2023–24 Burton Albion F.C. season

Burton Albion
2023–24 season
ChairmanBen Robinson
ManagerDino Maamria
(until 9 December 2023)[1]
Martin Paterson
(from 11 January)[2]
StadiumPirelli Stadium
League One20th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyThird round

The 2023–24 season is the 74th season in the history of Burton Albion and their sixth consecutive season in League One. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Current squad

As of 23 March 2024
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Max Crocombe GK New Zealand Auckland (1993-08-12) 12 August 1993 (age 31) Grimsby Town 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
13 Jake Kean GK England Derby (1991-02-04) 4 February 1991 (age 33) Notts County 19 November 2021 Free 30 June 2024
30 Jamal Blackman GK England Croydon (1993-10-27) 27 October 1993 (age 31) Exeter City 3 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
Defenders
2 John Brayford RB England Stoke-on-Trent (1987-12-29) 29 December 1987 (age 36) Sheffield United 31 August 2017 Free 30 June 2024
3 Steve Seddon LB England Reading (1997-12-25) 25 December 1997 (age 26) Oxford United 14 July 2023 Loan 31 May 2024
4 Adedeji Oshilaja CB England Bermondsey (1993-07-16) 16 July 1993 (age 31) Charlton Athletic 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2025
5 Sam Hughes CB England West Kirby (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 27) Leicester City 31 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
6 Ryan Sweeney CB England Kingston upon Thames (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 27) Scotland Dundee 14 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
12 Jasper Moon CB England Coventry (2000-11-24) 24 November 2000 (age 24) Barnsley 18 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
22 Jake Caprice RB England Lambeth (1992-11-11) 11 November 1992 (age 32) Exeter City 19 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
23 Tolaji Bola LB England Camden (1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 (age 25) Rotherham United 23 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
26 Finn Delap CB England (2005-06-10) 10 June 2005 (age 19) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025
37 Tom Hamer RB England Bolton (1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 25) Oldham Athletic 29 January 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
46 Aristote Nsiala CB Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa (1992-03-25) 25 March 1992 (age 32) Fleetwood Town 9 February 2024 Free 30 June 2024
Midfielders
7 Joe Powell AM England Canning Town (1998-10-30) 30 October 1998 (age 26) West Ham United 14 January 2020 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
8 Rekeem Harper CM England Birmingham (2000-03-08) 8 March 2000 (age 24) Ipswich Town 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
16 Kegs Chauke CM South Africa Pretoria (2003-01-08) 8 January 2003 (age 21) Southampton 29 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
17 Mark Helm CM England Warrington (2001-10-21) 21 October 2001 (age 23) Burnley 12 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
25 Ciaran Gilligan CM Republic of Ireland (2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 22) Academy 1 July 2020 Trainee 30 June 2024
— Daniel Matthews CM England Academy 9 August 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
— Ronny Wakelin DM England (2006-06-16) 16 June 2006 (age 18) Academy 3 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Forwards
11 Mason Bennett LW England Langwith (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 (age 28) Millwall 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
15 Kyle Hudlin CF England Birmingham (2000-06-15) 15 June 2000 (age 24) Huddersfield Town 31 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
18 Bobby Kamwa CF Cameroon Douala (2000-03-18) 18 March 2000 (age 24) Leeds United 3 October 2022 Free 30 June 2024
20 Ademola Ola-Adebomi CF England London (2003-09-03) 3 September 2003 (age 21) Crystal Palace 25 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
21 Mustapha Carayol LW The Gambia Banjul (1988-09-04) 4 September 1988 (age 36) Gillingham 12 September 2022 Free 30 June 2024
24 Jonathan Leko RW England Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 25) Milton Keynes Dons 26 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
32 Antwoine Hackford CF England Arbourthorne (2004-03-20) 20 March 2004 (age 20) Sheffield United 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
35 Jakub Niemczyk LW Poland Zielona Góra (2004-01-22) 22 January 2004 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024
38 Dylan Scott CF England Academy 3 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
44 Joe Hugill CF England Durham (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 (age 21) Manchester United 12 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
Out on Loan
9 Cole Stockton CF England Huyton (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994 (age 30) Morecambe 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
10 Josh Gordon CF England Stoke-on-Trent (1994-10-10) 10 October 1994 (age 30) Barrow 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
14 Josh Walker CF England London (1997-12-28) 28 December 1997 (age 26) Dagenham & Redbridge 31 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
19 Charlie Lakin CM England Solihull (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 25) Birmingham City 31 August 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
27 Tom Hewlett CF England (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 (age 23) Academy 1 July 2020 Trainee 30 June 2024
40 William Tamen CB England Academy 9 August 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
29 June 2023 CM South Africa Kegs Chauke England Southampton Undisclosed [3]
1 July 2023 LW England Mason Bennett England Millwall Free Transfer [4]
1 July 2023 GK New Zealand Max Crocombe England Grimsby Town Free Transfer [5]
1 July 2023 CF England Josh Gordon England Barrow Free Transfer [6]
1 July 2023 CM England Rekeem Harper England Ipswich Town Free Transfer [7]
1 July 2023 CF England Cole Stockton England Morecambe Free Transfer [8]
3 July 2023 GK England Jamal Blackman England Exeter City Free Transfer [9]
14 July 2023 CB Republic of Ireland Ryan Sweeney Scotland Dundee Free Transfer [10]
18 July 2023 CB England Jasper Moon England Barnsley Undisclosed [11]
19 July 2023 RB England Jake Caprice England Exeter City Free Transfer [12]
2 September 2023 LW Democratic Republic of the Congo Beryly Lubala England Blackpool Free Transfer [13]
9 February 2024 CB Democratic Republic of the Congo Aristote Nsiala Free agent — [14]

Out

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
30 June 2023 LB England Cameron Borthwick-Jackson Poland Śląsk Wrocław Released [15][16]
30 June 2023 GK England Ben Garratt England Nantwich Town Released [15][17]
30 June 2023 GK England Callum Hawkins England Leamington Released [15][18]
30 June 2023 LB France William Kokolo England Swindon Town Released [15][19]
30 June 2023 LB England Thierry Latty-Fairweather England York City Released [15][20]
30 June 2023 GK Scotland Craig MacGillivray England Milton Keynes Dons Free Transfer [21]
30 June 2023 CB Seychelles Michael Mancienne Retired [15]
30 June 2023 DM Republic of Ireland Chris McCann England 1874 Northwich Released [15][22]
30 June 2023 CF England Louis Moult Scotland Dundee United Released [15][23]
30 June 2023 DM England Ben Radcliffe England Derby County Released [15][24]
30 June 2023 CB Republic of Ireland Conor Shaughnessy England Portsmouth Free Transfer [25]
30 June 2023 RW England Jonny Smith England Wigan Athletic Released [15][26]
30 June 2023 DM Wales Terry Taylor England Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [27]
30 June 2023 CF England Sam Winnall Retired [15][28]
30 January 2024 LW Democratic Republic of the Congo Beryly Lubala England Wycombe Wanderers Free Transfer [29]

Loaned in

Date Pos Player Loaned from Until Ref
14 July 2023 LB England Steve Seddon England Oxford United End of Season [30]
18 August 2023 LW Germany Kwadwo Baah England Watford 11 January 2024[a] [31][32]
12 January 2024 CF England Joe Hugill England Manchester United End of Season [33]
23 January 2024 LB England Tolaji Bola England Rotherham United End of Season [34]
25 January 2024 CF England Ademola Ola-Adebomi England Crystal Palace End of Season [35]
26 January 2024 RW England Jonathan Leko England Milton Keynes Dons End of Season [36]
31 January 2024 CF England Kyle Hudlin England Huddersfield Town End of Season [37]
1 February 2024 CF England Antwoine Hackford England Sheffield United End of Season [38]
  1. ^ On 11 January, Baah's loan from Watford was mutually ended early.

Loaned out

Date Pos Player Loaned to Until Ref
4 August 2023 CB England Finn Delap England Mickleover 31 August 2023 [39]
4 August 2023 CF England Tom Hewlett England Hereford 31 August 2023 [39]
1 September 2023 CM England Charlie Lakin England AFC Wimbledon 1 January 2024 [40]
11 January 2024 CF England Josh Gordon England Walsall End of Season [41]
11 January 2024 CM England Charlie Lakin England Sutton United End of Season [42]
17 January 2024 CF England Cole Stockton England Barrow End of Season [43]
25 January 2024 CF England Josh Walker England Gillingham End of Season [44]
2 February 2024 CB England Cameron Gilbert England Gresley Rovers 1 March 2024 [45]
2 February 2024 CF England Tom Hewlett England Stratford Town End of Season [45]
2 February 2024 AM England Charlie Knowles England Gresley Rovers 1 March 2024 [45]
2 February 2024 CB England William Tamen England Mickleover End of Season [45]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 25 May, Burton Albion announced their first pre-season fixture, against Stoke City in the Bass Charity Vase.[46] A day later, a second match was confirmed, against West Bromwich Albion.[47] A third pre-season fixture was also added, against Nuneaton Borough.[48] A fourth friendly, against Brackley Town was also scheduled for the Brewers.[49] A short trip to face Alfreton Town was also confirmed by the club.[50] A sixth friendly match was later added, against Crewe Alexandra.[51] On 14 June, the club announced a seventh friendly, against Scunthorpe United.[52]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

1 July 2023 Friendly Nuneaton Borough 1–1 Burton Albion Nuneaton
14:00 BST Stenson 7' Report Powell 35' Stadium: FCS Stadium
Attendance: 464
8 July 2023 Friendly Burnley 1–0 Burton Albion Burnley
15:00 BST Rieno Socoliche 87' Report Stadium: Burnley Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
11 July 2023 Friendly Alfreton Town 1–4 Burton Albion Alfreton
19:30 BST Day 18' (pen.) Report Chauke 16'
Gordon 26'
Walker 60'
Carayol 88'		 Stadium: Impact Arena
Attendance: 338
15 July 2023 Friendly Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Burton Albion Crewe
15:00 BST Long 18' (pen.)
Baker-Richardson 62'		 Report Stockton 20'
Sweeney 45'		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 1,460
Referee: Oliver Langford
18 July 2023 Friendly Brackley Town 2–2 Burton Albion Brackley
19:30 BST Bates 46', 50' Report Helm 7', 42' Stadium: St James Park
22 July 2023 Friendly Burton Albion 2–2 West Bromwich Albion Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Stockton 20'
Kamwa 89'		 Report Pieters 15'
Phillips 37'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,633
Referee: Tom Reeves
25 July 2023 Bass Charity Vase Burton Albion 0–1 Stoke City Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Report Brown 54' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,295
Referee: James Oldham
26 July 2023 Friendly Belper Town 2–4 Burton Albion Belper
19:45 BST Dunn 61'
Bastos 75' (pen.)		 Report Gilligan 30'
Crocombe Red card 60'
Lakin 80'
Walker 85' (pen.)
Carayol 87'		 Stadium: Christchurch Meadow
Attendance: 351
29 July 2023 Friendly Scunthorpe United 2–1 Burton Albion Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Elliott 18'
Butterfield 84'		 Report Gordon 21' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 1,220

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League One 5 August Matchday 1 44 11 10 23 36 62 −26 025.00
FA Cup 4 November 14 November First round First Round 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 000.00
EFL Cup 9 August 9 August First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
EFL Trophy 26 September 10 January Group stage Third round 5 3 0 2 9 7 +2 060.00
Total 52 14 11 27 45 73 −28 026.92

Last updated: 1 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

League One

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League One

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
17 Reading 46 16 11 19 68 70 −2 53[a]
18 Cambridge United 46 12 12 22 39 61 −22 48
19 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 9 24 35 67 −32 48
20 Burton Albion 46 12 10 24 39 67 −28 46
21 Cheltenham Town (R) 46 12 8 26 41 65 −24 44 Relegated to EFL League Two
22 Fleetwood Town (R) 46 10 13 23 49 72 −23 43
23 Port Vale (R) 46 10 11 25 41 74 −33 41
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[56]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ On 16 August 2023, Reading were deducted one point for failing to pay players on time and in full on three occasions in the 2022–23 season.[53] Another 3-point deduction was applied on 13 September, for failing to deposit wages on time.[54] Another 2-point deduction was applied on 27 February, due to late HMRC payments.[55]

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 12 10 24 39 67  −28 46 7 5 12 22 33  −11 5 5 12 17 34  −17

Last updated: 20 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12345687191011121314151617192021222324252627282930313234353333637383940414243141824546
GroundAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHHA
ResultLLLDDLLWDDWWWWLDLLLLLDWWLDLWDLWWLLDLLLLDLLWLWL
Position1921232422222222202018181391111131717191919181619171915171717171817172019191920202020202020
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
  • 1 Matchday 7 (vs Port Vale) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
  • 2 Matchday 18 (vs Cheltenham Town) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
  • 3 Matchday 33 (vs Carlisle United) was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.[57]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 1 Blackpool 2–0 Burton Albion Blackpool
15:00 BST Beesley Yellow card 14'
Lavery 19', 25'
Norburn Yellow card 32'
Connolly Yellow card 67'
Dougall Yellow card 89'		 Report Brayford Yellow card 6' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 10,943
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
12 August 2023 2 Burton Albion 0–3 Derby County Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Seddon Yellow card 2' Report Collins 7'
Mendez-Laing Yellow card 45+2'
Hourihane Yellow card 68' 78'
Washington 84'
Cashin Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 6,410
Referee: James Bell
15 August 2023 3 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Burton Albion Shrewsbury
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Crowd Meadow
Attendance: 5,477
Referee: Scott Oldham
19 August 2023 4 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Burton Albion High Wycombe
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,024
Referee: Thomas Kirk
26 August 2023 5 Burton Albion 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,711
Referee: Carl Brook
2 September 2023 6 Burton Albion 0–1 Exeter City Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Powell Yellow card 26'
Moon Yellow card 59'
Seddon Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card 90+4'		 Report Cole Yellow card 45+3'
Trevitt 75'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,613
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
16 September 2023 8 Barnsley 2–0 Burton Albion Barnsley
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Referee: Marc Edwards
19 September 2023 7[58] Port Vale 2–3 Burton Albion Burslem
18:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,993
Referee: Ben Toner
Note: Fixture was previous postponed due to international call-ups.[59]
23 September 2023 9 Burton Albion 1–1 Fleetwood Town Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: Ollie Yates
30 September 2023 10 Reading 0–0 Burton Albion Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) McIntyre Yellow card 44' Report Baah Yellow card 45+12'
Hamer Yellow card 50'
Seddon Yellow card 66'
Powell Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 13,554
Referee: Sam Purkiss
3 October 2023 11 Burton Albion 2–1 Wigan Athletic Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,527
Referee: Sunny Gill
9 October 2023 12 Burton Albion 2–1 Cambridge United Burton upon Trent
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,296
Referee: Ben Speedie
14 October 2023 13 Lincoln City 0–1 Burton Albion Lincoln
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 7,776
Referee: Rebecca Welch
21 October 2023 14 Burton Albion 4–1 Bristol Rovers Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,591
Referee: Christopher Pollard
24 October 2023 15 Carlisle United 2–1 Burton Albion Carlisle
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 6,390
Referee: Ross Joyce
28 October 2023 16 Burton Albion 0–0 Leyton Orient Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,359
Referee: Charles Breakspear
11 November 2023 17 Northampton Town 2–0 Burton Albion Northampton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,640
Referee: Scott Jackson
15 November 2023 19 Peterborough United 4–0 Burton Albion Peterborough
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Referee: Alan Young
28 November 2023 20 Burton Albion 0–2 Portsmouth Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,749
Referee: Scott Oldham
9 December 2023 21 Burton Albion 1–2 Stevenage Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,406
Referee: Ben Atkinson
16 December 2023 22 Oxford United 3–0 Burton Albion Oxford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,438
Referee: Martin Woods
23 December 2023 23 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Burton Albion Charlton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 12,210
Referee: Lee Swabey
26 December 2023 24 Burton Albion 1–0 Blackpool Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,196
Referee: Scott Simpson
29 December 2023 25 Burton Albion 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,102
Referee: Carl Brook
1 January 2024 26 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Burton Albion Bolton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 20,259
Referee: Darren Drysdale
6 January 2024 27 Burton Albion 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,044
Referee: David Rock
15 January 2024 28 Derby County 3–2 Burton Albion Derby
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Referee: Ben Toner
Note: Fixture was previously scheduled for 13 January, but was moved for TV coverage.[60]
20 January 2024 29 Burton Albion 2–0 Charlton Athletic Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Referee: Alan Young
27 January 2024 30 Cambridge United 0–0 Burton Albion Cambridge
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Cledara Abbey Stadium
Referee: Edward Duckworth
3 February 2024 31 Burton Albion 0–1 Lincoln City Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,995
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
10 February 2024 32 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Burton Albion Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,855
Referee: Sam Purkiss
17 February 2024 34 Leyton Orient 1–2 Burton Albion Leyton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Gaughan Group Stadium
Attendance: 7,167
Referee: Paul Howard
24 February 2024 35 Burton Albion 0–2 Northampton Town Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,953
Referee: Tom Reeves
27 February 2024 33[61] Burton Albion 0–1 Carlisle United Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,247
Referee: Craig Hicks
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 13 February, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[62]
2 March 2024 36 Cheltenham Town 0–0 Burton Albion Cheltenham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 4,133
Referee: Thomas Parsons
9 March 2024 37 Burton Albion 1–3 Peterborough United Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,641
Referee: Ross Joyce
12 March 2024 38 Portsmouth 2–1 Burton Albion Portsmouth
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,536
Referee: Adam Herczeg
16 March 2024 39 Exeter City 1–0 Burton Albion Exeter
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 6,188
Referee: Martin Woods
23 March 2024 40 Burton Albion 0–1 Port Vale Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,757
Referee: David Rock
29 March 2024 41 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Burton Albion Wigan
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 11,426
Referee: Darren Drysdale
1 April 2024 42 Burton Albion 1–3 Barnsley Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,024
Referee: Martin Coy
6 April 2024 43 Burton Albion 0–4 Oxford United Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Will Finnie
13 April 2024 44 Stevenage 1–2 Burton Albion Stevenage
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 4,040
Referee: Ben Toner
16 April 2024 18[63][64][65] Burton Albion 1–2 Cheltenham Town Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,020
Referee: Ben Speedie
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 18 November and 5 February, but was postponed due to international call-ups[66] and waterlogged pitch respectively.[67]
20 April 2024 45 Burton Albion 3–2 Reading Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,487
Referee: Scott Oldham
27 April 2024 46 Fleetwood Town 3–0 Burton Albion Fleetwood
15:00 BST Johnston 17'
Patterson 31'
Lonergan 76'		 Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,397
Referee: Simon Mather

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Burton were drawn away to Port Vale in the first round.[68]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 November 2023 First round Port Vale 0–0 Burton Albion Burslem
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,245
Referee: Simon Mather
14 November 2023 First round replay Burton Albion 0–2 Port Vale Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,533
Referee: Adam Herczeg

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Brewers were drawn at home to Leicester City in the first round.[69]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2023 First round Burton Albion 0–2 Leicester City Burton upon Trent
20:00 BST Report Iheanacho 6'
Ndidi 45+2'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,631
Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Live on Sky Sports

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Burton were drawn in Northern Group H alongside Mansfield Town, Doncaster Rovers and Everton U21.[70][71] After finishing second in the group stages, they were drawn away to Wrexham in the second round[72][73] and Blackpool in the third round.[74][75]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Doncaster Rovers 3 2 0 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Burton Albion 3 2 0 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3 L2 Mansfield Town 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 ACA Everton U21 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 −3 3
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 September 2023 Group stage Burton Albion 2–0 Everton U21 Burton upon Trent
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 473
Referee: Scott Tallis
7 November 2023 Group stage Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Burton Albion Doncaster
19:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 1,068
Referee: Matthew Corlett
21 November 2023 Group stage Burton Albion 2–1 Mansfield Town Burton upon Trent
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 855
Referee: Paul Howard
5 December 2023 Second round Wrexham 2–3 Burton Albion Wrexham
19:00 GMT Dalby 5'
Davies Yellow card 26' 90+2'		 Report Oshilaja 1'
Helm 3'
Sweeney Yellow card 36' 64'
Hughes Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: STōK Cae Ras
Attendance: 4,963
Referee: Scott Tallis
10 January 2024 Third round Blackpool 2–1 Burton Albion Blackpool
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Referee: Peter Wright

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