2020–21 Burton Albion F.C. season

Burton Albion
2020–21 season
Chairman	Ben Robinson
Manager	Jake Buxton; (until 29 December)[1] ; Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink; (from 1 January)[2]
Stadium	Pirelli Stadium
League One	23rd
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	; Lucas Akins; John Brayford; (2 each)
Home colours	Away colours

The 2020–21 season is Burton Albion's 71st season in their history and the third consecutive season in EFL League One, Along with League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

First-team squad

As of 18 January 2021

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

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Apps.	Goals	Year signed	Signed from	Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
1	Kieran O'Hara	GK	(1996-04-22) 22 April 1996	59	0	2020	Manchester United	Free
20	Callum Hawkins	GK	(1999-12-12) 12 December 1999	0	0	2018	Academy	Trainee
24	Ben Garratt	GK	(1994-04-25) 25 April 1994	15	0	2019	Crewe Alexandra	Free
30	Dillon Barnes	GK	(1997-04-08) 8 April 1997	0	0	2021	Queens Park Rangers	Loan
Defenders
2	John Brayford	RB/CB	(1987-12-29) 29 December 1987	259	16	2017	Sheffield United	Free
3	Colin Daniel	LB/LM/LW	(1988-02-15) 15 February 1988	72	2	2019	Peterborough United	Undisclosed
5	Michael Bostwick	CB/RB/DM	(1988-05-17) 17 May 1988	17	0	2020	Lincoln City	Free
6	Kieran Wallace	LB/CB/DM	(1995-01-26) 26 January 1995	77	2	2018	Free Agent	Free
15	Reece Hutchinson	LB	(2001-01-01) 1 January 2001	56	0	2018	Academy	Trainee
16	Josh Earl	LB/CB	(1998-10-24) 24 October 1998	1	0	2021	Preston North End	Loan
17	Hayden Carter	CB/RB	(1999-12-17) 17 December 1999	3	1	2021	Blackburn Rovers	Loan
19	Jevan Anderson	CB	(2000-03-03) 3 March 2000	4	0	2019	Formartine United	Free
22	Owen Gallacher	LB/LW/RW	(1999-04-06) 6 April 1999	9	0	2020	Nottingham Forest	Free
23	Neal Eardley	RB/LB	(1988-11-06) 6 November 1988	14	0	2020	Lincoln City	Free
26	Ben Hart	RB	(2000-09-26) 26 September 2000	1	0	2019	Academy	Trainee
37	Tom Hamer	RB/CB/DM	(1999-11-16) 16 November 1999	1	0	2021	Oldham Athletic	Undisclosed
Midfielders
4	Ryan Edwards	CM/AM/RM	(1993-11-17) 17 November 1993	70	8	2019	Heart of Midlothian	Free
7	Stephen Quinn	CM/DM/LM	(1987-04-01) 1 April 1987	111	3	2018	Reading	Free
8	Joe Powell	AM/LM/RM	(1998-10-30) 30 October 1998	36	9	2020	West Ham United	Undisclosed
11	Jonny Smith	LM/RM	(1997-07-28) 28 July 1997	1	1	2021	Bristol City	Undisclosed
12	Ben Fox	DM/CM/RB	(1998-02-01) 1 February 1998	52	2	2016	Academy	Trainee
18	Ryan Broom	RM/CM/AM	(1996-09-04) 4 September 1996	1	0	2021	Peterborough United	Loan
21	John-Joe O'Toole	CM/AM/DM/CB	(1988-09-30) 30 September 1988	55	1	2019	Northampton Town	Free
25	Ciaran Gilligan	RM/CM	(2002-02-05) 5 February 2002	20	0	2020	Academy	Trainee
28	Sean Clare	CM/RM/RB	(1996-09-18) 18 September 1996	2	0	2021	Oxford United	Loan
39	Terry Taylor	DM/CB	(2001-06-29) 29 June 2001	1	0	2021	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed
Forwards
9	Kane Hemmings	CF/LW/RW	(1992-04-08) 8 April 1992	25	8	2020	Dundee	Free
10	Lucas Akins	RW/LW/CF	(1989-02-25) 25 February 1989	301	65	2014	Stevenage	Free
13	Josh Parker	CF/LW/RW	(1990-12-01) 1 December 1990	2	0	2021	Wycombe Wanderers	Free
14	Luke Varney	CF/LW/RW	(1982-09-28) 28 September 1982	40	2	2020	Cheltenham Town	Free
27	Tom Hewlett	CF		2	0	2020	Academy	Trainee
35	Jakub Niemczyk	LW/RW	(2004-01-22) 22 January 2004	2	0	2020	Academy	Trainee

Statistics

As of 18 January 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Kieran O'Hara	17	0	15+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF		John Brayford	24	3	20+0	3	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
3	DF		Colin Daniel	24	2	17+2	1	1+0	0	2+0	1	2+0	0
4	MF		Ryan Edwards	26	1	17+5	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	1
5	DF		Michael Bostwick	17	0	12+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF		Kieran Wallace	16	0	8+3	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
8	MF		Joe Powell	25	5	16+4	2	1+0	0	1+1	0	2+0	3
9	FW		Kane Hemmings	24	8	16+2	8	1+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
10	FW		Lucas Akins	28	7	24+0	5	1+0	0	2+0	1	1+0	1
11	MF		Jonny Smith	1	1	0+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	MF		Ben Fox	12	0	5+4	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
13	FW		Josh Parker	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW		Luke Varney	4	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF		Reece Hutchinson	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
16	DF		Josh Earl*	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	DF		Hayden Carter*	3	1	3+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF		Ryan Broom	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF		John-Joe O'Toole	19	1	12+3	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
22	DF		Owen Gallacher	9	0	4+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
24	GK		Ben Garratt	11	0	10+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF		Ciaran Gilligan	20	0	13+3	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	3+0	0
26	DF		Ben Hart	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
27	FW		Tom Hewlett	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
28	MF		Sean Clarke*	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	DF		Tom Armitage	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
35	FW		Jakub Niemczyk	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
36	DF		Theirry Latty-Fairweather	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
37	DF		Tom Hamer*	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
39	MF		Terry Taylor	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players out on loan:
7	MF		Stephen Quinn	24	1	20+1	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+1	0
19	DF		Jevan Anderson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
23	DF		Neal Eardley	14	0	9+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
Players who left the club:
11	MF		Steven Lawless	19	1	7+8	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	2+0	1
16	FW		Indiana Vassilev*	12	0	8+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF		Jack Roles*	3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF		Charles Vernam	16	2	11+3	2	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
28	GK		Teddy Sharman-Lowe*	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
37	DF		Sam Hughes*	15	2	14+0	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
38	FW		Niall Ennis*	10	0	6+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Goals record

As of 7 February 2021

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	League One	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	9	CF	Kane Hemmings	8	0	0	8
2	10	RW	Lucas Akins	5	1	1	7
3	8	AM	Joe Powell	3	0	3	6
4	2	RB	John Brayford	2	0	0	2
	3	LB	Colin Daniel	1	1	0	2
	18	AM	Charles Vernam	2	0	0	2
	37	CB	Sam Hughes	2	0	0	2
8	4	CM	Ryan Edwards	0	0	1	1
	7	CM	Stephen Quinn	1	0	0	1
	11	LM	Jonny Smith	1	0	0	1
	17	CB	Hayden Carter	1	0	0	1
	11	LW	Steven Lawless	0	0	1	1
Own Goals				2	0	0	2
Total				27	2	6	35

Disciplinary record

As of 7 February 2021

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	7		CM	Stephen Quinn	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
2	4		CM	Ryan Edwards	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	10		RW	Lucas Akins	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	21		CM	John-Joe O'Toole	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1
5	2		RB	John Brayford	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	3		LB	Colin Daniel	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	5		CB	Michael Bostwick	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	9		CF	Kane Hemmings	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	22		LB	Owen Gallacher	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	25		RM	Ciaran Gilligan	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	37		CB	Sam Hughes	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
12	6		LB	Kieran Wallace	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
12	8		AM	Joe Powell	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
12	1		GK	Kieran O'Hara	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	12		DM	Ben Fox	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	14		CF	Luke Varney	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	16		LW	Indiana Vassilev	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	16		LB	Josh Earl	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	23		RB	Neal Eardley	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	24		GK	Ben Garratt	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	36		DF	Thierry Latty-Fairweather	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total					38	1	1	3	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	48	1	1

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
13 July 2020	LW	Steven Lawless	Livingston	Free transfer	[3]
20 July 2020	AM	Charles Vernam	Grimsby Town	Free transfer	[4]
4 August 2020	RB	Neal Eardley	Lincoln City	Free transfer	[5]
5 August 2020	DM	Michael Bostwick	Lincoln City	Free transfer	[6]
12 August 2020	CF	Kane Hemmings	Dundee	Free transfer	[7]
12 August 2020	LW	Luke Varney	Cheltenham Town	Free transfer	[8]
11 September 2020	RW	Owen Gallacher	Nottingham Forest	Free transfer	[9]
11 September 2020	GK	Kieran O'Hara	Manchester United	Free transfer	[10]
15 January 2021	CF	Josh Parker	Wycombe Wanderers	Free transfer	[11]
29 January 2021	RB	Tom Hamer	Oldham Athletic	Undisclosed	[12]
29 January 2021	LM	Jonny Smith	Bristol City	Undisclosed	[13]
1 February 2021	DM	Terry Taylor	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	[14]

Loans in

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
6 September 2020	GK	Teddy Sharman-Lowe	Chelsea	End of season	[15]
17 September 2020	CM	Jack Roles	Tottenham Hotspur	1 January 2021	[16]
17 September 2020	LW	Indiana Vassilev	Aston Villa	29 January 2021	[17][18]
9 October 2020	CB	Sam Hughes	Leicester City	1 January 2021	[19]
16 October 2020	CF	Niall Ennis	Wolverhampton Wanderers	End of season	[20]
6 January 2021	CB	Hayden Carter	Blackburn Rovers	End of season	[21]
12 January 2021	CM	Sean Clare	Oxford United	End of season	[22]
18 January 2021	GK	Dillon Barnes	Queens Park Rangers	End of season	[23]
1 February 2021	RM	Ryan Broom	Peterborough United	End of season	[24]
1 February 2021	LB	Josh Earl	Preston North End	End of season	[25]

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
6 October 2020	DF	Tom Armitage	Tamworth	1 November 2020	[26]
6 October 2020	RB	Ben Hart	Tamworth	1 November 2020	[26]
4 December 2020	CB	Jevan Anderson	Kettering Town	29 January 2021	[27][28]
18 December 2020	DM	Ben Fox	Barnet	15 January 2021	[29]
21 December 2020	RB	Ben Hart	Redditch United	18 January 2021	[30]
14 January 2021	RB	Neal Eardley	Barrow	End of season	[31]
15 January 2021	CM	Stephen Quinn	Mansfield Town	End of season	[32]

Transfers out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	GK	Stephen Bywater	Retired		[33]
1 July 2020	AM	Scott Fraser	Milton Keynes Dons	Rejected contract	[34][35]
1 July 2020	CM	Joe Sbarra	Solihull Moors	Released	[33][36]
1 July 2020	CF	Kwame Thomas	Wrexham	Released	[33][37]
1 July 2020	MF	Ethan Vale	Newcastle Town	Released	[33][38]
1 July 2020	CF	Oliver Sarkic	Blackpool	Released	[39]
6 September 2020	GK	Teddy Sharman-Lowe	Chelsea	Undisclosed	[15]
15 January 2021	LW	Steven Lawless	Motherwell	Free transfer	[40]
1 February 2021	AM	Charles Vernam	Bradford City	Undisclosed	[41]

Pre-season

22 August 2020 Friendly	Stoke City	0–1	Burton Albion	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST		Report	Hemmings 45+4'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium

25 August 2020 Friendly	Burton Albion	2–3	Coventry City	Burton upon Trent
19:00 BST	Hemmings 18', 58'	Report	Allen 49' Bakayoko 74' Jones 89'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0

29 August 2020 Friendly	Walsall	1–1	Burton Albion	Bescot
15:00 BST	Gordon 10'	Report	Brayford 14'	Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0

Competitions

EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
17	Shrewsbury Town	24	7	9	8	24	27	−3	30
18	Rochdale	26	6	8	12	40	50	−10	26
19	AFC Wimbledon	26	6	7	13	29	47	−18	25
20	Bristol Rovers	25	6	6	13	24	41	−17	24
21	Swindon Town	27	7	3	17	32	51	−19	24	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Northampton Town	25	6	6	13	20	40	−20	24
23	Wigan Athletic	25	5	6	14	26	47	−21	21
24	Burton Albion	25	4	7	14	30	51	−21	19

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[42]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
25	4	7	14	30	51	−21	19	3	2	8	18	28	−10	1	5	6	12	23	−11

Last updated: 6 February 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H
Result	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	D	D	L	D	L	L	W	D	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	W
Position	17	10	15	23	23	21	24	24	24	23	23	23	24	22	22	22	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss Postponed

The 2020/21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[43]

12 September 2020 1	Fleetwood Town	2–1	Burton Albion	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Camps 17' Burns 19' Madden 79' Whelan 84'	Report	Brayford 66' Bostwick 70' O'Toole 90+5'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy

19 September 2020 2	Burton Albion	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Quinn 56' Powell 72' Brayford 87' Garratt 90+4'	Report	Burgess 76' Pritchard 83' Allan 85'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith

26 September 2020 3	Swindon Town	4–2	Burton Albion	Swindon
15:00 BST	Stevens 7' Pitman 31' Payne 34' Baudry 35' Fryers 45' M. Smith 58' J. Smith 60'	Report	Quinn 40' Akins 77'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson

3 October 2020 4	Burton Albion	2–4	Portsmouth	Burton-upon-Trent
15:00 BST	Akins 14' Naylor 20' (o.g.) Hemmings 77'	Report	Harness 2', 47', 74' Harrison 25' Whatmough 60'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield

10 October 2020 5	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Burton Albion	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Jephcott 25' Moore 47' Watts 63' Canavan 72'	Report	Hemmings 58' Daniel 83'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock

17 October 2020 6	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Burton Albion	Horfield
15:00 BST	Daly 52' Ehmer 72'	Report	O'Toole 18' Quinn 33' Fox 35' Hemmings 79'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear

20 October 2020 7	Burton Albion	0–1	Rochdale	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	O'Toole 35'	Report	Lund 49' Roberts 50'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss

24 October 2020 8	Burton Albion	1–1	AFC Wimbledon	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Gilligan 24' Akins 28' Hemmings 66'	Report	Longman 65'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott

27 October 2020 9	Peterborough United	2–2	Burton Albion	Peterborough
19:00 GMT	Clarke-Harris 10' 48' Ward 48' Mason 89'	Report	Hemmings 32', 60' Gilligan 58' Akins 62' O'Toole 71'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard

31 October 2020 10	Burton Albion	1–2	Blackpool	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Quinn 39' Grétarsson 63' (o.g.) Gilligan 77'	Report	Yates 21', 75' (pen.) Maxwell 40'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne

3 November 2020 11	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	Burton Albion	Shrewsbury
18:00 GMT	Udoh 65' 90+9' Daniels 76' Ebanks-Landell 88'	Report	Edwards 24' Hemmings 59' O'Hara 87' Varney 90+5'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

14 November 2020 12	Hull City	2–0	Burton Albion	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Docherty 53' Adelakun 60' Wilks 62' Eaves 88'	Report	Hughes 7' 18'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury

21 November 2020 13	Burton Albion	1–3	Northampton Town	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Vassilev 21' Quinn 88' Akins 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Smith 2', 67' Chukwuemeka 53' Lines 81'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

24 November 2020 14	Burton Albion	4–2	Charlton Athletic	Burton upon Trent
19:00 GMT	Akins 9' 64' Powell 39' Hughes 53' Vernam 76'	Report	Gunter 30' Smyth 41' Gilbey 61' Watson 65' Aneke 67' 81' Maatsen 80'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates

1 December 2020 15	Sunderland	1–1	Burton Albion	Sunderland
19:00 GMT	Power 85'	Report	Edwards 31' Vernam 60' Gallacher 90+2'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson

5 December 2020 16	Burton Albion	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Bostwick 52' Hughes 71' 76' Powell 90+3'	Report	Johnson 60' Dale 88'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines

12 December 2020 17	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Burton Albion	Denbigh
15:00 GMT	Fraser 73' (pen.)	Report	Daniel 8' Quinn 67' Wallace 75'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury

15 December 2020 18	Ipswich Town	2–1	Burton Albion	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Bennetts 4' McGuinness 51' Jackson 53' Huws 80' Dobra 90+3'	Report	Powell 21' Daniel 58' Bostwick 87' Edwards 90+3' Brayford 90+3'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

19 December 2020 19	Burton Albion	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Akins 44' (pen)	Report	Okenabirhie 8' Butler 35' Richards 43' 59' Whiteman 45+5}' (pen)	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Referee: Carl Brook

26 December 2020 (2020-12-26) 20	Lincoln City	5–1	Burton Albion	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Howarth 4' Johnson 7', 63' 80' Scully 56' Walsh 60' Anderson 81'	Report	Hemmings 74'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell

29 December 2020 21	Burton Albion	3–4	Wigan Athletic	Burton upon Trent
18:30 GMT	O'Toole 13' Brayford 25' Hemmings 72'	Report	Joseph 19', 28', 73' Keane 83'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott

2 January 2021 22	Burton Albion	1–5	Oxford United	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Quinn 5' Hemmings 41'	Report	Taylor 9' Shodipo 18', 31' Ruffels 56', 63'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright

9 January 2021 23	Gillingham	0–1	Burton Albion	Gillingham
14:00 GMT		Report	Carter 33'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable

16 January 2021 24	Burton Albion	0–1	Ipswich Town	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Brayford 62' Gallacher 75'	Report	Chambers 29' Norwood 54' McGuinness 73' Dozzell 83' Drinan 85'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair

6 February 2021 25	Burton Albion	1–0	Hull City	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Edwards 26' Earl 61' Smith 90'	Report	Coyle 90+3'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison

FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[44]

Win Draw Loss

8 November 2020 First round	Barnet	1–0	Burton Albion	Canons Park
12:45 GMT	Fonguck 10' Taylor 29' Preston 45'	Report	Hemmings 35' Powell 45+2'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle

EFL Cup

Win Draw Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[45] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[46]

4 September 2020 First round	Burton Albion	1–1 (4–2 p)	Accrington Stanley	Burton upon Trent
19:30 BST	Akins 32' Eardley 81'	Report	Burgess 82'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines
	Penalties
	Akins Hemmings Quinn Eardley		Pritchard Butcher Sangare Charles

15 September 2020 Second round	Burton Albion	1–3	Aston Villa	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Daniel 2' Akins 62' Quinn 89'	Report	Watkins 39' Ramsey 69' Grealish 88' Davis 90+2'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford

EFL Trophy

Win Draw Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[47]

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Cambridge United	3	2	1	0	0	7	3	+4	8	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Peterborough United	3	1	1	1	0	8	6	+2	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L1	Burton Albion	3	0	1	1	1	6	8	−2	3
4	ACA	Fulham U21	3	0	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1

Source: EFL.com

8 September 2020 Group stage	Peterborough United	3–3 (5–4 p)	Burton Albion	Peterborough
19:00 BST	Clarke 3' Reed 23' 90' Mason 68' Hamilton 90+6'	Report	Lawless 44' Powell 52', 55' Wallace 77'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie
	Penalties
	Burrows Hamilton Reed Eisa Clarke		Bostwick Fox Powell O'Toole Gilligan

6 October 2020 Group stage	Burton Albion	2–4	Cambridge United	Burton upon Trent
19:00 BST	Akins 3' Powell 4' Gallacher 20' Daniel 45+3'	Report	Knibbs 27' 90' Hannant 31', 86' Digby 73' Darling 79'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce

10 November 2020 Group stage	Burton Albion	1–1 (4–1 p)	Fulham U21	Burton upon Trent
19:00 GMT	Edwards 34' Latty-Fairweather 65'	Report	Hemmings 10' (o.g.)	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis
	Penalties
	Hemmings Lawless Hart		Bierith Harris Pajaziti

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[2] "HASSELBAINK IS BACK AT THE BREWERS". Burton Albion. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

[3] "Steven Lawless Is Buxton's First New Signing For Burton Albion". Burton Albion F.C. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

[4] "Brewers confirm signing of former Derby striker Charles Vernam". Derby Telegraph. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

[5] "Brewers Agree Deal To Sign Neal Eardley". Burton Albion F.C. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

[6] "Michael Bostwick Joins Burton Albion". Burton Albion F.C. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[7] "Burton Albion Sign Striker Kane Hemmings". Burton Albion F.C. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

[8] "Luke Varney Returns To The Brewers As Player/Coach". Burton Albion F.C. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[9] "Owen Gallacher Signs For Brewers After Successful Trial". Burton Albion F.C. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

[10] "Brewers Re-Sign Kieran O'Hara On Two-Year Deal". Burton Albion F.C. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

[11] "Brewers Sign Striker Josh Parker on Permanent Deal". Burton Albion F.C. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

[12] "Tom Hamer Signs For Burton Albion For Small Undisclosed Fee". Burton Albion FC - Official Site. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

[13] "Burton Albion Sign Jonny Smith From Bristol City". Burton Albion FC - Official Site. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

[14] "Burton Albion Sign Terry Taylor From Wolves". Burton Albion FC - Official Site. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[TSL-15] "Chelsea Deal For Sharman-Lowe". Burton Albion F.C. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

[16] "Burton loan for Roles". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

[17] "Brewers complete loan signing of Aston Villa forward Vassilev". Burton Albion F.C. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

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[19] "Brewers Sign Defender Sam Hughes On Loan From Leicester City". Burton Albion FC. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[20] "Brewers Sign Wolves Striker Niall Ennis On Loan". Burton Albion FC. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

[21] "Brewers Sign Hayden Carter On Loan From Blackburn Rovers". Burton Albion FC. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[22] "Brewers Sign Sean Clare On Loan From Oxford". Burton Albion FC. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

[23] "Brewers Sign Goalkeeper Dillon Barnes on Loan from QPR". Burton Albion FC. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

[24] "Broom Joins Brewers In Loan Deal". Peterborough United FC - Official Site. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[25] "Burton Albion Sign Josh Earl On Loan From Preston". Burton Albin FC - Official Site. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

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Burton Albion Football Club
The club	Seasons Records Players Managers
Grounds	Eton Park Pirelli Stadium
Seasons	2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
Matches	2014 Football League Two play-off Final