The 2007–08 season was Burnley's 8th season in the second tier of English football. They were managed by Steve Cotterill in his fourth full season since he replaced Stan Ternent at the beginning of the 2004–05 season. He was sacked on 8 November 2007 after a poor run of results and replaced by Owen Coyle. Caretaker manager Steve Davis was put in charge of first team duties for the match against Leicester City on 10 November 2007.

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 2007–08 seasonNo.Pos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKGábor Király2701010290002DFStephen Foster 00001010002DFGraham Alexander431100 (1)044 (1)11003DFJon Harley31 (2)0100 (1)032 (3)0504DFMichael Duff810020101205DFWayne Thomas 10000010005DFClarke Carlisle32 (1)2002034 (1)2426DFSteven Caldwell26 (3)2102029 (3)2817MFJames O'Connor24 (5)3102 (1)027 (6)3408MFJoey Guðjónsson13 (15)10 (1)01014 (16)1229FWAde Akinbiyi14 (25)80 (1)02 (1)116 (27)94010FWAndy Gray 2511101 (1)227 (1)131010MFMark Randall *2 (8)000002 (8)02011MFWade Elliott45 (1)2101047 (1)26012GKBrian Jensen19000202100014FWSteve Jones1 (16)10 (1)02 (1)03 (18)10015MFJohn Spicer9 (15)0003012 (15)02116MFChris McCann34 (1)5101036 (1)57117FWKyle Lafferty34 (3)5102037 (3)55118MFAlan Mahon13 (13)1002 (1)015 (14)14019FWJay Rodriguez0 (1)000000 (1)00020FWRobbie Blake41 (4)9101 (2)143 (6)104021MFGarreth O'Connor0 (1)000000 (1)00022FWBesart Berisha000000000023DFStephen Jordan20 (1)0003023 (1)04024DFStanislav Varga *10010001103025MFAdam Kay000000000026DFDavid Unsworth26 (3)1002028 (3)16127FWAndy Cole *8 (5)600008 (5)61028FWAlex MacDonald0 (2)000000 (2)000

Transfers

In #PosPlayerFromFeeDate1GK Gábor Király Crystal Palace Free 30 May 200722FW Besart Berisha Hamburg £340,000 3 July 200720FW Robbie Blake Leeds United £250,000 13 July 200726DF David Unsworth Wigan Athletic Free 13 August 20075DF Clarke Carlisle Watford £200,000 16 August 20072DF Graham Alexander Preston North End £100,000 31 August 200725DF Stanislav Varga Sunderland Loan 4 January 200827FW Andrew Cole Sunderland Loan 29 January 200810MF Mark Randall Arsenal Loan 31 January 2008

Out #PosPlayerToFeeDateDF John McGreal Retired 8 May 2007DF Frank Sinclair Huddersfield Town Free 14 May 2007GK Danny Coyne Tranmere Rovers Free 3 July 2007MF Graham Branch Accrington Stanley Free 10 July 2007MF Garreth O'Connor Bournemouth Loan 10 August 20075DF Wayne Thomas Southampton £1,200,000 16 August 20072DF Stephen Foster Barnsley £100,000 24 August 200719FW Jay Rodriguez Stirling Albion Loan 11 January 200810FW Andy Gray Charlton Athletic Loan 18 January 200810FW Andy Gray Charlton Athletic £1,500,000 25 January 200814FW Steve Jones Crewe Alexandra Loan 27 March 2008

Match details

Football League Championship

+ Football League Championship match detailsDateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceRef5thWest Bromwich AlbionHW2–1Duff 47', Gray 79' pen.15,33712thScunthorpe UnitedAL0–26,97512thColchester UnitedAW3–2Mahon 15', Gray (2) 29', 63' pen.4,92510thBlackpoolHD2–2Jones 52', Akinbiyi 86'16,8436thSheffield WednesdayAW2–0Blake 15', McCann 48'18,3596thBristol CityAD2–2Gray 52', Carlisle 90'14,0797thCrystal PalaceHD1–1Blake 13'10,7118thIpswich TownHD2–2Lafferty 11', Gray 60'9,95213thCardiff CityAL1–2Akinbiyi 50'12,91413thBarnsleyAD1–1Gray 11'11,56010thNorwich CityHW2–1Blake 1', Gray 4' pen.10,13312thSouthamptonHL2–3McCann 31', Akinbiyi 83'10,94413thSheffield UnitedAD0–025,30615thHull CityHL0–19,97813thLeicester CityAW1–0Gray 23'21,33413thStoke CityHD0–011,75811thWatfordAW2–1Gray 58', Guðjónsson 80'15,0219thCharlton AthleticAW3–1Gray (2) 8', 70' pen., McCann 13'21,12210thLeicester CityHD1–1Unsworth 19'10,6887thWolverhampton WanderersAW3–2Blake 20', Lafferty 30', Ward 42' o.g.20,7638thQueens Park RangersHL0–210,5229thPreston North EndHL2–3Lafferty 31', McCann 62'14,8299thIpswich TownAD0–020,07710thSheffield WednesdayHD1–1Akinbiyi 31'15,32611thBristol CityHL0–112,10912thBlackpoolAL0–39,59911thPlymouth ArgyleHW1–0Blake 66'14,1629thCoventry CityAW2–1Akinbiyi 10', Blake 68'17,3477thScunthorpe UnitedHW2–0Blake 9', Akinbiyi 32'14,51610thWest Bromwich AlbionAL1–2J. O'Connor 3'22,2069thColchester UnitedHD1–1Cole 23'15,3767thQueens Park RangersAW4–2Cole (3) 41', 56', 86', Akinbiyi 77'13,4109thPlymouth ArgyleAL1–3J. O'Connor 19'13,5579thCoventry CityHW2–0McCann 20', Caldwell 85'9,7798thWatfordHD2–2Blake (2) 75', 88'13,6779thHull CityAL0–215,83810thStoke CityAD1–1Lafferty 3'18,4328thCharlton AthleticHW1–0Elliott 59'10,70010thWolverhampton WanderersHL1–3Akinbiyi 76'12,74911thPreston North EndAL1–2J. O'Connor 38'16,14910thBarnsleyHW2–1Elliott 30', Lafferty 36'11,92511thNorwich CityAL0–224,04913thSheffield UnitedHL1–2Cole 80'11,69312thSouthamptonAW1–0Caldwell 45'21,76211thCardiff CityHD3–3Alexander 36', Cole 54', Carlisle 86'10,69413thCrystal PalaceAL0–523,950

Final league position

FA Cup

+ FA Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceRefThird roundArsenalHL0–216,709

Football League Cup

+ Football League Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceRefFirst roundGrimsby TownAD1–1 4–2 pens.Gray 108'2,431Second roundOldham AthleticHW3–0Gray 59', Blake 76', Akinbiyi 90'7,317Third roundPortsmouthHL0–18,202

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