1978–79 Burnley F.C. season

The 1978–1979 season was Burnley's third consecutive season in the second tier of English football. They were managed by Harry Potts.

Burnley
1978–79 season
Chairman Bob Lord
Manager Harry Potts
Division Two13th
League Cup3rd Round
FA Cup5th Round
Anglo-Scottish CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Peter Noble (14)
All: Peter Noble (16)
Highest home attendance30,000 v Celtic
(12 September 1978)
Lowest home attendance4,750 v Blackpool
(8 August 1978)
Average home league attendance11,198[1]

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision TwoLeague CupFA CupAS Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
DF Tony Arins 907+000+000+002+00
DF Ian Brennan 54638+043+014+009+01
MF Terry Cochrane 1246+013+020+003+01
FW Paul Fletcher 501134+193+002+119+01
MF Brian Hall 36225+320+003+005+00
MF Billy Ingham 521337+093+014+018+02
MF Joe Jakub 13013+000+000+000+00
MF Leighton James 48537+031+004+016+01
FW Steve Kindon 531037+132+004+019+06
MF Tony Morley 23312+721+002+011+00
MF Peter Noble 571641+0143+014+009+01
MF Stuart Robertson 100+100+000+000+00
DF Peter Robinson 1418+510+001+000+00
DF Billy Rodaway 54039+003+004+008+00
DF Derek Scott 50135+013+004+008+00
FW Malcolm Smith 1539+012+000+004+02
GK Alan Stevenson 58042+003+004+009+00
DF Jim Thomson 57341+013+004+019+01
MF Kevin Young 101+000+000+000+00

Matches

Football League Division Two

Key
Results
Date Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
19 August 1978 Leicester City (H) 2–2 Fletcher 46', Noble 69' (pen.) 12,048
22 August 1978 Charlton Athletic (A) 1–1 Cochrane 22' 8,580
26 August 1978 Fulham (A) 0–0 6,135
2 September 1978 Notts County (H) 2–1 Noble 11' (pen.), Brennan 69' 9,787
9 September 1978 West Ham United (H) 3–2 Brennan 37', Fletcher 50', Thomson 81' 12,392
16 September 1978 Sheffield United (A) 0–4 15,355
23 September 1978 Sunderland (H) 1–2 Morley 75' 13,368
30 September 1978 Millwall (A) 2–0 Fletcher 23', Noble 64' 5,389
7 October 1978 Oldham Athletic (H) 1–0 Smith 85' 11,835
14 October 1978 Stoke City (A) 1–3 Ingham 17' 18,434
21 October 1978 Brighton & Hove Albion (H) 3–0 Ingham (2) 57', 75', Brennan 71' 10,321
28 October 1978 Preston North End (A) 2–2 Kindon 18', Noble 67' (pen.) 14,975
4 November 1978 Crystal Palace (H) 2–1 Brennan 16', Fletcher 48' 11,129
11 November 1978 Leicester City (A) 1–2 Ingham 88' 12,842
18 November 1978 Fulham (H) 5–3 Noble (3) 20' (pen.), 26' (pen.), 83', James 46', Kindon 85' 10,566
21 November 1978 Notts County (A) 1–1 Ingham 76' 8,520
25 November 1978 Cambridge United (A) 2–2 Ingham 42', Fletcher 61' 6,502
9 December 1978 Orient (A) 1–2 Fletcher 40' 4,754
16 December 1978 Bristol Rovers (H) 2–0 Ingham (2) 30', 80' 9,257
23 December 1978 Newcastle United (A) 1–3 Noble 86' 23,639
26 December 1978 Blackburn Rovers (H) 2–1 Fletcher 5', Noble 43' 23,133
30 December 1978 Cardiff City (H) 0–0 9,821
3 February 1979 Sunderland (A) 1–3 James 44' 23,030
24 February 1979 Stoke City (H) 0–3 13,890
3 March 1979 Brighton & Hove Albion (A) 1–2 Ingham 51' 19,379
6 March 1979 Sheffield United (H) 1–1 Fletcher 32' 8,208
10 March 1979 Preston North End (H) 1–1 Noble 51' 15,270
13 March 1979 Luton Town (H) 2–1 Noble (2) 42' (pen.), 54' 7,691
21 March 1979 Wrexham (A) 1–0 Fletcher 38' 8,840
24 March 1979 Charlton Athletic (H) 2–1 James 14', Scott 89' 8,560
31 March 1979 Cambridge United (H) 1–1 Robinson 18' 8,234
7 April 1979 Luton Town (A) 1–4 Noble 58' (pen.) 6,466
10 April 1979 Newcastle United (H) 1–0 Hall 10' 7,771
14 April 1979 Blackburn Rovers (A) 2–1 Morley 46', Hall 71' 14,761
16 April 1979 Wrexham (H) 0–0 9,401
21 April 1979 Bristol Rovers (A) 0–2 5,947
24 April 1979 West Ham United (A) 1–3 Noble 1' 24,139
28 April 1979 Orient (H) 0–1 7,195
5 May 1979 Cardiff City (A) 1–1 Kindon 41' 10,254
8 May 1979 Millwall (H) 0–1 5,837
11 May 1979 Crystal Palace (A) 0–2 51,482
14 May 1979 Oldham Athletic F.C. (A) 0–2 6,791

Final league position

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
11 Orient 42 15 10 17 51 51 0 40
12 Cambridge United 42 12 16 14 44 52 8 40
13 Burnley 42 14 12 16 51 62 11 40
14 Oldham Athletic 42 13 13 16 52 61 9 39
15 Wrexham 42 12 14 16 45 42 +3 38 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1979–80 First round[lower-alpha 1]
Source:
Notes:
  1. Wrexham were runners-up in the Welsh Cup final, and since winners Shrewsbury Town are an English club, Wrexham were awarded the right to participate in the European Cup Winners' Cup.

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
9 January 1979 Round 3 Birmingham City (A) 2–0 Morley 1', James 85' 15,535
21 February 1979 Round 4 Sunderland (H) 1–1 Thomson 28' 20,852
26 February 1979 Replay Sunderland (A) 3–0 Fletcher 5', Ingham 20', Kindon 88' 37,507
28 February 1979 Round 5 Liverpool (A) 0–3 47,161

League Cup

Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
29 August 1978 Round 2 Bradford City (H) 1–1 Cochrane 75' 9,185
5 September 1978 Replay Bradford City (A) 3–2 Noble 47', Cochrane 75', Ingham 86' 9,192
3 October 1978 Round 3 Brighton & Hove Albion (H) 1–3 Brennan 64' 9,076

Anglo-Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance
5 August 1978 Preliminary Group Preston North End (H) 3–2 Kindon 5', Ingham 43', Fletcher 72' 7,456
8 August 1978 Preliminary Group Blackpool (H) 3–1 Ingham 21', Smith 34', Cochrane 82' 4,750
12 August 1978 Preliminary Group Blackburn Rovers (A) 1–1 Smith 2' 6,171
12 September 1978 Quarter Final First Leg Celtic (H) 1–0 Kindon 56' 30,000
27 September 1978 Quarter Final Second Leg Celtic (A) 2–1 Brennan 21', Kindon 26' 28,000
31 October 1978 Semi Final First Leg Mansfield Town (A) 2–1 Kindon 79', James 82' 5,517
7 November 1978 Semi Final Second Leg Mansfield Town (H) 0–1 (a.e.t.)
(8 – 7p)
6,871
5 December 1978 Final First Leg Oldham Athletic (A) 4–1 Kindon (2) 1', 75', Noble 3', Thomson 67' 10,456
12 December 1978 Final Second Leg Oldham Athletic (H) 0–1 10,865

References

  1. Simpson (2007), p. 370
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