2023–24 Burnley F.C. season
English football club season
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The 2023–24 season was the 142nd season in the history of Burnley Football Club and their first season back in the Premier League since the 2021–22 campaign, following promotion from the EFL Championship in the previous season. The club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.
| 2023–24 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Alan Pace | |||
| Manager | Vincent Kompany | |||
| Stadium | Turf Moor | |||
| Premier League | 19th (relegated) | |||
| FA Cup | Third round | |||
| EFL Cup | Fourth round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jacob Bruun Larsen (6) All: Jacob Bruun Larsen (7) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 21,781 (v Newcastle United, Premier League, 4 May 2024) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 19,713 (v Bournemouth, Premier League, 3 March 2024) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 21,152 | |||
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After losing 2–1 at home to West Ham United on 25 November 2023, Burnley became the second team in English league history (after Newport County in 1970–71) to lose their first seven home matches of the season.[1] The streak was ended the following game when Burnley defeated Sheffield United 5–0.[2]
On 11 May 2024, Burnley were officially relegated from the Premier League following a 2–1 loss at Tottenham Hotspur.[3]
Squad
Source:[4]
Transfers
In
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2023 | LB | Free transfer | [25] | ||
| 30 June 2023 | CF | Free transfer | [26] | ||
| 30 June 2023 | CB | Released | [27][28] | ||
| 30 June 2023 | RB | Free agent | Released | [27] | |
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Free agent | Released | [27] | |
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Free agent | Released | [27] | |
| 30 June 2023 | CB | Released | [27][29] | ||
| 30 June 2023 | GK | Released | [27][30] | ||
| 30 June 2023 | RB | End of contract | [31] | ||
| 30 June 2023 | LB | Released | [27][32] | ||
| 30 June 2023 | CF | Released | [27][33] | ||
| 30 June 2023 | GK | Released | [27][34] | ||
| 30 June 2023 | RB | Released | [27][35] | ||
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Released | [27] | ||
| 30 June 2023 | LW | Released | [27][36] | ||
| 30 June 2023 | GK | Released | [27][37] | ||
| 30 June 2023 | RW | Released | [27] | ||
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Free agent | Released | [27] | |
| 30 June 2023 | RB | Released | [27] | ||
| 22 July 2023 | CB | £2,000,000 | [38] | ||
| 24 January 2024 | CM | Free Transfer | [39] | ||
| 1 February 2024 | GK | Undisclosed | [40] | ||
| 1 February 2024 | CB | Undisclosed | [41] |
Loaned in
| Date | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July 2023 | LW | End of season | [42] | ||
| 1 September 2023 | LW | End of season | [43] | ||
| 13 January 2024 | CF | End of season | [44] | ||
| 1 February 2024 | CB | End of season | [45] | ||
| 1 February 2024 | RB | End of season | [45] |
Loaned out
| Date | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 July 2023 | CF | 8 January 2024[a] | [46][47] | ||
| 24 July 2023 | GK | End of season | [48] | ||
| 2 August 2023 | CB | End of season | [49] | ||
| 4 August 2023 | CB | 8 January 2024[b] | [50][47] | ||
| 9 August 2023 | CF | End of season | [51] | ||
| 15 August 2023 | LW | 1 January 2024[c] | [52][53] | ||
| 17 August 2023 | AM | 15 January 2024[d] | [54][55] | ||
| 1 September 2023 | AM | 8 January 2024[e] | [56][47] | ||
| 1 September 2023 | LB | 1 January 2024[f] | [57][58] | ||
| 15 September 2023 | CM | End of season | [59] | ||
| 1 January 2024 | LW | End of season | [60] | ||
| 15 January 2024 | AM | End of season | [55] | ||
| 19 January 2024 | LB | End of season | [61] | ||
| 23 January 2024 | LW | End of season | [62] | ||
| 23 January 2024 | CF | End of season | [63] | ||
| 23 January 2024 | CF | End of season | [64] | ||
| 26 January 2024 | CF | End of season | [65] | ||
| 1 February 2024 | CB | End of season | [45] | ||
| 1 February 2024 | AM | End of season | [66] | ||
| 1 February 2024 | RB | End of season | [45] | ||
| 1 February 2024 | LW | End of season | [45] |
- On 8 January, Mellon was recalled early from his season-long loan at Morecambe.
- On 8 January, Ward was recalled early from his season-long loan at Swindon.
- On 1 January, Costelloe was recalled back early from his season-long loan at St Johnstone.
- On 15 January, Twine was recalled back from his loan at Hull and subsequently joined Bristol City on loan.
- On 8 January, Lewis was recalled early from his season-long loan at Dundee.
- On 1 January, Dodgson was recalled back early from his season-long loan at Barnsley.
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2023 | Fleetwood Town | H[a] | W | 3–2 | Rodriguez, Davies, Mellon | Behind closed doors | [67] |
| 8 July 2023 | Burton Albion | H[a] | W | 1–0 | Rieno | Behind closed doors | [68] |
| 11 July 2023 | Port Vale | H[a] | W | 3–1 | Brownhill (2), Westley | Behind closed doors | [69] |
| 14 July 2023 | Sheffield Wednesday | H[a] | W | 3–0 | Twine, Brownhill, Costelloe | Behind closed doors | [70] |
| 22 July 2023 | Genk | A | L | 0–2 | [71] | ||
| 25 July 2023 | Benfica | N | W | 2–0 | Dodgson, Ekdal | [72] | |
| 28 July 2023 | Real Betis | N | D | 1–1 | Beyer | [73] | |
| 5 August 2023 | Mainz 05 | A | L | 0–3 | [74] | ||
| 18 August 2023[b] | Dundee United | H[a] | W | 6–0 | Amdouni (2), Redmond (2), Ekdal, Benson | Behind closed doors | [75] |
- Match played at Burnley's Gawthorpe Training Ground
- As the league match away at Luton Town was postponed, Burnley played a friendly match against Dundee United instead.[75]
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premier League | 11 August 2023 | 19 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 19th | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 41 | 78 | −37 | 13.16 |
| FA Cup | 5 January 2024 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| EFL Cup | 30 August 2023 | 1 November 2023 | Second round | Fourth round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 66.67 |
| Total | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 46 | 82 | −36 | 16.67 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Brentford | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 65 | −9 | 39 | |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 32[a] | |
| 18 | Luton Town (R) | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 52 | 85 | −33 | 26 | Relegation to EFL Championship |
| 19 | Burnley (R) | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 41 | 78 | −37 | 24 | |
| 20 | Sheffield United (R) | 38 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 104 | −69 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[79]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
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 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 41 | 78 | −37 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 43 | −24 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 35 | −13 |
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes:
- 1 Matchday 2 (vs Luton Town) was postponed due renovation works at Kenilworth Road.
Matches
Win Draw Loss
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2023 | Manchester City | H | L | 0–3 | — | 21,572 | [80] |
| 27 August 2023 | Aston Villa | H | L | 1–3 | Foster 47' | 21,591 | [81] |
| 2 September 2023 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | L | 2–5 | Foster 4', Brownhill 90+4' | 21,750 | [82] |
| 18 September 2023 | Nottingham Forest | A | D | 1–1 | Amdouni 41' | 28,958 | [83] |
| 23 September 2023 | Manchester United | H | L | 0–1 | — | 21,593 | [84] |
| 30 September 2023 | Newcastle United | A | L | 0–2 | — | 52,163 | [85] |
| 3 October 2023[86] | Luton Town | A | W | 2–1 | Foster 45+2', Bruun Larsen 85' | 10,918 | [87] |
| 7 October 2023 | Chelsea | H | L | 1–4 | Odobert 15' | 21,654 | [88] |
| 21 October 2023 | Brentford | A | L | 0–3 | — | 17,029 | [89] |
| 28 October 2023 | Bournemouth | A | L | 1–2 | Taylor 11' | 11,152 | [90] |
| 4 November 2023 | Crystal Palace | H | L | 0–2 | — | 21,578 | [91] |
| 11 November 2023 | Arsenal | A | L | 1–3 | Brownhill 54' | 60,232 | [92] |
| 25 November 2023 | West Ham United | H | L | 1–2 | Rodriguez 49' (pen.) | 21,319 | [93] |
| 2 December 2023 | Sheffield United | H | W | 5–0 | Rodriguez 1', Bruun Larsen 29', Amdouni 73', Koleosho 75', Brownhill 80' | 20,891 | [94] |
| 5 December 2023 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | L | 0–1 | — | 30,439 | [95] |
| 9 December 2023 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | D | 1–1 | Odobert 45' | 32,511 | [96] |
| 16 December 2023 | Everton | H | L | 0–2 | — | 21,413 | [97] |
| 23 December 2023 | Fulham | A | W | 2–0 | Odobert 47', Berge 66' | 23,598 | [98] |
| 26 December 2023 | Liverpool | H | L | 0–2 | — | 21,624 | [99] |
| 30 December 2023 | Aston Villa | A | L | 2–3 | Amdouni 30', Foster 71' | 41,613 | [100] |
| 12 January 2024 | Luton Town | H | D | 1–1 | Amdouni 36' | 20,155 | [101] |
| 31 January 2024 | Manchester City | A | L | 1–3 | Al-Dakhil 90+3' | 53,099 | [102] |
| 3 February 2024 | Fulham | H | D | 2–2 | Fofana 71', 90+1' | 20,203 | [103] |
| 10 February 2024 | Liverpool | A | L | 1–3 | O'Shea 45' | 59,896 | [104] |
| 17 February 2024 | Arsenal | H | L | 0–5 | — | 21,311 | [105] |
| 24 February 2024 | Crystal Palace | A | L | 0–3 | — | 24,042 | [106] |
| 3 March 2024 | Bournemouth | H | L | 0–2 | — | 19,713 | [107] |
| 10 March 2024 | West Ham United | A | D | 2–2 | Fofana 11', Mavropanos 45+1' (o.g.) | 62,441 | [108] |
| 16 March 2024 | Brentford | H | W | 2–1 | Bruun Larsen 10' (pen.), Fofana 62' | 20,431 | [109] |
| 30 March 2024 | Chelsea | A | D | 2–2 | Cullen 47', O'Shea 81' | 39,535 | [110] |
| 2 April 2024 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | D | 1–1 | Bruun Larsen 37' | 21,528 | [111] |
| 6 April 2024 | Everton | A | L | 0–1 | — | 39,125 | [112] |
| 13 April 2024 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | D | 1–1 | Brownhill 74' | 20,687 | [113] |
| 20 April 2024 | Sheffield United | A | W | 4–1 | Bruun Larsen 38', Assignon 40', Foster 58', Guðmundsson 71' | 28,964 | [114] |
| 27 April 2024 | Manchester United | A | D | 1–1 | Amdouni 87' (pen.) | 73,571 | [115] |
| 4 May 2024 | Newcastle United | H | L | 1–4 | O'Shea 86' | 21,781 | [116] |
| 11 May 2024 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | L | 1–2 | Bruun Larsen 25' | 61,148 | [117] |
| 19 May 2024 | Nottingham Forest | H | L | 1–2 | Cullen 72' | 21,109 | [118] |
FA Cup
Burnley entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn away to Tottenham Hotspur.[119]
Win Draw Loss
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January 2024 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | L | 0–1 | — | 60,982 | [120] |
EFL Cup
Burnley entered the competition in the second round, and were drawn away to Nottingham Forest.[121] They were then drawn away to Salford City in the third round,[122] and away to Everton in the fourth round.
Win Draw Loss
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2023 | Nottingham Forest | A | W | 1–0 | Amdouni 90' | 27,766 | [123] |
| 26 September 2023 | Salford City | A | W | 4–0 | Berge 12', Bruun Larsen 20', O'Shea 27', Odobert 81' | 3,305 | [124] |
| 1 November 2023 | Everton | A | L | 0–3 | — | 38,841 | [125] |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | James Trafford | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2 | DF | Dara O'Shea | 37 | 4 | 32+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 3 | DF | Charlie Taylor | 30 | 1 | 25+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 4 | MF | Jack Cork | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
| 5 | DF | Jordan Beyer | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | MF | Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | 27 | 1 | 12+14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 8 | MF | Josh Brownhill | 35 | 4 | 23+10 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 9 | FW | Jay Rodriguez | 24 | 2 | 7+14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 10 | MF | Manuel Benson | 9 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 15 | MF | Nathan Redmond | 15 | 0 | 0+12 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 16 | MF | Sander Berge | 40 | 2 | 34+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | |||
| 17 | FW | Lyle Foster | 26 | 5 | 22+2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 18 | DF | Hjalmar Ekdal | 9 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 20 | DF | Lorenz Assignon | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | MF | Aaron Ramsey | 17 | 0 | 5+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
| 22 | DF | Vitinho | 36 | 0 | 26+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 23 | FW | David Datro Fofana | 15 | 4 | 10+5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | MF | Josh Cullen | 28 | 2 | 23+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
| 25 | FW | Zeki Amdouni | 37 | 5 | 27+7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||
| 28 | DF | Ameen Al-Dakhil | 17 | 1 | 12+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |||
| 30 | FW | Luca Koleosho | 15 | 1 | 13+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 31 | FW | Mike Trésor | 19 | 0 | 3+13 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
| 33 | DF | Maxime Estève | 16 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 34 | FW | Jacob Bruun Larsen | 35 | 7 | 16+15 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 42 | MF | Han-Noah Massengo | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 44 | DF | Hannes Delcroix | 15 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 47 | FW | Wilson Odobert | 34 | 4 | 25+5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | |||
| 49 | GK | Arijanet Muric | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Players who featured but departed the club during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 14 | DF | Connor Roberts | 16 | 0 | 8+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||
| 19 | FW | Anass Zaroury | 9 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
| 45 | FW | Michael Obafemi | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||