2009–10 Burton Albion F.C. season

This article details Burton Albion F.C.'s 2009–10 season in League Two. This season was Burton's inaugural season in the Football League and saw them finish comfortably in mid-table at 13th, challenging for the play-off places throughout the season.

Burton Albion
2009–10 season
ChairmanBen Robinson
ManagerPaul Peschisolido
League Two13th
FA CupSecond round
(eliminated by Gillingham)
League CupFirst round
(eliminated by Reading)
FL TrophyFirst round
(eliminated by Chesterfield)
Top goalscorerLeague: Harrad (21)
All: Harrad (22)
Highest home attendance5,801 (vs. Notts County, 28 December 2009)
Lowest home attendance2,027 (vs. Accrington Stanley, 1 December 2009)

However, there was little success in other competitions. Despite reaching the second round of the FA Cup, 5–1 defeats against Reading and Chesterfield condemned the Brewers to defeat in the opening rounds of the League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Paul Peschisolido completed his first full season in management alongside assistant Gary Rowett. Shaun Harrad finished as top goalscorer with 22 goals in all competitions, whilst Tony James was awarded the club's Player of the Year.

Players edit

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Kevin Poole
2 DF   ENG Paul Boertien
3 DF   ENG Aaron Webster
4 DF   ENG Michael Simpson
5 DF   WAL Tony James
6 MF   IRL John McGrath
7 DF   ENG Darren Stride (captain)
8 DF   ENG Andrew Corbett
9 FW   ENG Shaun Harrad
10 FW   ENG Richard Walker
11 MF   IRL Keith Gilroy
15 DF   ENG Ryan Austin
16 MF   ENG Russell Penn
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   ENG Jimmy Phillips
18 FW   ENG Greg Pearson
19 MF   COD Jacques Maghoma
21 MF   BEN Romuald Boco[notes 1]
22 FW   ENG James Knowles
23 MF   JAM Cleveland Taylor[notes 2] (on loan from Brentford)
24 DF   ENG Kevin Grocott
25 DF   ENG Tom Parkes (on loan from Leicester City)
26 FW   ENG Steve Kabba (on loan from Brentford)
27 DF   ENG Richard Jackson
28 DF   ENG Shaun Kelly
30 GK   POL Artur Krysiak (on loan from Birmingham City)

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW   ENG Robin Shroot (on loan from Birmingham City)
12 DF   JAM O'Neil Thompson (on loan from Barnsley)
13 GK   IRL Shane Redmond (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
13 GK   ENG Ross Atkins (on loan from Derby County)
14 MF   ENG Marc Goodfellow (on loan to Kidderminster Harriers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF   ENG Guy Branston (on loan to Torquay United)
21 DF   ENG Marc Edworthy (released)
23 MF   ENG Aaron Brown (released)
24 FW   COD Serge Makofo (released)
25 MF   ENG Kieron Cadogan (on loan from Crystal Palace)

Squad statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

As of 8 May 2010. Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
Position Nation No. Name League Two FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy Total
1   9 Shaun Harrad 21 1 0 0 22
2   18 Greg Pearson 14 0 0 0 14
3   26 Steve Kabba 6 0 0 0 6
4   3 Aaron Webster 4 0 0 0 4
  16 Russell Penn 4 0 0 0 4
  19 Jacques Maghoma 3 1 0 0 4
  23 Cleveland Taylor 4 0 0 0 4
5   10 Richard Walker 3 0 0 0 3
  15 Ryan Austin 2 1 0 0 3
6   4 Michael Simpson 2 0 0 0 2
  6 John McGrath 1 0 0 1 2
  17 Jimmy Phillips 1 0 1 0 2
7   2 Paul Boertien 1 0 0 0 1
  5 Tony James 1 0 0 0 1
  8 Andrew Corbett 1 0 0 0 1
  25 Tom Parkes 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 69 3 1 1 74

Source: Burton Albion.

Match results edit

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season edit

11 July 2009 Burton Albion 0–1 Derby County Burton Upon Trent
15:00 BST (Report) Porter   19' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,518
14 July 2009 Burton Albion 2–3 Ilkeston Town Rangemore
19:45 BST Phillips  
Richards  
(Report) Unknown Stadium: National Football Centre
Attendance: Behind closed doors
21 July 2009 Rocester 0–8 Burton Albion Rocester
20:00 BST (Report) Goodfellow  
Goodfellow  
Shroot  
McGrath  
Harrad  
Phillips  
Branston  
Pearson  
Stadium: Hillsfield
Attendance: 275
1 August 2009 Altrincham 2–3 Burton Albion Altrincham
15:00 BST Unknown (Report) Walker  
Maghoma  
Shroot  
Stadium: Moss Lane
Attendance: 417

Coca-Cola League Two edit

8 August 2009 Shrewsbury Town 3–1 Burton Albion Shrewsbury
Robinson   10'
Hibbert   49'
Labadie   83'
Pearson   62' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,438
Referee: Kevin Wright
15 August 2009 Burton Albion 5–2 Morecambe Burton Upon Trent
Pearson   3', 54' (pen.)
Penn   16'
Harrad   38'
McGrath   75'
Craney   17'
Jevons   62'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,742
Referee: A.R. Hall
18 August 2009 Burton Albion 0–2 Torquay United Burton Upon Trent
Rendell   26'
Benyon   37'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,670
Referee: C.Pawson
22 August 2009 Lincoln City F.C. 0–2 Burton Albion Lincoln
Austin   23'
Penn   90+4'
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,590
Referee: G. Eltringham
29 August 2009 Burton Albion 3–2 Northampton Town Burton Upon Trent
Harrad   2'
Simpson   7', 11'
Guinan   72'
Gilligan   81' (pen.)
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,321
Referee: R. Shoebridge
5 September 2009 Notts County 1–1 Burton Albion Nottingham
Hawley   54' Walker   84' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 8,891
Referee: A. Woolmer
12 September 2009 Bradford City 1–1 Burton Albion Bradford
Evans   24' Boertien   74' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 11,439
Referee: Mick Russell
19 September 2009 Burton Albion 0–1 Dagenham & Redbridge Burton Upon Trent
Benson   4' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,689
Referee: J. Waugh
26 September 2009 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Burton Albion Bournemouth
Pitman   86' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 6,327
Referee: J. Singh
29 September 2009 Burton Albion 1–1 Macclesfield Town Burton Upon Trent
Pearson   37' Sinclair   14' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,332
Referee: C. Webster
4 October 2009 Burton Albion 1–0 Rochdale Burton Upon Trent
Walker   3' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,119
Referee: F. Graham
10 October 2009 Grimsby Town 1–2 Burton Albion Cleethorpes
C Jones   4' Corbett   10'
Phillips   31'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,002
Referee: S. Rushton
17 October 2009 Burton Albion 2–0 Barnet Burton Upon Trent
Maghoma   8'
Austin   78'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,935
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
24 October 2009 Chesterfield 5–2 Burton Albion Chesterfield
Hall   13'
Allott   24'
Lester   81'
Talbot   89'
McDermott   90+5'
Webster   79'
Harrad   90+4'
Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,218
Referee: D. Sheldrake
31 October 2009 Burton Albion 0–0 Bury Burton Upon Trent
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,373
Referee: Andy Penn
14 November 2009 Darlington 1–0 Burton Albion Darlington
Main   7' Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,404
Referee: Dave Foster
21 November 2009 Burton Albion 3–2 Hereford United Burton Upon Trent
Harrad   50', 64' (pen.)
Webster   87'
Constantine   61', 76' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,796
Referee: D. Whitestone
24 November 2009 Crewe 2–1 Burton Albion Crewe
Donaldson   12'
Grant   19'
Walker   90+4' Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 3,446
Referee: Graham Salisbury
1 December 2009 Burton Albion 0–2 Accrington Stanley Burton Upon Trent
Kee   45+1'
Symes   76'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,027
Referee: P. Taylor
5 December 2009 Rotherham United 2–2 Burton Albion Sheffield
Le Fondre   39' (pen.)
Le Fondre   63'
(Report) Webster   65'
Pearson   85'
Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 3,177
Referee: S. Hooper
12 December 2009 Burton Albion 6–1 Aldershot Town Burton Upon Trent
Pearson   31' (pen.), 39', 45'
Kabba   43', 45'
Harrad   84'
(Report) Grant   67' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,547
Referee: A. Haines
28 December 2009 Burton Albion 1–4 Notts County Burton Upon Trent
Kabba   38' (Report) Ravenhill   13'
Hughes   45', 48', 53'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 5,801
Referee: Mick Russell
16 January 2010 Burton Albion 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Burton Upon Trent
Pearson   75' (Report) Hibbert   13' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,139
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
19 January 2010 Port Vale 3–1 Burton Albion Burslem
Richards   7', 85' (pen.)
Rigg   25'
(Report) Harrad   15' (p) Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,458
Referee: G. Eltringham
23 January 2010 Torquay United 2–3 Burton Albion Torquay
Rendell   8'
Robertson   15'
(Report) Penn   31'
Harrad   56'
Taylor   84'
Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,629
Referee: D. Phillips
27 January 2010 Burton Albion 1–0 Lincoln City Burton Upon Trent
Taylor   1' (Report) Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,629
Referee: D. Phillips
27 January 2010 Northampton Town 1–1 Burton Albion Northampton
Holt   88' (Report) Harrad   53' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,552
Referee: A.R. Hall
6 February 2010 Burton Albion 1–0 Port Vale Burton Upon Trent
Maghoma   39' (Report) Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,644
Referee: P. Crossley
9 February 2010 Cheltenham Town 0–1 Burton Albion Cheltenham
(Report) Harrad   7' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 2,593
Referee: Steve Tanner
12 February 2010 Burton Albion 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Burton Upon Trent
Harrad   28' (Report) Miller   27'
Donaldson   84'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,985
Referee: S.J. Bratt
16 February 2010 Morecambe 3–2 Burton Albion Morecambe
Drummond   28'
Jevons   72'
Mullin   85'
(Report) Maghoma   23'
Harrad   41'
Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 1,537
Referee: G. Sutton
20 February 2010 Hereford United 3–4 Burton Albion Hereford
Pugh   28'
Lunt   55'
McQuilkin   59'
(Report) Harrad   9'
Taylor   60'
Webster   66'
James   90'
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,253
Referee: M.J. Jones
27 February 2010 Burton Albion 0–1 Rotherham United Burton Upon Trent
(Report) Le Fondre   52' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,568
Referee: K. Stroud
6 March 2010 Aldershot Town 0–2 Burton Albion Aldershot
(Report) Parkes   9'
Kabba   26'
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,784
Referee: R. East
13 March 2010 Burton Albion 5–6 Cheltenham Town Burton Upon Trent
Harrad   2', 32' (pen.)
Kabba   58', 72', 85'
(Report) Richards   54'
Elito   56'
Pook   84', 87', 90+4'
Richards   90'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: C. Boyeson
20 March 2010 Burton Albion 2–2 Chesterfield Burton Upon Trent
Penn   40'
Pearson   90+5'
(Report) Demontagnac   34'
S Boden   61'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,696
Referee: T. Kettle
23 March 2010 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Burton Albion Accrington
(Report) Harrad   27'
Pearson   79'
Stadium: The Fraser Eagle Stadium
Attendance: 1,270
Referee: R. Booth
27 March 2010 Barnet 1–1 Burton Albion Barnet
Hughes   45+1' (Report) Pearson   18' Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,842
Referee: P. Gibbs
3 April 2010 Burton Albion 1–2 Darlington Burton Upon Trent
Pearson   45+1' (p) (Report) Gray   22'
White   32'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,779
Referee: J Waugh
5 April 2010 Bury 3–0 Burton Albion Bury
James (og)   9'
Morrell   76', 86'
(Report) Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,710
Referee: N.Miller
10 April 2010 Burton Albion 1–1 Bradford City Burton Upon Trent
Harrad   82' (Report) Oliver   59' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,648
Referee: Michael Oliver
13 April 2010 Macclesfield Town 1–1 Burton Albion Macclesfield
Brown   3' (Report) Tipton   58' (o.g.) Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,588
Referee: Andy Penn
17 April 2010 Dagenham & Redbridge 2–1 Burton Albion Dagenham
Vincelot   52'
Montgomery   90+5'
(Report) Harrad   22' Stadium: London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Stadium
Attendance: 1,891
Referee: P. Miller
24 April 2010 Burton Albion 0–2 AFC Bournemouth Burton Upon Trent
(Report) Pitman   66'
Connell   90'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,977
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
1 May 2010 Rochdale 1–2 Burton Albion Rochdale
O'Grady   79' (Report) Taylor   62'
Harrad   66' (pen.)
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,749
Referee: K. Evans
8 May 2010 Burton Albion 3–0 Grimsby Town Burton Upon Trent
Pearson   10'
Harrad   37', 58'
(Report) Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,9879
Referee: A. Bates

League Two 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 17 11 18 71 71  0 62 9 5 9 38 34  +4 8 6 9 33 37  −4

Last updated: 14 August 2010.
Source: Burton Albion F.C.

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAAHAH
ResultLWLWWDDLLDWWWLDLWLLDWLDLWWDWWLLWLWLDWDLLDDLLWW
Position20816108810121413121081111111012151512141214151314129101291311141412121313131313131413
Source: Burton Albion F.C.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup edit

1st round
8 November 2009
Burton Albion 3–2 Oxford City Burton Upon Trent
15:00 GMT Harrad   15' (pen.)
Maghoma   45'
Austin   90+6'
(Report) Alexis   6'
Brooks   55'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,207
Referee: K. Evans
2nd round
28 November 2009
Gillingham 1–0 Burton Albion Gillingham
15:00 GMT Weston   69' (Report) Stadium: KRBS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,996
Referee: T. Kettle

Carling Cup edit

1st round
11 August 2009
Reading 5–1 Burton Albion Reading
20:00 BST Mooney   6', 77'
Bignall   7', 9'
Sigurðsson   27'
(Report) Phillips   59' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 5,893
Referee: Gavin Ward

Johnstone's Paint Trophy edit

1st round
Northern Section East
1 September 2009
Burton Albion 1–5 Chesterfield Burton Upon Trent
19:45 GMT McGrath   46' (Report) Small   17', 62'
Talbot   38', 90+3'
Lowry   87'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 1,493
Referee: Peter Quinn

References edit

  1. ^ "First team". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Football Squads. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Boco was born in Bernay, France, but also qualifies to represent Benin internationally and made his international debut for Benin in 2004.
  2. ^ Taylor was born in Leicester, England, but also qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally and has represented them at U-20 and U-23 level.