# 2022–23 Burton Albion F.C. season

The 2022–23 season is the 73rd season in the existence of Burton Albion Football Club and the club's fifth consecutive season in League One. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 1 July 2022 | AM | Davis Keillor-Dunn | Oldham Athletic | Free Transfer |
| 15 July 2022 | CF | Victor Adeboyejo | Barnsley | Free Transfer |
| 15 July 2022 | DM | Calum Butcher | Dundee United | Undisclosed |
| 8 September 2022 | CF | Sam Winnall | Oxford United | Free Transfer |
| 12 September 2022 | LW | Mustapha Carayol | Gillingham | Free Transfer |
| 3 October 2022 | CF | Bobby Kamwa | Leeds United | Free Transfer |
| 7 October 2022 | CB | Adrian Mariappa | Macarthur | Free Transfer |
| 12 November 2022 | LW | Joe Dodoo | Doncaster Rovers | Free Transfer |
| 12 January 2023 | CM | Mark Helm | Burnley | Undisclosed |
| 13 January 2023 | GK | Craig MacGillivray | Charlton Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2023 | CF | Josh Walker | Dagenham & Redbridge | Undisclosed |
| 4 February 2023 | DM | Chris McCann | Shamrock Rovers | Free Transfer |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 28 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Oldham Athletic contract expired

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Aaron Amadi-Holloway | Hereford | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Michael Bostwick | Stevenage | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Oumar Niasse | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Luke Redfern | Stoke City | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LW | Danny Rowe | Unattached | Released |
| 15 July 2022 | DM | Bryn Morris | Grimsby Town | Free Transfer |
| 18 July 2022 | CB | Ryan Leak | Salford City | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2022 | CF | Gassan Ahadme | Ipswich Town | Undisclosed |
| 18 January 2023 | CB | Adrian Mariappa | Salford City | Released |
| 27 January 2023 | CF | Victor Adeboyejo | Bolton Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2023 | CB | Frazer Blake-Tracy | Swindon Town | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2023 | LW | Joe Dodoo | Unattached | Released |
| 31 January 2023 | AM | Davis Keillor-Dunn | Mansfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2023 | GK | Daniel Moore | Leamington | Released |
| 1 February 2023 | MF | Charlie Williams | Unattached | Released |
| 3 February 2023 | DM | Calum Butcher | Motherwell | Mutual Consent |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
| 11 July 2022 | GK | Viljami Sinisalo | Aston Villa | 3 January 2023 |
| 14 July 2022 | CM | Quevin Castro | West Bromwich Albion | 1 September 2022 |
| 27 July 2022 | CM | Tyler Onyango | Everton | 18 January 2023 |
| 19 August 2022 | CB | Corrie Ndaba | Ipswich Town | 31 January 2023 |
| 1 September 2022 | CM | Elliot Thorpe | Luton Town | 3 January 2023 |
| 6 January 2023 | GK | Jordan Amissah | Sheffield United | End of Season |
| 17 January 2023 | LB | Zac Ashworth | West Bromwich Albion | End of Season |
| 18 January 2023 | CB | Jasper Moon | Barnsley | End of Season |
| 20 January 2023 | FW | Dale Taylor | Nottingham Forest | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | CF | Gassan Ahadme | Ipswich Town | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | LW | Charlie Kirk | Charlton Athletic | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | CB | Samuel Lavelle | Charlton Athletic | End of Season |
* ↑ On 3 January, Sinisalo's loan from Aston Villa was cut short
* ↑ On 1 September, Castro's loan was terminated by mutual consent.
* ↑ On 18 January, Onyango's loan from Everton ended early
* ↑ On 31 January, Ndaba was recalled back to Ipswich
* ↑ On 3 January, Thorpe's loan from Luton was cut short

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 18 July 2022 | LB | Thierry Latty-Fairweather | Hereford | End of Season |
| 29 July 2022 | GK | Callum Hawkins | Leamington | End of Season |
| 3 August 2022 | CF | Tom Hewlett | Belper Town | Short-term Loan |
| 3 August 2022 | DM | Ben Radcliffe | Banbury United | Short-term Loan |
| 10 August 2022 | CB | Frazer Blake-Tracy | Swindon Town | 31 January 2023 |
| 19 August 2022 | MF | Charlie Williams | Banbury United | 16 September 2022 |
| 2 September 2022 | CF | Louis Moult | Motherwell | 6 January 2023 |
| 23 September 2022 | GK | Daniel Moore | Belper Town | 1 February 2023 |
| 27 September 2022 | CF | Tom Hewlett | Leamington | 27 October 2022 |
| 27 January 2023 | CM | Charlie Lakin | Doncaster Rovers | End of Season |
* ↑ On 31 January, Blake-Tracy signed for Swindon permanently
* ↑ On 6 January, Moult's loan at Motherwell was terminated
* ↑ On 1 February, Moore's contract at the club was terminated

## Pre-season and friendlies

Burton announced a pre-season home match with Birmingham City on 19 May 2022. Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side Belper Town revealed a friendly with Burton on 24 May. A second home friendly match, against Sheffield United was added. Along with an away trip to Brackley Town. On June 7, the Brewers confirmed a pre-season fixture against Hibernian during a warm-weather training camp in Vilamoura, Portugal. Later, on June 24, the Brewers added further matches to the pre-season schedule - against Stratford Town, Burnley and Mickleover. A ninth match as part of pre-season was confirmed against Nottingham Forest. On July 25, the Brewers announced an XI side will travel to local side Staphenhill three days after the season opener.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
Mid-season

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| League One | August 2022 | May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| FA Cup | TBC | TBC | Third round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| EFL Cup | TBC | TBC | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| EFL Trophy | TBC | TBC | Group stage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
Last updated: pre-season Source: [ Soccerway]

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 59 |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 58 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 64 | 68 | −4 | 56 |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 57 | 79 | −22 | 56 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 54 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 73 | −15 | 53 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 49 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 3 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]

#### 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 | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H |
| Result | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | D | D | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | D |
| Position | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

The Brewers were drawn at home to Needham Market in the first round, and to Chippenham Town in the second round and away to Grimsby Town in the third round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
Burton Albion were drawn away to Rochdale in the first round.

### EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Burton Albion with Bradford City and Sheffield Wednesday. Three days later, Leicester City U21s joined Northern Group H. The Brewers were then drawn at home to Tranmere Rovers in the second round and to Accrington Stanley in the third round.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Burton Albion | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Leicester City U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures