2014–15 Burnley F.C. season explained

The 2014–15 season was Burnley's first season back in the Premier League in four years after gaining promotion in the previous season. They also competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup.

Match details

Premier League

See main article: 2014–15 Premier League.

Matches

Date	League position	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
	19th	Chelsea	H	L	1–3	Arfield 14'	20,699 (3,808 away)	[1]
	20th	Swansea City	A	L	0–1		20,565 (1,000 away)	[2]
	20th	Manchester United	H	D	0–0		21,009 (4,099 away)	[3]
	18th	Crystal Palace	A	D	0–0		23,829 (1,800 away)	[4]
	17th	Sunderland	H	D	0–0		20,026 (3,964 away)	[5]
	20th	West Bromwich Albion	A	L	0–4		24,286 (1,800 away)	[6]
	19th	Leicester City	A	D	2–2	Kightly 39', Wallace 90+6'	31,448 (2,196 away)	[7]
	19th	West Ham United	H	L	1–3	Boyd 60'	18,936 (2,945 away)	[8]
	19th	Everton	H	L	1–3	Ings 20'	19,927 (3,955 away)	[9]
	20th	Arsenal	A	L	0–3		60,012 (3,000 away)	[10]
	19th	Hull City	H	W	1–0	Barnes 50'	16,998 (1,574 away)	[11]
	18th	Stoke City	A	W	2–1	Ings (2) 12' 13'	27,018 (2,464 away)	[12]
	19th	Aston Villa	H	D	1–1	Ings 87' pen.	19,910 (4,046 away)	[13]
	17th	Newcastle United	H	D	1–1	Boyd 34'	18,791 (2,906 away)	[14]
	19th	Queens Park Rangers	A	L	0–2		17,785 (1,583 away)	[15]
	17th	Southampton	H	W	1–0	Barnes 73'	17,287 (1,496 away)	[16]
	18th	Tottenham Hotspur	A	L	1–2	Barnes 27'	35,681 (1,450 away)	[17]
	19th	Liverpool	H	L	0–1		21,335 (4,012 away)	[18]
	19th	Manchester City	A	D	2–2	Boyd 47', Barnes 81'	45,608 (2,900 away)	[19]
	19th	Newcastle United	A	D	3–3	Dummett 19' o.g., Ings 66', Boyd 86'	51,761 (3,200 away)	[20]
	17th	Queens Park Rangers	H	W	2–1	Arfield 12', Ings 37'	17,523 (1,104 away)	[21]
	17th	Crystal Palace	H	L	2–3	Mee 12', Ings 16'	17,782 (1,754 away)	[22]
	17th	Sunderland	A	L	0–2		44,022 (3,000 away)	[23]
	17th	West Bromwich Albion	H	D	2–2	Barnes 11', Ings 32'	16,904 (1,187 away)	[24]
	19th	Manchester United	A	L	1–3	Ings 12'	75,356 (3,100 away)	[25]
	18th	Chelsea	A	D	1–1	Mee 81'	41,629 (1,590 away)	[26]
	18th	Swansea City	H	L	0–1		17,388 (1,123 away)	[27]
	19th	Liverpool	A	L	0–2		44,717 (2,900 away)	[28]
	18th	Manchester City	H	W	1–0	Boyd 61'	21,216 (4,078 away)	[29]
	18th	Southampton	A	L	0–2		30,864 (2,800 away)	[30]
	18th	Tottenham Hotspur	H	D	0–0		18,829 (1,927 away)	[31]
	19th	Arsenal	H	L	0–1		20,615 (3,421 away)	[32]
	20th	Everton	A	L	0–1		39,496 (2,850 away)	[33]
	20th	Leicester City	H	L	0–1		19,582 (2,400 away)	[34]
	20th	West Ham United	A	L	0–1		34,946 (2,200 away)	[35]
	19th	Hull City	A	W	1–0	Ings 62'	24,877 (2,500 away)	[36]
	19th	Stoke City	H	D	0–0		18,636 (2,368 away)	[37]
	19th	Aston Villa	A	W	1–0	Ings 6'	40,792 (1,500 away)	[38]

FA Cup

See main article: 2014–15 FA Cup.

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
Third round		Tottenham Hotspur	H	D	1–1	Vokes 73'	9,348	[39]
Third round replay		Tottenham Hotspur	A	L	2–4	Sordell 3', Wallace 8'	24,367	[40]

League Cup

See main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup.

Appearances and goals

Source:^[42]

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 with Burnley.

Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

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No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Tom Heaton	38	0	2	0	0	0	40	0	1	0
2	DF		Kieran Trippier	38	0	2	0	1	0	41	0	2	0
3	DF		Daniel Lafferty	0 (1)	0	1	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	0	0
4	DF		Michael Duff	21	0	1	0	0	0	22	0	4	1
5	DF		Jason Shackell (C)	38	0	0	0	1	0	39	0	3	0
6	MF		Ben Mee	32 (1)	2	2	0	0	0	34 (1)	2	10	0
7	MF		Ross Wallace	1 (14)	1	1 (1)	1	1	0	3 (15)	2	2	0
8		MF		Dean Marney	20	0	1 (1)	0	0	0	21 (1)	0	6	0
9		FW		Sam Vokes	5 (10)	0	1 (1)	1	0	0	6 (11)	1	0	0
10	FW		Danny Ings	35	11	1	0	0 (1)	0	36 (1)	11	6	0
11	MF		Michael Kightly	10 (7)	1	2	0	1	0	13 (7)	1	3	0
12	GK		Alex Cisak	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		David Jones	36	0	1	0	1	0	38	0	0	0
15	MF		Matthew Taylor	7 (3)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	7 (4)	0	0	0
16	DF		Luke O'Neill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW		Marvin Sordell	2 (12)	0	1 (1)	1	1	0	4 (13)	1	1	0
18	DF		Steven Reid	1 (6)	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	1 (7)	0	1	0
19	FW		Lukas Jutkiewicz	10 (15)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	10 (16)	0	1	0
20	MF		Nathaniel Chalobah *	0 (4)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (4)	0	1	0
20	MF		Fredrik Ulvestad	1 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	1	0
21	MF		George Boyd	35	5	1 (1)	0	0	0	36 (1)	5	7	0
22	GK		Matt Gilks	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
23	DF		Stephen Ward	7 (2)	0	0	0	1	0	8 (2)	0	3	0
25	DF		Michael Keane	17 (4)	0	2	0	0	0	19 (4)	0	2	0
28	DF		Kevin Long	0 (1)	0	0	0	1	0	1 (1)	0	0	0
30	FW		Ashley Barnes	28 (7)	5	1	0	1	0	30 (7)	5	5	1
31	DF		Callum Richardson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF		Cameron Howieson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF		Steven Hewitt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF		Tom Anderson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	DF		Alex Whitmore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	GK		Conor Mitchell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF		Scott Arfield	36 (1)	2	2	0	1	0	39 (1)	2	7	0
38	DF		Cameron Dummigan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	FW		Jamie Frost	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	GK		Danijel Nizic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	MF		Jadan Hall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	MF		Luke Daly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	MF		Evan Galvin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	FW		Jason Gilchrist	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	MF		Nathan Lowe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	MF		Kevin Ly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	DF		Luke Conlan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers

In

scope=col	Date	scope=col	Name	scope=col	From	scope=col	Fee	scope=col class=unsortable	Ref
27 June 2014	Michael Kightly	Stoke City	Undisclosed	[43]
2 July 2014	Matt Gilks	Blackpool	Free	[44]
4 July 2014	Marvin Sordell	Bolton Wanderers	Undisclosed	[45]
4 July 2014	Matthew Taylor	West Ham United	Free	[46]
7 July 2014	Steven Reid	West Bromwich Albion	Free	[47]
15 July 2014	Lukas Jutkiewicz	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	[48]
15 August 2014	Stephen Ward	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	[49]
1 September 2014	George Boyd	Hull City	Undisclosed	[50]
8 January 2015	Michael Keane	Manchester United	Undisclosed	[51]
10 March 2015	Fredrik Ulvestad	Aalesund	Free	[52]

Out

scope=col	Date	scope=col	Name	scope=col	To	scope=col	Fee	scope=col class=unsortable	Ref
scope=row			Oldham Athletic	Free	[53]
scope=row			Birmingham City	Free	[54] [55]
scope=row			Bournemouth	Free	[56]
scope=row			Hyde	Released
scope=row			Colne	Released
scope=row			Newcastle Benfield	Released
scope=row			Southport	Released
scope=row			Shelbourne	Released
scope=row			Guisborough Town	Released
scope=row			Hednesford Town	Released	[57] [58]
scope=row			Havant & Waterlooville	Released	[59]
scope=row			Barnsley	Released	[60]
scope=row			West Bromwich Albion	Free	[61]
scope=row				Released	[62]
scope=row				Released	[63]

Loans in

scope=col	Date	scope=col	Name	scope=col	From	scope=col	End Date	scope=col class=unsortable	Ref
scope=row			Chelsea	2 January 2015	[64] [65]
scope=row			Manchester United	8 January 2015

Loans out

scope=col	Date	scope=col	Name	scope=col	To	scope=col	End Date	scope=col class=unsortable	Ref
scope=row			Scunthorpe United	18 November 2014	[66]
scope=row			Chester	27 September 2014	[67]
scope=row			Lincoln City	19 October 2014	[68]
scope=row			York City	4 January 2015	[69] [70]
scope=row			Chorley	22 November 2014	[71]
scope=row			Carlisle United	3 January 2015	[72] [73]
scope=row			Leyton Orient	3 May 2015	[74] [75]
scope=row			Leyton Orient	3 May 2015	[76]
scope=row			Rotherham United	2 May 2015	[77] [78]
scope=row			Accrington Stanley	3 May 2015	[79]
scope=row			Southport	30 June 2015	[80]

See also

• List of Burnley F.C. seasons

Notes and References

1. News: Burnley 1–3 Chelsea. Soccerway. 18 August 2014. 19 August 2014.
2. News: Swansea City 1–0 Burnley. Soccerway. 23 August 2014. 23 August 2014.
3. News: Burnley 0–0 Manchester United. Soccerway. 30 August 2014. 31 August 2014.
4. News: Crystal Palace 0–0 Burnley. Soccerway. 13 September 2014. 13 September 2014.
5. News: Burnley 0–0 Sunderland. Soccerway. 20 September 2014. 20 September 2014.
6. News: West Bromwich Albion 4–0 Burnley. Soccerway. 28 September 2014. 29 September 2014.
7. News: Leicester City 2–2 Burnley. Soccerway. 4 October 2014. 5 October 2014.
8. News: Burnley 1–3 West Ham United. Soccerway. 18 October 2014. 18 October 2014.
9. News: Burnley 1–3 Everton. Soccerway. 26 October 2014. 27 October 2014.
10. News: Arsenal 3–0 Burnley. Soccerway. 1 November 2014. 5 November 2014.
11. News: Burnley 1–0 Hull City. BBC Sport. 8 November 2014. 8 November 2014.
12. News: Stoke City 1–2 Burnley. BBC Sport. 22 November 2014. 22 November 2014.
13. News: Burnley 1–1 Aston Villa. Soccerway. 29 November 2014. 29 November 2014.
14. News: Burnley 1–1 Newcastle United. BBC Sport. 2 December 2014.
15. News: Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Burnley. BBC Sport. 6 December 2014.
16. News: Burnley 1–0 Southampton. BBC Sport. 13 December 2014.
17. News: Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Burnley. Soccerway. 20 December 2014.
18. News: Burnley 0–1 Liverpool. Soccerway. 26 December 2014.
19. News: Manchester City 2–2 Burnley. Soccerway. 28 December 2014.
20. News: Newcastle United 3–3 Burnley. BBC Sport. 1 January 2015.
21. News: Burnley 2–1 Queens Park Rangers. Soccerway. 10 January 2015.
22. News: Burnley 2–3 Crystal Palace. Soccerway. 17 January 2015.
23. News: Sunderland 2–0 Burnley. Soccerway. 31 January 2015.
24. News: Burnley 2–2 West Bromwich Albion. BBC Sport. 8 February 2015.
25. News: Manchester United 3–1 Burnley. BBC Sport. 11 February 2015.
26. News: Chelsea 1–1 Burnley. Soccerway. 21 February 2015.
27. News: Burnley 0–1 Swansea City. Soccerway. 28 February 2015.
28. News: Liverpool 2–0 Burnley. Soccerway. 4 March 2015.
29. News: Burnley 1–0 Manchester City. Soccerway. 14 March 2015.
30. News: Southampton 2–0 Burnley. Soccerway. 21 March 2015.
31. News: Burnley 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur. Soccerway. 5 April 2015.
32. News: Burnley 0–1 Arsenal. Soccerway. 11 April 2015.
33. News: Everton 1–0 Burnley. Soccerway. 18 April 2015.
34. News: Burnley 1–0 Leicester City. Soccerway. 25 April 2015.
35. News: West Ham United 1–0 Burnley. Soccerway. 2 May 2015.
36. News: Hull City 0–1 Burnley. Soccerway. 9 May 2015.
37. News: Burnley 0–0 Stoke City. Soccerway. 16 May 2015.
38. News: Aston Villa 0–1 Burnley. Soccerway. 24 May 2015.
39. News: Burnley 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur. Soccerway. 5 January 2015. 5 January 2015.
40. News: Tottenham Hotspur 4–2 Burnley. Soccerway. 14 January 2015. 14 January 2015.
41. News: Burnley 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday. Soccerway. 26 August 2014. 28 August 2014.
42. Web site: Burnley. Burnley F.C.. 1 August 2014. 8 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808045936/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/squad-numbers-confirmed-010814-1797677.aspx. dead.
43. News: Kight Flies In . Burnley F.C . 27 June 2014 . 27 June 2014 . 1 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140701171632/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/kight-flies-in-260614-1690151.aspx . dead .
44. News: Clarets Snap Up Gilks . Burnley F.C . 2 July 2014 . 2 July 2014 . 30 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140730024214/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/clarets-snap-up-gilks-020614-1712235.aspx . dead .
45. News: Clarets Seal Sordell Deal . Burnley F.C . 4 July 2014 . 4 July 2014 . 7 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140707102341/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/clarets-seal-sordell-deal-040714-1716446.aspx . dead .
46. News: Clarets Lay Out The Welcome Matt . Burnley F.C . 4 July 2014 . 4 July 2014 . 7 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140707102335/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/clarets-lay-out-the-welcome-matt-040714-1716424.aspx . dead .
47. News: Reid All About It! . Burnley F.C . 7 July 2014 . 7 July 2014 . 12 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140712052531/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/reid-all-about-it-070714-1720349.aspx . dead .
48. News: Clarets Secure Jutkiewicz Deal . Burnley F.C . 15 July 2014 . 15 July 2014 . 15 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715143907/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/lukas-jutkiewicz-signs-110714-1745281.aspx . dead .
49. News: Stephen Makes It Seven! . Burnley F.C . 15 August 2014 . 15 August 2014 . 19 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819102757/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/stephen-ward-signs-on-150814-1831004.aspx . dead .
50. News: Transfer deadline day: George Boyd joins Burnley from Hull . Burnley F.C . 1 September 2014 . 1 September 2014.
51. News: Burnley to sign Man Utd's Keane . BBC Sport . 8 January 2015.
52. News: Ulvestad Seals Claret Switch . Burnley F.C . 10 March 2015 . 10 March 2015 . 16 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160516075632/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com//news/article/ulvestad-seals-clarets-switch-2325642.aspx . dead .
53. Web site: Oldham sign Mills from Burnley . BBC Sport . 4 June 2014.
54. News: David Edgar among four Burnley players released . Sports Mole . 6 May 2014 . 31 May 2014.
55. News: Birmingham City: Wes Thomas and David Edgar sign for Blues . BBC Sport . 12 June 2014 . 12 June 2014.
56. News: Stanislas Rejects Offer And Leaves Turf Moor . Burnley F.C . 26 June 2014 . 26 June 2014 . 18 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718190610/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/stanislas-rejects-offer-and-leaves-turf-moor-260615-1689971.aspx . dead .
57. News: Clarets release retained list. 2BR. 19 May 2014. 31 May 2014.
58. News: Love moves into Conference North. Clarets-mad. 27 September 2014. 29 September 2014.
59. News: Brian Stock rejected League clubs for Havant and Waterlooville. BBC Sport. 8 September 2014. 29 September 2014.
60. News: Barnsley: Winger Treacy signs on for two years . The Star . 6 August 2014 . 6 August 2014.
61. News: West Bromwich Albion announce signing of Chris Baird on one-year deal . The Guardian . 7 July 2014 . 7 July 2014.
62. News: Jadan Hall – Claretsmad . Claretsmad . 12 April 2015.
63. News: Callum Richardson leaves Turf Moor . Claretsmad . 27 February 2015 . 5 March 2015.
64. Web site: Burnley sign Nathaniel Chalobah and Michael Keane on loan . BBC Sport . 1 September 2014 . 1 September 2014.
65. Web site: Chalobah Returns To Chelsea. Burnley F.C.. 2 January 2015. 7 January 2015. 7 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150107193349/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/chalobah-returns-to-chelsea-2178081.aspx. dead.
66. Web site: O'Neill Joins The Iron . Burnley F.C . 18 August 2014 . 18 August 2014 . 18 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140818123012/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/oneill-joins-the-iron-180814-1836671.aspx . dead .
67. News: Hall Joins Chester On Loan . Burnley F.C . 28 August 2014 . 28 August 2014 . 28 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140828155547/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/jadan-hall-joins-chester-280814-1881720.aspx . dead .
68. News: Tom Anderson: Lincoln sign Burnley defender on loan . BBC Sport . 19 September 2014 . 19 October 2014.
69. News: Cisak Makes Minstermen Move . Burnley F.C . 24 October 2014 . 24 October 2014 . 24 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141024143257/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/cisak-makes-minstermen-move-241014-2036787.aspx . dead .
70. News: Cisak Extends York City Loan . Burnley F.C . 25 November 2014 . 25 November 2014 . 25 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141125195532/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/cisak-extends-york-city-loan-2103062.aspx . dead .
71. News: Nizic joins Chorley on loan . Burnley F.C . 24 October 2014 . 24 October 2014 . 24 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141024143007/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/nizic-joins-chorley-on-loan-241014-2036980.aspx . dead .
72. News: Anderson Makes Carlisle Loan Move . Burnley F.C . 30 October 2014 . 30 October 2014 . 30 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141030153430/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/anderson-joins-carlisle-united-301014-2050309.aspx . dead .
73. News: Anderson Extends Carlisle Loan . Burnley F.C . 1 December 2014 . 1 December 2014 . 1 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141201210109/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/anderson-extends-carlisle-loan-2116276.aspx . dead .
74. News: Cisak Makes Orient Loan Switch . Burnley F.C . 2 February 2015 . 2 February 2015 . 4 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150204205740/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/cisak-makes-orient-loan-switch-2243577.aspx . dead .
75. News: Cisak Extends O's Loan . Burnley F.C . 9 March 2015 . 9 March 2015 . 10 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150310193354/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/cisak-extends-os-loan-2324519.aspx . dead .
76. News: O'Neill Joins Orient On Loan . Burnley F.C . 26 February 2015 . 26 February 2015 . 26 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150226161549/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/oneill-joins-orient-on-loan-2297967.aspx . dead .
77. News: Lafferty Makes Millers Move . Burnley F.C . 5 March 2015 . 5 March 2015 . 7 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150307214908/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/lafferty-makes-millers-move-2315734.aspx . dead .
78. News: Rotherham extend Daniel Lafferty's loan deal. Sky Sports . 1 April 2015.
79. News: Gilchrist Joins Stanley On Loan . Burnley F.C . 6 March 2015 . 8 March 2015 . 8 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150308104049/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/gilchrist-joins-stanley-on-loan-2318973.aspx . dead .
80. News: Hewitt Joins Southport On Loan . Burnley F.C . 26 March 2015 . 26 March 2015 . 23 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195546/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/hewitt-joins-southport-on-loan-2360436.aspx . dead .