyPlymouth
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 12,817
Referee: Pat Miller
27 October 2006 14Burnley3–2Preston North EndBurnley
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 15Luton Town0–2BurnleyLuton
19:45 (Report) Gray  31'  36' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7,664
Referee: Jarnail Singh
4 November 2006 16Burnley1–0Ipswich TownBurnley
15:00 McCann  90' (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,709
Referee: Phil Joslin
11 November 2006 17Cardiff City1–0BurnleyCardiff
15:00 Scimeca  23' (Report) Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,774
Referee: Peter Walton
18 November 2006 18West Bromwich Albion3–0BurnleyWest Bromwich
15:00 Koumas  5'
Ellington  7'
Carter  45'
(Report) Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 18,707
Referee: Richard Beeby
25 November 2006 19Burnley1–2Birmingham CityBurnley
19:45 McCann  4' (Report) Bendtner  15'
Campbell  83'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,889
Referee: Kevin Wright
28 November 2006 20Burnley2–1Leeds UnitedBurnley
19:45 Noel-Williams  67'
Gray  69'
(Report) Healy  87' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 15,061
Referee: Phil Dowd
2 December 2006 21Ipswich Town1–1BurnleyIpswich
15:00 Lee  90' (pen.) (Report) Lafferty  86' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,254
Referee: Keith Hill
9 December 2006 22Coventry City1–0BurnleyCoventry
15:00 Cameron  31' (pen.) (Report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 18,362
Referee: M Thorpe
16 December 2006 23Burnley2–2SunderlandBurnley
15:00 Lafferty  9'  52' (Report) Leadbitter  80'
Connolly  90'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 14,798
Referee: Mike Dean
23 December 2006 24Burnley0–0Derby CountyBurnley
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,825
Referee: Mike Pike
26 December 2006 25Barnsley1–0BurnleyBarnsley
15:00 Devaney  30' (Report) Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,842
Referee: Iain Williamson
30 December 2006 26Hull City2–0BurnleyKingston upon Hull
15:00 Marney  6'
Fagan  23' (pen.)
(Report) Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 17,731
Referee: G Laws
13 January 2007 27Southampton0–0BurnleySouthampton
15:00 (Report) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 20,486
Referee: Anthony Bates
23 January 2007 28Burnley0–1Stoke CityBurnley
19:45 (Report) Sidibe  24' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,109
Referee: Mike Pike
30 January 2007 29Derby County1–0BurnleyDerby
19:45 Howard  4' (Report) Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 23,122
Referee: Mike Riley
3 February 2007 30Queens Park Rangers3–1BurnleyLondon
15:00 Cook  13'
Blackstock  55'
Lomas  72'
(Report) McCann  18' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 10,811
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
10 February 2007 31Burnley1–1Sheffield WednesdayBurnley
15:00 Elliott  55' (Report) Burton  58' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,745
Referee: N Miller
17 February 2007 32Wolverhampton Wanderers2–1BurnleyWolverhampton
15:00 Kightly  5'
S. Ward  40'
(Report) McCann  53' Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 19,521
Referee: Kevin Friend
20 February 2007 33Burnley0–1Leicester CityBurnley
19:45 (Report) McGreal  67' (o.g.) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,274
Referee: Mike Dean
24 February 2007 34Colchester United0–0BurnleyColchester
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,934
Referee: Carl Boyeson
3 March 2007 35Burnley1–1Crystal PalaceBurnley
15:00 Akinbiyi  53' (Report) Morrison  15' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,659
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
13 March 2007 36Southend United1–0BurnleySouthend-on-Sea
19:45 Foran  90' (Report) Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,855
Referee: Paul Taylor
17 March 2007 37Preston North End2–0BurnleyPreston
13:00 Nugent  33'
Agyemang  75'
(Report) Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,666
Referee: Colin Webster
31 March 2007 38Burnley0–0Luton TownBurnley
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,088
Referee: Mike Thorpe
3 April 2007 39Burnley4–0Plymouth ArgyleBurnley
19:45 Duff  13'
McVeigh  20'
Jones  38'
Elliott  61'
(Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 9,793
Referee: Andy Hall
7 April 2007 40Birmingham City0–1BurnleyBirmingham
15:00 (Report) Spicer  80' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 28,777
Referee: N Miller
9 April 2007 41Burnley2–0Cardiff CityBurnley
15:00 Jones  4'
McVeigh  48'
(Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,347
Referee: Richard Beeby
14 April 2007 42Leeds United1–0BurnleyLeeds
15:00 Heath  21' (Report) Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 23,528
Referee: Steve Tanner
13 April 2007 43Burnley3–0Norwich CityBurnley
19:45 Akinbiyi  30'
Gray  86'
Elliott  89'
(Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 9,681
Referee: Martin Atkinson
23 April 2007 44Burnley3–2West Bromwich AlbionBurnley
19:45 Gray  15'  48'
McCann  87'
(Report) Koumas  6'
Ellington  8'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Mike Jones
27 April 2007 45Sunderland3–2BurnleySunderland
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 46Burnley1–2Coventry CityBurnley
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).

League Cup

1st Round

22 August 2006 Burnley0–1Hartlepool UnitedBurnley
19:45 (Report) Porter  78' (pen.) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 3,853
Referee: Carl Boyeson

FA Cup

3rd Round

9 January 2007 Reading3–2BurnleyMadejski 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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