Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. 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 Northern Premier League, before reverting to the Southern League Premier Division. The club rejoined the Northern Premier League in 2001 and were promoted to the Conference 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 Football League 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 Championship until relegation in 2018.

Key Key to league record

Level = Level of the league in the current league system Pld = Games played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against GD = Goals difference Pts = Points Position = Position in the final league table Top scorer and number of goals scored shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division.

Key to cup records

Res = Final reached round Rec = Final club record in the form of wins-draws-losses PR = Preliminary round QR1 (2, etc.) = Qualifying Cup rounds G = Group stage R1 (2, etc.) = Proper Cup rounds QF = Quarter-finalists SF = Semi-finalists F = Finalists A(QF, SF, F) = Area quarter-, semi-, finalists W = Winners

League standings Year League Cup competitions Manager Division Lvl Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Leading league scorer Averageattendance FA Cup FL CupFA Trophy FL Trophy Name Goals Res Rec Res Rec Res RecJoined Birmingham & District League 1950–51 Birmingham & District League 36 10 6 20 63 97 -34 26 16th of 19 –––McPhail 1951–52 34 17 7 10 81 62 +19 41 5th of 18 QR1 1-1-1––Billy Wrigglesworth 1952–53 36 20 8 8 95 45 +50 48 4th of 19 QR1 1-1-1––Tally Sneddon 1953–54 46 31 6 9 120 58 +62 68 2nd of 24 QR3 2-1-1––Reg Weston 1954–55 38 23 3 12 100 50 +50 49 3rd of 20 QR4 4-0-1–– 1955–56 38 20 7 11 82 48 +34 47 5th of 20 R3 7-2-1–– 1956–57 38 17 11 10 98 74 +24 45 4th of 20 R1 1-0-1––Reg WestonSammy Crooks 1957–58 38 14 8 16 60 65 -5 38 11th of 20 QR4 0-0-1––Jackie StampsClub transferred 1958–59 Southern LeagueNorth-West Division 34 3 3 28 41 104 -63 918th of 18Relegated QR1 1-0-1–– 1959–60 Southern LeagueDivision One 42 11 10 21 52 79 -27 32 21st of 22 QR1 0-0-1––Bill Townsend 1960–61 40 12 4 24 63 85 -22 28 19th of 21 QR1 0-0-1–– 1961–62 38 16 5 17 70 79 -9 37 13th of 20 QR2 1-0-1–– 1962–63 38 10 10 18 48 76 -28 30 15th of 20 QR2 1-1-1––Peter Taylor 1963–64 42 19 8 15 76 70 +6 46 8th of 22 QR1 0-0-1–– 1964–65 42 20 7 15 83 75 +8 47 10th of 22 QR1 0-0-1–– 1965–66 46 28 8 10 121 60 +61 64 3rd of 22Promoted R1 4-0-1––Alex Tait 1966–67 Southern LeaguePremier Division 42 17 5 20 63 71 -8 39 15th of 22 QR3 2-0-1–– 1967–68 42 14 6 22 51 73 -22 34 19th of 22Reprieved QR4 3-1-1–– 1968–69 42 16 5 21 55 71 -16 37 17th of 22 PR 0-0-1–– 1969–70 42 3 9 30 24 82 -58 15 22nd of 22Relegated QR3 2-0-1 QF 4-2-1– 1970–71 Southern LeagueDivision One 38 19 10 9 56 37 +19 48 5th of 20 QR4 4-1-1 R3 2-0-1–Richie Norman 1971–72 Southern LeagueDivision One North 34 18 13 3 58 27 +31 49 2nd of 18Promoted QR2 1-1-1 R2 1-0-1– 1972–73 Southern LeaguePremier Division 42 9 7 26 43 81 -38 25 21st of 22Relegated QR3 2-0-1 R1 0-0-1– 1973–74 Southern LeagueDivision One North 42 27 9 6 88 32 +56 63 2nd of 22Promoted QR1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1–Ken Gutteridge 1974–75 Southern LeaguePremier Division 42 18 13 11 54 48 +6 49 5th of 22 QR3 2-3-1 SF 6-2-1–Harold Bodle 1975–76 42 17 9 16 52 53 -1 43 10th of 22 QR1 0-0-1 R2 1-0-1– 1976–77 42 10 10 22 41 52 -11 30 21st of 22Relegated QR4 3-1-1 R2 1-0-1–Mick Walker 1977–78 Southern LeagueDivision One North 6 38 17 11 10 48 32 +16 45 3rd of 22 R1 4-0-1 R1 1-0-1– 1978–79 38 16 10 12 51 40 +11 42 8th of 22 PR 0-0-1 QR3 0-1-1–Ian Storey-MooreClub transferredThe club was transferred to the Northern Premier League to fill empty places opened by the creation of Alliance Premier League 1979–80 Northern Premier League 6 42 25 6 11 83 42 +41 56 4th of 22 R1 4-1-1 R3 5-1-1–Ian Storey-Moore 1980–81 42 19 8 15 70 62 +8 46 6th of 22 R1 4-3-1 R1 1-0-1– 1981–82 42 19 9 14 71 62 +9 47 7th of 22 QR4 3-1-1 R1 1-0-1–Neil Warnock 1982–83 42 24 9 9 81 53 +28 81 3rd of 22 QR2 1-1-1 R1 1-0-1– 1983–84 42 17 13 12 61 47 +14 64 5th of 22 R1 4-1-1 QR3 0-0-1– 1984–85 42 18 15 9 70 49 +21 69 6th of 22 R3 6-1-2 R2 2-0-1– 1985–86 42 18 12 12 64 47 +17 66 5th of 22 QR4 0-0-1 R3 3-0-1– 1986–87 42 16 6 20 56 68 -12 54 12th of 22 QR2 1-1-1 F 6-2-1– Brian FidlerClub transferred 1987–88 Southern LeaguePremier Division 6 42 11 14 17 62 74 -12 47 16th of 22 R1 0-1-1 R1 0-1-1– Brian FidlerVic HalomBobby Hope 1988–89 42 18 10 14 79 68 +11 64 8th of 22 QR4 0-0-1 R2 1-1-1– Chris Wright 1989–90 42 20 12 10 64 40 +24 72 4th of 22 QR4 0-1-1 R1 0-0-1– Ken Blair 1990–91 42 15 15 12 59 48 +11 60 7th of 22 QR4 3-1-1 R2 2-0-1– Steve Powell 1991–92 42 15 10 17 59 61 -2 55 10th of 22 QR4 3-0-1 QR3 0-1-1– Brian Fidler 1992–93 40 16 11 13 53 50 +3 59 8th of 21 QR1 0-0-1 R2 0-1-1– Brian Kenning 1993–94 42 15 11 16 57 49 +8 56 11th of 22 QR3 2-0-1 QR3 2-0-1– 1994–95 42 20 15 7 55 39 +16 75 3rd of 22 QR4 3-0-1 QR1 0-1-1–John Barton 1995–96 42 13 12 17 55 56 -1 51 16th of 22 R1 4-1-1 R2 2-1-1– 1996–97 42 18 12 12 70 53 +17 66 6th of 22 QR3 2-0-1 QR3 0-0-1– 1997–98 42 21 8 13 64 43 +21 71 3rd of 22 QR1 0-0-1 R2 2-2-0– 1998–99 42 17 7 18 58 52 +6 58 13th of 22 R1 3-0-1 R3 2-1-1–John BartonNigel Clough 1999–2000 42 23 9 10 73 43 +30 78 2nd of 22 R1 3-2-1 R3 2-3-0–Nigel Clough 2000–01 42 25 13 4 76 36 +40 88 2nd of 22 1,224 R1 3-3-1 QF 4-0-1–Club transferred 2001–02 Northern Premier League 6 44 31 11 2 106 30 +76 104 1st of 22Promoted 1,430 QR4 2-1-1 SF 6-2-1– 2002–03 Football Conference 5 42 13 10 19 52 77 -25 49 16th of 22 1,747 R1 1-2-0 R3 0-0-1– 2003–04 42 15 7 20 57 59 -2 51 14th of 22 1,682 R2 2-0-1 R5 2-1-1–Football Conference expanded up to two levels and changed name of a higher division 2004–05 ConferenceNational 5 42 13 11 18 50 66 -16 50 16th of 22 1,368 QR4 0-2-0 SF 4-0-2–Nigel Clough 2005–06 42 16 12 14 50 52 -2 60 9th of 22 1,724 R3 3-2-1 R1 0-0-1– 2006–07 46 22 9 15 52 47 +5 75 6th of 24 1,869 R1 1-0-1 R2 1-0-1– 2007–08 46 23 12 11 79 56 +23 81 5th of 24 1,815 R2 2-1-1 QF 3-2-1–Lost in the play-off semifinal. 2008–09 46 27 7 12 81 52 +29 88 1st of 24Promoted 2,310 QR4 0-0-1 R3 1-2-1–Nigel CloughRoy McFarland 2009–10 League Two 4 46 17 11 18 71 71 0 62 13th of 24 Shaun Harrad 21 3,213 R2 1-0-1 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1Paul Peschisolido 2010–11 46 12 15 19 56 70 -14 51 19th of 24 Aaron Webster 11 2,948 R4 0-0-0 R1 0-0-1 R2 0-0-1 2011–12 46 14 12 20 54 81 -27 54 17th of 24 Calvin ZolaBilly Kee 12 2,809 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1Paul PeschisolidoGary Rowett 2012–13 46 22 10 14 71 65 +6 76 4th of 24 Jacques Maghoma 16 2,859 R3 2-1-1 R3 1-1-1 R1 0-1-0 Gary RowettLost in the play-off semifinal. 2013–14 46 19 15 12 47 42 +5 72 6th of 24 Billy Kee 12 2,720 R3 2-1-1 R2 1-1-0 R1 0-0-1Lost in the play-off final. 2014–15 46 28 10 8 69 39 +30 94 1st of 24Promoted Lucas Akins 9 3,237 R1 0-0-1 R3 2-0-1 R2 0-0-1Gary RowettJimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 2015–16 League One 3 46 25 10 11 57 37 +20 85 2nd of 24Promoted Lucas Akins 12 4,089 R1 0-0-1 R2 1-0-1 R1 0-1-0Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkNigel Clough 2016–17 Championship 2 46 13 13 20 49 63 -14 5220th of 24 Jackson Irvine 10 5,228 R3 0-0-1 R2 1-0-1–Nigel Clough 2017–18 46 10 11 25 38 81 -43 4123rd of 24Relegated Lloyd Dyer 7 4,645 R3 0-0-1 R3 2-0-1– 2018–19 League One 3 46 17 12 17 66 57 +9 63 9th of 24 Lucas Akins 13 3,351 R1 0-0-1 SF 5-0-2 GS 0-0-3 2019–20 35 12 12 11 50 50 0 48 12th of 24 Lucas Akins 9 2,986 R3 2-1-1 R4 3-0-1 GS 1-0-2Final league positions decided by Points-Per-Game after league was postponed due to COVID-19 2020–21 46 15 12 19 61 73 -12 57 16th of 24 Kane Hemmings 15– COVID-19 prevented fans from attending games R1 0-0-1 R2 0-1-1 GS 0-2-1Jake BuxtonJimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 2021–22 46 14 11 21 51 67 -16 53 16th of 24 Daniel Jebbison 7 3,229 R2 1-0-1 R1 0-1-0 GS 1-0-2Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 2022–23 46 15 11 20 57 79 -22 56 15th of 24 Victor Adeboyejo 11 3,445 R3 2-0-1 R1 0-0-1 R3 3-1-1Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkDino Maamria 2023–24 46 12 10 24 39 67 -28 46 20th of 24 Beryly LubalaMark HelmJoe Powell 5 3,419 R1 0-1-1 R1 0-0-1 R3 3-0-2Dino MaamriaMartin Paterson 2024–25 46 11 14 21 49 66 -17 47 20th of 24 Rumarn Burrell 10 3,254 R2 1-1-0 R1 0-0-1 R2 1-3-0 Mark RobinsonTom HounsellGary Bowyer

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