Youth team title hopes fading

Last Monday we looked favourites. It appeared in our hands with only Rochdale able to catch us and with an inferior goal difference. That changed last Tuesday. Rochdale didn't only win their game in hand but they turned the goal difference round, from five worse than ours to four better as they hammered Blackpool 9-0.

That put real pressure on us the day after as we faced form team Preston, but it was the Lilywhites who won it 1-0 with a penalty and that left us with an uphill task regarding the league title.

With no game on Saturday we had to watch on as both Rochdale and Preston advanced further. 'Dale hit another five leaving them three points clear of us. One win from their remaining two games will now just about put them out of our reach.

Preston won at Carlisle and they too now, along with Port Vale are looking favourites to pass us. Both have a game in hand and both will go above us if they win that game in hand.

It's looking a case of what might have been for the young Clarets. All we can do now is go out and win our two remaining games against Morecambe (home) and Wigan (away). The first of them comes this Saturday when we play that last home game against Morecambe.

It's been a good season though no matter what happens with five of the squad winning professional deals, and that's what it is all about.

We must mention Morecambe, the other winners on Saturday with the remaining three games all ending in draws.

Last week's results are below along with this week's fixtures, Burnley's goalscorers and links to the fixtures, results and league tables for both youth and reserve teams.

The player pictured is Ed Williams, one of the three players released last week.

Last Week's Results

Tuesday 12th April
Rochdale 9 Blackpool 0

Wednesday 13th
Preston 1 Burnley 0

Saturday 16th April
Bury 0 Rochdale 5
Carlisle 1 Preston 3
Morecambe 2 Accrington 1
Shrewsbury 1 Oldham 1
Walsall 2 Wigan 2
Wrexham 1 Macclesfield 1

This Week's Fixtures

Monday 18th April
Tranmere v Wigan

Thursday 21st April
Carlisle v Oldham

Saturday 16th April
Bury v Oldham
Burnley v Morecambe
Macclesfield v Tranmere
Port Vale v Wrexham
Preston v Blackpool
Rochdale v Shrewsbury
Wigan v Stockport

Burnley Goalscorers

14: Joe McKee
13: Joe Jackson
6: Tommy Taylor, Ross Wilson
4: Shay McCartan
2: Adam Evans, Dean Overson, Curtis Woods
1: Tom Anderson, Steven Hewitt, Mehdi Lazaar, Dave Lynch, James Taylor, Ed Williams, Ben Woodhead

Res Fixtures

Res Table

Youths Fixtures

Youths Table