List of Burnley F.C. seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Burnley Football Club in English and European football, from 1885 (when they had their first FA Cup campaign) to the present day. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.

Seasons

Season League FA Cup League Cup Charity Shield Other Top scorer[1]
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos
188586 There was no League football until 1888. R1 N/A 0
188687 R1 Walter Place 2
188788 R2 Bill McFettridge 2
188889 Football League 22 7 3 12 42 62 17 9th R2 Pat Gallocher 9
188990 22 4 5 13 36 65 13 11th R1 Robert Haresnape 6
189091 22 9 3 10 52 63 21 8th R2 Claude Lambie 17
189192 26 11 4 11 49 45 26 7th R2 Tom Nicol 18
189293 Division 1 30 13 4 13 51 44 30 6th R2 Billy Bowes
Robert Buchanan
8
189394 30 15 4 11 61 51 34 5th R1 Peter Turnbull 15
189495 30 11 4 15 44 56 26 9th R1 Tom Nicol 11
189596 30 10 7 13 48 44 27 10th R2 Hugh Robertson 12
189697 30 6 7 17 43 61 19 16th R1 Billy Bowes 11
189798 Division 2 30 20 8 2 80 24 48 1st QF Jimmy Ross 24
189899 Division 1 34 15 9 10 45 47 39 3rd R1 Wilf Toman 12
189900 34 11 5 18 34 54 27 17th R1 Edgar Chadwick 10
190001 Division 2 34 20 4 10 53 29 44 3rd R2 Bill Jenkinson 11
190102 34 10 10 14 41 45 30 9th R1 Cornelius Hogan 12
190203 34 6 8 20 30 77 20 18th IR Cornelius Hogan 7
190304 34 15 9 10 50 55 39 5th Q4 William Jackson 10
190405 34 12 6 16 43 52 30 11th IR Doug MacFarlane 13
190506 38 15 8 15 42 53 38 9th R1 Doug MacFarlane 10
190607 38 17 6 15 62 47 40 7th R1 Dick Smith 16
190708 38 20 6 12 67 50 46 7th R1 Dick Smith 24
190809 38 13 7 18 51 58 33 14th QF Dick Smith 18
190910 38 14 6 18 62 61 34 14th R2 Benny Green 19
191011 38 13 15 10 45 45 41 8th QF Benny Green 14
191112 38 22 8 8 77 41 52 3rd R1 Bert Freeman 32
191213 38 21 8 9 88 53 50 2nd SF Bert Freeman 36
191314 Division 1 38 12 12 14 61 53 36 12th W Bert Freeman 19
191415 38 18 7 13 61 47 43 4th R3 Teddy Hodgson 20
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the World War I
191920 Division 1 42 21 9 12 65 59 51 2nd R2 Bert Freeman 12
192021 42 23 13 6 79 36 59 1st R3 Joe Anderson 31
192122 42 22 5 15 72 54 49 3rd R1 R/U Joe Anderson 21
192223 42 16 6 20 58 59 38 15th R1 Benny Cross 12
192324 42 12 12 18 55 60 36 17th SF George Beel 21
192425 42 11 12 19 46 75 34 19th R1 Tommy Roberts 16
192526 42 13 10 19 85 108 36 20th R3 Louis Page 26
192627 42 19 9 14 91 80 47 5th R5 Louis Page 15
192728 42 16 7 19 82 98 39 19th R3 George Beel 35
192829 42 15 8 19 81 103 38 19th R4 George Beel 32
192930 42 14 8 20 79 97 36 21st R3 Louis Page 15
193031 Division 2 42 17 11 14 81 77 45 8th R4 George Beel 25
193132 42 13 9 20 59 87 35 19th R3 George Beel 12
193233 42 11 14 17 67 79 36 19th QF Tommy Jones
Cecil Smith
16
193334 42 18 6 18 60 72 42 13th R3 Cecil Smith 17
193435 42 16 9 17 63 73 41 12th SF George Brown 24
193536 42 12 13 17 50 59 37 15th R3 Cecil Smith 10
193637 42 16 10 16 57 61 42 13th R5 Charlie Fletcher 13
193738 42 17 10 15 54 54 44 6th R4 Bob Brocklebank 16
193839 42 15 9 18 50 56 39 14th R3 Gordon Clayton 10
193940 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 [2] Ron Hornby 1
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the World War II
194546 n/a R3 Harry Jackson
Peter Kippax
Billy Morris
1
194647 Division 2 42 22 14 6 65 29 58 2nd R/U Harry Potts 17
194748 Division 1 42 20 12 10 56 43 52 3rd R3 Harry Potts 14
194849 42 12 14 16 43 50 38 15th R5 Jackie Chew 11
194950 42 16 13 13 40 40 45 10th R5 Harry Potts 12
195051 42 14 14 14 48 43 42 10th R3 Bill Holden 12
195152 42 15 10 17 56 63 40 14th QF Billy Morris 19
195253 42 18 12 12 67 52 48 6th R5 Bill Holden 22
195354 42 21 4 17 78 67 46 7th R4 Billy Gray 20
195455 42 17 9 16 51 48 43 10th R3 Bill Holden 14
195556 42 18 8 16 64 54 44 7th R4 Peter McKay 27
195657 42 18 10 14 56 50 46 7th QF Jimmy McIlroy 16
195758 42 21 5 16 80 74 47 6th R4 Jimmy McIlroy 19
195859 42 19 10 13 81 70 48 7th QF Ray Pointer 29
195960 42 24 7 11 85 61 55 1st QF John Connelly 25
196061 42 22 7 13 102 77 51 4th SF SF Shared EC QF Jimmy Robson 33
196162 42 21 11 10 101 67 53 2nd R/U Ray Pointer 26
196263 42 22 10 10 78 57 54 3rd R4 Andy Lochhead 20
196364 42 17 10 15 71 64 44 9th QF Andy Lochhead 14
196465 42 16 10 16 70 70 42 12th R5 Willie Irvine 25
196566 42 24 7 11 79 47 55 3rd R4 QF Willie Irvine 37
196667 42 15 9 18 66 76 39 14th R3 R3 ICFC QF Andy Lochhead 19
196768 42 14 10 18 64 71 38 14th R3 QF Frank Casper 17
196869 42 15 9 18 55 82 39 14th R4 SF Frank Casper 21
196970 42 12 15 15 56 61 39 14th R4 R4 Steve Kindon 18
197071 42 7 13 22 29 63 27 21st R3 R2 Eric Probert 5
197172 Division 2 42 20 6 16 70 55 46 7th R3 R3 Frank Casper 19
197273 42 24 14 4 72 35 62 1st R3 R2 Paul Fletcher 15
197374 Division 1 42 16 14 12 56 53 46 6th SF R3 W Paul Fletcher 15
197475 42 17 11 14 68 67 45 10th R3 R4 Leighton James 17
197576 42 9 10 23 43 66 28 21st R3 QF Peter Noble 17
197677 Division 2 42 11 14 17 46 64 36 16th R4 R2 Peter Noble 15
197778 42 15 10 17 56 64 40 11th R4 R3 Steve Kindon 13
197879 42 14 12 16 51 62 40 13th R5 R3 Peter Noble 16
197980 42 6 15 21 39 73 27 21st R4 R2 Martin Dobson
Billy Hamilton
7
198081 Division 3 46 18 14 14 60 48 50 8th R2 R2 Steve Taylor 17
198182 46 21 17 8 66 45 80 1st R4 R1 Billy Hamilton 19
198283 Division 2 42 12 8 22 56 66 44 21st QF SF Billy Hamilton 19
198384 Division 3 46 16 14 16 76 61 62 12th R3 R1 FLT SF Billy Hamilton 21
198485 46 11 13 22 60 73 46 21st R3 R2 FLT QF Kevin Hird 22
198586 Division 4 46 16 11 19 60 65 59 14th R3 R1 FLT GS Alan Taylor 21
198687 46 12 13 21 53 74 49 22nd R1 R1 FLT R1 Leighton James 12
198788 46 20 7 19 57 62 67 10th R1 R2 FLT R/U George Oghani 19
198889 46 14 13 19 52 61 55 16th R1 R2 FLT R1 Brendan O'Connell 18
198990 46 14 14 18 45 55 56 16th R3 R1 FLT GS Ron Futcher 10
199091 46 23 10 13 70 51 79 6th R3 R2 FLT SF Ron Futcher 20
199192 42 25 8 9 79 43 83 1st R3 R1 FLT SF[3] Mike Conroy 29
199293 Division 2[4] 46 15 16 15 57 59 61 13th R3 R1 FLT QF Adrian Heath 23
199394 46 21 10 15 79 58 73 6th[5] R3 R2 FLT GS David Eyres 28
199495 Division 1 46 11 13 22 49 74 46 22nd R4 R2 David Eyres
Liam Robinson
10
199596 Division 2 46 14 13 19 56 68 55 17th R1 R2 FLT QF Kurt Nogan 26
199697 46 19 11 16 71 55 68 9th R3 R2 FLT R2 Paul Barnes 25
199798 46 13 13 20 55 65 52 20th R1 R2 FLT SF[3] Andy Cooke 20
199899 46 13 16 17 54 73 55 15th R1 R1 FLT R1 Andy Payton 23
199900 46 25 13 8 69 47 88 2nd R4 R1 FLT R1 Andy Payton 27
200001 Division 1 46 21 9 16 50 54 72 7th R3 R2 Andy Payton 15
200102 46 21 12 13 70 62 75 7th R4 R1 Gareth Taylor 16
200203 46 15 10 21 65 89 55 16th QF R4 Gareth Taylor 17
200304 46 13 14 19 60 77 53 19th R5 R3 Robbie Blake 22
200405 Championship[6] 46 15 15 16 38 39 60 13th R5 R4 Robbie Blake 13
200506 46 14 12 20 46 54 54 17th R3 R3 Ade Akinbiyi 14
200607 46 15 12 19 52 49 57 15th R3 R1 Andy Gray 14
200708 46 16 14 16 60 67 62 13th R3 R3 Andy Gray 13
200809 46 21 13 12 72 60 76 5th R5 SF Martin Paterson 19
200910 Premier League 38 8 6 24 42 82 30 18th R4 R3 Steven Fletcher 12
201011 Championship 46 18 14 14 65 61 68 8th R5 R4 Chris Eagles
Jay Rodriguez
15
201112 46 17 11 18 62 61 58 13th R3 R4 Jay Rodriguez 21
201213 46 16 13 17 62 60 61 11th R3 R3 Charlie Austin 28
201314 46 26 15 5 72 37 93 2nd R3 R4 Danny Ings 26
201415 Premier League 38 7 12 19 28 53 33 18th R3 R2 Danny Ings 11
201516 Championship 46 26 15 5 72 35 93 1st R4 R1 Andre Gray 23

Key

  • P = Played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • F = Goals for
  • A = Goals against
  • Pts = Points
  • Pos = Final position

  • IR = Intermediate Round
  • R1 = Round 1
  • R2 = Round 2
  • R3 = Round 3
  • R4 = Round 4
  • R5 = Round 5
  • QF = Quarter-Finals
  • SF = Semi-Finals
  • R/U = Runners Up
  • W= Winners

Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Footnotes

  1. Goals in all competitions (The Football League or Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy , FA Charity Shield or FA Community Shield and European) are counted.
  2. The 193940 season was abandoned in early September and all results annulled.
  3. 1 2 Section Final
  4. The Four Divisions Changed name Level 1 was called the Premier League
    Level 2 was called Division 1
    Level 3 was called Division 2
    Level 4 was called Division 3
  5. Won the 1994 play-off final 2–1 against Stockport County at Wembley Stadium
  6. The remaining Divisions changed to Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League Two
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