# 2018–19 Burton Albion F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Burton Albion's 69th season in their history and their second in League One, following relegation from the Championship, the previous season. Along with competing in the League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season ran from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

## Squad

| No. | Name | Pos. | Place of birth | Age | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | End |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Stephen Bywater | GK | Oldham | 43 | 60 | 0 | Kerala Blasters | 16 January 2016 | Free | 2020 |
| 13 | Callum Hawkins | GK | | 24 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 9 May 2018 | Trainee | 2020 |
| 20 | Harry Campbell | GK | Blackburn | 28 | 4 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 August 2016 | Free | 2019 |
| 40 | Bradley Collins | GK | Southampton | 27 | 35 | 0 | Chelsea | 31 August 2018 | Loan | 2019 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | John Brayford | RB | Stoke-on-Trent | 36 | 194 | 10 | Sheffield United | 31 August 2017 | Free | 2019 |
| 3 | Jake Buxton | RB | Sutton-in-Ashfield | 39 | 111 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 1 July 2017 | Free | 2019 |
| 5 | Kyle McFadzean | CB | Sheffield | 37 | 119 | 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 12 July 2016 | Free | 2019 |
| 14 | Damien McCrory | LWB | Limerick | 34 | 225 | 10 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1 July 2012 | Free | 2019 |
| 19 | Reece Hutchinson | LB | | 23 | 31 | 0 | Academy | 9 May 2018 | Trainee | 2021 |
| 21 | Josh Clarke | RB | Walthamstow | 30 | 6 | 0 | Brentford | 11 January 2019 | Loan | 2019 |
| 22 | Kieran Wallace | LB/LM | Nottingham | 29 | 25 | 1 | Free Agent | 30 October 2018 | Free | 2020 |
| 26 | Colin Daniel | LB/LM | Eastwood | 36 | 18 | 0 | Peterborough United | 21 January 2019 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | Jamie Allen | CM | Rochdale | 29 | 77 | 9 | Rochdale | 31 August 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| 7 | Scott Fraser | AM | Dundee | 29 | 50 | 7 | Dundee United | 5 July 2018 | Free | 2020 |
| 9 | Joe Sbarra | CM | Lichfield | 25 | 35 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2017 | Trainee | 2020 |
| 11 | David Templeton | RW | Glasgow | 35 | 36 | 6 | Hamilton Academical | 5 July 2018 | Free | 2020 |
| 12 | Ben Fox | CM | Burton upon Trent | 26 | 40 | 2 | Academy | 1 July 2016 | Trainee | 2021 |
| 15 | Alex Bradley | CM | Worcester | 25 | 7 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 31 January 2019 | Loan | 2019 |
| 16 | Marcus Harness | AM | Coventry | 28 | 83 | 6 | Academy | 1 July 2013 | Trainee | 2020 |
| 18 | William Miller | AM | London | 28 | 52 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 August 2017 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
| 23 | Stephen Quinn | CM | Dublin | 38 | 48 | 1 | Reading | 22 August 2018 | Free | 2020 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 10 | Lucas Akins | CF/LWB | Huddersfield | 35 | 228 | 47 | Stevenage | 1 July 2014 | Free | 2021 |
| 17 | Marvin Sordell | CF | Pinner | 33 | 84 | 9 | Coventry City | 1 January 2017 | Undisclsoed | 2019 |
| 24 | Chris Beardsley | CF | Derby | 40 | 1 | 0 | Free agent | 21 August 2018 | Free | 2019 |
| 27 | Liam Boyce | CF | Belfast | 33 | 59 | 17 | Ross County | 1 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 |

### Statistics

    As of 6 May 2019
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Stephen Bywater | 10 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | John Brayford | 48 | 3 | 38+3 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Jake Buxton | 35 | 0 | 21+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | NIR | Jamie Allen | 50 | 8 | 41+1 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Kyle McFadzean | 42 | 4 | 35+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Scott Fraser | 51 | 7 | 40+3 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | ENG | Joe Sbarra | 16 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Lucas Akins | 55 | 14 | 46+0 | 13 | 1+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | David Templeton | 36 | 6 | 17+11 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Ben Fox | 36 | 1 | 14+13 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | IRL | Damien McCrory | 21 | 0 | 10+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | FIN | Alex Bradley | 7 | 1 | 0+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Marcus Harness | 39 | 6 | 21+11 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Marvin Sordell | 20 | 2 | 10+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | William Miller | 27 | 1 | 10+12 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Reece Hutchinson | 31 | 0 | 16+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | ENG | Harry Campbell | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Josh Clarke | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Kieran Wallace | 25 | 1 | 8+14 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | IRL | Stephen Quinn | 48 | 1 | 41+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Chris Beardsley | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Colin Daniel | 18 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | NIR | Liam Boyce | 45 | 14 | 33+4 | 11 | 1+0 | 1 | 5+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | ENG | Bradley Collins | 35 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Player(s) who left the club during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | ENG | Ben Turner | 27 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Jake Hesketh | 23 | 3 | 14+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Elliot Hodge | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | BUL | Dimitar Evtimov | 10 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Jake Flannigan | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | ENG | Devante Cole | 16 | 2 | 6+7 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |

### Goals record

    As of 6 May 2019
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 27 | | CF | Liam Boyce | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 10 | | RW | Lucas Akins | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | 4 | | CM | Jamie Allen | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | 7 | | AM | Scott Fraser | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | 11 | | RW | David Templeton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | 16 | | AM | Marcus Harness | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | | CB | Kyle McFadzean | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 8 | | CM | Jake Hesketh | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | | RB | John Brayford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 17 | | CF | Marvin Sordell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 44 | | CF | Devante Cole | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 12 | | CM | Ben Fox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 15 | | CM | Sonny Bradley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 18 | | AM | William Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 22 | | LB | Kieran Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 23 | | CM | Stephen Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 65 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 75 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 6 May 2019
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 23 | | CM | Stephen Quinn | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 5 | | CB | Kyle McFadzean | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 7 | | AM | Scott Fraser | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 27 | | CF | Liam Boyce | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | | RB | John Brayford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 16 | | AM | Marcus Harness | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 19 | | RB | Reece Hutchinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | | CB | Ben Turner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | | LW | David Templeton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | | CM | Ben Fox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | | LWB | Damien McCory | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 40 | | GK | Bradley Collins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | | LB | Jake Buxton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 4 | | CM | Jamie Allen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | 8 | | CM | Jake Hesketh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | | CM | Joe Sbarra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 10 | | LW | Lucas Akins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 22 | | LB | Kieran Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 26 | | LB | Colin Daniel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 54 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 2 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 5 July 2018 | AM | Scott Fraser | Dundee United | Free transfer |
| 5 July 2018 | RW | David Templeton | Hamilton Academical | Free transfer |
| 10 August 2018 | RM | Elliot Hodge | Notts County | Free transfer |
| 22 August 2018 | CM | Stephen Quinn | Reading | Free transfer |
| 14 September 2018 | GK | Dimitar Evtimov | Nottingham Forest | Free transfer |
| 8 January 2019 | LB | Kieran Wallace | Matlock Town | Free transfer |
| 21 January 2019 | LB | Colin Daniel | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 30 August 2018 | CF | Devante Cole | Wigan Athletic | 15 January 2019 |
| 30 August 2018 | DM | Jake Flannigan | Southampton | 2 January 2019 |
| 30 August 2018 | AM | Jake Hesketh | Southampton | 2 January 2019 |
| 31 August 2018 | GK | Bradley Collins | Chelsea | 31 May 2019 |
| 11 January 2019 | RB | Josh Clarke | Brentford | 31 May 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | CM | Alex Bradley | West Bromwich Albion | 31 May 2019 |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Shaun Barker | Retired | — |
| 1 July 2018 | LM | Lloyd Dyer | Bolton Wanderers | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Tomáš Egert | Oldham Athletic | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Tom Flanagan | Sunderland | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | DM | Tom Naylor | Portsmouth | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Luke Varney | Cheltenham Town | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | LB | Stephen Warnock | Retired | — |
| 4 July 2018 | CM | Hope Akpan | Bradford City | Free transfer |
| 3 August 2018 | CM | Matty Lund | Scunthorpe United | Undisclosed |
| 4 January 2019 | CF | Marcus Dinanga | AFC Telford United | Undisclosed |
| 23 January 2019 | GK | Dimitar Evtimov | Accrington Stanley | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2019 | RM | Elliott Hodge | Leamington F.C. | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2019 | CB | Ben Turner | Mansfield Town | Mutual consent |
| 15 March 2019 | WG | Nathan Morley | Matlock Town | Free transfer |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 18 July 2018 | CF | Marcus Dinanga | Hartlepool United | 31 December 2018 |
| 10 August 2018 | GK | Jack Livesey | Gresley | 14 November 2018 |
| 27 October 2018 | GK | Oliver Fairbrother | Gresley | Work experience |
| 3 November 2018 | CF | Kyle Clamp | Mickleover Sports | December 2018 |
| 12 December 2018 | DF | Ben Hart | Kidsgrove Athletic | 9 January 2019 |
| 21 December 2018 | GK | Callum Hawkins | Mickleover Sports | 16 February 2019 |
| 4 January 2019 | GK | Jack Livesey | Kisgrove Athletic | 4 February 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | CF | Marvin Sordell | Northampton Town | 31 May 2019 |
| 1 March 2019 | GK | Jack Livesey | Newcastle Town | 27 April 2019 |
| 25 March 2019 | CM | Joe Sbarra | Solihull Moors | 28 April 2019 |

## Competitions
### Pre-season friendlies

Burton confirmed friendlies with Mickleover Sports, Kidderminster Harriers, Aston Villa, Solihull Moors, Alfreton Town, Cardiff City and Matlock Town.

### EFL League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 72 |
| 8 | Coventry City | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 65 |
| 9 | Burton Albion | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 63 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 62 |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 61 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 4 May 2019. Source:

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 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 | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | D | L | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | D | D | W | L | D | D | D | W | D | D | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | L |
| Position | 16 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

#### Matches
### FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.

### EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam. The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August. The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott. The fourth round draw was made live on Quest by Rachel Yankey and Rachel Riley on 29 September. The draw for the quarter-final was made live on Sky Sports by Jamie Redknapp and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink on 31 October. The semi-final draw was made live on Sky Sports by Piers Morgan and Peter Crouch on 19 December 2018.

### EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.
| Pos | Lge | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Port Vale | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Walsall | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Middlesbrough U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | L1 | Burton Albion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |