1989–90 Burnley F.C. season

Burnley
1989–90 season
ChairmanEngland Frank Teasdale
ManagerEngland Frank Casper
Division Four16th
League Cup1st Round
FA Cup3rd Round
Football League TrophyGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Ron Futcher & Winston White (7)
All: Ron Futcher (10)
Highest home attendance12,277 v Carlisle United
(26 December 1989)
Lowest home attendance3,352 v Stockport County
(28 November 1989)
Average home league attendance6,017[1]

The 1989–90 season was Burnley's fifth season in the fourth tier of English football. They were managed by Frank Casper in his first full season in charge.

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division Four League Cup FA Cup FL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF England ENG Paul Atkinson 13 0 5+3 0 0+0 0 5+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Junior Bent 9 3 7+2 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Neil Buckley 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Steve Davis 38 1 31+0 1 0+0 0 5+0 0 2+0 0
DF England ENG Steve Davis 9 0 7+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Ray Deakin 35 0 32+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG John Deary 48 3 39+2 2 1+1 0 4+0 1 1+0 0
MF England ENG Roger Eli 36 3 24+5 0 2+0 0 3+1 3 1+0 0
MF England ENG Andy Farrell 46 2 36+0 2 2+0 0 6+0 0 2+0 0
FW England ENG John Francis 19 4 18+1 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Ron Futcher 30 10 22+1 7 0+0 0 6+0 3 1+0 0
DF England ENG Steve Gardner 9 0 8+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Neil Grewcock 8 2 4+3 2 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Tony Hancock 22 0 9+8 0 0+1 0 1+2 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Jason Hardy 30 1 20+3 0 0+0 0 3+2 1 2+0 0
DF England ENG Mark Harris 6 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Neil Howarth 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Joe Jakub 56 5 46+0 5 2+0 0 6+0 0 2+0 0
DF England ENG Shaun McGrory 17 0 6+5 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 1+1 0
DF England ENG Paul McKay 14 0 8+4 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Ian Measham 44 0 35+0 0 1+0 0 6+0 0 2+0 0
DF England ENG Mark Monington 15 0 13+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Peter Mumby 32 6 20+5 4 2+0 1 2+1 1 1+1 0
MF England ENG Brendan O'Connell 27 5 20+1 4 2+0 0 2+0 1 2+0 0
GK Wales WAL Chris Pearce 49 0 39+0 0 2+0 0 6+0 0 2+0 0
FW England ENG Gary Rowell 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Nigel Smith 11 0 4+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
MF England ENG Winston White 50 9 37+3 7 2+0 1 6+0 1 2+0 0
GK England ENG David Williams 9 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0

Matches

Football League Division Four

Key
Results
Date Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
19 August 1989 Rochdale (A) 1–2 White 28' (pen.) 5,420
26 August 1989 Stockport County (H) 0–0 6,537
2 September 1989 Chesterfield (A) 1–0 Mumby 51' 4,061
9 September 1989 Exeter City (H) 1–0 White 44' (pen.) 5,431
16 September 1989 Gillingham (A) 0–0 3,853
23 September 1989 Hereford United (H) 3–1 Mumby 21', O'Connell (2) 36', 73' 5,828
26 September 1989 York City (H) 1–1 Mumby 27' 7,205
30 September 1989 Torquay United (A) 1–0 Grewcock 63' 2,214
7 October 1989 Maidstone United (A) 2–1 O'Connell 14', Deary 81' 3,769
14 October 1989 Hartlepool United (H) 0–0 7,450
17 October 1989 Peterborough United (A) 1–2 Grewcock 73' 7,189
21 October 1989 Doncaster Rovers (A) 3–2 White 13' (pen.), Davis 42', Jakub 44' 2,900
28 October 1989 Aldershot (H) 0–0 6,451
31 October 1989 Southend United (A) 2–3 Farrell 30', O'Connell 35' 3,765
4 November 1989 Colchester United (H) 0–0 6,145
11 November 1989 Scunthorpe United (A) 0–3 4,745
25 November 1989 Lincoln City (A) 0–1 4,079
2 December 1989 Grimsby Town (H) 1–1 Jakub 14' 5,647
26 December 1989 Carlisle United (H) 2–1 Futcher 35', Jakub 80' 12,277
30 December 1989 Halifax Town (H) 1–0 Futcher 35' 9,109
1 January 1990 Cambridge United (A) 1–0 Bent 54' 3,738
9 January 1990 Scarborough (H) 3–0 Futcher 43', Bent (2) 68', 82' 7,330
13 January 1990 Stockport County (A) 1–3 White 34' 5,210
20 January 1990 Rochdale (H) 0–1 8,174
10 February 1990 Gillingham (H) 1–2 Walker 18' (o.g.) 7,274
17 February 1990 Grimsby Town (A) 2–4 Francis (2) 16', 89' 5,973
24 February 1990 Lincoln City (H) 0–0 5,897
3 March 1990 Scarborough (A) 2–4 Futcher (2) 53', 67' 2,961
6 March 1990 Torquay United (H) 1–0 Farrell 12' 4,533
10 March 1990 York City (A) 3–1 White (2) 1' (pen.), 39', Deary 77' 3,216
13 March 1990 Wrexham (A) 0–1 4,346
17 March 1990 Maidstone United (H) 1–1 Golley 2' (o.g.) 5,050
20 March 1990 Hartlepool United (A) 0–3 3,187
24 March 1990 Peterborough United (A) 1–4 Futcher 61' (pen.) 3,841
28 March 1990 Hereford United (A) 1–0 Francis 66' 2,391
31 March 1990 Doncaster Rovers (H) 0–1 5,066
3 April 1990 Chesterfield (H) 0–0 3,959
6 April 1990 Aldershot (A) 1–1 Jakub 8' 2,325
10 April 1990 Southend United (H) 0–0 3,967
14 April 1990 Cambridge United (H) 1–3 Futcher 89' (pen.) 3,975
16 April 1990 Carlisle United (A) 1–1 Saddington 83' (o.g.) 6,738
21 April 1990 Wrexham (H) 2–3 Jakub 72', Mumby 89' 4,513
24 April 1990 Halifax Town (A) 0–0 2,556
28 April 1990 Scunthorpe United (H) 0–1 4,098
1 May 1990 Exeter City (A) 1–2 Francis 25' 7,544
5 May 1990 Colchester United (A) 2–1 Taylor 39' (o.g.), White 65' (pen.) 2,788

Final league position

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Gillingham 46 17 11 18 46 48 −2 62
15 Torquay United 46 15 12 19 53 66 −13 57
16 Burnley 46 14 14 18 45 55 −10 56
17 Hereford United 46 15 10 21 56 62 −6 55
18 Scarborough 46 15 10 21 60 73 −13 55
Source: [citation needed]


FA Cup

Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
18 November 1989 Round 1 Stockport County (H) 1–1 White 59' (pen.) 8,030
22 November 1989 Replay Stockport County (A) 2–1 Futcher 70', O'Connell 75' 6,257
9 December 1989 Round 2 Scunthorpe United (A) 2–2 Mumby 34', Deary 59' 5,698
12 December 1989 Replay Scunthorpe United (H) 1–1 Eli 26' 7,682
18 December 1989 Second Replay Scunthorpe United (H) 5–0 Eli (2) 18', 48', Futcher (2) 44', 46', Hardy 78' 7,429
6 January 1990 Round 3 Blackpool (A) 0–1 7,790

League Cup

Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
22 August 1989 Round 1 First leg Blackpool (A) 2–2 Mumby 37', White 80' 4,540
29 August 1989 Round 1 Second leg Blackpool (H) 0–1 6,085

Football League Trophy

Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
7 November 1989 Group Stage Preston North End (A) 0–3 5,241
28 November 1989 Group Stage Stockport County (H) 0–2 3,352

References

  1. ^ Simpson (2007), p. 414