2009–10 Burnley F.C. season


The 2009–10 season marked Burnley's first season in the Premier League and the end of the club's 33-year absence from the top flight of English football.
Burnley became the first newly promoted club to chalk up four successive home victories at the start of a Premier League season. The club ended the season in 18th position, however, and were relegated back to the Championship.
In June 2009 manager Owen Coyle signed a contract extension to remain at the club until the end of the 2012–13 season, but left in January to manage Bolton Wanderers. Eight days later Brian Laws was named as his replacement.

Team kit

The team kits for the 2009–10 season are produced by Erreà and the shirt sponsor is Cooke Oils. Both the home and away kits have been designed to replicate those worn by the Burnley team of 1960, when they were last crowned the champions of English football 50 years ago. The traditional V-neck claret and blue home jersey features the 50th anniversary logo, is embroidered with the club crest worn in that era and is finished with a claret and blue trim on the neck and sleeves and accompanied by plain white shorts and claret and blue hooped stockings identical to those worn by The Clarets when they won the First Division title. The away jersey is a white shirt with claret and blue trim on the V-neck and sleeves with black shorts and white stockings with claret and blue trim.

First-team squad

As of 27 January 2010.

Current squad

Transfers

In

Out

Coaching staff

PositionNameNationality
Manager:Brian Laws English
Assistant manager:Russ Wilcox English
First-team coach:Stuart Gray English
Youth team coach:Terry Pashley English
Chief scout:Tim Henderson English
Goalkeeping coach:Billy Mercer English
Fitness coach:Tom Little English
kit man: Daryl Bielby
English

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Match details

Premier League

DateLeague
position		OpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef
15 8 200916thStoke CityAL0–227,385
19 8 200912thManchester UnitedHW1–0Blake 19'20,872
23 8 20097thEvertonHW1–0Elliott 34'19,984
29 8 20099thChelseaAL0–340,906
12 9 200911thLiverpoolAL0–443,817
19 9 20099thSunderlandHW3–1Alexander 13' pen., Nugent 67', 86'20,196
26 9 200911thTottenham HotspurAL0–535,462
03 10 20099thBirmingham CityHW2–1Fletcher 53', Bikey 62'20,102
18 10 200910thBlackburn RoversAL2–3Blake 5', Eagles 90'26,689
24 10 200911thWigan AthleticHL1–3Fletcher 4'19,430
31 10 200910thHull CityHW2–0Alexander 20' pen., 77'20,219
07 11 200910thManchester CityAD3–3Alexander 19' pen., Fletcher 32', McDonald 87'47,205
21 11 20099thAston VillaHD1–1Caldwell 9'21,178
28 11 200911thWest Ham UnitedAL3–5Fletcher 68', 74', Eagles 90'34,003
05 12 200913thPortsmouthAL0–217,822
12 12 200913thFulhamHD1–1Elliott 60'18,397
16 12 200913thArsenalHD1–1Alexander 28' pen.21,309
20 12 200914thWolverhampton WanderersAL0–227,410
26 12 200913thBolton WanderersHD1–1Nugent 56'21,761
28 12 200914thEvertonAL0–239,419
16 01 201015thManchester UnitedAL0–375,120
26 01 201018thBolton WanderersAL0–123,986
30 01 201018thChelseaHL1–2Fletcher 50'21,131
06 02 201015thWest Ham UnitedHW2–1Nugent 14', Fox 55'21,001
09 02 201016thFulhamAL0–323,005
21 02 201019thAston VillaAL2–5Fletcher 10', Paterson 90'38,709
27 02 201019thPortsmouthHL1–2Paterson 31'19,714
06 03 201019thArsenalAL1–3Nugent 50'60,043
10 03 201018thStoke CityHD1–1Nugent 52'20,323
13 03 201018thWolverhampton WanderersHL1–2Thompson 73'21,217
20 03 201018thWigan AthleticAL0–118,498
28 03 201019thBlackburn RoversHL0–121,546
03 04 201019thManchester CityHL1–6Fletcher 72'21,330
10 04 201018thHull CityAW4–1Paterson 35', Alexander 64' pen., 70' pen., Elliott 90'24,369
17 04 201019thSunderlandAL1–2Thompson 82'41,341
25 04 201019thLiverpoolHL0–421,553
01 05 201019thBirmingham CityAL1–2Thompson 87'24,578
09 05 201018thTottenham HotspurHW4–2Elliott 42', Cork 54', Paterson 71', Thompson 88'21,161

Final league table

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef
Third round02 01 2010Milton Keynes DonsAW2–1Alexander 23' pen., Fletcher 35'11,816
Fourth round23 01 2010ReadingAL0–112,910

Football League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef
Second round25 8 2009Hartlepool UnitedAW2–1 Fletcher 84', 108'3,501
Third round22 09 2009BarnsleyAL2–3Fletcher 21', Eagles 52'6,270

Friendlies

Burnley hosted an impromptu friendly against Accrington Stanley at Turf Moor on 8 September 2009, with all gate receipts going towards the "Save our Stanley" campaign to support the club while it faced financial difficulties.