# 1989–90 Burnley F.C. season

The 1989–90 season was Burnley's fifth season in the fourth tier of English football. They were managed by Frank Casper in his first 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 | ENG | Paul Atkinson | 13 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Junior Bent | 9 | 3 | 7+2 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Neil Buckley | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Steve Davis | 38 | 1 | 31+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Steve Davis | 9 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ray Deakin | 35 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | John Deary | 48 | 3 | 39+2 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Roger Eli | 36 | 3 | 24+5 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Andy Farrell | 46 | 2 | 36+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | John Francis | 19 | 4 | 18+1 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Ron Futcher | 30 | 10 | 22+1 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Steve Gardner | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Neil Grewcock | 8 | 2 | 4+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Tony Hancock | 22 | 0 | 9+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Jason Hardy | 30 | 1 | 20+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Mark Harris | 6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Neil Howarth | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Joe Jakub | 56 | 5 | 46+0 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Shaun McGrory | 17 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Paul McKay | 14 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ian Measham | 44 | 0 | 35+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Mark Monington | 15 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Peter Mumby | 32 | 6 | 20+5 | 4 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Brendan O'Connell | 27 | 5 | 20+1 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | GK | WAL | Chris Pearce | 49 | 0 | 39+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Gary Rowell | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Nigel Smith | 11 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Winston White | 50 | 9 | 37+3 | 7 | 2+0 | 1 | 6+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | David Williams | 9 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |

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

| Date | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
| 19 August 1989 | Rochdale (A) | 1–2 | White 28' (pen.) | 5,420 |
| 26 August 1989 | Stockport County (H) | 0–0 | | 6,537 |
| 2 September 1989 | Chesterfield (A) | 1–0 | Mumby 51' | 4,061 |
| 9 September 1989 | Exeter City (H) | 1–0 | White 44' (pen.) | 5,431 |
| 16 September 1989 | Gillingham (A) | 0–0 | | 3,853 |
| 23 September 1989 | Hereford United (H) | 3–1 | Mumby 21', O'Connell (2) 36', 73' | 5,828 |
| 26 September 1989 | York City (H) | 1–1 | Mumby 27' | 7,205 |
| 30 September 1989 | Torquay United (A) | 1–0 | Grewcock 63' | 2,214 |
| 7 October 1989 | Maidstone United (A) | 2–1 | O'Connell 14', Deary 81' | 3,769 |
| 14 October 1989 | Hartlepool United (H) | 0–0 | | 7,450 |
| 17 October 1989 | Peterborough United (A) | 1–2 | Grewcock 73' | 7,189 |
| 21 October 1989 | Doncaster Rovers (A) | 3–2 | White 13' (pen.), Davis 42', Jakub 44' | 2,900 |
| 28 October 1989 | Aldershot (H) | 0–0 | | 6,451 |
| 31 October 1989 | Southend United (A) | 2–3 | Farrell 30', O'Connell 35' | 3,765 |
| 4 November 1989 | Colchester United (H) | 0–0 | | 6,145 |
| 11 November 1989 | Scunthorpe United (A) | 0–3 | | 4,745 |
| 25 November 1989 | Lincoln City (A) | 0–1 | | 4,079 |
| 2 December 1989 | Grimsby Town (H) | 1–1 | Jakub 14' | 5,647 |
| 26 December 1989 | Carlisle United (H) | 2–1 | Futcher 35', Jakub 80' | 12,277 |
| 30 December 1989 | Halifax Town (H) | 1–0 | Futcher 35' | 9,109 |
| 1 January 1990 | Cambridge United (A) | 1–0 | Bent 54' | 3,738 |
| 9 January 1990 | Scarborough (H) | 3–0 | Futcher 43', Bent (2) 68', 82' | 7,330 |
| 13 January 1990 | Stockport County (A) | 1–3 | White 34' | 5,210 |
| 20 January 1990 | Rochdale (H) | 0–1 | | 8,174 |
| 10 February 1990 | Gillingham (H) | 1–2 | Walker 18' (o.g.) | 7,274 |
| 17 February 1990 | Grimsby Town (A) | 2–4 | Francis (2) 16', 89' | 5,973 |
| 24 February 1990 | Lincoln City (H) | 0–0 | | 5,897 |
| 3 March 1990 | Scarborough (A) | 2–4 | Futcher (2) 53', 67' | 2,961 |
| 6 March 1990 | Torquay United (H) | 1–0 | Farrell 12' | 4,533 |
| 10 March 1990 | York City (A) | 3–1 | White (2) 1' (pen.), 39', Deary 77' | 3,216 |
| 13 March 1990 | Wrexham (A) | 0–1 | | 4,346 |
| 17 March 1990 | Maidstone United (H) | 1–1 | Golley 2' (o.g.) | 5,050 |
| 20 March 1990 | Hartlepool United (A) | 0–3 | | 3,187 |
| 24 March 1990 | Peterborough United (A) | 1–4 | Futcher 61' (pen.) | 3,841 |
| 28 March 1990 | Hereford United (A) | 1–0 | Francis 66' | 2,391 |
| 31 March 1990 | Doncaster Rovers (H) | 0–1 | | 5,066 |
| 3 April 1990 | Chesterfield (H) | 0–0 | | 3,959 |
| 6 April 1990 | Aldershot (A) | 1–1 | Jakub 8' | 2,325 |
| 10 April 1990 | Southend United (H) | 0–0 | | 3,967 |
| 14 April 1990 | Cambridge United (H) | 1–3 | Futcher 89' (pen.) | 3,975 |
| 16 April 1990 | Carlisle United (A) | 1–1 | Saddington 83' (o.g.) | 6,738 |
| 21 April 1990 | Wrexham (H) | 2–3 | Jakub 72', Mumby 89' | 4,513 |
| 24 April 1990 | Halifax Town (A) | 0–0 | | 2,556 |
| 28 April 1990 | Scunthorpe United (H) | 0–1 | | 4,098 |
| 1 May 1990 | Exeter City (A) | 1–2 | Francis 25' | 7,544 |
| 5 May 1990 | Colchester United (A) | 2–1 | Taylor 39' (o.g.), White 65' (pen.) | 2,788 |

### Final league position

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 14 | Gillingham | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 62 |
| 15 | Torquay United | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 53 | 66 | −13 | 57 |
| 16 | Burnley | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 56 |
| 17 | Hereford United | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 55 |
| 18 | Scarborough | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 60 | 73 | −13 | 55 |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
| 18 November 1989 | Round 1 | Stockport County (H) | 1–1 | White 59' (pen.) | 8,030 |
| 22 November 1989 | Replay | Stockport County (A) | 2–1 | Futcher 70', O'Connell 75' | 6,257 |
| 9 December 1989 | Round 2 | Scunthorpe United (A) | 2–2 | Mumby 34', Deary 59' | 5,698 |
| 12 December 1989 | Replay | Scunthorpe United (H) | 1–1 | Eli 26' | 7,682 |
| 18 December 1989 | Second Replay | Scunthorpe United (H) | 5–0 | Eli (2) 18', 48', Futcher (2) 44', 46', Hardy 78' | 7,429 |
| 6 January 1990 | Round 3 | Blackpool (A) | 0–1 | | 7,790 |

### League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
| 22 August 1989 | Round 1 First leg | Blackpool (A) | 2–2 | Mumby 37', White 80' | 4,540 |
| 29 August 1989 | Round 1 Second leg | Blackpool (H) | 0–1 | | 6,085 |

### Football League Trophy

| Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
| 7 November 1989 | Group Stage | Preston North End (A) | 0–3 | | 5,241 |
| 28 November 1989 | Group Stage | Stockport County (H) | 0–2 | | 3,352 |