| Season: | 2005–06 |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| League Result: | 17th |
| Cup1 Result: | 3rd Round |
| Cup2 Result: | 3rd Round |
| League Topscorer: | Ade Akinbiyi (12) |
| Season Topscorer: | Ade Akinbiyi (14) |
| Highest Attendance: | 17,912 v Stoke City (26 December 2005) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 4,501 v Barnsley (20 September 2005) |
| Average Attendance: | 11,849 |
| Nextseason: | 2006–07 |
The 2005–06 season was Burnley's 6th season in the second tier of English football. They were managed by Steve Cotterill in his second full season since he replaced Stan Ternent at the beginning of the 2004–05 season.
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| Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | MF | Free | 16 May 2005 | ||
| 14 | MF | Free | 16 May 2005 | ||
| 2 | DF | Free | 1 June 2005 | ||
| 15 | FW | Free | 14 June 2005 | ||
| 3 | DF | Free | 30 June 2005 | ||
| 22 | DF | £25k | 1 August 2005 | ||
| 18 | FW | Loan | 17 August 2005 | ||
| 20 | DF | Loan | 26 August 2005 | ||
| 19 | MF | £35k | 27 August 2005 | ||
| 21 | DF | Loan | 27 August 2005 | ||
| 21 | DF | £75k | 30 August 2005 | ||
| 18 | MF | Loan | 28 October 2005 | ||
| 23 | GK | Loan | 15 November 2005 | ||
| 10 | FW | Loan | 30 January 2006 | ||
| 18 | DF | Loan | 16 March 2006 | ||
| 20 | FW | Loan | 16 March 2006 | ||
| 18 | MF | Loan | 23 March 2006 | ||
| Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Released | 9 May 2005 | ||||
| MF | Released | 9 May 2005 | ||||
| DF | Retired | 9 May 2006 | ||||
| MF | Al-Khaleej | Released | 9 May 2006 | |||
| FW | Cayne Hanley | Released | 31 May 2006 | |||
| DF | Free | 22 June 2005 | ||||
| DF | Free | 6 July 2005 | ||||
| MF | Free | 25 July 2005 | ||||
| MF | Free | 2 August 2005 | ||||
| 25 | MF | Loan | 10 November 2005 | |||
| 17 | FW | Loan | 7 January 2006 | |||
| 10 | FW | £1.75m | 10 January 2006 | |||
| 25 | MF | Free | 23 March 2006 | |||
| 15 | FW | Loan | 23 March 2006 |