2020–21 Burton Albion F.C. season

Burton Albion

2020–21 season
Chairman	Ben Robinson
Manager	Jake Buxton (until 29 December)[1] Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (from 1 January)[2]
Stadium	Pirelli Stadium
League One	16th
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Kane Hemmings (15 goals) All: Kane Hemmings (15 goals)
Home colours Away colours

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.

First-team squad

As of 18 January 2021

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

No.	Name	Nat.	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Apps.	Goals	Year signed	Signed from	Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
1	Kieran O'Hara		GK	(1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 (age 28)	60	0	2020	Manchester United	Free
20	Callum Hawkins		GK	(1999-12-12) 12 December 1999 (age 25)	0	0	2018	Academy	Trainee
24	Ben Garratt		GK	(1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 30)	33	0	2019	Crewe Alexandra	Free
30	Dillon Barnes		GK	(1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 (age 28)	1	0	2021	Queens Park Rangers	Loan
Defenders
2	John Brayford		RB/CB	(1987-12-29) 29 December 1987 (age 37)	279	17	2017	Sheffield United	Free
3	Colin Daniel		LB/LM/LW	(1988-02-15) 15 February 1988 (age 37)	72	2	2019	Peterborough United	Undisclosed
5	Michael Bostwick		CB/RB/DM	(1988-05-17) 17 May 1988 (age 36)	31	2	2020	Lincoln City	Free
6	Kieran Wallace		LB/CB/DM	(1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 (age 30)	78	2	2018	Free Agent	Free
15	Reece Hutchinson		LB	(2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 24)	56	0	2018	Academy	Trainee
16	Josh Earl		LB/CB	(1998-10-24) 24 October 1998 (age 26)	7	0	2021	Preston North End	Loan
17	Hayden Carter		CB/RB	(1999-12-17) 17 December 1999 (age 25)	23	4	2021	Blackburn Rovers	Loan
19	Jevan Anderson		CB	(2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 25)	4	0	2019	Formartine United	Free
22	Owen Gallacher		LB/LW/RW	(1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 26)	12	0	2020	Nottingham Forest	Free
23	Neal Eardley		RB/LB	(1988-11-06) 6 November 1988 (age 36)	14	0	2020	Lincoln City	Free
26	Ben Hart		RB	(2000-09-26) 26 September 2000 (age 24)	1	0	2019	Academy	Trainee
37	Tom Hamer		RB/CB/DM	(1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 25)	20	2	2021	Oldham Athletic	Undisclosed
38	Michael Mancienne		CB	(1988-01-08) 8 January 1988 (age 37)	17	0	2021	New England Revolution	Free
Midfielders
4	Ryan Edwards		CM/AM/RM	(1993-11-17) 17 November 1993 (age 31)	89	9	2019	Heart of Midlothian	Free
7	Stephen Quinn		CM/DM/LM	(1987-04-01) 1 April 1987 (age 38)	111	3	2018	Reading	Free
8	Joe Powell		AM/LM/RM	(1998-10-30) 30 October 1998 (age 26)	53	11	2020	West Ham United	Undisclosed
11	Jonny Smith		LM/RM	(1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 27)	15	2	2021	Bristol City	Undisclosed
12	Ben Fox		DM/CM/RB	(1998-02-01) 1 February 1998 (age 27)	52	2	2016	Academy	Trainee
18	Ryan Broom		RM/CM/AM	(1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 28)	11	2	2021	Peterborough United	Loan
21	John-Joe O'Toole		CM/AM/DM/CB	(1988-09-30) 30 September 1988 (age 36)	56	1	2019	Northampton Town	Free
25	Ciaran Gilligan		RM/CM	(2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 23)	21	0	2020	Academy	Trainee
28	Sean Clare		CM/RM/RB	(1996-09-18) 18 September 1996 (age 28)	19	1	2021	Oxford United	Loan
39	Terry Taylor		DM/CB	(2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 (age 23)	15	0	2021	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed
40	Danny Rowe		LW	(1992-03-09) 9 March 1992 (age 33)	14	0	2021	Free Agent	Free
Forwards
9	Kane Hemmings		CF/LW/RW	(1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 (age 33)	42	9	2020	Dundee	Free
10	Lucas Akins		RW/LW/CF	(1989-02-25) 25 February 1989 (age 36)	321	67	2014	Stevenage	Free
13	Josh Parker		CF/LW/RW	(1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 (age 34)	6	0	2021	Wycombe Wanderers	Free
14	Luke Varney		CF/LW/RW	(1982-09-28) 28 September 1982 (age 42)	40	2	2020	Cheltenham Town	Free
27	Tom Hewlett		CF		2	0	2020	Academy	Trainee
33	Mike Fondop-Talom		CF	(1993-11-27) 27 November 1993 (age 31)	17	2	2021	Aldershot Town	Free
35	Jakub Niemczyk		LW/RW	(2004-01-22) 22 January 2004 (age 21)	2	0	2020	Academy	Trainee

Statistics

As of 8 May 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	IRL	Kieran O'Hara	18	0	16+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF	ENG	John Brayford	44	4	39+1	4	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Colin Daniel	24	2	17+2	1	1+0	0	2+0	1	2+0	0
4	MF	AUS	Ryan Edwards	45	2	36+5	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	1
5	DF	ENG	Michael Bostwick	31	2	26+2	2	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Kieran Wallace	17	0	9+3	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Joe Powell	41	8	21+15	5	1+0	0	1+1	0	2+0	3
9	FW	ENG	Kane Hemmings	41	13	26+9	13	1+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Lucas Akins	47	10	43+0	8	1+0	0	2+0	1	1+0	1
11	MF	ENG	Jonny Smith	15	2	13+2	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	MF	ENG	Ben Fox	12	0	5+4	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
13	FW	ATG	Josh Parker	6	0	3+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	ENG	Luke Varney	4	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	ENG	Reece Hutchinson	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
16	DF	ENG	Josh Earl*	7	0	6+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	DF	ENG	Hayden Carter*	23	4	23+0	4	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	WAL	Ryan Broom	11	2	3+8	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	IRL	John-Joe O'Toole	20	1	12+4	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
22	DF	SCO	Owen Gallacher	12	0	5+4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
24	GK	ENG	Ben Garratt	29	0	28+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	IRL	Ciaran Gilligan	21	0	13+4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	3+0	0
26	DF	ENG	Ben Hart	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
27	FW	ENG	Tom Hewlett	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
28	MF	ENG	Sean Clarke*	19	1	18+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	DF	ENG	Tom Armitage	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
30	GK	ENG	Dillon Barnes	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	FW	CMR	Mike Fondop-Talom	17	2	8+9	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	FW	POL	Jakub Niemczyk	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
36	DF	ENG	Theirry Latty-Fairweather	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
37	DF	ENG	Tom Hamer*	20	2	19+1	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
38	DF	ENG	Michael Mancienne	17	0	14+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
39	MF	WAL	Terry Taylor	15	0	5+10	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
40	MF	ENG	Danny Rowe	14	0	7+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players out on loan:
7	MF	IRL	Stephen Quinn	24	1	20+1	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+1	0
19	DF	SCO	Jevan Anderson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
23	DF	WAL	Neal Eardley	14	0	9+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
Players who left the club:
11	MF	SCO	Steven Lawless	19	1	7+8	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	2+0	1
16	FW	USA	Indiana Vassilev*	12	0	8+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	CYP	Jack Roles*	3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	ENG	Charles Vernam	16	2	11+3	2	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
28	GK	ENG	Teddy Sharman-Lowe*	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
37	DF	ENG	Sam Hughes*	15	2	14+0	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
38	FW	ENG	Niall Ennis*	10	0	6+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Goals record

As of 8 May 2021

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	9		CF	Kane Hemmings	13	0	0	0	13
2	10		RW	Lucas Akins	8	0	1	1	10
3	8		AM	Joe Powell	5	0	0	3	8
4	17		CB	Hayden Carter	4	0	0	0	4
5	2		RB	John Brayford	3	0	0	0	3
6	3		LB	Colin Daniel	1	0	1	0	2
	4		CM	Ryan Edwards	1	0	0	1	2
	5		CB	Michael Bostwick	2	0	0	0	2
	11		LM	Jonny Smith	2	0	0	0	2
	18		LM	Ryan Broom	2	0	0	0	2
	18		AM	Charles Vernam	2	0	0	0	2
	33		CF	Mike Fondop-Talom	2	0	0	0	2
	37		CB	Sam Hughes	2	0	0	0	2
37		RB	Tom Hamer	2	0	0	0	2
15	7		CM	Stephen Quinn	1	0	0	0	1
	11		LW	Steven Lawless	0	0	0	1	1
	28		CM	Sean Clare	1	0	0	0	1
Own Goals					3	0	0	0	3
Total					53	0	2	6	61

Disciplinary record

As of 8 May 2021

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
1	7		CM	Stephen Quinn	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
	9		CF	Kane Hemmings	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
	17		CB	Hayden Carter	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
	28		CM	Sean Clare	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
5	2		RB	John Brayford	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	4		CM	Ryan Edwards	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	10		RW	Lucas Akins	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	16		LB	Josh Earl	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
	21		CM	John-Joe O'Toole	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1
	25		RM	Ciaran Gilligan	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	39		DM	Terry Taylor	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
12	3		LB	Colin Daniel	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	5		CB	Michael Bostwick	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	8		AM	Joe Powell	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	22		LB	Owen Gallacher	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	33		CF	Mike Fondop-Talom	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	37		CB	Sam Hughes	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
18	6		LB	Kieran Wallace	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	11		LM	Jonny Smith	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	38		CB	Michael Maccienne	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
21	1		GK	Kieran O'Hara	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	12		DM	Ben Fox	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	14		CF	Luke Varney	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	16		LW	Indiana Vassilev	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	18		RM	Ryan Broom	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	23		RB	Neal Eardley	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	24		GK	Ben Garratt	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	36		DF	Thierry Latty-Fairweather	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Total					72	2	1	3	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	82	2	1

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
13 July 2020	LW		Steven Lawless	Livingston	Free transfer	[3]
20 July 2020	AM		Charles Vernam	Grimsby Town	Free transfer	[4]
4 August 2020	RB		Neal Eardley	Lincoln City	Free transfer	[5]
5 August 2020	DM		Michael Bostwick	Lincoln City	Free transfer	[6]
12 August 2020	CF		Kane Hemmings	Dundee	Free transfer	[7]
12 August 2020	LW		Luke Varney	Cheltenham Town	Free transfer	[8]
11 September 2020	RW		Owen Gallacher	Nottingham Forest	Free transfer	[9]
11 September 2020	GK		Kieran O'Hara	Manchester United	Free transfer	[10]
15 January 2021	CF		Josh Parker	Wycombe Wanderers	Free transfer	[11]
29 January 2021	RB		Tom Hamer	Oldham Athletic	Undisclosed	[12]
29 January 2021	LM		Jonny Smith	Bristol City	Undisclosed	[13]
1 February 2021	DM		Terry Taylor	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	[14]
9 February 2021	CB		Michael Mancienne	New England Revolution	Free transfer	[15]
13 February 2021	LW		Danny Rowe	Ipswich Town	Free transfer	[16]
20 February 2021	CF		Mike Fondop	Aldershot Town	Free transfer	[17]

Loans in

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
6 September 2020	GK		Teddy Sharman-Lowe	Chelsea	4 January 2021	[18][19]
17 September 2020	CM		Jack Roles	Tottenham Hotspur	1 January 2021	[20]
17 September 2020	LW		Indiana Vassilev	Aston Villa	28 January 2021	[21][22]
9 October 2020	CB		Sam Hughes	Leicester City	1 January 2021	[23]
16 October 2020	CF		Niall Ennis	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5 January 2021	[24][25]
6 January 2021	CB		Hayden Carter	Blackburn Rovers	End of season	[26]
12 January 2021	CM		Sean Clare	Oxford United	End of season	[27]
18 January 2021	GK		Dillon Barnes	Queens Park Rangers	End of season	[28]
1 February 2021	RM		Ryan Broom	Peterborough United	End of season	[29]
1 February 2021	LB		Josh Earl	Preston North End	End of season	[30]

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
6 October 2020	DF		Tom Armitage	Tamworth	1 November 2020	[31]
6 October 2020	RB		Ben Hart	Tamworth	1 November 2020	[31]
4 December 2020	CB		Jevan Anderson	Kettering Town	1 January 2021	[32][33]
18 December 2020	DM		Ben Fox	Barnet	15 January 2021	[34]
21 December 2020	RB		Ben Hart	Redditch United	15 January 2021	[35]
14 January 2021	RB		Neal Eardley	Barrow	End of season	[36]
15 January 2021	CM		Stephen Quinn	Mansfield Town	End of season	[37]

Transfers out

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	GK		Stephen Bywater	Retired		[38]
1 July 2020	AM		Scott Fraser	Milton Keynes Dons	Rejected contract	[39][40]
1 July 2020	CM		Joe Sbarra	Solihull Moors	Released	[38][41]
1 July 2020	CF		Kwame Thomas	Wrexham	Released	[38][42]
1 July 2020	MF		Ethan Vale	Newcastle Town	Released	[38][43]
9 July 2020	CF		Oliver Sarkic	Blackpool	Free transfer	[44]
6 September 2020	GK		Teddy Sharman-Lowe	Chelsea	Undisclosed	[18]
15 January 2021	LW		Steven Lawless	Motherwell	Free transfer	[45]
1 February 2021	AM		Charles Vernam	Bradford City	Undisclosed	[46]

Pre-season

Stoke City v Burton Albion

22 August 2020 Friendly	Stoke City	0–1	Burton Albion	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST		Report	Hemmings 45+4'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium

Burton Albion v Coventry City

25 August 2020 Friendly	Burton Albion	2–3	Coventry City	Burton upon Trent
19:00 BST	Hemmings 18', 58'	Report	Allen 49' Bakayoko 74' Jones 89'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0

Walsall v Burton Albion

29 August 2020 Friendly	Walsall	1–1	Burton Albion	Bescot
15:00 BST	Gordon 10'	Report	Brayford 14'	Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0

Competitions

EFL League One

Main article: 2020–21 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^[47]

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	15	12	19	61	73	−12	57	7	4	12	32	42	−10	8	8	7	29	31	−2

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday	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	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	D	D	L	D	L	L	W	D	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	D	W	W	W	D	L	D	W	D	L
Position	17	10	15	23	23	21	24	24	24	23	23	23	24	22	22	22	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	21	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16

Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020/21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.^[48]

Fleetwood Town v Burton Albion

12 September 2020 1	Fleetwood Town	2–1	Burton Albion	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Camps 17' Burns  19' Madden 79' Whelan  84'	Report	Brayford 66' Bostwick  70' O'Toole  90+5'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy

Burton Albion v Accrington Stanley

19 September 2020 2	Burton Albion	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Quinn  56' Powell 72' Brayford 87' Garratt  90+4'	Report	Burgess  76' Pritchard 83' Allan  85'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith

Swindon Town v Burton Albion

26 September 2020 3	Swindon Town	4–2	Burton Albion	Swindon
15:00 BST	Stevens 7' Pitman 31' Payne  34' Baudry 35' Fryers  45' M. Smith  58' J. Smith 60'	Report	Quinn 40' Akins 77'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Burton Albion v Portsmouth

3 October 2020 4	Burton Albion	2–4	Portsmouth	Burton-upon-Trent
15:00 BST	Akins 14' Naylor 20' (o.g.) Hemmings  77'	Report	Harness 2', 47', 74' Harrison  25' Whatmough 60'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield

Plymouth Argyle v Burton Albion

10 October 2020 5	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Burton Albion	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Jephcott 25' Moore 47' Watts  63' Canavan  72'	Report	Hemmings  58' Daniel  83'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock

Bristol Rovers v Burton Albion

17 October 2020 6	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Burton Albion	Horfield
15:00 BST	Daly 52' Ehmer  72'	Report	O'Toole  18' Quinn  33' Fox  35' Hemmings 79'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Burton Albion v Rochdale

20 October 2020 7	Burton Albion	0–1	Rochdale	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	O'Toole  35'	Report	Lund 49' Roberts  50'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Burton Albion v AFC Wimbledon

24 October 2020 8	Burton Albion	1–1	AFC Wimbledon	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Gilligan  24' Akins  28' Hemmings 66'	Report	Longman 65'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Peterborough United v Burton Albion

27 October 2020 9	Peterborough United	2–2	Burton Albion	Peterborough
19:00 GMT	Clarke-Harris 10' 48' Ward 48' Mason  89'	Report	Hemmings 32', 60' Gilligan  58' Akins  62' O'Toole  71'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard

Burton Albion v Blackpool

31 October 2020 10	Burton Albion	1–2	Blackpool	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Quinn  39' Grétarsson 63' (o.g.) Gilligan  77'	Report	Yates 21', 75' (pen.) Maxwell  40'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne

Shrewsbury Town v Burton Albion

3 November 2020 11	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	Burton Albion	Shrewsbury
18:00 GMT	Udoh  65' 90+9' Daniels  76' Ebanks-Landell  88'	Report	Edwards  24' Hemmings 59' O'Hara  87' Varney  90+5'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Hull City v Burton Albion

14 November 2020 12	Hull City	2–0	Burton Albion	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Docherty  53' Adelakun  60' Wilks 62' Eaves 88'	Report	Hughes  7'  18'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Burton Albion v Northampton Town

21 November 2020 13	Burton Albion	1–3	Northampton Town	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Vassilev  21' Quinn  88' Akins 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Smith 2', 67' Chukwuemeka  53' Lines 81'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Burton Albion v Charlton Athletic

24 November 2020 14	Burton Albion	4–2	Charlton Athletic	Burton upon Trent
19:00 GMT	Akins 9'  64' Powell 39' Hughes 53' Vernam 76'	Report	Gunter  30' Smyth 41' Gilbey  61' Watson  65' Aneke 67'  81' Maatsen  80'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates

Sunderland v Burton Albion

1 December 2020 15	Sunderland	1–1	Burton Albion	Sunderland
19:00 GMT	Power 85'	Report	Edwards  31' Vernam 60' Gallacher  90+2'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Burton Albion v Crewe Alexandra

5 December 2020 16	Burton Albion	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Bostwick  52' Hughes  71' 76' Powell  90+3'	Report	Johnson  60' Dale 88'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines

Milton Keynes Dons v Burton Albion

12 December 2020 17	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Burton Albion	Denbigh
15:00 GMT	Fraser 73' (pen.)	Report	Daniel 8' Quinn  67' Wallace  75'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Ipswich Town v Burton Albion

15 December 2020 18	Ipswich Town	2–1	Burton Albion	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Bennetts 4' McGuinness  51' Jackson  53' Huws 80' Dobra  90+3'	Report	Powell 21' Daniel  58' Bostwick  87' Edwards  90+3' Brayford  90+3'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

Burton Albion v Doncaster Rovers

19 December 2020 19	Burton Albion	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Akins 44' (pen.)	Report	Okenabirhie 8' Butler  35' Richards  43' 59' Whiteman 45+5' (pen.)	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Referee: Carl Brook

Lincoln City v Burton Albion

26 December 2020 (2020-12-26) 20	Lincoln City	5–1	Burton Albion	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Howarth 4' Johnson 7', 63'  80' Scully 56' Walsh  60' Anderson 81'	Report	Hemmings 74'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell

Burton Albion v Wigan Athletic

29 December 2020 21	Burton Albion	3–4	Wigan Athletic	Burton upon Trent
18:30 GMT	O'Toole 13' Brayford 25' Hemmings 72'	Report	Joseph 19', 28', 73' Keane 83'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Burton Albion v Oxford United

2 January 2021 22	Burton Albion	1–5	Oxford United	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Quinn  5' Hemmings 41'	Report	Taylor 9' Shodipo 18', 31' Ruffels 56', 63'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright

Gillingham v Burton Albion

9 January 2021 23	Gillingham	0–1	Burton Albion	Gillingham
14:00 GMT		Report	Carter 33'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Burton Albion v Ipswich Town

16 January 2021 24	Burton Albion	0–1	Ipswich Town	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Brayford  62' Gallacher  75'	Report	Chambers  29' Norwood  54' McGuinness 73' Dozzell  83' Drinan  85'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair

Burton Albion v Hull City

6 February 2021 25	Burton Albion	1–0	Hull City	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Edwards  26' Earl  61' Smith 90'	Report	Coyle  90+3'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison

Northampton Town v Burton Albion

13 February 2021 26	Northampton Town	0–2	Burton Albion	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Kioso  64' Hoskins  82'	Report	Bostwick 77' Clare  82' Edwards 90+4'	Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham

Burton Albion v Sunderland

20 February 2021 27	Burton Albion	0–3	Sunderland	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Earl  5'  56' Clare  52' Carter  65' Fondop  89' Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink	Report	Leadbitter 6' McGeady  18' Gooch 32',  38' O'Brien  56' Wyke 76'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks

Charlton Athletic v Burton Albion

23 February 2021 28	Charlton Athletic	1–2	Burton Albion	Charlton
19:00 GMT	Stockley 9'	Report	Fondop 25' Watson 53' (o.g.)	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Rochdale v Burton Albion

27 February 2021 29	Rochdale	0–2	Burton Albion	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Baah  40' Rathbone  77' O'Connell  90+2'	Report	Hemmings 65' Clare  75' Smith  78' Akins 86'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards

Burton Albion v Bristol Rovers

2 March 2021 30	Burton Albion	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Burton upon Trent
19:00 GMT	Clare  43' Smith 55' Carter  90+2' Hemmings  90+6'	Report	McCormick  11'  52'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Burton Albion v Peterborough United

6 March 2021 31	Burton Albion	2–1	Peterborough United	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Smith  6' Hemmings 54' Carter 58',  90+4' Brayford  68'	Report	Beevers  57' Burrows 90+5'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook

AFC Wimbledon v Burton Albion

9 March 2021 32	AFC Wimbledon	0–1	Burton Albion	Wimbledon
19:00 GMT	Heneghan  49'	Report	Bostwick 59'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley

Crewe Alexandra v Burton Albion

13 March 2021 33	Crewe Alexandra	0–3	Burton Albion	Crewe
15:00 GMT		Report	Hemmings 9', 23', 34' Taylor  76' Carter  90+4'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Blackpool v Burton Albion

16 March 2021 34	Blackpool	1–1	Burton Albion	Blackpool
19:00 GMT	Garbutt 64'	Report	Carter 24',  71'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Burton Albion v Milton Keynes Dons

20 March 2021 35	Burton Albion	1–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Clare  41' Carter  58' Hemmings  68' Akins 74' (pen.)	Report	Fraser 15' (pen.) McEachran  57' O'Hora 61' Harvie  90+3'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce

Burton Albion v Shrewsbury Town

23 March 2021 36	Burton Albion	1–2	Shrewsbury Town	Burton upon Trent
19:00 GMT	Clare 60'	Report	Main 6',  90' Chapman 56' Ogbeta  78'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Accrington Stanley v Burton Albion

2 April 2021 37	Accrington Stanley	0–0	Burton Albion	Accrington
15:00 BST		Report	Mancienne  53'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Burton Albion v Swindon Town

5 April 2021 38	Burton Albion	2–1	Swindon Town	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Hamer 26' Hemmings  64' Brayford 83'	Report	Payne 35'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey

Portsmouth v Burton Albion

10 April 2021 39	Portsmouth	1–2	Burton Albion	Milton
15:00 BST	Daniels 88'	Report	Clare  40' Fondop 45' Powell 47'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby

Doncaster Rovers v Burton Albion

13 April 2021 40	Doncaster Rovers	0–3	Burton Albion	Doncaster
19:00 BST	Greaves  39' Coppinger  78'	Report	Akins 59' Hamer 72' Carter 78'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock

Burton Albion v Plymouth Argyle

17 April 2021 41	Burton Albion	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Burton upon Trent
12:30 BST	Clare  19' Broom 90+3'	Report	Watts  28' Mayor  56' Hardie 69' Opoku  73'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins

Burton Albion v Lincoln City

20 April 2021 42	Burton Albion	0–1	Lincoln City	Burton upon Trent
19:00 BST	Fondop  88' Taylor  90+3'	Report	Eyoma 27'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith

Wigan Athletic v Burton Albion

24 April 2021 43	Wigan Athletic	1–1	Burton Albion	Wigan
15:00 BST	Keane 37'	Report	Powell  12', 16'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Burton Albion v Fleetwood Town

27 April 2021 44	Burton Albion	5–2	Fleetwood Town	Burton upon Trent
19:00 BST	Earl  27' Akins 35' Powell 39' Hamer 72' Hemmings  74', 85', 90+5' Taylor  78'	Report	Biggins  45+4' Finley 62' Rossiter 90+2'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Burton Albion v Gillingham

1 May 2021 45	Burton Albion	1–1	Gillingham	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Taylor  13' Hemmings  45+1' Earl  85' Broom 90',  90+1' Fondop-Talum  90+1'	Report	Graham 37' MacDonald  39'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner

Oxford United v Burton Albion

9 May 2021 46	Oxford United	4–0	Burton Albion	Oxford
12:00 BST	Shodipo 10' Taylor 28' Lee 57' Winnall 90+2'	Report	Mancienne  11' Taylor  56' Gilligan  72' Carter  79'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.^[49]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Barnet v Burton Albion

8 November 2020 First round	Barnet	1–0	Burton Albion	Canons Park
12:45 GMT	Fonguck 10' Taylor  29' Preston  45'	Report	Hemmings  35' Powell  45+2'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.^[50] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.^[51]

Burton Albion v Accrington Stanley

4 September 2020 First round	Burton Albion	1–1 (4–2 p)	Accrington Stanley	Burton upon Trent
19:30 BST	Akins 32' Eardley  81'	Report	Burgess 82'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines
	Penalties
	Akins Hemmings Quinn Eardley		Pritchard Butcher Sangare Charles

Burton Albion v Aston Villa

15 September 2020 Second round	Burton Albion	1–3	Aston Villa	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Daniel 2' Akins  62' Quinn  89'	Report	Watkins 39' Ramsey  69' Grealish 88' Davis 90+2'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.^[52]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Cambridge United	3	2	1	0	0	7	3	+4	8	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Peterborough United	3	1	1	1	0	8	6	+2	6
3	L1	Burton Albion	3	0	1	1	1	6	8	−2	3
4	ACA	Fulham U21	3	0	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1

Source: EFL.com

Peterborough United v Burton Albion

8 September 2020 Group stage	Peterborough United	3–3 (5–4 p)	Burton Albion	Peterborough
19:00 BST	Clarke 3' Reed 23'  90' Mason 68' Hamilton  90+6'	Report	Lawless 44' Powell 52', 55' Wallace  77'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie
	Penalties
	Burrows Hamilton Reed Eisa Clarke		Bostwick Fox Powell O'Toole Gilligan

Burton Albion v Cambridge United

6 October 2020 Group stage	Burton Albion	2–4	Cambridge United	Burton upon Trent
19:00 BST	Akins 3' Powell 4' Gallacher  20' Daniel  45+3'	Report	Knibbs 27'  90' Hannant 31', 86' Digby  73' Darling 79'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce

Burton Albion v Fulham U21

10 November 2020 Group stage	Burton Albion	1–1 (4–1 p)	Fulham U21	Burton upon Trent
19:00 GMT	Edwards 34' Latty-Fairweather  65'	Report	Hemmings 10' (o.g.)	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis
	Penalties
	Hemmings Lawless Hart		Bierith Harris Pajaziti

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