2020–21 Burnley F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Burnley's 139th competitive season, their 58th in the top flight of English football, and their fifth consecutive in the Premier League.[1] Along with the Premier League, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Burnley

2020–21 season
Chairman	Mike Garlick
Head coach	Sean Dyche
Stadium	Turf Moor
Premier League	Preseason
FA Cup	Preseason
EFL Cup	Preseason
Home colours

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
14 August 2020	GK		Will Norris	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	[2]
17 August 2020	LB		Dane McCullough	Portadown	Undisclosed	[3]
18 August 2020	CB		Jack Leckie	Newcastle United	Undisclosed	[4]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
11 August 2020	RB		Ryan Cooney	Morecambe	30 June 2021	[5]
12 August 2020	DM		Adam Phillips	Morecambe	30 June 2021	[6]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	RM		Olatunde Bayode	Unattached	Released	[7]
1 July 2020	DF		Udoka Chima	Unattached	Released	[7]
1 July 2020	CF		Will Harris	Unattached	Released	[7]
1 July 2020	GK		Joe Hart	Tottenham Hotspur	Released	[7][8]
1 July 2020	CM		Jeff Hendrick	Unattached	Rejected contract	[7]
1 July 2020	LB		Ali Koiki	Unattached	Rejected contract	[9]
1 July 2020	GK		Adam Legzdins	Unattached	Released	[7]
1 July 2020	RW		Aaron Lennon	Unattached	Released	[7]
1 July 2020	FW		Jaydon Major	Unattached	Released	[7]
1 July 2020	CM		Christian N'Guessan	Unattached	Released	[7]
1 July 2020	CF		Henri Ogunby	Unattached	Released	[7]
1 July 2020	RB		Joel Senior	Unattached	Released	[7]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2020–21 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Aston Villa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to Champions League group stage
3	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Burnley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Chelsea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to Europa League group stage
6	Crystal Palace	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head to head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head to head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[10]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday	1
Ground
Result
Position

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

Appearances and goals

Source:

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

Players with names struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.

Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Burnley.

Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.

Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

Players contracted for the 2020–21 season

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Nick Pope	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Matthew Lowton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Charlie Taylor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF	ENG	Jack Cork	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	ENG	James Tarkowski	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Ben Mee	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	ISL	Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Josh Brownhill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	NZL	Chris Wood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	ENG	Ashley Barnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	ENG	Dwight McNeil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF	IRL	Robbie Brady	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	ENG	Ben Gibson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	GK	NIR	Bailey Peacock-Farrell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	ENG	Ashley Westwood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	ENG	Jay Rodriguez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	NED	Erik Pieters	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	SCO	Phil Bardsley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW	CZE	Matěj Vydra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	IRL	Kevin Long	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW	ENG	Max Thompson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF	IRL	Jimmy Dunne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	ENG	Bobby Thomas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	GK	DEN	Lukas Jensen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	MF	ENG	Josh Benson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	DF	ENG	Ali Koiki	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	MF	ENG	Mace Goodridge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	DF	ENG	Anthony Glennon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	FW	SWE	Joel Mumbongo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	GK	ENG	Will Norris	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

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8. "Hart completes move". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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10. "Premier League Handbook Season 2019/20: Rules of the Premier League Section C pages 101–102". premierleague.com. 2 August 2019.