# 1995–96 Burnley F.C. season

The 1995–96 season was Burnley's first season in the third tier of English football.

## 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 |
| | MF | SCO | Derek Adams | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Marlon Beresford | 45 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Charlie Bishop (on loan) | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | John Borland | 4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Chris Brass | 11 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Andy Cooke | 28 | 5 | 10+13 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Wayne Dowell | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | David Eyres | 48 | 7 | 39+3 | 6 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | John Francis | 29 | 2 | 4+18 | 2 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Jimmy Glass (on loan) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Alan Harper | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Gerry Harrison | 42 | 1 | 35+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Adrian Heath | 9 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Ian Helliwell | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jamie Hoyland | 28 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Warren Joyce | 50 | 5 | 42+1 | 5 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Paul Mahorn (on loan) | 8 | 1 | 3+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Paul McDonald (on loan) | 11 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Ted McMinn | 11 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | FW | WAL | Kurt Nogan | 55 | 26 | 46+0 | 20 | 4+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 3 |
| | DF | ENG | Gary Parkinson | 36 | 0 | 29+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Nathan Peel | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | IRL | John Pender | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Tony Philliskirk | 11 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Franny Powell | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Adrian Randall | 19 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Liam Robinson | 17 | 2 | 11+5 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | GK | WAL | Wayne Russell | 10 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Paul Smith | 10 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Peter Swan | 39 | 5 | 31+1 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Steve Thompson | 18 | 0 | 18+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Chris Vinnicombe | 44 | 2 | 35+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Paul Weller | 28 | 1 | 24+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Mark Winstanley | 53 | 3 | 45+0 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
| FW | Andy Cooke | Newtown | Undisclosed | 1 May 1995 |
| FW | Peter Swan | Plymouth Argyle | £200k | 4 August 1995 |
| DF | Paul McDonald | Southampton | Loan | 15 September 1995 |
| GK | Jimmy Glass | Crystal Palace | Loan | 1 February 1996 |
| DF | Charlie Bishop | Barnsley | Loan | 28 March 1996 |
| FW | Paul Mahorn | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan | 28 March 1996 |

### Out

| Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
| | Tony McCluskey | | Released | 31 May 1995 |
| DF | Steve Davis | Luton Town | £750k | 13 July 1995 |
| MF | John Mullin | Sunderland | £40k | 12 August 1995 |
| DF | John Pender | Wigan Athletic | £30k | 21 August 1995 |
| MF | Franny Powell | Rochdale | Released | 18 September 1995 |
| FW | Tony Philliskirk | Carlisle United | Loan | 23 October 1995 |
| FW | Nathan Peel | Mansfield Town | Loan | 27 October 1995 |
| DF | Alan Harper | Cardiff City | Loan | 24 November 1995 |
| FW | Tony Philliskirk | Cardiff City | £60k | 6 December 1995 |
| MF | Adrian Randall | York City | £140k | 27 December 1995 |
| FW | Nathan Peel | Doncaster Rovers | Loan | 23 February 1996 |
| DF | Wayne Dowell | Carlisle United | Loan | 29 March 1996 |

## Matches
### Final league position

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 15 | Brentford | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 58 |
| 16 | Rotherham United | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 62 | −8 | 56 |
| 17 | Burnley | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 68 | −12 | 55 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 58 | 70 | −12 | 53 |
| 19 | Peterborough United | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 52 |