Burton Albion Football Club are a professional football club from Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire. They were formed in 1950. They turned professional in 1950. In early 1950 they were elected into the Birmingham & District League where they remained until the end of the 1957-58 season. In the 1958-59 they moved into the Southern League. Before the 1979-80 they joined the Northern Premier League and in the 1987-88 they re-joined the Southern League. For the 2000-01 season they joined they re-joined the Northern Premier League then they joined the Football Conference and in the 2008-09 season they earned promotion to the Football League Two.
Honours and achievements
- Football League One (Level 3)
- Runners-Up: 2015-16
- Football League Two (Level 4)
- Winners (1): 2014-15
- Football Conference (Level 5)
- Winners (1): 2008-09
- Northern Premier League (Level 6)
- Winners (1): 2001-02
- Southern League Premier Division (Level 6)
- Runners-Up (2): 1999-2000, 2000–01
- FA Trophy
- Runners-Up (1): 1986-87
- Southern League Cup
- Winners (3): 1963-64, 1996–97, 1999–2000
- Runners-Up (1): 1988-89
- Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
- Winners (1): 1982-83
- Runners-Up (1): 1986-87
- Northern League President's Cup
- Runners-Up (2): 1982-83, 1985–86
- Staffordshire Senior Cup
- Winners (1): 1955-56
- Runners-Up (1): 1976-77
- Birmingham Senior Cup
- Winners (2): 1953-54, 1996–97
- Runners-Up (4): 1969-70, 1970–71, 1986–87, 2007–08
- Bass Charity Vase
- Winners (15): 1954, 1961, 1970, 1971, 1981, 1986, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016
- Runners-Up (12): 1952, 1957, 1973, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010
Player records
Appearances
| # | Name | Career | Apps | Goals | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Darren Stride
|
1993–2010 | 646 | 124 | [1] |
| 2 | Aaron Webster
|
1998–2013 | 588 | 100 | [2] |
| 3 | Phil Annable
|
1970–80, 1981–83 | 567 | 70 | [3] |
| 4 | Nigel Simms
|
535 | 11 | ||
| 5 | Nick Goodwin
|
508 | 0 |
Goalscorers
Top Goalscorers
| # | Name | Career | Goals | Apps | Average | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richie Barker
|
1960-62, 1963–67 | 159 | 270 | 0.58 | [4] |
| 2 | Stan Round
|
1963-67 | 149 | 199 | 0.75 | [5] |
| 3 | Darren Stride
|
1993–2010 | 124 | 646 | 0.19 | [1] |
| 4 | Aaron Webster
|
1998–2013 | 101 | 588 | 0.17 | [6] |
| 5 | Simon Redfern
|
1987-97 | 86 | 457 | 0.19 | [7] |
Managerial Records
- First Manager: Reg Weston managed club for 338 games, from June 1950 to July 1957
- Longest serving Manager: Nigel Clough managed club for 742 games, from October 1998 to January 2009 and since December 2015. At total of 11 years.
Club Records
Matches
- First Football League match: Shrewsbury Town 3–1 Burton Albion, 8 August 2009
- First League Cup match: Reading 5–1 Burton Albion, 11 August 2009
- First Football League Trophy match: Burton Albion 1–5 Chesterfield, 1 September 2009
- First match at Pirelli Stadium: Burton Albion 2–2 Chester City, 16 July 2005
Record wins
- Record win: 12–1 v Coalville Town, Birmingham Senior Cup, 6 September 1954
- Record Football League win: 6–1 v Aldershot Town, Football League Two, 12 December 2009
- Record FA Cup win:
- 5–1 v Rothwell Town, 1983
- 4–0 v Wootton Blue Cross, 1984
- 5–1 v Letchwood Garden City, 1986
- Record League Cup win: 4–2 v Leicester City, 28 August 2012
Record defeats
- Record defeat: 0–10 v Barnet, Southern League Premier Division, 7 February 1970
- Record Football League defeat:
- 1–7 v Bristol Rovers, Football League Two, 14 April 2012
- 1–7 v Port Vale, Football League Two, 5 April 2012
- Record FA Cup:
- 0–7 v Charlton Athletic, 1952
- Record League Cup:
- 0–9 v Manchester City, 9 January 2019
References
- ^ a b "Darren Stride Leaves Albion". Burton Albion FC. 10 May 2010. Archived from the original on 13 May 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ^ "Burton Albion | News | Latest News | Latest News | WEBSTER SIGNS NEW CONTRACT". Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ Albion Oldboys: Phil Annable Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Albion Oldboys: Richie Barker Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Albion Oldboys: Stan Round Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Aaron Staying With Albion Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Albion Oldboys: Simon Redfern Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
This page was last edited on 22 July 2023, at 19:40