2020–21 Burton Albion F.C. season

Burton Albion
2020–21 season
Chairman	Ben Robinson
Manager	Jake Buxton
Stadium	Pirelli Stadium
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 2019–20

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.

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

Squad

No.	Name	Pos.	Place of birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	End
Goalkeepers
20	Callum Hawkins	GK		24	0	0	Academy	9 May 2018	Trainee	2021
24	Ben Garratt	GK	Market Drayton	30	4	0	Crewe Alexandra	18 October 2019	Free	2021
28	Teddy Sharman-Lowe	GK			0	0	Academy	15 June 2020	Trainee	2022
Defenders
2	John Brayford	RB/CB	Stoke-on-Trent	36	234	13	Sheffield United	31 August 2017	Free	2022
3	Colin Daniel	LB/LM	Eastwood	36	49	0	Peterborough United	21 January 2019	Undisclosed	2021
5	Jake Buxton	CB/RB	Sutton-in-Ashfield	39	140	1	Wigan Athletic	1 July 2017	Free	2021
6	Kieran Wallace	LB/LM	Nottingham	29	61	2	Free Agent	30 October 2018	Free	2021
15	Reece Hutchinson	LB		23	54	0	Academy	9 May 2018	Trainee	2021
19	Jevan Anderson	CB	Aberdeen	24	3	0	Formartine United	1 July 2019	Free	2021
26	Ben Hart	RB		23	0	0	Academy	1 July 2019	Trainee	2021
	Tom Armitage	DF			0	0	Academy	15 June 2020	Trainee	2021
	Michael Bostwick	CB	Eltham	36	0	0	Lincoln City	5 August 2020	Free	2021
	Neal Eardley	RB	Llandudno	35	0	0	Lincoln City	3 August 2020	Free	2021
Midfielders
4	Ryan Edwards	AM	Singapore	30	44	7	Heart of Midlothian	23 July 2019	Free	2021
7	Stephen Quinn	CM	Dublin	38	86	2	Reading	22 August 2018	Free	2021
12	Ben Fox	CM	Burton upon Trent	26	41	2	Academy	1 July 2016	Trainee	2021
21	John-Joe O'Toole	CM	Harrow	35	36	0	Northampton Town	1 July 2019	Free	2021
23	Joe Powell	AM	Canning Town	25	10	3	West Ham United	14 January 2020	Undisclosed	2022
	Charles Vernam	AM	Lincoln, England	27	0	0	Grimsby Town	20 July 2020	Free Transfer	2022
	Ciaran Gilligan	MF			0	0	Academy	15 June 2020	Trainee	2021
	Steven Lawless	LW	Glasgow	33	0	0	Livingston	13 July 2020	Free	2021
Forwards
10	Lucas Akins	CF/LWB	Huddersfield	35	273	58	Stevenage	1 July 2014	Free	2021
	Kane Hemmings	CF		32	0	0	Dundee	12 August 2020	Free	2022
	Luke Varney	CF	Leicester	41	36	2	Cheltenham Town	12 August 2020	Free	2021
	Tom Hewlett	CF			0	0	Academy	15 June 2020	Trainee	2021

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
13 July 2020	LW	Steven Lawless	Livingston	Free transfer	^[1]
20 July 2020	AM	Charles Vernam	Grimsby Town	Free transfer	^[2]
4 August 2020	RB	Neal Eardley	Lincoln City	Free transfer	^[3]
5 August 2020	DM	Michael Bostwick	Lincoln City	Free transfer	^[4]
12 August 2020	CF	Kane Hemmings	Dundee	Free transfer	^[5]
12 August 2020	LW	Luke Varney	Cheltenham Town	Free transfer	^[6]

Transfers out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	GK	Stephen Bywater	Retired		^[7]
1 July 2020	AM	Scott Fraser	Unattached	Rejected contract	^[8]
1 July 2020	CM	Joe Sbarra	Solihull Moors	Released	^[7]^[9]
1 July 2020	CF	Kwame Thomas	Unattached	Released	^[7]
1 July 2020	MF	Ethan Vale	Newcastle Town	Released	^[7]
1 July 2020	CF	Oliver Sarkic	Blackpool	Released	^[10]

Pre-season

Competitions

EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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^[11]

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday	1
Ground
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss Postponed

FA Cup

Win Draw Loss

EFL Cup

Win Draw Loss

EFL Trophy

Win Draw Loss

References

^ "Steven Lawless Is Buxton's First New Signing For Burton Albion". Burton Albion F.C. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
^ "Brewers confirm signing of former Derby striker Charles Vernam". Derby Telegraph. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
^ "Brewers Agree Deal To Sign Neal Eardley". Burton Albion F.C. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
^ "Michael Bostwick Joins Burton Albion". Burton Albion F.C. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ "Burton Albion Sign Striker Kane Hemmings". Burton Albion F.C. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
^ "Luke Varney Returns To The Brewers As Player/Coach". Burton Albion F.C. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "New Deals Offered To Five Players As Club Issues Retained List". Burton Albion F.C. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
^ "Scott Fraser confirms Burton Albion exit amid Hull City transfer links". Hull Live. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
^ "Joe Sbarra returns". Solihull Moors F.C. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
^ "Seasiders Snap Up Sarkic". Blackpool F.C. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.

[1] "Steven Lawless Is Buxton's First New Signing For Burton Albion". Burton Albion F.C. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

[2] "Brewers confirm signing of former Derby striker Charles Vernam". Derby Telegraph. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

[3] "Brewers Agree Deal To Sign Neal Eardley". Burton Albion F.C. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

[4] "Michael Bostwick Joins Burton Albion". Burton Albion F.C. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[5] "Burton Albion Sign Striker Kane Hemmings". Burton Albion F.C. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

[6] "Luke Varney Returns To The Brewers As Player/Coach". Burton Albion F.C. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[Retained_List-7] "New Deals Offered To Five Players As Club Issues Retained List". Burton Albion F.C. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.

[8] "Scott Fraser confirms Burton Albion exit amid Hull City transfer links". Hull Live. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

[9] "Joe Sbarra returns". Solihull Moors F.C. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

[10] "Seasiders Snap Up Sarkic". Blackpool F.C. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[11] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.

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