# 2011–12 Burnley F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Burnley's second consecutive season in the Championship. They also competed in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Watford | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 64 |
| 12 | Derby County | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 64 |
| 13 | Burnley | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 62 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 65 | 68 | −3 | 61 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 69 | 77 | −8 | 61 |

## Match details
### Football League Championship

Football League Championship match details :
| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 6 August 2011 | 8th | Watford | H | D | 2–2 | Austin 77', Treacy 84' | 14,617 |
| 13 August 2011 | 19th | Crystal Palace | A | L | 0–2 | | 13,167 |
| 20 August 2011 | 21st | Cardiff City | H | D | 1–1 | Austin 2' | 13,428 |
| 27 August 2011 | 15th | Derby County | A | W | 2–1 | Austin (2) 49', 74' | 23,913 |
| 10 September 2011 | 19th | Middlesbrough | H | L | 0–2 | | 15,220 |
| 17 September 2011 | 21st | Peterborough United | A | L | 1–2 | Treacy 45' | 7,901 |
| 24 September 2011 | 21st | Southampton | H | D | 1–1 | Austin 53' | 14,170 |
| 27 September 2011 | 16th | Nottingham Forest | H | W | 5–1 | Rodriguez (2) 5', 15', McCann 29', Wallace 44', Austin 71' | 13,265 |
| 1 October 2011 | 14th | Millwall | A | W | 1–0 | Rodriguez 37' | 10,460 |
| 15 October 2011 | 15th | Reading | H | L | 0–1 | | 13,664 |
| 18 October 2011 | 17th | Barnsley | A | L | 0–2 | | 9,692 |
| 22 October 2011 | 16th | Coventry City | A | W | 2–1 | Wallace 73', Austin 90+4' | 12,785 |
| 29 October 2011 | 15th | Blackpool | H | W | 3–1 | Austin 20', Wallace 29', Bartley 79' | 15,614 |
| 1 November 2011 | 17th | Leicester City | H | L | 1–3 | Wallace 23' | 13,286 |
| 5 November 2011 | 19th | Bristol City | A | L | 1–3 | Wallace 46' | 12,187 |
| 19 November 2011 | 21st | Leeds United | H | L | 1–2 | Rodriguez 10' | 17,226 |
| 22 November 2011 | 21st | Birmingham City | A | L | 1–2 | Bartley 49' | 16,253 |
| 26 November 2011 | 16th | Hull City | A | W | 3–2 | Edgar (2) 78', 82', Rodriguez 90+3' | 20,238 |
| 29 November 2011 | 14th | Ipswich Town | H | W | 4–0 | Vokes 33', McCann (2) 45', 66', Rodriguez 77' | 12,499 |
| 3 December 2011 | 10th | West Ham United | A | W | 2–1 | McCann 57', Vokes 75' | 26,274 |
| 10 December 2011 | 15th | Portsmouth | H | L | 0–1 | | 13,411 |
| 17 December 2011 | 11th | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | W | 1–0 | Trippier 32' | 19,641 |
| 26 December 2011 | 9th | Doncaster Rovers | H | W | 3–0 | Rodriguez 37' pen., Paterson 84', Hird 90+5' o.g. | 16,756 |
| 31 December 2011 | 7th | Hull City | H | W | 1–0 | Paterson 34' | 15,071 |
| 2 January 2012 | 10th | Leeds United | A | L | 1–2 | Austin 69' | 27,295 |
| 14 January 2012 | 10th | Middlesbrough | A | W | 2–0 | Rodriguez 6', Trippier 28' | 17,001 |
| 21 January 2012 | 12th | Derby County | H | D | 0–0 | | 14,302 |
| 31 January 2012 | 9th | Nottingham Forest | A | W | 2–0 | Rodriguez (2) 3', 64' | 23,147 |
| 4 February 2012 | 11th | Peterborough United | H | D | 1–1 | Rodriguez 87' | 13,258 |
| 11 February 2012 | 11th | Southampton | A | L | 0–2 | | 24,099 |
| 14 February 2012 | 10th | Barnsley | H | W | 2–0 | Rodriguez 3', Austin 63' | 12,355 |
| 17 February 2012 | 10th | Reading | A | L | 0–1 | | 17,185 |
| 25 February 2012 | 11th | Millwall | H | L | 1–3 | Rodriguez 90+3' pen. | 13,000 |
| 3 March 2012 | 12th | Watford | A | L | 2–3 | Rodriguez 41', Nosworthy 50' o.g. | 11,612 |
| 10 March 2012 | 13th | Crystal Palace | H | D | 1–1 | Rodriguez 2' pen. | 13,216 |
| 18 March 2012 | 14th | Cardiff City | A | D | 0–0 | | 21,276 |
| 21 March 2012 | 16th | Ipswich Town | A | L | 0–1 | | 16,564 |
| 24 March 2012 | 16th | West Ham United | H | D | 2–2 | Bartley 25', Paterson 36' | 15,246 |
| 31 March 2012 | 16th | Portsmouth | A | W | 5–1 | Trippier 16', Ings 47', Austin (3) 74', 90+3', 90+6' | 15,739 |
| 3 April 2012 | 16th | Birmingham City | H | L | 1–3 | Ings 74' | 13,221 |
| 6 April 2012 | 13th | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | W | 1–0 | Austin 23' | 13,516 |
| 9 April 2012 | 12th | Doncaster Rovers | A | W | 2–1 | McQuoid 36', Austin 76' pen. | 8,350 |
| 14 April 2012 | 11th | Coventry City | H | D | 1–1 | Austin 20' | 13,398 |
| 17 April 2012 | 11th | Leicester City | A | D | 0–0 | | 19,806 |
| 17 April 2012 | 12th | Blackpool | A | L | 0–4 | | 14,141 |
| 28 April 2012 | 13th | Bristol City | H | D | 1–1 | Ings 76' | 13,369 |

### FA Cup

FA Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| Third round | 7 January 2012 | Norwich City | A | L | 1–4 | Rodriguez 15' | 22,898 | |

### Football League Cup

Football League Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 9 August 2011 | Burton Albion | H | W | 6–3 (a.e.t.) | Rodriguez (4) 57' pen., 67' pen., 94', 107', Austin 83', Wallace 91' | 4,069 |
| Second round | 23 August 2011 | Barnet | H | W | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Rodriguez 38', Elliott 64', McCann 105' | 4,273 |
| Third round | 20 September 2011 | Milton Keynes Dons | H | W | 2–1 | Trippier 59', Bikey 89' | 4,134 |
| Fourth round | 25 October 2011 | Cardiff City | A | L | 0–1 | | 11,601 |

## Transfers
### In

| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
| 36 | DF | Ben Mee | Manchester City | Season-Long Loan | 14 July 2011 |
| 2 | DF | Kieran Trippier | Manchester City | Season-Long Loan | 26 July 2011 |
| 26 | MF | Keith Treacy | Preston North End | Undisclosed | 2 August 2011 |
| 30 | GK | Jon Stewart | Unattached | Free Transfer | 3 August 2011 |
| 14 | FW | Danny Ings | Bournemouth | Undisclosed | 15 August 2011 |
| 16 | FW | Zavon Hines | West Ham United | Undisclosed | 18 August 2011 |
| 11 | MF | Junior Stanislas | West Ham United | Undisclosed | 31 August 2011 |
| 19 | FW | Sam Vokes | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Loan | 18 November 2011 |
| 2 | DF | Kieran Trippier | Manchester City | Undisclosed | 3 January 2012 |
| 36 | DF | Ben Mee | Manchester City | Undisclosed | 17 January 2012 |
| 19 | FW | Josh McQuoid | Millwall | Loan | 20 January 2012 |
| 3 | DF | Daniel Lafferty | Derry City | Undisclosed | 30 January 2012 |

### Out

| # | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
| | MF | Kevin McDonald | Sheffield United | Released | 12 May 2011 |
| | FW | Steven Thompson | St Mirren | Released | 12 May 2011 |
| | MF | Remco van der Schaaf | Randers | Free Transfer | 1 July 2011 |
| | MF | Chris Anderson | | Released | 1 July 2011 |
| | DF | Chris Lynch | | Released | 1 July 2011 |
| | MF | Michael King | | Released | 1 July 2011 |
| | DF | Nik Kudiersky | | Released | 1 July 2011 |
| | MF | Graham Alexander | Preston North End | Released | 4 July 2011 |
| 40 | DF | Clarke Carlisle | Preston North End | Season-Long Loan | 14 July 2011 |
| | FW | Chris Iwelumo | Watford | Undisclosed | 19 July 2011 |
| | DF | Tyrone Mears | Bolton Wanderers | Undisclosed | 29 July 2011 |
| | MF | Chris Eagles | Bolton Wanderers | Undisclosed | 29 July 2011 |
| 28 | DF | Kevin Long | Accrington Stanley | Five-Month Loan | 5 August 2011 |
| 3 | DF | Danny Fox | Southampton | Undisclosed | 11 August 2011 |
| 39 | FW | Wes Fletcher | Accrington Stanley | Five-Month Loan | 15 August 2011 |
| 38 | MF | Alex-Ray Harvey | Fleetwood Town | One-Month Loan | 19 August 2011 |
| 34 | MF | Joe McKee | St Mirren | Five-Month Loan | 24 August 2011 |
| 18 | DF | Leon Cort | Charlton Athletic | Season-long Loan | 29 August 2011 |
| 11 | MF | Wade Elliott | Birmingham City | Undisclosed | 31 August 2011 |
| | MF | Dave Lynch | Droylsden | Loan | 5 October 2011 |
| 39 | FW | Wes Fletcher | Crewe Alexandra | Loan | 25 November 2011 |
| | MF | Dave Lynch | Stalybridge Celtic | Loan | 9 January 2012 |
| 38 | MF | Alex-Ray Harvey | Barrow | Loan | 10 January 2012 |
| 44 | FW | Joe Jackson | Barrow | Loan | 10 January 2012 |
| 18 | DF | Leon Cort | | Released | 10 January 2012 |
| 17 | DF | Richard Eckersley | | Released | 25 January 2012 |
| 28 | DF | Kevin Long | Rochdale | Loan | 27 January 2012 |
| 27 | FW | Alex MacDonald | Plymouth Argyle | Loan | 31 January 2012 |
| 40 | DF | Clarke Carlisle | Northampton Town | Loan | 31 January 2012 |
| | MF | Dave Lynch | Nantwich Town | Loan | 10 February 2012 |
| 30 | GK | Jon Stewart | Alfreton Town | Loan | 3 March 2012 |
| | MF | Ross Wilson | Silsden | Loan | 12 March 2012 |
| 16 | FW | Zavon Hines | Bournemouth | Loan | 22 March 2012 |
| 26 | MF | Keith Treacy | Sheffield Wednesday | Loan | 22 March 2012 |
| 21 | DF | André Amougou | Bristol City | Loan | 22 March 2012 |

## Squads
### First team squad

| No. | Name | Position (s) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Lee Grant | GK | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 12 | Brian Jensen | GK | West Bromwich Albion |
| 30 | Jon Stewart | GK | Bournemouth |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | Kieran Trippier | RB | Manchester City |
| 3 | Daniel Lafferty | LB | Derry City |
| 4 | Michael Duff | CB | Cheltenham Town |
| 15 | David Edgar | CB | Newcastle United |
| 21 | André Amougou | CB | Reading |
| 24 | Brian Easton | LB | Hamilton Academical |
| 36 | Ben Mee | CB | Manchester City |
| Midfielders |||||
| 6 | Chris McCann (captain) | CM | Home Farm |
| 7 | Ross Wallace | LW / RW | Preston North End |
| 8 | Dean Marney (vice-captain) | CM | Hull City |
| 11 | Junior Stanislas | LW / RW | West Ham United |
| 20 | Marvin Bartley | DM / CM | Bournemouth |
| 26 | Keith Treacy | LW / RW | Preston North End |
| Forwards |||||
| 9 | Jay Rodriguez | ST / LW | Burnley Centre of Excellence |
| 10 | Martin Paterson | ST / RW | Scunthorpe United |
| 14 | Danny Ings | CF / ST | Bournemouth |
| 16 | Zavon Hines | ST / LW / RW | West Ham United |
| 19 | Josh McQuoid | CF / ST | Millwall |
| 23 | Charlie Austin | ST / CF | Swindon Town |
| 27 | Alex MacDonald | ST | Burnley Centre of Excellence |

### Development squad & Scholars

| No. | Name | Position (s) | Signed from |
| Defenders |||||
| 28 | Kevin Long | CB | Cork City |
| Midfielders |||||
| 32 | Cameron Howieson | AM | Mosgiel |
| 33 | Steven Hewitt | CM | Burnley Centre of Excellence |
| 38 | Alex-Ray Harvey | CM | Burnley Centre of Excellence |
| | Dave Lynch | CM | Burnley Centre of Excellence |
| Forwards |||||
| 37 | Dominic Knowles | ST | Burnley Centre of Excellence |
| 42 | Shay McCartan | ST | Glenavon |
| 44 | Joe Jackson | ST | Burnley Centre of Excellence |
| | Mehdi Lazaar | ST | R.R.F.C. Montegnée |
| | Ross Wilson | ST | Burnley Centre of Excellence |

## Statistics

    Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
    Players with names struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
    Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Burnley.
    Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
    Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Lee Grant | 42 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 (1) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Kieran Trippier | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Danny Fox † | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NIR | Daniel Lafferty | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NIR | Michael Duff | 30 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 (1) | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | IRL | Chris McCann | 45 (1) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 (2) | 1 | 48 (3) | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Ross Wallace | 41 (3) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 (1) | 1 | 45 (4) | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Dean Marney | 29 (8) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 (8) | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Jay Rodriguez | 36 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | NIR | Martin Paterson | 9 (5) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (5) | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Wade Elliott † | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Junior Stanislas | 25 (6) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 (7) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | DEN | Brian Jensen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Danny Ings | 9 (6) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (6) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | CAN | David Edgar | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 47 (2) | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Zavon Hines | 0 (13) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 (14) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Richard Eckersley † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | GUY | Leon Cort † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | WAL | Sam Vokes * † | 3 (6) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (6) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | NIR | Josh McQuoid * † | 9 (8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (8) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Marvin Bartley | 24 (14) | 3 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 25 (17) | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | CMR | André Bikey | 9 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 (5) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Charlie Austin | 30 (11) | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 (2) | 1 | 33 (13) | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | SCO | Brian Easton | 17 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 (4) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | IRL | Keith Treacy | 16 (8) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 (8) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | SCO | Alex MacDonald | 0 (5) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (6) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | IRL | Kevin Long | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Jon Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | NZL | Cameron Howieson | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Steven Hewitt | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | SCO | Joe McKee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | IRL | Adam Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ENG | Ben Mee | 29 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 (2) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Dominic Knowles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ENG | Alex-Ray Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Wes Fletcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | ENG | Clarke Carlisle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | NIR | Shay McCartan | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | ENG | Joe Jackson | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | GK | ENG | Ben Woodhead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |