2020–21 Burton Albion F.C. season

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.

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 season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

First-team squad edit

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 (1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 (age 28) 60 0 2020   Manchester United Free
20 Callum Hawkins   GK (1999-12-12) 12 December 1999 (age 24) 0 0 2018 Academy Trainee
24 Ben Garratt   GK (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 30) 33 0 2019   Crewe Alexandra Free
30 Dillon Barnes   GK (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 (age 27) 1 0 2021   Queens Park Rangers Loan
Defenders
2 John Brayford   RB/CB (1987-12-29) 29 December 1987 (age 36) 279 17 2017   Sheffield United Free
3 Colin Daniel   LB/LM/LW (1988-02-15) 15 February 1988 (age 36) 72 2 2019   Peterborough United Undisclosed
5 Michael Bostwick   CB/RB/DM (1988-05-17) 17 May 1988 (age 35) 31 2 2020   Lincoln City Free
6 Kieran Wallace   LB/CB/DM (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 (age 29) 78 2 2018 Free Agent Free
15 Reece Hutchinson   LB (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23) 56 0 2018 Academy Trainee
16 Josh Earl   LB/CB (1998-10-24) 24 October 1998 (age 25) 7 0 2021   Preston North End Loan
17 Hayden Carter   CB/RB (1999-12-17) 17 December 1999 (age 24) 23 4 2021   Blackburn Rovers Loan
19 Jevan Anderson   CB (2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 24) 4 0 2019   Formartine United Free
22 Owen Gallacher    LB/LW/RW (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 25) 12 0 2020   Nottingham Forest Free
23 Neal Eardley   RB/LB (1988-11-06) 6 November 1988 (age 35) 14 0 2020   Lincoln City Free
26 Ben Hart   RB (2000-09-26) 26 September 2000 (age 23) 1 0 2019 Academy Trainee
37 Tom Hamer   RB/CB/DM (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 24) 20 2 2021   Oldham Athletic Undisclosed
38 Michael Mancienne   CB (1988-01-08) 8 January 1988 (age 36) 17 0 2021   New England Revolution Free
Midfielders
4 Ryan Edwards    CM/AM/RM (1993-11-17) 17 November 1993 (age 30) 89 9 2019   Heart of Midlothian Free
7 Stephen Quinn   CM/DM/LM (1987-04-01) 1 April 1987 (age 37) 111 3 2018   Reading Free
8 Joe Powell   AM/LM/RM (1998-10-30) 30 October 1998 (age 25) 53 11 2020   West Ham United Undisclosed
11 Jonny Smith   LM/RM (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 26) 15 2 2021   Bristol City Undisclosed
12 Ben Fox   DM/CM/RB (1998-02-01) 1 February 1998 (age 26) 52 2 2016 Academy Trainee
18 Ryan Broom   RM/CM/AM (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 27) 11 2 2021   Peterborough United Loan
21 John-Joe O'Toole    CM/AM/DM/CB (1988-09-30) 30 September 1988 (age 35) 56 1 2019   Northampton Town Free
25 Ciaran Gilligan   RM/CM (2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 22) 21 0 2020 Academy Trainee
28 Sean Clare   CM/RM/RB (1996-09-18) 18 September 1996 (age 27) 19 1 2021   Oxford United Loan
39 Terry Taylor    DM/CB (2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 (age 22) 15 0 2021   Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed
40 Danny Rowe   LW (1992-03-09) 9 March 1992 (age 32) 14 0 2021 Free Agent Free
Forwards
9 Kane Hemmings   CF/LW/RW (1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 (age 32) 42 9 2020   Dundee Free
10 Lucas Akins   RW/LW/CF (1989-02-25) 25 February 1989 (age 35) 321 67 2014   Stevenage Free
13 Josh Parker    CF/LW/RW (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 (age 33) 6 0 2021   Wycombe Wanderers Free
14 Luke Varney   CF/LW/RW (1982-09-28) 28 September 1982 (age 41) 40 2 2020   Cheltenham Town Free
27 Tom Hewlett   CF 2 0 2020 Academy Trainee
33 Mike Fondop-Talom   CF (1993-11-27) 27 November 1993 (age 30) 17 2 2021   Aldershot Town Free
35 Jakub Niemczyk   LW/RW (2004-01-22) 22 January 2004 (age 20) 2 0 2020 Academy Trainee

Statistics edit

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 edit

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
18   AM Charles Vernam 2 0 0 0 2
33   CF Mike Fondop-Talom 2 0 0 0 2
37   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
11   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 edit

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
37   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
16   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 edit

Transfers in edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

EFL League One edit

League table edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  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: Samuel 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 (2020-12-26) 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: Samuel 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 edit

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 edit

  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  
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 edit

  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  
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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