2010–11 Burton Albion F.C. season

Events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2010–11 season, presented in chronological order (starting from 1 June 2010 and ending on the final day of the club's final match in the 2010–11 season). This list does not include transfers or new contracts, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the fixtures section.

June

• 4 June: Paul Peschisolido announces that the Brewers' reserve team has been axed in favour of pre-arranged friendly matches.
• 16 June: The fixtures for the League Cup are revealed. Burton will travel to Cardiff City on the week beginning 9 July 2010, later confirmed to be 11 July 2010.
• 17 June: The fixtures for the 2010–11 League Two campaign are revealed. Burton start the season on 7 August at home to Oxford United and will also finish at home to Accrington Stanley on 7 May.

July

• 1 July: The Brewers announce the opening of the club's Centre Of Excellence. Gareth Holmes is hired to head the centre, alongside new Head Of Scholars Mike Whitlow, and existing youth team coach Mark Sale.
• 2 July: The players return for pre-season training with new faces Darren Moore and Adam Legzdins.
• 5 July: Staffordshire County Council grant the Pirelli Stadium a renewed safety certificate.
• 31 July: The Brewers are handed a bye to head through to the second round of the Northern Section East of the Football League Trophy.

August

• 3 August: Darren Moore is announced as the new club captain, replacing former captain Darren Stride. The new squad numbers are also announced, with Moore occupying Stride's vacant number 7 shirt.
• 7 August: The League Two season kicks off for the Brewers, culminating in a goalless draw with Oxford United. New captain Darren Moore, Adam Legzdins, Nathan Stanton, Adam Bolder and Lewis Young all make their competitive debuts.
• 12 August: The Brewers are again eliminated from the League Cup at the 1st-round stage, being defeated 4–1 away Cardiff City after extra time.
• 19 August: It is revealed that the Brewers spent £4,960 in agents' fees during the 2009–10 season, the eighth highest in League Two in figures released by The Football League.
• 31 August: The Brewers announce the opening of the Burton Albion Community Trust as a means to deliver programmers within the local community. Andy Taylor is installed as head of the trust.

September

• 4 September: The Brewers are handed a home tie with Rotherham United in the Football League Trophy. Later that day Aaron Webster makes his 500th appearance for the Brewers in the match against Hereford United. He marks the occasion with two assists contributing to a 3–0 victory over the Bulls. The match also sees Nathan Stanton sidelined for up to six weeks with a hamstring injury.
• 8 September: The Brewers are drawn away to Bedworth United in the first round of the Birmingham Senior Cup.
• 11 September: Shaun Harrad strikes the first hat-trick of the season for the Brewers in a 3–3 draw against Rotherham United. The match also sees the return of Ryan Austin, having been sidelined since November 2009, and the professional debut of Kevin Grocott.

October

• 4 October: Shaun Harrad is named PFA League Two Fans' Player of the Month for September.
• 4 October: James Ellison is stabbed in the back whilst on a night out in Liverpool city centre. Paul Peschisolido confirms that he has received no major injuries whilst requiring internal and external stitching, and leaves hospital the following day.
• 6 October: The Brewers continue their poor run of results in cup competitions by being eliminated at the first hurdle in the Football League Trophy by Rotherham United.
• 12 October: The Brewers are also eliminated from the Birmingham Senior Cup in the opening round falling victim to Bedworth United.

Club

Team Kit

As with previous seasons, the kit supplier remains Tag Leisure. The club's main sponsor is Mr. Cropper Ltd., who sign a minimum 2-year deal, replacing Roger Bullivant Ltd. who had been the sponsor for the previous three seasons. The club mascot's official shirt sponsors are Raygar Architectural and Engineering Supplies.

Players

:As of 13 October 2010.

Source: Burton Albion

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.

1Player/Goalkeeping coach. Oldest registered player in The Football League.

2Club Captain.

3Undisclosed club record transfer fee, reported by Burton Mail to be 20K.

Youth Team Players

:As of 6 August 2010.

Source: Burton Albion

Ordered by position then squad number.

Club Officials

Last updated 2 August 2010.

Source: Burton Albion | Club | Who's Who

Includes staff currently registered with club only.

First-team coaching and Medical Staff

Last updated 2 August 2010.

Source: Burton Albion | Team | Management

Includes staff currently registered with club only.

Other Staff

Last updated 10 September 2010.

Source: Burton Albion

Includes staff currently registered with club only.

Former Staff

Ordered by date left club.

Other information

Fixtures

Legend

Pre-season friendlies

Dyer Ashton Penn Ellison Harrad Young Webster McGrath Harrad Yao Martin

[[2010–11 Football League Two|League Two]]

Results

Webster Pearson Fleming Low Harrad Penn Cresswell Le Fondre Harrad Harrad Webster Sandell Holroyd
Foster Collins
Penn BAFC Report Davies Whitaker Harrad
Malone McGrath Penn Bolder BAFC Report Ajose
Sodje BAFC Report Morgan Vincent Fortune McGlashan BAFC Report Prosser
Webster Corbett Soares Easton Barker BAFC Report BAFC Report J. Richards
M. Richards Owen Moore Stanton Bolder BAFC Report Harrold BAFC Report BAFC Report BAFC Report Lunt Penn Bolder BAFC Report Montrose
Rendell Moore McGrath BAFC Report Webster Penn Stanton Marshall
Le Fondre
Taylor BAFC Report Holt
Laurent Tozer Beckwith Osman McGrath
Dunn BAFC Report Miller Austin Whaley McGrath Boertien Stanton BAFC Report Webster Carayol BAFC Report BAFC Report Craney Procter Joyce Austin BAFC Report McGrath Legzdins BAFC Report McGrath Laird Ashton BAFC Report Craddock
Wright Constable Dyer
Webster Parkes Penn Bolder
Winnall Bencherif Brisley Diagne BAFC Report Stanton McGrath Hughes BAFC Report Zola Beckwith Walker Reckord McKenzie BAFC Report Carlton BAFC Report Sweeney Mozika Sodje Belford Winnall BAFC Report Maghoma McGrath Green Artus Pook BAFC Report BAFC Report Guttridge Rodman Straker Jones Hylton Zola Penn BAFC Report Pearson
Zola Moore Tomlin Kee Oastler Branston Rowe-Turner BAFC Report Sawyer Maghoma

League table

League Two Results summary

Results by round

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[[2010–11 FA Cup|FA Cup]]

BAFC Report James Payne

BAFC Report Maghoma Collins
Bolder Stanton Smalley Breckin BAFC Report Penn BAFC Report Paterson Carlisle Marney Moore

[[2010–11 Football League Cup|League Cup]]

BAFC Report McCormack
McCormack
Chopra Penn

[[2010–11 Football League Trophy|Football League Trophy]]

BAFC Report Ellison

[[Birmingham Senior Cup]]

Stanley
Ramsey
Ramsey Halford

Squad statistics

Player details

:As of 8 May 2011. Competitive matches only. Birmingham Senior Cup matches excluded.

Transfers

New Contracts

1Includes a one-year extension based on appearances.

2Includes optional one-year contract based on recovery.

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