# 1997–98 Burnley F.C. season

The 1997–98 season was Burnley's 3rd successive season in the third tier of English football. They were managed by Chris Waddle in his only full season since he replaced Adrian Heath at the beginning of the 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 |
| | FW | ENG | Paul Barnes | 30 | 6 | 24+1 | 6 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Marlon Beresford | 43 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Steve Blatherwick | 28 | 0 | 13+7 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Chris Brass | 49 | 1 | 37+3 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Colin Carr-Lawton | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Andy Cooke | 43 | 20 | 26+8 | 16 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 2 |
| | MF | ENG | Gordon Cowans | 9 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Gerry Creaney (on loan) | 11 | 8 | 9+1 | 8 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Ian Duerden | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Phil Eastwood | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | David Eyres | 17 | 2 | 13+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Mark Ford | 44 | 1 | 32+4 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| | DF | NED | Marco Gentile | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Nigel Gleghorn | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Gerry Harrison | 40 | 0 | 33+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Kevin Henderson | 10 | 2 | 0+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Lee Howey | 29 | 1 | 21+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jamie Hoyland | 12 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Richard Huxford | 7 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Andy Kiwomya (on loan) | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Glen Little | 29 | 5 | 19+5 | 4 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| | MF | ENG | Damian Matthew | 33 | 1 | 21+6 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Neil Moore | 48 | 4 | 38+2 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | John Mullin (on loan) | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Tony Parks | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Andy Payton | 24 | 12 | 19+0 | 9 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 3 |
| | MF | ENG | Paul Smith | 19 | 0 | 8+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Chris Vinnicombe | 30 | 1 | 20+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| | MF | ENG | Chris Waddle | 36 | 1 | 26+5 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Paul Weller | 47 | 3 | 32+7 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Mike Williams | 19 | 1 | 13+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Mark Winstanley | 33 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Chris Woods | 14 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
| DF | Marco Gentile | MVV Maastricht | Free | 4 June 1997 |
| DF | Steve Blatherwick | Nottingham Forest | £125k | 1 August 1997 |
| MF | Gordon Cowans | Stockport County | Free | 1 August 1997 |
| MF | Mark Ford | Leeds United | £250k | 1 August 1997 |
| DF | Lee Howey | Sunderland | £200k | 11 August 1997 |
| FW | Andy Kiwomya | Bradford City | Loan | 2 September 1997 |
| FW | Gerry Creaney | Manchester City | Loan | 19 September 1997 |
| FW | Kevin Henderson | Morpeth Town | Free | 1 December 1997 |
| FW | Andy Payton | Huddersfield Town | Swap | 16 January 1998 |
| MF | John Mullin | Sunderland | Loan | 26 March 1998 |

### Out

| Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
| MF | Adrian Heath | | Retired | 31 May 1997 |
| FW | Liam Robinson | Scarborough | Free | 31 May 1997 |
| MF | Steve Thompson | Rotherham United | Free | 31 May 1997 |
| GK | Wayne Russell | Ebbw Vale | Free | 31 May 1997 |
| DF | Gary Parkinson | Preston North End | Free | 1 August 1997 |
| DF | Peter Swan | Bury | £50k | 8 August 1997 |
| DF | Vince Overson | Shrewsbury Town | Loan | 19 September 1997 |
| MF | David Eyres | Preston North End | £80k | 29 October 1997 |
| DF | Marco Gentile | FC Volendam | Free | 31 October 1997 |
| FW | Ian Helliwell | Doncaster Rovers | Loan | 3 November 1997 |
| FW | Nigel Gleghorn | Brentford | Loan | 17 November 1997 |
| MF | Jamie Hoyland | Carlisle United | Loan | 20 November 1997 |
| FW | Paul Barnes | Huddersfield Town | Swap | 16 January 1998 |
| FW | Phil Eastwood | Telford United | Loan | 7 February 1998 |
| FW | Nigel Gleghorn | Northampton Town | Loan | 12 February 1998 |
| GK | Tony Parks | Doncaster Rovers | Loan | 13 February 1998 |
| DF | Richard Huxford | Dunfermline Athletic | Loan | 13 February 1998 |
| GK | Marlon Beresford | Middlesbrough | Free | 10 March 1998 |

## Matches
### Final league position

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 18 | Millwall | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 55 | |
| 19 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 54 | |
| 20 | Burnley | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 52 | |
| 21 | Brentford | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 50 | 71 | −21 | 50 | Relegated |
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 55 | 70 | −15 | 49 | Relegated |