The 2023–24 season was the 142nd season in the history of

Burnley Football Club Burnley Football Club () is a professional football club based in Burnley, Lancashire, England. The team compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1882, Burnley were one of the first to beco ...

and their first season back in the

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since the 2021–22 campaign, following promotion from the

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in the previous season. The club also participated in the

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and

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. After losing 2–1 at home to

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on 25 November 2023, Burnley became the second team in English league history (after Newport County in 1970–71) to lose their first seven home matches of the season. The streak was ended the following game when Burnley defeated

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5–0. On 11 May 2024, Burnley were officially

relegated Promotion and relegation is used by sports leagues as a process where teams can move up and down among divisions in a league system, based on their performance over a season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are sometimes call ...

from the Premier League following a 2–1 loss at

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Squad

Source:

Transfers

In

Out

Loaned in

Loaned out

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

Premier League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

FA Cup

Burnley entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn away to

EFL Cup

Burnley entered the competition in the second round, and were drawn away to

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is a professional association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Founde ...

. They were then drawn away to Salford City in the third round, and away to Everton in the fourth round.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", ''Players who featured but departed the club during the season:''

References

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Burnley F.C. seasons