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

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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    
1 GK   WAL Danny Coyne 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0
2 DF   ENG Wayne Thomas 33 0 1 0 1 0 35 0 4 2
3 DF   ENG Jon Harley 44 (1) 1 1 0 1 0 46 (1) 1 11 0
4 DF   ENG John McGreal 21 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 22 (1) 0 3 0
5 DF   JAM Frank Sinclair 16 (3) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 16 (4) 0 5 1
5 DF   IRL Graham Coughlan * 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 0 0
6 DF   NIR Michael Duff 42 (2) 2 0 0 1 0 43 (2) 2 9 0
7 MF   IRL James O'Connor 39 (4) 3 1 0 1 0 41 (4) 3 10 0
8 MF   IRL Alan Mahon 10 (15) 2 0 (1) 0 1 0 11 (16) 2 1 0
9 FW   NIR Steve Jones 37 (4) 5 1 0 1 0 39 (4) 5 1 0
10 FW   SCO Andy Gray 34 (1) 14 0 0 1 0 35 (1) 14 5 1
11 MF   ENG Wade Elliott 40 (2) 4 1 0 0 (1) 0 41 (3) 4 8 0
12 GK   DEN Brian Jensen 30 (1) 0 1 0 1 0 32 (1) 0 0 0
14 MF   IRL Garreth O'Connor 0 (8) 0 0 (1) 1 0 0 0 (9) 1 0 0
15 MF   ENG Graham Branch 0 (5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (5) 0 0 0
16 MF   IRL Chris McCann 24 (14) 5 1 0 1 0 26 (14) 5 4 0
17 FW   NIR Kyle Lafferty 15 (20) 4 0 (1) 0 1 0 16 (21) 4 4 0
18 MF   JAM Micah Hyde 19 (4) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 19 (5) 0 7 1
18 MF   CMR Eric Djemba-Djemba * 13 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 13 (2) 0 3 1
19 MF   ENG John Spicer 0 (11) 1 0 0 0 0 0 (11) 1 0 0
20 FW   NGA Ade Akinbiyi 15 (5) 2 1 1 0 0 16 (5) 3 0 0
21 FW   ENG Gifton Noel-Williams 19 (4) 5 1 0 0 0 20 (4) 5 1 0
21 FW   NIR Paul McVeigh * 6 (2) 3 0 0 0 0 6 (2) 3 0 0
22 DF   ENG Stephen Foster 7 (10) 0 1 0 1 0 9 (10) 0 2 1
23 GK   ENG Mike Pollitt * 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
24 DF   SCO Steven Caldwell 16 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 16 (1) 0 4 0
25 MF   ISL Joey Guðjónsson 9 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 9 (2) 0 4 0

Transfers

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# Pos Player From Fee Date
9 FW   Steve Jones Crewe Alexandra Free 3 May 2006
10 FW   Andy Gray Sunderland £750k 1 June 2006
8 MF   Alan Mahon Wigan Athletic £200k 8 June 2006
22 DF   Stephen Foster Crewe Alexandra Free 22 June 2006
20 FW   Ade Akinbiyi Sheffield United £750k 1 January 2007
23 GK   Mike Pollitt Wigan Athletic Loan 11 January 2007
18 MF   Eric Djemba-Djemba Aston Villa Loan 12 January 2007
25 MF   Joey Guðjónsson AZ £150k 22 January 2007
24 DF   Steven Caldwell Sunderland £200k 31 January 2007
5 DF   Graham Coughlan Sheffield Wednesday Loan 22 March 2007
21 FW   Paul McVeigh Norwich City Loan 22 March 2007
# Pos Player To Fee Date
DF   Danny Karbassiyoon Retired 8 May 2006
DF   Martin Reilly Released 31 May 2006
DF   Mark Crossley Released 31 May 2006
DF   Duane Courtney The New Saints Released 31 May 2006
18 MF   Micah Hyde Peterborough United £75k 11 January 2007
21 FW   Gifton Noel-Williams Real Murcia £50k 24 January 2007
5 DF   Frank Sinclair Huddersfield Town Loan 9 February 2007

Matches

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Championship

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5 August 2006 1 Burnley 2–0 Queens Park Rangers Burnley
15:00 Jones   59'   69' (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,190
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
8 August 2006 2 Leicester City 0–1 Burnley Leicester
19:45 (Report) Gray   45' Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 19,035
Referee: Howard Webb
12 August 2006 3 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Burnley Sheffield
15:00 MacLean   67' (pen.) (Report) J. O'Connor   82' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,425
Referee: Colin Webster
19 August 2006 4 Burnley 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Burnley
15:00 (Report) Johnson   19' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,245
Referee: Clive Oliver
26 August 2006 5 Crystal Palace 2–2 Burnley London
15:00 Cort   48'
Scowcroft   74'
D Mahon   23'
Lafferty   52'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,396
Referee: Lee Probert
9 September 2006 6 Burnley 1–2 Colchester United Burnley
15:00 Gray   88' (Report) Watson   26'
Iwelumo   54' (pen.)
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,039
Referee: Ray Olivier
12 September 2006 7 Burnley 4–2 Barnsley Burnley
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 8 Stoke City 0–1 Burnley Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 (Report) Gray   1' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 12,247
Referee: Chris Foy
23 September 2006 9 Burnley 2–3 Southampton Burnley
15:00 Jones   4'
Gray   33'
(Report) Rasiak   18'   73'
Skácel   54'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 13,051
Referee: Darren Drysdale
1 October 2006 10 Norwich City 1–4 Burnley Norwich
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 11 Burnley 2–0 Hull City Burnley
15:00 Duff   10'
Noel-Williams   13'
(Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,530
Referee: Andy Penn
17 October 2006 12 Burnley 0–0 Southend United Burnley
19:45 (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,461
Referee: Uriah Rennie
21 October 2006 13 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Burnley Plymouth
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 12,817
Referee: Pat Miller
27 October 2006 14 Burnley 3–2 Preston North End Burnley
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 15 Luton Town 0–2 Burnley Luton
19:45 (Report) Gray   31'   36' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7,664
Referee: Jarnail Singh
4 November 2006 16 Burnley 1–0 Ipswich Town Burnley
15:00 McCann   90' (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,709
Referee: Phil Joslin
11 November 2006 17 Cardiff City 1–0 Burnley Cardiff
15:00 Scimeca   23' (Report) Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,774
Referee: Peter Walton
18 November 2006 18 West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Burnley West Bromwich
15:00 Koumas   5'
Ellington   7'
Carter   45'
(Report) Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 18,707
Referee: Richard Beeby
25 November 2006 19 Burnley 1–2 Birmingham City Burnley
19:45 McCann   4' (Report) Bendtner   15'
Campbell   83'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,889
Referee: Kevin Wright
28 November 2006 20 Burnley 2–1 Leeds United Burnley
19:45 Noel-Williams   67'
Gray   69'
(Report) Healy   87' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 15,061
Referee: Phil Dowd
2 December 2006 21 Ipswich Town 1–1 Burnley Ipswich
15:00 Lee   90' (pen.) (Report) Lafferty   86' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,254
Referee: Keith Hill
9 December 2006 22 Coventry City 1–0 Burnley Coventry
15:00 Cameron   31' (pen.) (Report) Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 18,362
Referee: M Thorpe
16 December 2006 23 Burnley 2–2 Sunderland Burnley
15:00 Lafferty   9'   52' (Report) Leadbitter   80'
Connolly   90'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 14,798
Referee: Mike Dean
23 December 2006 24 Burnley 0–0 Derby County Burnley
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,825
Referee: Mike Pike
26 December 2006 25 Barnsley 1–0 Burnley Barnsley
15:00 Devaney   30' (Report) Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,842
Referee: Iain Williamson
30 December 2006 26 Hull City 2–0 Burnley Kingston upon Hull
15:00 Marney   6'
Fagan   23' (pen.)
(Report) Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 17,731
Referee: G Laws
13 January 2007 27 Southampton 0–0 Burnley Southampton
15:00 (Report) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 20,486
Referee: Anthony Bates
23 January 2007 28 Burnley 0–1 Stoke City Burnley
19:45 (Report) Sidibe   24' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,109
Referee: Mike Pike
30 January 2007 29 Derby County 1–0 Burnley Derby
19:45 Howard   4' (Report) Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 23,122
Referee: Mike Riley
3 February 2007 30 Queens Park Rangers 3–1 Burnley London
15:00 Cook   13'
Blackstock   55'
Lomas   72'
(Report) McCann   18' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 10,811
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
10 February 2007 31 Burnley 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Burnley
15:00 Elliott   55' (Report) Burton   58' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,745
Referee: N Miller
17 February 2007 32 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Burnley Wolverhampton
15:00 Kightly   5'
S. Ward   40'
(Report) McCann   53' Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 19,521
Referee: Kevin Friend
20 February 2007 33 Burnley 0–1 Leicester City Burnley
19:45 (Report) McGreal   67' (o.g.) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,274
Referee: Mike Dean
24 February 2007 34 Colchester United 0–0 Burnley Colchester
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,934
Referee: Carl Boyeson
3 March 2007 35 Burnley 1–1 Crystal Palace Burnley
15:00 Akinbiyi   53' (Report) Morrison   15' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,659
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
13 March 2007 36 Southend United 1–0 Burnley Southend-on-Sea
19:45 Foran   90' (Report) Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,855
Referee: Paul Taylor
17 March 2007 37 Preston North End 2–0 Burnley Preston
13:00 Nugent   33'
Agyemang   75'
(Report) Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,666
Referee: Colin Webster
31 March 2007 38 Burnley 0–0 Luton Town Burnley
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,088
Referee: Mike Thorpe
3 April 2007 39 Burnley 4–0 Plymouth Argyle Burnley
19:45 Duff   13'
McVeigh   20'
Jones   38'
Elliott   61'
(Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 9,793
Referee: Andy Hall
7 April 2007 40 Birmingham City 0–1 Burnley Birmingham
15:00 (Report) Spicer   80' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 28,777
Referee: N Miller
9 April 2007 41 Burnley 2–0 Cardiff City Burnley
15:00 Jones   4'
McVeigh   48'
(Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,347
Referee: Richard Beeby
14 April 2007 42 Leeds United 1–0 Burnley Leeds
15:00 Heath   21' (Report) Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 23,528
Referee: Steve Tanner
13 April 2007 43 Burnley 3–0 Norwich City Burnley
19:45 Akinbiyi   30'
Gray   86'
Elliott   89'
(Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 9,681
Referee: Martin Atkinson
23 April 2007 44 Burnley 3–2 West Bromwich Albion Burnley
19:45 Gray   15'   48'
McCann   87'
(Report) Koumas   6'
Ellington   8'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Mike Jones
27 April 2007 45 Sunderland 3–2 Burnley Sunderland
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 46 Burnley 1–2 Coventry City Burnley
13:00 McVeigh   62' (Report) Mifsud   30'
Tabb   55'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,830
Referee: Phil Joslin

Final league position

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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

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1st Round

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22 August 2006 Burnley 0–1 Hartlepool United Burnley
19:45 (Report) Porter   78' (pen.) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 3,853
Referee: Carl Boyeson

FA Cup

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3rd Round

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9 January 2007 Reading 3–2 Burnley Madejski 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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