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1985–86 Burnley F.C. season

English football club season

Field	Value
club	Burnley
season	1985–86
manager	Martin Buchan
(until October 1985)
Tommy Cavanagh
(from October 1985)
mgrtitle	Manager
chairman	Frank Teasdale
chrtitle	Chairman
league	Division Four
league result	14th
cup1	League Cup
cup1 result	1st Round
cup2	FA Cup
cup2 result	2nd Round
cup3	Football League Trophy
cup3 result	Group Stage
league topscorer	Alan Taylor (16)
season topscorer	Alan Taylor (21)
highest attendance	4,279 v Northampton Town
(17 August 1985)
lowest attendance	1,138 v Darlington
(13 March 1986)
average attendance	3,204
prevseason	1984–85
nextseason	1986–87

(until October 1985) Tommy Cavanagh (from October 1985) (17 August 1985) (13 March 1986) The 1985–86 season was Burnley's first season in the fourth tier of English football. They were initially managed by Martin Buchan until October 1985, when he was replaced by Tommy Cavanagh as manager.

Appearances and goals

Matches

Football League Division Four

;Key

In Result column, Burnley's score shown first
H = Home match
A = Away match
pen. = Penalty kick
o.g. = Own goal ;Results

Date	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
17 August 1985	Northampton Town (H)	3–2	Hird 12', Biggins (2) 28', 44'	4,279
23 August 1985	Stockport County (H)	0–1		3,909
26 August 1985	Port Vale (H)	1–2	Taylor 23'	3,995
31 August 1985	Aldershot (A)	2–0	Taylor (2) 62', 68'	1,744
7 September 1985	Hartlepool United (H)	2–0	Biggins 37', Heggarty 89'	3,175
14 September 1985	Hereford United (A)	2–2	Malley 18', Hird 65' (pen.)	3,411
17 September 1985	Preston North End (A)	0–1		5,585
21 September 1985	Rochdale (H)	1–0	Biggins 1'	4,241
28 September 1985	Peterborough United (A)	0–0		3,700
1 October 1985	Colchester United (H)	0–2		3,424
5 October 1985	Chester City (A)	0–4		2,974
12 October 1985	Swindon Town (H)	0–2		3,022
19 October 1985	Crewe Alexandra (A)	1–3	Taylor 48'	1,998
22 October 1985	Torquay United (H)	3–0	Hird 14' (pen.), Taylor (2) 31', 88'	2,295
26 October 1985	Halifax Town (A)	2–2	Parker 19', Grewcock 86'	2,334
2 November 1985	Southend United (H)	1–3	Robinson 44'	2,673
5 November 1985	Mansfield Town (H)	2–1	Taylor 44', Hird 67'	2,020
9 November 1985	Cambridge United (A)	4–0	Hird 1', Parker 28', Devine 29', Taylor 35'	1,917
23 November 1985	Exeter City (H)	3–1	McNichol 14' (o.g.), Hird (2) 50' (pen.), 81' (pen.)	2,893
30 November 1985	Scunthorpe United (A)	1–1	Hoskin 8'	2,001
14 December 1985	Orient (H)	1–0	Taylor 23'	3,007
20 December 1985	Stockport County (A)	1–1	Heesom 79'	3,472
26 December 1985	Tranmere Rovers (A)	1–2	Taylor 44'	3,188
1 January 1986	Wrexham (H)	5–2	Taylor 27', Deakin 32', Grewcock 50', Parker (2) 58', 75'	4,106
3 January 1986	Southend United (A)	3–2	Taylor (2) 65', 77', Deakin 66'	2,619
18 January 1986	Northampton Town (A)	0–2		3,095
25 January 1986	Hereford United (H)	3–2	Taylor (2) 5', 56', Lawrence 72'	3,936
1 February 1986	Hartlepool United (A)	1–3	Lawrence 56'	3,359
4 February 1986	Torquay United (A)	0–2		1,335
24 February 1986	Port Vale (A)	1–1	Lawrence 86'	3,030
1 March 1986	Peterborough United (H)	1–1	Paris 50' (o.g.)	2,676
8 March 1986	Chester City (H)	1–0	Lawrence 70'	3,742
11 March 1986	Aldershot (H)	1–2	Grewcock 19'	2,675
15 March 1986	Swindon Town (A)	1–3	Lawrence 44'	7,311
18 March 1986	Rochdale (A)	0–1		2,406
22 March 1986	Halifax Town (H)	1–3	Hampton 15'	3,326
29 March 1986	Wrexham (A)	1–0	Hoskin 41'	2,057
31 March 1986	Tranmere Rovers (H)	3–1	Grewcock (2) 34', 89', Malley 67'	3,132
5 April 1986	Mansfield Town (A)	0–0		3,678
12 April 1986	Cambridge United (H)	1–1	Grewcock 87'	2,796
15 April 1986	Crewe Alexandra (H)	0–1		1,988
19 April 1986	Exeter City (A)	2–0	Taylor 20', Parker 47'	2,019
22 April 1986	Preston North End (H)	1–1	Deakin 49'	3,835
26 April 1986	Scunthorpe United (H)	1–2	Grewcock 20'	2,542
3 May 1986	Orient (A)	0–3		1,995
6 May 1986	Colchester United (A)	2–2	Lawrence 62', Devine 89'	2,726

Final league position

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
16 November 1985	Round 1	Nuneaton Borough (A)	3–2	Malley 15', Devine (2) 44', 89'	4,500
7 December 1985	Round 2	Rotherham United (A)	1–4	Parker 47'	4,264

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
20 August 1985	Round 1 First leg	Bury (H)	2–1	Taylor 10', Biggins 82'	3,303
3 September 1985	Round 1 Second leg	Bury (A)	3–5	Taylor (2) 25', 85', Hird 40'	3,762

Football League Trophy

Date	Round	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
21 January 1986	Group Stage	Chesterfield (A)	2–1	Lawrence 25', Taylor 46'	1,053
13 March 1986	Group Stage	Darlington (H)	1–1	Taylor 13'	1,138

References

Simpson (2007), p. 402

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