# 1987–88 Burnley F.C. season

The 1987–88 season was Burnley's third season in the fourth tier of English football. They were managed by Brian Miller in his second full season in charge.

## Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division Four | Division Four | 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 | Ian Britton | 42 | 4 | 29+3 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Paul Comstive | 57 | 11 | 44+0 | 8 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 2 |
| | MF | ENG | Peter Daniel | 33 | 1 | 26+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Steve Davis | 41 | 5 | 33+0 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ray Deakin | 48 | 3 | 37+0 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Phil Devaney | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Andy Farrell | 58 | 5 | 45+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Steve Gardner | 54 | 0 | 41+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Neil Grewcock | 41 | 2 | 28+4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 |
| | MF | ENG | Ashley Hoskin | 32 | 2 | 15+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 |
| | MF | WAL | Leighton James | 24 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Peter Leebrook | 26 | 0 | 22+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Phil Malley | 11 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Shaun McGrory | 22 | 1 | 16+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | George Oghani | 48 | 19 | 36+1 | 14 | 4+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 3 |
| | GK | WAL | Chris Pearce | 59 | 0 | 46+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Dave Reeves | 19 | 9 | 16+0 | 8 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | Steve Taylor | 54 | 6 | 38+4 | 6 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Peter Zelem | 15 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |

## Matches
### Football League Division Four
#### Results

| Date | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
| 15 August 1987 | Colchester United (H) | 0–3 | | 5,419 |
| 22 August 1987 | Newport County (A) | 1–0 | Oghani 65' | 2,016 |
| 29 August 1987 | Carlisle United (H) | 4–3 | Zelem 3', Oghani 5', Deakin 30', Taylor 75' | 5,781 |
| 1 September 1987 | Leyton Orient (A) | 1–4 | Farrell 80' | 3,560 |
| 5 September 1987 | Swansea City (H) | 1–0 | Oghani 90' | 4,787 |
| 11 September 1987 | Tranmere Rovers (A) | 1–0 | Comstive 90' | 4,209 |
| 15 September 1987 | Wrexham (H) | 1–0 | Farrell 75' | 5,650 |
| 19 September 1987 | Cambridge United (H) | 0–2 | | 5,789 |
| 26 September 1987 | Rochdale (A) | 1–2 | Oghani 60' | 4,655 |
| 29 September 1987 | Crewe Alexandra (H) | 0–0 | | 5,408 |
| 3 October 1987 | Scarborough (A) | 0–1 | | 4,782 |
| 10 October 1987 | Hartlepool United (H) | 1–0 | Comstive 52' | 5,216 |
| 17 October 1987 | Exeter City (A) | 2–1 | Oghani (2) 22' (pen.), 54' | 2,780 |
| 20 October 1987 | Scunthorpe United (H) | 1–1 | Taylor 57' | 6,353 |
| 24 October 1987 | Torquay United (A) | 3–1 | Britton 36', Comstive 54', Taylor 76' | 2,836 |
| 31 October 1987 | Stockport County (H) | 1–1 | Davis 43' | 6,642 |
| 3 November 1987 | Halifax Town (A) | 1–2 | Taylor 22' | 3,419 |
| 7 November 1987 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) | 0–3 | | 10,002 |
| 21 November 1987 | Bolton Wanderers (H) | 2–1 | Britton 53', Reeves 68' | 7,544 |
| 28 November 1987 | Peterborough United (A) | 0–5 | | 3,394 |
| 12 December 1987 | Hereford United (H) | 0–0 | | 4,217 |
| 19 December 1987 | Cardiff City (A) | 1–2 | Davis 47' | 3,401 |
| 26 December 1987 | Rochdale (H) | 4–0 | Oghani 10', Farrell 43', Comstive 44', Britton 67' | 7,013 |
| 28 December 1987 | Darlington (A) | 2–4 | Reeves (2) 3', 59' | 3,325 |
| 1 January 1988 | Carlisle United (A) | 4–3 | Oghani 18', Wright 45' (o.g.) | 4,260 |
| 2 January 1988 | Tranmere Rovers (H) | 1–1 | Comstive 88' | 7,401 |
| 9 January 1988 | Newport County (H) | 2–0 | Reeves 51', Comstive 87' | 5,256 |
| 16 January 1988 | Cambridge United (A) | 0–2 | | 2,146 |
| 2 February 1988 | Wrexham (A) | 3–1 | Bowden 67' (o.g.), Hoskin 78', Oghani 90' | 1,821 |
| 6 February 1988 | Swansea City (A) | 0–0 | | 3,498 |
| 13 February 1988 | Darlington (H) | 2–1 | Reeves (2) 13', 89' | 6,440 |
| 19 February 1988 | Colchester United (A) | 1–0 | Reeves 32' | 2,520 |
| 27 February 1988 | Scarborough (H) | 0–1 | | 7,645 |
| 1 March 1988 | Crewe Alexandra (A) | 1–0 | Gage 88' (o.g.) | 3,720 |
| 5 March 1988 | Exeter City (H) | 3–0 | Davis 35', Reeves 57', Taylor 74' | 6,052 |
| 12 March 1988 | Hartlepool United (A) | 1–2 | Oghani 64' | 2,893 |
| 18 March 1988 | Stockport County (A) | 0–2 | | 4,423 |
| 22 March 1988 | Leyton Orient (H) | 2–0 | Oghani (2) 14' (pen.), 63' | 5,842 |
| 2 April 1988 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) | 0–3 | | 10,386 |
| 4 April 1988 | Bolton Wanderers (A) | 1–2 | Oghani 35' | 9,921 |
| 8 April 1988 | Halifax Town (H) | 3–1 | Davis 44', Comstive 58', Taylor 66' | 5,833 |
| 23 April 1988 | Scunthorpe United (A) | 1–1 | Britton 76' | 5,347 |
| 30 April 1988 | Peterborough United (H) | 1–2 | Comstive 29' (pen.) | 6,315 |
| 2 May 1988 | Hereford United (A) | 1–2 | Deakin 7' | 2,304 |
| 4 May 1988 | Torquay United (H) | 1–0 | McGrory 7' | 5,075 |
| 7 May 1988 | Cardiff City (H) | 1–2 | Oghani 84' | 8,421 |

### Final league position

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 85 | 63 | +22 | 69 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 67 |
| 10 | Burnley | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 67 |
| 11 | Wrexham | 46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 66 |
| 12 | Scarborough | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 65 |
* ↑ Newly promoted from the Football Conference

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
| 14 November 1987 | Round 1 | Bolton Wanderers (H) | 0–1 | | 10,788 |

### League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
| 18 August 1987 | Round 1 First leg | Wrexham (A) | 0–1 | | 2,301 |
| 25 August 1987 | Round 1 Second leg | Wrexham (H) | 3–0 | Comstive 76', Oghani 80' (pen.), Farrell 89' | 3,788 |
| 22 September 1987 | Round 2 First leg | Norwich City (H) | 1–1 | Oghani 7' | 7,912 |
| 7 October 1987 | Round 2 Second leg | Norwich City (A) | 0–1 | | 6,168 |

### Football League Trophy

| Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
| 27 October 1987 | Group Stage | Tranmere Rovers (A) | 2–1 | Oghani 4', Grewcock 68' | 1,801 |
| 24 November 1987 | Group Stage | Rochdale (H) | 3–2 | Grewcock 7', Reeves 43', Farrell 77' | 2,677 |
| 19 January 1988 | Round 1 | Chester City (H) | 1–0 | Oghani 80' | 3,436 |
| 9 February 1988 | Northern Quarter Final | Bury (A) | 1–0 | Comstive 37' (pen.) | 4,672 |
| 8 March 1988 | Northern Semi Final | Halifax Town (H) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5 – 3p) | | 10,222 |
| 12 April 1988 | Northern Final First Leg | Preston North End (H) | 0–0 | | 15,680 |
| 19 April 1988 | Northern Final Second Leg | Preston North End (A) | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Oghani 32', Hoskin 93', Comstive 117' | 17,592 (5,000 away) |
| 29 May 1988 | Final | Wolverhampton Wanderers (N) | 0–2 | | 80,841 (48,000 Wolves, 33,000 Burnley) |