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1997–98 Burnley F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Burnley |
| season | 1997–98 |
| manager | Chris Waddle |
| mgrtitle | Manager |
| chairman | Frank Teasdale |
| chrtitle | Chairman |
| league | Second Division |
| league result | 20th |
| cup1 | League Cup |
| cup1 result | 2nd Round |
| cup2 | FA Cup |
| cup2 result | 1st Round |
| cup3 | Football League Trophy |
| cup3 result | Northern Section Final |
| league topscorer | Andy Cooke (16) |
| season topscorer | Andy Cooke (20) |
| highest attendance | 18,811 v Plymouth Argyle |
| (2 May 1998) | |
| lowest attendance | 2,442 v Notts County |
| (27 January 1998) | |
| average attendance | 10,481 |
| prevseason | 1996–97 |
| nextseason | 1998–99 |
| pattern_b1 | _vneck |
| pattern_so1 | _band_blue |
| leftarm1 | 3BB9FF |
| body1 | 990033 |
| rightarm1 | 3BB9FF |
| shorts1 | 990033 |
| socks1 | 990033 |
(2 May 1998) (27 January 1998) The 1997–98 season was Burnley's 3rd successive season in the third tier of English football. They were managed by Chris Waddle in his only full season since he replaced Adrian Heath at the beginning of the campaign.
Appearances and goals
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Transfers
In
| Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | NED Marco Gentile | MVV Maastricht | Free | 4 June 1997 | |
| DF | ENG Steve Blatherwick | Nottingham Forest | £125k | 1 August 1997 | |
| MF | ENG Gordon Cowans | Stockport County | Free | 1 August 1997 | |
| MF | ENG Mark Ford | Leeds United | £250k | 1 August 1997 | |
| DF | ENG Lee Howey | Sunderland | £200k | 11 August 1997 | |
| FW | ENG Andy Kiwomya | Bradford City | Loan | 2 September 1997 | |
| FW | SCO Gerry Creaney | Manchester City | Loan | 19 September 1997 | |
| FW | ENG Kevin Henderson | Morpeth Town | Free | 1 December 1997 | |
| FW | ENG Andy Payton | Huddersfield Town | Swap | 16 January 1998 | |
| MF | ENG John Mullin | Sunderland | Loan | 26 March 1998 |
Out
| Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | ENG Adrian Heath | Retired | 31 May 1997 | ||
| FW | ENG Liam Robinson | Scarborough | Free | 31 May 1997 | |
| MF | ENG Steve Thompson | Rotherham United | Free | 31 May 1997 | |
| GK | WAL Wayne Russell | Ebbw Vale | Free | 31 May 1997 | |
| DF | ENG Gary Parkinson | Preston North End | Free | 1 August 1997 | |
| DF | ENG Peter Swan | Bury | £50k | 8 August 1997 | |
| DF | ENG Vince Overson | Shrewsbury Town | Loan | 19 September 1997 | |
| MF | ENG David Eyres | Preston North End | £80k | 29 October 1997 | |
| DF | NED Marco Gentile | FC Volendam | Free | 31 October 1997 | |
| FW | ENG Ian Helliwell | Doncaster Rovers | Loan | 3 November 1997 | |
| FW | ENG Nigel Gleghorn | Brentford | Loan | 17 November 1997 | |
| MF | ENG Jamie Hoyland | Carlisle United | Loan | 20 November 1997 | |
| FW | ENG Paul Barnes | Huddersfield Town | Swap | 16 January 1998 | |
| FW | ENG Phil Eastwood | Telford United | Loan | 7 February 1998 | |
| FW | ENG Nigel Gleghorn | Northampton Town | Loan | 12 February 1998 | |
| GK | ENG Tony Parks | Doncaster Rovers | Loan | 13 February 1998 | |
| DF | ENG Richard Huxford | Dunfermline Athletic | Loan | 13 February 1998 | |
| GK | ENG Marlon Beresford | Middlesbrough | Free | 10 March 1998 |
Matches
Second Division
Rowe Tolson
Rapley
Scott
Creaney
Heathcote Creaney
Creaney Vincent
Cooke
Creaney Barnes
Preece
Savage
Widdrington Lester Nogan
Barnes
Bell
Jones
Smith
Barras
Brass
Cooke
Payton
Barras
Jackson Cooke Moore
McCarthy
Wilson
Smart
Payton
Bent
Lowe
Warne
Kilford
Payton
Fletcher
Rickers Allott Weller Little
Final league position
League Cup
1st round first leg
1st round second leg
Eyres
2nd round first leg
Kavanagh
2nd round second leg
Thorne
FA Cup
1st round
Knill Moore Weller
1st round replay
Berry Garner
Football League Trophy
Northern Section 2nd round
Cooke
Northern Section quarter-final
Vinnicombe Cooke Henderson
Northern Section semi-final
Northern Section final first leg
Northern Section final second leg
Donovan
References
References
- Simpson (2007), p. 446
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