The 2018–19 season was Burnley's 137th competitive season, their third consecutive in the Premier League and their 56th in top flight English football. Along with the Premier League, the club competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Europa League. This was the club's first qualification to a European competition in 51 years.

The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Match details

Premier League

League table

Results summary

Matches + Premier League match detailsDateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceRef11thSouthamptonAD0–030,78415thWatfordHL1–3Tarkowski 6'18,82218thFulhamAL2–4Hendrick 10', Tarkowski 41'23,43819thManchester UnitedHL0–221,52520thWolverhampton WanderersAL0–130,40616thAFC BournemouthHW4–0Vydra 39', Lennon 41', Barnes 83', 88'18,63612thCardiff CityAW2–1Guðmundsson 51', Vokes 70'30,41112thHuddersfield TownHD1–1Vokes 20'20,53313thManchester CityAL0–554,09415thChelseaHL0–421,43015thWest Ham UnitedAL2–4Guðmundsson 45', Wood 77'56,86215thLeicester CityAD0–032,18417thNewcastle UnitedHL1–2Vokes 40'20,62819thCrystal PalaceAL0–225,09819thLiverpoolHL1–3Cork 54'21,74117thBrighton & Hove AlbionHW1–0Tarkowski 40'18,49717thTottenham HotspurAL0–141,64518thArsenalAL1–3Barnes 63'59,49318thEvertonHL1–5Gibson 36'21,48418thWest Ham UnitedHW2–0Wood 15', McNeil 34'20,93316thHuddersfield TownAW2–1Wood 40', Barnes 74'23,71515thFulhamHW2–1Hendrick 20', Odoi 23' (o.g.)19,31616thWatfordAD0–019,51015thManchester UnitedAD2–2Barnes 51', Wood 81'74,52917thSouthamptonHD1–1Barnes 90+4' (pen.)19,78715thBrighton & Hove AlbionAW3–1Wood (2) 26', 61', Barnes 74' (pen.)29,32313thTottenham HotspurHW2–1Wood 57', Barnes 83'21,33815thNewcastle UnitedAL0–248,32316thCrystal PalaceHL1–3Barnes 90'19,22317thLiverpoolAL2–4Westwood 6', Guðmundsson 90+1'53,31017thLeicester CityHL1–2McNeil 38'20,71917thWolverhampton WanderersHW2–0Coady 2' (o.g.), McNeil 77'20,99014thAFC BournemouthAW3–1Wood 18', Westwood 30', Barnes 56'10,44614thCardiff CityHW2–0Wood (2) 31', 90+2'21,48015thChelseaAD2–2Hendrick 8', Barnes 24'40,64215thManchester CityHL0–121,60515thEvertonAL0–239,30315thArsenalHL1–3Barnes 65'21,461

FA Cup The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018. The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.

+ FA Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceRefThird roundBarnsleyHW1–0Wood 90+2' (pen.)11,053Fourth roundManchester CityAL0–550,121

EFL Cup + EFL Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceRefThird roundBurton AlbionAL1–2Long 40'2,449

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying stage

+ UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceRefSecond qualifying round first legAberdeenAD1–1Vokes 80'20,313Second qualifying round second legAberdeenHW3–1 ,4–2 agg.Wood 6', Cork 101', Barnes 114' (pen.)17,404Third qualifying round first legİstanbul BaşakşehirAD0–04,503Third qualifying round second legİstanbul BaşakşehirHW1–0 ,1–0 agg.Cork 98'16,583Play-off round first legOlympiacosAL1–3Wood 33' (pen.)25,010Play-off round second legOlympiacosHD1–1, 2–4 agg.Vydra 86'15,234

Transfers In Date Player Club Fee Ref3 July 2018Josh BensonArsenalFree3 July 2018Ed CookFree3 July 2018Anthony GlennonLiverpoolFree3 July 2018Robert HarkerBuryFree3 July 2018Teddy PerkinsLeyton OrientFree4 July 2018Mace GoodridgeNewcastle UnitedFree31 July 2018Vinnie SteelsYork CityFree5 August 2018Ben GibsonMiddlesbroughUndisclosed7 August 2018Joe HartManchester CityUndisclosed8 August 2018Matěj VydraDerby CountyUndisclosed15 August 2018George McMahonRotherham UnitedFree31 January 2019Peter CrouchStoke CityPart exchange

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

Out Date Player Club Fee Ref1 July 2018Tom AndersonDoncaster RoversFree1 July 2018Scott ArfieldRangersFree1 July 2018Arlen BirchFree agentReleased1 July 2018Josh GinnellyWalsallFree1 July 2018Bradley JacksonFree agentReleased1 July 2018Harry LimbKing's Lynn TownReleased1 July 2018Chris LongFleetwood TownReleased1 July 2018Dean MarneyFleetwood TownReleased1 July 2018Khius MetzFree agentReleased1 July 2018Rahis NabiAlvechurchReleased1 July 2018Jamie ThomasFree agentReleased5 July 2018Jordan BarnettBarnsleyFree31 August 2018Connor KingChesterFree31 January 2019Sam VokesStoke CityUndisclosed20 March 2019Michael FowlerFleetwood TownUndisclosed

Loans out Date Player Club Return Ref26 July 2018Conor MitchellSt Johnstone30 January 201927 July 2018Aidan StoneLancaster CityJanuary 201815 August 2018Aiden O'NeillCentral Coast Mariners End of season21 August 2018Jimmy DunneHearts7 January 201923 August 2018Nahki WellsQueens Park RangersEnd of season30 August 2018Ntumba MassankaDover AthleticJanuary 201930 August 2018Jonathan WaltersIpswich TownJanuary 20196 September 2018Michael FowlerPadihamWork experience19 November 2018Bobby ThomasKendal Town22 December 201819 November 2018Kian YariKendal Town22 December 20189 January 2019Jimmy DunneSunderlandEnd of season9 January 2019Ntumba MassankaR.W.D. MolenbeekEnd of season10 January 2019Ali KoikiSwindon TownEnd of season18 January 2019George McMahonAshton UnitedEnd of season30 January 2019Conor MitchellLinfieldEnd 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 2018–19 seasonNo.Pos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupEFL CupUELTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKTom Heaton190001020220302DFMatthew Lowton19 (2)000102022 (2)0903DFCharlie Taylor35 (3)020004 (1)041 (4)0304MFJack Cork3710 (2)0004 (2)241 (4)3605DFJames Tarkowski35320003 (2)040 (2)3906DFBen Mee3800010404301007MFJóhann Berg Guðmundsson19 (10)30 (1)0104 (1)024 (12)3409FWSam Vokes 10 (10)3100 (1)03 (3)114 (14)40010FWAshley Barnes26 (11)12000 (1)04 (1)130 (13)1310011FWChris Wood29 (9)100 (2)1103 (2)233 (13)132012MFRobbie Brady6 (10)01000007 (10)03113MFJeff Hendrick25 (7)3200 (1)05 (1)032 (9)34014DFBen Gibson11200020513115FWPeter Crouch0 (6)00000000 (6)01016MFSteven Defour60201000901018MFAshley Westwood31 (3)20 (1)0105037 (4)26019FWJonathan Walters00000010100020GKJoe Hart1900000202101021FWNahki Wells00000000000022GKAnders Lindegaard0000001 (1)01 (1)00023DFStephen Ward302010401002025MFAaron Lennon14 (2)100004 (2)018 (4)12026DFPhil Bardsley19000004023010027FWMatěj Vydra3 (10)120100 (1)16 (11)21028DFKevin Long5 (1)020113011 (1)14029GKNick Pope00200010300030GKAdam Legzdins00000000000031MFDwight McNeil19 (2)320101 (1)023 (3)32032FWDan Agyei00000000000036GKConor Mitchell00000000000042DFAli Koiki00000000000045DFAnthony Glennon00000000000046MFJosh Benson000000000000

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