# List of Burton Albion F.C. seasons

Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home ground in 2005 to the Pirelli Stadium from Eton Park. The club's nickname, The Brewers, evokes the brewing heritage of Burton upon Trent.
Burton Albion were formed in 1950 and initially joined the Birmingham & District League before switching to the Southern League eight years later. They were promoted from the Southern League Division One in 1965–66, 1971–72 and 1973–74 and were relegated from the Southern League Premier Division in 1970, 1973 and 1977. Burton spent 1979 to 1987 in the Northern Premier League, before reverting to the Southern League Premier Division. The club rejoined the Northern Premier League in 2001 and were promoted to the Conference as Northern Premier League champions in 2001–02.
Nigel Clough spent seven seasons as the club's player-manager in the Conference and then led them into the Football League as champions of the Conference in 2008–09. They lost the 2014 League Two play-off final, but went on to win the League Two title in 2014–15 and were promoted from League One in 2015–16. Burton spent two seasons in the Championship until relegation in 2018.

## Key
### League standings

| Year | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Cup competitions | Cup competitions | Cup competitions | Cup competitions | Cup competitions | Cup competitions | Manager |
| Year | Division | Lvl | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | Leading league scorer | Leading league scorer | Average attendance | FA Cup | FA Cup | FL Cup FA Trophy | FL Cup FA Trophy | FL Trophy | FL Trophy | | Manager |
| Year | Division | Lvl | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | Name | Goals | Average attendance | Res | Rec | Res | Rec | Res | Rec | Manager |
| Joined Birmingham & District League ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950–51 | Birmingham & District League | | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 63 | 97 | -34 | 26 | 16th of 19 | | | | – | – | – | – | – | – | McPhail |
| 1951–52 | Birmingham & District League | | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 81 | 62 | +19 | 41 | 5th of 18 | | | | QR1 | 1-1-1 | – | – | – | – | Billy Wrigglesworth |
| 1952–53 | Birmingham & District League | | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 95 | 45 | +50 | 48 | 4th of 19 | | | | QR1 | 1-1-1 | – | – | – | – | Tally Sneddon |
| 1953–54 | Birmingham & District League | | 46 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 120 | 58 | +62 | 68 | 2nd of 24 | | | | QR3 | 2-1-1 | – | – | – | – | Reg Weston |
| 1954–55 | Birmingham & District League | | 38 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 100 | 50 | +50 | 49 | 3rd of 20 | | | | QR4 | 4-0-1 | – | – | – | – | | Reg Weston |
| 1955–56 | Birmingham & District League | | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 82 | 48 | +34 | 47 | 5th of 20 | | | | R3 | 7-2-1 | – | – | – | – | | Reg Weston |
| 1956–57 | Birmingham & District League | | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 98 | 74 | +24 | 45 | 4th of 20 | | | | R1 | 1-0-1 | – | – | – | – | Reg Weston Sammy Crooks |
| 1957–58 | Birmingham & District League | | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 60 | 65 | -5 | 38 | 11th of 20 | | | | QR4 | 0-0-1 | – | – | – | – | Jackie Stamps |
| Jackie Stamps ||||||||||||
| 1958–59 | Southern League North-West Division | | 34 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 41 | 104 | -63 | 9 | 18th of 18 Relegated | | | | QR1 | 1-0-1 | – | – | – | – | | Jackie Stamps |
| 1959–60 | Southern League Division One | | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 52 | 79 | -27 | 32 | 21st of 22 | | | | QR1 | 0-0-1 | – | – | – | – | Bill Townsend |
| 1960–61 | Southern League Division One | | 40 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 63 | 85 | -22 | 28 | 19th of 21 | | | | QR1 | 0-0-1 | – | – | – | – | | Bill Townsend |
| 1961–62 | Southern League Division One | | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 70 | 79 | -9 | 37 | 13th of 20 | | | | QR2 | 1-0-1 | – | – | – | – | | Bill Townsend |
| 1962–63 | Southern League Division One | | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 48 | 76 | -28 | 30 | 15th of 20 | | | | QR2 | 1-1-1 | – | – | – | – | Peter Taylor |
| 1963–64 | Southern League Division One | | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 76 | 70 | +6 | 46 | 8th of 22 | | | | QR1 | 0-0-1 | – | – | – | – | | Peter Taylor |
| 1964–65 | Southern League Division One | | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 83 | 75 | +8 | 47 | 10th of 22 | | | | QR1 | 0-0-1 | – | – | – | – | | Peter Taylor |
| 1965–66 | Southern League Division One | | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 121 | 60 | +61 | 64 | 3rd of 22 Promoted | | | | R1 | 4-0-1 | – | – | – | – | Alex Tait |
| 1966–67 | Southern League Premier Division | | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 63 | 71 | -8 | 39 | 15th of 22 | | | | QR3 | 2-0-1 | – | – | – | – | | Alex Tait |
| 1967–68 | Southern League Premier Division | | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 51 | 73 | -22 | 34 | 19th of 22 Reprieved | | | | QR4 | 3-1-1 | – | – | – | – | | Alex Tait |
| 1968–69 | Southern League Premier Division | | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 55 | 71 | -16 | 37 | 17th of 22 | | | | PR | 0-0-1 | – | – | – | – | | Alex Tait |
| 1969–70 | Southern League Premier Division | | 42 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 24 | 82 | -58 | 15 | 22nd of 22 Relegated | | | | QR3 | 2-0-1 | QF | 4-2-1 | – | – | | Alex Tait |
| 1970–71 | Southern League Division One | | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 48 | 5th of 20 | | | | QR4 | 4-1-1 | R3 | 2-0-1 | – | – | Richie Norman |
| 1971–72 | Southern League Division One North | | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 58 | 27 | +31 | 49 | 2nd of 18 Promoted | | | | QR2 | 1-1-1 | R2 | 1-0-1 | – | – | | Richie Norman |
| 1972–73 | Southern League Premier Division | | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 43 | 81 | -38 | 25 | 21st of 22 Relegated | | | | QR3 | 2-0-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | – | – | | Richie Norman |
| 1973–74 | Southern League Division One North | | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 88 | 32 | +56 | 63 | 2nd of 22 Promoted | | | | QR1 | 0-0-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | – | – | Ken Gutteridge |
| 1974–75 | Southern League Premier Division | | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 49 | 5th of 22 | | | | QR3 | 2-3-1 | SF | 6-2-1 | – | – | Harold Bodle |
| 1975–76 | Southern League Premier Division | | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 52 | 53 | -1 | 43 | 10th of 22 | | | | QR1 | 0-0-1 | R2 | 1-0-1 | – | – | | Harold Bodle |
| 1976–77 | Southern League Premier Division | | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 41 | 52 | -11 | 30 | 21st of 22 Relegated | | | | QR4 | 3-1-1 | R2 | 1-0-1 | – | – | Mick Walker |
| 1977–78 | Southern League Division One North | 6 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 45 | 3rd of 22 | | | | R1 | 4-0-1 | R1 | 1-0-1 | – | – | | Mick Walker |
| 1978–79 | Southern League Division One North | 6 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 42 | 8th of 22 | | | | PR | 0-0-1 | QR3 | 0-1-1 | – | – | Ian Storey-Moore |
| Ian Storey-Moore ||||||||||||
| The club was transferred to the Northern Premier League to fill empty places opened by the creation of Alliance Premier League ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–80 | Northern Premier League | 6 | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 83 | 42 | +41 | 56 | 4th of 22 | | | | R1 | 4-1-1 | R3 | 5-1-1 | – | – | Ian Storey-Moore |
| 1980–81 | Northern Premier League | 6 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 70 | 62 | +8 | 46 | 6th of 22 | | | | R1 | 4-3-1 | R1 | 1-0-1 | – | – | | Ian Storey-Moore |
| 1981–82 | Northern Premier League | 6 | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 47 | 7th of 22 | | | | QR4 | 3-1-1 | R1 | 1-0-1 | – | – | Neil Warnock |
| 1982–83 | Northern Premier League | 6 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 81 | 53 | +28 | 81 | 3rd of 22 | | | | QR2 | 1-1-1 | R1 | 1-0-1 | – | – | | Neil Warnock |
| 1983–84 | Northern Premier League | 6 | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 64 | 5th of 22 | | | | R1 | 4-1-1 | QR3 | 0-0-1 | – | – | | Neil Warnock |
| 1984–85 | Northern Premier League | 6 | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 69 | 6th of 22 | | | | R3 | 6-1-2 | R2 | 2-0-1 | – | – | | Neil Warnock |
| 1985–86 | Northern Premier League | 6 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 66 | 5th of 22 | | | | QR4 | 0-0-1 | R3 | 3-0-1 | – | – | | Neil Warnock |
| 1986–87 | Northern Premier League | 6 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 56 | 68 | -12 | 54 | 12th of 22 | | | | QR2 | 1-1-1 | F | 6-2-1 | – | – | Brian Fidler |
| Brian Fidler ||||||||||||
| 1987–88 | Southern League Premier Division | 6 | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 74 | -12 | 47 | 16th of 22 | | | | R1 | 0-1-1 | R1 | 0-1-1 | – | – | Brian Fidler Vic Halom Bobby Hope |
| 1988–89 | Southern League Premier Division | 6 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 79 | 68 | +11 | 64 | 8th of 22 | | | | QR4 | 0-0-1 | R2 | 1-1-1 | – | – | Chris Wright |
| 1989–90 | Southern League Premier Division | 6 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 72 | 4th of 22 | | | | QR4 | 0-1-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | – | – | Ken Blair |
| 1990–91 | Southern League Premier Division | 6 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 60 | 7th of 22 | | | | QR4 | 3-1-1 | R2 | 2-0-1 | – | – | Steve Powell |
| 1991–92 | Southern League Premier Division | 6 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 59 | 61 | -2 | 55 | 10th of 22 | | | | QR4 | 3-0-1 | QR3 | 0-1-1 | – | – | Brian Fidler |
| 1992–93 | Southern League Premier Division | 6 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 59 | 8th of 21 | | | | QR1 | 0-0-1 | R2 | 0-1-1 | – | – | Brian Kenning |
| 1993–94 | Southern League Premier Division | 6 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 56 | 11th of 22 | | | | QR3 | 2-0-1 | QR3 | 2-0-1 | – | – | | Brian Kenning |
| 1994–95 | Southern League Premier Division | 6 | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 75 | 3rd of 22 | | | | QR4 | 3-0-1 | QR1 | 0-1-1 | – | – | John Barton |
| 1995–96 | Southern League Premier Division | 6 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 56 | -1 | 51 | 16th of 22 | | | | R1 | 4-1-1 | R2 | 2-1-1 | – | – | | John Barton |
| 1996–97 | Southern League Premier Division | 6 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 66 | 6th of 22 | | | | QR3 | 2-0-1 | QR3 | 0-0-1 | – | – | | John Barton |
| 1997–98 | Southern League Premier Division | 6 | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 71 | 3rd of 22 | | | | QR1 | 0-0-1 | R2 | 2-2-0 | – | – | | John Barton |
| 1998–99 | Southern League Premier Division | 6 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 58 | 13th of 22 | | | | R1 | 3-0-1 | R3 | 2-1-1 | – | – | John Barton Nigel Clough |
| 1999–2000 | Southern League Premier Division | 6 | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 73 | 43 | +30 | 78 | 2nd of 22 | | | | R1 | 3-2-1 | R3 | 2-3-0 | – | – | Nigel Clough |
| 2000–01 | Southern League Premier Division | 6 | 42 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 76 | 36 | +40 | 88 | 2nd of 22 | | | 1,224 | R1 | 3-3-1 | QF | 4-0-1 | – | – | | Nigel Clough |
| Nigel Clough ||||||||||||
| 2001–02 | Northern Premier League | 6 | 44 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 106 | 30 | +76 | 104 | 1st of 22 Promoted | | | 1,430 | QR4 | 2-1-1 | SF | 6-2-1 | – | – | | Nigel Clough |
| 2002–03 | Football Conference | 5 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 52 | 77 | -25 | 49 | 16th of 22 | | | 1,747 | R1 | 1-2-0 | R3 | 0-0-1 | – | – | | Nigel Clough |
| 2003–04 | Football Conference | 5 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 57 | 59 | -2 | 51 | 14th of 22 | | | 1,682 | R2 | 2-0-1 | R5 | 2-1-1 | – | – | | Nigel Clough |
| Football Conference expanded up to two levels and changed name of a higher division ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–05 | Conference National | 5 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 50 | 66 | -16 | 50 | 16th of 22 | | | 1,368 | QR4 | 0-2-0 | SF | 4-0-2 | – | – | Nigel Clough |
| 2005–06 | Conference National | 5 | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 50 | 52 | -2 | 60 | 9th of 22 | | | 1,724 | R3 | 3-2-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | – | – | | Nigel Clough |
| 2006–07 | Conference National | 5 | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 75 | 6th of 24 | | | 1,869 | R1 | 1-0-1 | R2 | 1-0-1 | – | – | | Nigel Clough |
| 2007–08 | Conference National | 5 | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 79 | 56 | +23 | 81 | 5th of 24 | | | 1,815 | R2 | 2-1-1 | QF | 3-2-1 | – | – | | Nigel Clough |
| Nigel Clough ||||||||||||
| 2008–09 | Conference National | 5 | 46 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 81 | 52 | +29 | 88 | 1st of 24 Promoted | | | 2,310 | QR4 | 0-0-1 | R3 | 1-2-1 | – | – | Nigel Clough Roy McFarland |
| 2009–10 | League Two | 4 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 62 | 13th of 24 | Shaun Harrad | 21 | 3,213 | R2 | 1-0-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | Paul Peschisolido |
| 2010–11 | League Two | 4 | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 56 | 70 | -14 | 51 | 19th of 24 | Aaron Webster | 11 | 2,948 | R4 | 0-0-0 | R1 | 0-0-1 | R2 | 0-0-1 | Paul Peschisolido |
| 2011–12 | League Two | 4 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 81 | -27 | 54 | 17th of 24 | Calvin Zola Billy Kee | 12 | 2,809 | R1 | 0-0-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | Paul Peschisolido Gary Rowett |
| 2012–13 | League Two | 4 | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 76 | 4th of 24 | Jacques Maghoma | 16 | 2,859 | R3 | 2-1-1 | R3 | 1-1-1 | R1 | 0-1-0 | Gary Rowett |
| Gary Rowett ||||||||||||
| 2013–14 | League Two | 4 | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 72 | 6th of 24 | Billy Kee | 12 | 2,720 | R3 | 2-1-1 | R2 | 1-1-0 | R1 | 0-0-1 | Gary Rowett |
| Gary Rowett ||||||||||||
| 2014–15 | League Two | 4 | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 94 | 1st of 24 Promoted | Lucas Akins | 9 | 3,237 | R1 | 0-0-1 | R3 | 2-0-1 | R2 | 0-0-1 | Gary Rowett Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
| 2015–16 | League One | 3 | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 85 | 2nd of 24 Promoted | Lucas Akins | 12 | 4,089 | R1 | 0-0-1 | R2 | 1-0-1 | R1 | 0-1-0 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Nigel Clough |
| 2016–17 | Championship | 2 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 49 | 63 | -14 | 52 | 20th of 24 | Jackson Irvine | 10 | 5,228 | R3 | 0-0-1 | R2 | 1-0-1 | – | – | Nigel Clough |
| 2017–18 | Championship | 2 | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 81 | -43 | 41 | 23rd of 24 Relegated | Lloyd Dyer | 7 | 4,645 | R3 | 0-0-1 | R3 | 2-0-1 | – | – | | Nigel Clough |
| 2018–19 | League One | 3 | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 63 | 9th of 24 | Lucas Akins | 13 | 3,351 | R1 | 0-0-1 | SF | 5-0-2 | GS | 0-0-3 | Nigel Clough |
| 2019–20 | League One | 3 | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 48 | 12th of 24 | Lucas Akins | 9 | 2,986 | R3 | 2-1-1 | R4 | 3-0-1 | GS | 1-0-2 | Nigel Clough |
| Nigel Clough ||||||||||||
| 2020–21 | League One | 3 | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 61 | 73 | -12 | 57 | 16th of 24 | Kane Hemmings | 15 | – | R1 | 0-0-1 | R2 | 0-1-1 | GS | 0-2-1 | Jake Buxton Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
| 2021–22 | League One | 3 | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 51 | 67 | -16 | 53 | 16th of 24 | Daniel Jebbison | 7 | 3,229 | R2 | 1-0-1 | R1 | 0-1-0 | GS | 1-0-2 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
| 2022–23 | League One | 3 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 57 | 79 | -22 | 56 | 15th of 24 | Victor Adeboyejo | 11 | 3,445 | R3 | 2-0-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | R3 | 3-1-1 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Dino Maamria |
| 2023–24 | League One | 3 | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 67 | -28 | 46 | 20th of 24 | Beryly Lubala Mark Helm Joe Powell | 5 | 3,419 | R1 | 0-1-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | R3 | 3-0-2 | Dino Maamria Martin Paterson |
* ↑ COVID-19 prevented fans from attending games