# 2016–17 Burton Albion F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Burton Albion's 67th season in their history and first ever in the Championship after gaining promotion the previous season. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The club finished 20th in the league table, was knocked out the third round of the FA Cup and knocked out of the second round of the EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

## Statistics

    As of 25 May 2017
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Jon McLaughlin | 45 | 0 | 43+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NIR | Tom Flanagan | 33 | 0 | 23+8 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | John Brayford | 34 | 0 | 33+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | John Mousinho | 32 | 0 | 28+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Kyle McFadzean | 34 | 1 | 29+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Ben Turner | 39 | 0 | 38+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | JAM | Lee Williamson | 16 | 0 | 8+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Chris O'Grady | 26 | 1 | 22+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Marvin Sordell | 20 | 4 | 18+2 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Lucas Akins | 43 | 6 | 31+9 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Lloyd Dyer | 43 | 7 | 37+4 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Cauley Woodrow | 13 | 4 | 10+3 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Stephen Bywater | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | IRL | Damien McCrory | 19 | 0 | 12+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Tom Naylor | 36 | 3 | 23+10 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Matt Palmer | 39 | 1 | 31+5 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Will Miller | 15 | 1 | 3+11 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Luke Varney | 16 | 2 | 4+11 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Marcus Harness | 13 | 0 | 0+10 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | DEN | Lasse Vigen Christensen | 17 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Shaun Barker | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Michael Kightly | 12 | 4 | 10+2 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Luke Murphy | 20 | 1 | 18+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | AUS | Jackson Irvine | 43 | 10 | 40+1 | 10 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| Player(s) out on loan: ||||||||||||
| 17 | MF | IRL | Callum Reilly | 1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Phil Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Ben Fox | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Player(s) who left the club: ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Stuart Beavon | 12 | 1 | 5+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Calum Butcher | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | NIR | Jamie Ward | 19 | 3 | 15+3 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Hamza Choudhury | 15 | 0 | 6+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |

### Goals record

    As of 25 May 2017
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | 36 | | DM | Jackson Irvine | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | | LW | Lloyd Dyer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | 10 | | CF | Lucas Akins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 12 | | CF | Cauley Woodrow | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 9 | | CF | Marvin Sordell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 28 | | LM | Michael Kightly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 12 | | LW | Jamie Ward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 15 | | CM | Tom Naylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 19 | | CF | Luke Varney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 5 | | CB | Kyle McFadzean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | | CF | Chris O'Grady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 9 | | CF | Stuart Beavon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 12 | | DM | Calum Butcher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 16 | | CM | Matt Palmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 17 | | CM | Callum Reilly | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 18 | | AM | Will Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 30 | | CM | Luke Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 48 | 0 | 3 | 51 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 25 May 2017
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 6 | | CB | Ben Turner | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 36 | | DM | Jackson Irvine | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 15 | | CM | Tom Naylor | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | | RB | John Brayford | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | | CM | John Mousinho | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | | LB | Tom Flanagan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | | CB | Kyle McFadzean | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | | LW | Jamie Ward | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | | CF | Chris O'Grady | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | | CF | Lucas Akins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 30 | | CM | Luke Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 9 | | CF | Marvin Sordell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | | CM | Matt Palmer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | | DM | Hamza Choudhury | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | | CF | Luke Varney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 1 | | GK | John McLaughlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 7 | | CM | Lee Williamson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 11 | | LW | Lloyd Dyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | | CB | Damien McCrory | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 24 | | CM | Lasse Vigen Christensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 25 | | CB | Shaun Barker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | | LW | Michael Kightly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 78 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 1 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Ben Turner | Cardiff City | Free transfer |
| 12 July 2016 | CB | Kyle McFadzean | Milton Keynes Dons | Undisclosed |
| 15 July 2016 | DM | Jackson Irvine | Ross County | £330,000 |
| 25 July 2016 | CB | Ryan Delaney | Wexford Youths | Free transfer |
| 25 July 2016 | LM | Lloyd Dyer | Burnley | Free transfer |
| 25 July 2016 | CM | Lee Williamson | Blackburn Rovers | Free transfer |
| 25 August 2016 | GK | Harry Campbell | Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 26 August 2016 | DF | Shaun Barker | Derby County | Free transfer |
| 1 January 2017 | CF | Marvin Sordell | Coventry City | Free transfer |
| 4 January 2017 | LW | Luke Varney | Ipswich Town | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | RW | Sam Austin | Kidderminster Harriers | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff | Manly United | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Darius Charles | AFC Wimbledon | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Dean Lyness | Blackpool | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Anthony O'Connor | Aberdeen | Mutual consent |
| 1 July 2016 | RM | Mark Shelton | Ilkeston | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Liam Slade | North Ferriby United | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | George Taft | Mansfield Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Timmy Thiele | Carl Zeiss Jena | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Robbie Weir | Leyton Orient | Released |
| 26 July 2016 | CM | Nathan Ferguson | Port Vale | Free transfer |
| 25 August 2016 | DM | Calum Butcher | Millwall | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2017 | CF | Stuart Beavon | Coventry City | Free transfer |
* ↑ Following Sam Austin being released, he later signed for Kidderminster Harriers.
* ↑ Following Shane Cansdell-Sherriff being released, he later signed for Manly United.
* ↑ Following Dean Lyness being released, he later signed for Blackpool.
* ↑ Following Mark Shelton being released, he later signed for Ilkeston.
* ↑ Following Liam Slade being released, he later signed for North Ferriby United.
* ↑ Following Timmy Thiele being released, he later signed for Carl Zeiss Jena.
* ↑ Following Robbie Weir being released, he later signed for Leyton Orient.

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 16 July 2016 | CF | Chris O'Grady | Brighton & Hove Albion | End of Season |
| 6 August 2016 | DM | Hamza Choudhury | Leicester City | End of Season |
| 19 August 2016 | RB | John Brayford | Sheffield United | End of Season |
| 25 August 2016 | AM | William Miller | Tottenham Hotspur | End of Season |
| 31 August 2016 | LW | Jamie Ward | Nottingham Forest | 20 January 2017 |
| 6 January 2017 | CM | Luke Murphy | Leeds United | End of Season |
| 27 January 2017 | CM | Lasse Vigen Christensen | Fulham | End of Season |
| 27 January 2017 | CF | Cauley Woodrow | Fulham | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | LW | Michael Kightly | Burnley | End of Season |
* ↑ On 5 January 2017, William Miller's loan from Tottenham Hotspur was extended until the end of the season.
* ↑ On 20 January 2017, Jamie Ward's season-long loan was terminated.

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Sam Hornby | Kidderminster Harriers | End of Season |
| 19 August 2016 | RB | Phil Edwards | Oxford United | End of Season |
| 21 October 2016 | DF | Charlie Gatter | Spalding United | 19 November 2016 |
| 1 January 2017 | CM | Callum Reilly | Coventry City | End of Season |

## Competitions
### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 52 | 66 | −14 | 53 | |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 53 | |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 52 | |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 51 | |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers (R) | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 53 | 65 | −12 | 51 | Relegation to EFL League One |