| Club: | Burnley |
| Season: | 1891–92 |
| Manager: | Managed by club committee |
| Chairman: | Wyatt Granger |
| League: | Football League |
| League Result: | 7th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second Round |
| League Topscorer: | Tom Nicol (17) |
| Season Topscorer: | Tom Nicol (18) |
| Highest Attendance: | 8,500 (two occasions) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 5,000 (three occasions) |
| Prevseason: | 1890–91 |
| Nextseason: | 1892–93 |
The 1891–92 season was the tenth season in the history of Burnley Football Club and their fourth in The Football League. It was, up to that point, their most successful League season as the team finished in seventh place, with a record of 11 wins, 4 draws and 11 defeats. The top goalscorer was Scottish forward Tom Nicol, who scored 18 goals in 27 league and cup matches, while fellow Scot Alexander McLardie was the runner-up with 10 goals.
| Date | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1891 | Accrington (A) | 0–1 | 7,000 | ||
| 7 September 1891 | Preston North End (H) | 2–0 | Bowes, Haresnape | 8,500 | |
| 19 September 1891 | Stoke (H) | 4–1 | Bowes (2), Nicol, Place | 5,500 | |
| 21 September 1891 | Preston North End (A) | 1–5 | Nicol | ||
| 26 September 1891 | Blackburn Rovers (A) | 3–3 | Lang, Nicol, McLardie | 4,000 | |
| 10 October 1891 | Stoke (A) | 0–3 | 3,000 | ||
| 17 October 1891 | Aston Villa (H) | 4–1 | Bowes, Matthew, Nicol (2) | 5,000 | |
| 24 October 1891 | Bolton Wanderers (A) | 0–2 | 8,500 | ||
| 7 November 1891 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) | 0–0 | 1,200 | ||
| 14 November 1891 | Accrington (H) | 2–1 | Graham, McLardie | 7,000 | |
| 21 November 1891 | Sunderland (A) | 1–2 | Nicol | 5,000 | |
| 28 November 1891 | West Bromwich Albion (H) | 3–2 | Nicol (2), Lang | 8,000 | |
| 5 December 1891 | Aston Villa (A) | 1–6 | Hill | 5,000 | |
| 12 December 1891 | Blackburn Rovers (H) | 3–0 | Nicol, Galbraith, Bowes | 5,000 | |
| 19 December 1891 | Derby County (A) | 1–0 | Galbraith | 4,000 | |
| 26 December 1891 | West Bromwich Albion (A) | 0–1 | 5,000 | ||
| 2 January 1892 | Everton (A) | 1–1 | McLardie | 8,000 | |
| 9 January 1892 | Darwen (H) | 9–0 | Nicol (3), McLardie (3), Hill (2), Espie | 5,000 | |
| 13 February 1892 | Everton (H) | 1–0 | Hill | 8,000 | |
| 1 March 1892 | Notts County (A) | 1–5 | Espie | 2,000 | |
| 5 March 1892 | Bolton Wanderers (H) | 1–2 | Nicol | 5,000 | |
| 26 March 1892 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) | 1–1 | Nicol | 4,000 | |
| 2 April 1892 | Darwen (A) | 6–2 | Nicol (2), Bowes, McLardie (2), Hill | 3,000 | |
| 15 April 1892 | Notts County (H) | 1–0 | Nicol | 8,500 | |
| 16 April 1892 | Derby County (H) | 2–4 | McLardie, Graham | 6,000 | |
| 30 April 1892 | Sunderland (H) | 1–2 | McLardie | 8,000 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 23 January 1891 | Everton (A) | 3–1 | Hill (2), Nicol | 10,000 | |
| Second round | 30 January 1891 | Stoke (H) | 1–3 | Hill | 6,000 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 6 February 1891 | Blackpool (H) | 6–2 | Hill (2), Nicol, Graham (2), McLardie | |
| Second round | 20 February 1891 | Darwen (A) | 0–1 |
| Nat. | Position | Player | Football League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| IF | Billy Bowes | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 6 | ||
| CF | Jock Espie | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| OF | Hugh Galbraith | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| OF | William Graham | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| OF | Robert Haresnape | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| OF | Jimmy Hill | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 8 | ||
| GK | Jack Hillman | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| FB | William Jeffrey | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| HB | Jack Keenan | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| FB | Sandy Lang | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| HB | James Matthew | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| HB | Bill McFettridge | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| IF | Alexander McLardie | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 10 | ||
| CF | Tom Nicol | 25 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 18 | ||
| OF | Walter Place senior | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| HB | Daniel Spiers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| IF | Alec Stewart | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| FB | John Walker | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |