1920–21 Burnley F.C. season
Match results
Key In Result column, Burnley's score shown first H = Home match A = Away match pen. = Penalty kick o.g.

1920–21 Burnley F.C. season

Section Title: Match results
Table Section Text: Key In Result column, Burnley's score shown first H = Home match A = Away match pen. = Penalty kick o.g.

Date	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance	League position

28 August 1920	Bradford City (H)	1–4	Anderson	30,000	20

30 August 1920	Huddersfield Town (A)	0–1	22,500	22

4 September 1920	Bradford City (A)	0–2	26,000	22

6 September 1920	Huddersfield Town (H)	3–0	Kelly, Boyle, Nesbitt	30,000	21

11 September 1920	Middlesbrough (H)	2–1	Cross, Anderson	28,000	15

18 September 1920	Middlesbrough (A)	0–0	30,000	15

25 September 1920	Chelsea (H)	4–0	Boyle (pen.), Cross, Kelly, Nesbitt	30,000	10

2 October 1920	Chelsea (A)	1–1	Anderson	45,000	11

9 October 1920	Bradford (Park Avenue) (A)	3–1	Kelly (2), Dickinson (o.g.)	24,000	10

16 October 1920	Bradford (Park Avenue) (H)	1–0	Anderson	25,000	7

23 October 1920	Tottenham Hotspur (A)	2–1	Anderson (2)	45,000	6

30 October 1920	Tottenham Hotspur (H)	2–0	Kelly, Cross	35,830	4

6 November 1920	Newcastle United (A)	2–1	Boyle, Kelly	50,000	4

13 November 1920	Newcastle United (H)	3–1	Kelly, Cross, Boyle (pen.)	38,860	2

20 November 1920	Oldham Athletic (A)	2–2	Anderson, Weaver	19,273	1

27 November 1920	Oldham Athletic (H)	7–1	Kelly (4), Cross (2), Boyle	22,569	1

4 December 1920	Liverpool (A)	0–0	37,500	1

11 December 1920	Liverpool (H)	1–0	Weaver	35,860	1

18 December 1920	Preston North End (H)	2–0	Anderson (2)	—	1

25 December 1920	Sheffield United (H)	6–0	Anderson (4), Cross, Kelly	35,912	1

27 December 1920	Sheffield United (A)	1–1	Kelly	50,000	1

1 January 1921	Preston North End (A)	3–0	Cross, Kelly, Anderson	32,000	1

15 January 1921	Blackburn Rovers (H)	4–1	Cross (2), Kelly, Boyle	41,534	1

22 January 1921	Blackburn Rovers (A)	3–1	Kelly, Mosscrop, Anderson	43,000	1

5 February 1921	Aston Villa (H)	7–1	Watson (pen.), Anderson (5), Lindsay	40,000	1

9 February 1921	Aston Villa (A)	0–0	40,000	1

12 February 1921	Derby County (H)	2–1	Anderson, Lindsay	30,000	1

23 February 1921	Derby County (A)	0–0	17,000	1

26 February 1921	Bolton Wanderers (H)	3–1	Kelly, Cross, Nesbitt	42,653	1

5 March 1921	Bolton Wanderers (A)	1–1	Anderson	54,609	1

12 March 1921	Arsenal (H)	1–0	Watson (pen.)	30,000	1

19 March 1921	Arsenal (A)	1–1	Anderson	45,000	1

25 March 1921	Manchester United (H)	1–0	Cross	40,000	1

26 March 1921	Manchester City (A)	0–3	42,000	1

28 March 1921	Manchester United (A)	3–0	Boyle (pen.), Kelly, Anderson	30,000	1

2 April 1921	Manchester City (H)	2–1	Nesbitt, Anderson	37,000	1

9 April 1921	West Bromwich Albion (A)	0–2	16,000	1

16 April 1921	West Bromwich Albion (H)	1–1	Kelly	26,422	1

23 April 1921	Everton (A)	1–1	Cross	40,000	1

30 April 1921	Everton (H)	1–1	Cross	22,066	1

2 May 1921	Sunderland (A)	0–1	20,000	1

7 May 1921	Sunderland (H)	2–2	Nesbitt, Kelly	22,000	1

Sentence(s)

Burnley had a 4–1 win which was watched by 41,534 spectators, the biggest home crowd of the season.

final_sentence: Burnley had a 4–1 win which was watched by 41,534 spectators, the biggest home crowd of the season.