BURTON ALBION   

 ("The Brewers'')

Year formed1950
Turned professional 1950
Limited company1950
Previous names

None

Ground

The Pirelli Stadium, Princess Way, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire DE13

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Pitch measurements110 x 72 yards (100 x 66 metres)
Ground capacity6,912
Record attendance at present ground

6,746 v Derby County, Championship, 26th August 2016 (won 1-0)

League career

Birmingham & District League: 1950 - 1958

Southern League North Western zone: 1958-59

Southern League Division One: 1959 - 1966

Southern League Premier Division: 1966 - 1970

Southern League Division One/Division One North: 1970 - 1972

Southern League Premier Division: 1972 - 1973

Southern League Division One North: 1973 - 1974

Southern League Premier Division: 1974 - 1977

Southern League Division One North: 1977 - 1979

Northern Premier League: 1979 - 1987

Southern League Premier Division: 1987 - 2001

Northern Premier League: 2001 - 2002

Football Conference: 2002 - 2009

League Two: 2009 - 2015

League One: 2015 - 2016

Championship: 2016 - 2018

League One: 2018 - .

First Football League game 8th August 2009 v Shrewsbury Town, League Two, lost 1-3 
  
Honours 
EuropeanNone
Domestic - League

Championship runners-up: 2015-16

League Two champions: 2014-15

Blue Square Premier League champions: 2008-09

Birmingham & District League runners-up: 1953-54

Southern League Premier Division One runners-up: 1999-2000, 2000-01

Southern League Division One North runners-up: 1971-72, 1973-73 

Northern Premier League champions: 2001-02

Domestic - Cup

FA Trophy runners-up: 1986-87

Northern Premier League Championship Shield winners: 1982-83 

Northern Premier League Challenge Cup winners: 1982-83

Northern Premier League Challenge Cup runners-up: 1986-87

Southern League Cup winners: 1963-64, 1996-97, 1999-2000

Southern League Cup runners-up: 1988-89

Southern League Championship Shield winners: 1999-2000

Birmingham Senior Cup winners: 1953-54, 1996-97

Birmingham Senior Cup runners-up: 1969-70, 1970-71, 1986-87

Staffordshire Senior Cup winners: 1955-56

Staffordshire Senior Cup runners-up: 1976-77

Northern Premier League President's Cup runners-up: 1982-83, 1985-86

Midland Floodlit Cup winners: 1975-76

Midland Floodlit Cup runners-up: 1972-73 

Best League position20th, Championship, 2016-17
Lowest League position20th, League Two, 2010-11
Furthest in FA Cup3rd round, 1955-56, 1984-85, 2005-06, 2010-11, 2016-17
Furthest in League CupSemi-final, 2018-19
  
Most League points  
2 for a winn/a
3 for a win94, League Two, 2012-13
Fewest League points 
2 for a winn/a
3 for a win41, Championship, 2017-18
Most League goals scored71, League Two, 2009-10, 2012-13
Most League goals conceded

81, Championship, 2017-18

81, League Two, 2011-12

Fewest League goals scored38, Championship, 2017-18
Fewest League goals conceded37, League One, 2015-16
Most wins in a League season28, League Two, 2014-15
Fewest wins in a League season10, Championship, 2017-18
Most draws in a League season15, League Two, 2010-11, 2013-14
Fewest draws in a League season

10, League One, 2015-16, 2023-24

10, League Two, 2012-13, 2014-15

Most losses in a League season25, Championship, 2017-18
Fewest losses in a League season8, League Two, 2014-15
Record League win6-1 v Aldershot Town, League Two, 12th December 2009
Record Cup win12-1 v Coalville Town, Birmingham Senior Cup, 6th September 1954
Record League Cup win4-0 v Morecambe, Carabao Cup 2nd round, 27 August 2019
Record defeat0-10 v Barnet, Southern League Premier Division, 7th February 1970
Record League Cup defeat0-9 v Manchester City, Carabao Cup semi-final 1st leg, 9 January 2019
  
Highest Number of League goals scored 
in a season21, Shaun Harrad, League Two, 2009-10
in total39, Billy Kee, 2011-15
  
Most League appearances 155, Jacques Maghoma, 2009-13
Most capped player2, Jacques Maghoma for DR Congo
Youngest League player17 years 310 days, Sam Austin v Stevenage, 25 October 2014
Highest Transfer Fee Received£200,000 for Adam Legzdins to Derby County, June 2011
Highest Transfer Fee Paid£25,000 for Russell Penn from Kidderminster Harriers, July 2009