1981–82 Burnley F.C. season

The 1981–1982 season was Burnley's second consecutive season in the third tier of English football. They were managed by Brian Miller in his second season in charge of the club.

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division Three		League Cup		FA Cup		Group Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	FW		Mark Allen	3	1	0+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	DF		Colin Anderson	6	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Tommy Cassidy	38	4	27+0	3	2+0	1	6+0	0	3+0	0
	MF		Phil Cavener	16	0	6+3	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	5+0	0
	DF		Paul Dixon	15	0	8+1	0	0+0	0	4+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Martin Dobson	54	3	44+0	3	2+0	0	5+0	0	3+0	0
	MF		Brian Flynn	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Billy Hamilton	55	19	44+0	11	2+0	1	6+0	4	3+0	3
	DF		David Holt	37	3	30+0	0	2+0	2	0+0	0	5+0	1
	DF		Brian Laws	55	6	44+0	6	2+0	0	6+0	0	3+0	0
	FW		Paul McGee	21	9	19+0	7	0+0	0	2+0	2	0+0	0
	DF		Dave Miller	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	GK		Billy O'Rourke	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Vince Overson	46	4	36+0	4	1+0	0	6+0	0	2+1	0
	MF		Mike Phelan	29	1	22+1	1	1+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
	MF		Eric Potts	29	2	14+7	1	2+0	1	1+1	0	4+0	0
	DF		Phil Ray	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Stuart Robertson	7	0	5+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Derek Scott	36	3	29+1	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	5+0	1
	MF		Trevor Steven	43	5	36+0	3	1+0	0	6+0	2	0+0	0
	GK		Alan Stevenson	58	0	46+0	0	2+0	0	6+0	0	4+0	0
	FW		Steve Taylor	31	14	21+1	9	1+0	0	4+0	3	4+0	2
	DF		Andy Wharton	40	5	34+0	5	0+0	0	6+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Billy Wright	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Kevin Young	49	7	37+2	7	1+0	0	6+0	0	3+0	0

Matches

Football League Division Three

Key

In Result column, Burnley's score shown first
H = Home match
A = Away match

pen. = Penalty kick
o.g. = Own goal

Results

Date	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
29 August 1981	Gillingham (A)	1–3	Taylor 61'	4,663
5 September 1981	Plymouth Argyle (H)	1–0	Dobson 78' (pen.)	3,476
12 September 1981	Bristol Rovers (A)	1–2	Kite 69' (o.g.)	5,083
19 September 1981	Huddersfield Town (H)	0–0		6,524
22 September 1981	Doncaster Rovers (H)	0–1		3,799
26 September 1981	Millwall (A)	3–4	Laws 23', Potts 42', Overson 44'	4,796
29 September 1981	Carlisle United (A)	0–1		3,983
3 October 1981	Swindon Town (H)	0–2		3,377
10 October 1981	Portsmouth (A)	2–1	Young 12', Wharton 61'	9,891
17 October 1981	Exeter City (H)	3–3	Taylor 10', Overson 49', Laws 62' (pen.)	3,982
20 October 1981	Preston North End (A)	1–1	Wharton 61'	7,521
24 October 1981	Fulham (H)	2–2	Hamilton 7', Taylor 18'	4,124
31 October 1981	Brentford (A)	0–0		6,929
3 November 1981	Chester (H)	1–0	Cassidy 74'	3,484
7 November 1981	Wimbledon (H)	2–2	Hamilton 27', Overson 82'	4,242
14 November 1981	Reading (A)	1–1	Steven 62'	4,337
28 November 1981	Bristol City (A)	3–2	Young 3', McGee (2) 77', 89'	5,255
5 December 1981	Oxford United (H)	2–1	Cassidy 58', Hamilton 84'	4,380
9 January 1982	Plymouth Argyle (A)	1–1	Young 47'	5,065
16 January 1982	Newport County (H)	2–1	Taylor 52', Overson 57'	4,730
30 January 1982	Huddersfield Town (A)	2–1	Taylor (2) 46', 63'	10,269
2 February 1982	Gillingham (H)	1–0	Wharton 60'	5,848
6 February 1982	Bristol Rovers (H)	4–0	Hamilton 5', Mabbutt 32' (o.g.), Scott 56', Taylor 84'	5,784
9 February 1982	Doncaster Rovers (A)	1–0	Wharton 71'	5,638
13 February 1982	Swindon Town (A)	2–1	Taylor 15', Cassidy 43'	5,296
20 February 1982	Millwall (H)	1–1	Hamilton 40'	7,081
27 February 1982	Portsmouth (H)	3–0	Taylor 10', Phelan 57', Scott 67'	7,013
2 March 1982	Walsall (A)	1–1	Hamilton 70'	4,196
6 March 1982	Exeter City (A)	1–2	Allen 88'	3,136
13 March 1982	Fulham (A)	1–1	Young 43'	7,214
17 March 1982	Chester (A)	1–0	Laws 28' (pen.)	3,509
20 March 1982	Brentford (H)	0–0		7,906
27 March 1982	Wimbledon (A)	0–0		2,641
31 March 1982	Lincoln City (A)	1–1	Steven 88'	6,188
3 April 1982	Reading (H)	3–0	Hamilton (2) 3', 13', Young 89'	6,661
10 April 1982	Lincoln City (H)	1–0	Hamilton 70'	10,911
12 April 1982	Chesterfield (A)	2–1	Laws 27', Dobson 39'	7,732
17 April 1982	Oxford United (A)	0–0		10,407
20 April 1982	Southend United (H)	3–5	McGee 30', Steven 41', Otulakowksi 71' (o.g.)	8,171
24 April 1982	Bristol City (H)	2–0	Laws 59', Dobson 80'	7,063
1 May 1982	Newport County (A)	0–0		4,094
4 May 1982	Carlisle United (H)	1–0	McGee 71'	9,760
8 May 1982	Walsall (H)	2–1	McGee 1', Young 50'	8,537
11 May 1982	Preston North End (H)	2–0	Hamilton (2) 52', 84'	13,911
14 May 1982	Southend United (A)	4–1	Wharton 32', McGee (2) 40', 83', Laws 88'	5,123
18 May 1982	Chesterfield (H)	1–1	Young 48'	18,711

Final league position

Pos	Team	Games played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals for	Goals against	Points
1	Burnley	46	21	17	8	66	45	80

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
21 November 1981	Round 1	Runcorn (H)	0–0		6,112
24 November 1981	Replay	Runcorn (A)	2–1	McGee (2) 12', 78'	5,500
2 January 1982	Round 2	Bury (A)	1–1	Taylor 46'	9,200
4 January 1982	Replay	Bury (H)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Hamilton 43', Steven 101'	9,108
18 January 1982	Round 3	Altrincham (H)	6–1	Taylor (2) 23', 67', Steven 47', Hamilton (3) 60', 70', 78'	10,174
23 January 1982	Round 4	Shrewsbury Town (A)	0–1		7,679

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
1 September 1981	Round 1 First leg	Tranmere Rovers (A)	2–4	Potts 58', Hamilton 72'	2,034
15 September 1981	Round 1 Second leg	Tranmere Rovers (H)	3–3	Holt (2) 19', 22', Cassidy 89'	2,363

Football League Group Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
15 August 1981	Group Stage	Carlisle United (H)	4–2	Hamilton (2) 2', 29', Taylor (2) 28', 40'	2,305
18 August 1981	Group Stage	Preston North End (A)	1–0	Hamilton 14'	5,269
22 August 1982	Group Stage	Blackpool (A)	0–0		3,464
8 December 1981	Quarter Final	Watford (H)	2–1	Scott 18', Holt 23'	2,658
16 February 1982	Semi Final	Wimbledon (A)	0–5		1,267

References

↑ Simpson (2007), p. 382

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Club seasons

First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Brighton & Hove Albion Coventry City Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Nottingham Forest Notts County Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Cambridge United Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Chelsea Crystal Palace Derby County Grimsby Town Leicester City Leyton Orient Luton Town Newcastle United Norwich City Oldham Athletic Queens Park Rangers Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Shrewsbury Town Watford Wrexham

Third Division	Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Burnley Carlisle United Chester Chesterfield Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Fulham Gillingham Huddersfield Town Lincoln City Millwall Newport County Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Preston North End Reading Southend United Swindon Town Walsall Wimbledon

Fourth Division	Aldershot Blackpool Bournemouth Bradford City Bury Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Darlington Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hereford United Hull City Mansfield Town Northampton Town Peterborough United Port Vale Rochdale Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Southport Stockport County Torquay United Tranmere Rovers York City

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