The 1889–90 season was the eighth season in the history of Burnley Football Club and their second in the Football League. Burnley ended the season in 11th position with a record of 4 wins, 5 draws and 13 defeats. As a result, the club was forced to apply for re-election to the League for the following season; the application was successful and Burnley retained their berth for the 1890–91 campaign. Burnley lost eight consecutive matches between 9 November 1889 and 22 February 1890 and did not achieve their first win in the League until 1 March 1890, when they beat Bolton Wanderers 7–0. The team was knocked out by Sheffield United in the First Round of the FA Cup, but they had success in the Lancashire Senior Cup, beating Rossendale United, Higher Walton and Haydock on the way to the final, where they defeated rivals Blackburn Rovers by two goals to nil.

Football League

Match results Date Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance 7 September 1889 Aston Villa (A)2–2 Heyes, Haresnape 4,000 14 September 1889 Everton (A)1–2 Ashworth 12,000 21 September 1889 Accrington (H)2–2 Campbell, Duckworth 3,000 28 September 1889 Preston North End (H)0–3 7,000 5 October 1889 Aston Villa (H)2–6 Friel, scrimmage 8,000 12 October 1889 West Bromwich Albion (H)1–2 Yates 6,000 19 October 1889 Accrington (A)2–2 McFettridge, Haresnape 2,000 26 October 1889 Blackburn Rovers (A)1–7 Campbell 4,000 2 November 1889 Notts County (A)1–1 Heyes 1,000 9 November 1889 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)1–2 Murray 4,000 23 November 1889 West Bromwich Albion (A)1–6 Crabtree 7,100 30 November 1889 Preston North End (A)0–6 7 December 1889 Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)1–9 Fletcher (og) 2,000 4 January 1890 Derby County (A)1–4 Campbell 3,000 11 January 1890 Stoke (H)1–3 Ashworth 8 February 1890 Everton (H)0–1 6,500 22 February 1890 Blackburn Rovers (H)1–2 Stewart 7,000 1 March 1890 Bolton Wanderers (H)7–0 Lambie (3), Haresnape (2), Hill, McColl 8 March 1890 Derby County (H)2–0 Hill, McColl 2,000 10 March 1890 Stoke (A)4–3 Haresnape (2), Lambie (2) 15 March 1890 Notts County (H)3–0 Stewart (2), scrimmage 17 March 1890 Bolton Wanderers (A)2–2 McFettridge, Hill

Final league position

FA Cup

Match results Round Date Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance First round 18 January 1890 Sheffield United (A)1–2 Bury 2,000

Lancashire Senior Cup

Match results Round Date Opponents Result Goalscorers First round 28 October 1889 Rossendale United (A)4–3 Heyes (2), scrimmage, Crabtree Quarter final 20 January 1890 Haydock (H)15–0 Haresnape (2), Murray (5), McColl (2), Campbell (2), Lang (2), Heyes (2) Semi final 12 April 1890 Higher Walton (at Bury)7–0 Hill (2), unknown, McLardie (2), Lambie, Spiers Final 26 April 1890 Blackburn Rovers (at Accrington)2–0 Stewart (2)

Player statistics Key to positions

CF = Centre forward FB = Fullback GK = Goalkeeper

HB = Half-back IF = Inside forward OF = Outside forward

Statistics Nat.PositionPlayerFootball LeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsOFJohn Ashworth220022FBWilliam Bury22011231?CFG Caldow600060?IFJ Campbell14310153GKWalter Cox13000130?IFB Coyle200020OFJimmy Crabtree311041IFRobert Duckworth410041HBDan Friel510051OFRobert Haresnape19610206?IFL Heyes11210122OFJimmy Hill830083GKArchibald Kaye600060HBJack Keenan18010190CFClaude Lambie750075FBSandy Lang21010220IFWilliam McColl9210102GKJames McConnell101020HBBill McFettridge21210222IFAlexander McLardie200020?CFT Murray710071GKWilliam Smith200020HBDaniel Spiers300030IFAlec Stewart930093HBThomas White21010220OFJack Yates610061

References