The 2010–11 season was Burnley's 1st season back in the second tier of English football following their relegation from the Premier League. They were managed by Brian Laws in his first full season in charge since replacing Owen Coyle. Burnley finished 8th with 68 points, 7 points outside the playoffs with a goal difference of +4.

League table

Match details

Football League Championship

Burnley started the season well, with three wins from their opening five games, including a notable home win over local rivals Preston North End. The Clarets were 3–1 down with just six minutes to go before staging a late comeback to win 4–3.

However, Burnley slid down the table, mainly due to poor away form which left them without an away win until Boxing Day. Their unbeaten home record was lost to Leeds United in early December, when the Clarets surrendered a 2–0 half-time lead to ultimately lose 3–2. The defeat left Burnley in 9th place and four points outside the play-offs, and manager Brian Laws ultimately lost his job following a 2–0 defeat at home to Scunthorpe United.

The appointment of Eddie Howe saw the team regain form and rise to 7th place following a six-game unbeaten run (including another late victory over Preston North End in the reverse fixture). However, a run of five defeats from the next six games ultimately consigned Burnley to another year of second-tier football, finding themselves seven points away from the playoff places with six games remaining.

Three further victories saw the Clarets finish the season in 8th, a disappointing return for a recently relegated side who had aspirations of an immediate return to the Premier League. + Football League Championship match detailsDateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceRef11thNottingham ForestHW1–0Iwelumo 44'17,4968thIpswich TownAD1–1Carlisle 90'19,3173rdLeicester CityHW3–0Wallace 44', Iwelumo 62', Alexander 74' pen.15,5165thSwansea CityAL0–115,1355thPreston North EndHW4–3Iwelumo (3) 9', 84', 88', Rodriguez 90'15,5096thMiddlesbroughAL1–2Bikey 65'15,0338thCrystal PalaceAD0–014,4518thBristol CityHD0–014,5405thHull CityHW4–0Iwelumo (2) 14', 53', Eagles (2) 24', 50' pen.14,4586thMillwallAD1–1Rodriguez 22'12,3308thSheffield UnitedAD3–3Marney 49', Eagles 54' pen., Rodriguez 90'22,9364thBarnsleyHW3–0Eagles (2) 56', 66' pen., Iwelumo 82'14,4287thReadingHL0–414,8958thQueens Park RangersAD1–1Alexander 45' pen.15,6209thDoncaster RoversHD1–1Cork 63'13,6556thWatfordHW3–2Iwelumo 25', Wallace 70', Alexander 77' pen.14,16010thCoventry CityAL0–114,4326thDerby CountyHW2–1Mears 82', Cork 90'13,7909thLeeds UnitedHL2–3Easton 29', Rodriguez 37'20,4538thBarnsleyAW2–1Guidetti 49', Bikey 54'14,2199thScunthorpe UnitedHL0–215,0438thSheffield UnitedHW4–2Eagles 29', Iwelumo 45', Rodriguez 45', Thompson 85'14,89710thReadingAL1–2Wallace 28'16,15110thQueens Park RangersHD0–014,81911thScunthorpe UnitedAD0–04,3349thPortsmouthAW2–1Rodriguez 31', Marney 37'13,34511thDoncaster RoversAL0–18,89310thNorwich CityHW2–1Marney 33', Rodriguez 81'14,8598thWatfordAW3–1Bennett 8' o.g., Eagles 66', Iwelumo 75'13,1038thCardiff CityAD1–1Thompson 83'21,3078thPreston North EndAW2–1Rodriguez 32', Cork 84'21,3077thCrystal PalaceHW1–0Rodriguez 3'14,8487thHull CityAW1–0Delfouneso 5'20,2187thMillwallHL0–314,5897thCoventry CityHD2–2Rodriguez (2) 18', 79'13,8028thBristol CityAL0–214,3609thIpswich TownHL1–2Rodriguez 68'14,48311thLeicester CityAL0–424,03912thNottingham ForestAL0–219,41111thSwansea CityHW2–1Williams 57' o.g., Eagles 77' pen.13,6759thMiddlesbroughHW3–1Rodriguez 22', Elliott 23', Duff 37'14,3668thDerby CountyAW4–2Eagles (2) 15', 62', Elliott 65', McCann 74'25,1878thPortsmouthHD1–1Eagles 74'14,9279thLeeds UnitedAL0–131,1868thCardiff CityHD1–1Rodriguez 13'14,197

FA Cup

+ FA Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceRefThird roundPort ValeHW4–2Carlisle 4', Mears 21', Eagles 50', Alexander 76' pen.9,442Fourth roundBurton AlbionHW3–1Eagles (2) 29', 70', Paterson 90'11,664Fifth roundWest Ham UnitedAL1–5Rodriguez 71'30,000

Football League Cup

+ Football League Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceRefSecond roundMorecambeAW3–1Eagles 30', Thompson 61' pen., McDonald 83' 5,003Third roundBolton WanderersHW1–0Elliott 45'17,602Fourth roundAston VillaAL1–2 Carlisle 88'34,618

Coaching staff PositionNameNationalityManager: Brian Laws EnglishAssistant manager: Russ Wilcox EnglishFirst Team Coach: Stuart Gray EnglishYouth Team Coach: Terry Pashley EnglishChief scout: Tim Henderson EnglishGoalkeeping coach: Billy Mercer EnglishFitness Coach:Tom Little English

Transfers

In #PosPlayerFromFeeDate8MF Dean Marney Hull City Undisclosed 28 May 20109FW Chris Iwelumo Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed 1 June 201022MF Ross Wallace Preston North End Undisclosed 2 July 20101GK Lee Grant Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed 27 July 20106MF Jack Cork Chelsea Loan 12 August 201020FW John Guidetti Manchester City Loan 25 November 201023FW Charlie Austin Swindon Town Undisclosed 28 January 201120MF Marvin Bartley Bournemouth Undisclosed 31 January 201126FW Nathan Delfouneso Aston Villa Loan 8 March 201125DF Shane Duffy Everton Loan 24 March 2011

Out #PosPlayerToFeeDateDF Steven Caldwell Wigan Athletic Free 11 May 2010DF Stephen Jordan Sheffield United Released 11 May 2010MF Adam Kay Stalybridge Celtic Released 11 May 2010GK Jonathan Lund Released 11 May 2010FW Steven Fletcher Wolverhampton Wanderers £6,500,000 3 June 2010GK Nicky Weaver Sheffield Wednesday Free 1 August 201031GK Diego Penny Released 16 August 20107MF Kevin McDonald Scunthorpe United Loan 14 October 201028DF Kevin Long Accrington Stanley Loan 15 October 201039FW Wes Fletcher Stockport County Loan 15 October 201017DF Richard Eckersley Bradford City Loan 13 November 201018DF Leon Cort Preston North End Loan 25 November 201027FW Alex MacDonald Inverness Caledonian Thistle Loan 28 January 201128DF Kevin Long Accrington Stanley Loan 31 January 20117MF Kevin McDonald Notts County Loan 11 February 201117DF Richard Eckersley Bury Loan 14 March 201138MF Alex-Ray Harvey Fleetwood Town Loan 18 March 201117DF Richard Eckersley Toronto Loan 15 April 2011

Appearances and goals 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

No.Pos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKLee Grant2503030310002MFGraham Alexander15 (17)31 (1)12018 (18)4203DFDanny Fox35030204001204DFMichael Duff27 (1)1301031 (1)1805DFClarke Carlisle33 (2)1313139 (2)3616MFJack Cork *36 (4)3303042 (4)3507MFKevin McDonald00000 (1)10 (1)1008MFDean Marney34 (2)32 (1)01 (1)037 (4)3609FWChris Iwelumo29 (16)111 (2)01 (1)031 (19)111010FWMartin Paterson7 (4)20 (1)11 (1)08 (6)30011MFWade Elliott37 (7)2302 (1)142 (8)36012GKBrian Jensen21000002100014DFTyrone Mears441312049210115DFDavid Edgar3 (4)000104 (4)02116MFChris McCann410000411017DFRichard Eckersley000010101018DFLeon Cort3 (1)000104 (1)01119FWJay Rodriguez37 (5)14313043 (5)158020FWJohn Guidetti * 2 (3)100002 (3)10020MFMarvin Bartley3 (2)000003 (2)00121DFAndré Bikey27 (1)20 (1)01028 (2)27022MFRoss Wallace24 (16)31 (1)01026 (17)34023FWCharlie Austin2 (2)000002 (2)00024DFBrian Easton11 (1)1001012 (1)10025DFShane Duffy * 100000100026FWNathan Delfouneso * 7 (4)100007 (4)11027FWAlex MacDonald000000000028DFKevin Long000000000030FWSteven Thompson2 (27)21 (2)01 (2)14 (31)35031GKDiego Penny000000000033MFChris Eagles37 (6)11332142 (6)153035DFChris Lynch000000000036DFNik Kudiersky000000000037MFChris Anderson000000000038MFAlex-Ray Harvey000000000039FWWes Fletcher00000 (1)00 (1)00042GKJosh Cook000000000043FWDominic Knowles000000000044MFMichael King00000 (1)00 (1)000

References

External links Burnley FC Official Website