Burton Albion Football Club is a professional

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club in the town of

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, England. The team competes in League One, the third level 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. The club rejoined the Northern Premier League in 2001 and were promoted to the

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as Northern Premier League champions in 2001–02. Nigel Clough 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, due 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 Kidderminster Harriers.

Into the new millennium

In October 1998, Nigel Clough 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 eleven-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

In January 2009, with Burton 13 points clear at the top of the table, Clough left the club to become the manager of Derby County, 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 Bradford City 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 Fleetwood Town. 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 League One 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

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

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, after wins over Shrewsbury Town,

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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. 2019–20 saw Burton reach the fourth round of the EFL Cup, defeating Premier League club

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before losing 3–1 at home to Leicester City. The final nine games of the season would be permanently suspended due to the

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, with Burton finishing the season in 12th place. The summer of 2020 saw significant change with Nigel Clough stepping down as manager, bringing to an end a 228-game long second spell at the club and surpassing 900 games in total with the Brewers. His successor, Jake Buxton, struggled to fill the void and was sacked on 29 December 2020 after winning just two of his 21 league matches, and with Burton sat six points from safety at the bottom of the League One table. The club would soon respond by announcing the return of

as manager. Tasked with securing survival, the new management team completed a remarkable turnaround, climbing out of the relegation zone by the start of March and finishing 16th, 10 points above the bottom four. The turnaround included a club-record run of six consecutive EFL victories. After a disastrous start to 2022–23, Hasselbaink resigned as Burton Albion manager. Dino Maamria took over the reigns of a club that had just one point after seven matches, successfully guiding the club to survival in 15th place. Dino Maamria's tenure as manager would end in December 2023, and was succeeded by Martin Paterson. The Brewers ultimately avoided relegation on the final day of the season, however, Paterson would depart the club at the end of the season. with first team coaches Gary Mills and John Dreyer also departing the same day. In June 2024, Chairman Ben Robinson sold the entire majority stake in the football club to the Nordic Football Group (NFG). NFG's acquisition of Burton Albion includes a large group of investors from the Nordic countries. The following day, NFG made their first appointment, announcing the arrival of Chelsea U21 head coach Mark Robinson. After a poor start of 11 league games without a win, Robinson was sacked and replaced with interim boss Tom Hounsell, who picked up the clubs first league win of the season at the 14th attempt and after 3 months of trying

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

's Globe Arena 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 Derby County 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, Nuneaton Borough, Stafford Rangers 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,

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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 club, Burton United, in the early 1900s. There is also a largely friendly rivalry with near neighbours Derby County, partly because of the shared fanbase, but particularly following the transfer of manager Nigel Clough to the

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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

and

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Players

First-team squad

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 Bob Gauden * 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 Mark Blount * 1999 Mark Blount * 2000 Darren Stride * 2001 Darren Wassall * 2002 Darren Stride * 2003 Matt Duke¹ * 2003 Christian Moore¹ * 2004 Aaron Webster * 2005 Andrew Corbett * 2006 Darren Tinson * 2007 Kevin Poole * 2008 John McGrath * 2009 Jake Buxton * 2010 Tony James * 2011 Adam Legzdins * 2012 Calvin Zola * 2013

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* 2014 Ian Sharps * 2015 Stuart Beavon * 2016 Stuart Beavon * 2017 Jackson Irvine * 2018 Lucas Akins * 2019 Lucas Akins * 2021 Ryan Edwards * 2022 John Brayford * 2023 Sam Hughes * 2024 Max Crocombe * 2025 Ryan Sweeney ¹ Matt Duke and Christian Moore joint recipients of 2003 award.

Backroom staff

Club officials

Source
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Records and statistics

Appearance records

Most appearances ''As of 15 June 2012 (competitive matches only):'' Most Football League appearances ''As of 23 April 2020. (

matches only):'' Appearances and goals count for

only.
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Goalscoring records

Top goalscorers ''As of 20 September 2010 (competitive matches only):'' Top Football League goalscorers ''As of 16 July 2022, goals not appearances, they are since 23 April 2017 (

matches only):'' Appearances and goals count for

only.
Source
Burton Albion
/small> Other goalscoring records * Most goals in a season: Stan Round – 59 (1965–66) * Most goals in Football League season – Shaun Harrad – 21 (2009–10) * Most hat-tricks: Stan Round – 12 * Most Football League hat-tricks – Greg Pearson, Shaun Harrad, Billy Kee, Lucas Akins– 1

Transfer records

* Highest transfer fee paid: Liam Boyce – £500,000 * Highest transfer fee received: Jackson Irvine – £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)'' * – Jackson Irvine ''(2016)'' * – Lee Williamson ''(2016)'' * – Jamie Ward ''(2016)'' * – Tom Flanagan ''(2017)'' * – Matthew Lund ''(2017)'' * – Liam Boyce ''(2018)'' * - Kieran O'Hara ''(2019)'' * - Adrian Mariappa ''(2022)'' * - Max Crocombe ''(2023)''

Club records

*Best League position: 20th

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

performance: 4th round ** 2010–11 (vs.

) *Best League Cup performance: semi-final ** 2018–19 (vs.

) *Best

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performance: 3rd round ** 2022–23 (vs. Accrington Stanley) ** 2023–24 (vs.

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) *Best

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performance: final ** 1986–87 (after replay) (vs. Kidderminster Harriers) *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. Aldershot Town –

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

, 14 April 2012 **1–7 vs. Port Vale –

, 5 April 2013 **0–6 vs.

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–

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

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

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

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

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

Honours

League * League One (level 3) **Runners-up: 2015–16 * League Two (level 4) **Champions: 2014–15 *

(level 5) **Champions: 2008–09 *

(level 6) **Champions: 2001–02 *Southern Football League Premier Division **Runners-up: 1999–2000, 2000–01 Cup *

**Runners-up: 1986–87 * Southern League Cup **Winners: 1963–64, 1996–97, 1999–2000 **Runners-up: 1988–89 * Northern Premier League Challenge Cup **Winners: 1982–83 * Staffordshire Senior Cup **Winners: 1955–56 *

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**Winners: 1953–54, 1996–97

References

External links

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