Burnley v Wolverhampton Wanderers - 19th August 1953

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1

Les Shannon (2), Bill Holden, Brian Pilkington

Attendance: 32,822

 

debut: Billy Gray

 

 

Charlton Athletic v Burnley - 22nd August 1953

Football League Division One

 

Charlton Athletic 3 Burnley 1

Jimmy McIlroy

Attendance: 24,802

 

 

Burnley v Blackpool - 25th August 1953

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 2 Blackpool 1

Brian Pilkington, Eddie Shimwell (og)

Attendance: 41,574

 

 

Burnley v Sheffield Wednesday - 29th August 1953

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 4 Sheffield Wednesday 1

Brian Pilkington (2), Billy Gray (2 1pen)

Attendance: 25,813

 

 

Blackpool v Burnley - 31st August 1953

Football League Division One

 

Blackpool 2 Burnley 0

Attendance: 18,113

 

 

Middlesbrough v Burnley - 5th September 1953

Football League Division One

 

Middlesbrough 1 Burnley 3

Bill Holden, Roy Stephenson, Billy Gray

Attendance: 32,597

 

 

Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur - 7th September 1953

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 4 Tottenham Hotspur 2

Jimmy McIlroy, Billy Gray (3)

Attendance: 34,280

 

 

Burnley v West Bromwich Albion - 12th September 1953

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 1 West Bromwich Albion 4

Roy Stephenson

Attendance: 38,948

 

 

Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley - 16th September 1953

Football League Division One

 

Tottenham Hotspur 2 Burnley 3

Jimmy McIlroy (2), Billy Gray

Attendance: 30,472

 

debut: David Cargill

 

 

Liverpool v Burnley - 19th September 1953

Football League Division One

 

Liverpool 4 Burnley 0

Attendance: 36,643

 

 

Burnley v Newcastle United - 26th September 1953

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 1 Newcastle United 2

Bill Holden

Attendance: 33,688

 

 

Manchester United v Burnley - 3rd October 1953

Football League Division One

 

Manchester United 1 Burnley 2

Roy Stephenson, Billy Gray

Attendance: 39,550

 

debut: Bobby Seith

 

 

Burnley v Portsmouth - 10th October 1953

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 1 Portsmouth 0

Jimmy McIlroy

Attendance: 28,142

 

 

Grimsby Town v Burnley - 13th October 1953

Friendly

 

Grimsby Town 1 Burnley 0

Attendance: 3,510

 

 

Arsenal v Burnley - 17th October 1953

Football League Division One

 

Arsenal 2 Burnley 5

Bill Holden (3), Roy Stephenson (2)

Attendance: 47,353

 

 

Burnley v Cardiff City - 24th October 1953

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 3 Cardiff City 0

Jimmy McIlroy, Billy Gray, Brian Pilkington

Attendance: 29,539

 

 

Manchester City v Burnley - 31st October 1953

Football League Division One

 

Manchester City 3 Burnley 2

Jimmy Adamson, Billy Gray

Attendance: 32,353

 

 

Burnley v Sheffield United - 7th November 1953

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 2 Sheffield United 1

Jimmy McIlroy (2)

Attendance: 15,846

 

 

Antwerpse Verstandhouding v Burnley - 11th November 1953

Friendly

 

Antwerpse Verstandhouding 1 Burnley 0

 

 

Chelsea v Burnley - 14th November 1953

Football League Division One

 

Chelsea 2 Burnley 1

Roy Stephenson

Attendance: 39,731

 

 

Burnley v Aston Villa - 21st November 1953

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 3 Aston Villa 2

Roy Stephenson, Billy Gray, Jimmy McIlroy

Attendance: 26,868

 

 

Huddersfield Town v Burnley - 28th November 1953

Football League Division One

 

Huddersfield Town 3 Burnley 1

Les Shannon

Attendance: 34,666

 

debut: Jim Milner

 

 

Burnley v Sunderland - 5th December 1953

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 5 Sunderland 1

Les Shannon, Billy Gray, Bill Holden, Jimmy Adamson, Jimmy McIlroy

Attendance: 27,839

 

 

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley - 12th December 1953

Football League Division One

 

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Burnley 2

Bill Holden (2)

Attendance: 35,043

 

 

Burnley v Charlton Athletic - 19th December 1953

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 2 Charlton Athletic 0

Les Shannon, Jimmy McIlroy

Attendance: 25,369

 

 

Burnley v Preston North End - 25th December 1953

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 2 Preston North End 1

Brian Pilkington, Les Shannon

Attendance: 33,398

 

 

Preston North End v Burnley - 26th December 1953

Football League Division One

 

Preston North End 2 Burnley 1

Jimmy McIlroy

Attendance: 32,416

 

 

Sheffield Wednesday v Burnley - 2nd January 1954

Football League Division One

 

Sheffield Wednesday 2 Burnley 0

Attendance: 33,061

 

 

Burnley v Manchester United - 9th January 1954

FA Cup 3rd Round

 

Burnley 5 Manchester United 3

Les Shannon (2), Bill Holden, Jimmy McIlroy, Billy Gray

Attendance: 52,847

 

 

Burnley v Middlesbrough - 16th January 1954

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 5 Middlesbrough 0

Bill Holden, Billy Gray (3), Jimmy McIlroy

Attendance: 23,481

 

 

West Bromwich Albion v Burnley  - 23rd January 1954

Football League Division One

 

West Bromwich Albion 0 Burnley 0

Attendance: 42,644

 

 

Burnley v Newcastle United - 30th January 1954

FA Cup 4th Round

 

Burnley 1 Newcastle United 1

Brian Pilkington

Attendance: 52,011

 

 

Newcastle United v Burnley - 3rd February 1954

FA Cup 4th Round Replay

 

Newcastle United 1 Burnley 0

Attendance: 48,284

 

 

Burnley v Liverpool - 6th February 1954

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 1 Liverpool 1

Brian Pilkington

Attendance: 24,025

 

 

Newcastle United v Burnley - 13th February 1954

Football League Division One

 

Newcastle United 3 Burnley 1

Jimmy McIlroy

Attendance: 29,114

 

 

Burnley v Manchester United - 20th February 1954

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 2 Manchester United 0

Billy Gray (2)

Attendance: 31,402

 

 

Portsmouth v Burnley - 27th February 1954

Football League Division One

 

Portsmouth 3 Burnley 2

Jimmy McIlroy, Jimmy Adamson

Attendance: 24,155

 

 

Burnley v Arsenal - 6th March 1954

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 2 Arsenal 1

Bill Holden, Les Shannon

Attendance: 22,726

 

 

Cardiff City v Burnley - 13th March 1954

Football League Division One

 

Cardiff City 1 Burnley 0

Attendance: 33,413

 

 

Burnley v Manchester City - 20th March 1954

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 3 Manchester City 1

Bill Holden, Billy Gray, Jimmy McIlroy

Attendance: 23,061

 

 

Sheffield United v Burnley - 27th March 1954

Football League Division One

 

Sheffield United 2 Burnley 1

Jimmy McIlroy

Attendance: 22,784

 

 

Burnley v Chelsea - 3rd April 1954

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 1 Chelsea 2

Billy Gray

Attendance: 20,312

 

 

Aston Villa v Burnley - 10th April 1954

Football League Division One

 

Aston Villa 5 Burnley 1

Bill Holden

Attendance: 23,043

 

debut: Colin McDonald

 

 

Bolton Wanderers v Burnley - 16th April 1954

Football League Division One

 

Bolton Wanderers 0 Burnley 0

Attendance: 34,394

 

 

Burnley v Huddersfield Town - 17th April 1954

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 2 Huddersfield Town 1

Brian Pilkington, Jimmy Adamson

Attendance: 26,180

 

 

Burnley v Bolton Wanderers - 19th April 1954

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 1 Bolton Wanderers 1

Bill Holden

Attendance: 25,857

 

 

Sunderland v Burnley - 24th April 1954

Football League Division One

 

Sunderland 2 Burnley 1

Jimmy Adamson

Attendance: 28,014

 

Frank Hill: last game as manager

 

 

Aldershot v Burnley - 30th April 1954

Friendly

 

Aldershot 1 Burnley 3

 

 

Tananarive v Burnley - 9th May 1954

Friendly

 

Tananarive 1 Burnley 14

Bill Holden (6), Jimmy McIlroy (4), Les Shannon (3), Roy Stephenson

Attendance: 11,000

 

 

Mauritius v Burnley - 13th - 30th May 1954

Friendly Tournament

 

Mauritius 'B' 0 Burnley 4 - 13th May

Jimmy McIlroy (3), Bill Holden

 

Mauritius 'A' 1 Burnley 7 - 15th May

Bill Holden (2), Jimmy McIlroy (2), Les Shannon (2), David Cargill

 

Mauritius 'B' 1 Burnley 8 - 20th May

Bill Holden (2), Les Shannon (2), Roy Stephenson (2), Jimmy Adamson, David Cargill

 

Mauritius 'A' 0 Burnley 3 - 23rd May

Bill Holden, Bobby Seith, Les Shannon

 

Mauritius 'B' 0 Burnley 6 - 27th May

scorers not known

 

Mauritius 'A' 0 Burnley 6 - 30th May

scorers not known