# 2015–16 Burton Albion F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Burton Albion's 66th season in their history and first ever in League One after gaining promotion the previous season. Along with League One, the club also took part in the FA Cup, League Cup and JP Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

## Competitions
### Pre-season friendlies

On 19 May 2015, Burton Albion announced their full pre-season schedule. On 24 May 2015, Burton Albion confirmed their planned pre-season fixture against Benfica was cancelled due to the Portuguese club being invited to take part of the 2015 International Champions Cup. On 29 June 2015, Burton Albion confirmed details of their matches during the tour of the Netherlands.

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Wigan Athletic (C, P) | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 82 | 45 | +37 | 87 | Promotion to EFL Championship |
| 2 | Burton Albion (P) | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 85 | Promotion to EFL Championship |
| 3 | Walsall | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 84 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 4 | Millwall | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 73 | 49 | +24 | 81 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 5 | Bradford City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 80 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

#### Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

### League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Burton Albion were drawn away against Bolton Wanderers. In the second round, Burton Albion were handed a home tie against Middlesbrough.

### Football League Trophy

On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. Burton will travel to Doncaster Rovers.

### Birmingham Senior Cup

On the Birmingham FA website details of the first round was released, Burton will face Boldmere St. Michaels.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | ENG | Calum Butcher | Dundee United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | ENG | Darius Charles | Stevenage | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | ENG | Tom Naylor | Derby County | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | IRL | Callum Reilly | Birmingham City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | GER | Timmy Thiele | SC Wiedenbrück | Free transfer |
| 18 July 2015 | CB | IRL | Anthony O'Connor | Plymouth Argyle | Free transfer |
| 5 August 2015 | CF | LUX | Aurélien Joachim | CSKA Sofia | Free transfer |
| 25 August 2015 | DF | ENG | Tom Flanagan | MK Dons | Free transfer |
| 2 December 2015 | MF | ENG | Nathan Ferguson | Grays Athletic | Free transfer |
| 13 January 2016 | GK | ENG | Stephen Bywater | Unattached | Free transfer |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | GPE | Mickaël Antoine-Curier | Free Agent | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | ENG | Lee Bell | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | RB | ENG | Joe Doyle | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | NED | Stefan Maletić | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | NIR | Adam McGurk | Portsmouth | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | LM | ENG | Jimmy Phillips | Gateshead | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | ENG | Ian Sharps | Chester | Free transfer |
| 21 July 2015 | CF | ENG | Dominic Knowles | Harrogate Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2016 | FW | NED | Nasser El Khayati | Queens Park Rangers | Undisclosed |
* ↑ Following Phillips' release on 5 May 2015, he later signed for Gateshead on 7 July 2015.
* ↑ Following Sharp's release on 5 May 2015, he later signed for Chester on 1 July 2015.

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until |
| 3 July 2015 | RM | ENG | Mark Duffy | Birmingham City | 2 January 2016 |
| 6 July 2015 | GK | ENG | Remi Matthews | Norwich City | 5 January 2016 |
| 29 July 2015 | RM | ALB | Zeli Ismail | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 January 2016 |
| 30 July 2015 | LB | ENG | Jerome Binnom-Williams | Crystal Palace | End of season |
| 15 January 2016 | CF | ENG | Mason Bennett | Derby County | End of season |
| 24 March 2016 | FW | ENG | Tyler Walker | Nottingham Forest | End of season |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until |
| 31 July 2015 | LB | ENG | George Taft | Cambridge United | 9 January 2016 |
| 7 August 2015 | RM | ENG | Marcus Harness | Ilkeston | 4 September 2015 |
| 12 November 2015 | GK | ENG | Dean Lyness | Blackpool | 2 January 2016 |
| 22 January 2016 | MF | ENG | Matt Palmer | Oldham Athletic | 27 February 2016 |
| 13 February 2016 | GK | ENG | Dean Lyness | Blackpool | 22 March 2016 |
| 11 March 2016 | FW | GER | Timmy Thiele | Oldham Athletic | End of season |
| 17 March 2016 | DF | ENG | Darius Charles | AFC Wimbledon | End of season |