 On 14 August 2007 , Steve Cotterill , manager of fellow Championship club Burnley , made an offer of £ 200 @,@ 000 for Carlisle , who signed a three @-@ year contract at Turf Moor two days later . Helped along by the club captain Steven Caldwell , Carlisle settled in well at Burnley . Two days after signing , he made his debut for his new club in the 2 – 0 defeat away to Scunthorpe United . Carlisle scored his first goal for Burnley on 22 September 2007 , netting a stoppage time minute equaliser with an overhead kick in the 2 – 2 draw with Bristol City at Ashton Gate . On 28 September 2007 , the day before a Championship match , he was involved in a serious car crash after spinning and crashing into a ditch causing his car to be written off . Steve Cotterill praised Carlisle 's character for playing the next day in the 1 – 1 draw with Crystal Palace . He and Caldwell formed a solid defensive partnership and played most matches of the season together . Carlisle was named in the official Team of the Week for his performance in Burnley 's 3 – 1 away win at Charlton Athletic . His partnership with Caldwell was broken towards the end of the campaign as Carlisle was given suspensions after being sent off twice in his last four games of the season , first in the 1 – 2 loss to Preston and then in the last match of the season , a 0 – 5 defeat at Crystal Palace . Carlisle ended the 2007 – 08 season with two goals in 35 appearances . 
