2020–21 Burton Albion F.C. season

Burton Albion
2020–21 season
ChairmanBen Robinson
ManagerJake Buxton
(until 29 December)[1]
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
(from 1 January)[2]
StadiumPirelli Stadium
League One16th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kane Hemmings
(15 goals)
All:
Kane Hemmings
(15 goals)

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 Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
1 Kieran O'Hara Republic of IrelandEngland GK (1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 (age 28) 60 0 2020 England Manchester United Free
20 Callum Hawkins England GK (1999-12-12) 12 December 1999 (age 25) 0 0 2018 Academy Trainee
24 Ben Garratt England GK (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 30) 33 0 2019 England Crewe Alexandra Free
30 Dillon Barnes England GK (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 (age 27) 1 0 2021 England Queens Park Rangers Loan
Defenders
2 John Brayford England RB/CB (1987-12-29) 29 December 1987 (age 37) 279 17 2017 England Sheffield United Free
3 Colin Daniel England LB/LM/LW (1988-02-15) 15 February 1988 (age 36) 72 2 2019 England Peterborough United Undisclosed
5 Michael Bostwick England CB/RB/DM (1988-05-17) 17 May 1988 (age 36) 31 2 2020 England Lincoln City Free
6 Kieran Wallace England LB/CB/DM (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 (age 29) 78 2 2018 Free Agent Free
15 Reece Hutchinson England LB (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 24) 56 0 2018 Academy Trainee
16 Josh Earl England LB/CB (1998-10-24) 24 October 1998 (age 26) 7 0 2021 England Preston North End Loan
17 Hayden Carter England CB/RB (1999-12-17) 17 December 1999 (age 25) 23 4 2021 England Blackburn Rovers Loan
19 Jevan Anderson Scotland CB (2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 24) 4 0 2019 Scotland Formartine United Free
22 Owen Gallacher ScotlandEngland LB/LW/RW (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 25) 12 0 2020 England Nottingham Forest Free
23 Neal Eardley Wales RB/LB (1988-11-06) 6 November 1988 (age 36) 14 0 2020 England Lincoln City Free
26 Ben Hart England RB (2000-09-26) 26 September 2000 (age 24) 1 0 2019 Academy Trainee
37 Tom Hamer England RB/CB/DM (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 25) 20 2 2021 England Oldham Athletic Undisclosed
38 Michael Mancienne England CB (1988-01-08) 8 January 1988 (age 36) 17 0 2021 United States New England Revolution Free
Midfielders
4 Ryan Edwards AustraliaSingapore CM/AM/RM (1993-11-17) 17 November 1993 (age 31) 89 9 2019 Scotland Heart of Midlothian Free
7 Stephen Quinn Republic of Ireland CM/DM/LM (1987-04-01) 1 April 1987 (age 37) 111 3 2018 England Reading Free
8 Joe Powell England AM/LM/RM (1998-10-30) 30 October 1998 (age 26) 53 11 2020 England West Ham United Undisclosed
11 Jonny Smith England LM/RM (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 27) 15 2 2021 England Bristol City Undisclosed
12 Ben Fox England DM/CM/RB (1998-02-01) 1 February 1998 (age 26) 52 2 2016 Academy Trainee
18 Ryan Broom Wales RM/CM/AM (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 28) 11 2 2021 England Peterborough United Loan
21 John-Joe O'Toole Republic of IrelandEngland CM/AM/DM/CB (1988-09-30) 30 September 1988 (age 36) 56 1 2019 England Northampton Town Free
25 Ciaran Gilligan Republic of Ireland RM/CM (2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 22) 21 0 2020 Academy Trainee
28 Sean Clare England CM/RM/RB (1996-09-18) 18 September 1996 (age 28) 19 1 2021 England Oxford United Loan
39 Terry Taylor WalesScotland DM/CB (2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 (age 23) 15 0 2021 England Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed
40 Danny Rowe England LW (1992-03-09) 9 March 1992 (age 32) 14 0 2021 Free Agent Free
Forwards
9 Kane Hemmings England CF/LW/RW (1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 (age 32) 42 9 2020 Scotland Dundee Free
10 Lucas Akins England RW/LW/CF (1989-02-25) 25 February 1989 (age 35) 321 67 2014 England Stevenage Free
13 Josh Parker Antigua and BarbudaEngland CF/LW/RW (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 (age 34) 6 0 2021 England Wycombe Wanderers Free
14 Luke Varney England CF/LW/RW (1982-09-28) 28 September 1982 (age 42) 40 2 2020 England Cheltenham Town Free
27 Tom Hewlett England CF 2 0 2020 Academy Trainee
33 Mike Fondop-Talom Cameroon CF (1993-11-27) 27 November 1993 (age 31) 17 2 2021 England Aldershot Town Free
35 Jakub Niemczyk Poland LW/RW (2004-01-22) 22 January 2004 (age 20) 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 Republic of Ireland IRL Kieran O'Hara 18 0 16+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF England ENG John Brayford 44 4 39+1 4 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
3 DF England ENG Colin Daniel 24 2 17+2 1 1+0 0 2+0 1 2+0 0
4 MF Australia AUS Ryan Edwards 45 2 36+5 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 1
5 DF England ENG Michael Bostwick 31 2 26+2 2 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF England ENG Kieran Wallace 17 0 9+3 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
8 MF England ENG Joe Powell 41 8 21+15 5 1+0 0 1+1 0 2+0 3
9 FW England ENG Kane Hemmings 41 13 26+9 13 1+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
10 FW England ENG Lucas Akins 47 10 43+0 8 1+0 0 2+0 1 1+0 1
11 MF England ENG Jonny Smith 15 2 13+2 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 MF England ENG Ben Fox 12 0 5+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
13 FW Antigua and Barbuda ATG Josh Parker 6 0 3+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW England ENG Luke Varney 4 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF England ENG Reece Hutchinson 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
16 DF England ENG Josh Earl* 7 0 6+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF England ENG Hayden Carter* 23 4 23+0 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF Wales WAL Ryan Broom 11 2 3+8 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Republic of Ireland IRL John-Joe O'Toole 20 1 12+4 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Owen Gallacher 12 0 5+4 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
24 GK England ENG Ben Garratt 29 0 28+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ciaran Gilligan 21 0 13+4 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 3+0 0
26 DF England ENG Ben Hart 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
27 FW England ENG Tom Hewlett 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
28 MF England ENG Sean Clarke* 19 1 18+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 DF England ENG Tom Armitage 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
30 GK England ENG Dillon Barnes 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW Cameroon CMR Mike Fondop-Talom 17 2 8+9 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 FW Poland POL Jakub Niemczyk 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
36 DF England ENG Theirry Latty-Fairweather 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
37 DF England ENG Tom Hamer* 20 2 19+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
38 DF England ENG Michael Mancienne 17 0 14+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
39 MF Wales WAL Terry Taylor 15 0 5+10 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 MF England ENG Danny Rowe 14 0 7+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players out on loan:
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Quinn 24 1 20+1 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+1 0
19 DF Scotland SCO Jevan Anderson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
23 DF Wales WAL Neal Eardley 14 0 9+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
Players who left the club:
11 MF Scotland SCO Steven Lawless 19 1 7+8 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 2+0 1
16 FW United States USA Indiana Vassilev* 12 0 8+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF Cyprus CYP Jack Roles* 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF England ENG Charles Vernam 16 2 11+3 2 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
28 GK England ENG Teddy Sharman-Lowe* 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
37 DF England ENG Sam Hughes* 15 2 14+0 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
38 FW England 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 England CF Kane Hemmings 13 0 0 0 13
2 10 England RW Lucas Akins 8 0 1 1 10
3 8 England AM Joe Powell 5 0 0 3 8
4 17 England CB Hayden Carter 4 0 0 0 4
5 2 England RB John Brayford 3 0 0 0 3
6 3 England LB Colin Daniel 1 0 1 0 2
4 Australia CM Ryan Edwards 1 0 0 1 2
5 England CB Michael Bostwick 2 0 0 0 2
11 England LM Jonny Smith 2 0 0 0 2
18 England LM Ryan Broom 2 0 0 0 2
18 England AM Charles Vernam 2 0 0 0 2
33 Cameroon CF Mike Fondop-Talom 2 0 0 0 2
37 England CB Sam Hughes 2 0 0 0 2
37 England RB Tom Hamer 2 0 0 0 2
15 7 Republic of Ireland CM Stephen Quinn 1 0 0 0 1
11 Scotland LW Steven Lawless 0 0 0 1 1
28 England 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
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 7 Republic of Ireland CM Stephen Quinn 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
9 England CF Kane Hemmings 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
17 England CB Hayden Carter 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
28 England CM Sean Clare 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
5 2 England RB John Brayford 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
4 England CM Ryan Edwards 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
10 England RW Lucas Akins 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
16 England LB Josh Earl 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
21 Republic of Ireland CM John-Joe O'Toole 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
25 England RM Ciaran Gilligan 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
39 Wales DM Terry Taylor 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
12 3 England LB Colin Daniel 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
5 England CB Michael Bostwick 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
8 England AM Joe Powell 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
22 Scotland LB Owen Gallacher 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
33 Cameroon CF Mike Fondop-Talom 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
37 England CB Sam Hughes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
18 6 England LB Kieran Wallace 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
11 England LM Jonny Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
38 England CB Michael Maccienne 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
21 1 Republic of Ireland GK Kieran O'Hara 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12 England DM Ben Fox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 England CF Luke Varney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 United States LW Indiana Vassilev 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 Wales RM Ryan Broom 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 Wales RB Neal Eardley 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 England GK Ben Garratt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
36 England 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 Scotland Steven Lawless Scotland Livingston Free transfer [3]
20 July 2020 AM England Charles Vernam England Grimsby Town Free transfer [4]
4 August 2020 RB Wales Neal Eardley England Lincoln City Free transfer [5]
5 August 2020 DM England Michael Bostwick England Lincoln City Free transfer [6]
12 August 2020 CF England Kane Hemmings Scotland Dundee Free transfer [7]
12 August 2020 LW England Luke Varney England Cheltenham Town Free transfer [8]
11 September 2020 RW Scotland Owen Gallacher England Nottingham Forest Free transfer [9]
11 September 2020 GK Republic of Ireland Kieran O'Hara England Manchester United Free transfer [10]
15 January 2021 CF Antigua and Barbuda Josh Parker England Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer [11]
29 January 2021 RB England Tom Hamer England Oldham Athletic Undisclosed [12]
29 January 2021 LM England Jonny Smith England Bristol City Undisclosed [13]
1 February 2021 DM Wales Terry Taylor England Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed [14]
9 February 2021 CB England Michael Mancienne United States New England Revolution Free transfer [15]
13 February 2021 LW England Danny Rowe England Ipswich Town Free transfer [16]
20 February 2021 CF Cameroon Mike Fondop England Aldershot Town Free transfer [17]

Loans in

Date Pos. Nat. Name From Date until Ref.
6 September 2020 GK England Teddy Sharman-Lowe England Chelsea 4 January 2021 [18][19]
17 September 2020 CM Cyprus Jack Roles England Tottenham Hotspur 1 January 2021 [20]
17 September 2020 LW United States Indiana Vassilev England Aston Villa 28 January 2021 [21][22]
9 October 2020 CB England Sam Hughes England Leicester City 1 January 2021 [23]
16 October 2020 CF England Niall Ennis England Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 January 2021 [24][25]
6 January 2021 CB England Hayden Carter England Blackburn Rovers End of season [26]
12 January 2021 CM England Sean Clare England Oxford United End of season [27]
18 January 2021 GK England Dillon Barnes England Queens Park Rangers End of season [28]
1 February 2021 RM Wales Ryan Broom England Peterborough United End of season [29]
1 February 2021 LB England Josh Earl England Preston North End End of season [30]

Loans out

Date Pos. Nat. Name To Date until Ref.
6 October 2020 DF England Tom Armitage England Tamworth 1 November 2020 [31]
6 October 2020 RB England Ben Hart England Tamworth 1 November 2020 [31]
4 December 2020 CB Scotland Jevan Anderson England Kettering Town 1 January 2021 [32][33]
18 December 2020 DM England Ben Fox England Barnet 15 January 2021 [34]
21 December 2020 RB England Ben Hart England Redditch United 15 January 2021 [35]
14 January 2021 RB Wales Neal Eardley England Barrow End of season [36]
15 January 2021 CM Republic of Ireland Stephen Quinn England Mansfield Town End of season [37]

Transfers out

Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 GK England Stephen Bywater Retired [38]
1 July 2020 AM Scotland Scott Fraser England Milton Keynes Dons Rejected contract [39][40]
1 July 2020 CM England Joe Sbarra England Solihull Moors Released [38][41]
1 July 2020 CF England Kwame Thomas Wales Wrexham Released [38][42]
1 July 2020 MF England Ethan Vale England Newcastle Town Released [38][43]
9 July 2020 CF Montenegro Oliver Sarkic England Blackpool Free transfer [44]
6 September 2020 GK England Teddy Sharman-Lowe England Chelsea Undisclosed [18]
15 January 2021 LW Scotland Steven Lawless England Motherwell Free transfer [45]
1 February 2021 AM England Charles Vernam England 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

Main article: 2020–21 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]

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

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAAHHAHAAHHAHHA
ResultLWLLLDLDDLDLLWDDDLLLLLWLWWLWWWWWWDLLDWWWDLDWDL
Position17101523232124242423232324222222242424242424242424242424211818181818181818181818171717161616
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

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 Yellow card 19'
Madden 79'
Whelan Yellow card 84'		 Report Brayford 66'
Bostwick Yellow card 70'
O'Toole Red card 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 Yellow card 56'
Powell 72'
Brayford 87'
Garratt Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Burgess Yellow card 76'
Pritchard 83'
Allan Yellow card 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 Yellow card 34'
Baudry 35'
Fryers Yellow card 45'
M. Smith Yellow card 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 Yellow card 77'		 Report Harness 2', 47', 74'
Harrison Yellow card 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 Yellow card 63'
Canavan Yellow card 72'		 Report Hemmings Yellow card 58'
Daniel Yellow card 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 Yellow card 72'		 Report O'Toole Yellow card 18'
Quinn Yellow card 33'
Fox Yellow card 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 Yellow card 35' Report Lund 49'
Roberts Yellow card 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 Yellow card 24'
Akins Yellow card 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' soccer ball with red X 48'
Ward 48'
Mason Yellow card 89'		 Report Hemmings 32', 60'
Gilligan Yellow card 58'
Akins Yellow card 62'
O'Toole Yellow card 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 Yellow card 39'
Grétarsson 63' (o.g.)
Gilligan Yellow card 77'		 Report Yates 21', 75' (pen.)
Maxwell Yellow card 40'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
3 November 2020 11 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Burton Albion Shrewsbury
18:00 GMT Udoh Yellow card 65' 90+9'
Daniels Yellow card 76'
Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 88'		 Report Edwards Yellow card 24'
Hemmings 59'
O'Hara Yellow card 87'
Varney Yellow card 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 Yellow card 53'
Adelakun Yellow card 60'
Wilks 62'
Eaves 88'		 Report Hughes Yellow card 7' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 21'
Quinn Yellow card 88'
Akins 90+2' (pen.)		 Report Smith 2', 67'
Chukwuemeka Yellow card 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' Yellow card 64'
Powell 39'
Hughes 53'
Vernam 76'		 Report Gunter Yellow card 30'
Smyth 41'
Gilbey Yellow card 61'
Watson Yellow card 65'
Aneke 67' Yellow card 81'
Maatsen Yellow card 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 Yellow card 31'
Vernam 60'
Gallacher Yellow card 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 Yellow card 52'
Hughes Yellow card 71' 76'
Powell Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Johnson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 67'
Wallace Yellow card 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 Yellow card 51'
Jackson Yellow card 53'
Huws 80'
Dobra Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Powell 21'
Daniel Yellow card 58'
Bostwick Yellow card 87'
Edwards Yellow card 90+3'
Brayford Yellow card 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 Yellow card 35'
Richards Yellow card 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' Yellow card 80'
Scully 56'
Walsh Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 62'
Gallacher Yellow card 75'		 Report Chambers Yellow card 29'
Norwood Yellow card 54'
McGuinness 73'
Dozzell Yellow card 83'
Drinan Yellow card 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 Yellow card 26'
Earl Yellow card 61'
Smith 90'		 Report Coyle Yellow card 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 Yellow card 64'
Hoskins Yellow card 82'		 Report Bostwick 77'
Clare Yellow card 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 Yellow card 5' Yellow-red card 56'
Clare Yellow card 52'
Carter Yellow card 65'
Fondop Yellow card 89'

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Yellow card		 Report Leadbitter 6'
McGeady Yellow card 18'
Gooch 32', Yellow card 38'
O'Brien Yellow card 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 Yellow card 40'
Rathbone Red card 77'
O'Connell Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Hemmings 65'
Clare Yellow card 75'
Smith Yellow card 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 Yellow card 43'
Smith 55'
Carter Yellow card 90+2'
Hemmings Yellow card 90+6'		 Report McCormick Yellow card 11' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 6'
Hemmings 54'
Carter 58', Yellow card 90+4'
Brayford Yellow card 68'		 Report Beevers Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 76'
Carter Yellow card 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', Yellow card 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 Yellow card 41'
Carter Yellow card 58'
Hemmings Yellow card 68'
Akins 74' (pen.)		 Report Fraser 15' (pen.)
McEachran Yellow card 57'
O'Hora 61'
Harvie Yellow card 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', Yellow card 90'
Chapman 56'
Ogbeta Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 39'
Coppinger Yellow card 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 Yellow card 19'
Broom 90+3'		 Report Watts Yellow card 28'
Mayor Yellow card 56'
Hardie 69'
Opoku Yellow card 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 Yellow card 88'
Taylor Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 27'
Akins 35'
Powell 39'
Hamer 72'
Hemmings Yellow card 74', 85', 90+5'
Taylor Yellow card 78'		 Report Biggins Yellow card 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 Yellow card 13'
Hemmings Yellow card 45+1'
Earl Yellow card 85'
Broom 90', Yellow card 90+1'
Fondop-Talum Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Graham 37'
MacDonald Yellow card 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 Yellow card 11'
Taylor Yellow card 56'
Gilligan Yellow card 72'
Carter Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 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 Yellow card 29'
Preston Red card 45'		 Report Hemmings Yellow card 35'
Powell Yellow card 45+2'		 Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 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 Yellow card 81'		 Report Burgess 82' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Haines
Penalties
Akins soccer ball with check mark
Hemmings soccer ball with check mark
Quinn soccer ball with check mark
Eardley soccer ball with check mark		 Pritchard soccer ball with red X
Butcher soccer ball with red X
Sangare soccer ball with check mark
Charles soccer ball with check mark
15 September 2020 Second round Burton Albion 1–3 Aston Villa Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Daniel 2'
Akins Yellow card 62'
Quinn Yellow card 89'		 Report Watkins 39'
Ramsey Yellow card 69'
Grealish 88'
Davis 90+2'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2020–21 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' Yellow card 90'
Mason 68'
Hamilton Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Lawless 44'
Powell 52', 55'
Wallace Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
Penalties
Burrows soccer ball with check mark
Hamilton soccer ball with check mark
Reed soccer ball with check mark
Eisa soccer ball with check mark
Clarke soccer ball with check mark		 Bostwick soccer ball with check mark
Fox soccer ball with check mark
Powell soccer ball with check mark
O'Toole soccer ball with check mark
Gilligan soccer ball with red X
6 October 2020 Group stage Burton Albion 2–4 Cambridge United Burton upon Trent
19:00 BST Akins 3'
Powell 4'
Gallacher Yellow card 20'
Daniel Yellow card 45+3'		 Report Knibbs 27' Yellow card 90'
Hannant 31', 86'
Digby Yellow card 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 Yellow card 65'		 Report Hemmings 10' (o.g.) Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
Penalties
Hemmings soccer ball with check mark
Lawless soccer ball with check mark
Hart soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark		 Bierith soccer ball with red X
Harris soccer ball with red X
Pajaziti soccer ball with check mark

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