Burnley v Cardiff City - 21st August 1954

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 1 Cardiff City 0

Les Shannon

Attendance: 27,836

 

Alan Brown: first game as manager

 

 

Chelsea v Burnley - 23rd August 1954

Football League Division One

 

Chelsea 1 Burnley 0

Attendance: 30,239

 

 

Manchester City v Burnley - 28th August 1954

Football League Division One

 

Manchester City 0 Burnley 0

Attendance: 38,201

 

 

Burnley v Chelsea - 31st August 1954

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 1 Chelsea 1

Brian Pilkington

Attendance: 28,472

 

debut: Peter McKay

 

 

Burnley v  Everton - 4th September 1954

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 0 Everton 2

Attendance: 31,963

 

 

Burnley v Leicester City - 9th September 1954

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 3 Leicester City 1

Bill Holden, Billy Gray, Roy Stephenson

Attendance: 20,602

 

 

Newcastle United v Burnley - 11th September 1954

Football League Division One

 

Newcastle United 2 Burnley 1

Roy Stephenson

Attendance: 47,346

 

 

Leicester City v Burnley - 13th September 1954

Football League Division One

 

Leicester City 2 Burnley 2

Roy Stephenson, Brian Pilkington

Attendance: 26,413

 

 

Burnley v West Bromwich Albion - 18th September 1954

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 0 West Bromwich Albion 2

Attendance: 29,727

 

 

Arsenal v Burnley - 25th September 1954

Football League Division One

 

Arsenal 4 Burnley 0

Attendance: 46,190

 

 

Burnley v Sheffield United - 2nd October 1954

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 2 Sheffield United 1

Bill Holden, Billy Gray (pen)

Attendance: 22,237

 

 

Dundee United v Burnley - 4th October 1954

Friendly

 

Dundee United 0 Burnley 4

Peter McKay (2), Roy Stephenson (2)

Attendance: 10,000

 

 

Charlton Athletic v Burnley - 9th October 1954

Football League Division One

 

Charlton Athletic 3 Burnley 1

Roy Stephenson

Attendance: 21,883

 

 

Burnley v Bolton Wanderers - 16th October 1954

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 2 Bolton Wanderers 0

Roy Stephenson, Jimmy McIlroy

Attendance: 30,016

 

 

Sheffield Wednesday v Burnley - 23rd October 1954

Football League Division One

 

Sheffield Wednesday 1 Burnley 1

Roy Stephenson

Attendance: 28,960

 

 

Burnley v Portsmouth - 30th October 1954

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 1 Portsmouth 0

Roy Stephenson

Attendance: 23,815

 

 

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley - 6th November 1954

Football League Division One

 

Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 Burnley 0

Attendance: 27,524

 

 

Burnley v Aston Villa - 13th November 1954

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 2 Aston Villa 0

Bill Holden (2)

Attendance: 19,186

 

 

Sunderland v Burnley - 20th November 1954

Football League Division One

 

Sunderland 2 Burnley 2

Bill Holden, Brian Pilkington

Attendance: 42,305

 

 

Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur - 27th November 1954

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2

Jimmy McIlroy

Attendance: 21,973

 

 

Huddersfield Town v Burnley - 4th December 1954

Football League Division One

 

Huddersfield Town 0 Burnley 1

Bill Holden

Attendance: 17,372

 

 

Burnley v Manchester United - 11th December 1954

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 2 Manchester United 4

Gibson (og), Billy Gray

Attendance: 24,967

 

 

Cardiff City v Burnley - 18th December 1954

Football League Division One

 

Cardiff City 0 Burnley 3

Sherwood (og), Roy Stephenson, Bill Holden

Attendance: 22,035

 

 

Burnley v Preston North End - 25th December 1954

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 2 Preston North End 2

Billy Gray (2)

Attendance: 29,758

 

 

Preston North End v Burnley - 27th December 1954

Football League Division One

 

Preston North End 0 Burnley 1

Bill Holden

Attendance: 38,525

 

 

Burnley v Manchester City - 1st January 1955

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 2 Manchester City 0

Roy Stephenson (2)

Attendance: 28,825

 

 

Sunderland v Burnley - 8th January 1955

FA Cup 3rd Round

 

Sunderland 1 Burnley 0

Attendance: 50,107

 

 

Everton v Burnley - 15th January 1955

Football League Division One

 

Everton 1 Burnley 1

Jimmy McIlroy (pen)

Attendance: 29,520

 

 

Burnley v Newcastle United - 22nd January 1955

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 0 Newcastle United 1

Attendance: 23,467

 

 

Hull City v Burnley - 29th January 1955

Friendly

 

Hull City 1 Burnley 2

Jimmy McIlroy, Brian Pilkington

Attendance: 8,970

 

 

West Bromwich Albion v Burnley  - 3rd February 1955

Football League Division One

 

West Bromwich Albion 2 Burnley 2

Brian Pilkington (2)

Attendance: 22,749

 

 

Burnley v Arsenal - 12th February 1955

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 3 Arsenal 0

Billy Gray (2), Bill Holden

Attendance: 24,940

 

 

Rochdale v Burnley - 14th February 1955

Lancashire Senior Cup

 

Rochdale 2 Burnley 1

 

 

Sheffield United v Burnley - 19th February 1955

Football League Division One

 

Sheffield United 1 Burnley 0

Attendance: 22,111

 

 

Burnley v Charlton Athletic - 26th February 1955

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 3 Charlton Athletic 0

Brian Pilkington, Billy Gray, John Walton

Attendance: 19,289

 

 

Manchester United v Burnley - 3rd March 1955

Football League Division One

 

Manchester United 1 Burnley 0

Attendance: 33,577

 

debut: Jimmy Scott

 

 

Burnley v Sheffield Wednesday - 12th March 1955

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 2 Sheffield Wednesday 0

Billy Holden (2)

Attendance: 20,082

 

 

Portsmouth v Burnley - 19th March 1955

Football League Division One

 

Portsmouth 0 Burnley 2

Bill Holden, Brian Pilkington

Attendance: 21,755

 

 

Burnley v Wolverhampton Wanderers - 26th March 1955

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0

John Walton

Attendance: 23,157

 

 

Aston Villa v Burnley - 2nd April 1955

Football League Division One

 

Aston Villa 3 Burnley 1

Brian Pilkington

Attendance: 19,950

 

 

Burnley v Blackpool - 8th April 1955

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 0 Blackpool 1

Attendance: 35,212

 

 

Burnley v Huddersfield Town - 9th April 1955

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 1 Huddersfield Town 1

Brian Pilkington

Attendance: 22,214

 

 

Blackpool v Burnley - 11th April 1955

Football League Division One

 

Blackpool 1 Burnley 0

Attendance: 32,881

 

 

Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley - 16th April 1955

Football League Division One

 

Tottenham Hotspur 0 Burnley 3

Bill Holden (2), Brian Pilkington

Attendance: 23,555

 

debut: David Smith

 

 

Burnley v Sunderland - 23rd April 1955

Football League Division One

 

Burnley 0 Sunderland 1

Attendance: 19,227

 

 

Bolton Wanderers v Burnley - 30th April 1955

Football League Division One

 

Bolton Wanderers 0 Burnley 1

Brian Pilkington

Attendance: 20,671

 

debut: Doug Newlands

 

 

Brighton & Hove Albion v Burnley - 6th May 1955

Friendly

 

Brighton & Hove Albion 2 Burnley 3

Bill Holden (3)

Attendance: 1,078