2010–11 Burton Albion F.C. season

Burton Albion

2010–11 season
Chairman	Ben Robinson
Manager	Paul Peschisolido
League Two	19th
FA Cup	4th Round (eliminated by Burnley)
League Cup	1st Round (eliminated by Cardiff City)
FL Trophy	Northern Section East 2nd Round (eliminated by Rotherham United)
Top goalscorer	League: Aaron Webster (11) All: Aaron Webster & Shaun Harrad (13)
Highest home attendance	5,236 vs. Middlesbrough, 8 January 2011
Lowest home attendance	1,360 vs. Rotherham United, 6 October 2010
Average home league attendance	2,947
Home colours Away colours
← 2009–10 2011-12 →

This article details Burton Albion F.C.'s 2010–11 season in League Two. This season is The Brewers' second season in The Football League, having finished 13th in the previous campaign. The season also marks the 60th anniversary of the club.

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.^[1]
• 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.^[2]
• 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.^[3]

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.^[4]
• 2 July: The players return for pre-season training with new faces Darren Moore and Adam Legzdins.^[5]
• 5 July: Staffordshire County Council grant the Pirelli Stadium a renewed safety certificate.^[6]
• 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.^[7]

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.^[8]
• 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.^[9]
• 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.^[10]
• 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.^[11]
• 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.^[12]

September

• 4 September: The Brewers are handed a home tie with Rotherham United in the Football League Trophy.^[13] 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.^[14]
• 8 September: The Brewers are drawn away to Bedworth United in the First Round of the Birmingham Senior Cup.^[15]
• 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.^[16]

October

• 4 October: Shaun Harrad is named PFA League Two Fans' Player of the Month for September.^[17]
• 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.^[18][19]
• 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.^[20]
• 12 October: The Brewers are also eliminated from the Birmingham Senior Cup in the opening round falling victim to Bedworth United.^[21]

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.^[22] The club mascot's official shirt sponsors are Raygar Architectural and Engineering Supplies.^[23]

Players

As of 13 October 2010.

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date Of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Since	Apps	Goals	Ends	Transfer Fee	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Kevin Poole1		GK	(1963-07-21) 21 July 1963	Derby County	2006	133	0	June 2011	Free	[24][25]
23	Adam Legzdins		GK	(1986-11-28) 28 November 1986	Crewe Alexandra	2010	11	0	June 2012	Free	[26]
Defenders
2	Paul Boertien		LB	(1980-04-18) 18 April 1980	Walsall	2009	42	1	June 2011	Free	[27]
3	Aaron Webster		LB	(1980-12-19) 19 December 1980	Youth	1998	505	88	June 2011	N/A	[28][29]
4	Nathan Stanton		CB	(1981-06-04) 4 June 1981	Rochdale	2010	8	0	June 2012	Free	[30]
5	Tony James		CB	(1978-10-09) 9 October 1978	Weymouth	2007	115	1	June 2011	Free	[31][32]
7	Darren Moore2		CB	(1974-04-22) 22 April 1974	Barnsley	2010	8	0	June 2011	Free	[33]
8	Andrew Corbett		RB	(1982-02-20) 20 February 1982	Nuneaton Borough	2003	290	11	June 2011	Nominal	[34]
15	Ryan Austin		CB	(1984-11-15) 15 November 1984	Crewe Alexandra	2005	182	6	January 2011	Free	[35][36]
24	Kevin Grocott		LB	(1992-07-30) 30 July 1992	Youth	2009	1	0	June 2011	N/A	[37]
27	Richard Jackson		RB	(1980-04-18) 18 April 1980	Hereford Utd	2009	5	0	June 2011	Free	[38]
Midfielders
6	John McGrath		CM	(1980-03-27) 27 March 1980	Tamworth	2007	159	16	June 2011	Free	[39][40]
11	Keith Gilroy		LW/RW	(1983-07-18) 18 July 1983	Darlington	2005	150	17	June 2011	Free	[41][42]
16	Russell Penn		CM	(1985-11-08) 8 November 1985	Kidderminster Harriers	2009	56	5	June 2011	20K3	[43]
17	Jimmy Phillips		LW/RW	(1989-09-20) 20 September 1989	Stoke City	2009	36	2	June 2011	Free	[44]
19	Jacques Maghoma		CM	(1987-10-23) 23 October 1987	Tottenham Hotspur	2009	45	5	June 2011	Free	[45]
21	Garyn Preen		LW/RW	(1991-10-25) 25 October 1991	Southampton	2010	2	0	June 2011	Free	[46]
22	Jack Dyer		CM	(1991-12-11) 11 December 1991	Aston Villa	2010	1	0	June 2011	Free	[47]
26	Adam Bolder		CM	(1980-10-25) 25 October 1980	Millwall	2010	8	0	June 2012	Free	[48]
Forwards
9	Shaun Harrad		FW	(1984-12-11) 11 December 1984	Notts County	2005	236	68	June 2011	Free	[49]
10	Richard Walker		FW	(1977-11-08) 8 November 1977	Bristol Rovers	2009	30	5	June 2011	Free	[50]
14	James Ellison		FW	(1991-10-25) 25 October 1991	Liverpool	2010	2	0	June 2012	Free	[51]
18	Greg Pearson		FW	(1985-04-03) 3 April 1985	Bishops Stortford	2008	97	33	June 2011	Undisclosed	[52]
20	Lewis Young		FW	(1989-09-27) 27 September 1989	Watford	2010	10	0	June 2011	Free	[53]

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.^[54]

Youth Team Players

As of 6 August 2010.

Position	Name	Nationality	Date Of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Notes
GK	Danny Marsh		(1992-02-27) 27 February 1992	Gresley Rovers
DF	Jacob Sturgess		(1992-06-11) 11 June 1992	Moira United
DF	Rich Wright		(1993-06-18) 18 June 1993	Ashbourne Town
DF	Ben Turner		(1992-07-17) 17 July 1992	AFC Dronfield
DF	Craig Hill		(1992-12-11) 11 December 1992	Derby County
DF	Matthew Blake		(1991-11-27) 27 November 1991
DF	Bromley Sibson		(1991-02-12) 12 February 1991	Belper Town
DF	Courtney Sowe		(1992-10-30) 30 October 1992	Coventry City
DF	Kurtis Angell		(1993-04-11) 11 April 1993	Chesterfield
DF	Jamie Edwards		(1993-04-07) 7 April 1993	Port Vale
DF	Joshua Ross		(1991-09-13) 13 September 1991
MF	Alex Monk		(1993-04-16) 16 April 1993	Derby County

Source: Burton Albion
Ordered by position then squad number.

Club Officials

Position	Staff
Chairman	Ben Robinson
Board Of Directors	Frank Spiers Fleur Robinson Phillip Brown Charles Simpson Paul Simpson Rob Brown Ian English Terry Clarke John Williams Colin Brodie
Commercial Manager	Hayley Wright

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

Position	Staff
Manager	Paul Peschisolido
Assistant Manager	Gary Rowett
Player/Goalkeeping Coach	Kevin Poole
Youth Team Manager	Mark Sale

Last updated 2 August 2010.
Source: Burton Albion | Team | Management
Includes staff currently registered with club only.

Other Staff

Position	Staff
Head of Centre Of Excellence	Gareth Holmes
Head of Scholars	Mike Whitlow
Head of Community Trust	Andy Taylor
Kit Man	Ray 'Rocky' Hudson
Groundsman	Simon Marshall
Press Officer	Ben Eagling

Last updated 10 September 2010.
Source: Burton Albion
Includes staff currently registered with club only.

Former Staff

Position	Staff	Date	Reason	Source
Head Physio	Steve Walker	29 June 2010	Transferred to Tranmere Rovers	[55][56]
Chief Scout	Glyn Chamberlain	6 July 2010	Transferred to Macclesfield Town	[57]

Ordered by date left club.

Other Information

Mascots	Billy Brewer and Bettie Brewer
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Pirelli Stadium (6,912 / 110x72m)

Last updated: 2 August 2010
Source: Burton Albion, Soccer Voice

Fixtures

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Pre-season friendlies

League Two

Results

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
17	Cheltenham Town !Cheltenham Town	46	13	13	20	56	77	−21	52
18	Bradford City !Bradford City	46	15	7	24	43	68	−25	52
19	Burton Albion !Burton Albion	46	12	15	19	56	70	−14	51
20	Morecambe !Morecambe	46	13	12	21	54	73	−19	51
21	Hereford United !Hereford United	46	12	17	17	50	66	−16	050‡

Updated to games played on 11 May 2011.
Source: 2010–11 Football League Two#League table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
^[58]
‡Hereford United deducted 3 points for fielding an unregistered player.^[58]

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	12	15	19	56	70	−14	51	9	8	6	36	31	+5	3	7	13	20	39	−19

Last updated: 18 May 2011.
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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	W	L	W	D	D	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	D	W	D	D	D
Position	16	15	8	11	6	8	7	10	13	10	12	14	13	14	14	12	12	13	12	15	17	22	21	22	22	22	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	17	19	19	19

Last updated: 18 May 2011.
Source: Burton Albion F.C.
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

FA Cup

League Cup

Football League Trophy

Birmingham Senior Cup

Squad Statistics

Player details

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

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		FL Trophy		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Kevin Poole	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
2	DF	Paul Boertien	15 (1)	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	17 (1)	0	1	0
3	DF	Aaron Webster	38 (4)	11	3 (1)	2	1	0	0	0	43 (5)	13	3	0
4	DF	Nathan Stanton	23	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	29	0	8	0
5	DF	Tony James	25 (2)	0	1 (1)	0	1	0	0	0	27 (3)	0	2	0
6	MF	John McGrath	38 (3)	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	43 (3)	3	12	0
7	DF	Darren Moore	32 (2)	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	35 (3)	0	9	1
8	DF	Andrew Corbett	36 (4)	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	39 (4)	1	3	0
9	FW	Shaun Harrad	16 (4)	10	2	2	1	1	0	0	19 (4)	13	3	0
9	MF	Simon Whaley	1 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (2)	0	1	0
10	FW	Richard Walker	9 (9)	1	2	0	0	0	0 (1)	1	11 (10)	2	1	0
11	MF	Keith Gilroy	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0 (3)	0	0	0
14	FW	James Ellison	0 (2)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0 (3)	0	0	0
15	DF	Ryan Austin	20 (4)	0	2 (1)	0	0	0	1	0	23 (5)	0	4	0
16	MF	Russell Penn	39 (2)	3	4	0	1	0	1	0	45 (2)	3	10	1
17	MF	Jimmy Phillips	10 (13)	0	0 (2)	0	0 (1)	0	1	0	11 (16)	0	0	0
18	FW	Greg Pearson	16 (19)	5	0 (2)	0	1	0	1	0	18 (21)	5	2	0
19	MF	Jacques Maghoma	39 (2)	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	43 (2)	5	0	1
20	FW	Lewis Young	9 (10)	0	0 (1)	0	1	0	1	0	11 (11)	0	1	0
21	MF	Garyn Preen	0 (1)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	1	0	1 (2)	0	0	0
22	MF	Jack Dyer	4 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	4 (2)	0	1	0
23	GK	Adam Legzdins	46	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	51	0	1	0
24	DF	Kevin Grocott	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (2)	0	0	0
25	FW	James Collins	9 (1)	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	11 (1)	5	1	0
25	DF	Tom Parkes	4 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4 (1)	0	0	1
26	MF	Adam Bolder	32 (5)	1	4	0	1	0	1	0	38 (5)	1	6	0
27	DF	Richard Jackson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	Scott Malone	18 (4)	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	22 (4)	1	4	0
29	FW	Sam Winnall	12 (7)	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	12 (7)	7	0	1
30	FW	Nialle Rodney	0 (3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (3)	0	0	0
32	MF	Bryan Hughes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
32	FW	Calvin Zola	14 (4)	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	15 (4)	4	1	0

Transfers

Players transferred in
Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
7 May 2010	DF	Darren Moore	Barnsley	Free	[59]
1 July 2010	GK	Adam Legzdins	Crewe Alexandra	Free (Bosman)	[60]
5 July 2010	FW	James Ellison	Liverpool	Free	[61]
5 July 2010	DF	Nathan Stanton	Rochdale	Free (Bosman)	[62]
22 July 2010	MF	Adam Bolder	Millwall	Free	[63]
23 July 2010	MF	Garyn Preen	Southampton	Free	[64]
23 July 2010	MF	Jack Dyer	Aston Villa	Free	[64]
23 July 2010	MF	Lewis Young	Watford	Free	[64]
22 October 2010	GK	Kyle Clancy	Sheffield	Free	[65]
15 December 2010	MF	Bryan Hughes	Hull City	Free	[66]
5 March 2011	MF	Simon Whaley	Doncaster Rovers	Free	[67]
Players loaned in
Date from	Pos.	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
15 October 2010	FW	James Collins	Aston Villa	7 January 2011	[68][69]
22 October 2010	DF	Scott Malone	Wolverhampton Wanderers	End of season	[70][71]
18 January 2011	FW	Calvin Zola	Crewe Alexandra	End of season	[72]
10 February 2011	FW	Sam Winnall	Wolverhampton Wanderers	End of season	[73][74]
8 March 2011	FW	Nialle Rodney	Nottingham Forest	7 April 2011	[75][76]
24 March 2011	DF	Tom Parkes	Leicester City	End of season	[77]
Players loaned out
Date from	Pos.	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
1 October 2010	DF	Tony James	Hereford United	2 November 2010	[78]
26 November 2010	FW	James Ellison	Stafford Rangers	26 December 2010	[79]
26 November 2010	MF	Garyn Preen	Stafford Rangers	26 December 2010	[79]
31 January 2011	DF	Kevin Grocott	Vauxhall Motors	2 March 2011	[80]
18 March 2011	FW	James Ellison	Hednesford Town	End of season	[81]
Players transferred out
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	Fee	Ref.
20 January 2011	FW	Shaun Harrad	Northampton Town	£35,000	[82]
Players released
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
1 July 2010	MF	Michael Simpson	Eastwood Town	10 July 2010	[83][84]
1 July 2010	DF	Shaun Kelly	Bala Town	18 July 2010	[83][85]
1 July 2010	FW	James Knowles	Matlock Town	29 July 2010	[83][86]
1 July 2010	FW	Romuald Boco	Sligo Rovers	30 July 2010	[83][87]
1 July 2010	MF	Marc Goodfellow	Barrow	2 August 2010	[83][88]
1 July 2010	DF	Darren Stride	Alfreton Town	9 August 2010	[83][89]
21 July 2010	DF	Guy Branston	Torquay United	21 July 2010	[90]
14 January 2011	MF	Bryan Hughes	Grimsby Town	31 January 2011 (Bosman)	[66][91]
24 March 2011	MF	Simon Whaley	Unattached		[92]
25 March 2011	DF	Kevin Grocott	Vauxhall Motors	25 March 2011	[93]

New Contracts

Date	N	Pos.	Country	Name	Age	Status	Contract Length	Ends	Ref
10 May 2010	1	GK		Kevin Poole	46	Signed	1 year	June 2011	[83]
10 May 2010	2	DF		Paul Boertien	31	Signed	1 year	June 2011	[83]
10 May 2010	8	DF		Andrew Corbett	28	Signed	1 year	June 2011	[83]
11 May 2010	24	DF		Kevin Grocott	18	Signed	1 year	June 2011	[94]
10 July 2010	15	DF		Ryan Austin	25	Signed	Month-by-Month 2	N/A	[95]
15 July 2010	3	DF		Aaron Webster	29	Signed	1 year 1	June 2011	[96]

¹Includes a one-year extension based on appearances.
²Includes optional one-year contract based on recovery.

Notes and references