Burton Albion Football Club are a professional football club from Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire. They were formed in 1950. They turned professional in 1950. In early 1950 they were elected into the Birmingham & District League where they remained until the end of the 1957-58 season. In the 1958-59 they moved in to the Southern League. Before the 1979-80 they joined the Northern Premier League and in the 1987-88 they re-joined the Southern Premier League. For the 2000-01 season they joined they re-joined the Northern Premier League then they joined the Football Conference and in the 2008-09 season they earned promotion to the Football League Two.
Honours and Achivements
- Football Conference (Level 5)
- Winners (1): 2008-09
- Northern Premier League (Level 6)
- Winners (1): 2001-02
- Southern Football League Premier League (Level 6)
- Runners-Up (2): 1999-2000, 2000–01
- FA Trophy
- Runners-Up (1): 1986-87
- Southern League Cup
- Winners (3): 1963-64, 1996–97, 1999–2000
- Runners-Up (1): 1988-89
- Northern Challenge Cup
- Winners (1): 1982-83
- Runners-Up (1): 1986-87
- Northern League President's Cup
- Runners-Up (2): 1982-83, 1985–86
- Staffordshire Senior Cup
- Winners (1): 1955-56
- Runners-Up (1): 1976-77
- Birmingham Senior Cup
- Winners (2): 1953-54, 1996–97
- Runners-Up (4): 1969-70, 1970–71, 1986–87, 2007–08
- Bass Charity Vase
- Winners (11): 1954, 1961, 1970, 1971, 1981, 1986, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Runners-Up (12): 1952, 1957, 1973, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010
Player Records
Appearances
# | Name | Career | Goals | Apps | Average | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Richie Barker | 1960-62, 1963–67 | 159 | 270 | 0.58 | [1] |
2 | Stan Round | 1963-67 | 149 | 199 | 0.75 | [2] |
3 | Darren Stride | 1993–2010 | 124 | 646 | 0.19 | [3] |
4 | Simon Redfern | 1987-97 | 86 | 457 | 0.19 | [4] |
5 | Aaron Webster | 1998–Present | 86 | 502 | 0.17 | [5] |
=Goalscorers
Top Goalscorers
# | Name | Career | Goals | Apps | Average | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Richie Barker | 1960-62, 1963–67 | 159 | 270 | 0.58 | [1] |
2 | Stan Round | 1963-67 | 149 | 199 | 0.75 | [2] |
3 | Darren Stride | 1993–2010 | 124 | 646 | 0.19 | [3] |
4 | Simon Redfern | 1987-97 | 86 | 457 | 0.19 | [4] |
5 | Aaron Webster | 1998–Present | 86 | 502 | 0.17 | [5] |
Managerial Records
- First Manager: Reg Weston managed club for 338 games, from June 1950 to July 1957
- Longest serving Manager: Nigel Clough managed club for 722 games, from October 1998 to January 2009, at total of 11 years.
Club Records
References
- ^ a b Albion Oldboys: Richie Barker
- ^ a b Albion Oldboys: Stan Round
- ^ a b "Darren Stride Leaves Albion". Burton Albion FC. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ^ a b Albion Oldboys: Simon Redfern
- ^ a b Aaron Staying With Albion