2017–18 Burnley F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Burnley's 136th competitive season, their second consecutive in the Premier League and their 55th in top flight English football. Along with the Premier League, the club also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Match details

Premier League

League table

Results summary

Matches + Premier League match detailsDateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceRef6thChelseaAW3–2Vokes (2) 24', 43', Ward 39'41,61613thWest Bromwich AlbionHL0–119,619 10thTottenham HotspurAD1–1Wood 90+2'67,862 7thCrystal PalaceHW1–0Wood 3'18,862 7thLiverpoolAD1–1Arfield 27'53,231 9thHuddersfield TownHD0–020,759 6thEvertonAW1–0Hendrick 21'38,448 7thWest Ham UnitedHD1–1Wood 85'20,945 9thManchester CityAL0–354,1187thNewcastle UnitedHW1–0Hendrick 74'21,031 6thSouthamptonAW1–0Vokes 81'30,4917thSwansea CityHW2–0Cork 29', Barnes 40'18,895 7thArsenalHL0–121,722 6thAFC BournemouthAW2–1Wood 37', Brady 65'10,302 7thLeicester CityAL0–130,7147thWatfordHW1–0Arfield 45'19,479 6thStoke CityHW1–0Barnes 89'19,909 5thBrighton & Hove AlbionAD0–029,921 7thTottenham HotspurHL0–321,650 7thManchester UnitedAD2–2Barnes 3', Defour 36'75,046 7thHuddersfield TownAD0–024,095 7thLiverpoolHL1–2Guðmundsson 87'21,756 7thCrystal PalaceAL0–124,696 8thManchester UnitedHL0–121,841 7thNewcastle UnitedAD1–1Darlow 85' o.g.50,174 7thManchester CityHD1–1Guðmundsson 82'21,658 7thSwansea CityAL0–120,179 7thSouthamptonHD1–1Barnes 67'20,982 7thEvertonHW2–1Barnes 56', Wood 80'20,802 7thWest Ham UnitedAW3–0Barnes 66', Wood (2) 70', 81'56,9047thWest Bromwich AlbionAW2–1Barnes 22', Wood 73' 23,455 7thWatfordAW2–1Vokes 70', Cork 73' 20,0447thLeicester CityHW2–1Wood 6', Long 9' 21,727 7thChelseaHL1–2Barnes 64' 21,264 7thStoke CityAD1–1Barnes 62' 29,532 7thBrighton & Hove AlbionHD0–0 19,4597thArsenalAL0–5 59,5407thAFC BournemouthHL1–2 Wood 39'20,720

FA Cup

+ FA Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceRefThird round6 January 2018Manchester CityAL1–4Barnes 25'53,356

EFL Cup

+ EFL Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceRefSecond round23 August 2017Blackburn RoversAW2–0Cork 27', Brady 45+4'16,313 Third round19 September 2017Leeds UnitedHD2–2 3–5 pens.Wood 89' pen., Brady 90+6'11,799

Transfers

In DatePlayerClubFeeRef5 July 2017Rahis Nabi(West Bromwich Albion)Free5 July 2017Christian N'Guessan(Blackpool)Free5 July 2017Aidan StoneBroctonFree6 July 2017Charlie TaylorLeeds UnitedUndisclosed7 July 2017Jonathan WaltersStoke CityUndisclosed 11 July 2017Jack CorkSwansea CityUndisclosed 25 July 2017Phil BardsleyStoke CityUndisclosed 8 August 2017Adam LegzdinsBirmingham CityUndisclosed21 August 2017Chris WoodLeeds UnitedUndisclosed 31 August 2017Nahki WellsHuddersfield TownUndisclosed21 September 2017Anders Lindegaard(Preston North End)Free23 January 2018Aaron LennonEvertonUndisclosed

Brackets around club names denote the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Burnley.

Loans in DatePlayerClubReturnRef8 January 2018Georges-Kévin NkoudouTottenham HotspurEnd of season

Out DatePlayerClubFeeRef30 June 2017Joey BartonRetired30 June 2017George Green(Viking)Released30 June 2017Christian HillReleased30 June 2017Taofiq Olomowewe(Maldon & Tiptree)Released30 June 2017Richard Pingling(AFC Wimbledon)Released30 June 2017Tony Aghayere(Salford City)Released30 June 2017Paul RobinsonRetired30 June 2017Michael Kightly(Southend United)Released30 June 2017George Boyd(Sheffield Wednesday)Released3 July 2017Michael KeaneEvertonUndisclosed 7 July 2017Rouwen HenningsFortuna DüsseldorfFree26 July 2017Tendayi DarikwaNottingham ForestUndisclosed9 August 2017Andre GrayWatfordUndisclosed 31 August 2017Robbie Leitch(St Mirren)Released9 January 2018Luke HendrieShrewsbury TownUndisclosed18 January 2018Alex WhitmoreChesterfieldFree19 January 2018Harry FlowersGuiseleyFree2 February 2018Fredrik UlvestadDjurgårdens IFFree Brackets around club names denote the player joined that club after his Burnley contract expired.

Loans out DatePlayerClubReturnRef1 July 2017Josh GinnellyLincoln City12 January 20184 July 2017Ntumba MassankaWrexham1 January 20185 July 2017Jimmy DunneBarrow1 January 20185 July 2017Brad JacksonSouthportEnd of season10 July 2017Connor KingBarnoldswick Town28 July 2017Chris LongNorthampton TownEnd of season28 July 2017Alex WhitmoreBury4 January 201831 July 2017Aiden O'NeillFleetwood Town12 January 201831 July 2017Conor MitchellChester1 January 201821 August 2017Luke HendrieBradford City6 January 201831 August 2017Dan AgyeiWalsall6 January 201831 August 2017Tommy WoodBarnoldswick Town31 August 2017Tom AndersonPort Vale31 January 20184 January 2018Jimmy DunneAccrington StanleyEnd of season4 January 2018Khius MetzChorleyEnd of season12 January 2018Harry LimbMatlock TownEnd of season12 January 2018Josh GinnellyTranmere RoversEnd of season18 January 2018Dan AgyeiBlackpoolEnd of season31 January 2018Tom AndersonDoncaster RoversEnd of season

Appearances and goals Source: 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 for the whole of their season with Burnley. Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes. Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

+ Players contracted for the 2017–18 seasonNo.Pos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupEFL CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKTom Heaton40000040002DFMatthew Lowton25 (1)0100026 (1)0103DFCharlie Taylor10 (1)0102013 (1)0304MFJack Cork382101 (1)140 (1)3805DFJames Tarkowski3100020330506DFBen Mee2901000300507FWGeorges-Kévin Nkoudou *2 (6)000002 (6)0108MFDean Marney00000000009FWSam Vokes7 (23)410109 (23)43010FWAshley Barnes21 (15)9112024 (15)1010011FWChris Wood20 (4)10000 (2)120 (6)111012MFRobbie Brady151001 (1)216 (1)33013MFJeff Hendrick29 (5)2101031 (5)21016MFSteven Defour241000 (1)024 (1)16017MFJóhann Berg Guðmundsson32 (3)2101 (1)034 (4)23018MFAshley Westwood12 (7)0102015 (7)03019FWJonathan Walters0 (3)00 (1)0101 (4)00020MFFredrik Ulvestad 000000000021FWNahki Wells0 (9)00 (1)0000 (10)00022GKAnders Lindegaard000000000023DFStephen Ward28100002811024FWChris Long000000000025MFAaron Lennon13 (1)0000013 (1)02026DFPhil Bardsley13000201507028DFKevin Long16110201913029GKNick Pope34 (1)0102037 (1)03030GKAdam Legzdins000000000031MFDwight McNeil0 (1)000000 (1)00032FWDan Agyei000000000034DFTom Anderson000000000037MFScott Arfield15 (3)2002017 (3)23041MFAiden O'Neill0000000000

2017–18 Burnley F.C. season

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