2018–19 Burnley F.C. season
English football club season
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The 2018–19 season was Burnley's 137th competitive season, their third consecutive in the Premier League and their 56th in top flight English football.[1] Along with the Premier League, the club competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Europa League. This was the club's first qualification to a European competition in 51 years.[2]
| 2018–19 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Mike Garlick | |||
| Manager | Sean Dyche | |||
| Stadium | Turf Moor | |||
| Premier League | 15th | |||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | |||
| EFL Cup | Third round | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Play-off round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ashley Barnes (12) All: Ashley Barnes Chris Wood (13 each) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 21,741 (v Liverpool, Premier League, 5 December 2018) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 11,053 (v Barnsley, FA Cup, 5 January 2019) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 20,534 | |||
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The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Match details
Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Newcastle United | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 45 |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 56 | 70 | −14 | 45 |
| 15 | Burnley | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 45 | 68 | −23 | 40 |
| 16 | Southampton | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 39 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 36 |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 45 | 68 | −23 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 36 | −15 |
Last updated: 12 May 2019.
Source: Premier League
Matches
| Date | League position |
Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2018 | 11th | Southampton | A | D | 0–0 | 30,784 | [3] | |
| 19 August 2018 | 15th | Watford | H | L | 1–3 | Tarkowski 6' | 18,822 | [4] |
| 26 August 2018 | 18th | Fulham | A | L | 2–4 | Hendrick 10', Tarkowski 41' | 23,438 | [5] |
| 2 September 2018 | 19th | Manchester United | H | L | 0–2 | 21,525 | [6] | |
| 16 September 2018 | 20th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | L | 0–1 | 30,406 | [7] | |
| 22 September 2018 | 16th | AFC Bournemouth | H | W | 4–0 | Vydra 39', Lennon 41', Barnes 83', 88' | 18,636 | [8] |
| 30 September 2018 | 12th | Cardiff City | A | W | 2–1 | Guðmundsson 51', Vokes 70' | 30,411 | [9] |
| 6 October 2018 | 12th | Huddersfield Town | H | D | 1–1 | Vokes 20' | 20,533 | [10] |
| 20 October 2018 | 13th | Manchester City | A | L | 0–5 | 54,094 | [11] | |
| 28 October 2018 | 15th | Chelsea | H | L | 0–4 | 21,430 | [12] | |
| 3 November 2018 | 15th | West Ham United | A | L | 2–4 | Guðmundsson 45', Wood 77' | 56,862 | [13] |
| 10 November 2018 | 15th | Leicester City | A | D | 0–0 | 32,184 | [14] | |
| 26 November 2018 | 17th | Newcastle United | H | L | 1–2 | Vokes 40' | 20,628 | [15] |
| 1 December 2018 | 19th | Crystal Palace | A | L | 0–2 | 25,098 | [16] | |
| 5 December 2018 | 19th | Liverpool | H | L | 1–3 | Cork 54' | 21,741 | [17] |
| 8 December 2018 | 17th | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | W | 1–0 | Tarkowski 40' | 18,497 | [18] |
| 15 December 2018 | 17th | Tottenham Hotspur | A | L | 0–1 | 41,645 | [19] | |
| 22 December 2018 | 18th | Arsenal | A | L | 1–3 | Barnes 63' | 59,493 | [20] |
| 26 December 2018 | 18th | Everton | H | L | 1–5 | Gibson 36' | 21,484 | [21] |
| 30 December 2018 | 18th | West Ham United | H | W | 2–0 | Wood 15', McNeil 34' | 20,933 | [22] |
| 2 January 2019 | 16th | Huddersfield Town | A | W | 2–1 | Wood 40', Barnes 74' | 23,715 | [23] |
| 12 January 2019 | 15th | Fulham | H | W | 2–1 | Hendrick 20', Odoi 23' (o.g.) | 19,316 | [24] |
| 19 January 2019 | 16th | Watford | A | D | 0–0 | 19,510 | [25] | |
| 29 January 2019 | 15th | Manchester United | A | D | 2–2 | Barnes 51', Wood 81' | 74,529 | [26] |
| 2 February 2019 | 17th | Southampton | H | D | 1–1 | Barnes 90+4' (pen.) | 19,787 | [27] |
| 9 February 2019 | 15th | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | W | 3–1 | Wood (2) 26', 61', Barnes 74' (pen.) | 29,323 | [28] |
| 23 February 2019 | 13th | Tottenham Hotspur | H | W | 2–1 | Wood 57', Barnes 83' | 21,338 | [29] |
| 26 February 2019 | 15th | Newcastle United | A | L | 0–2 | 48,323 | [30] | |
| 2 March 2019 | 16th | Crystal Palace | H | L | 1–3 | Barnes 90' | 19,223 | [31] |
| 10 March 2019 | 17th | Liverpool | A | L | 2–4 | Westwood 6', Guðmundsson 90+1' | 53,310 | [32] |
| 16 March 2019 | 17th | Leicester City | H | L | 1–2 | McNeil 38' | 20,719 | [33] |
| 30 March 2019 | 17th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | W | 2–0 | Coady 2' (o.g.), McNeil 77' | 20,990 | [34] |
| 6 April 2019 | 14th | AFC Bournemouth | A | W | 3–1 | Wood 18', Westwood 30', Barnes 56' | 10,446 | [35] |
| 13 April 2019 | 14th | Cardiff City | H | W | 2–0 | Wood (2) 31', 90+2' | 21,480 | [36] |
| 22 April 2019 | 15th | Chelsea | A | D | 2–2 | Hendrick 8', Barnes 24' | 40,642 | [37] |
| 28 April 2019 | 15th | Manchester City | H | L | 0–1 | 21,605 | [38] | |
| 3 May 2019 | 15th | Everton | A | L | 0–2 | 39,303 | [39] | |
| 12 May 2019 | 15th | Arsenal | H | L | 1–3 | Barnes 65' | 21,461 | [40] |
FA Cup
The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[41] The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.[42]
EFL Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third round | 25 September 2018 | Burton Albion | A | L | 1–2 | Long 40' | 2,449 | [45] |
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying stage
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second qualifying round first leg | 26 July 2018 | Aberdeen | A | D | 1–1 | Vokes 80' | 20,313 | [46] |
| Second qualifying round second leg | 2 August 2018 | Aberdeen | H | W | 3–1 (a.e.t.), 4–2 agg. | Wood 6', Cork 101', Barnes 114' (pen.) | 17,404 | [47] |
| Third qualifying round first leg | 9 August 2018 | İstanbul Başakşehir | A | D | 0–0 | 4,503 | [48] | |
| Third qualifying round second leg | 16 August 2018 | İstanbul Başakşehir | H | W | 1–0 (a.e.t.), 1–0 agg. | Cork 98' | 16,583 | [49] |
| Play-off round first leg | 23 August 2018 | Olympiacos | A | L | 1–3 | Wood 33' (pen.) | 25,010 | [50] |
| Play-off round second leg | 30 August 2018 | Olympiacos | H | D | 1–1, 2–4 agg. | Vydra 86' | 15,234 | [51] |
Transfers
In
| Date | Player | Club† | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2018 | Josh Benson | Arsenal | Free | [52] |
| 3 July 2018 | Ed Cook | Free | [52] | |
| 3 July 2018 | Anthony Glennon | Liverpool | Free | [52] |
| 3 July 2018 | Robert Harker | Bury | Free | [52] |
| 3 July 2018 | Teddy Perkins | Leyton Orient | Free | [52] |
| 4 July 2018 | Mace Goodridge | Newcastle United | Free | [53] |
| 31 July 2018 | Vinnie Steels | York City | Free | [54] |
| 5 August 2018 | Ben Gibson | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed | [55] |
| 7 August 2018 | Joe Hart | Manchester City | Undisclosed | [56] |
| 8 August 2018 | Matěj Vydra | Derby County | Undisclosed | [57] |
| 15 August 2018 | George McMahon | Rotherham United | Free | [58] |
| 31 January 2019 | Peter Crouch | Stoke City | Part exchange | [59] |
- † Brackets around club names denote the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Burnley.
Out
| Date | Player | Club† | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2018 | Tom Anderson | Doncaster Rovers | Free | [60] |
| 1 July 2018 | Scott Arfield | Rangers | Free | [61][62] |
| 1 July 2018 | Arlen Birch | Free agent | Released | [63] |
| 1 July 2018 | Josh Ginnelly | Walsall | Free | [64] |
| 1 July 2018 | Bradley Jackson | Free agent | Released | [63] |
| 1 July 2018 | Harry Limb | King's Lynn Town | Released | [63][65] |
| 1 July 2018 | Chris Long | Fleetwood Town | Released | [66][67] |
| 1 July 2018 | Dean Marney | Fleetwood Town | Released | [61][68] |
| 1 July 2018 | Khius Metz | Free agent | Released | [63] |
| 1 July 2018 | Rahis Nabi | Alvechurch | Released | [63][69] |
| 1 July 2018 | Jamie Thomas | Free agent | Released | [63] |
| 5 July 2018 | Jordan Barnett | Barnsley | Free | [70] |
| 31 August 2018 | Connor King | Chester | Free | [71] |
| 31 January 2019 | Sam Vokes | Stoke City | Undisclosed | [59] |
| 20 March 2019 | Michael Fowler | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed | [72] |
Loans out
| Date | Player | Club | Return | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2018 | Conor Mitchell | St Johnstone | 30 January 2019 | [73][74] |
| 27 July 2018 | Aidan Stone | Lancaster City | January 2018 | [75] |
| 15 August 2018 | Aiden O'Neill | Central Coast Mariners | End of season | [76] |
| 21 August 2018 | Jimmy Dunne | Hearts | 7 January 2019 | [77] |
| 23 August 2018 | Nahki Wells | Queens Park Rangers | End of season | [78] |
| 30 August 2018 | Ntumba Massanka | Dover Athletic | January 2019 | [79] |
| 30 August 2018 | Jonathan Walters | Ipswich Town | January 2019 | [80] |
| 6 September 2018 | Michael Fowler | Padiham | Work experience | [81] |
| 19 November 2018 | Bobby Thomas | Kendal Town | 22 December 2018 | [82] |
| 19 November 2018 | Kian Yari | Kendal Town | 22 December 2018 | [82] |
| 9 January 2019 | Jimmy Dunne | Sunderland | End of season | [83] |
| 9 January 2019 | Ntumba Massanka | R.W.D. Molenbeek | End of season | [84] |
| 10 January 2019 | Ali Koiki | Swindon Town | End of season | [85] |
| 18 January 2019 | George McMahon | Ashton United | End of season | [86] |
| 30 January 2019 | Conor Mitchell | Linfield | End of season | [74] |
Appearances and goals
- Source:[87]
- 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 for the whole of their season with Burnley.
- Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
- Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | UEL | Total | Discipline | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |
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| 1 | GK |  ENG |
Tom Heaton | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG |
Matthew Lowton | 19 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 (2) | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG |
Charlie Taylor | 35 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 41 (4) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG |
Jack Cork | 37 | 1 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (2) | 2 | 41 (4) | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG |
James Tarkowski | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (2) | 0 | 40 (2) | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG |
Ben Mee | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |  ISL |
Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | 19 (10) | 3 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 24 (12) | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  WAL |
10 (10) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 (3) | 1 | 14 (14) | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | ENG |
Ashley Barnes | 26 (11) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 4 (1) | 1 | 30 (13) | 13 | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |  NZL |
Chris Wood | 29 (9) | 10 | 0 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 (2) | 2 | 33 (13) | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF |  IRL |
Robbie Brady | 6 (10) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (10) | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | IRL |
Jeff Hendrick | 25 (7) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 | 32 (9) | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG |
Ben Gibson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | FW | ENG |
Peter Crouch | 0 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (6) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF |  BEL |
Steven Defour | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG |
Ashley Westwood | 31 (3) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 37 (4) | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | IRL |
Jonathan Walters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | ENG |
Joe Hart | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW |  BER |
Nahki Wells | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK |  DEN |
Anders Lindegaard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | IRL |
Stephen Ward | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG |
Aaron Lennon | 14 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 18 (4) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF |  SCO |
Phil Bardsley | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 27 | FW |  CZE |
Matěj Vydra | 3 (10) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 6 (11) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | IRL |
Kevin Long | 5 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 (1) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | ENG |
Nick Pope | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ENG |
Adam Legzdins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ENG |
Dwight McNeil | 19 (2) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 23 (3) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | ENG |
Dan Agyei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | GK |  NIR |
Conor Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | ENG |
Ali Koiki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | ENG |
Anthony Glennon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | ENG |
Josh Benson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |