2023–24 Burnley F.C. season
142nd season in existence of Burnley F.C.
Burnley 2023–24 football season
The 2023–24 season was the 142nd season in the history of Burnley Football Club and their first season back in the Premier League since the 2021–22 campaign , following promotion from the EFL Championship in the previous season . The club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup .
After losing 2–1 at home to West Ham United on 25 November 2023, Burnley became the second team in English league history (after Newport County in 1970–71 ) to lose their first seven home matches of the season.[ 1] The streak was ended the following game when Burnley defeated Sheffield United 5–0.[ 2]
On 11 May 2024, Burnley were officially relegated from the Premier League following a 2–1 loss at Tottenham Hotspur .[ 3]
Squad
Source:[ 4]
Transfers
In
^ a b c d e f g Signed initially for the under-21s
^ Excluding £4,000,000 in add-ons[ 13]
^ Excluding add-ons
Out
Loaned in
Loaned out
^ On 8 January, Mellon was recalled early from his season-long loan at Morecambe.
^ On 8 January, Ward was recalled early from his season-long loan at Swindon.
^ On 1 January, Costelloe was recalled back early from his season-long loan at St Johnstone.
^ On 15 January, Twine was recalled back from his loan at Hull and subsequently joined Bristol City on loan.
^ On 8 January, Lewis was recalled early from his season-long loan at Dundee.
^ On 1 January, Dodgson was recalled back early from his season-long loan at Barnsley.
Pre-season and friendlies
Win
Draw
Loss
Competitions
Overall record
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Premier League
11 August 2023
19 May 2024
Matchday 1
19th
38
5
9
24
41
78
−37
0 13.16
FA Cup
5 January 2024
Third round
Third round
1
0
0
1
0
1
−1
00 0.00
EFL Cup
30 August 2023
1 November 2023
Second round
Fourth round
3
2
0
1
5
3
+2
0 66.67
Total
42
7
9
26
46
82
−36
0 16.67
Premier League
League table
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs
[ 79] (R) Relegated
Notes:
^ Nottingham Forest were deducted four points for breaching profitability and sustainability rules. The club appealed the decision but were unsuccessful.[ 76] [ 77] [ 78]
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
38
5
9
24
41
78
−37
24
2
4
13
19
43
−24
3
5
11
22
35
−13
Results by round
Round 1 3 4 5 6 7 21 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground H H H A H A A H A A H A H H A A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H Result L L L D L L W L L L L L L W L D L W L L D L D L L L L D W D D L D W D L L L Position 19 18 20 19 19 19 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 Points 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 8 8 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 17 18 19 19 20 23 24 24 24 24
Source:
Soccerway A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = LossNotes:
Matches
Win
Draw
Loss
FA Cup
Burnley entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn away to Tottenham Hotspur .[ 119]
Win
Draw
Loss
EFL Cup
Burnley entered the competition in the second round, and were drawn away to Nottingham Forest .[ 121] They were then drawn away to Salford City in the third round,[ 122] and away to Everton in the fourth round.
Win
Draw
Loss
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Hellenic League (Premier , One )
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