Everything about Burton Albion F C totally explained
Burton Albion F.C. are an
English football team currently playing in the
Conference National. They play in the town of
Burton upon Trent,
Staffordshire,
England. Their manager is former
England international
Nigel Clough. Burton were formed in 1950, and after a few seasons in the
Birmingham & District League they joined the
Southern League in 1958. They have also had spells in the
Northern Premier League (NPL), due to their location in the central Midlands. They entered the Conference in 2002 upon winning the NPL title.
One of Burton's principal industries is
brewing, and hence the club's nickname is the "Brewers". Their mascot,
Billy Brewer, won the first ever
Mascot Olympics at
Collingham F.C..
Albion can claim lineage from
Burton Swifts F.C., Burton Town F.C.,
Burton United F.C., and
Burton Wanderers F.C., who were all failed football clubs (with them all playing at Lloyds Foundry). 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
September 20 1958, coinciding with their promotion to the
Southern League. From then until its demolition in 2005 the Brewers played all of their home games at Eton Park (it was also used as the home ground for many
Derby County reserve matches). It was demolished to make way for housing, as the club had just completed a new stadium, at a cost of £7.2 million. It is situated 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 has an increased capacity, firstly named at 6,000, but then later raised to 6,500, and 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, over 11,000 Brewers fans made the trip up to Manchester.
The Brewers recently enjoyed their best ever league run this year and have been rewarded by successfully finishing in the end of season playoff places for the first time in their history. Burton Albion are in fact the fifth main team that
Burton has had after the past four have folded, similar to
Wigan Athletic in
Wigan. Burton has had a chequred history of football clubs and due to the area's main sport being rugby (although that's no longer the case), many former Burton teams have struggled financially.
Thanks in no small way to shrewd financial management, strong personal leadership by chairman Ben Robinson,and the dream FA Cup run versus Manchester Utd in 2005-6, the club currently enjoys the sort of stability that other less fortunate clubs envy.
Current squad
» As of 13 May 2008.
Future Transfers
Signing to go through June 1st 2008
Club officials
Burton Albion football club
- Chairman: Ben Robinson
- Directors: Frank Spiers, Philip Brown, Charles Simpson, Paul Simpson, Ray Bowering, Rob Brown, Ian English, Terry Clarke, John Williams & Colin Brodie
- Chief Executive: vacant
- Chief Operating Officer: vacant
- Groundsman: David Fox
- Assistant Groundsman: Cliff Wilson
- Commercial Director: Fleur Robinson
- Club Secretary: Fleur Robinson
- Assistant Club Secretary: vacant
Coaching staff
Manager: Nigel Clough
Assistant Manager: Gary Crosby
First Team Coach: Andy Garner
Goalkeeping Coach: Martin Taylor
Caretaker Reserve Team Coach: Gary Crosby
Chief Scout: Steve Booth
Academy coaching staff
Youth Team Manager: Mark Sale
Medical staff
Club Doctor: Dr. Robinson & Dr. Gunson
First Team Physiotherapist: Matt Brown
Reserve Team Physiotherapist: Richard Smith
Masseurs: vacant
Notable former players
Eddie Shimwell - former England international; first full-back to score at Wembley. Was also player-manager of the club
Mark Robins - former Manchester United and Norwich attacker
Steve Cotterill - ex- Burnley F.C. manager
Matt Duke - current Hull City F.C. goalkeeper
Gary Rowett - former Derby County, Leicester City and Charlton Athletic defender
Andy Sinton - former England and Tottenham winger
Darren Wassall - former Nottingham Forest, Derby County, Manchester City, Birmingham City
History
1950-51 - Joined Birmingham & District League
1953-54 - Birmingham & District League runner-up
1958-59 - Joined Southern League North Western zone; moved to Eton Park
1965-66 - Missed runner-up spot on goal average; promoted to Premier Division
1968 - Saved from relegation when Stevenage Town left Southern League
1970 - Relegated to Division One
1970-71 - Missed promotion place on goal average
1971-72 - Southern League Division One North runner-up; promoted to Premier Division
1973 - Relegated to Division One North
1973-74 - Southern League Division One North runner-up; promoted to Premier Division
1974-75 - FA Trophy semi-finalists
1977 - Relegated to Division One North
1979-80 - Joined Northern Premier League
1986-87 - FA Trophy runner-up
1987-88 - Rejoined Southern League
1999-00 - Southern League runner-up
2000-01 - Southern League runner-up
2001-02 - Switched back to Northern Premier League Premier Division; FA Trophy semi-finalists; Northern Premier League Champions
2002-03 - Joined Conference
2005 - Moved to the Pirelli Stadium
2006 - Reached the third round of the FA Cup, against a second-string Manchester United team, drawing 0-0
, in what is being described as one of the biggest shocks in the history of the FA Cup. The on-loan goalkeeper, Saul Deeney, even kept Man Utd superstars Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo out of the net, earning little Burton and their manager Nigel Clough a money spinning replay at Old Trafford taking their total earnings from their F.A Cup run close to £1 million. The replay was played in front of a seated Old Trafford record away support of 11,500 Burton fans. The result of the match was 5-0 to Manchester United with goals by Louis Saha, Giuseppe Rossi (2), Kieran Richardson and Ryan Giggs. Great credit must go to Sir Alex Ferguson who paid handsome compliments to Nigel Clough's team and treated the club with great respect. It was Sir Alex and his youthful side who had officially opened the brand new Pirelli Stadium alongside Brian Clough's widow Barbara earlier in the season. Burton Mail Article 15/11/2005.
2006 - Saw 'The Brewers' knocked out of the FAC in the 1st round by local Staffordshire rivals Tamworth FC. The Brewers gifted an equaliser when the keeper was caught out by strong winds and carried the ball over the line and the tie was later rather fortunately decided with a strike by Tamworth striker Jon Stevenson capitalizing on a poor header by Ryan Austin. Burton soon dusted themselves off however, and their 'concentration on the league' campaign clearly paid off with a consistent run, culminating in a top 5 play-off position over the hectic Christmas period.
2008 - 'The Brewers' finished in the Blue Square Premier end of season playoffs for the first time in their history. Before losing to Cambridge Utd 4-3 on aggregate.
Records
Best league position: 5th in Conference (level 5), 2007-08
Best FA Cup performance: 3rd round, 1955-56, 1984-85 and 2005-6
Best FA Trophy performance: Final replay, 1986-87
Biggest Win: 12-1 against Coalville Town, Birmingham Senior Cup, 1954
Record Goalscorer: Richie Barker - 157
Record Appearances: Darren Stride - 578
This is a list of seasons played by Burton Albion Football Club in English football, from 1950 to the present day.
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