1977–78 Burnley F.C. season
The 1977–1978 season was Burnley's second consecutive season in the second tier of English football. They were managed by Harry Potts.
1977–78 season | |
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Chairman | ![]() |
Manager | ![]() |
Division Two | 11th |
League Cup | 3rd Round |
FA Cup | 4th Round |
Anglo-Scottish Cup | Preliminary Group |
Top goalscorer | League: Steve Kindon (12) All: Steve Kindon (13) |
Highest home attendance | 27,427 v Blackburn Rovers (26 December 1977) |
Lowest home attendance | 4,792 v Chester (13 August 1977) |
Average home league attendance | 10,691[1] |
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division Two | League Cup | FA Cup | AS Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
DF | ![]() |
Ian Brennan | 49 | 4 | 40+0 | 4 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Marshall Burke | 9 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Terry Cochrane | 49 | 10 | 36+4 | 8 | 4+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Paul Fletcher | 40 | 10 | 34+0 | 7 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Brian Flynn | 19 | 2 | 12+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Brian Hall | 10 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Bob Higgins | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Billy Ingham | 41 | 6 | 32+1 | 4 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Steve Kindon | 29 | 13 | 27+0 | 12 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
David Loggie | 4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Tony Morley | 33 | 2 | 27+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Keith Newton | 25 | 0 | 18+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Peter Noble | 49 | 9 | 40+0 | 8 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Richard Overson | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Terry Pashley | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Peter Robinson | 24 | 1 | 17+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Billy Rodaway | 42 | 0 | 33+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Derek Scott | 29 | 1 | 26+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Malcolm Smith | 31 | 5 | 21+3 | 4 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | |
GK | ![]() |
Alan Stevenson | 51 | 0 | 42+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Jim Thomson | 34 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Matches
Football League Division Two
- Key
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- Results
Date | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
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20 August 1977 | Bolton Wanderers (H) | 0–1 | 14,732 | |
23 August 1977 | Sunderland (A) | 0–3 | 31,450 | |
27 August 1977 | Stoke City (A) | 1–2 | Burke 82' | 12,835 |
3 September 1977 | Crystal Palace (H) | 1–1 | Nicholas 15' (o.g.) | 10,460 |
10 September 1977 | Southampton (A) | 0–3 | 17,412 | |
17 September 1977 | Brighton & Hove Albion (H) | 0–0 | 9,227 | |
24 September 1977 | Mansfield Town (A) | 1–4 | Brennan 25' | 8,274 |
1 October 1977 | Millwall (H) | 0–2 | 7,242 | |
4 October 1977 | Fulham (A) | 1–4 | Flynn 88' | 6,895 |
8 October 1977 | Bristol Rovers (H) | 3–1 | Smith 35', Cochrane 75', Robinson 79' | 7,253 |
15 October 1977 | Sheffield United (A) | 1–2 | Noble 75' | 14,151 |
22 October 1977 | Hull City (H) | 1–1 | Flynn 38' | 8,592 |
29 October 1977 | Blackpool (H) | 0–1 | 11,243 | |
5 November 1977 | Tottenham Hotspur (A) | 0–3 | 30,634 | |
12 November 1977 | Notts County (H) | 3–1 | Fletcher (2) 16', 80', Kindon 27' | 9,734 |
19 November 1977 | Cardiff City (A) | 1–2 | Fletcher 26' | 7,069 |
26 November 1977 | Orient (H) | 0–0 | 8,525 | |
3 December 1977 | Luton Town (A) | 2–1 | Hall 29', Kindon 50' | 6,921 |
10 December 1977 | Charlton Athletic (H) | 1–0 | Kindon 17' | 9,478 |
17 December 1977 | Notts County (A) | 0–3 | 7,639 | |
26 December 1977 | Blackburn Rovers (H) | 2–3 | Morley 64', Noble 89' (pen.) | 27,427 |
27 December 1977 | Oldham Athletic (A) | 0–2 | 15,172 | |
31 December 1977 | Sunderland (H) | 0–0 | 12,726 | |
2 January 1978 | Bolton Wanderers (A) | 2–1 | Brennan (2) 11', 47' | 28,232 |
14 January 1978 | Stoke City (H) | 1–0 | Kindon 70' | 11,101 |
21 January 1978 | Crystal Palace (A) | 1–1 | Noble 24' | 15,367 |
4 February 1978 | Southampton (H) | 3–3 | Kindon (2) 5', 56', Cochrane 29' | 10,592 |
11 February 1978 | Brighton & Hove Albion (A) | 1–2 | Scott 50' | 22,694 |
25 February 1978 | Millwall (A) | 1–1 | Noble 64' (pen.) | 7,166 |
4 March 1978 | Bristol Rovers (A) | 2–2 | Kindon (2) 37', 83' | 7,520 |
11 March 1978 | Sheffield United (H) | 4–1 | Cochrane (2) 55', 89', Noble 71' (pen.), Ingham 85' | 11,801 |
14 March 1978 | Mansfield Town (H) | 2–0 | Fletcher 43', Kindon 48' | 9,893 |
18 March 1978 | Hull City (A) | 3–1 | Fletcher 27', Ingham 70', Noble 78' (pen.) | 5,936 |
25 March 1978 | Oldham Athletic (H) | 4–1 | Cochrane (2) 32', 71', Kindon 56', Brennan 82' | 13,529 |
27 March 1978 | Blackburn Rovers (A) | 1–0 | Cochrane 20' | 24,379 |
28 March 1978 | Blackpool (A) | 1–1 | Smith 5' | 13,393 |
1 April 1978 | Tottenham Hotspur (H) | 2–1 | Ingham 27', Noble 52' | 16,916 |
15 April 1978 | Cardiff City (H) | 4–2 | Ingham 19', Kindon (2) 37', 62', Fletcher 82' | 11,610 |
18 April 1978 | Orient (A) | 0–3 | 5,795 | |
22 April 1978 | Charlton Athletic (A) | 2–3 | Cochrane 1', Smith 60' | 6,511 |
25 April 1978 | Fulham (H) | 2–0 | Fletcher 61', Noble 70' | 9,465 |
29 April 1978 | Luton Town (H) | 2–1 | P. Futcher 37' (o.g.), Smith 54' | 11,648 |
Final league position
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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9 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 41 |
10 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 41 |
11 | Burnley | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 40 |
12 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 62 | 73 | −11 | 40 |
13 | Luton Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 38 |
Source:
FA Cup
Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
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7 January 1978 | Round 3 | Fulham (H) | 1–0 | Fletcher 86' | 10,984 |
21 January 1978 | Round 4 | Chelsea (A) | 2–6 | Fletcher 1', Kindon 79' | 32,168 |
League Cup
Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
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13 August 1977 | Round 1 First Leg | Chester (H) | 2–0 | Cochrane (2) 23', 51' | 4,792 |
17 August 1977 | Round 1 Second Leg | Chester (A) | 0–1 | 4,097 | |
30 August 1977 | Round 2 | Norwich City (H) | 3–1 | Morley 24', Noble 29', Ingham 88' | 6,492 |
25 October 1977 | Round 3 | Ipswich Town (H) | 1–2 | Fletcher 4' | 9,581 |
Anglo-Scottish Cup
Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
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2 August 1977 | Preliminary Group | Blackburn Rovers (H) | 2–1 | Smith 8', Ingham 60' | 8,119 |
6 August 1977 | Preliminary Group | Bolton Wanderers (A) | 0–1 | 8,250 | |
9 August 1977 | Preliminary Group | Blackpool (H) | 0–4 | 5,515 |
gollark: Yes; it's *very hard* to go around editing the FS API such that other stuff isn't affected.
gollark: ```pythonfrom requests_futures.sessions import FuturesSessionimport concurrent.futures as futuresimport randomtry: import cPickle as pickleexcept ImportError: import pickletry: words_to_synonyms = pickle.load(open(".wtscache")) synonyms_to_words = pickle.load(open(".stwcache"))except: words_to_synonyms = {} synonyms_to_words = {}def add_to_key(d, k, v): d[k] = d.get(k, set()).union(set(v))def add_synonyms(syns, word): for syn in syns: add_to_key(synonyms_to_words, syn, [word]) add_to_key(words_to_synonyms, word, syns)def concat(list_of_lists): return sum(list_of_lists, [])def add_words(words): s = FuturesSession(max_workers=100) future_to_word = {s.get("https://api.datamuse.com/words", params={"ml": word}): word for word in words} future_to_word.update({s.get("https://api.datamuse.com/words", params={"ml": word, "v": "enwiki"}): word for word in words}) for future in futures.as_completed(future_to_word): word = future_to_word[future] try: data = future.result().json() except Exception as exc: print(f"{exc} fetching {word}") else: add_synonyms([w["word"] for w in data], word)def getattr_hook(obj, key): results = list(synonyms_to_words.get(key, set()).union(words_to_synonyms.get(key, set()))) if len(results) > 0: return obj.__getattribute__(random.choice(results)) else: raise AttributeError(f"Attribute {key} not found.")def wrap(obj): add_words(dir(obj)) obj.__getattr__ = lambda key: getattr_hook(obj, key)wrap(__builtins__)raise __builtins__.quibble()```
gollark: table.deepcopy, table.shallowcopy, table.slice, table.filter, table.map
gollark: Same with many other utility thingies.
gollark: Not really. They could have table.copy but they don't.
References
- Simpson (2007), p. 366
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