1977–78 Burnley F.C. season
# 1977–78 Burnley F.C. season

The 1977–78 season was Burnley's second consecutive season in the second tier of English football. They were managed by Harry Potts.

## Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division Two | Division Two | League Cup | League Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | AS Cup | AS Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | DF | ENG | Ian Brennan | 49 | 4 | 40+0 | 4 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Marshall Burke | 9 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | NIR | Terry Cochrane | 49 | 10 | 36+4 | 8 | 4+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Paul Fletcher | 40 | 10 | 34+0 | 7 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | WAL | Brian Flynn | 19 | 2 | 12+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Brian Hall | 10 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Bob Higgins | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Billy Ingham | 41 | 6 | 32+1 | 4 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | Steve Kindon | 29 | 13 | 27+0 | 12 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | David Loggie | 4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Tony Morley | 33 | 2 | 27+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Keith Newton | 25 | 0 | 18+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Peter Noble | 49 | 9 | 40+0 | 8 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Richard Overson | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Terry Pashley | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Peter Robinson | 24 | 1 | 17+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Billy Rodaway | 42 | 0 | 33+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Derek Scott | 29 | 1 | 26+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Malcolm Smith | 31 | 5 | 21+3 | 4 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| | GK | ENG | Alan Stevenson | 51 | 0 | 42+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jim Thomson | 34 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

## Matches

### Football League Division Two

**Results**

| Date | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 August 1977 | Bolton Wanderers (H) | 0–1 | | 14,732 |
| 23 August 1977 | Sunderland (A) | 0–3 | | 31,450 |
| 27 August 1977 | Stoke City (A) | 1–2 | Burke 82' | 12,835 |
| 3 September 1977 | Crystal Palace (H) | 1–1 | Nicholas 15' (o.g.) | 10,460 |
| 10 September 1977 | Southampton (A) | 0–3 | | 17,412 |
| 17 September 1977 | Brighton & Hove Albion (H) | 0–0 | | 9,227 |
| 24 September 1977 | Mansfield Town (A) | 1–4 | Brennan 25' | 8,274 |
| 1 October 1977 | Millwall (H) | 0–2 | | 7,242 |
| 4 October 1977 | Fulham (A) | 1–4 | Flynn 88' | 6,895 |
| 8 October 1977 | Bristol Rovers (H) | 3–1 | Smith 35', Cochrane 75', Robinson 79' | 7,253 |
| 15 October 1977 | Sheffield United (A) | 1–2 | Noble 75' | 14,151 |
| 22 October 1977 | Hull City (H) | 1–1 | Flynn 38' | 8,592 |
| 29 October 1977 | Blackpool (H) | 0–1 | | 11,243 |
| 5 November 1977 | Tottenham Hotspur (A) | 0–3 | | 30,634 |
| 12 November 1977 | Notts County (H) | 3–1 | Fletcher (2) 16', 80', Kindon 27' | 9,734 |
| 19 November 1977 | Cardiff City (A) | 1–2 | Fletcher 26' | 7,069 |
| 26 November 1977 | Orient (H) | 0–0 | | 8,525 |
| 3 December 1977 | Luton Town (A) | 2–1 | Hall 29', Kindon 50' | 6,921 |
| 10 December 1977 | Charlton Athletic (H) | 1–0 | Kindon 17' | 9,478 |
| 17 December 1977 | Notts County (A) | 0–3 | | 7,639 |
| 26 December 1977 | Blackburn Rovers (H) | 2–3 | Morley 64', Noble 89' (pen.) | 27,427 |
| 27 December 1977 | Oldham Athletic (A) | 0–2 | | 15,172 |
| 31 December 1977 | Sunderland (H) | 0–0 | | 12,726 |
| 2 January 1978 | Bolton Wanderers (A) | 2–1 | Brennan (2) 11', 47' | 28,232 |
| 14 January 1978 | Stoke City (H) | 1–0 | Kindon 70' | 11,101 |
| 21 January 1978 | Crystal Palace (A) | 1–1 | Noble 24' | 15,367 |
| 4 February 1978 | Southampton (H) | 3–3 | Kindon (2) 5', 56', Cochrane 29' | 10,592 |
| 11 February 1978 | Brighton & Hove Albion (A) | 1–2 | Scott 50' | 22,694 |
| 25 February 1978 | Millwall (A) | 1–1 | Noble 64' (pen.) | 7,166 |
| 4 March 1978 | Bristol Rovers (A) | 2–2 | Kindon (2) 37', 83' | 7,520 |
| 11 March 1978 | Sheffield United (H) | 4–1 | Cochrane (2) 55', 89', Noble 71' (pen.), Ingham 85' | 11,801 |
| 14 March 1978 | Mansfield Town (H) | 2–0 | Fletcher 43', Kindon 48' | 9,893 |
| 18 March 1978 | Hull City (A) | 3–1 | Fletcher 27', Ingham 70', Noble 78' (pen.) | 5,936 |
| 25 March 1978 | Oldham Athletic (H) | 4–1 | Cochrane (2) 32', 71', Kindon 56', Brennan 82' | 13,529 |
| 27 March 1978 | Blackburn Rovers (A) | 1–0 | Cochrane 20' | 24,379 |
| 28 March 1978 | Blackpool (A) | 1–1 | Smith 5' | 13,393 |
| 1 April 1978 | Tottenham Hotspur (H) | 2–1 | Ingham 27', Noble 52' | 16,916 |
| 15 April 1978 | Cardiff City (H) | 4–2 | Ingham 19', Kindon (2) 37', 62', Fletcher 82' | 11,610 |
| 18 April 1978 | Orient (A) | 0–3 | | 5,795 |
| 22 April 1978 | Charlton Athletic (A) | 2–3 | Cochrane 1', Smith 60' | 6,511 |
| 25 April 1978 | Fulham (H) | 2–0 | Fletcher 61', Noble 70' | 9,465 |
| 29 April 1978 | Luton Town (H) | 2–1 | P. Futcher 37' (o.g.), Smith 54' | 11,648 |

### Final league position

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 41 |
| 10 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 41 |
| 11 | Burnley | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 40 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 62 | 73 | −11 | 40 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 38 |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 January 1978 | Round 3 | Fulham (H) | 1–0 | Fletcher 86' | 10,984 |
| 21 January 1978 | Round 4 | Chelsea (A) | 2–6 | Fletcher 1', Kindon 79' | 32,168 |

### League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 August 1977 | Round 1 First Leg | Chester (H) | 2–0 | Cochrane (2) 23', 51' | 4,792 |
| 17 August 1977 | Round 1 Second Leg | Chester (A) | 0–1 | | 4,097 |
| 30 August 1977 | Round 2 | Norwich City (H) | 3–1 | Morley 24', Noble 29', Ingham 88' | 6,492 |
| 25 October 1977 | Round 3 | Ipswich Town (H) | 1–2 | Fletcher 4' | 9,581 |

### Anglo-Scottish Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 August 1977 | Preliminary Group | Blackburn Rovers (H) | 2–1 | Smith 8', Ingham 60' | 8,119 |
| 6 August 1977 | Preliminary Group | Bolton Wanderers (A) | 0–1 | | 8,250 |
| 9 August 1977 | Preliminary Group | Blackpool (H) | 0–4 | | 5,515 |
