2013–14 Burnley F.C. season
# 2013–14 Burnley F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Burnley's 4th consecutive season in the Championship. They also competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup.

## Match details

League positions are sourced from Statto, while the remaining contents of each table are sourced from the references in the "Ref" column.

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Leicester City (C, P) | 46 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 83 | 43 | +40 | 102 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Burnley (P) | 46 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 72 | 37 | +35 | 93 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Derby County | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 84 | 52 | +32 | 85 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 80 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 73 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |

### Football League Championship

| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 August 2013 | 11th | Bolton Wanderers | H | D | 1–1 | Wheater 26' o.g. | 12,919 |
| 10 August 2013 | 4th | Sheffield Wednesday | A | W | 2–1 | Ings 33', Vokes 38' | 22,282 |
| 17 August 2013 | 3rd | Yeovil Town | H | W | 2–0 | Treacy 74', Vokes 79' | 10,085 |
| 24 August 2013 | 9th | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | L | 0–2 | | 26,007 |
| 31 August 2013 | 3rd | Derby County | A | W | 3–0 | Ings 14', Vokes 32', Shackell 74' | 23,514 |
| 14 September 2013 | 5th | Blackburn Rovers | H | D | 1–1 | Stanislas 76' | 15,699 |
| 17 September 2013 | 4th | Birmingham City | H | W | 3–0 | Ings (2) 3', 54', Arfield 46' | 9,641 |
| 21 September 2013 | 2nd | Leeds United | A | W | 2–1 | Arfield 18', Vokes 42' | 26,465 |
| 28 September 2013 | 2nd | Charlton Athletic | H | W | 3–0 | Ings 38', Vokes (2) 67', 86' | 10,645 |
| 1 October 2013 | 1st | Doncaster Rovers | A | W | 2–0 | Vokes 45+1' pen., Jones 87' o.g. | 7,836 |
| 5 October 2013 | 1st | Reading | H | W | 2–1 | Ings 21', Vokes 80' | 11,256 |
| 19 October 2013 | 1st | Ipswich Town | A | W | 1–0 | Arfield 80' | 16,062 |
| 26 October 2013 | 1st | Queens Park Rangers | H | W | 2–0 | Ings (2) 65', 88' pen. | 16,074 |
| 2 November 2013 | 1st | Millwall | A | D | 2–2 | Vokes 39', Lowry 55' o.g. | 10,168 |
| 9 November 2013 | 1st | Bournemouth | H | D | 1–1 | Ings 84' | 12,221 |
| 23 November 2013 | 1st | Nottingham Forest | A | D | 1–1 | Vokes 28' pen. | 22,877 |
| 30 November 2013 | 2nd | Huddersfield Town | A | L | 1–2 | Ings 84' | 17,390 |
| 3 December 2013 | 3rd | Watford | H | D | 0–0 | | 10,910 |
| 7 December 2013 | 1st | Barnsley | H | W | 1–0 | Kightly 65' | 11,462 |
| 14 December 2013 | 2nd | Leicester City | A | D | 1–1 | Ings 47' | 23,143 |
| 21 December 2013 | 1st | Blackpool | H | W | 2–1 | Ings 7', Arfield 47' | 14,489 |
| 26 December 2013 | 2nd | Middlesbrough | A | L | 0–1 | | 20,689 |
| 29 December 2013 | 3rd | Wigan Athletic | A | D | 0–0 | | 17,712 |
| 1 January 2014 | 2nd | Huddersfield Town | H | W | 3–2 | Ings (2) 6', 41', Trippier 79' | 14,047 |
| 11 January 2014 | 2nd | Yeovil Town | A | W | 2–1 | Ings 19', Vokes 62' | 6,293 |
| 18 January 2014 | 3rd | Sheffield Wednesday | H | D | 1–1 | Vokes 43' | 13,735 |
| 28 January 2014 | 3rd | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | D | 0–0 | | 11,054 |
| 1 February 2014 | 3rd | Queens Park Rangers | A | D | 3–3 | Ings 25', Vokes (2) 54', 62' | 16,393 |
| 8 February 2014 | 2nd | Millwall | H | W | 3–1 | Ings (2) 29', 62', Marney 45+2' | 11,502 |
| 11 February 2014 | 2nd | Bolton Wanderers | A | W | 1–0 | Vokes 58' | 16,439 |
| 15 February 2014 | 2nd | Bournemouth | A | D | 1–1 | Treacy 67' | 10,422 |
| 22 February 2014 | 2nd | Nottingham Forest | H | W | 3–1 | Arfield 12', Vokes (2) 25', 35' | 14,928 |
| 1 March 2014 | 2nd | Derby County | H | W | 2–0 | Jones 29', Marney 68' | 17,285 |
| 9 March 2014 | 2nd | Blackburn Rovers | A | W | 2–1 | Shackell 73', Ings 79' | 21,589 |
| 12 March 2014 | 2nd | Birmingham City | A | D | 3–3 | Marney 30', Duff 67', Vokes 86' | 16,695 |
| 15 March 2014 | 2nd | Leeds United | H | W | 2–1 | Pearce 38' o.g., Arfield 67' | 18,109 |
| 22 March 2014 | 2nd | Charlton Athletic | A | W | 3–0 | Barnes 38', Vokes pen., Kightly 90+2' | 16,113 |
| 25 March 2014 | 2nd | Doncaster Rovers | H | W | 2–0 | Vokes 47' pen., Stanislas 75' | 12,325 |
| 29 March 2014 | 2nd | Leicester City | H | L | 0–2 | | 16,794 |
| 5 April 2014 | 2nd | Watford | A | D | 1–1 | Arfield 86' | 16,182 |
| 8 April 2014 | 2nd | Barnsley | A | W | 1–0 | Barnes 7' | 12,904 |
| 12 April 2014 | 2nd | Middlesbrough | H | L | 0–1 | | 16,661 |
| 18 April 2014 | 2nd | Blackpool | A | W | 1–0 | Kightly 49' | 16,098 |
| 21 April 2014 | 2nd | Wigan Athletic | H | W | 2–0 | Barnes 22', Kightly 42' | 19,125 |
| 26 April 2014 | 2nd | Ipswich Town | H | W | 1–0 | Kightly 54' | 14,574 |
| 3 May 2014 | 2nd | Reading | A | D | 2–2 | Arfield 20', Ings 28' | 23,335 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Third round | 4 January 2014 | Southampton | A | L | 3–4 | Vokes 51', Ings 57', Long 87' | 15,077 | |

### Football League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First round | 6 August 2013 | York City | A | W | 4–0 | Jones 12', Stanislas 61', Ings 78', Arfield 81' | 3,922 |
| Second round | 27 August 2013 | Preston North End | H | W | 2–0 | Trippier 6', Ings 34' | 10,648 |
| Third round | 24 September 2013 | Nottingham Forest | H | W | 2–1 | Ings (2) 45', 68' | 6,405 |
| Fourth round | 29 October 2013 | West Ham United | H | L | 0–2 | | 14,376 |

## Squad statistics

    As of match played 3 May 2014.
    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. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Tom Heaton | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Kieran Trippier | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NIR | Daniel Lafferty | 8 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NIR | Michael Duff | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Jason Shackell (C) | 46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Ben Mee | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Ross Wallace | 5 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 (9) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Dean Marney | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 41 (1) | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Sam Vokes | 39 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Danny Ings | 40 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Junior Stanislas | 7 (20) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 (1) | 1 | 10 (22) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | AUS | Alex Cisak | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | David Jones | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | CAN | David Edgar | 5 (12) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 8 (13) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Luke O'Neill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | George Porter † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | NIR | Chris Baird | 5 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Joseph Mills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Michael Kightly * | 32 (4) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 32 (6) | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Marvin Bartley † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | WAL | Brian Stock | 2 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 3 (10) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Charlie Austin † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | IRL | Keith Treacy | 9 (18) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 (18) | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | DF | IRL | Kevin Long | 5 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Ashley Barnes | 11 (10) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (10) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | NZL | Cameron Howieson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Steven Hewitt | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Tom Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ENG | Ryan Noble † | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | CAN | Scott Arfield | 42 (3) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 | 44 (5) | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | NIR | Cameron Dummigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | SCO | Jamie Frost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | ENG | Nick Liversedge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | ENG | Kyle Brownhill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | ENG | Micah Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | ENG | Alex Coleman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | ENG | Jason Gilchrist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | ENG | Jack Errington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | SCO | Archie Love | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | IRL | Luke Gallagher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | DF | NIR | Luke Conlan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers

### In

| Date | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2013 | Tom Heaton | Bristol City | Free |
| 1 July 2013 | Alex Cisak | Oldham Athletic | Free |
| 1 July 2013 | Nick Liversedge | Whitby Town | Free |
| 1 July 2013 | Joseph Mills | Reading | Free |
| 2 July 2013 | Danijel Nizic | Sydney FC | Free |
| 19 July 2013 | Scott Arfield | Huddersfield Town | Free |
| 19 July 2013 | Ryan Noble | Sunderland | Free |
| 1 August 2013 | David Jones | Wigan Athletic | Free |
| 13 August 2013 | Kyle Brownhill | Stockport County | Free |
| 14 November 2013 | Micah Evans | Unattached | Free |
| 10 January 2014 | Ashley Barnes | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed |
| 20 March 2014 | Chris Baird | Unattached | Free |

### Out

| Date | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2013 | Brian Jensen | Bury | Released |
| 1 July 2013 | Martin Paterson | Huddersfield Town | Released |
| 1 July 2013 | Jon Stewart | Worksop Town | Released |
| 1 July 2013 | Alex MacDonald | Burton Albion | Released |
| 1 July 2013 | Wes Fletcher | York City | Released |
| 1 July 2013 | Lee Grant | Derby County | Released |
| 1 July 2013 | Chris McCann | Wigan Athletic | Released |
| 1 July 2013 | Shay McCartan | Accrington Stanley | Released |
| 1 July 2013 | Adam Evans | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Released |
| 1 July 2013 | Aryn Williams | Floreat Athena | Released |
| 1 July 2013 | Joe Jackson | Workington | Released |
| 23 July 2013 | Dane Richards | FK Bodø/Glimt | Released |
| 1 August 2013 | Charlie Austin | Queens Park Rangers | Undisclosed |
| 13 January 2014 | Ryan Noble | Gateshead | Free |
| 30 January 2014 | Marvin Bartley | Leyton Orient | Released |
| 31 January 2014 | George Porter | Rochdale | Released |

### Loans in

| Date | Name | From | End date | Ref |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 September 2013 | Michael Kightly | Stoke City | 30 July 2014 | |

### Loans out

| Date | Name | To | End date |
| - | - | - | - |
| 18 July 2013 | George Porter | AFC Wimbledon | 24 January 2014 |
| 1 August 2013 | Marvin Bartley | Leyton Orient | 30 January 2014 |
| 16 August 2013 | Joseph Mills | Oldham Athletic | 23 November 2013 |
| 20 September 2013 | Nick Liversedge | Hyde | 19 October 2013 |
| 4 October 2013 | Luke O'Neill | York City | 3 January 2014 |
| 8 November 2013 | Archie Love | FC Halifax Town | 10 January 2014 |
| 26 November 2013 | Micah Evans | Hereford United | 10 January 2014 |
| 27 November 2013 | Tom Anderson | FC Halifax Town | 10 January 2014 |
| 17 January 2014 | Luke O'Neill | Southend United | 16 February 2014 |
| 17 January 2014 | Danijel Nizic | Workington | 3 May 2014 |
| 17 January 2014 | Kyle Brownhill | Workington | 3 May 2014 |
| 31 January 2014 | Joseph Mills | Shrewsbury Town | 3 May 2014 |
| 11 March 2014 | Charlie Holt | Nelson | 11 April 2014 |
