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1984–85 Burnley F.C. season

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{{Use British English|date=February 2015}}

{{Infobox football club season

| club = Burnley

| season = 1984–85

| manager = John Benson

| mgrtitle = Manager

| chairman = John Jackson

| chrtitle = Chairman

| league = Division Three

| league result = 21st (relegated)

| cup1 = League Cup

| cup1 result = 2nd Round

| cup2 = FA Cup

| cup2 result = 3rd Round

| cup3 = Football League Trophy

| cup3 result = Northern Quarter Final

| league topscorer = Wayne Biggins (18)

| season topscorer = Kevin Hird (22)

| highest attendance = 12,690 v Manchester United
(9 October 1984)

| lowest attendance = 1,432 v Stockport County
(29 January 1985)

| average attendance = 4,399Simpson (2007), p. 394

| prevseason = 1983–84

| nextseason = 1985–86

}}

The 1984–85 season was Burnley's second season in the third tier of English football. They were managed by John Benson in his only season in charge of the club.

Appearances and goals

{{Efs start|Division Three|League Cup|FA Cup|FL Trophy}}

{{Efs player|name=Wayne Biggins|pos=FW|nat=ENG|46+0|18|4+0|0|3+0|1|3+0|2}}

{{Efs player|name=Tony Chilton|pos=DF|nat=ENG|1+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Peter Devine|pos=MF|nat=ENG|15+4|2|0+0|0|2+0|2|3+1|2}}

{{Efs player|name=Brian Flynn|pos=MF|nat=WAL|5+4|1|1+1|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Joe Gallagher|pos=DF|nat=ENG|4+1|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|2+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Neil Grewcock|pos=MF|nat=ENG|44+2|6|4+0|2|3+0|1|4+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Peter Hampton|pos=DF|nat=ENG|44+1|1|4+0|0|3+0|0|2+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Roger Hansbury|pos=GK|nat=ENG|37+0|0|4+0|0|3+0|0|2+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Kevin Hird|pos=MF|nat=ENG|44+0|16|4+0|1|3+0|4|4+0|1}}

{{Efs player|name=Tommy Hutchison|pos=MF|nat=SCO|46+0|0|4+0|0|3+0|0|4+0|1}}

{{Efs player|name=Steve Kennedy|pos=DF|nat=ENG|8+0|0|0+0|0|1+1|0|1+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Les Lawrence|pos=FW|nat=ENG|6+4|2|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+2|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Phil Malley|pos=MF|nat=ENG|8+1|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|2+1|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Dave Miller|pos=DF|nat=ENG|12+2|1|2+0|0|1+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Joe Neenan|pos=GK|nat=ENG|9+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|2+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Vince Overson|pos=DF|nat=ENG|42+0|1|4+0|1|3+0|0|4+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Geoff Palmer|pos=DF|nat=ENG|23+0|0|0+0|0|2+0|0|4+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Mike Phelan|pos=MF|nat=ENG|43+0|1|4+0|0|3+0|0|4+0|2}}

{{Efs player|name=Barry Powell|pos=MF|nat=ENG|9+2|0|2+0|0|2+0|2|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Mark Rhodes|pos=MF|nat=ENG|9+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|1+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Derek Scott|pos=DF|nat=ENG|27+1|1|3+0|0|0+0|0|1+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Alan Taylor|pos=FW|nat=ENG|16+3|7|3+0|0|1+0|3|1+0|1}}

{{Efs player|name=Neil Whatmore|pos=FW|nat=ENG|8+0|1|1+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

|}

Matches

=Football League Division Three=

;Key

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

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;Results

class="wikitable"
Date

! Opponents

! Result

! Goalscorers

! Attendance

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 25 August 1984

| Plymouth Argyle (H)

| align="center" | 1–1

| Taylor 82'

| align="center" | 4,644

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 31 August 1984

| Doncaster Rovers (A)

| align="center" | 0–2

|

| align="center" | 3,368

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 8 September 1984

| Bristol Rovers (H)

| align="center" | 0–0

|

| align="center" | 4,573

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 15 September 1984

| Derby County (A)

| align="center" | 2–2

| Biggins 38', Hird 76'

| align="center" | 11,755

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 18 September 1984

| Orient (A)

| align="center" | 2–0

| Foster 48' (o.g.), Taylor 75'

| align="center" | 2,359

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 22 September 1984

| Hull City (H)

| align="center" | 1–1

| Biggins 61'

| align="center" | 5,526

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 29 September 1984

| Rotherham United (A)

| align="center" | 2–3

| Biggins (2) 44', 80'

| align="center" | 4,646

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 2 October 1984

| Newport County (H)

| align="center" | 2–0

| Flynn 47', Grewcock 72'

| align="center" | 3,666

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 6 October 1984

| Bournemouth (A)

| align="center" | 1–1

| Hird 22'

| align="center" | 3,180

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 13 October 1984

| Lincoln City (H)

| align="center" | 1–2

| Hird 31' (pen.)

| align="center" | 4,315

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 20 October 1984

| Reading (A)

| align="center" | 1–5

| Biggins 16'

| align="center" | 4,024

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 23 October 1984

| Brentford (H)

| align="center" | 3–1

| Hird 15' (pen.), Biggins 42', Roberts 65' (o.g.)

| align="center" | 2,916

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 27 October 1984

| Bolton Wanderers (H)

| align="center" | 3–2

| Hird 1', Grewcock 33', Miller 75'

| align="center" | 6,501

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 3 November 1984

| Preston North End (A)

| align="center" | 3–3

| Biggins (2) 11', 20', Whatmore 61'

| align="center" | 4,995

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 6 November 1984

| Gillingham (H)

| align="center" | 0–1

|

| align="center" | 3,595

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 10 November 1984

| Cambridge United (A)

| align="center" | 3–2

| Biggins 47', Grewcock 78', Hird 85'

| align="center" | 2,505

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 24 November 1984

| Bradford City (H)

| align="center" | 1–2

| Biggins 39'

| align="center" | 7,060

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 1 December 1984

| Millwall (A)

| align="center" | 1–2

| Hird 68'

| align="center" | 5,376

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 15 December 1984

| Swansea City (H)

| align="center" | 1–1

| Lawrence 65'

| align="center" | 3,798

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 22 December 1984

| Walsall (H)

| align="center" | 1–2

| Hird 5'

| align="center" | 3,350

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 26 December 1984

| York City (A)

| align="center" | 0–4

|

| align="center" | 6,397

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 29 December 1984

| Bristol City (A)

| align="center" | 0–1

|

| align="center" | 8,282

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 1 January 1985

| Wigan Athletic (H)

| align="center" | 1–2

| Biggins 68'

| align="center" | 5,235

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 2 February 1985

| Rotherham United (H)

| align="center" | 7–0

| Devine 38', Hird (3) 40', 55' (pen.), 63', Biggins (2) 50', 81', Lawrence 90'

| align="center" | 3,907

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 9 February 1985

| Hull City (A)

| align="center" | 0–2

|

| align="center" | 6,478

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 16 February 1985

| Orient (H)

| align="center" | 1–1

| Hird 45'

| align="center" | 3,744

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 23 February 1985

| Preston North End (H)

| align="center" | 2–0

| Scott 47', Biggins 48'

| align="center" | 4,768

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 2 March 1985

| Bolton Wanderers (A)

| align="center" | 3–1

| Devine 1', Grewcock 15', Hampton 80'

| align="center" | 6,468

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 5 March 1985

| Brentford (A)

| align="center" | 1–2

| Hird 73'

| align="center" | 3,267

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 9 March 1985

| Reading (H)

| align="center" | 0–2

|

| align="center" | 3,955

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 12 March 1985

| Doncaster Rovers (H)

| align="center" | 0–1

|

| align="center" | 3,020

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 16 March 1985

| Lincoln City (A)

| align="center" | 1–3

| Hird 22'

| align="center" | 2,137

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 23 March 1985

| Bournemouth (H)

| align="center" | 1–1

| Biggins 74'

| align="center" | 2,784

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 26 March 1985

| Plymouth Argyle (A)

| align="center" | 2–2

| Biggins 24', Hird 77' (pen.)

| align="center" | 3,165

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 29 March 1985

| Gillingham (A)

| align="center" | 1–1

| Biggins 49'

| align="center" | 5,935

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 2 April 1985

| Newport County (A)

| align="center" | 1–2

| Grewcock 59'

| align="center" | 1,689

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 6 April 1985

| York City (H)

| align="center" | 1–1

| Phelan 53'

| align="center" | 3,844

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 8 April 1985

| Wigan Athletic (A)

| align="center" | 0–2

|

| align="center" | 3,517

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 13 April 1985

| Cambridge United (H)

| align="center" | 2–0

| Taylor (2) 2', 53'

| align="center" | 2,843

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 16 April 1985

| Bristol Rovers (A)

| align="center" | 0–4

|

| align="center" | 4,866

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 20 April 1985

| Bradford City (A)

| align="center" | 2–3

| Grewcock 82', Biggins 85'

| align="center" | 8,156

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 23 April 1985

| Derby County (H)

| align="center" | 0–1

|

| align="center" | 3,873

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 27 April 1985

| Millwall (H)

| align="center" | 1–1

| Overson 1'

| align="center" | 3,586

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 4 May 1985

| Swansea City (A)

| align="center" | 1–0

| Taylor 36'

| align="center" | 5,221

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 6 May 1985

| Bristol City (H)

| align="center" | 0–1

|

| align="center" | 4,570

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 11 May 1985

| Walsall (A)

| align="center" | 3–2

| Taylor (2) 14', 56', Hird 51'

| align="center" | 3,396

=Final league position=

{{:1984–85 Football League|transcludesection=Third Division|only_totals=y|showteam=BUR}}

=FA Cup=

class="wikitable"
Date

! Round

! Opponents

! Result

! Goalscorers

! Attendance

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 17 November 1984

| Round 1

| Penrith (A)

| align="center" | 9–0

| Hird (3) 7' (pen.), 44', 48', Taylor (3) 53', 62', 85', Grewcock 71', Powell (2) 78', 88'

| align="center" | 1,813

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 8 December 1984

| Round 2

| Halifax Town (H)

| align="center" | 3–1

| Hird 27', Devine 60', Biggins 80'

| align="center" | 5,543

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 5 January 1985

| Round 3

| Wimbledon (A)

| align="center" | 1–3

| Devine 89'

| align="center" | 3,381

=League Cup=

class="wikitable"
Date

! Round

! Opponents

! Result

! Goalscorers

! Attendance

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 23 August 1984

| Round 1 First leg

| Crewe Alexandra (H)

| align="center" | 1–2

| Grewcock 27'

| align="center" | 3,043

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 4 September 1984

| Round 1 Second leg

| Crewe Alexandra (A)

| align="center" | 3–0

| Overson 52', Hird 65', Grewcock 80'

| align="center" | 3,067

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 26 September 1984

| Round 2 First leg

| Manchester United (A)

| align="center" | 0–4

|

| align="center" | 28,383

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 9 October 1984

| Round 2 Second leg

| Manchester United (H)

| align="center" | 0–3

|

| align="center" | 12,690

=Football League Trophy=

class="wikitable"
Date

! Round

! Opponents

! Result

! Goalscorers

! Attendance

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 29 January 1985

| Round 1 First Leg

| Stockport County (H)

| align="center" | 5–1

| Biggins (2) 22', 28', Devine 31', Phelan 58', Hutchison 72'

| align="center" | 1,432

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 4 February 1985

| Round 1 Second Leg

| Stockport County (A)

| align="center" | 1–0

| Hird 61'

| align="center" | 1,568

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 19 March 1985

| Round 2

| Tranmere Rovers (A)

| align="center" | 2–2 {{aet}}
(4 – 5p)

| Devine 85', Phelan 103'

| align="center" | 1,325

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 10 April 1985

| Northern Quarter Final

| Mansfield Town (A)

| align="center" | 1–1 {{aet}}
(3 – 5p)

| Taylor 29'

| align="center" | 2,540

References

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{{Burnley F.C. seasons}}

{{1984–85 in English football}}

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