It was Marvin's day against the Saints

Last updated : 29 September 2011 By Tony Scholes

Bartley hadn't started a league game for Burnley since his red card at Nottingham Forest last season but he made the most of it when he got the opportunity to start ahead of Dean Marney in this game.

He didn't just win the man of the match award and the player rating; he walked away with them, particularly the man of the match where he won no less than 82.4% of the vote. That's the biggest share by any player in any game since Martin Paterson won 83.5% in the home game against Portsmouth two seasons ago.

With just over 13% for the remaining ten players it meant just a small return got two players into the top three. Andre Amougou, making his first league start since the Crystal Palace game, came second with 3.0% and just behind him a 2.9% share won Brian Easton third place.

In recent games the player ratings have been poor in terms of the ratings won by each player with very few players rising above the score of six for an average performance. This time, however, every player achieved that but again it was Bartley some distance clear of the rest.

His rating of 8.58 out of 10, the highest rating recorded by any player this season, ensured he had a double win. Again he was well clear of the field with captain Chris McCann coming second with a rating of 7.21 and goalscorer Charlie Austin taking third place. His rating was 7.06 out of 10.

Bartley, therefore, wins six points towards the Clarets Mad Player of the Year. Both Amougou and McCann score two points with one apiece for Easton and Austin.

Kieran Trippier is still a comfortable seven points clear at the top but it is getting even tighter for second place with no less than six players separated by six points. That now includes Bartley who has moved on to 11 points.

The results from the Southampton game are below along with the current Clarets Mad Player of the Year Table.

Meanwhile, the voting continues following our 5-1 win against Nottingham Forest on Tuesday. The voting poll is on the front page of the site or alternatively it can be accessed from the VOTING POLLS page, and you can leave your PLAYER RATINGS on the message board.

Man of the Match

82.4% - Marvin Bartley (595 votes)
3.0% - Andre Amougou (22 votes)
2.9% - Brian Easton (21 votes)
2.8% - Charlie Austin (20 votes)
2.1% - Chris McCann (15 votes)
1.8% - Junior Stanislas & Kieran Trippier (13 votes)
1.4% - Ross Wallace (10 votes)
1.1% - David Edgar (8 votes)
0.7% - Lee Grant (5 votes)
0.6% - Jay Rodriguez (4 votes)

Player Ratings

8.58 - Marvin Bartley
7.21 - Chris McCann
7.06 - Charlie Austin
7.00 - Junior Stanislas
6.98 - Brian Easton
6.92 - Kieran Trippier
6.90 - Andre Amougou
6.65 - David Edgar
6.56 - Jay Rodriguez
6.48 - Lee Grant
6.38 - Ross Wallace

Clarets Mad Player of the Year

19: Kieran Trippier
12: Charlie Austin & Jay Rodriguez
11: Marvin Bartley
10: Andre Amougou, David Edgar & Keith Treacy
9: Brian Easton
8: Chris McCann
7: Ross Wallace
5: Wade Elliott & Lee Grant
3: Junior Stanislas
2: Ben Mee
1: Michael Duff