# 2004–05 Burnley F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was Burnley's 5th season in the second tier of English football. They were managed by Steve Cotterill in his first full season since he replaced Stan Ternent at the beginning of the campaign.

## Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | League Cup | League Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | WAL | Danny Coyne | 22 | 0 | 20+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Lee Roche | 36 | 1 | 17+12 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | GUI | Mo Camara | 53 | 1 | 45+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | John McGreal | 45 | 1 | 38+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | JAM | Frank Sinclair | 42 | 1 | 36+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | NIR | Michael Duff | 48 | 0 | 37+5 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Richard Chaplow | 25 | 2 | 16+5 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Peter Whittingham (on loan) | 9 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | IRL | James O'Connor | 8 | 2 | 8+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Robbie Blake | 28 | 13 | 24+0 | 10 | 4+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | WAL | John Oster | 18 | 1 | 12+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 9 | DF | ENG | Graham Branch | 50 | 4 | 39+4 | 3 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Ian Moore | 41 | 6 | 30+5 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Tony Grant | 50 | 2 | 37+5 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | DEN | Brian Jensen | 33 | 0 | 26+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Matthew O'Neill | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Joel Pilkington | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Paul Scott | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | JAM | Micah Hyde | 46 | 2 | 37+1 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | NGA | Ade Akinbiyi | 10 | 4 | 9+1 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Dean Bowditch (on loan) | 10 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Gary Cahill (on loan) | 32 | 1 | 27+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Mark Yates | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | IRL | James O'Connor (on loan) | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Cayne Hanley | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | WAL | Richard Duffy (on loan) | 9 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | FRA | Jean-Louis Valois | 37 | 4 | 18+12 | 3 | 2+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | FRA | Amadou Sanokho | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | AUS | Ryan Townsend | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
| 4 | DF | John McGreal | Ipswich Town | Free | 18 May 2004 |
| 27 | MF | Mark Yates | Kidderminster Harriers | Free | 1 July 2004 |
| 6 | DF | Michael Duff | Cheltenham Town | £30k | 5 July 2004 |
| 18 | MF | Micah Hyde | Watford | Free | 15 July 2004 |
| 1 | GK | Danny Coyne | Leicester City | £25k | 17 July 2004 |
| 5 | DF | Frank Sinclair | Leicester City | Free | 23 July 2004 |
| 25 | MF | Jean-Louis Valois | Clyde | Free | 10 September 2004 |
| 24 | DF | Richard Duffy | Portsmouth | Loan | 24 September 2004 |
| 23 | MF | James O'Connor | West Bromwich Albion | Loan | 29 October 2004 |
| 22 | DF | Gary Cahill | Aston Villa | Loan | 9 November 2004 |
| 8 | MF | John Oster | Sunderland | Free | 29 January 2005 |
| 7 | MF | Peter Whittingham | Aston Villa | Loan | 14 February 2005 |
| 20 | FW | Ade Akinbiyi | Stoke City | £600k | 24 February 2005 |
| 21 | FW | Dean Bowditch | Ipswich Town | Loan | 9 March 2005 |
| 7 | MF | James O'Connor | West Bromwich Albion | £175k | 24 March 2005 |

### Out

| # | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
| | DF | David May | Bacup Borough | Free | 1 June 2004 |
| | MF | Lenny Johnrose | | Retired | 1 June 2004 |
| | MF | Glen Little | Reading | Free | 30 June 2004 |
| | MF | Alan Moore | Shelbourne | Free | 1 July 2004 |
| | GK | Nathan Abbey | Boston United | Free | 1 July 2004 |
| | DF | Dean West | Lincoln City | Free | 6 July 2004 |
| | DF | Mark McGregor | Blackpool | Free | 27 July 2004 |
| | MF | Paul Weller | Rochdale | Free | 30 September 2004 |
| 27 | DF | Ryan Townsend | | Released | 1 November 2004 |
| 8 | FW | Robbie Blake | Birmingham City | £1.25m | 5 January 2005 |
| 7 | MF | Richard Chaplow | West Bromwich Albion | £1.5m | 31 January 2005 |
| 14 | MF | Matthew O'Neill | Accrington Stanley | Loan | 18 February 2005 |
| 26 | MF | Amadou Sanokho | Oldham Athletic | Free | 21 March 2005 |
| 10 | FW | Ian Moore | Leeds United | £50k | 24 March 2005 |

## Matches
### Final league position

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 62 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 61 |
| 13 | Burnley | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 60 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 60 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 46 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 57 |