# 2013–14 Burton Albion F.C. season

The 2013-14 season is Burton Albion's fifth consecutive season in League Two. They finished 4th in the previous season but failed to get promotion via the playoffs. It is Gary Rowett's second season as manager of the club.

## Overview
### League

Burton Albion's league campaign began well with a 2–2 away draw against Cheltenham Town on the opening day of the season, which was followed by a 1–0 victory versus Rochdale in their first home game of the season. In the following match they held off a Fleetwood Town comeback to beat the Lancashire side 3–2, to give them their first league away win since March 2013 (excluding play-offs).

### Cup Competitions
#### League Cup

In the League Cup, Burton were drawn against Sheffield United away in the first round. They won 2–1. On 8 August 2013, they were drawn a home tie against Premier League side Fulham in the second round. Against Fulham, Albion equalised with five minutes remaining through Jack Dyer before taking the lead 12 minutes into extra-time, before conceding through Hugo Rodallega. After the 2–2 draw Phil Edwards was the only player to miss a penalty and Albion crashed out 4–5 in the shoot-out. After the match Burton manager Gary Rowett said he was incredibly proud to nearly knock the Premier League side out.

#### Football League Trophy

On 17 August 2013, Burton were drawn away to Notts County in the first round of the Football League Trophy.

## Transfers

Players transferred in :
| Date | Pos. | Name | Club transferred from | Fee | Ref. |
| 18 June 2013 | MF | Alex MacDonald | Burnley | Free | |
| 18 June 2013 | FW | Dominic Knowles | Harrogate Town | Free | |
| 18 June 2013 | MF | Adam Reed | Sunderland | Free | |
| 28 June 2013 | DF | Chris Hussey | A.F.C. Wimbledon | Free | |
| 29 June 2013 | DF | Phil Edwards | Rochdale | Free | |
| 29 June 2013 | DF | Ian Sharps | Rotherham United | Free | |
| 29 June 2013 | DF | Michael Symes | Leyton Orient | Free | |
| 13 July 2013 | FW | Rene Howe | Torquay United | Free | |
| 18 July 2013 | MF | Rory Delap | Stoke City | Free | |
| 5 August 2013 | FW | Adam McGurk | Tranmere Rovers | Free | |
| 31 January 2014 | FW | Gary Alexander | Crawley Town | Undisclosed | |
| 31 January 2014 | DF | David Gray | Stevenage | Free | |
| Players transferred out |||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Club transferred to | Fee | Ref. |
| 19 June 2013 | FW | Calvin Zola | Aberdeen | Free | |
| 1 July 2013 | FW | Jacques Maghoma | Sheffield Wednesday | Free | |
| 4 August 2013 | MF | John McGrath | Alfreton Town | Free | |
| Players loaned in |||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Club loaned from | Loan Duration | Ref. |
| 2 August 2013 | GK | Jordan Pickford | Sunderland | Season-long | |
| 17 August 2013 | GK | Mats Mørch | Derby County | One Month | |
| 28 November 2013 | GK | Benjamin Siegrist | Aston Villa | One Month | |
| Players loaned out |||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Club loaned to | Loan Duration | Ref. |

## Squad

Last updated: 30 November 2013
| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Benjamin Siegrist | (1992-01-31) 31 January 1992 (age 33) | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Kevin Poole | (1963-07-21) 21 July 1963 (age 61) | 133 | 0 |
| 16 | Dean Lyness | (1991-07-20) 20 July 1991 (age 33) | 27 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Phil Edwards | (1985-11-08) 8 November 1985 (age 39) | 19 | 1 |
| 3 | Chris Hussey | (1989-01-02) 2 January 1989 (age 36) | 19 | 3 |
| 5 | Zander Diamond | (1985-12-03) 3 December 1985 (age 39) | 49 | 6 |
| 6 | Ian Sharps | (1980-10-23) 23 October 1980 (age 44) | 37 | 0 |
| 14 | Damien McCrory | (1990-02-23) 23 February 1990 (age 35) | 74 | 1 |
| 21 | Marcus Holness | (1988-12-08) 8 December 1988 (age 36) | 41 | 1 |
| 25 | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff | (1982-11-10) 10 November 1982 (age 42) | 10 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 4 | Rory Delap | (1976-07-06) 6 July 1976 (age 48) | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | Lee Bell | (1983-11-20) 20 November 1983 (age 41) | 68 | 4 |
| 8 | Robbie Weir | (1988-12-09) 9 December 1988 (age 36) | 70 | 9 |
| 10 | Adam Reed | (1991-05-08) 8 May 1991 (age 33) | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | Alex MacDonald | (1990-04-14) 14 April 1990 (age 34) | 32 | 1 |
| 17 | Jimmy Phillips | (1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 (age 35) | 112 | 3 |
| 22 | Jack Dyer | (1991-12-11) 11 December 1991 (age 33) | 62 | 2 |
| 23 | Matt Palmer | (1993-08-01) 1 August 1993 (age 31) | 20 | 1 |
| 27 | Marcus Harness | | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Rene Howe | (1986-10-22) 22 October 1986 (age 38) | 12 | 1 |
| 18 | Dominic Knowles | (1992-02-13) 13 February 1992 (age 33) | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Adam McGurk | (1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 (age 36) | 20 | 7 |
| 28 | Michael Symes | (1983-10-31) 31 October 1983 (age 41) | 28 | 6 |
| 29 | Billy Kee | (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 (age 34) | 82 | 31 |
| | Gary Alexander | (1979-08-15) 15 August 1979 (age 45) | 0 | 0 |

## Results

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### League Two
#### Play-offs
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Fleetwood Town (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 76 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Southend United | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 72 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Burton Albion | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 72 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 7 | York City | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 71 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 8 | Oxford United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 62 | |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | W | D | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | D | L | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Football League Trophy
## Squad statistics

    Updated 16 April 2014
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | JP Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Rob Lainton | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Phil Edwards | 43 | 2 | 36+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Chris Hussey | 30 | 3 | 21+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | IRL | Rory Delap | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Zander Diamond | 11 | 1 | 6+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Ian Sharps | 41 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Lee Bell | 34 | 0 | 22+8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NIR | Robbie Weir | 43 | 2 | 37+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Rene Howe | 18 | 1 | 7+8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Adam Reed | 8 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Alex MacDonald | 33 | 0 | 14+17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Ashley Hemmings | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Kevin Poole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | IRL | Damien McCrory | 45 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ENG | Dean Lyness | 20 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Jimmy Phillips | 34 | 1 | 25+6 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Dominic Knowles | 28 | 3 | 9+16 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Zeli Ismail | 13 | 3 | 10+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | NIR | Adam McGurk | 37 | 10 | 31+3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Marcus Holness | 13 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Jack Dyer | 6 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Matt Palmer | 40 | 1 | 28+8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Liam Slade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | AUS | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff | 32 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | SCO | David Gray | 11 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Marcus Harness | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Michael Symes | 13 | 2 | 5+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | NIR | Billy Kee | 37 | 12 | 27+7 | 11 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Callum McFadzean | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players featured for Burton but left before the end of the season: ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | SUI | Benjamin Siegrist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Jordan Pickford | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | NOR | Mats Mørch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

Last updated: 4 January 2014
* Scorers are organised by goals and then alphabetically through surname.
| # | Position | Nationality | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total |
| 29 | FW | | Billy Kee | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 20 | FW | | Adam McGurk | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | DF | | Chris Hussey | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | DF | | Phil Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | | Rene Howe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | FW | | Michael Symes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | | Robbie Weir | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | | Rory Delap | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | | Jack Dyer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | | Adam Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Zander Diamond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | | Jimmy Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | | Matt Palmer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | | Ian Sharps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 35 |

### Displinary Record

Last updated: 30 November 2013
* This is ordered by points, 1 pt for a yellow and 2 pts for a red.
| # | Position | Nationality | Name | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| 21 | DF | | Marcus Holness | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | Lee Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | | Alex MacDonald | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Chris Hussey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | | Billy Kee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | | Ian Sharps | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | | Matt Palmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | | Adam McGurk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | | Robbie Weir | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Jimmy Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Jack Dyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | | Dean Lyness | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | | Damien McCrory | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Adam Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Rene Howe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | MF | | Jordan Pickford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Phil Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 4 |