Burton Albion, known as The Brewers, is a professional English football club from Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. Founded in 1950, the club built its reputation through a long non-league journey before entering the English Football League in 2009. Its modern identity is rooted in amber and black colours, community connection and a steady presence in the domestic game. The club’s story combines local heritage, measured growth and a distinctive place in the English football pyramid.
Burton Albion Upcoming matches by league
League One
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- Regular Season - 7
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Mansfield Town
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- Regular Season - 8
Plymouth
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Home Park -
- Regular Season - 9
Burton AlbionNo H2HHuddersfield
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- Regular Season - 10
DoncasterNo H2HBurton Albion
EFL Trophy
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- Group North - 6
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Nottingham Forest U21
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- Group North - 6
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Grimsby
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- Group North - 6
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Notts County
Burton Albion Last matches by league
League One
EFL Trophy
League Cup
Friendlies Clubs
FA Cup
Burton Albion Team Roster
The recorded squad contains 27 players: seven attackers, eight defenders, two goalkeepers and ten midfielders. Attackers include G. Arubi, M. Dennis, Robbie Meakin, T. Kalinauskas and T. Shade, while C. Tilt, J. Armer, J. Sraha and T. Sibbick form part of the defensive group. Goalkeeping options are C. Addai and K. Dudek. Midfield is represented by C. Webster, Caden Gilbert, G. Evans, K. Chauke, Kairo Piper and W. Collar, with Miles Henry and Samuel Oyemade adding further depth.
position Goalkeeper
Kamil Dudek
Corey Kofi Cheremeh Addai
position Defender
Toby Peter Humphrey Sibbick
George Evans
Curtis Anthony Tilt
Jason Robert Sraha Sraha
Emeka Adeile
Harvey Araujo
Finn Delap
Joe Cameron Lewis
Miles Henry
W. Earley
position Midfielder
Jack Armer
Kgaogelo Chauke
Charles Clive Webster
William Guy Collar
Kyran Aiden Lofthouse
Sulyman Krubally
J. Willow
Caden Gilbert
Samuel Oyemade
Kairo Piper
position Attacker
Gbemi Kingslyn Arubi
Raphael Borges Rodrigues
Caylan Vickers
Matthew Dennis
Tomas Kalinauskas
Kain Adom
Robbie Meakin
Last Burton Albion Coachs
Gary Bowyer is the most recent recorded Burton Albion appointment, beginning his tenure on 1 December 2024, and he is listed as the current coach. The timeline records Tom Hounsell from July to December 2024, alongside an overlapping Mark Robinson entry dated June to October 2024. Martin Paterson was recorded from January to May 2024, following Gary Mills from December 2023 to January 2024. This sequence shows a period of managerial change before Bowyer’s continuing tenure.
Gary David Bowyer
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary David Bowyer | England | 1 December 2024 | |
| Tom Hounsell | England | 1 July 2024 | 1 December 2024 |
| Mark Robinson | England | 1 June 2024 | 1 October 2024 |
| Martin Andrew Paterson | England | 1 January 2024 | 1 May 2024 |
| Gary Mills | England | 1 December 2023 | 1 January 2024 |
| Noureddine Maamria | Tunisia | 1 September 2022 | 1 December 2023 |
| Jerrel Floyd Hasselbaink | Suriname | 1 January 2021 | 1 September 2022 |
| 1 September 2020 | 1 December 2020 | ||
| Nigel Howard Clough | England | 1 December 2015 | 1 May 2020 |
| Jerrel Floyd Hasselbaink | Suriname | 1 November 2014 | 1 December 2015 |
| Gary Rowett | England | 1 March 2012 | 1 October 2014 |
| Neil Warnock | England | 1 January 1981 | 1 February 1986 |
Burton Albion Transfers
The recorded arrivals show a mixed movement pattern rather than a complete transfer total. G. Arubi and M. Dennis joined from Dundalk and Notts County respectively, while C. Tilt arrived from Bradford. C. Addai was added on loan from Stockport County. The list also includes returns from loan, including J. Cooper and T. Kalinauskas from Roda, plus A. Bannon from Derry City and M. Matthews Lewis from Yeovil Town. Earlier entries record K. Adom from Gateshead and G. Evans from Wrexham, with additional loans, transfers and free-agent arrivals in the period shown.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. Borges Rodrigues |
Coventry
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Loan | 31 August 2026 |
| Caylan Vickers |
Brighton
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Transfer | 30 August 2026 |
| J. Lewis |
AFC Wimbledon
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Free agent | 29 August 2026 |
| Harvey Araujo |
Fulham
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Free agent | 18 August 2026 |
| Emeka Adeile |
Utrecht
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Loan | 17 August 2026 |
| Harvey Araujo |
Fulham
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Free agent | 17 August 2026 |
| W. Collar |
Milton Keynes Dons
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Loan | 13 August 2026 |
| G. Arubi |
Dundalk
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Transfer | 17 July 2026 |
| C. Addai |
Stockport County
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Loan | 14 July 2026 |
| M. Dennis |
Notts County
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Transfer | 3 July 2026 |
| W. Collar |
Milton Keynes Dons
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Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| C. Tilt |
Bradford
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| A. Bannon |
Derry City
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| T. Kalinauskas |
Roda
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| J. Cooper |
Roda
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
The recorded departures include Dylan Williams to Motherwell and Julian Larsson to Helsingborg, both listed as transfers, while U. Godwin-Malife moved to Reading and J. Beesley to Bradford under the same category. Several players left as free agents, including N. Akoto, J. Cooper, J. Amissah, Fábio Tavares, J. Moon and G. Bajrami. Loan returns include A. Cannon to Wrexham, B. Collins to Coventry and S. Revan to Wrexham. This is a partial view of recent movement, not a complete departures total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. Shade |
Portsmouth
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Transfer | 31 August 2026 |
| T. Vancooten |
Stevenage
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- | 24 July 2026 |
| Dylan Williams |
Motherwell
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Transfer | 19 July 2026 |
| Dylan Williams |
Motherwell
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Transfer | 18 July 2026 |
| A. Bannon |
Cliftonville FC
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Free agent | 16 July 2026 |
| N. Akoto |
Eastleigh
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Free agent | 12 July 2026 |
| J. Cooper |
Emmen
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Free agent | 12 July 2026 |
| N. Akoto |
Eastleigh
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Free agent | 11 July 2026 |
| Julian Larsson |
Helsingborg
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Transfer | 6 July 2026 |
| A. Hartridge |
Plymouth
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| J. Beesley |
Bradford
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| G. Bajrami |
Teuta Durrës
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| J. Moon |
Port Vale
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Fábio Tavares |
Rotherham
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| U. Godwin-Malife |
Reading
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Taken together, the recorded movement around Burton Albion shows a squad affected by several transaction types across the 2025-26 season and summer 2026. Arrivals include transfers such as G. Arubi, M. Dennis, C. Tilt and K. Adom, a free transfer for G. Evans, a loan for C. Addai and several returns from temporary spells. Departures include moves for Dylan Williams, Julian Larsson, U. Godwin-Malife and J. Beesley, free-agent exits, and returns of loanees to parent clubs. The same player can appear more than once when the recorded movement covers separate stages, as with T. Kalinauskas and M. Matthews Lewis, so the entries describe transactions rather than a definitive headcount. With fees absent from every listed movement, the recent picture is clearest as a chronology of arrivals, temporary placements, returns and exits, rather than a measured financial balance.
Leagues Burton Albion has participated in
Burton Albion’s recorded competitive footprint includes League One and the domestic cup programme, with participation listed in the EFL Trophy, FA Cup and League Cup through 2025. Club friendlies are also recorded from 2020 to 2025. Earlier records place the club in the Championship during 2016 and 2017, following League Two participation from 2011 to 2014. The timeline therefore traces Burton’s rise through the English league structure while retaining regular involvement in national knockout competitions. No European competition is recorded in the available profile.
More about Burton Albion
Burton Albion Football Club, commonly known as Burton Albion or The Brewers, represents Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1950, it spent most of its early history in non-league football before a landmark promotion to the English Football League in 2009. The club then reached the EFL Championship for the first time in 2016, a rapid rise that established Burton as a notable modern lower-league success story. Burton plays at Pirelli Stadium on Princess Way, a venue opened in 2005 to replace historic Eton Park. Its modern ground reflects the club’s place in the professional English pyramid while retaining a strong local identity. The Brewers nickname and brewing imagery on the badge connect the team to Burton upon Trent’s long-standing reputation as a centre of brewing in England. Yellow and black, often expressed through amber and black, are the defining colours of its traditional home identity. At the institutional level, Burton is part of the English Football League and operates within the domestic pyramid, with no recorded UEFA club competition footprint. Its profile is community-focused and fan-respecting, and the club has traditionally been associated with a stable, sustainable operating model under private ownership. That description sits alongside a culture of continuity in which long managerial eras have helped shape a resilient playing identity. The club’s modern story has been closely linked with two separate long-serving managerial stints by Nigel Clough, whose influence forms part of Burton’s established football heritage. The wider squad model reflects modern lower-league recruitment, combining experienced English footballers, promising loanees from higher-tier academies and a multinational group within a compact professional setup. Burton’s identity is consequently defined by local heritage, measured progression and a durable connection to its town, while its competitive ecosystem remains firmly rooted in English domestic football.
Last matches statistics for Burton Albion
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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0 - 1
Birmingham
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Solihull Moors
1 - 1
Burton Albion
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Burton Albion
1 - 0
Derby
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Burton Albion
1 - 2
Blackburn
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6 / 16 |
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75 | 12 | 2 | 5 |
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Burton Albion
1 - 1
Stevenage
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Leicester
1 - 2
Burton Albion
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6 / 13 |
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68 | 19 | 3 | 2 |
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Notts County
2 - 1
Burton Albion
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1 / 2 |
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70 | 22 | 4 1 | 6 |
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Burton Albion
4 - 1
AFC Wimbledon
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5 / 10 |
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78 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
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Burton Albion
2 - 2
Cambridge United
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3 / 13 |
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0% | 12 | 1 | 0 |
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Oxford United
3 - 0
Burton Albion
|
2 / 9 |
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0% | 16 | 1 | 2 |
Detailed statistics Burton Albion
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).