2009–10 Burnley F.C. season explained

Club:	Burnley
Season:	2009–10
Chairman:	Barry Kilby
League:	Premier League
League Result:	18th
Cup1:	League Cup
Cup1 Result:	Third round
Cup2:	FA Cup
Cup2 Result:	Fourth round
League Topscorer:	Steven Fletcher (8)
Season Topscorer:	Steven Fletcher (12)
Highest Attendance:	21,761 (vs. Bolton Wanderers)
Lowest Attendance:	18,397 (vs. Fulham)
Average Attendance:	20,593
Prevseason:	2008–09
Nextseason:	2010–11

The 2009–10 season marked Burnley's first season in the Premier League and the end of the club's 33-year absence from the top flight of English football.

Burnley became the first newly promoted club to chalk up four successive home victories at the start of a Premier League season.^[1] The club ended the season in 18th position, however, and were relegated back to the Championship.

In June 2009 manager Owen Coyle signed a contract extension to remain at the club until the end of the 2012–13 season,^[2] but left in January to manage Bolton Wanderers.^[3] Eight days later Brian Laws was named as his replacement.^[4]

Team kit

The team kits for the 2009–10 season are produced by Erreà and the shirt sponsor is Cooke Oils. Both the home and away kits have been designed to replicate those worn by the Burnley team of 1960, when they were last crowned the champions of English football 50 years ago. The traditional V-neck claret and blue home jersey features the 50th anniversary logo, is embroidered with the club crest worn in that era and is finished with a claret and blue trim on the neck and sleeves and accompanied by plain white shorts and claret and blue hooped stockings identical to those worn by The Clarets when they won the First Division title. The away jersey is a white shirt with claret and blue trim on the V-neck and sleeves with black shorts and white stockings with claret and blue trim.

First-team squad

As of 27 January 2010.

Current squad

Transfers

In

	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date
14	DF			£500,000	30 June 2009^[5]
9	FW			£3,000,000	30 June 2009^[6]
15	DF			Tribunal	1 July 2009
24	DF			£350,000	14 July 2009
17	DF			Compensation	15 July 2009
32	MF			Season-long loan	6 August 2009
21	DF			Undisclosed	18 August 2009^[7]
22	FW			Six month loan	1 September 2009^[8]
41	GK	Jonathan Lund		Free	7 October 2009
28	DF			Undisclosed	26 November 2009 (officially joined club in January)
29	FW			Five-month loan	22 January 2010
31	GK			Free	27 January 2010^[9]
18	DF			£1,500,000	27 January 2010^[10]
34	DF			Undisclosed	29 January 2010^[11]
22	FW			End of season loan	1 February 2010^[12]
42	MF			End of season loan	1 February 2010

Out

	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date
	MF			Released	1 June 2009^[13]
	GK			Released	1 June 2009
	MF			Released	1 June 2009
27	MF			Loan	10 July 2009
22	FW			£75,000	5 August 2009
25	MF			Loan	21 August 2009
35	DF	Chris Lynch		Loan	21 August 2009
26	MF			18-month Loan	18 January 2010
39	FW			Loan	18 January 2010

Coaching staff

bgcolor=silver	Position	bgcolor=silver	Name	bgcolor=silver	Nationality
Manager:	Brian Laws	English
Assistant manager:	Russ Wilcox	English
First-team coach:	Stuart Gray	English
Youth team coach:	Terry Pashley	English
Chief scout:	Tim Henderson	English
Goalkeeping coach:	Billy Mercer	English
Fitness coach:	Tom Little	English

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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 with Burnley.

Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

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No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Diego Penny	0 (1)	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	1 (2)	0	0	0
2	MF		Graham Alexander	33	7	2	1	0	0	35	8	3	0
3	DF		Christian Kalvenes	3 (3)	0	1	0	1	0	5 (3)	0	0	0
4	DF		Michael Duff	10 (1)	0	2	0	0 (1)	0	12 (2)	0	4	0
5	DF		Clarke Carlisle	27	0	0	0	1	0	28	0	7	0
6	DF		Steven Caldwell	12 (1)	1	0	0	0	0	12 (1)	1	1	1
7	MF		Kevin McDonald	15 (11)	1	2	0	2	0	19 (11)	1	5	0
8	MF		Joey Guðjónsson	1 (9)	0	1 (1)	0	2	0	4 (10)	0	1	0
9	FW		Steven Fletcher	35	8	1	1	1 (1)	3	37 (1)	12	1	0
10	FW		Martin Paterson	17 (6)	4	0 (1)	0	1 (1)	0	18 (8)	4	2	0
11	MF		Wade Elliott	34 (4)	4	2	0	0	0	36 (4)	4	5	0
12	GK		Brian Jensen	38	0	2	0	1	0	41	0	3	0
14	DF		Tyrone Mears	38	0	1	0	0	0	39	0	7	0
15	DF		David Edgar	2 (2)	0	1	0	1	0	4 (2)	0	0	0
16	MF		Chris McCann	7	0	1	0	0	0	8	0	1	0
17	MF		Richard Eckersley	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	2	1
18	DF		Leon Cort	15	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0
19	FW		Jay Rodriguez	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	1 (1)	0	1	0
20	MF		Robbie Blake	20 (11)	2	1 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	21 (13)	2	1	0
21	DF		André Bikey	26 (2)	1	1	0	2	0	29 (2)	1	5	0
22	FW		David Nugent *	20 (10)	6	0	0	0	0	20 (10)	6	0	0
23	DF		Stephen Jordan	23 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	23 (2)	0	3	1
24	DF		Brian Easton	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
25	MF		Adam Kay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF		Remco van der Schaaf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF		Alex MacDonald	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF		Kevin Long	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW		Frédéric Nimani *	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (2)	0	1	0
30	FW		Steven Thompson	1 (19)	4	1 (1)	0	1	0	3 (20)	4	0	0
31	GK		Nicky Weaver	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF		Fernando Guerrero *	0 (7)	0	0	0	2	0	2 (7)	0	0	0
33	MF		Chris Eagles	20 (14)	2	2	0	2	1	24 (14)	3	3	0
34	DF		Danny Fox	13 (1)	1	0	0	0	0	13 (1)	1	3	0
35	DF		Chris Lynch	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	DF		Nik Kudiersky	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF		Chris Anderson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	MF		Alex-Ray Harvey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	FW		Wes Fletcher	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	FW		Ben Hoskin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	GK		Jonathan Lund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	MF		Jack Cork *	8 (3)	1	0	0	0	0	8 (3)	1	0	0

Match details

Premier League

See main article: 2009–10 Premier League.

Premier League match details

Date	League position	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
	16th	Stoke City	A	L	0–2		27,385 (2,888 away)	^[14]
	12th	Manchester United	H	W	1–0	Blake 19'	20,872 (2,490 away)	^[15]
	7th	Everton	H	W	1–0	Elliott 34'	19,984 (2,383 away)	^[16]
	9th	Chelsea	A	L	0–3		40,906 (1,036 away)	^[17]
	11th	Liverpool	A	L	0–4		43,817 (2,998 away)	^[18]
	9th	Sunderland	H	W	3–1	Alexander 13' pen., Nugent (2) 67', 86'	20,196 (2,208 away)	^[19]
	11th	Tottenham Hotspur	A	L	0–5		35,462 (1,156 away)	^[20]
	9th	Birmingham City	H	W	2–1	Fletcher 53', Bikey 62'	20,102 (1,047 away)	^[21]
	10th	Blackburn Rovers	A	L	2–3	Blake 5', Eagles 90'	26,689 (2,800 away)	^[22]
	11th	Wigan Athletic	H	L	1–3	Fletcher 4'	19,430 (965 away)	^[23]
	10th	Hull City	H	W	2–0	Alexander (2) 20' pen., 77'	20,219 (1,977 away)	^[24]
	10th	Manchester City	A	D	3–3	Alexander 19' pen., Fletcher 32', McDonald 87'	47,205 (2,828 away)	^[25]
	9th	Aston Villa	H	D	1–1	Caldwell 9'	21,178 (2,344 away)	^[26]
	11th	West Ham United	A	L	3–5	Fletcher (2) 68', 74', Eagles 90'	34,003 (1,889 away)	^[27]
	13th	Portsmouth	A	L	0–2		17,822 (1,222 away)	^[28]
	13th	Fulham	H	D	1–1	Elliott 60'	18,397 (304 away)	^[29]
	13th	Arsenal	H	D	1–1	Alexander 28' pen.	21,309 (1,839 away)	^[30]
	14th	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	L	0–2		27,410 (1,296 away)	^[31]
	13th	Bolton Wanderers	H	D	1–1	Nugent 56'	21,761 (2,357 away)	^[32]
	14th	Everton	A	L	0–2		39,419 (2,888 away)	^[33]
	15th	Manchester United	A	L	0–3		75,120 (3,010 away)	^[34]
	18th	Bolton Wanderers	A	L	0–1		23,986 (4,654 away)	^[35]
	18th	Chelsea	H	L	1–2	Fletcher 50'	21,131 (2,130 away)	^[36]
	15th	West Ham United	H	W	2–1	Nugent 14', Fox 55'	21,001 (2,286 away)	^[37]
	16th	Fulham	A	L	0–3		23,005 (1,105 away)	^[38]
	19th	Aston Villa	A	L	2–5	Fletcher 10', Paterson 90'	38,709 (1,191 away)	^[39]
	19th	Portsmouth	H	L	1–2	Paterson 31'	19,714 (839 away)	^[40]
	19th	Arsenal	A	L	1–3	Nugent 50'	60,043 (1,452 away)	^[41]
	18th	Stoke City	H	D	1–1	Nugent 52'	20,323 (1,743 away)	^[42]
	18th	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	L	1–2	Thompson 73'	21,217 (2,300 away)	^[43]
	18th	Wigan Athletic	A	L	0–1		18,498	^[44]
	19th	Blackburn Rovers	H	L	0–1		21,546 (2,375 away)	^[45]
	19th	Manchester City	H	L	1–6	Fletcher 72'	21,330 (2,356 away)	^[46]
	18th	Hull City	A	W	4–1	Paterson 35', Alexander (2) 64' pen., 70' pen., Elliott 90'	24,369	^[47]
	19th	Sunderland	A	L	1–2	Thompson 82'	41,341	^[48]
	19th	Liverpool	H	L	0–4		21,553 (2,219 away)	^[49]
	19th	Birmingham City	A	L	1–2	Thompson 87'	24,578	^[50]
	18th	Tottenham Hotspur	H	W	4–2	Elliott 42', Cork 54', Paterson 71', Thompson 88'	21,161 (2,400 away)	^[51]

FA Cup

See main article: 2009–10 FA Cup.

FA Cup match details

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
Third round		Milton Keynes Dons	A	W	2–1	Alexander 23' pen., Fletcher 35'	11,816 (1,913 away)	^[52]
Fourth round		Reading	A	L	0–1		12,910 (1,070 away)	^[53]

Football League Cup

See main article: 2009–10 Football League Cup.

Football League Cup match details

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
Second round		Hartlepool United	A	W	2–1	Fletcher (2) 84', 108'	3,501 (500 away)	^[54]
Third round		Barnsley	A	L	2–3	Fletcher 21', Eagles 52'	6,270 (1,066 away)	^[55]

Friendlies

Burnley hosted an impromptu friendly against Accrington Stanley at Turf Moor on 8 September 2009, with all gate receipts going towards the "Save our Stanley" campaign to support the club while it faced financial difficulties.^[56]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Burnley | News | the Gaffer | Coyle Hails Best Win Yet. www.burnleyfootballclub.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20091006031823/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/page/TheGaffer/0%2C%2C10413~1816946%2C00.html . 6 October 2009.
2. Web site: Burnley News Latest Headlines Latest Headlines Coyle Looks To The Future . 25 June 2009 . 21 June 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090621220515/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/page/LatestHeadlines/0,,10413~1695940,00.html . dead .
3. News: Coyle Leaves Burnley FC . 9 August 2018 . Burnley Express . 5 January 2010.
4. Web site: Burnley | News | Latest Headlines | Latest Headlines | Laws Returns to Turf Moor . 13 January 2010 . 16 January 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100116160444/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/page/LatestHeadlines/0,,10413~1930816,00.html . dead .
5. Web site: 2009-06-30 . Mears completes Burnley switch . 2023-12-04 . The Independent . en.
6. News: 2009-06-30 . Burnley break transfer record to sign £3m Steven Fletcher from Hibernian . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-12-04 . 0261-3077.
7. News: 2009-08-18 . Andre Bikey joins Burnley on three-year deal . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-12-04 . 0261-3077.
8. News: 2009-09-01 . Burnley sign David Nugent on loan from Portsmouth . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-12-04 . 0261-3077.
9. News: Press Association . 2010-01-27 . Burnley sign former Manchester City goalkeeper Nicky Weaver . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-12-04 . 0261-3077.
10. News: Press Association . 2010-01-27 . Burnley sign Leon Cort from Stoke City . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-12-04 . 0261-3077.
11. Web site: 2010-01-29 . Burnley sign Fox from Celtic . 2023-12-04 . The Independent . en.
12. Web site: 2010-02-01 . Burnley sign Nugent and Cork on loan . 2023-12-04 . The Independent . en.
13. Web site: 2009-06-05 . Burnley release trio . 2023-12-04 . Sky Sports . en.
14. News: Stoke City 2–0 Burnley. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
15. News: Burnley 1–6 Manchester United. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
16. News: Burnley 1–0 Everton. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
17. News: Chelsea 3–0 Burnley. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
18. News: Liverpool 4–0 Burnley. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
19. News: Burnley 3–1 Sunderland. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
20. News: Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 Burnley. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
21. News: Burnley 2–1 Birmingham City. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
22. News: Blackburn Rovers 3–2 Burnley. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
23. News: Burnley 1–3 Wigan Athletic. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
24. News: Burnley 2–0 Hull City. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
25. News: Manchester City 3–3 Burnley. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
26. News: Burnley 1–1 Aston Villa. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
27. News: West Ham United 5–3 Burnley. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
28. News: Portsmouth 2–0 Burnley. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
29. News: Burnley 1–1 Fulham. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
30. News: Burnley 1–1 Arsenal. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
31. News: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Burnley. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
32. News: Burnley 1–1 Bolton Wanderers. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
33. News: Everton 2–0 Burnley. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
34. News: Manchester United 3–0 Burnley. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
35. News: Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Burnley. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
36. News: Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Burnley. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
37. News: Burnley 2–1 West Ham United. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
38. News: Fulham 3–0 Burnley. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
39. News: Aston Villa 5–2 Burnley. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
40. News: Burnley 1–2 Portsmouth. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
41. News: Arsenal 3–1 Burnley. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
42. News: Burnley 1–1 Stoke City. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
43. News: Burnley 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
44. News: Wigan Athletic 1–0 Burnley. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
45. News: Burnley 0–1 Blackburn Rovers. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
46. News: Burnley 1–6 Manchester City. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
47. News: Hull City 1–4 Burnley. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
48. News: Sunderland 2–1 Burnley. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
49. News: Burnley 0–4 Liverpool. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
50. News: Birmingham City 2–1 Burnley. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
51. News: Burnley 4–2 Tottenham Hotspur. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
52. News: Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Burnley. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
53. News: Reading 1–0 Burnley. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
54. News: Hartlepool 1–2 Burnley. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
55. News: Barnsley 3–2 Burnley. Soccerway. 15 December 2015.
56. News: Turf Moor Turns Out for Stanley . 9 August 2018 . BBC . 9 September 2009.