# 1998–99 Burnley F.C. season

The 1998–99 season was Burnley's 4th successive season in the third tier of English football. They were managed by Stan Ternent in his first full season since he replaced Chris Waddle at the beginning of the campaign.

## Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Second Division | Second Division | League Cup | League Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | DF | ENG | Gordon Armstrong | 40 | 1 | 40+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Steve Blatherwick | 5 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Graham Branch | 20 | 1 | 14+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Chris Brass | 38 | 0 | 33+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Colin Carr-Lawton | 7 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Paul Cook (on loan) | 12 | 1 | 12+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Andy Cooke | 38 | 10 | 36+0 | 9 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Tom Cowan (on loan) | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Tom Cowan | 11 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Paul Crichton (on loan) | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Paul Crichton | 29 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Steve Davis | 19 | 4 | 19+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Michael Devenney | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Phil Eastwood | 15 | 1 | 6+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Mark Ford | 14 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Paul Graham | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Kevin Henderson | 10 | 1 | 0+7 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Matthew Hewlett (on loan) | 3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Matthew Heywood | 15 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Lee Howey | 5 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Ronnie Jepson | 17 | 1 | 3+12 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Lenny Johnrose | 12 | 1 | 9+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | NOR | Frank-Petter Kval | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Glen Little | 37 | 5 | 32+2 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Craig Mawson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Brad Maylett | 18 | 0 | 0+17 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Micky Mellon | 20 | 2 | 20+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Neil Moore | 14 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Steve Morgan | 20 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | John O'Kane (on loan) | 8 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Tony Parks | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Andy Payton | 42 | 23 | 39+1 | 20 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ally Pickering | 21 | 1 | 21+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Brian Reid | 33 | 3 | 30+1 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | AUS | Mark Robertson | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Chris Scott | 15 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Paul Smith | 14 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Carl Smith | 11 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Peter Swan | 17 | 0 | 11+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Rune Vindheim | 10 | 2 | 8+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Gavin Ward (on loan) | 17 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Paul Weller | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Mike Williams | 3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | John Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Mark Winstanley | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
| FW | Ronnie Jepson | Oldham Athletic | Free | 1 July 1998 |
| GK | Paul Crichton | West Bromwich Albion | Loan | 7 August 1998 |
| GK | Paul Crichton | West Bromwich Albion | Loan | 12 August 1998 |
| GK | Gavin Ward | Bolton Wanderers | Loan | 15 August 1998 |
| DF | Gordon Armstrong | Bury | £40k | 28 August 1998 |
| DF | Peter Swan | Bury | Free | 28 August 1998 |
| DF | John O'Kane | Everton | Loan | 23 October 1998 |
| GK | Paul Crichton | West Bromwich Albion | £100k | 18 November 1998 |
| MF | Matthew Hewlett | Bristol City | Loan | 26 November 1998 |
| DF | Ally Pickering | Stoke City | Free | 17 December 1998 |
| DF | Steve Davis | Luton Town | £750k | 30 December 1998 |
| FW | Graham Branch | Stockport County | Free | 1 January 1999 |
| MF | Micky Mellon | Tranmere Rovers | £350k | 8 January 1999 |
| MF | Lenny Johnrose | Bury | £225k | 12 February 1999 |
| MF | Paul Cook | Stockport County | Loan | 12 March 1999 |
| DF | Tom Cowan | Huddersfield Town | Loan | 12 March 1999 |
| DF | Tom Cowan | Huddersfield Town | £20k | 16 March 1999 |

### Out

| Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
| FW | Ian Duerden | Halifax Town | Free | 31 May 1998 |
| MF | Chris Waddle | Torquay United | Free | 31 May 1998 |
| FW | Ian Helliwell | Ilkeston Town | Free | 31 May 1998 |
| FW | Nigel Gleghorn | Altrincham | Free | 31 May 1998 |
| DF | Jason Heffernan | | Released | 31 May 1998 |
| DF | Vince Overson | Halifax Town | Free | 31 May 1998 |
| DF | Chris Vinnicombe | Wycombe Wanderers | Free | 31 May 1998 |
| FW | Damian Matthew | Northampton Town | Free | 1 June 1998 |
| GK | Chris Woods | | Retired | 3 July 1998 |
| MF | Jamie Hoyland | Scarborough | Free | 3 July 1998 |
| DF | Richard Huxford | Dunfermline Athletic | Free | 3 July 1998 |
| MF | Gerry Harrison | Sunderland | Free | 7 July 1998 |
| GK | Tony Parks | Doncaster Rovers | Free | 31 August 1998 |
| DF | Steve Blatherwick | Chesterfield | Loan | 18 September 1998 |
| DF | Mark Winstanley | Shrewsbury Town | Loan | 18 September 1998 |
| DF | Lee Howey | Northampton Town | Loan | 6 November 1998 |
| DF | Steve Blatherwick | Chesterfield | £50k | 1 December 1998 |
| DF | Mark Winstanley | Scunthorpe United | Loan | 24 December 1998 |
| FW | Phil Eastwood | Kettering Town | Loan | 11 February 1999 |
| DF | Lee Howey | Northampton Town | £50k | 19 February 1999 |
| DF | Mark Winstanley | Preston North End | Loan | 22 March 1999 |
| FW | Mike Williams | Oxford United | Free | 22 March 1999 |

## Matches
### Final league position

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 56 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 56 |
| 15 | Burnley | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 54 | 73 | −19 | 55 |
| 16 | Notts County | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 54 |
| 17 | Wrexham | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 53 |