# 1992–93 Burnley F.C. season

The 1992–93 season was Burnley's first season in the third tier of English football. They were managed by Jimmy Mullen in his first full season since he replaced Frank Casper during the 1991–1992 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 |
| | GK | ENG | Marlon Beresford | 51 | 0 | 44+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | NIR | David Campbell | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | John Clayton | 4 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Mike Conroy | 48 | 12 | 38+1 | 7 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 3 | 2+0 | 2 |
| | DF | ENG | Steve Davis | 44 | 2 | 37+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | John Deary | 38 | 3 | 32+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Louie Donowa | 6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Roger Eli | 15 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Andy Farrell | 51 | 4 | 40+2 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | John Francis | 9 | 1 | 9+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Steve Harper | 42 | 5 | 33+1 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Adrian Heath | 50 | 23 | 43+0 | 20 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Joe Jakub | 41 | 0 | 31+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Graham Lancashire | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ian Measham | 48 | 0 | 39+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Mark Monington | 34 | 3 | 22+9 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | IRL | Brian Mooney | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Robbie Painter | 20 | 0 | 7+10 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Leigh Palin | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | IRL | John Pender | 53 | 6 | 44+0 | 4 | 2+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | NIR | Steve Penney | 16 | 3 | 10+1 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Nick Pickering | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Adrian Randall | 29 | 1 | 19+4 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Steve Slawson | 5 | 2 | 5+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | NIR | Danny Sonner | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Les Thompson | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | David Williams | 4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Paul Wilson | 20 | 0 | 20+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Mark Yates | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
| MF | Steve Penney | Heart of Midlothian | Free | July 1992 |
| DF | Les Thompson | Maidstone United | Free | July 1992 |
| FW | John Clayton | FC Volendam | Free | August 1992 |
| FW | Adrian Heath | Stoke City | Free | 21 August 1992 |
| GK | Marlon Beresford | Sheffield Wednesday | £95,000 | 28 August 1992 |
| MF | Brian Mooney | Sunderland | Loan | September 1993 |
| MF | Leigh Palin | Hull City | Free | September 1993 |
| MF | Louie Donowa | Birmingham City | Loan | January 1993 |
| DF | Paul Wilson | Halifax Town | £50,000 | 1 February 1993 |
| FW | Steve Slawson | Notts County | Loan | February 1993 |
| MF | David Campbell | Rotherham United | Free | March 1993 |
| MF | Nick Pickering | Darlington | Free | March 1993 |
| FW | John Francis | Cambridge United | £70,000 | 25 March 1993 |

### Out

| Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
| | Jamie Webster | | Released | 31 May 1993 |
| MF | Danny Sonner | SC Preußen Münster | Free | 1 June 1993 |
| MF | Mark Yates | Doncaster Rovers | Free | 1 August 1993 |
| MF | Steve Harper | Doncaster Rovers | Free | 7 August 1993 |
| MF | Joe Jakub | Chester City | Free | 12 August 1993 |
| FW | Mike Conroy | Preston North End | £85,000 | 20 August 1993 |
| FW | Robbie Painter | Darlington | Free | 16 September 1993 |
| DF | Ian Measham | Doncaster Rovers | Free | 16 September 1993 |
| FW | Kevin Russell | Bournemouth | £125,000 | 3 March 1994 |

## Matches
### Football League Second Division
#### Results

| Date | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
| 15 August 1992 | Swansea City (H) | 1–0 | Penney 67' | 10,913 |
| 22 August 1992 | Stockport County (A) | 1–2 | Heath 71' | 4,953 |
| 29 August 1992 | Rotherham United (H) | 1–1 | Deary 85' | 9,684 |
| 5 September 1992 | Chester City (A) | 0–3 | | 4,981 |
| 12 September 1992 | Preston North End (A) | 0–2 | | 7,209 |
| 15 September 1992 | Port Vale (H) | 1–1 | Monington 90' | 8,556 |
| 19 September 1992 | Mansfield Town (H) | 1–0 | Monington 32' | 8,613 |
| 26 September 1992 | Wigan Athletic (A) | 1–1 | Deary 89' | 4,032 |
| 29 September 1992 | Plymouth Argyle (H) | 0–0 | | 8,676 |
| 3 October 1992 | West Bromwich Albion (H) | 2–1 | Harper 1', Conroy 53' | 14,796 |
| 11 October 1992 | Bradford City (A) | 0–1 | | 10,488 |
| 17 October 1992 | Fulham (H) | 5–2 | Harper 12', Farrell 19', Penney 32', Heath 45', Conroy 65' | 9,881 |
| 24 October 1992 | Blackpool (A) | 3–1 | Harper 15', Farrell 28', Penney 44' | 7,942 |
| 31 October 1992 | Stoke City (H) | 0–2 | | 16,667 |
| 3 November 1992 | Reading (H) | 1–1 | Harper 8' | 8,382 |
| 7 November 1992 | Hull City (A) | 2–0 | Heath (2) 45' 88' | 5,751 |
| 21 November 1992 | Huddersfield Town (H) | 2–1 | Deary 22', Clayton 45' | 10,615 |
| 28 November 1992 | Bolton Wanderers (A) | 0–4 | | 11,438 |
| 12 December 1992 | Leyton Orient (H) | 2–0 | Bellamy 39' (o.g.), Heath 81' | 8,882 |
| 19 December 1992 | Exeter City (A) | 2–2 | Heath (2) 8', 43' | 3,179 |
| 26 December 1992 | Brighton & Hove Albion (A) | 0–3 | | 8,741 |
| 9 January 1993 | Port Vale (A) | 0–3 | | 8,815 |
| 16 January 1993 | Wigan Athletic (H) | 0–1 | | 9,154 |
| 23 January 1993 | Mansfield Town (A) | 1–1 | Pender 23' | 3,991 |
| 26 January 1993 | Rotherham United (A) | 1–0 | Heath 78' (pen.) | 4,989 |
| 30 January 1993 | Stockport County (H) | 1–1 | Conroy 49' | 11,229 |
| 5 February 1993 | Swansea City (A) | 1–1 | Farrell 66' | 4,973 |
| 13 February 1993 | Chester City (H) | 5–0 | Conroy (2) 5', 20', Heath 21', Pender 45', Harper 79' | 9,434 |
| 16 February 1993 | Preston North End (H) | 2–0 | Heath (2) 45', 67' | 12,648 |
| 20 February 1993 | Plymouth Argyle (A) | 2–1 | Pender (2) 4', 86' | 5,905 |
| 27 February 1993 | Bradford City (H) | 2–2 | Slawson 22', McCarthy 90' (o.g.) | 13,262 |
| 6 March 1993 | West Bromwich Albion (A) | 0–2 | | 15,722 |
| 9 March 1993 | Hartlepool United (A) | 0–0 | | 3,021 |
| 13 March 1993 | Hull City (H) | 2–0 | Heath 42', Slawson 79' | 9,974 |
| 16 March 1993 | Bournemouth (H) | 1–1 | Conroy 14' | 8,601 |
| 20 March 1993 | Reading (A) | 0–1 | | 6,398 |
| 23 March 1993 | Bolton Wanderers (H) | 0–1 | | 15,085 |
| 27 March 1993 | Huddersfield Town (A) | 1–1 | Heath 13' | 9,441 |
| 3 April 1993 | Hartlepool United (H) | 3–0 | Heath (2) 14', 53', Davis 81' | 8,226 |
| 6 April 1993 | Leyton Orient (A) | 2–3 | Heath (2) 34', 82' (pen.) | 4,236 |
| 10 April 1993 | Brighton & Hove Albion (H) | 1–3 | Conroy 29' | 9,424 |
| 13 April 1993 | Bournemouth (A) | 1–1 | Davis 68' | 4,456 |
| 17 April 1993 | Exeter City (H) | 3–1 | Heath (2) 45', 86', Daniels 65' (o.g.) | 7,332 |
| 24 April 1993 | Fulham (A) | 0–4 | | 5,531 |
| 1 May 1993 | Blackpool (H) | 2–2 | Heath 28', Francis 47' | 12,475 |
| 8 May 1993 | Stoke City (A) | 1–1 | Randall 39' | 21,840 |

### Final league position

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 65 |
| 12 | Fulham | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 65 |
| 13 | Burnley | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 61 |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 60 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 60 |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
| 14 November 1992 | Round 1 | Scarborough (H) | 2–1 | Conroy 26', Curran 55' (o.g.) | 8,359 |
| 5 December 1992 | Round 2 | Shrewsbury Town (H) | 1–1 | Conroy 69' | 10,038 |
| 15 December 1992 | Replay | Shrewsbury Town (A) | 2–1 | Pender 87', Conroy 90' | 5,671 |
| 2 January 1993 | Round 3 | Sheffield United (A) | 2–2 | Heath (2) 18', 39' | 23,041 (8,500 away) |
| 12 January 1993 | Replay | Sheffield United (H) | 2–4 | Heath 17', Monington 67' | 19,061 |

### League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
| 18 August 1992 | Round 1 First leg | Carlisle United (A) | 1–4 | Sonner 85' | 4,066 |
| 25 August 1992 | Round 1 Second leg | Carlisle United (H) | 1–1 | Pender 51' | 5,524 |

### Football League Trophy

| Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
| 19 January 1993 | Round 2 | Blackpool (A) | 3–1 | Conroy (2) 62', 78', Farrell 76' | 2,979 |
| 2 February 1993 | Northern Quarter Final | Chesterfield (A) | 0–3 | | 3,314 |