2020–21 Burton Albion F.C. season
Burton Albion 2020–21 football season
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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 participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
ChairmanBen Robinson
ManagerJake Buxton
(until 29 December)[1]
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
(from 1 January)[2]
(until 29 December)[1]
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
(from 1 January)[2]
StadiumPirelli Stadium
League One16th
| 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 | 16th | ||
| FA Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Cup | Second round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kane Hemmings (15 goals) All: Kane Hemmings (15 goals) | ||
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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 | Nat. | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Apps. | Goals | Year signed | Signed from | Transfer fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Kieran O'Hara |   |
GK | 22 April 1996 | 60 | 0 | 2020 | Manchester United |
Free | |
| 20 | Callum Hawkins | |
GK | 12 December 1999 | 0 | 0 | 2018 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 24 | Ben Garratt | |
GK | 25 April 1994 | 33 | 0 | 2019 | Crewe Alexandra |
Free | |
| 30 | Dillon Barnes | |
GK | 8 April 1997 | 1 | 0 | 2021 | Queens Park Rangers |
Loan | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | John Brayford | |
RB/CB | 29 December 1987 | 279 | 17 | 2017 | Sheffield United |
Free | |
| 3 | Colin Daniel | |
LB/LM/LW | 15 February 1988 | 72 | 2 | 2019 | Peterborough United |
Undisclosed | |
| 5 | Michael Bostwick | |
CB/RB/DM | 17 May 1988 | 31 | 2 | 2020 | Lincoln City |
Free | |
| 6 | Kieran Wallace | |
LB/CB/DM | 26 January 1995 | 78 | 2 | 2018 | Free Agent | Free | |
| 15 | Reece Hutchinson | |
LB | 1 January 2001 | 56 | 0 | 2018 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 16 | Josh Earl | |
LB/CB | 24 October 1998 | 7 | 0 | 2021 | Preston North End |
Loan | |
| 17 | Hayden Carter | |
CB/RB | 17 December 1999 | 23 | 4 | 2021 | Blackburn Rovers |
Loan | |
| 19 | Jevan Anderson |  |
CB | 3 March 2000 | 4 | 0 | 2019 | Formartine United |
Free | |
| 22 | Owen Gallacher | |
LB/LW/RW | 6 April 1999 | 12 | 0 | 2020 | Nottingham Forest |
Free | |
| 23 | Neal Eardley |  |
RB/LB | 6 November 1988 | 14 | 0 | 2020 | Lincoln City |
Free | |
| 26 | Ben Hart | |
RB | 26 September 2000 | 1 | 0 | 2019 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 37 | Tom Hamer | |
RB/CB/DM | 16 November 1999 | 20 | 2 | 2021 | Oldham Athletic |
Undisclosed | |
| 38 | Michael Mancienne | |
CB | 8 January 1988 | 17 | 0 | 2021 |  New England Revolution |
Free | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 4 | Ryan Edwards |   |
CM/AM/RM | 17 November 1993 | 89 | 9 | 2019 | Heart of Midlothian |
Free | |
| 7 | Stephen Quinn | |
CM/DM/LM | 1 April 1987 | 111 | 3 | 2018 | Reading |
Free | |
| 8 | Joe Powell | |
AM/LM/RM | 30 October 1998 | 53 | 11 | 2020 | West Ham United |
Undisclosed | |
| 11 | Jonny Smith | |
LM/RM | 28 July 1997 | 15 | 2 | 2021 | Bristol City |
Undisclosed | |
| 12 | Ben Fox | |
DM/CM/RB | 1 February 1998 | 52 | 2 | 2016 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 18 | Ryan Broom | |
RM/CM/AM | 4 September 1996 | 11 | 2 | 2021 | Peterborough United |
Loan | |
| 21 | John-Joe O'Toole | |
CM/AM/DM/CB | 30 September 1988 | 56 | 1 | 2019 | Northampton Town |
Free | |
| 25 | Ciaran Gilligan | |
RM/CM | 5 February 2002 | 21 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 28 | Sean Clare | |
CM/RM/RB | 18 September 1996 | 19 | 1 | 2021 | Oxford United |
Loan | |
| 39 | Terry Taylor | |
DM/CB | 29 June 2001 | 15 | 0 | 2021 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Undisclosed | |
| 40 | Danny Rowe | |
LW | 9 March 1992 | 14 | 0 | 2021 | Free agent | Free | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Kane Hemmings | |
CF/LW/RW | 8 April 1992 | 42 | 9 | 2020 | Dundee |
Free | |
| 10 | Lucas Akins | |
RW/LW/CF | 25 February 1989 | 321 | 67 | 2014 | Stevenage |
Free | |
| 13 | Josh Parker |  |
CF/LW/RW | 1 December 1990 | 6 | 0 | 2021 | Wycombe Wanderers |
Free | |
| 14 | Luke Varney | |
CF/LW/RW | 28 September 1982 | 40 | 2 | 2020 | Cheltenham Town |
Free | |
| 27 | Tom Hewlett | |
CF | 2 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee | ||
| 33 | Mike Fondop-Talom |  |
CF | 27 November 1993 | 17 | 2 | 2021 | Aldershot Town |
Free | |
| 35 | Jakub Niemczyk |  |
LW/RW | 22 January 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee | |
Statistics
- As of 8 May 2021
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | IRL |
Kieran O'Hara | 18 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG |
John Brayford | 44 | 4 | 39+1 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG |
Colin Daniel | 24 | 2 | 17+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | AUS |
Ryan Edwards | 45 | 2 | 36+5 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | ENG |
Michael Bostwick | 31 | 2 | 26+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG |
Kieran Wallace | 17 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Joe Powell | 41 | 8 | 21+15 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Kane Hemmings | 41 | 13 | 26+9 | 13 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG |
Lucas Akins | 47 | 10 | 43+0 | 8 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ENG |
Jonny Smith | 15 | 2 | 13+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG |
Ben Fox | 12 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | ATG |
Josh Parker | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG |
Luke Varney | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG |
Reece Hutchinson | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG |
Josh Earl* | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG |
Hayden Carter* | 23 | 4 | 23+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | WAL |
Ryan Broom | 11 | 2 | 3+8 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | IRL |
John-Joe O'Toole | 20 | 1 | 12+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SCO |
Owen Gallacher | 12 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | ENG |
Ben Garratt | 29 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | IRL |
Ciaran Gilligan | 21 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG |
Ben Hart | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG |
Tom Hewlett | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG |
Sean Clarke* | 19 | 1 | 18+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG |
Tom Armitage | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ENG |
Dillon Barnes | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | CMR |
Mike Fondop-Talom | 17 | 2 | 8+9 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | POL |
Jakub Niemczyk | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ENG |
Theirry Latty-Fairweather | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | ENG |
Tom Hamer* | 20 | 2 | 19+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | ENG |
Michael Mancienne | 17 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | WAL |
Terry Taylor | 15 | 0 | 5+10 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | ENG |
Danny Rowe | 14 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players out on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | IRL |
Stephen Quinn | 24 | 1 | 20+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | SCO |
Jevan Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | WAL |
Neal Eardley | 14 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club: | |||||||||||||
| 11 | MF | SCO |
Steven Lawless | 19 | 1 | 7+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 16 | FW | USA |
Indiana Vassilev* | 12 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF |  CYP |
Jack Roles* | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG |
Charles Vernam | 16 | 2 | 11+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | ENG |
Teddy Sharman-Lowe* | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | ENG |
Sam Hughes* | 15 | 2 | 14+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | ENG |
Niall Ennis* | 10 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Goals record
- As of 8 May 2021
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | | CF | Kane Hemmings | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | 10 | | RW | Lucas Akins | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | 8 | | AM | Joe Powell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 17 | | CB | Hayden Carter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | | RB | John Brayford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | | LB | Colin Daniel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | | CM | Ryan Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | | CB | Michael Bostwick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | | LM | Jonny Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 18 | | LM | Ryan Broom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| AM | Charles Vernam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 33 | | CF | Mike Fondop-Talom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| CB | Sam Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 37 | | RB | Tom Hamer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 | 7 | | CM | Stephen Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LW | Steven Lawless | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 28 | | CM | Sean Clare | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 61 | ||||
Disciplinary record
- As of 8 May 2021
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| 1 | 7 | | CM | Stephen Quinn | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | | CF | Kane Hemmings | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | CB | Hayden Carter | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | | CM | Sean Clare | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 2 | | RB | John Brayford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | |
| 16 | | LB | Josh Earl | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | | CM | John-Joe O'Toole | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 | | RM | Ciaran Gilligan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | | DM | Terry Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 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 | |
| 8 | | AM | Joe Powell | 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 | |
| 33 | | CF | Mike Fondop-Talom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| CB | Sam Hughes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | 6 | | LB | Kieran Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | | LM | Jonny Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | | CB | Michael Maccienne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 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 | |
| LW | Indiana Vassilev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | RM | Ryan Broom | 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 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 2 | 1 | ||||
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Pos. | Nat. | 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] |
| 9 February 2021 | CB | | Michael Mancienne | New England Revolution | Free transfer | [15] |
| 13 February 2021 | LW | | Danny Rowe | Ipswich Town | Free transfer | [16] |
| 20 February 2021 | CF | | Mike Fondop | Aldershot Town | Free transfer | [17] |
Loans in
| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2020 | GK | | Teddy Sharman-Lowe | Chelsea | 4 January 2021 | [18][19] |
| 17 September 2020 | CM | | Jack Roles | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 January 2021 | [20] |
| 17 September 2020 | LW | | Indiana Vassilev | Aston Villa | 28 January 2021 | [21][22] |
| 9 October 2020 | CB | | Sam Hughes | Leicester City | 1 January 2021 | [23] |
| 16 October 2020 | CF | | Niall Ennis | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 January 2021 | [24][25] |
| 6 January 2021 | CB | | Hayden Carter | Blackburn Rovers | End of season | [26] |
| 12 January 2021 | CM | | Sean Clare | Oxford United | End of season | [27] |
| 18 January 2021 | GK | | Dillon Barnes | Queens Park Rangers | End of season | [28] |
| 1 February 2021 | RM | | Ryan Broom | Peterborough United | End of season | [29] |
| 1 February 2021 | LB | | Josh Earl | Preston North End | End of season | [30] |
Loans out
| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 October 2020 | DF | | Tom Armitage | Tamworth | 1 November 2020 | [31] |
| 6 October 2020 | RB | | Ben Hart | Tamworth | 1 November 2020 | [31] |
| 4 December 2020 | CB | | Jevan Anderson | Kettering Town | 1 January 2021 | [32][33] |
| 18 December 2020 | DM | | Ben Fox | Barnet | 15 January 2021 | [34] |
| 21 December 2020 | RB | | Ben Hart | Redditch United | 15 January 2021 | [35] |
| 14 January 2021 | RB | | Neal Eardley | Barrow | End of season | [36] |
| 15 January 2021 | CM | | Stephen Quinn | Mansfield Town | End of season | [37] |
Transfers out
| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | GK | | Stephen Bywater | Retired | [38] | |
| 1 July 2020 | AM | | Scott Fraser | Milton Keynes Dons | Rejected contract | [39][40] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | | Joe Sbarra | Solihull Moors | Released | [38][41] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | | Kwame Thomas | Wrexham | Released | [38][42] |
| 1 July 2020 | MF | | Ethan Vale | Newcastle Town | Released | [38][43] |
| 9 July 2020 | CF |  | Oliver Sarkic | Blackpool | Free transfer | [44] |
| 6 September 2020 | GK | | Teddy Sharman-Lowe | Chelsea | Undisclosed | [18] |
| 15 January 2021 | LW | | Steven Lawless | Motherwell | Free transfer | [45] |
| 1 February 2021 | AM | | Charles Vernam | Bradford City | Undisclosed | [46] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 66 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 65 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 67 | −4 | 64 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 60 |
| 16 | Burton Albion | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 61 | 73 | −12 | 57 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 54 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 80 | −27 | 53 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 51 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 54 | 77 | −23 | 48 |
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[47]
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[47]
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 |
| 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 61 | 73 | −12 | 57 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 31 | −2 |
Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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.[48]
| 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: Sam 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 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: Sam 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 |
| 13 February 2021 26 | Northampton Town | 0–2 | Burton Albion | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Kioso 64' Hoskins 82' |
Report | Bostwick 77' Clare 82'Edwards 90+4' |
Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 20 February 2021 27 | Burton Albion | 0–3 | Sunderland | Burton upon Trent |
| 15:00 GMT | Earl 5' 56' Clare 52'Carter 65'Fondop 89'Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
Report | Leadbitter 6' McGeady 18'Gooch 32', 38'O'Brien 56'Wyke 76' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 23 February 2021 28 | Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | Burton Albion | Charlton |
| 19:00 GMT | Stockley 9' |
Report | Fondop 25' Watson 53' (o.g.) |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 27 February 2021 29 | Rochdale | 0–2 | Burton Albion | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | Baah 40' Rathbone 77'O'Connell 90+2' |
Report | Hemmings 65' Clare 75'Smith 78'Akins 86' |
Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 2 March 2021 30 | Burton Albion | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers | Burton upon Trent |
| 19:00 GMT | Clare 43' Smith 55'Carter 90+2'Hemmings 90+6' |
Report | McCormick 11' 52' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 6 March 2021 31 | Burton Albion | 2–1 | Peterborough United | Burton upon Trent |
| 15:00 GMT | Smith 6' Hemmings 54' Carter 58', 90+4' Brayford 68' |
Report | Beevers 57' Burrows 90+5' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 9 March 2021 32 | AFC Wimbledon | 0–1 | Burton Albion | Wimbledon |
| 19:00 GMT | Heneghan 49' |
Report | Bostwick 59' |
Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 13 March 2021 33 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–3 | Burton Albion | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Hemmings 9', 23', 34' Taylor 76'Carter 90+4' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 16 March 2021 34 | Blackpool | 1–1 | Burton Albion | Blackpool |
| 19:00 GMT | Garbutt 64' |
Report | Carter 24', 71' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 20 March 2021 35 | Burton Albion | 1–2 | Milton Keynes Dons | Burton upon Trent |
| 15:00 GMT | Clare 41' Carter 58'Hemmings 68'Akins 74' (pen.) |
Report | Fraser 15' (pen.) McEachran 57'O'Hora 61'Harvie 90+3' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 23 March 2021 36 | Burton Albion | 1–2 | Shrewsbury Town | Burton upon Trent |
| 19:00 GMT | Clare 60' |
Report | Main 6', 90' Chapman 56'Ogbeta 78' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 2 April 2021 37 | Accrington Stanley | 0–0 | Burton Albion | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Mancienne 53' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 5 April 2021 38 | Burton Albion | 2–1 | Swindon Town | Burton upon Trent |
| 15:00 BST | Hamer 26' Hemmings 64'Brayford 83' |
Report | Payne 35' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 10 April 2021 39 | Portsmouth | 1–2 | Burton Albion | Milton |
| 15:00 BST | Daniels 88' |
Report | Clare 40' Fondop 45'Powell 47' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby |
| 13 April 2021 40 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–3 | Burton Albion | Doncaster |
| 19:00 BST | Greaves 39' Coppinger 78' |
Report | Akins 59' Hamer 72'Carter 78' |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock |
| 17 April 2021 41 | Burton Albion | 1–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Burton upon Trent |
| 12:30 BST | Clare 19' Broom 90+3' |
Report | Watts 28' Mayor 56'Hardie 69'Opoku 73' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 20 April 2021 42 | Burton Albion | 0–1 | Lincoln City | Burton upon Trent |
| 19:00 BST | Fondop 88' Taylor 90+3' |
Report | Eyoma 27' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 24 April 2021 43 | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Burton Albion | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Keane 37' |
Report | Powell 12', 16' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 27 April 2021 44 | Burton Albion | 5–2 | Fleetwood Town | Burton upon Trent |
| 19:00 BST | Earl 27' Akins 35'Powell 39'Hamer 72'Hemmings 74', 85', 90+5'Taylor 78' |
Report | Biggins 45+4' Finley 62'Rossiter 90+2' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 1 May 2021 45 | Burton Albion | 1–1 | Gillingham | Burton upon Trent |
| 15:00 BST | Taylor 13' Hemmings 45+1'Earl 85'Broom 90', 90+1'Fondop-Talum 90+1' |
Report | Graham 37' MacDonald 39' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 9 May 2021 46 | Oxford United | 4–0 | Burton Albion | Oxford |
| 12:00 BST | Shodipo 10' Taylor 28'Lee 57'Winnall 90+2' |
Report | Mancienne 11' Taylor 56'Gilligan 72'Carter 79' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[49]
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.[50] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[51]
| 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 |
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| 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.[52]
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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| 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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