2023–24_Burton_Albion_F.C._season

2023–24 Burton Albion F.C. season

74th season in existence of Burton Albion FC

The 2023–24 season is the 74th season in the history of Burton Albion and their sixth consecutive season in League One. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Quick Facts season, Chairman ...

Burton Albion
2023–24 season
Chairman	Ben Robinson
Manager	Dino Maamria (until 9 December 2023)^[1] Martin Paterson (from 11 January)^[2]
Stadium	Pirelli Stadium
League One	20th
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Third round
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Current squad

As of 23 March 2024

More information No., Name ...

No.	Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Max Crocombe	GK	Auckland	(1993-08-12) 12 August 1993 (age 30)	Grimsby Town	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
13	Jake Kean	GK	Derby	(1991-02-04) 4 February 1991 (age 33)	Notts County	19 November 2021	Free	30 June 2024
30	Jamal Blackman	GK	Croydon	(1993-10-27) 27 October 1993 (age 30)	Exeter City	3 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
Defenders
2	John Brayford	RB	Stoke-on-Trent	(1987-12-29) 29 December 1987 (age 36)	Sheffield United	31 August 2017	Free	30 June 2024
3	Steve Seddon	LB	Reading	(1997-12-25) 25 December 1997 (age 26)	Oxford United	14 July 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
4	Adedeji Oshilaja	CB	Bermondsey	(1993-07-16) 16 July 1993 (age 30)	Charlton Athletic	1 July 2021	Free	30 June 2025
5	Sam Hughes	CB	West Kirby	(1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 27)	Leicester City	31 January 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
6	Ryan Sweeney	CB	Kingston upon Thames	(1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 27)	Dundee	14 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
12	Jasper Moon	CB	Coventry	(2000-11-24) 24 November 2000 (age 23)	Barnsley	18 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
22	Jake Caprice	RB	Lambeth	(1992-11-11) 11 November 1992 (age 31)	Exeter City	19 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
23	Tolaji Bola	LB	Camden	(1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 (age 25)	Rotherham United	23 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
26	Finn Delap	CB		(2005-06-10) 10 June 2005 (age 18)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
37	Tom Hamer	RB	Bolton	(1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 24)	Oldham Athletic	29 January 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
46	Aristote Nsiala	CB	Kinshasa	(1992-03-25) 25 March 1992 (age 32)	Fleetwood Town	9 February 2024	Free	30 June 2024
Midfielders
7	Joe Powell	AM	Canning Town	(1998-10-30) 30 October 1998 (age 25)	West Ham United	14 January 2020	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
8	Rekeem Harper	CM	Birmingham	(2000-03-08) 8 March 2000 (age 24)	Ipswich Town	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
16	Kegs Chauke	CM	Pretoria	(2003-01-08) 8 January 2003 (age 21)	Southampton	29 June 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
17	Mark Helm	CM	Warrington	(2001-10-21) 21 October 2001 (age 22)	Burnley	12 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
25	Ciaran Gilligan	CM		(2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 22)	Academy	1 July 2020	Trainee	30 June 2024
—	Daniel Matthews	CM			Academy	9 August 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
—	Ronny Wakelin	DM		(2006-06-16) 16 June 2006 (age 17)	Academy	3 November 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
Forwards
11	Mason Bennett	LW	Langwith	(1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 (age 27)	Millwall	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
15	Kyle Hudlin	CF	Birmingham	(2000-06-15) 15 June 2000 (age 23)	Huddersfield Town	31 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
18	Bobby Kamwa	CF	Douala	(2000-03-18) 18 March 2000 (age 24)	Leeds United	3 October 2022	Free	30 June 2024
20	Ademola Ola-Adebomi	CF	London	(2003-09-03) 3 September 2003 (age 20)	Crystal Palace	25 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
21	Mustapha Carayol	LW	Banjul	(1988-09-04) 4 September 1988 (age 35)	Gillingham	12 September 2022	Free	30 June 2024
24	Jonathan Leko	RW	Kinshasa	(1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 25)	Milton Keynes Dons	26 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
32	Antwoine Hackford	CF	Arbourthorne	(2004-03-20) 20 March 2004 (age 20)	Sheffield United	1 February 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
35	Jakub Niemczyk	LW	Zielona Góra	(2004-01-22) 22 January 2004 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2024
38	Dylan Scott	CF			Academy	3 November 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
44	Joe Hugill	CF	Durham	(2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 (age 20)	Manchester United	12 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
Out on Loan
9	Cole Stockton	CF	Huyton	(1994-03-13) 13 March 1994 (age 30)	Morecambe	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
10	Josh Gordon	CF	Stoke-on-Trent	(1994-10-10) 10 October 1994 (age 29)	Barrow	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
14	Josh Walker	CF	London	(1997-12-28) 28 December 1997 (age 26)	Dagenham & Redbridge	31 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
19	Charlie Lakin	CM	Solihull	(1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 24)	Birmingham City	31 August 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
27	Tom Hewlett	CF		(2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 (age 22)	Academy	1 July 2020	Trainee	30 June 2024
40	William Tamen	CB			Academy	9 August 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024

Transfers

In

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Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
29 June 2023	CM	Kegs Chauke	Southampton	Undisclosed	^[3]
1 July 2023	LW	Mason Bennett	Millwall	Free Transfer	^[4]
1 July 2023	GK	Max Crocombe	Grimsby Town	Free Transfer	^[5]
1 July 2023	CF	Josh Gordon	Barrow	Free Transfer	^[6]
1 July 2023	CM	Rekeem Harper	Ipswich Town	Free Transfer	^[7]
1 July 2023	CF	Cole Stockton	Morecambe	Free Transfer	^[8]
3 July 2023	GK	Jamal Blackman	Exeter City	Free Transfer	^[9]
14 July 2023	CB	Ryan Sweeney	Dundee	Free Transfer	^[10]
18 July 2023	CB	Jasper Moon	Barnsley	Undisclosed	^[11]
19 July 2023	RB	Jake Caprice	Exeter City	Free Transfer	^[12]
2 September 2023	LW	Beryly Lubala	Blackpool	Free Transfer	^[13]
9 February 2024	CB	Aristote Nsiala	Free agent	—	^[14]

Out

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Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
30 June 2023	LB	Cameron Borthwick-Jackson	Śląsk Wrocław	Released	^[15]^[16]
30 June 2023	GK	Ben Garratt	Nantwich Town	Released	^[15]^[17]
30 June 2023	GK	Callum Hawkins	Leamington	Released	^[15]^[18]
30 June 2023	LB	William Kokolo	Swindon Town	Released	^[15]^[19]
30 June 2023	LB	Thierry Latty-Fairweather	York City	Released	^[15]^[20]
30 June 2023	GK	Craig MacGillivray	Milton Keynes Dons	Free Transfer	^[21]
30 June 2023	CB	Michael Mancienne	Retired		^[15]
30 June 2023	DM	Chris McCann	1874 Northwich	Released	^[15]^[22]
30 June 2023	CF	Louis Moult	Dundee United	Released	^[15]^[23]
30 June 2023	DM	Ben Radcliffe	Derby County	Released	^[15]^[24]
30 June 2023	CB	Conor Shaughnessy	Portsmouth	Free Transfer	^[25]
30 June 2023	RW	Jonny Smith	Wigan Athletic	Released	^[15]^[26]
30 June 2023	DM	Terry Taylor	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	^[27]
30 June 2023	CF	Sam Winnall	Retired		^[15]^[28]
30 January 2024	LW	Beryly Lubala	Wycombe Wanderers	Free Transfer	^[29]

Loaned in

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Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Until	Ref
14 July 2023	LB	Steve Seddon	Oxford United	End of Season	^[30]
18 August 2023	LW	Kwadwo Baah	Watford	11 January 2024^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[31]^[32]
12 January 2024	CF	Joe Hugill	Manchester United	End of Season	^[33]
23 January 2024	LB	Tolaji Bola	Rotherham United	End of Season	^[34]
25 January 2024	CF	Ademola Ola-Adebomi	Crystal Palace	End of Season	^[35]
26 January 2024	RW	Jonathan Leko	Milton Keynes Dons	End of Season	^[36]
31 January 2024	CF	Kyle Hudlin	Huddersfield Town	End of Season	^[37]
1 February 2024	CF	Antwoine Hackford	Sheffield United	End of Season	^[38]

On 11 January, Baah's loan from Watford was mutually ended early.

Loaned out

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Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Until	Ref
4 August 2023	CB	Finn Delap	Mickleover	31 August 2023	^[39]
4 August 2023	CF	Tom Hewlett	Hereford	31 August 2023	^[39]
1 September 2023	CM	Charlie Lakin	AFC Wimbledon	1 January 2024	^[40]
11 January 2024	CF	Josh Gordon	Walsall	End of Season	^[41]
11 January 2024	CM	Charlie Lakin	Sutton United	End of Season	^[42]
17 January 2024	CF	Cole Stockton	Barrow	End of Season	^[43]
25 January 2024	CF	Josh Walker	Gillingham	End of Season	^[44]
2 February 2024	CB	Cameron Gilbert	Gresley Rovers	1 March 2024	^[45]
2 February 2024	CF	Tom Hewlett	Stratford Town	End of Season	^[45]
2 February 2024	AM	Charlie Knowles	Gresley Rovers	1 March 2024	^[45]
2 February 2024	CB	William Tamen	Mickleover	End of Season	^[45]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 25 May, Burton Albion announced their first pre-season fixture, against Stoke City in the Bass Charity Vase.^[46] A day later, a second match was confirmed, against West Bromwich Albion.^[47] A third pre-season fixture was also added, against Nuneaton Borough.^[48] A fourth friendly, against Brackley Town was also scheduled for the Brewers.^[49] A short trip to face Alfreton Town was also confirmed by the club.^[50] A sixth friendly match was later added, against Crewe Alexandra.^[51] On 14 June, the club announced a seventh friendly, against Scunthorpe United.^[52]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Nuneaton Borough v Burton Albion

1 July 2023 Friendly	Nuneaton Borough	1–1	Burton Albion	Nuneaton
14:00 BST	Stenson 7'	Report	Powell 35'	Stadium: FCS Stadium Attendance: 464

Burnley v Burton Albion

8 July 2023 Friendly	Burnley	1–0	Burton Albion	Burnley
15:00 BST	Rieno Socoliche 87'	Report		Stadium: Burnley Training Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Alfreton Town v Burton Albion

11 July 2023 Friendly	Alfreton Town	1–4	Burton Albion	Alfreton
19:30 BST	Day 18' (pen.)	Report	Chauke 16' Gordon 26' Walker 60' Carayol 88'	Stadium: Impact Arena Attendance: 338

Crewe Alexandra v Burton Albion

15 July 2023 Friendly	Crewe Alexandra	2–2	Burton Albion	Crewe
15:00 BST	Long 18' (pen.) Baker-Richardson 62'	Report	Stockton 20' Sweeney 45'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 1,460 Referee: Oliver Langford

Brackley Town v Burton Albion

18 July 2023 Friendly	Brackley Town	2–2	Burton Albion	Brackley
19:30 BST	Bates 46', 50'	Report	Helm 7', 42'	Stadium: St James Park

Burton Albion v West Bromwich Albion

22 July 2023 Friendly	Burton Albion	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Stockton 20' Kamwa 89'	Report	Pieters 15' Phillips 37'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,633 Referee: Tom Reeves

Burton Albion v Stoke City

25 July 2023 Bass Charity Vase	Burton Albion	0–1	Stoke City	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST		Report	Brown 54'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,295 Referee: James Oldham

Belper Town v Burton Albion

26 July 2023 Friendly	Belper Town	2–4	Burton Albion	Belper
19:45 BST	Dunn 61' Bastos 75' (pen.)	Report	Gilligan 30' Crocombe 60' Lakin 80' Walker 85' (pen.) Carayol 87'	Stadium: Christchurch Meadow Attendance: 351

Scunthorpe United v Burton Albion

29 July 2023 Friendly	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Burton Albion	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Elliott 18' Butterfield 84'	Report	Gordon 21'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 1,220

Competitions

Overall record

More information Competition, First match ...

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League One	5 August		Matchday 1		44	11	10	23	36	62	−26	025.00
FA Cup	4 November	14 November	First round	First Round	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	000.00
EFL Cup	9 August	9 August	First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
EFL Trophy	26 September	10 January	Group stage	Third round	5	3	0	2	9	7	+2	060.00
Total					52	14	11	27	45	73	−28	026.92

Last updated: 1 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

League One

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League One

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
17	Reading	46	16	11	19	68	70	−2	53^{[lower-alpha 1]}
18	Cambridge United	46	12	12	22	39	61	−22	48
19	Shrewsbury Town	46	13	9	24	35	67	−32	48
20	Burton Albion	46	12	10	24	39	67	−28	46
21	Cheltenham Town (R)	46	12	8	26	41	65	−24	44	Relegated to EFL League Two
22	Fleetwood Town (R)	46	10	13	23	49	72	−23	43
23	Port Vale (R)	46	10	11	25	41	74	−33	41

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. 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^[56]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

On 16 August 2023, Reading were deducted one point for failing to pay players on time and in full on three occasions in the 2022–23 season.^[53] Another 3-point deduction was applied on 13 September, for failing to deposit wages on time.^[54] Another 2-point deduction was applied on 27 February, due to late HMRC payments.^[55]

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
45	12	10	23	39	64	−25	46	7	5	12	22	33	−11	5	5	11	17	31	−14

Last updated: 20 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	7¹	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	34	35	33³	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	14	18²	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	W
Position	19	21	23	24	22	22	22	22	20	20	18	18	13	9	11	11	13	17	17	19	19	19	18	16	19	17	19	15	17	17	17	17	18	17	17	20	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20

Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

¹ Matchday 7 (vs Port Vale) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
² Matchday 18 (vs Cheltenham Town) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
³ Matchday 33 (vs Carlisle United) was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.^[57]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Blackpool v Burton Albion

5 August 2023 1	Blackpool	2–0	Burton Albion	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Beesley 14' Lavery 19', 25' Norburn 32' Connolly 67' Dougall 89'	Report	Brayford 6'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 10,943 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Burton Albion v Derby County

12 August 2023 2	Burton Albion	0–3	Derby County	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Seddon 2'	Report	Collins 7' Mendez-Laing 45+2' Hourihane 68' 78' Washington 84' Cashin 90+6'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 6,410 Referee: James Bell

Shrewsbury Town v Burton Albion

15 August 2023 3	Shrewsbury Town	2–1	Burton Albion	Shrewsbury
19:45 BST	Bayliss 3' Dunkley 45+4' Benning 83'	Report	Blackman 4' Brayford 72' Oshilaja 76' Chauke 79' Bennett 90+7'	Stadium: Crowd Meadow Attendance: 5,477 Referee: Scott Oldham

Wycombe Wanderers v Burton Albion

19 August 2023 4	Wycombe Wanderers	0–0	Burton Albion	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Low 27' Scowen 57'	Report	Caprice 85' Crocombe 90+2'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,024 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Burton Albion v Bolton Wanderers

26 August 2023 5	Burton Albion	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Harper 15' Helm 46' Oshilaja 56' Crocombe 57' Caprice 74' Moon 84' Carayol 87'	Report	Maghoma 20' Thomason 44' Charles 58'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,711 Referee: Carl Brook

Burton Albion v Exeter City

2 September 2023 6	Burton Albion	0–1	Exeter City	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Powell 26' Moon 59' Seddon 81' 90+4'	Report	Cole 45+3' Trevitt 75'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,613 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Barnsley v Burton Albion

16 September 2023 8	Barnsley	2–0	Burton Albion	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Cole 21', 68'	Report		Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Referee: Marc Edwards

Port Vale v Burton Albion

19 September 2023 7^[58]	Port Vale	2–3	Burton Albion	Burslem
18:45 BST	Garrity 40' Clark 64' Ripley 70' Arblaster 86'	Report	Lubala 11' Hughes 17' Seddon 51' Baah 61' Helm 75' Powell 90'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,993 Referee: Ben Toner
Note: Fixture was previous postponed due to international call-ups.^[59]

Burton Albion v Fleetwood Town

23 September 2023 9	Burton Albion	1–1	Fleetwood Town	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Powell 17' 17' Crocombe 42' Walker 80'	Report	Quitirna 19'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,750 Referee: Ollie Yates

Reading v Burton Albion

30 September 2023 10	Reading	0–0	Burton Albion	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	McIntyre 44'	Report	Baah 45+12' Hamer 50' Seddon 66' Powell 90+2'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 13,554 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Burton Albion v Wigan Athletic

3 October 2023 11	Burton Albion	2–1	Wigan Athletic	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Lubala 22' 89' Gordon 26' Powell 68', 84' (pen.) Bennett 90+3'	Report	Adeeko 21' Hughes 44' Clare 57' Humphrys 88'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,527 Referee: Sunny Gill

Burton Albion v Cambridge United

9 October 2023 12	Burton Albion	2–1	Cambridge United	Burton upon Trent
20:00 BST	Walker 10' Oshilaja 31' Baah 53' Bennett 90'	Report	Okenabirhie 67'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,296 Referee: Ben Speedie

Lincoln City v Burton Albion

14 October 2023 13	Lincoln City	0–1	Burton Albion	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Mandroiu 55' Erhahon 80'	Report	Powell 26' Hughes 53' Sweeney 55' Burroughs 58' (o.g.) Baah 81'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 7,776 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Burton Albion v Bristol Rovers

21 October 2023 14	Burton Albion	4–1	Bristol Rovers	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Jasper Moon 18' Beryly Lubala 26' Beryly Lubala 43' Max Crocombe 70' Joe Powell 81' Kwadwo Baah 84' Mark Helm 88'	Report	Antony Evans 7' Ryan Woods 64' Lamare Bogarde 90+2'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,591 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Carlisle United v Burton Albion

24 October 2023 15	Carlisle United	2–1	Burton Albion	Carlisle
19:45 GMT	Gibson 53' Garner 77' 88'	Report	Hamer 25' Helm 28' 36' Lubala 77'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,390 Referee: Ross Joyce

Burton Albion v Leyton Orient

28 October 2023 16	Burton Albion	0–0	Leyton Orient	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Oshilaja 59'	Report	Brown 72'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,359 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Northampton Town v Burton Albion

11 November 2023 17	Northampton Town	2–0	Burton Albion	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Leonard 54' Hoskins 78'	Report	Powell 25' Lubala 90'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,640 Referee: Scott Jackson

Peterborough United v Burton Albion

15 November 2023 19	Peterborough United	4–0	Burton Albion	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Randall 6' Mason-Clark 44' Jones 52' Stockton 61' (o.g.) Poku 66'	Report	Helm 9' Oshilaja 37' Stockton 54'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Referee: Alan Young

Burton Albion v Portsmouth

28 November 2023 20	Burton Albion	0–2	Portsmouth	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT	Baah 19' Seddon 70' 90'	Report	Bishop 38' (pen.) Robertson 63'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,749 Referee: Scott Oldham

Burton Albion v Stevenage

9 December 2023 21	Burton Albion	1–2	Stevenage	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Powell 7 Oshilaja 7' 77' Stockton 66' Hughes 90+3'	Report	Hemmings 45+1' Reid 51' (pen.) Neal 61' Forster-Caskey 63'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,406 Referee: Ben Atkinson

Oxford United v Burton Albion

16 December 2023 22	Oxford United	3–0	Burton Albion	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Rodrigues 25', 83' McGuane 89'	Report	Gordon 74'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,438 Referee: Martin Woods

Charlton Athletic v Burton Albion

23 December 2023 23	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Burton Albion	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Jones 19' 78' Dobson 63'	Report	Carayol 67' Kamwa 87' Sweeney 90+1'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 12,210 Referee: Lee Swabey

Burton Albion v Blackpool

26 December 2023 24	Burton Albion	1–0	Blackpool	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Kamwa 10', 21' Oshilaja 28'	Report	Norburn 57'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,196 Referee: Scott Simpson

Burton Albion v Shrewsbury Town

29 December 2023 25	Burton Albion	1–0	Shrewsbury Town	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT	Lubala 16' Oshilaja 67' Crocombe 84'	Report	Kenneh 83'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,102 Referee: Carl Brook

Bolton Wanderers v Burton Albion

1 January 2024 26	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Burton Albion	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Moon 51' (o.g.) Morley 86'	Report	Baah 57' Gilligan 65'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 20,259 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Burton Albion v Wycombe Wanderers

6 January 2024 27	Burton Albion	1–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Lubala 30', 57' Sweeney 48'	Report	Sadlier 15' Vokes 67' Wheeler 87'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,044 Referee: David Rock

Derby County v Burton Albion

15 January 2024 28	Derby County	3–2	Burton Albion	Derby
20:00 GMT	Barkhuizen 29' Collins 49' Hourihane 90+3'	Report	Seddon 54' Oshilaja 64' Hugill 65'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Referee: Ben Toner
Note: Fixture was previously scheduled for 13 January, but was moved for TV coverage.^[60]

Burton Albion v Charlton Athletic

20 January 2024 29	Burton Albion	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Bennett 5' Helm 24' 42' Brayford 47'	Report	Thomas 35' May 90+7'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Referee: Alan Young

Cambridge United v Burton Albion

27 January 2024 30	Cambridge United	0–0	Burton Albion	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Morrison 45+1' Andrew 56' Taylor 90+4' Lankester 90+10'	Report	Moon 20' Seddon 64' 64' Oshilaja 69' Carayol 74' Bennett 87' Crocombe 90+7'	Stadium: Cledara Abbey Stadium Referee: Edward Duckworth

Burton Albion v Lincoln City

3 February 2024 31	Burton Albion	0–1	Lincoln City	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Moon 6' Oshilaja 17' Brayford 20' Powell 45+1' Sweeney 49' Bola 67' Kamwa 74' Ola-Adebomi 90+7'	Report	Mitchell 23' 29' Hackett-Fairchild 54' House 90+3' Sørensen 90+6'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,995 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Bristol Rovers v Burton Albion

10 February 2024 32	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Burton Albion	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Evans 60'	Report	Gilligan 43' 52' Bola 49' Helm 57' 64' Bennett 80'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,855 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Leyton Orient v Burton Albion

17 February 2024 34	Leyton Orient	1–2	Burton Albion	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Galbraith 26' Moncur 43' (pen.)	Report	Nsiala 42' 76' Bennett 72'	Stadium: Gaughan Group Stadium Attendance: 7,167 Referee: Paul Howard

Burton Albion v Northampton Town

24 February 2024 35	Burton Albion	0–2	Northampton Town	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT		Report	Leonard 22', 90+4' Pinnock 36' Moulden 47'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,953 Referee: Tom Reeves

Burton Albion v Carlisle United

27 February 2024 33^[61]	Burton Albion	0–1	Carlisle United	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT		Report	Diamond 12' Huntington 27' Vela 86'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,247 Referee: Craig Hicks
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 13 February, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.^[62]

Cheltenham Town v Burton Albion

2 March 2024 36	Cheltenham Town	0–0	Burton Albion	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Ferry 88'	Report	Sweeney 35' Powell 44' Oshilaja 50' Crocombe 71'	Stadium: The Completely-Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 4,133 Referee: Thomas Parsons

Burton Albion v Peterborough United

9 March 2024 37	Burton Albion	1–3	Peterborough United	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Oshilaja 46' Ola-Adebomi 70' Hamer 87'	Report	Jones 56' Katongo 61' Knight 88' Clarke-Harris 90+6'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,641 Referee: Ross Joyce

Portsmouth v Burton Albion

12 March 2024 38	Portsmouth	2–1	Burton Albion	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	Yengi 45+3' (pen.), 63'	Report	Helm 14' Brayford 24' 81' Crocombe 34' Carayol 83' Sweeney 90+3'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,536 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Exeter City v Burton Albion

16 March 2024 39	Exeter City	1–0	Burton Albion	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Sweeney 30' Cole 41', 83' Aitchison 43' Jules 45+6' Carroll 65'	Report	Caprice 2' Harper 55' Carayol 83'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,188 Referee: Martin Woods

Burton Albion v Port Vale

23 March 2024 40	Burton Albion	0–1	Port Vale	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Nsiala 28' Hamer 74'	Report	Loft 83'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,757 Referee: David Rock

Wigan Athletic v Burton Albion

29 March 2024 41	Wigan Athletic	1–1	Burton Albion	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Hughes 43' (o.g.) Smith 79'	Report	Brayford 54' Gilligan 75' Powell 90+1' Hamer 90+4'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 11,426 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Burton Albion v Barnsley

1 April 2024 42	Burton Albion	1–3	Barnsley	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Powell 37'	Report	McAtee 54', 64' Connell 69'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,024 Referee: Martin Coy

Burton Albion v Oxford United

6 April 2024 43	Burton Albion	0–4	Oxford United	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Powell 50' Brayford 83'	Report	Harris 24', 57' Murphy 62' Henry 69'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Will Finnie

Stevenage v Burton Albion

13 April 2024 44	Stevenage	1–2	Burton Albion	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Butler 61' Thompson 75' Hemmings 88', 90+4'	Report	Oshilaja 21' Helm 45+1', 61' Hamer 71', 76'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,040 Referee: Ben Toner

Burton Albion v Cheltenham Town

16 April 2024 18^[63]^[64]^[65]	Burton Albion	1–2	Cheltenham Town	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Moon 34' Seddon 45+4' Nsiala 50' Crocombe 86'	Report	Taylor 51' Davies 71' Ferry 84'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,020 Referee: Ben Speedie
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 18 November and 5 February, but was postponed due to international call-ups^[66] and waterlogged pitch respectively.^[67]

Burton Albion v Reading

20 April 2024 45	Burton Albion	3–2	Reading	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Bennett 5', 75' Carayol 11' Kamwa 42' Ola-Adebomi 90+7'	Report	Wing 34' Smith 59' (pen.)	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,487 Referee: Scott Oldham

Fleetwood Town v Burton Albion

27 April 2024 46	Fleetwood Town	v	Burton Albion	Fleetwood
15:00 BST				Stadium: Highbury Stadium

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Burton were drawn away to Port Vale in the first round.^[68]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Port Vale v Burton Albion

4 November 2023 First round	Port Vale	0–0	Burton Albion	Burslem
15:00 GMT	Smith 18'	Report	Sweeney 2' Oshilaja 43' Powell 45' Walker 64'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,245 Referee: Simon Mather

Burton Albion v Port Vale

14 November 2023 First round replay	Burton Albion	0–2	Port Vale	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT	Lubala 15' Hamer 18'	Report	Massey 31' Cass 82'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,533 Referee: Adam Herczeg

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Brewers were drawn at home to Leicester City in the first round.^[69]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Burton Albion v Leicester City

9 August 2023 First round	Burton Albion	0–2	Leicester City	Burton upon Trent
20:00 BST		Report	Iheanacho 6' Ndidi 45+2'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,631 Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Live on Sky Sports

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Burton were drawn in Northern Group H alongside Mansfield Town, Doncaster Rovers and Everton U21.^[70]^[71] After finishing second in the group stages, they were drawn away to Wrexham in the second round^[72]^[73] and Blackpool in the third round.^[74]^[75]

More information Pos, Div ...

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Doncaster Rovers	3	2	1	6	4	+2	6	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Burton Albion	3	2	1	5	3	+2	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Mansfield Town	3	1	2	4	5	−1	3
4	ACA	Everton U21	3	1	2	1	4	−3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Burton Albion v Everton U21

26 September 2023 Group stage	Burton Albion	2–0	Everton U21	Burton upon Trent
19:00 BST	Bennett 8' Oshilaja 20' Gordon 90+4'	Report	Djankpata 68' Metcalfe 77'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 473 Referee: Scott Tallis

Doncaster Rovers v Burton Albion

7 November 2023 Group stage	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Burton Albion	Doncaster
19:15 GMT	Faal 18' Hurst 55' Biggins 75' Senior 77' Anderson 90+2'	Report	Gilligan 12' Gordon 45' Lubala 84' Seddon 89'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 1,068 Referee: Matthew Corlett

Burton Albion v Mansfield Town

21 November 2023 Group stage	Burton Albion	2–1	Mansfield Town	Burton upon Trent
19:00 GMT	Oshilaja 34' Stockton 34' Hamer 53'	Report	Cooper 21' Flint 83' Bowery 86' Boateng 90+4'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 855 Referee: Paul Howard

Wrexham v Burton Albion

5 December 2023 Second round	Wrexham	2–3	Burton Albion	Wrexham
19:00 GMT	Dalby 5' Davies 26' 90+2'	Report	Oshilaja 1' Helm 3' Sweeney 36' 64' Hughes 90+4'	Stadium: STōK Cae Ras Attendance: 4,963 Referee: Scott Tallis

Blackpool v Burton Albion

10 January 2024 Third round	Blackpool	2–1	Burton Albion	Blackpool
19:00 GMT	Virtue 4' Ekpiteta 67' Dale 90+5'	Report	Brayford 69' Scott 71'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Referee: Peter Wright

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