2008–09 Burnley F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was Burnley's 9th season in the second tier of English football. They were managed by Owen Coyle – his second season since he replaced Steve Cotterill on 8 November 2007. Burnley finished fifth in the league but were promoted to the Premier League after winning the Football League Championship playoffs. It was the first time the club was in the top division of English Football for 33 years.

Burnley
2008–09 season
ChairmanBarry Kilby
ManagerOwen Coyle
Championship5th (Promotion via Play-offs)
League CupSemi-finalists
FA Cup5th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Martin Paterson (13)
All: Martin Paterson (19)
Highest home attendance19,533 v Tottenham
(21 January 2009)
Lowest home attendance3,760 v QPR
(13 January 2009)
Average home league attendance12,711

First-team squad

Updated 30 June 2008.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Peru PER Diego Penny
2 DF Scotland SCO Graham Alexander (vice-captain)
3 DF Norway NOR Christian Kalvenes
4 DF Northern Ireland NIR Michael Duff
5 DF England ENG Clarke Carlisle
6 DF Scotland SCO Steven Caldwell (captain)
7 MF Scotland SCO Kevin McDonald
8 MF Iceland ISL Joey Guðjónsson
9 FW Nigeria NGA Ade Akinbiyi
10 FW Northern Ireland NIR Martin Paterson
11 MF England ENG Wade Elliott
12 GK Denmark DEN Brian Jensen
16 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Chris McCann
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 GK Hungary HUN Gábor Király
18 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Mahon
19 FW England ENG Jay Rodriguez
20 FW England ENG Robbie Blake
21 DF Australia AUS Rhys Williams (on loan from Middlesbrough)
22 FW Albania ALB Besart Berisha
23 DF England ENG Stephen Jordan
24 DF Scotland SCO Russell Anderson (on loan from Sunderland)
25 MF England ENG Adam Kay
26 MF Netherlands NED Remco van der Schaaf
27 MF Scotland SCO Alex MacDonald
30 FW Scotland SCO Steve Thompson
33 MF England ENG Chris Eagles

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date
10FWNorthern Ireland Martin PatersonScunthorpe United£1.3m23 June 2008
7MFScotland Kevin McDonaldScotland Dundee£500k24 June 2008
3DFNorway Christian KalvenesScotland Dundee UnitedFree26 June 2008
1GKPeru Diego PennyPeru Coronel BolognesiUndisclosed27 June 2008
26MFNetherlands Remco van der SchaafNetherlands Vitesse ArnhemFree7 July 2008
33FWEngland Chris EaglesManchester UnitedUndisclosed29 July 2008
24DFScotland Russell AndersonSunderlandLoan26 August 2008
21DFAustralia Rhys WilliamsMiddlesbroughLoan30 January 2009

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
17FWNorthern Ireland Kyle LaffertyScotland Rangers£3.8m19 June 2008
22FWAlbania Besart BerishaNorway RosenborgLoan8 August 2008
N/AMFNorthern Ireland Steve JonesHuddersfield TownLoan17 October 2008
N/AMFNorthern Ireland Steve JonesBradford CityLoan27 November 2008
22FWAlbania Besart BerishaDenmark AC HorsensLoan8 January 2009
17GKHungary Gábor KirályGermany Bayer LeverkusenLoan30 January 2009
26MFNetherlands Remco van der SchaafDenmark BrøndbyLoan2 February 2009
18MFRepublic of Ireland Alan MahonBlackpoolLoan17 March 2009
25MFEngland Adam KayAccrington StanleyLoan20 March 2009
9FWNigeria Ade AkinbiyiUnited States Houston DynamoFree6 April 2009

Match details

Football League Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Sheffield United 46 22 14 10 64 39 +25 80 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Reading 46 21 14 11 72 40 +32 77
5 Burnley (O, P) 46 21 13 12 72 60 +12 76
6 Preston North End 46 21 11 14 66 54 +12 74
7 Cardiff City 46 19 17 10 65 53 +12 74
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Matches

Football League Championship match details
Date League
position
Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers Attendance Ref
9 August 2008 24thSheffield WednesdayA L1–4Paterson 6' 23,793 [1]
16 August 2008 24thIpswich TownH L0–3 11,312 [2]
23 August 2008 23rdCrystal PalaceA D0–0 14,071 [3]
30 August 2008 23rdPlymouth ArgyleH D0–0 10,032 [4]
13 September 2008 19thNottingham ForestA W2–1Alexander (2) 25', 70' pen. 20,504 [5]
16 September 2008 12thBlackpoolH W2–0Paterson 60', Alexander 76' pen. 13,752 [6]
20 September 2008 13thSwansea CityA D1–1Guðjónsson 59' 13,299 [7]
27 September 2008 8thPreston North EndH W3–1Guðjónsson 33', Caldwell 64', Eagles 90' 16,276 [8]
30 September 2008 4thWatfordH W3–2Alexander 25' pen., Paterson 64', Elliott 69' 10,033 [9]
4 October 2008 9thReadingA L1–3McCann 89' 18,621 [10]
18 October 2008 11thBirmingham CityH D1–1McCann 25' 13,809 (934 away) [11]
21 October 2008 6thCoventry CityA W3–1Duff 52', Blake 88', Eagles 90' 14,621 [12]
25 October 2008 8thCharlton AthleticA D1–1Thompson 13' 21,884 [13]
28 October 2008 5thReadingH W1–0Blake 81' 11,538 [14]
1 November 2008 4thNorwich CityH W2–0Eagles (2) 55', 60' 11,353 [15]
8 November 2008 5thWolverhampton WanderersA L0–2 23,711 (1,088 away) [16]
15 November 2008 4thQueens Park RangersA W2–1Blake 34', Mahon 60' 13,226 [17]
22 November 2008 5thDoncaster RoversH D0–0 12,173 [18]
24 November 2008 5thBarnsleyA L2–3Paterson (2) 69', 73' 10,678 [19]
29 November 2008 4thDerby CountyH W3–0McDonald 6', Paterson (2) 15', 23' 11,552 [20]
6 December 2008 4thSheffield UnitedA W3–2Paterson 19', Alexander 42' pen., Eagles 79' 24,702 [21]
9 December 2008 4thCardiff CityH D2–2Blake 14', Thompson 76' 11,230 [22]
13 December 2008 4thSouthamptonH W3–2Perry 4' o.g., Guðjónsson (2) 7', 11' 11,229 [23]
20 December 2008 4thBristol CityA W2–1Paterson 57', Thompson 77' 16,108 [24]
26 December 2008 4thBarnsleyH L1–2McCann 38' 16,580 [25]
28 December 2008 5thDoncaster RoversA L1–2Paterson 62' 14,020 [26]
10 January 2009 7thSwansea CityH L0–2 13,740 [27]
17 January 2009 7thPreston North EndA L1–2Blake 77' 15,692 [28]
27 January 2009 9thWatfordA L0–3 13,193 [29]
31 January 2009 8thCharlton AthleticH W2–1Thompson (2) 76' 90' 14,404 [30]
7 February 2009 10thBirmingham CityA D1–1Paterson 3' 16,763 (986 away) [31]
14 February 2009 8thWolverhampton WanderersH W1–0McCann 6' 13,515 (1,496 away) [32]
17 February 2009 7thCoventry CityH D1–1Eagles 90' 14,595 [33]
21 February 2009 7thNorwich CityA D1–1Thompson 36' 24,363 [34]
28 February 2009 9thSheffield WednesdayH L2–4McCann 53', Eagles 85' 12,449 [35]
3 March 2009 7thBlackpoolA W1–0Kalvenes 85' 7,679 [36]
11 March 2009 6thCrystal PalaceH W4–2Carlisle 39', Alexander 83' pen., Thompson 88', Rodriguez 90' 10,312 [37]
14 March 2009 5thNottingham ForestH W5–0Blake 19', Elliott 39', Carlisle 51', Rodriguez 55', Guðjónsson 73' 13,055 [38]
17 March 2009 5thIpswich TownA D1–1Elliott 19' 18,745 [39]
21 March 2009 4thPlymouth ArgyleA W2–1Caldwell 16', Blake 78' 11,246 [40]
4 April 2009 5thDerby CountyA D1–1McCann 59' 33,010 [41]
11 April 2009 6thQueens Park RangersH W1–0Carlisle 49' 15,058 [42]
13 April 2009 6thCardiff CityA L1–3Blake 84' 19,379 [43]
20 April 2009 5thSheffield UnitedH W1–0Paterson 23' 14,884 [44]
25 April 2009 6thSouthamptonA D2–2Alexander 32' pen., Carlisle 67' 23,927 [45]
3 May 2009 5thBristol CityH W4–0Alexander (2) 42' pen., 76' pen., Elliott 44', Guðjónsson 86' 18,005 [46]

Football League Championship play-offs

Football League Championship play-off match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers Attendance Ref
Semi-final first leg 9 May 2009ReadingH W1–0 Alexander 84' pen. 18,853 [47]
Semi-final second leg 12 May 2009ReadingA W2–0Paterson 50', Thompson 58' 19,909 [48]
Final 25 May 2009Sheffield UnitedN W1–0Elliott 13' 80,518 (37,000 Burnley fans) [49]

FA Cup

FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers Attendance Ref
Third round 3 January 2009 Queens Park RangersA D0–0 8,896 (775 away) [50]
Third round replay 13 January 2009 Queens Park RangersH W2–1 (a.e.t.)Thompson 60', Rodriguez 120' 3,760 (285 away) [51]
Fourth round 24 January 2009 West Bromwich AlbionA D2–2Alexander 25' pen., Paterson 89' 18,294 (1,354 away) [52]
Fourth round replay 3 February 2009 West Bromwich AlbionH W3–1Elliott 44', Thompson (2) 52', 88' 6,635 (652 away) [53]
Fifth round 8 March 2009 ArsenalA L0–3 57,454 (5,188 away) [54]

Football League Cup

Football League Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers Attendance Ref
First round 12 August 2008 BuryA W2–0Paterson (2) 40', 90' 4,276 (2,069 away) [55]
Second round 26 August 2008 Oldham AthleticH W3–0McCann 12', Paterson (2) 63', 79' 5,528 (1,552 away) [56]
Third round 23 September 2008 FulhamH W1–0Rodriguez 88' 7,119 (206 away) [57]
Fourth round 12 November 2008 ChelseaA D1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Akinbiyi 69' 41,369 (6,100 away) [58]
Quarter final 2 December 2008 ArsenalH W2–0McDonald (2) 6', 57' 19,045 (2,141 away) [59]
Semi final first leg 6 January 2009 Tottenham HotspurA L1–4Paterson 15' 31,377 (4,212 away) [60]
Semi final second leg 21 January 2009 Tottenham HotspurH W3–2 (a.e.t.)Blake 34', McCann 73', Rodriguez 88' 19,533 (2,793 away) [61]

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
No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow rectangle, denoting the yellow penalty card shown to a player being cautioned A red rectangle, denoting the red penalty card shown to a player being sent off
1GK PER Diego Penny 100000001000
2MF SCO Graham Alexander 469517031611100
3DF NOR Christian Kalvenes 211402 (1)03030 (1)100
4DF NIR Michael Duff 22 (5)1305 (2)03033 (7)000
5DF ENG Clarke Carlisle 36440503048400
6DF SCO Steven Caldwell 45240503057200
7MF SCO Kevin McDonald 9 (16)1202 (3)20 (1)013 (20)300
8MF ISL Joey Guðjónsson 20 (19)63 (2)05 (2)01 (2)029 (25)600
9FW NGA Ade Akinbiyi 1 (10)0000 (4)1001 (14)100
10FW NIR Martin Paterson 39 (4)1241753153 (4)1900
11MF ENG Wade Elliott 41 (1)44 (1)16 (1)02153 (3)600
12GK DEN Brian Jensen 45050703060000
14FW NIR Steve Jones 000000000000
16MF IRL Chris McCann 44640723058800
17GK HUN Gábor Király 000000000000
18MF IRL Alan Mahon 0 (7)10 (2)00 (3)0000 (12)100
19FW ENG Jay Rodriguez 2 (23)20 (4)10 (3)20 (3)02 (33)500
20MF ENG Robbie Blake 33 (13)8506 (1)13047 (14)900
21DF AUS Rhys Williams * 17000000017000
22FW ALB Besart Berisha 000000000000
23DF ENG Stephen Jordan 26 (1)010600034 (1)000
24DF SCO Russell Anderson * 400010005000
25MF ENG Adam Kay 000000000000
26MF NED Remco van der Schaaf 100000001000
27MF SCO Alex MacDonald 0 (3)00 (3)000000 (6)000
30FW SCO Steven Thompson 23 (11)73 (2)3002 (1)131 (14)1100
33MF ENG Chris Eagles 30 (13)7406 (1)01 (2)041 (16)700

Player of the Year Awards 2009

# Pos Winner Award
N/AFWEngland Wes FletcherYouth Player of the Year
1GKDenmark Brian JensenLeague Cup Player of the Tournament
19FWEngland Jay Rodriguez v Nottingham Forest, 14 March 2009Goal of the Season
16MFRepublic of Ireland Chris McCannYoung Player of the Year
2DFScotland Graham AlexanderPlayers' Player of the Year
20FWEngland Robbie BlakePlayer of the Year

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