Burton Albion Football Club is a professional

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club in the town of

Burton upon Trent Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. In 2011, it had a population of 72,299. The ...

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, England. The team compete in

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, the third tier of the

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. The club moved its home ground in 2005 to the Pirelli Stadium from Eton Park. The club's nickname, The Brewers, evokes the brewing heritage of Burton upon Trent. Burton Albion were formed in 1950 and initially joined the Birmingham & District League before switching to the Southern League eight years later. They were promoted from the Southern League Division One in 1965–66, 1971–72 and 1973–74 and were relegated from the Southern League Premier Division in 1970, 1973 and 1977. Burton spent 1979 to 1987 in the

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, before reverting to the Southern League Premier Division. They rejoined the Northern Premier League in 2001 and were promoted to the

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as Northern Premier League champions in 2001–02.

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spent seven seasons as the club's player-manager in the Conference and then led them into the

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as champions of the Conference in 2008–09. They lost the 2014 League Two play-off final, but went on to win the League Two title in 2014–15 and were promoted from League One in 2015–16. Burton spent two seasons in the

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until relegation in 2018.

History

1950–1998: Early years

Burton Albion were formed in 1950, and joined the Birmingham & District League. They finished the 1953–54 season as runners-up, and in 1958–59 joined the Southern League North Western zone. In 1965–66 Burton missed out on the runners-up place on

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, but were still promoted to the Southern League Premier Division. They avoided relegation in 1968, thanks to Stevenage Town folding, but were relegated to Division One after an unsuccessful 1969–70 season. Burton missed out on promotion on goal average in 1970–71, but finished as runners-up the following season and were promoted back to the Premier Division. The next two seasons saw them relegated, and then promoted back to the Premier Division again. They stayed in the same division until being relegated once more at the end of 1976–77. League rearrangements saw Burton moved to the

, because of their location in the central

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, and then back to the Southern League in 1987–88, the season after losing in a replayed FA Trophy Final to

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Into the new millennium

In October 1998,

was appointed as player-manager and he led the club to two successive runners-up spots, in 1999–2000 and 2000–01. Burton were again moved to the Northern Premier League Premier Division in 2001–02, which they won by a margin of 15 points, scoring 106 goals in the process. The club were promoted to the

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for the first time. BurtonvGills

The club was brought to national attention when they were drawn at home against 11-times winners

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in the

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of the 2005–06

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. The Brewers held the Premier League team to a 0–0 draw at home, but lost the replay 5–0 in front of over 11,000 Burton fans, setting a record for number of away fans at

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2009–present: Football League and rise to the Championship

In January 2009, with Burton 13 points clear at the top of the table, Clough left the club to become the manager of

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, with

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installed as caretaker manager until the end of the season. Despite this managerial change, Burton went on to set a league record for the most consecutive wins, and in February 2009, when the team was 19 points clear at the top of the table, Conference sponsors Blue Square declared Burton the winners of the 2008–09 title in a public relations stunt in which they paid out all bets. Following that announcement, the club saw their lead reduced week by week, but secured promotion to the

in the final game of the season, despite losing 2–1 away to

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when

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could only manage a goalless draw to

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. At the end of the season Roy McFarland left the club and was replaced by

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, with Gary Rowett acting as his assistant. Burton's first win in the Football League was 5–2 against

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at the Pirelli Stadium and they finished 13th in their first campaign in the Football League. In their second season Burton claimed a notable scalp in the

when they knocked out Championship team Middlesbrough 2–1 at the Pirelli Stadium. In the league, Burton experienced a 17-game winless run and fell from fifth place on

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to 17th place at the end of the 2011–12 season, which led to the sacking of Peschisolido. Gary Rowett was appointed as the new manager of Burton in May 2012. In his first full season in charge, he led Burton to a fourth-place finish and the play-offs, missing out on automatic promotion by two points. Burton lost their play-off semi-final 4–5 on aggregate to

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despite winning the first leg 3–2 at

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. In the 2013–14 season, Burton finished sixth, reaching the play-off final in which they lost 1–0 against

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. During the 2014–15 season, Rowett left to join

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, and was replaced by

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. Under Hasselbaink the Brewers won League Two and were promoted to

for the first time in their history. Hasselbaink left by mutual consent in December 2015 to join

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as manager. Clough returned to Burton to replace him for his second spell as manager and led the club to a second-place finish in the league, earning promotion to the

, another first for Burton. The Brewers opened their first season in the

with a 4–3 loss to local rivals Nottingham Forest. Burton went on a six-match streak without losing between 18 February and 18 March beginning with a 2–1 win at home to ex-Premier League opponents Norwich City and culminating in a 3–5 defeat to Brentford and including a 1–0 win over Nottingham Forest in the reverse fixture. Burton secured their Championship status on 29 April 2017 after a 1–1 draw with

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. Burton spent much of their second season in the Championship in the relegation zone. three wins in the late stage of the season boosted their chances of survival, including a 2–1 win over relegation rivals

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. However, following a 2–1 defeat to

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...

on the final day of the season, Burton were relegated back to League One. In 2018-19, in spite of being in mid-table in League One, they made the semi-finals of the 2018–19 EFL Cup, after wins over

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, Nottingham Forest and

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. Facing

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, Burton lost the first leg 9–0 at the Etihad Stadium, eventually losing 10–0 on aggregate.

Stadium

Albion began life at the Lloyds Foundry ground on Wellington Street, but high attendances meant that the club quickly searched for a more suitable home. Eton Park was built off Derby Road and officially opened on 20 September 1958, coinciding with the club's promotion to the Southern League. Until its demolition in 2005, the Brewers played all their home games at Eton Park. The Pirelli Stadium on Princess Way was built in 2005 and is the current home of the Brewers, replacing Eton Park, also on the same road, which was demolished and developed into housing. The ground cost £7.2 million to build, and was built on the former site of the Pirelli UK Tyres Ltd Sports & Social Club. The land was donated to the club by

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in return for naming rights. The ground was designed by architect Jon Hawkeye, and has served as the inspiration for numerous newer grounds, including Morecambe's

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, and the proposed Hayes & Yeading stadium. It gained its most recent safety certificate from

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on 12 July 2010, having been subject to crowd trouble on 8 May 2010 at the hands of

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fans following their relegation from

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. The Pirelli Stadium has seen minor capacity changes since its construction, and the current capacity is 6,912, with 2,034 being seated in the South (Main) Stand. The current record attendance for the stadium stands at 6,746 for an

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match against

on 26 August 2016. Previous records include 6,192 for a

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1–0 defeat against

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, during the club's title-winning season, and 6,191 for an

third-round match on 8 January 2006 against

. The stadium also hosts the National ISFA Under-13 tournament final.

Rivalries

In their non-League days the Brewers' local rivals were Gresley Rovers,

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Stafford Rangers Stafford Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional English football team from Stafford which plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. The team wear black and white stripes with black shorts. Stafford Rangers' rivals include T ...

and Tamworth. However, since the club's rise to the

these rivalries have become less intense. Following promotion to the Football League, local rivalries with

Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley of ...

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, Chesterfield and

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have arisen. Except for Notts County, all these clubs had been rivals to Albion's predecessor, Burton United in the early 1900s. There is also a largely friendly rivalry with

, partly because of the shared fanbase, but particularly following the transfer of manager Nigel Clough to the

club in 2009 and the arrival of several ex-Derby players during the

era. Their 2016 promotion into the Championship resulted in matches with local big clubs

, Nottingham Forest and

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Players

First-team squad

Out on loan

Former players

Player of the Year

:As voted for by supporters of the club. * 1971 Bobby Goodwin * 1972 Phil Annable * 1973 John Beresford * 1974 Frank Gregg * 1975 Phil Annable * 1976 Brendon Phillips * 1977 Phil Annable * 1978 Barry Alcock * 1979 Phil Annable * 1980 Ken Blair * 1981 Bryan Kent * 1982 Owen Bell * 1983 Clive Arthur * 1984 Paul Evans * 1985 Doug Newton * 1986 Alan Kamara * 1987 Alan Kamara * 1988 Ian Straw * 1989 Nick Goodwin * 1990 Nick Goodwin * 1991 Mark Owen * 1992 Nick Goodwin * 1993 Alan Kurila * 1994 Nicholas Harlow * 1995 Darren Acton * 1996 Matt Smith * 1997 Simon Redfern * 1998

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* 1999

* 2000 Darren Stride * 2001 Darren Wassall * 2002 Darren Stride * 2003

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¹ * 2003 Christian Moore¹ * 2004

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* 2005 Andrew Corbett * 2006

Darren Tinson Darren Tinson (born 15 November 1969) is a former professional footballer. The defender has played for Colwyn Bay, Northwich Victoria, Macclesfield Town, Shrewsbury Town, Burton Albion, Altrincham and Leek Town over his career. Tinson left No ...

* 2007

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* 2008 John McGrath * 2009 Jake Buxton * 2010 Tony James * 2011 Adam Legzdins * 2012

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* 2013 Lee Bell * 2014 Ian Sharps * 2015 Stuart Beavon * 2016 Stuart Beavon * 2017

Jackson Irvine Jackson Alexander Irvine (born 7 March 1993) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli. He has previously played for Celtic, Kilmarnock, Ross County, Burton Albion, Hull City and ...

* 2018 Lucas Akins * 2019 Lucas Akins * 2021 Ryan Edwards * 2022

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and Christian Moore joint recipients of 2003 award.

Backroom staff

Club officials

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Club honours

Titles

Football League One The English Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League One from 2004 until 2016) is the second-highest division of the English Football Leag ...

(Level 3) ** Runners Up: 2015–16 *

(Level 4) ** Winners: 2014–15 *

(Level 5) ** Winners: 2008–09 *

(Level 6)¹ ** Winners: 2001–02 *

Southern Football League Premier Division The Southern League is a men's football competition featuring semi-professional clubs from the South and Midlands of England. Together with the Isthmian League and the Northern Premier League it forms levels seven and eight of the English foot ...

(Level 6)¹ ** Runners-up: 1999–2000, 2000–01 *

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** Runners-up: 1986–87 * Southern League Cup ** Winners: 1963–64, 1996–97, 1999–2000 ** Runners-up: 1988–89 *

Northern Premier League Challenge Cup The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. It has four divisions: the Premier Division (which stands at level 7 of the English football league system), Division One East, Division One West and Division ...

** Winners: 1982–83 ** Runners-up: 1986–87 *

Northern Premier League President's Cup The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. It has four divisions: the Premier Division (which stands at level 7 of the English football league system), Division One East, Division One West and Division ...

** Runners-up: 1982–83, 1985–86 *

Staffordshire Senior Cup The Staffordshire Senior Challenge Cup is a football cup tournament based in the county of Staffordshire in England first competed for in 1877–78. Organised by the Staffordshire Football Association, it is competed for by a mix of clubs from St ...

** Winners: 1955–56 ** Runners-up: 1976–77 *

Birmingham Senior Cup The Birmingham Senior Cup is a football competition for Birmingham County FA club teams, organised by the Birmingham County Football Association. It began in 1876 and is the oldest county cup competition still active. The Birmingham Senior Cup is ...

** Winners: 1953–54, 1996–97 ** Runners-up: 1969–70, 1970–71, 1986–87, 2007–08

Records

* Best League position: 20th

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(Level 2) – equivalent to 40th overall ( 2016–17) * Best

performance: 4th Round **

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(vs.

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) * Best

performance: Final ** 1986–87 (After Replay) (vs.

) * Best

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performance: Semi-final ** 2018–19 (vs.

) * Best

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performance: 3rd Round ** 2022-23 (vs.

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) * Biggest win: 12–1 vs. Coalville Town – Birmingham Senior Cup, 6 September 1954 * Heaviest defeat: 10–0 vs. Barnet – Southern League Premier Division, 7 February 1970 * Biggest Football League win: 6–1 vs.

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–

, 12 December 2009 * Biggest Football League defeat: **1–7 vs.

Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been ...

–

, 14 April 2012 **1–7 vs.

–

, 5 April 2013 **0–6 vs.

Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandswor ...

–

, 20 January 2018 * Biggest FA Cup win: 0–4 vs. Halifax Town, 10 November 2007 * Biggest FA Cup defeat: 8–0 vs.

AFC Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth () is a professional association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a r ...

, 17 November 1956 * Biggest Football League Cup win: 4-0 vs.

, 27 August 2019 * Biggest Football League Cup defeat: 0–9 vs.

, 9 January 2019 * Biggest Football League Trophy defeat: 5–1 vs. Chesterfield, 1 September 2009 * Highest scoring Football League game: 5–6 vs.

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–

, 13 March 2010 ¹Before re-arrangement of non-League pyramid to include Conference North/South.
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Personnel records

Goalscoring

Top goalscorers

''As of 20 September 2010 (competitive matches only):''

Top Football League goalscorers

''As of 16 July 2022, goals not appearances, they're since 23 April 2017 (

matches only):'' Appearances and goals count for

only.
Source
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Other goalscoring records

* Most goals in a season: Stan Round – 59 (1965–66) * Most goals in Football League season –

Shaun Harrad Shaun Nicholas Harrad (born 11 December 1984) is an English footballer who plays as a forward. Playing career Notts County Harrad began his career at Notts County, making 29 appearances and scoring one goal. He spent loan spells out at Gresle ...

– 21 (2009–10) * Most hat-tricks: Stan Round – 12 * Most Football League hat-tricks –

Greg Pearson Greg Edward Pearson (born 3 April 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. His previous clubs include West Ham United, Barnet, Lincoln City, Canvey Island, Rushden & Diamonds, Hucknall Town, Bishop's Stortfo ...

Billy Kee Billy Rodney Kee (born 1 December 1990) is a footballer who plays as a forward for side Coalville Town. Born in England, he represented Northern Ireland at under-19 and under-21 youth levels. Early life Kee was born in Loughborough, Leices ...

, Lucas Akins– 1

Appearances

Most appearances

''As of 15 June 2012 (competitive matches only):''

Most Football League appearances

''As of 23 April 2020. (

matches only):'' McGrath, John Matthew

Appearances and goals count for

only.
Source
Burton Albion
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Transfers

* Highest Transfer fee paid: Liam Boyce – £500,000 * Highest transfer fee received:

– £2,000,000

Full international players

Burton Albion players who have represented their country while contracted to the club. * – Jacques Maghoma ''(2010)'' * – Aurélien Joachim ''(2015)'' * –

''(2016)'' * –

Lee Williamson Lee Trevor Williamson (born 7 June 1982) is a retired professional footballer. Born in Derby he started his career at Mansfield Town before spending time at Northampton Town, Rotherham United, Watford, Preston North End, Sheffield United and ...

''(2016)'' * – Jamie Ward ''(2016)'' * – Tom Flanagan ''(2017)'' * – Matthew Lund ''(2017)'' * – Liam Boyce ''(2018)'' * - Kieran O'Hara ''(2019)''

Managers

References

External links

Charlie Williams
at My Football Database * * {{Authority control Football clubs in Staffordshire English Football League clubs Association football clubs established in 1950 1950 establishments in England Southern Football League clubs National League (English football) Sport in Burton upon Trent Football clubs in England