2012–13 Burton Albion F.C. season

Burton Albion

2012–13 season
Chairman	Ben Robinson
Manager	Gary Rowett
Ground	Pirelli Stadium
League Two	4th
2013 Football League play-offs	Semi-finals (eliminated by Bradford City)
FA Cup	3rd round Eliminated by Leicester City
League Cup	3rd round Eliminated by Bradford City
FL Trophy	Northern Section East 1st Round Eliminated by Coventry City
Top goalscorer	League: Jacques Maghoma (15) All: Jacques Maghoma (17)
Highest home attendance	5,426 (27 April vs Gillingham, League Two)
Lowest home attendance	1,712 (20 November vs Aldershot Town, League Two)
Average home league attendance	2,568
Home colours Away colours

The 2012–13 season was Burton Albion's fourth consecutive season in the League Two, having finished 17th in the 2011–12 season. The season marked Gary Rowett's first full season in management with the club, having been appointed on a full-time basis on 11 May. His reign started with the club's first ever League Cup victory with a 5–4 penalty defeat of Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.

Key events

May

• 9 May: Albion begin preparations for the new season by releasing five first-team players; James Wren, Kristian Ramsey-Dixon, Danny Blanchett, Andres Gurrieri and Patrick Ada. Jack Dyer and Adi Yussuf both sign one-year contract extensions.^[1]
• 11 May: Gary Rowett is announced as the club's full-time manager following a spell in caretaker charge alongside Kevin Poole, who is retained as goalkeeping coach.^[2]
• 15 May: Albion release four more players; Adam Bolder, Ryan Austin, Tony James and Greg Pearson, whilst Nathan Stanton and Aaron Webster both sign one-year contract extensions.^[3]
• 18 May: Albion unveil Kevin Summerfield as the club's new assistant manager.^[4]
• 24 May: Rowett names former Swindon Town scout Paul Molesworth as the club's chief scout.^[5]
• 24 May: Rowett makes his first move in the transfer market, by signing ex-Tranmere Rovers midfielder Robbie Weir on a free transfer. The 23-year-old Northern Irishman joins on a two-year deal.^[6]

June

• 5 June: Scotsman Zander Diamond becomes Albion's second summer signing, joining on a free transfer for Oldham Athletic.^[7]
• 13 June: Round One of the 2012–13 League Cup is drawn. For the fourth successive year, Albion are drawn away from home, this time against Sheffield United.^[8]
• 18 June: The fixtures for the League Two 2012–13 season are released. Albion's first game is against Rotherham United in the first game ever played at their New York Stadium.^[9]
• 27 June: Albion's third signing of the summer is left-back Damien McCrory. The former Dagenham & Redbridge defender signs a two-year contract with the Brewers.^[10]

July

• 16 July: Albion sign former Rochdale defender Marcus Holness on a two-year deal.^[11]
• 27 July: Albion complete a double-deal to sign goalkeepers Dean Lyness and Ross Atkins. Lyness joins on a free transfer from Kidderminster Harriers whilst Atkins returns to the club for a second season-long loan spell from Derby County.^[12]
• 31 July: Albion re-sign midfielder Lee Bell on a free transfer from recently promoted Crewe Alexandra. Bell has had two previous loan spells with the Brewers and signs a one-year contract.^[13]

August

• 11 August: Albion begin their season with a 5–4 penalty shootout defeat of Sheffield United, after a 2–2 draw during normal time. This represented the club's first ever victory in a League Cup game. Adi Yussuf scores the club's first goal of the season.^[14]
• 15 August: Round Two of the 2012–13 League Cup is drawn. Albion are again drawn away from home, this time against Leicester City.^[15] Albion also complete the signings of striker Matt Paterson on a free transfer from Southend United and defender Anthony O'Connor on a one-month loan deal from Blackburn Rovers.^[16]
• 18 August: Albion begin their League Two by being defeated 3–0 by Rotherham United.^[17] Round One of the 2012–13 Johnstone's Paint Trophy is drawn. Albion are drawn away from home against recently relegated Coventry City.^[18]
• 28 August: Albion continue their League Cup success with a 4–2 away victory over Leicester City at the King Power Stadium. The Brewers will be competing in the third round of the competition for the first time.^[19]
• 30 August: Round Three of the 2012–13 League Cup is drawn. For the sixth consecutive game in the competition Albion are drawn away from home. This time the opposition will be Bradford City.^[20] Also on this day, Billy Kee puts pen to paper on a new three-year contract, that will see him stay with the club until 2015.^[21]

September

• 3 September: Billy Kee is called up to the Northern Ireland Under 21 side for the Under 21 European Championship qualifying games against Macedonia and Denmark.^[22]
• 4 September: Albion are knocked out of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy by Coventry City after a 10–9 penalty shootout defeat. The Brewers had held the League One side to a 0–0 during the 90 minutes, but missed penalties from Marcus Holness and Dean Lyness left the club still without a win in the competition after four years of trying.^[23]
• 7 September: Albion sign goalkeeper Stuart Tomlinson on a four-month deal from local rivals Port Vale.^[24]
• 12 September: Full-back Anthony O'Connor's loan deal is extended by five months to 31 January 2013.^[25]
• 14 September: Academy graduates Evan Garnett and Jack Green sign three-month loan deals with Hucknall Town.^[26]
• 25 September: Albion are knocked out of the League Cup in the 3rd Round by Bradford City. The Brewers lose 3–2 after extra time despite leading the game going into the 90th minute.
• 28 September: Gary Rowett makes completes the emergency loan signings of Rob Kiernan and Luke Rooney on one-month deals from Wigan Athletic and Swindon Town respectively.^[27]

October

• 18 October: BBC Sport announce the findings of their Price of Football survey, with Burton being named as the cheapest place to watch football in nPower League Two. Gillingham are named as the most expensive for the season.^[28]
• 21 October: The first round proper of the FA Cup is drawn. Burton are given a home tie against Conference North side Altrincham. The game will be played on Sunday 4 November due to a stewarding clash with the Derby County home fixture against Blackpool on Saturday 3 November.^[29][30]
• 23 October: Albion sign winger Jordan Chapell on an emergency one-month loan deal from Sheffield United. The new signing makes an immediate impact later in the day by marking his debut appearance with a goal against Port Vale.^[31] Albion also announce that the away fixture with Plymouth Argyle at Home Park is to be delayed by 24 hours to Wednesday 7 November due to both clubs' participation in the FA Cup.^[32]
• 26 October: The Brewers sign goalkeeper Mark Oxley on a one-month loan deal from Hull City following injuries to regular keeper Stuart Tomlinson and deputy Ross Atkins.^[33] Also on this day striker Matt Paterson signs a six-month extension to his current deal to see him through to the end of the season.^[34]

November

• 4 November: The second round proper of the FA Cup is drawn. Burton are given an away tie against Crewe Alexandra. However they will first have to overcome Altrincham in a First Round replay on 13 November at Moss Lane, having only managed a 3–3 draw against their Conference North opponents at home.^[35]
• 15 November: Burton confirm their place in the second round of the FA Cup with a 2–0 over Altrincham at Moss Lane, setting up an away tie with Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road.^[36] The club also announce that local businessman Ian English makes his return to the board of directors.^[37]
• 20 November: The Brewers take 20-year-old striker Jacob Blyth on a loan deal from Leicester City until 12 January 2013.^[38]
• 21 November: Jordan Chapell's loan spell from Sheffield United is extended by a further month. This will see the midfielder stay with the Brewers until 23 December.^[39]

December

• 1 December: The Brewers defeat Crewe Alexandra 1–0 in the second round proper of the FA Cup at the Alexandra Stadium. The Brewers will now play in the third round proper for the first time in two seasons.^[40]
• 2 December: The third round proper of the FA Cup is drawn. In a repeat of the second round of the Capital One Cup, the Brewers are drawn away at Championship side Leicester City.^[41]
• 4 December: Sheffield United loanee Jordan Chapell is recalled from his loan spell with the Brewers by his parent club. The winger had originally been due to stay with the Brewers until 23 December.^[42]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Updated 10 December 2012

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		JP Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Ross Atkins	7	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Andrew Corbett	4	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Aaron Webster	5	1	0+1	0	1+0	0	1+1	1	1+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Nathan Stanton	16	1	10+3	1	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	SCO	Zander Diamond	26	4	21+0	3	2+0	1	3+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	IRL	John McGrath	4	0	0+2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	JAM	Cleveland Taylor	21	3	9+6	1	1+1	0	2+1	2	1+0	0
8	MF	NIR	Robbie Weir	26	3	20+0	2	3+0	0	3+0	1	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Justin Richards	13	1	4+7	1	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
10	FW	COD	Calvin Zola	21	9	14+3	6	3+0	3	1+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF	ENG	Chris Palmer	14	2	7+2	0	2+0	1	2+0	1	1+0	0
12	FW	TAN	Adi Yussuf	12	1	1+7	0	0+0	0	2+1	1	0+1	0
13	GK	ENG	Stuart Tomlinson	11	0	10+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
14	DF	IRL	Damien McCrory	26	1	20+0	1	2+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
15	MF	ENG	Matt Palmer	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	GK	ENG	Dean Lyness	7	0	4+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
18	FW	SCO	Matt Paterson	19	3	11+5	3	0+1	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
19	MF	COD	Jacques Maghoma	24	6	20+0	4	3+0	1	1+0	1	0+0	0
20	DF	IRL	Anthony O'Connor	26	0	21+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
21	DF	ENG	Marcus Holness	13	0	6+2	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
22	MF	ENG	Jack Dyer	19	0	8+6	0	0+1	0	1+2	0	1+0	0
23	MF	ENG	Lee Bell	27	1	19+1	1	3+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
24	FW	ENG	Jacob Blyth	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	NIR	Billy Kee	23	5	10+7	4	1+1	0	2+1	1	1+0	0
Players played for Burton on loan who have returned to their parent club:
24	DF	IRL	Rob Kiernan	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	MF	ENG	Luke Rooney	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF	ENG	Jordan Chapell	4	1	1+1	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	GK	ENG	Mark Oxley	5	0	3+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Top scorers

Updated 10 December 2012

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	League Two	FA Cup	League Cup	JP Trophy	Total
1	FW		10	Calvin Zola	6	3	0	0	9
2	MF		19	Jacques Maghoma	4	1	1	0	6
3	FW		29	Billy Kee	4	0	1	0	5
4	DF		5	Zander Diamond	3	1	0	0	4
5	MF		7	Cleveland Taylor	1	0	2	0	3
=	MF		8	Robbie Weir	2	0	1	0	3
=	FW		18	Matt Paterson	3	0	0	0	3
6	MF		11	Chris Palmer	0	1	1	0	2
7	FW		9	Justin Richards	1	0	0	0	1
=	DF		14	Damien McCrory	1	0	0	0	1
=	MF		23	Lee Bell	1	0	0	0	1
=	DF		3	Aaron Webster	0	0	1	0	1
=	DF		4	Nathan Stanton	0	0	1	0	1
=	FW		12	Adi Yussuf	0	0	1	0	1
=	FW		27	Jordan Chapell	1	0	0	0	1
=				Own goals	1	0	0	0	1
				TOTALS	29	6	8	0	44

Disciplinary record

Updated 10 December 2012

Number	Nation	Position	Name	League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		JP Trophy		Total
8		MF	Robbie Weir	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
5		DF	Zander Diamond	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	1
23		MF	Lee Bell	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
14		DF	Damien McCrory	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
21		DF	Marcus Holness	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	1
22		MF	Jack Dyer	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
4		DF	Nathan Stanton	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
9		FW	Justin Richards	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
20		DF	Anthony O'Connor	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
29		FW	Billy Kee	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
7		MF	Cleveland Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12		FW	Adi Yussuf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16		GK	Dean Lyness	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18		FW	Matt Paterson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19		MF	Jacques Maghoma	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27		MF	Jordan Chapell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	30	2	3	0	9	1	0	0	42	3

Club

Coaching and medical staff

The Pirelli Stadium.

Gary Rowett begins his first full season as Burton manager.

Club captain John McGrath.

Position	Staff
Manager	Gary Rowett
Assistant manager	Kevin Summerfield
Goalkeeping coach	Kevin Poole
Youth team manager	Mark Sale
Chief scout	Paul Molesworth
Head physiotherapist	James Rowland
Kit Manager	Ray 'Rocky' Hudson

Last updated 22 August 2012.
Source: [1]
Includes staff currently registered with club only.

Gary Rowett was named as the club's permanent manager on 11 May 2012, becoming the 30th manager in the club's history. This followed his tenure as caretaker manager after the sacking of the previous manager Paul Peschisolido.^[43] Kevin Poole and Mark Sale were retained in their respective roles as goalkeeping coach and youth team coach. Former Tranmere Rovers number two Kevin Summerfield is named as the club's new assistant manager,^[4] and Paul Molesworth is named as the club's new chief scout.^[5]

Players

Updated 10 December 2012.

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Since	Apps	Goals	Ends	Transfer Fee	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Ross Atkins		GK	(1989-11-03) 3 November 1989 (age 35)	Derby County	(Loan)	55	0	June 2013	N/A	^1
13	Stuart Tomlinson		GK	(1985-05-22) 22 May 1985 (age 39)	Port Vale	2012	12	0	January 2013	Free	^5
16	Dean Lyness		GK	(1991-07-20) 20 July 1991 (age 33)	Kidderminster Harriers	2012	7	0	June 2014	Free
	Kevin Poole		GK	(1963-07-21) 21 July 1963 (age 61)	Derby County	2006	133	0	N/A	Free	^6
Defenders
2	Andrew Corbett		DF	(1982-02-20) 20 February 1982 (age 42)	Nuneaton Borough	2003	362	12	June 2013	Nominal
3	Aaron Webster		DF	(1980-12-19) 19 December 1980 (age 44)	Youth	1998	582	101	June 2013	N/A
4	Nathan Stanton		DF	(1981-05-06) 6 May 1981 (age 43)	Rochdale	2010	70	1	June 2013	Free
5	Zander Diamond		DF	(1985-12-03) 3 December 1985 (age 39)	Oldham Athletic	2012	26	4	June 2014	Free
14	Damien McCrory		DF	(1990-02-23) 23 February 1990 (age 34)	Dagenham & Redbridge	2012	27	1	June 2014	Free
20	Anthony O'Connor		DF	(1992-02-25) 25 February 1992 (age 32)	Blackburn Rovers	(Loan)	26	0	January 2013	N/A
21	Marcus Holness		DF	(1988-12-08) 8 December 1988 (age 36)	Rochdale	2012	13	0	June 2014	Free
Midfielders
6	John McGrath		MF	(1980-03-27) 27 March 1980 (age 44)	Tamworth	2007	244	19	June 2013	Free	^2
7	Cleveland Taylor		MF	(1983-09-09) 9 September 1983 (age 41)	St Johnstone	2011	78	10	June 2013	Free
8	Robbie Weir		MF	(1988-12-09) 9 December 1988 (age 36)	Tranmere Rovers	2012	26	3	June 2014	Free
11	Chris Palmer		MF	(1983-10-16) 16 October 1983 (age 41)	Gillingham	2011	50	5	June 2013	Free
15	Matt Palmer		MF		Youth	2012	1	0	June 2013	N/A
17	Jimmy Phillips		MF	(1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 (age 35)	Stoke City	2009	90	2	June 2014	Free
19	Jacques Maghoma		MF	(1987-10-23) 23 October 1987 (age 37)	Tottenham Hotspur	2009	146	20	June 2013	Free
22	Jack Dyer		MF	(1991-12-11) 11 December 1991 (age 33)	Aston Villa	2009	43	1	June 2013	Free
23	Lee Bell		MF	(1983-01-26) 26 January 1983 (age 41)	Crewe Alexandra	2012	45	2	June 2013	Free	^3
Forwards
9	Justin Richards		FW	(1980-10-16) 16 October 1980 (age 44)	Port Vale	2011	50	13	June 2013	Free
10	Calvin Zola		FW	(1984-12-31) 31 December 1984 (age 40)	Crewe Alexandra	2011	79	27	June 2014	Free
12	Adi Yussuf		FW	(1992-10-03) 3 October 1992 (age 32)	Leicester City	2011	29	2	June 2013	Free
18	Matt Paterson		FW	(1989-10-18) 18 October 1989 (age 35)	Southend United	2012	19	3	June 2013	Free
24	Jacob Blyth		FW	(1992-08-14) 14 August 1992 (age 32)	Leicester City	(Loan)	2	0	January 2013	N/A
25	Evan Garnett		FW	(1994-08-14) 14 August 1994 (age 30)	N/A	2012	0	0	June 2013	N/A
29	Billy Kee		FW	(1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 (age 34)	Torquay United	2011	43	17	June 2015	20K	^4
Players Left Before End of Season
24	Rob Kiernan		DF	(1991-01-13) 13 January 1991 (age 33)	Wigan Athletic	(Loan)	6	0	October 2012	N/A
26	Luke Rooney		MF	(1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 (age 34)	Swindon Town	(Loan)	3	0	October 2012	N/A
27	Jordan Chapell		MF	(1991-09-08) 8 September 1991 (age 33)	Sheffield United	(Loan)	4	1	December 2012	N/A
30	Mark Oxley		GK	(1990-09-28) 28 September 1990 (age 34)	Hull City	(Loan)	5	0	November 2012	N/A

Source: Burton Albion, Soccerbase
Ordered by position then squad number. Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in competitive matches in The Football League, The Football Conference, FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy, FA Trophy and Conference League Cup for Burton Albion.
Notes
¹ Appearances include previous loan spell in 2011–12.
² Club Captain.
³ Appearances and goals include two previous loan spells.
⁴ Undisclosed fee reported by the Burton Mail to be £20K.^[44]
5 Appearances include previous loan spell in 2008.
⁶ Player/Goalkeeping coach. Oldest registered player in The Football League. Re-registered as player on 26 October 2012 due to injuries to Mark Oxley and Stuart Tomlinson.

Kit

Supplier: TAG Leisure
Sponsor(s): Mr. Cropper

Home

Away

Last updated: 24 August 2012.
Source: Burton Albion Club Shop

Burton's home kit was retained from the previous season, as was the Mr. Cropper sponsorship brand. TAG Leisure continue to manufacture the club's matchday and training attire. The new away kit was revealed on 14 July before the pre-season friendly with Aston Villa. It marks a return to the blue shirts, shorts and socks adopted by the team during the 2009 Conference National title-winning season. It will remain in use until the end of the 2013–14 league season.^[45]

Other information

Chairman	Ben Robinson
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Pirelli Stadium (6,912 / 110x72 metres)

Updated to match played 22 August 2012
Source: Burton Albion F.C.

Results

Pre-season friendlies

Burton Albion v Aston Villa

14 July 2012	Burton Albion	1–2	Aston Villa	Pirelli Stadium
15:00	Weir 9'	(Report)	Holness 45'(og) Holman 83'	Attendance: 4,165 Referee: Mr. K. Friend

Gresley v Burton Albion

18 July 2012	Gresley	0–4	Burton Albion	Moat Ground, Swadlincote
19:45		(Report)	Richards 25' Patterson 43' Cowdrill 52' Yussuf 73'	Attendance: 461 Referee: Mr. J. Thornhill

Ilkeston F.C. v Burton Albion

24 July 2012	Ilkeston F.C.	3–2	Burton Albion	New Manor Ground, Ilkeston
19:45	Watts 17', 66' Wilson 35'	(Report)	Phillips 9' Williams 64'	Attendance: 317 Referee: Mr. J. Thornhill

Burton Albion v Derby County

28 July 2012	Burton Albion	0–1	Derby County	Pirelli Stadium
15:00		(Report)	Jacobs 49'	Attendance: 3,026 Referee: Mr. D Coote

Burton Albion v Leicester City

1 August 2012	Burton Albion	1–3	Leicester City	Pirelli Stadium
19:45	Weir 47'(pen)	(Report)	Schlupp 28' Dyer 79' Danns 88'	Referee: Mr. H. Webb

Burton Albion v Walsall

4 August 2012	Burton Albion	2–1	Walsall	Pirelli Stadium
15:00	Weir 29' Kee 79'	(Report)	Grigg 6'	Attendance: 883 Referee: Mr. S. Rushton

Burton Albion v Leeds United

7 August 2012	Burton Albion	0–1	Leeds United	Pirelli Stadium
19:45		(Report)	Varney 29'	Attendance: 3,127 Referee: Mr. O. Langford

League Two

See also: 2012–13 Football League Two

Rotherham United v Burton Albion

18 August 2012	Rotherham United	3–0	Burton Albion	New York Stadium, Rotherham
15:00	Nardiello 5'(pen) Odejayi 11' Pringle 75'	(Report)	Bell  58'  62'	Attendance: 11,441 Referee: Mr. P. Tierney

Burton Albion v AFC Wimbledon

21 August 2012	Burton Albion	6–2	AFC Wimbledon	Pirelli Stadium
19:45	Taylor 8' Kee 13' Maghoma 14' Richards 27' Weir 53' Diamond 68'	(Report)	Harrison 79' Balkestein 80'	Attendance: 1,948 Referee: Mr. D. Bond

Burton Albion v Fleetwood Town

25 August 2012	Burton Albion	0–1	Fleetwood Town	Pirelli Stadium
15:00		(Report)	Howell 47'	Attendance: 2,349 Referee: Mr. T. Harrington

Exeter City v Burton Albion

1 September 2012	Exeter City	3–0	Burton Albion	St. James Park, Exeter
15:00	Cureton 19' Davies 41' O'Flynn 89'	BBC Report BAFC Report		Attendance: 3,707 Referee: Mr. C. Boyeson

Rochdale v Burton Albion

8 September 2012	Rochdale	0–1	Burton Albion	Spotland, Rochdale
15:00	Cavanagh  70'	BBC Report BAFC Report	Paterson 52'	Attendance: 2,199 Referee: Mr. A. Haines

Burton Albion v Oxford United

15 September 2012	Burton Albion	4–0	Oxford United	Pirelli Stadium
15:00	Zola 25, 66' Maghoma 45, 65'	BBC Report BAFC Report	Wright  64' Raynes  70'	Attendance: 2,389 Referee: Mr. R. Clark

Burton Albion v York City

19 September 2012	Burton Albion	3–1	York City	Pirelli Stadium
19:45	Bell 23' Zola 65' Paterson 90+1' Richards  75' Weir  90+5'	BBC Report BAFC Report	McLaughlin 9' Chambers  41' Smith  87'	Attendance: 2,368 Referee: Mr. F. Graham

Torquay United v Burton Albion

22 September 2012	Torquay United	1–1	Burton Albion	Plainmoor, Torquay
15:00	Howe 18'	BBC Report BAFC Report	Zola 89' McCrory  45+2' Kee  90+2'	Attendance: 2,438 Referee: Mr. T. Robinson

Burton Albion v Northampton Town

29 September 2012	Burton Albion	3–3	Northampton Town	Pirelli Stadium
15:00	Zola 9' Langmead 60' (og) Diamond 80' Weir  34' McCrory  82'	BBC Report BAFC Report	Langmead 63' Artell 75' Nicholls 83' Guttridge  54'	Attendance: 2,857 Referee: Mr. B. Malone

Southend United v Burton Albion

2 October 2012	Southend United	0–1	Burton Albion	Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
19:45	Spicer  13' Assombalonga  82' Timlin  90'	BBC Report BAFC Report	Maghoma 90+1' O'Connor  57'	Attendance: 4,150 Referee: Mr. K. Stroud

Morecambe v Burton Albion

6 October 2012	Morecambe	0–0	Burton Albion	Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00	Wright  90+4'	BBC Report BAFC Report	Paterson  4' Yussuf  63' Weir  70' McCrory  90'	Attendance: 1,585 Referee: Mr. S. Attwell

Burton Albion v Bristol Rovers

13 October 2012	Burton Albion	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Pirelli Stadium
15:00	Kee 50'  66' Bell  59' Dyer  81'	BBC Report BAFC Report	Clarkson 37' Richards  56' Kenneth  74'	Attendance: 2,961 Referee: Mr. J. Simpson

Gillingham v Burton Albion

20 October 2012	Gillingham	4–1	Burton Albion	MEMS Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00	Flanagan 22' Fish 40' Weston 59' Martin 63' Payne  9' Dack  46'	BBC Report BAFC Report	Diamond 54' Weir  65'	Attendance: 7,268 Referee: Mr. L. Collins

Burton Albion v Port Vale

23 October 2012	Burton Albion	1–1	Port Vale	Pirelli Stadium
19:45	Chappell 73'  84' Diamond  37' Bell  41'	BBC Report BAFC Report	Williamson 75' McDonald  39'	Attendance: 3,975 Referee: Mr. G. Salisbury

Burton Albion v Bradford City

27 October 2012	Burton Albion	1–0	Bradford City	Pirelli Stadium
15:00	Zola 80' Bell  38'	BBC Report BAFC Report	Ravenhill  32' Doyle  84' McArdle  87'	Attendance: 2,791 Referee: Mr. A. D'Urso

Plymouth Argyle v Burton Albion

7 November 2012	Plymouth Argyle	1–2	Burton Albion	Home Park, Plymouth
19:45	Cowan-Hall 49'	BBC Report BAFC Report	Stanton 74'  59' Weir 79' Taylor  31' McCrory  53'	Attendance: 5,219 Referee: Mr. D. Eaton

Cheltenham Town v Burton Albion

10 November 2012	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Burton Albion	The Abbey Business Stadium, Cheltenham
15:00	Zebroski 86' Harrad  90+5'	BBC Report BAFC Report	Holness  73' Diamond  90+3'	Attendance: 2,804 Referee: Mr. G. Scott

Burton Albion v Dagenham & Redbridge

17 November 2012	Burton Albion	3–2	Dagenham & Redbridge	Pirelli Stadium
15:00	McCrory 51' Paterson 53' Kee 79' Lyness  28'	BBC Report BAFC Report	Gayle 29' Williams 78' Ogogo  33' Ilesanmi  80'	Attendance: 2,369 Referee: Mr. T. Kettle

Burton Albion v Aldershot Town

20 November 2012	Burton Albion	0–1	Aldershot Town	Pirelli Stadium
19:45	O'Connor  45+1'	BBC Report BAFC Report	López 4' Young  79'	Attendance: 1,712 Referee: Mr. K. Wright

Wycombe Wanderers v Burton Albion

24 November 2012	Wycombe Wanderers	3–0	Burton Albion	Adams Park, High Wycombe
15:00	McClure 13', 63' Grant 57'(pen) Azeez  89'	BBC Report BAFC Report	Diamond  56' McCrory  83'	Attendance: 3,191 Referee: Mr. D. Webb

Burton Albion v Accrington Stanley

9 December 2012	Burton Albion	1–0	Accrington Stanley	Pirelli Stadium
15:00	Kee 10' Weir  48'	BBC Report BAFC Report	Nsiala  90+2'	Attendance: 2,530 Referee: Mr. P. Gibbs

Chesterfield v Burton Albion

16 December 2012	Chesterfield	1–1	Burton Albion	Proact Stadium
15:00	M. Richards 74' Hird  67' Lester  90+3'	BBC Report BAFC Report	Maghoma 34' Bell  21'	Attendance: 5,741 Referee: Mr. G. Eltrigham

Barnet v Burton Albion

21 December 2012	Barnet	3–2	Burton Albion	Underhill Stadium
19:45	Holmes 42', 53' (pen.), 66' Kamdjo  31' Davids  57'	BBC Report BAFC Report	Kee 16' (pen.) Maghoma 90+5' (pen.) McCrory  29' Taylor  58' Dyer  59' Weir  82'	Attendance: 1,751 Referee: Mr. A. Davies

League Two 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
46	22	10	14	71	65	+6	76	17	3	3	49	23	+26	5	7	11	22	42	−20

Last updated: 27 April 2013.
Source: Burton Albion F.C.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	D	L	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	D	W	L	L	W
Position	23	8	15	20	15	10	6	7	9	5	7	5	6	10	8	5	7	6	10	11	9	9	6	10	11	9

Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2012. Source: Burton Albion F.C.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

See also: 2012-13 FA Cup

Burton Albion v Altrincham

4 November 2012	Burton Albion	3–3	Altrincham	Pirelli Stadium
15:00	Diamond 53' Maghoma 77' Zola 90+3' Weir  67'	BBC Report BAFC Report	Rodgers 29' Stanton 34' (og) McCrory 85' (og) Densmore  38' Reeves  75'	Attendance: 1,989 Referee: Mr. M. Bull

Altrincham v Burton Albion

15 November 2012	Altrincham	0–2	Burton Albion	Moss Lane, Altrincham
19:45		BBC Report BAFC Report	Palmer 65' Zola 75'	Attendance: 2,428 Referee: Mr. C. Boyeson

Crewe Alexandra v Burton Albion

1 December 2012	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Burton Albion	Alexandra Stadium, Crewe
15:00	Ellis  70' Tootle  90+3'	BBC Report BAFC Report	Zola 5' Holness  78' Maghoma  81'	Attendance: 3,065 Referee: Mr. G. Salisbury

Leicester City v Burton Albion

5 January 2013	Leicester City	2–0	Burton Albion	King Power Stadium, Leicester
15:00	Wood 3' de Laet 21'			Attendance: 14,463 Referee: Mr. A. D'Urso

League Cup

See also: 2012–13 Football League Cup

Sheffield United v Burton Albion

11 August 2012	Sheffield United	2–2 (4–5 p)	Burton Albion	Bramall Lane, Sheffield
15:00	Blackman 51' Collins 105'	(Report)	Yussuf 34' Taylor 97' Holness  105'  105+1'	Attendance: 7,073
	Penalties
	Quinn Collins Maguire McDonald McMahon Doyle		Weir Bell McCrory Webster Richards Taylor

Leicester City v Burton Albion

28 August 2012	Leicester City	2–4	Burton Albion	King Power Stadium, Leicester
19:45	Knockaert 60' Futács 87'	BBC Report BAFC Report	Palmer 20' Taylor 53' Weir 64' (pen.) Maghoma 68' Dyer  72'	Attendance: 8,560 Referee: Mr. D. Drysdale

Bradford City v Burton Albion

25 September 2012	Bradford City	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Burton Albion	Coral Windows Stadium, Bradford
19:45	Wells 83', 90' Darby 115' Connell  53'	BBC Report BAFC Report	Kee 18' Webster 29' Weir  69' McCrory  76' Dyer  78' Diamond  117'	Attendance: 4,178 Referee: Mr. N. Miller

Johnstone's Paint Trophy

See also: 2012–13 Football League Trophy

Coventry City v Burton Albion

4 September 2012	Coventry City	0–0 (10–9 p)	Burton Albion	Ricoh Arena, Coventry
19:45		BBC Report BAFC Report		Attendance: 5,437 Referee: Mr. O. Langford
	Penalties
	McSheffrey Baker McGoldrick Kilbane Elliott Daniels Brown Hussey Christie Wood Murphy		Taylor Palmer McCrory Webster Richards Bell Yussuf Dyer Corbett Holness Lyness

Birmingham Senior Cup

Appearances and goals not included in club statistics.

Coleshill Town v Burton Albion

8 October 2012	Coleshill Town	2–4	Burton Albion	Pack Meadow, Coleshill
19:45	Travis 85' Carter 90'	BAFC Report	Slade 5' Kee 28' Yussuf 68', 79'	Attendance: 67 Referee: Mr. S. Postin

Hednesford Town v Burton Albion

4 December 2012	Hednesford Town	5–4	Burton Albion	Keys Park, Hednesford
19:45	Lennon 25', 89' Durrell 37' (p) O'Connor 47' Craven 75'		Kee 13' Richards 66' McGrath 67', 82'	Attendance: 133 Referee: Mr. B. Cooke

Transfers

Players transferred in
Date	Pos.	Name	Previous Club	Fee	Ref.
31 May 2012	MF	Robbie Weir	Tranmere Rovers	Free	[6]
5 June 2012	DF	Zander Diamond	Oldham Athletic	Free	[7]
27 June 2012	DF	Damien McCrory	Dagenham & Redbridge	Free	[10]
16 July 2012	DF	Marcus Holness	Rochdale	Free	[46]
27 July 2012	GK	Dean Lyness	Kidderminster Harriers	Free	[12]
31 July 2012	MF	Lee Bell	Crewe Alexandra	Free	[13]
15 August 2012	FW	Matt Paterson	Southend United	Free	[16]
7 September 2012	GK	Stuart Tomlinson	Port Vale	Free	[24]
Players loaned in
Date from	Pos.	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
27 July 2012	GK	Ross Atkins	Derby County	End of Season	[12]
15 August 2012	DF	Anthony O'Connor	Blackburn Rovers	31 January 2013	[16][25]
28 September 2012	DF	Rob Kiernan	Wigan Athletic	28 October 2012	[27]
28 September 2012	MF	Luke Rooney	Swindon Town	28 October 2012	[27]
23 October 2012	MF	Jordan Chapell	Sheffield United	23 December 2012	[31][39]
26 October 2012	GK	Mark Oxley	Hull City	26 November 2012	[33]
20 November 2012	FW	Jacob Blyth	Leicester City	12 January 2013	[38]
Players loaned out
Date from	Pos.	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
14 September 2012	DF	Jack Green	Hucknall Town	15 December 2012	[26]
14 September 2012	FW	Evan Garnett	Hucknall Town	15 December 2012	[26]
Players released
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent Club	Date Joined	Ref.
9 May 2012	GK	James Wren	Tamworth	20 July 2012	[1][47]
9 May 2012	DF	Danny Blanchett	York City	2 July 2012	[1][48]
9 May 2012	DF	Kristian Ramsey-Dixon	Sutton Coldfield Town	16 August 2012	[1][49]
9 May 2012	MF	Andres Gurrieri	Plymouth Argyle	4 August 2012	[1][50]
9 May 2012	DF	Patrick Ada	Ebbsfleet United	20 July 2012	[1][51]
15 June 2012	DF	Ryan Austin	Kidderminster Harriers	5 July 2012	[3][52]
15 June 2012	DF	Tony James	Newport County	5 July 2012	[3][53]
15 June 2012	FW	Greg Pearson	Grimsby Town	9 July 2012	[3][54]
15 June 2012	MF	Adam Bolder	Harrogate Town	20 July 2012	[3][55]
8 July 2012	GK	Stuart Tomlinson	Retired		[56]

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