The 1889–90 season was the eighth season in the history of Burnley Football Club and their second in the Football League. Burnley ended the season in 11th position with a record of 4 wins, 5 draws and 13 defeats. As a result, the club was forced to apply for re-election to the League for the following season; the application was successful and Burnley retained their berth for the 1890–91 campaign. Burnley lost eight consecutive matches between 9 November 1889 and 22 February 1890 and did not achieve their first win in the League until 1 March 1890, when they beat Bolton Wanderers 7–0. The team was knocked out by Sheffield United in the First Round of the FA Cup, but they had success in the Lancashire Senior Cup, beating Rossendale United, Higher Walton and Haydock on the way to the final, where they defeated rivals Blackburn Rovers by two goals to nil.
| 1889–90 season | ||
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| Chairman | Wyatt Granger | |
| Manager | Managed by club committee | |
| Football League | 11th (re-elected) | |
| FA Cup | First Round | |
| Lancashire Senior Cup | Winners | |
| Top goalscorer | Robert Haresnape (6) | |
| Highest home attendance | 8,000 (vsAston Villa, 5 October 1889) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,000 (vsDerby County, 8 March 1890) | |
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| Date | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
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| 7 September 1889 | Aston Villa (A) | 2–2 | Heyes, Haresnape | 4,000 |
| 14 September 1889 | Everton (A) | 1–2 | Ashworth | 12,000 |
| 21 September 1889 | Accrington (H) | 2–2 | Campbell, Duckworth | 3,000 |
| 28 September 1889 | Preston North End (H) | 0–3 | 7,000 | |
| 5 October 1889 | Aston Villa (H) | 2–6 | Friel, scrimmage | 8,000 |
| 12 October 1889 | West Bromwich Albion (H) | 1–2 | Yates | 6,000 |
| 19 October 1889 | Accrington (A) | 2–2 | McFettridge, Haresnape | 2,000 |
| 26 October 1889 | Blackburn Rovers (A) | 1–7 | Campbell | 4,000 |
| 2 November 1889 | Notts County (A) | 1–1 | Heyes | 1,000 |
| 9 November 1889 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) | 1–2 | Murray | 4,000 |
| 23 November 1889 | West Bromwich Albion (A) | 1–6 | Crabtree | 7,100 |
| 30 November 1889 | Preston North End (A) | 0–6 | ||
| 7 December 1889 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) | 1–9 | Fletcher (og) | 2,000 |
| 4 January 1890 | Derby County (A) | 1–4 | Campbell | 3,000 |
| 11 January 1890 | Stoke (H) | 1–3 | Ashworth | |
| 8 February 1890 | Everton (H) | 0–1 | 6,500 | |
| 22 February 1890 | Blackburn Rovers (H) | 1–2 | Stewart | 7,000 |
| 1 March 1890 | Bolton Wanderers (H) | 7–0 | Lambie (3), Haresnape (2), Hill, McColl | |
| 8 March 1890 | Derby County (H) | 2–0 | Hill, McColl | 2,000 |
| 10 March 1890 | Stoke (A) | 4–3 | Haresnape (2), Lambie (2) | |
| 15 March 1890 | Notts County (H) | 3–0 | Stewart (2), scrimmage | |
| 17 March 1890 | Bolton Wanderers (A) | 2–2 | McFettridge, Hill |
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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| 8 | Aston Villa | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 51 | 0.843 | 19 | |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 54 | 65 | 0.831 | 19 | |
| 10 | Notts County | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 51 | 0.843 | 17 | Re-elected |
| 11 | Burnley | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 65 | 0.554 | 13 | |
| 12 | Stoke | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 69 | 0.391 | 10 | Not re-elected |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
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| First round | 18 January 1890 | Sheffield United (A) | 1–2 | Bury | 2,000 |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers |
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| First round | 28 October 1889 | Rossendale United (A) | 4–3 | Heyes (2), scrimmage, Crabtree |
| Quarter final | 20 January 1890 | Haydock (H) | 15–0 | Haresnape (2), Murray (5), McColl (2), Campbell (2), Lang (2), Heyes (2) |
| Semi final | 12 April 1890 | Higher Walton (atBury) | 7–0 | Hill (2), unknown, McLardie (2), Lambie, Spiers |
| Final | 26 April 1890 | Blackburn Rovers (atAccrington) | 2–0 | Stewart (2) |
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| Nat. | Position | Player | Football League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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OF | John Ashworth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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FB | William Bury | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| ? | CF | G Caldow | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| ? | IF | J Campbell | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
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GK | Walter Cox | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| ? | IF | B Coyle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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OF | Jimmy Crabtree | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
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IF | Robert Duckworth | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
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HB | Dan Friel | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
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OF | Robert Haresnape | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 |
| ? | IF | L Heyes | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
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OF | Jimmy Hill | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
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GK | Archibald Kaye | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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HB | Jack Keenan | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
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CF | Claude Lambie | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
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FB | Sandy Lang | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
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IF | William McColl | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
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GK | James McConnell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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HB | Bill McFettridge | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
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IF | Alexander McLardie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ? | CF | T Murray | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
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GK | William Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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HB | Daniel Spiers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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IF | Alec Stewart | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
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HB | Thomas White | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
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OF | Jack Yates | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
