BURTON ALBION
("The Brewers'')
| Year formed | 1950 |
| Turned professional | 1950 |
| Limited company | 1950 |
| Previous names | None |
| Ground | The Pirelli Stadium, Princess Way, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire DE13 0AR (for pictures of the stadium click here) |
| Pitch measurements | 110 x 72 yards (100 x 66 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 6,912 |
| 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 | |
| European | None |
| 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 position | 20th, Championship, 2016-17 |
| Lowest League position | 20th, League Two, 2010-11 |
| Furthest in FA Cup | 3rd round, 1955-56, 1984-85, 2005-06, 2010-11, 2016-17 |
| Furthest in League Cup | Semi-final, 2018-19 |
| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | n/a |
| 3 for a win | 94, League Two, 2012-13 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | n/a |
| 3 for a win | 41, Championship, 2017-18 |
| Most League goals scored | 71, League Two, 2009-10, 2012-13 |
| Most League goals conceded | 81, Championship, 2017-18 81, League Two, 2011-12 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 38, Championship, 2017-18 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 37, League One, 2015-16 |
| Most wins in a League season | 28, League Two, 2014-15 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 10, Championship, 2017-18 |
| Most draws in a League season | 15, 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 season | 25, Championship, 2017-18 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 8, League Two, 2014-15 |
| Record League win | 6-1 v Aldershot Town, League Two, 12th December 2009 |
| Record Cup win | 12-1 v Coalville Town, Birmingham Senior Cup, 6th September 1954 |
| Record League Cup win | 4-0 v Morecambe, Carabao Cup 2nd round, 27 August 2019 |
| Record defeat | 0-10 v Barnet, Southern League Premier Division, 7th February 1970 |
| Record League Cup defeat | 0-9 v Manchester City, Carabao Cup semi-final 1st leg, 9 January 2019 |
| Highest Number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 21, Shaun Harrad, League Two, 2009-10 |
| in total | 39, Billy Kee, 2011-15 |
| Most League appearances | 155, Jacques Maghoma, 2009-13 |
| Most capped player | 2, Jacques Maghoma for DR Congo |
| Youngest League player | 17 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 |
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