Club · Sky Bet Championship · Burton-on-Trent
Burton Albion
The Brewers · Founded 1950
- Pirelli Stadium · 6,972
- England
- Reputation
- 4,750 calc
- Squad strength calc
- 110.19 Best sixteen by CA
- Players calc
- 49
- Balance
- £400,000
- Transfer budget
- £150,000
- Wage budget
- £6,000 p/w
Best XI (calc)
- GKJon McLaughlin
- DLDamien McCrory
- DRTom Naylor
- ML—
- MRLucas Akins
- DCKyle McFadzean
- DCBen Turner
- MCJackson Irvine
- MCMatt Palmer
- STStuart Beavon
- ST—
- Formation
- 4-4-2
- Average CA (calc)
- —
- Goalkeeper, highest CA (calc)
- 106
- Defender, highest CA (calc)
- 115
- Midfielder, highest CA (calc)
- 119
- Attacker, highest CA (calc)
- 105
Line maxima are fm-reader's figures for the full squad by calculated best position; they include loans in and exclude loans out. The XI average is shown only when all eleven positions are filled.
Best sixteen (calc)
Calculated by fm-reader from the 16 highest-CA squad players (at most sixteen). The squad includes loans in and excludes loans out, with players matched to the team's gender. PA uses expected potential for range codes. Missing inputs stay missing.
| Measure | Average | Median | Lowest | Highest | League rank of average | League rank of median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current ability | 110.19 | 111.0 | 101 | 119 | 23 | 23 |
| Expected potential | 124.75 | 124.0 | 115 | 135 | 23 | 24 |
| Value | £678,136 | £624,762 | £57,928 | £1,421,438 | 24 | 23 |
| Sale value | £1,057,885 | £471,848 | £52,135 | £7,686,000 | 24 | 24 |
| Weekly wage | £3,805 | £2,249 | £1,499 | £10,000 | 24 | 24 |
| Age | 28.10 | 28.66 | 18 | 34 | 3 | 3 |
Contracted players
46| Name | Positions | Age | Nationality | Status | CA | PA | Value calc | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Irvine | M (C) | 23 | Australia | — | 119 | 135 | £1,421,438 | Jun 2019 |
| Lloyd Dyer | — | 33 | England | — | 116 | 125 | £127,085 | Jun 2017 |
| Kyle McFadzean | D (C) | 29 | England | — | 115 | 124 | £1,177,875 | Jun 2019 |
| Ben Turner | D (C) | 28 | England | — | 115 | 129 | £1,222,403 | Jun 2017 |
| John Mousinho | D (C), DM | 30 | England | — | 113 | 118 | £492,501 | Jun 2017 |
| Matt Palmer | M (C) | 22 | England | — | 111 | 135 | £887,063 | Jun 2018 |
| Lucas Akins | WB/M/AM (R), ST (C) | 27 | England | — | 108 | 115 | £539,400 | Jun 2018 |
| Tom Naylor | D (RC), DM, M (C) | 25 | England | — | 107 | 120 | £459,341 | Jun 2017 |
| Jon McLaughlin | GK | 28 | Scotland | — | 106 | 120 | £380,787 | Jun 2017 |
| Stuart Beavon | ST (C) | 32 | England | — | 105 | 120 | £260,993 | Jun 2017 |
| Damien McCrory | D/WB/M (L) | 26 | Republic of Ireland | — | 105 | 120 | £534,990 | Jun 2018 |
| Phil EdwardsOn loan at Oxford United | D (RC) | 30 | England | — | 103 | 107 | £339,933 | Jun 2017 |
| Lee Williamson | DM, M (C) | 34 | Jamaica | — | 101 | 124 | £57,928 | Jun 2017 |
| Callum Reilly | — | 22 | Republic of Ireland | — | 98 | 110 | £292,779 | Jun 2017 |
| Tom Flanagan | D (RC), WB (R) | 24 | Northern Ireland | — | 98 | 120 | £293,704 | Jun 2017 |
| Shaun Barker | — | 33 | England | — | 96 | 119 | £67,187 | Jun 2017 |
| Stephen Bywater | GK | 35 | England | — | 95 | 120 | £78,663 | Jun 2017 |
| Kelvin Maynard | — | 29 | Holland | — | 84 | 104 | £149,412 | — |
| Marcus Harness | — | 20 | England | — | 79 | 90–120 | £45,866 | Jun 2017 |
| Ben Fox | — | 18 | England | — | 72 | 90–120 | £22,968 | Jun 2017 |
| Marcus Dinanga | — | 18 | England | — | 66 | — | — | Jun 2017 |
| Ryan Delaney | — | 19 | Republic of Ireland | — | 63 | 60–90 | £25,622 | Jun 2018 |
| Sam HornbyOn loan at Kidderminster Harriers | — | 21 | England | — | 58 | 80–110 | £15,501 | Jun 2017 |
| Harry Campbell | GK | 20 | England | — | 56 | 70–100 | £5,140 | Dec 2016 |
| Charlie Gatter | — | 18 | England | — | 50 | — | £8,639 | Jun 2017 |
| Joseph Sbarra | — | 17 | England | — | 45 | — | £5,737 | Jun 2017 |
| Brad Smith | — | 18 | England | — | 40 | — | — | — |
| Mirza Sejdic | — | 18 | England | — | 40 | — | £3,577 | — |
| Jack O'Brien | — | 19 | England | — | 35 | — | — | — |
| Shae Yates | — | 20 | England | — | 35 | — | — | — |
| Isaac Currie | — | 20 | England | — | 34 | — | — | — |
| Lewis Troke | — | 18 | England | — | 30 | — | — | — |
| Alex Horton | — | 20 | England | — | 27 | — | — | — |
| Devarn Patterson | — | 19 | England | — | 27 | — | — | — |
| Ben Cowdrill | — | 21 | England | — | 26 | — | — | — |
| Brad Coggins | — | 19 | England | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Murfin | — | 19 | England | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shay Allen | — | 19 | England | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joseph Hunt | — | 17 | England | — | — | — | — | Jun 2017 |
| Jayden Cotterill | — | 17 | England | — | — | — | — | Jun 2017 |
| Dylan Garnett | — | 17 | England | — | — | — | — | Jun 2017 |
| Lewis Walker | — | 17 | England | — | — | — | — | Jun 2017 |
| Jack Hallahan | — | 17 | England | — | — | — | — | Jun 2017 |
| Thomas Hammerton | — | 17 | England | — | — | — | — | Jun 2017 |
| Callum Edwards | — | 17 | England | — | — | — | — | Jun 2017 |
| Cameron Shaw | — | 17 | England | — | — | — | — | Jun 2017 |
Contracted-player overview (calc)
- Players
- 46
- CA16
- 107.3
- PA16
- 122.1
- Off-scale CA values excluded
- 0
- Off-scale PA values excluded
- 0
- Average age
- 22.3
- Under 21
- 26
- Squad value (calc)
- £8,916,532
- Contracts ending by 30 Jun 2017
- 27
Highest potential
| Jackson Irvine | 23 | 135 |
| Matt Palmer | 22 | 135 |
| Ben Turner | 28 | 129 |
| Lloyd Dyer | 33 | 125 |
| Kyle McFadzean | 29 | 124 |
| Lee Williamson | 34 | 124 |
| Tom Naylor | 25 | 120 |
| Jon McLaughlin | 28 | 120 |
| Stuart Beavon | 32 | 120 |
| Damien McCrory | 26 | 120 |
Set-piece takers
| Corner takers | Matt Palmer |
| Free-kick takers | Matt Palmer |
| Penalty takers | Lucas Akins |
| Long-throw takers | Ben Turner |
Loaned in
| Player | From | Until | CA |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Brayford | Sheffield United | 31 May 2017 | 114 |
| Chris O'Grady | Brighton and Hove Albion | 31 May 2017 | 112 |
| Jamie Ward | Nottingham Forest | 31 May 2017 | 111 |
| Will Miller | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 Jan 2017 | 96 |
| Hamza Choudhury | Leicester City | 31 May 2017 | 105 |
Staff
16| Name | Job | Nationality | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | |||
| Matthew Ash | Chief Data Analyst | England | 25 |
| Keith Gilroy | — | Republic of Ireland | 32 |
| Paul Peschisolido | — | Canada | 45 |
| Paul Molesworth | — | England | 58 |
| Ben Robinson | — | England | 70 |
| Neill Hornby | — | England | 40 |
| Managers | |||
| Nigel Clough | Manager First Team | England | 50 |
| Danny Robinson | Manager (U18 Team) | England | 33 |
| Assistant Managers | |||
| Gary Crosby | Assistant Manager First Team | England | 52 |
| Coaches | |||
| Andy Garner | Coach First Team | England | 50 |
| Sam Rose | Coach Reserve Team | England | 29 |
| Physios | |||
| Matt Brown | Physio First Team | England | 45 |
| Nick Fenton | Head Physio | England | 36 |
| Scouts | |||
| Gino Venosi | Scout | England | 28 |
| Goalkeeping Coaches | |||
| Martin Taylor | Gk Coach First Team | England | 49 |
| Fitness Coaches | |||
| Chris Beardsley | Fitness Coach First Team | England | 32 |
Club
- Full name
- Burton Albion
- Short name
- Burton
- Nickname
- The Brewers
- Second nickname
- —
- Six-letter name
- Burton
- Three-letter name
- —
- Alternative abbreviation
- —
- Nation
- England
- Stadium
- Pirelli Stadium 6,972
- Training ground
- St. George's Park
- World reputation
- 0
- Potential reputation
- 3,750
- Reputation scope (calc)
- National
- Hashtag
- —
Squad and expectations
- Players (calc)
- 49
- Foreign players (calc)
- 5
- Homegrown in nation (calc)
- 46
- Loaned in (calc)
- 5
- Loaned out (calc)
- 2
- Ranking score (calc)
- 5,712
- Predicted position (calc)
- 24
- Stored media expectation
- Avoid Relegation or Relegation
- Stored predicted finish
- —
Finances
- Financial state
- —
- Rich benefactor
- None
- Benefactor changes starting finances
- No
- Balance
- £400,000
- Transfer budget
- £150,000
- Transfer budget before the window
- £80,000
- Wage budget (weekly)
- £6,000
- Highest weekly wage
- £5,000
- Loan debt
- £0
- Previous turnover
- £2,649,137
- Previous profit
- £94,824
- Average ticket price
- £22
- Season ticket price
- £406
- Stadium rent (yearly)
- £0
- Rents stadium
- No
- Rent share of gate receipts
- 0%
- Transfer embargo
- —
Fans and facilities
- Average attendance
- —
- Minimum attendance
- —
- Maximum attendance
- —
- Season ticket holders
- 425
- Club members
- —
- Supporter loyalty
- 14
- Supporter passion
- 12
- Supporter patience
- 12
- Supporter affluence
- 10
- Supporter temperament
- 10
- Supporter expectations
- 10
- Morale
- 17
- Training facilities
- 20
- Corporate facilities
- 8
- Youth facilities
- —
- Youth coaching
- —
- Youth recruitment
- —
- Youth importance
- —
Kits
- Home Background #FFF600, foreground #000000
- Away Background #00A4C5, foreground #FFFFFF
- Third Background #000000, foreground #FFEE4A
Stored shirt colours. Swatches do not reproduce the kit design.
Every kit part (23)
| Home | Shorts | Shorts: Plain | ||
| Home (GK) | Socks | — | ||
| Home | Icon | — | ||
| Home (GK) | Icon | — | ||
| Home | Text | — | ||
| Home (GK) | Shorts | Shorts: Side Stripe | ||
| Home (GK) | Shirt | Shirt: Side Stripes | ||
| Home | Shirt | Shirt: Side Stripes | ||
| Home | Socks | Socks: Top Two Hoops Different | ||
| Away | Icon | — | ||
| Away | Shirt | Shirt: Side Stripes | ||
| Away (GK) | Shorts | — | ||
| Away (GK) | Socks | — | ||
| Away | Text | — | ||
| Away | Socks | Socks: Halves (Back-Front) | ||
| Away (GK) | Icon | — | ||
| Away | Shorts | Shorts: Side Stripe | ||
| Away (GK) | Shirt | Shirt: Side Stripes | ||
| Third | Shirt | Shirt: Plain One Sleeve (Left) | ||
| Third | Shorts | Shorts: Plain | ||
| Third | Text | — | ||
| Third | Icon | — | ||
| Third | Socks | — |
Teams
| Team | Type | Captain | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Albion | First Team | John Mousinho | 4,750 |
Affiliated clubs
| Mickleover Sports0% wages paid · 80% friendly chance | Likely FriendlyPlay friendlies |
Board
- Chairman title
- —
- Director of football
- —
Income deals
| Type | Total | Per year (calc) | Dates | Renews | Fixed value | Promotion / relegation change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Kit Sponsor | £200,000 | £200,000 | 26 Jul 2016 – 30 Jun 2017 | Yes | No | 0% |
| Away Kit Sponsor | £75,000 | £25,000 | 23 Jul 2013 – 30 Jun 2016 | Yes | No | 0% |
Other finance items
| Item | Amount | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| FFP starting total | £101,940 | —FFP year 2013 Sky Bet League 2 |
| FFP starting total | £2,649,137 | —FFP year 2014 Sky Bet League 2 |
| FFP starting total | £2,589,224 | —FFP year 2013 Sky Bet League 2 |
| FFP starting total | £94,824 | —FFP year 2014 Sky Bet League 2 |
| FFP starting total | -£350,000 | —FFP year 2015 Sky Bet League 1 |
League position by season
Honours (calc)
| Competition | Won | Runner-up | Last won |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Southern League Cup | 3 | 1 | 2000 |
| Sky Bet League 2 | 1 | — | 2015 |
| Vanarama National League | 1 | — | 2009 |
| English Northern Premier League Premier Division | 1 | — | 2002 |
| Sky Bet League 1 | — | 1 | — |
| English FA Trophy | — | 1 | — |
| English Southern League Premier Division | — | 2 | — |
League history
39Club records
| Most overall goals | Richie Barker | 159 goals | |
| Highest attendance | v Oxford United | 6,192 attendance | 2009 |
| Record defeat | v Barnet 0–10 | 1970 | |
| Record win | v Coalville Town 12–1 | 1954 | |
| Most league goals in a season | Stan Round | 59 goals | 1965 |
| Most goals in a match | Frank Bullock v Coalville Town | 6 goals | 1954 |
| Most league goals in a match | Jack Grainger v Sittingbourne | 5 goals | 1960 |
| Longest winning run | 12 games | 2008 | |
| Longest losing run | 4 games | 2003 | |
| Longest unbeaten run | 17 games | 2008 | |
| Longest run without a win | 15 games | 2011 | |
| Most games without conceding | 4 games | 2008 | |
| Most games without scoring | 3 games | 2006 | |
| Lowest attendance | v Merthyr Tydfil | 150 attendance | 1978 |
| Oldest goalscorer | |||
| Youngest player | Matt Palmer v Burton Albion | ||
| Oldest player | Kevin Poole v Grimsby Town | ||
| Highest average attendance | 3,190 attendance | ||
| Highest fee received | Nasser El Khayati v Queens Park Rangers | £350,000 | 2016 |
| Highest fee spent | Jackson Irvine v Ross County | £300,000 | 2016 |
| Highest fee spent | Darren Stride | £0 | 2008 |
Regional divisions
Transfers in
None recorded
Transfers out
None recorded
Across versions
| Version | Division | Reputation | Players | Balance | Transfer budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM27 27.0.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,650 | 32 | £674,585 | £100,000 |
| FM26 26.2.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,550 | 51 | £410,149 | £100,000 |
| FM26 26.0.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,550 | 50 | £410,149 | £100,000 |
| FM24 24.3.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,550 | 44 | £2,250,000 | £1 |
| FM23 23.4.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,550 | 50 | £2,250,000 | £1 |
| FM23 23.3.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,550 | 50 | £2,250,000 | £1 |
| FM23 23.0.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,550 | 52 | £2,250,000 | £1 |
| FM22 22.4.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,600 | 50 | £2,250,000 | £1 |
| FM22 22.3.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,600 | 48 | £2,250,000 | £1 |
| FM22 22.1.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,600 | 50 | £2,250,000 | £1 |
| FM22 22.0.1 | Sky Bet League One | 4,600 | 50 | £2,250,000 | £1 |
| FM22 22.0.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,600 | 42 | £2,250,000 | £1 |
| FM21 21.4.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,700 | 46 | £2,250,000 | £1 |
| FM21 21.3.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,700 | 45 | £2,250,000 | £1 |
| FM21 21.1.1 | Sky Bet League One | 4,700 | 42 | £2,250,000 | £1 |
| FM21 21.0.1 | Sky Bet League One | 4,700 | 43 | £2,250,000 | £1 |
| FM21 21.0.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,700 | 49 | £2,250,000 | £1 |
| FM20 20.4.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,700 | 39 | £2,250,000 | £150,000 |
| FM20 20.3.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,700 | 39 | £2,250,000 | £150,000 |
| FM20 20.1.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,800 | 42 | £2,250,000 | £150,000 |
| FM20 20.0.1 | Sky Bet League One | 4,800 | 42 | £2,250,000 | £150,000 |
| FM20 20.0.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,800 | 41 | £2,250,000 | £150,000 |
| FM19 19.3.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,800 | 43 | £2,250,000 | £100,000 |
| FM19 19.1.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,800 | 44 | £2,250,000 | £100,000 |
| FM19 19.0.1 | Sky Bet League One | 4,800 | 44 | £2,250,000 | £100,000 |
| FM19 19.0.0 | Sky Bet League One | 4,800 | 54 | £2,250,000 | £200,000 |
| FM18 18.3.0 | Sky Bet Championship | 5,100 | 47 | £2,250,000 | £300,000 |
| FM18 18.1.0 | Sky Bet Championship | 5,100 | 49 | £2,250,000 | £300,000 |
| FM18 18.0.0 | Sky Bet Championship | 5,100 | 49 | £2,250,000 | £300,000 |
| FM17 17.3.0 | Sky Bet Championship | 4,750 | 46 | £400,000 | £150,000 |
| FM17 17.0.0 | Sky Bet Championship | 4,750 | 46 | £400,000 | £150,000 |
| FM16 16.3.0 | Sky Bet League 1 | 3,800 | 54 | £400,000 | £75,000 |
| FM16 16.0.1 | Sky Bet League 1 | 3,800 | 55 | £100,000 | £75,000 |
| FM16 16.0.0 | Sky Bet League 1 | 3,800 | 55 | £100,000 | £75,000 |
| FM15 15.3.0 | Sky Bet League 2 | 3,700 | 50 | £100,000 | £20,000 |
| FM15 15.0.0 | Sky Bet League 2 | 3,700 | 48 | £100,000 | £20,000 |
| FM14 14.3.0 | Sky Bet League 2 | 3,600 | 39 | £100,000 | £20,000 |
| FM14 14.0.0 | Sky Bet League 2 | 3,500 | 44 | £100,000 | £20,000 |
| FM13 13.3.0 | npower League 2 | 3,400 | 44 | £100,000 | £10,000 |
| FM13 13.0.0 | npower League 2 | 3,000 | 46 | £30,000 | £10,000 |
| FM12 12.2.0 | npower League 2 | 3,000 | 35 | £100,000 | £10,000 |
| FM12 12.0.0 | npower League 2 | 2,750 | 32 | £350,000 | £25,000 |
| FM11 11.0.0 | npower League 2 | 2,600 | 28 | £400,000 | £30,000 |
| FM10 10.0.0 | — | — | 20 | £450,000 | — |