The 2026–27 season is the 77th season in the history of Burton Albion Football Club and their ninth consecutive season being in League One. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.
Transfers and contracts In DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef. 29 June 2026 CB Curtis Tilt Bradford City Undisclosed 4 July 2026 CF Matthew Dennis Notts County 18 July 2026 CF Gbemi Arubi Dundalk 22 July 2026 CB Harvey Araujo Fulham 30 August 2026 CB Joe Lewis AFC Wimbledon Free 1 September 2026 RW Caylan Vickers Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed
Loaned in DatePos.PlayerFromLoaned untilRef. 15 July 2026 GK Corey Addai Stockport County End of Season 14 August 2026 CM Will Collar Milton Keynes Dons 18 August 2026 LB Emeka Adiele Utrecht 1 September 2026 CF Mark O'Mahony Brighton & Hove Albion 2 September 2026 LW Raphael Borges Rodrigues Coventry City
Loaned out DatePos.PlayerToLoaned untilRef. 7 September 2026 CM Jack Willow Redditch United 5 October 2026 10 September 2026 CF Millar Matthews-Lewis AFC Fylde 8 December 2026 29 September 2026 GK Lucas Joubert Kidsgrove Athletic 29 October 2026
Out DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef. 15 June 2026 CF Jake Beesley Bradford City Undisclosed 30 June 2026 CB Udoka Godwin-Malife Reading 7 July 2026 CF Julian Larsson Helsingborg 13 July 2026 CF Jack Cooper-Love Emmen Free transfer 20 July 2026 LB Dylan Williams Motherwell Undisclosed 25 July 2026 CB Terence Vancooten Stevenage 1 September 2026 RW Tyrese Shade Portsmouth £1,800,000
Released / Out of Contract DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoined dateRef. 30 June 2026 CB Alex Hartridge Plymouth Argyle 1 July 2026 CB Jasper Moon Port Vale CF Fábio Tavares Rotherham United CB Alex Bannon Cliftonville 17 July 2026 CF Jack Newall Stoke City 28 July 2026 GK Jordan Amissah CDM Geraldo Bajrami CM James Jones LB Josh Taroni 13 July 2026 RB Nick Akoto Eastleigh 13 July 2026 2 September 2026 LW Tomas Kalinauskas
New Contract DatePos.PlayerContract expiryRef. 8 May 2026 LB Jack Armer 30 June 2027 CDM George Evans 1 July 2026 CF Zac Scutt 30 June 2027
Pre-season and friendlies On 21 May, The Brewers announced their first pre-season fixture against Solihull Moors. Eleven days later, a second opposition was confirmed in Alfreton Town. For the annual Bass Charity Vase, Derby County was confirmed as this season's opponents. On 12 June, a home friendly against Leicester City was added. Four days later, a third home friendly was confirmed against Birmingham City.
Competitions League One
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 25 June, the League One fixtures were revealed.
FA Cup
EFL Cup
Burton were drawn at home to Blackburn Rovers in the first round.
EFL Trophy
Group stage
Burton were drawn against Grimsby Town, Notts County and Nottingham Forest U21 into Northern Group F.
Statistics Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate loaned in player
|colspan="14"|Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
References