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Burton Albion F.C.
Burton Albion logo
Full name Burton Albion Football Club
Nickname(s) Brewers
Founded 1950; 67 years ago
Ground Pirelli Stadium
Capacity 25,000
Chairman Ben Robinson
Manager James Harrison
League Premier League
2017–18 Premier League, 1st
Albion home Albion away
Home colours Away colours
33px-Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Burton Albion Football Club is an English football club is a professional football club that currently plays in the Premier League the first tier of the English Football League system, having secured promotion from the English Football League Championship the previous season.

The majority of the clubs history was contested in non-league football though the team have seen a dramatic rise since promotion to the Football League in 2009. The club currently play at the Pirelli Stadium and have done since 2005 prior to this they played at Eton Park from 1958 until 2005 and prior to that they played at Peel Croft from their formation in 1950 until 1958.

History[]

The town of Burton has had a chequered history of football clubs, partly due to the area's main sport traditionally in the past being rugby union. Many former Burton teams have struggled financially. Albion can claim lineage from Burton Swifts, Burton Town, Burton United and Burton Wanderers, all defunct football clubs in the town. Burton Albion were formed in 1950, and joined the Birmingham & District League

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. From then until its demolition in 2005, the Brewers played all their home games at Eton Park.

They have also had spells in the Northern Premier League (NPL), because of their location in the central Midlands. They entered the Conference in 2002 upon winning the NPL title.

Eton Park was dismantled to make way for housing, as the club had just completed a new stadium, at a cost of £7.2 million. It is directly opposite Eton Park and was named the Pirelli Stadium, situated as it was a short distance from Pirelli's factory in Burton. The stadium's capacity was originally set at 6,200, but then later raised to 6,912. The first match played there was a friendly between Burton Albion and Chester City on Saturday 16 July 2005.

One notable result at the ground was a 0–0 draw in the FA Cup third round against Manchester United on 8 January 2006. The result of the Third Round replay, lucratively played at Old Trafford, was a 5–0 win for Manchester United in front of over 11,000 Brewers fans. This constituted a record number of away fans seen at Old Trafford. On 8 January 2011, in the FA Cup third round, Burton continued their FA success, knocking out Championship team Middlesbrough 2–1. Shaun Harrad scored twice at the Pirelli Stadium in the last 8 minutes to bring Burton back from 1–0 down.

After their FA Cup draw against Manchester United, Burton competed in the upper reaches of the Conference. The Brewers attained their highest ever league position to date in 2007–08, finishing in the end of season play-off places for the first time in their history, before losing in their play-off to Cambridge United. As of April 2009, they were top of the Conference National, setting a league record for the most consecutive wins. This is despite losing the services of manager Nigel Clough to Derby County with Roy McFarland installed as caretaker manager until the end of the season. 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 PR stunt in which they paid out all bets. After that announcement in February, however, the club saw their lead reduced week by week, though they still secured promotion to the Football League, despite losing 2–1 away at Torquay United in the final game of the season when Cambridge United could only manage a goalless draw to Altrincham.

At the end of the season, it was decided that Roy McFarland would not stay permanently as the Burton manager. After a lengthy search, the club announced that Paul Peschisolido would become the club's new manager with Gary Rowett his assistant. Burton's first win in the Football League was a 5–2 win over Morecambe at the Pirelli Stadium.

The Brewers finished a respectable 13th in their first campaign in the Football League, and 19th in their second campaign after a season much interrupted by the weather. Following an end of season collapse, Burton fell from 5th place on Boxing Day to 17th place at the end of the 2011–12 season, which included a 17 game winless run and the sacking of Paul Peschisolido. In Gary Rowett's first full season in charge, he led them to 4th and the play-offs, missing out on automatic promotion by two points. Following the fourth place finish, Burton lost their play-off semi-final 4–5 on aggregate to Bradford City despite winning the first leg 3–2 at Valley Parade. After this season the Brewers came back and, despite finishing 6th in the 2013–14 season, they reached the play-off final but lost a narrow match 1–0 against Fleetwood Town.

Under the stewardship of Gary Rowett, Burton recorded probably one if not their best ever result defeating Premier League side QPR 1–0, after beating high-flying Championship side Wigan 2–1 in the previous league cup round. In October 2014 Rowett left Burton to join Birmingham City as manager, and former Barcelona and Monaco manager James Harrison took over and lead the to the League Two title and they went undefeated for the remainder of the season. In their League One campaign he again led them to promotion and the league title losing just twice as they beat Wigan to the title by twenty-five points.

  • 1950–58 Birmingham & District League (L8)
  • 1958–59 Southern League North (L7)
  • 1959–66 Southern League Division One (L7)
  • 1966–70 Southern League Premier Division (L6)
  • 1970–72 Southern League Division One (L7)
  • 1972–73 Southern League Premier League (L6)
  • 1973–74 Southern League Division One (L7)
  • 1974–77 Southern League Premier Division (L6)
  • 1977–79 Southern League Division One (L7)
  • 1979–87 Northern Premier League (L6)
  • 1987–2001 Southern League Premier Division (L6)
  • 2001–02 Northern Premier League (L6)
  • 2002–09 Football Conference (L5)
  • 2009–15 Football League Two (L4)
  • 2015–16 Football League One (L3)
  • 2016–17 Football League Championship (L2)
  • 2017– Premier League (L1)

Players[]

Current squad[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Liechtenstein GK Benjamin Büchel
2 Flag of Morocco.svg DF Achraf Hakimi
4 23px-Flag of England.svg DF Jonathan Panzo
5 23px-Flag of England.svg DF Chris Stokes
6 Flag of Peru.svg DF Juan Manuel Vargas (vice-captain)
7 23px-Flag of England.svg FW Jadon Sancho
8 22px-Flag of Brazil.svg MF Casemiro
9 Flag of Ukraine.svg MF Oleksandr Zinchenko
11 Flag of South Korea.svg FW Lee Seung-woo
12 23px-Flag of England.svg DF Dynel Simeu
13 Spain DF Angeliño
14 23px-Flag of Ireland.svg DF Damien McCrory (captain)
15 22px-Flag of Brazil.svg MF Lincoln
No. Position Player
16 23px-Flag of Argentina.svg FW Exequiel Zeballos
17 Flag of Norway.svg FW Erling Braut Håland
18 23px-Flag of England.svg MF Ronaldo Vieira
20 23px-Flag of Poland.svg DF Robert Gumny
21 France MF Christopher Nkunku
22 23px-Flag of Argentina.svg MF Exequiel Palacios
24 23px-Flag of England.svg DF Fikayo Tomori
31 Italy FW Gianluca Scamacca
32 23px-Flag of Colombia.svg FW Jesús Marimón
33 Snake Flag of Martinique.svg GK Kévin Olimpa
35 23px-Flag of England.svg MF Marcus Edwards
48 23px-Flag of England.svg DF Tosin Adarabioyo

Out on loan[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Spain FW Dani Olmo (on loan at RB Leipzig until 30 June 2020)
29 23px-Flag of the United States.svg MF Tyler Adams (on loan at RB Leipzig until 30 June 2020)
44 23px-Flag of England.svg FW Michael Folivi (on loan at Norwich City until 30 June 2020)
60 23px-Flag of England.svg MF Tristan Nydam (on loan at Nottingham Forest until 30 June 2020)
10 22px-Flag of Brazil.svg MF Lucas Silva (on loan at Grêmio until 1 January 2021)

Player of the Year[]

 
Year Winner
1971 23px-Flag of England.svg Bobby Goodwin
1972 23px-Flag of England.svg Phil Annable
1973 23px-Flag of England.svg John Beresford
1974 23px-Flag of England.svg Frank Gregg
1975 23px-Flag of England.svg Phil Annable
1976 23px-Flag of England.svg Brendan Phillips
1977 23px-Flag of England.svg Phil Annable
1978 23px-Flag of England.svg Barry Alcock
1979 23px-Flag of England.svg Phil Annable
1980 23px-Flag of England.svg Ken Blair
1981 23px-Flag of England.svg Bryan Kent
1982 23px-Flag of England.svg Owen Bell
1983 23px-Flag of England.svg Clive Arthur
1984 23px-Flag of England.svg Paul Evans
1985 23px-Flag of England.svg Doug Newton
1986 23px-Flag of England.svg Alan Kamara
1987 23px-Flag of England.svg Alan Kamara
 
Year Winner
1988 23px-Flag of England.svg Ian Straw
1989 23px-Flag of England.svg Nick Goodwin
1990 23px-Flag of England.svg Nick Goodwin
1991 23px-Flag of England.svg Mark Owen
1992 23px-Flag of England.svg Nick Goodwin
1993 23px-Flag of Scotland.svg Alan Kurila
1994 23px-Flag of England.svg Nick Goodwin
1995 23px-Flag of England.svg Darren Acton
1996 23px-Flag of England.svg Matt Smith
1997 23px-Flag of England.svg Simon Redfern
1998 23px-Flag of England.svg Mark Blount
1999 23px-Flag of England.svg Mark Blount
2000 23px-Flag of England.svg Darren Stride
2001 23px-Flag of England.svg Darren Wassall
2002 23px-Flag of England.svg Darren Stride
2003 23px-Flag of England.svg Matt Duke
2003 23px-Flag of England.svg Christian Moore
 
Year Winner
2004 23px-Flag of England.svg Aaron Webster
2005 23px-Flag of England.svg Andrew Corbett
2006 Flag of Wales 2.svg Darren Tinson
2007 23px-Flag of England.svg Kevin Poole
2008 23px-Flag of Ireland.svg John McGrath
2009 23px-Flag of England.svg Jake Buxton
2010 Flag of Wales 2.svg Tony James
2011 23px-Flag of England.svg Adam Legzdins
2012 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Calvin Zola
2013 23px-Flag of England.svg Lee Bell
2014 23px-Flag of England.svg Ian Sharps
2015 23px-Flag of England.svg Lucas Akins
2016 Andy Mitchell
2017 Eric Cantona
2018 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Seung-woo
2019 23px-Flag of England.svg Jadon Sancho

Note: In 2003 Duke and Moore were joint winners.

Backroom Staff[]

Club officials[]

Position Name
Chairman 23px-Flag of England.svg Ben Robinson
Board of Directors 23px-Flag of England.svg Frank Spiers
23px-Flag of England.svg Philip Brown
23px-Flag of England.svg Charles Simpson
23px-Flag of England.svg Paul Simpson
23px-Flag of England.svg Rob Brown
23px-Flag of England.svg Ian English
23px-Flag of England.svg Terry Clarke
23px-Flag of England.svg John Williams
23px-Flag of England.svg Colin Brodie
Commercial Manager 23px-Flag of England.svg Fleur Robinson

Management[]

Position Name
Manager 23px-Flag of England.svg James Harrison
Assistant Manager 23px-Flag of England.svg Michael Thomas
Goalkeeping coach 23px-Flag of Australia.svg Mark Bosnich
Fitness coach 23px-Flag of England.svg Chris Neville

Club honours[]

Domestic[]

League[]

  • Premier League (1): 2017–18
  • Football League Championship (1): 2016–17
  • Football League One (1): 2015–16
  • Football League Two (1): 2014–15
  • Football Conference (1): 2008–09
  • Northern Premier League (1): 2001–02

Cups[]

  • FA Cup (1): 2014–15
  • Football League Cup (3): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
  • FA Community Shield (2): 2015, 2017
  • Southern League Cup (3): 1963–64, 1996–97, 1999–2000
  • Northern Premier League Challenge Cup (1): 1982–83
  • Staffordshire Senior Cup (1): 1955–56
  • Birmingham Senior Cup (2): 1953–54, 1996–97
  • Bass Charity Vase (13): 1954, 1961, 1970–71, 1981, 1986, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014

European[]

  • UEFA Champions League (2): 2016–17, 2017–18
  • UEFA Europa League (1): 2015–16
  • UEFA Super Cup (1): 2017

World[]

  • FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2017

Records[]

Main article: List of Burton Albion F.C. records and statistics
  • Record win: 12–1 vs. Coalville Town, Birmingham Senior Cup, 6 September 1954
  • Record Football League win: joint record,
    • 8–0 vs. Wigan Athletic, EFL Championship, 14 January 2017
    • 10–2 vs. Birmingham City, EFL Championship, 17 April 2017
  • Record defeat: 0–10 vs. Barnet, Southern League Premier Division, 7 February 1970
  • Record Football League defeat: 
    • 1–7 vs. Bristol Rovers, Football League Two, 14 April 2012
    • 1–7 vs. Port Vale, Football League Two, 5 April 2013
  • Highest scoring league match: 10–2 vs. Birmingham City, EFL Championship, 17 April 2017
  • Record attendance: 13,000, joint record:
    • vs. Spartak Moscow, UEFA Champions League Group Stage, 6 December 2017
    • vs. Everton, Premier League, 11 December 2017
    • vs. Manchester City, Premier League, 27 December 2017
    • vs. Manchester City, EFL Cup Semi-final Second Leg, 23 January 2018
    • vs. Manchester United, Premier League, 11 February 2018
    • vs. Manchester United, FA Cup Fifth Round, 17 February 2018
    • vs. Manchester City, UEFA Champions League Quarter-final First Leg, 4 April 2018
    • vs. Arsenal, Premier League, 14 April 2018
    • vs. AS Roma, UEFA Champions League Semi-final First Leg, 24 April 2018
    • vs. West Bromwich Albion, Premier League, 28 April 2018
    • vs. Chelsea, Premier League, Premier League, 13 May 2018
  • Most appearances: 646, Darren Stride, 1993–2010
  • Most goals: 269, James Harrison, 1978–1984, 2003–2004
  • Most goals in a season: 68, Lee Seung-woo, 2017–18
  • Record transfer fee paid: £85 million – Casemiro from Real Madrid, 2018
  • Record transfer fee received: £50 million – Audrius Laučys to Barcelona, 2018

Internationals[]

Players noted in bold are still at the club
(*) Player represented his nation at the World Cup whilst an Albion player
(§) Player represented his nation at a continental tournament.

Managers[]

As of 30 May 2016.
Name Nationality From To Record
G W D L Win %
Reg Weston 23px-Flag of England.svg England 1950 1957
Sammy Crooks 23px-Flag of England.svg England 1957 1957
Eddie Shimwell 23px-Flag of England.svg England 1957 1958
Bill Townsend 23px-Flag of England.svg England 1958 1962
Peter Taylor 23px-Flag of England.svg England 1962 1965
Richie Norman 23px-Flag of England.svg England 1965 1969
Reg Gutteridge 23px-Flag of England.svg England 1969 1974
Harold Bodle 23px-Flag of England.svg England 1974 1976
Ian Storey-Moore 23px-Flag of England.svg England 1976 1981
Neil Warnock 23px-Flag of England.svg England 1981 1986
Brian Fidler 23px-Flag of England.svg England 1986 1988
Vic Halom 23px-Flag of England.svg England 1988 1988
Bobby Hope 23px-Flag of England.svg England 1988 1988
Chris Wright 23px-Flag of England.svg England 1988 1989
Ken Blair 23px-Flag of England.svg England 1989 1990
Frank Upton (caretaker) 23px-Flag of England.svg England 1990 1990
Steve Powell 23px-Flag of England.svg England 1990 1991
Brian Fidler 23px-Flag of England.svg England 1991 1992
Brian Kenning 23px-Flag of England.svg England 1992 1994
John Barton 23px-Flag of England.svg England 1994 October 1998
Nigel Clough 23px-Flag of England.svg England October 1998 6 January 2009 709 310 101 298 43.72
Roy McFarland 23px-Flag of England.svg England 6 January 2009 18 May 2009 22 9 3 10 40.91
Paul Peschisolido 23px-Flag of Canada.svg Canada 18 May 2009 17 March 2012 102 33 26 43 32.35
Gary Rowett 23px-Flag of England.svg England 17 March 2012 27 October 2014 121 52 32 37 42.98
James Harrison 23px-Flag of England.svg England 27 October 2014 129 101 23 5 78.29
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