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Burton Albion |
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The Brewers |
| Address: |
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Pirelli Stadium, Princess Way, Burton-On-Trent,
Staffordshire. DE13 0AR |
| Telephone: |
| 01283 565938 |
| Fax: |
| 01283 523199 |
| Website: |
| www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/index.asp |
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| Club Notes |
The town of Burton has had a chequered history of football clubs, partly due to the area's main sport traditionally in the past being rugby union. Many former Burton teams have struggled financially. Albion can claim lineage from Burton Swifts, Burton Town, Burton United, and Burton Wanderers, who were all failed football clubs in the town. Burton Albion (nicknamed "the Brewers", given that brewing is one of Burton's principal industries) were formed in 1950, and joined the Birmingham & District League.
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 20 September 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. 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.
Eton Park was dismantled 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 set at 6,200, but then later raised to 6,912. 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 in front of over 11,000 Brewers fans. This constituted a record number of away fans seen at Old Trafford.
Since their FA Cup success, Burton have competed in the upper reaches of the Conference. The Brewers attained their highest ever league position to date in 2007–08, finishing in the end of season play-off places for the first time in their history, before losing in their play-off to Cambridge United. As of April 2009, they were top of the Conference National, setting a league record for the most consecutive wins in a row. This is despite losing the services of manager, Nigel Clough, to Derby County with Roy McFarland installed as caretaker manager until the end of the season. When the team was 19 points clear at the top of the table, Conference sponsors Blue Square declared Burton the winners of the 2008/09 title in a PR stunt in which they paid out all bets. After that announcement in February, however, the club saw their lead reduced week by week, though they still secured promotion to the Football League, despite losing 2-1 away at Torquay United in the final game of the season when Cambridge United could only manage a goalless draw to Altrincham.
At the end of the season, it was decided that Roy McFarland would not stay on as the Burton manager in a permanent position. After a lengthy search, the club announced that Paul Peschisolido would become the club's new manager with Gary Rowett his assistant. Burton's first ever win in the football league was a 5-2 win over Morecambe FC at the Pirelli Stadium. |
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Club Connections: |
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Dale Anderson, Jamie Barrett, Terry Bate, Dave Benton, James Coates, Dan Crane, John Duggins, Pat Edwards, John Gayle, Neil Glasser, Peter Gocan, Darren Grocutt, Alan Kurila, Phil Midworth, Karl Payne, Andy Sinton, Jim Skelding, Carl Slater, Jimmy Watton, Mark Whitehouse, Johnathan Williams, Barry Woolley, Lol Wright |
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Venue
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Matches
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W
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D
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L
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Goals
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+ / -
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Home |
10 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
12 - 21 |
-9 |
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Away |
10 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
9 - 22 |
-13 |
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Neutral |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 - 0 |
+0 |
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Total
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20
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3
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6
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11
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21 - 43
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Date
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Comp.
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Venue
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Score
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Stadium
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Crowd
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10.04.1999
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Southern League / Premier Division |
Home
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0 - 0 |
Victoria Ground
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12.09.1998
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Southern League / Premier Division |
Away
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1 - 2 |
Eton Park
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29.12.1997
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Southern League / Premier Division |
Away
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1 - 5 |
Eton Park
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760
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18.10.1997
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Southern League / Premier Division |
Home
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1 - 2 |
Victoria Ground
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860
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19.11.1991
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Southern League / Premier Division |
Home
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1 - 1 |
Victoria Ground
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445
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26.08.1991
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Southern League / Premier Division |
Away
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1 - 3 |
Eton Park
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692
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29.01.1991
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Southern League / Premier Division |
Away
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0 - 1 |
Eton Park
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967
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27.08.1990
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Southern League / Premier Division |
Home
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3 - 3 |
Victoria Ground
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1046
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14.04.1990
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Southern League / Premier Division |
Home
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0 - 2 |
Victoria Ground
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649
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01.01.1990
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Southern League / Premier Division |
Away
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1 - 0 |
Eton Park
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1162
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11.04.1989
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Southern League / Premier Division |
Away
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0 - 3 |
Eton Park
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01.04.1989
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Southern League / Premier Division |
Home
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2 - 3 |
Victoria Ground
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924
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09.04.1988
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Southern League / Premier Division |
Away
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1 - 1 |
Eton Park
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05.12.1987
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Southern League / Premier Division |
Home
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1 - 1 |
Victoria Ground
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07.04.1979
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Southern League / Northern Division |
Home
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1 - 1 |
Victoria Ground
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09.09.1978
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Southern League / Northern Division |
Away
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3 - 2 |
Eton Park
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25.04.1978
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Southern League / Northern Division |
Home
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2 - 1 |
Victoria Ground
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15.04.1978
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Southern League / Northern Division |
Away
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0 - 2 |
Eton Park
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26.01.1974
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Southern League / Northern Division |
Home
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1 - 7 |
Victoria Ground
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512
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05.01.1974
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Southern League / Northern Division |
Away
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1 - 3 |
Eton Park
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821
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