# 2010–11 Burton Albion F.C. season

This article details Burton Albion F.C.'s 2010–11 season in League Two. This season is The Brewers' second season in The Football League, having finished 13th in the previous campaign. The season also marks the 60th anniversary of the club.

## Events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2010–11 season, presented in chronological order (starting from 1 June 2010 and ending on the final day of the club's final match in the 2010–11 season). This list does not include transfers or new contracts, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the fixtures section.

### June

* 4 June: Paul Peschisolido announces that the Brewers' reserve team has been axed in favour of pre-arranged friendly matches.
* 16 June: The fixtures for the League Cup are revealed. Burton will travel to Cardiff City on the week beginning 9 July 2010, later confirmed to be 11 July 2010.
* 17 June: The fixtures for the 2010–11 League Two campaign are revealed. Burton start the season on 7 August at home to Oxford United and will also finish at home to Accrington Stanley on 7 May.

### July

* 1 July: The Brewers announce the opening of the club's Centre Of Excellence. Gareth Holmes is hired to head the centre, alongside new Head Of Scholars Mike Whitlow, and existing youth team coach Mark Sale.
* 2 July: The players return for pre-season training with new faces Darren Moore and Adam Legzdins.
* 5 July: Staffordshire County Council grant the Pirelli Stadium a renewed safety certificate.
* 31 July: The Brewers are handed a bye to head through to the second round of the Northern Section East of the Football League Trophy.

### August

* 3 August: Darren Moore is announced as the new club captain, replacing former captain Darren Stride. The new squad numbers are also announced, with Moore occupying Stride's vacant number 7 shirt.
* 7 August: The League Two season kicks off for the Brewers, culminating in a goalless draw with Oxford United. New captain Darren Moore, Adam Legzdins, Nathan Stanton, Adam Bolder and Lewis Young all make their competitive debuts.
* 12 August: The Brewers are again eliminated from the League Cup at the 1st-round stage, being defeated 4–1 away Cardiff City after extra time.
* 19 August: It is revealed that the Brewers spent £4,960 in agents' fees during the 2009–10 season, the eighth highest in League Two in figures released by The Football League.
* 31 August: The Brewers announce the opening of the Burton Albion Community Trust as a means to deliver programmers within the local community. Andy Taylor is installed as head of the trust.

### September

* 4 September: The Brewers are handed a home tie with Rotherham United in the Football League Trophy. Later that day Aaron Webster makes his 500th appearance for the Brewers in the match against Hereford United. He marks the occasion with two assists contributing to a 3–0 victory over the Bulls. The match also sees Nathan Stanton sidelined for up to six weeks with a hamstring injury.
* 8 September: The Brewers are drawn away to Bedworth United in the first round of the Birmingham Senior Cup.
* 11 September: Shaun Harrad strikes the first hat-trick of the season for the Brewers in a 3–3 draw against Rotherham United. The match also sees the return of Ryan Austin, having been sidelined since November 2009, and the professional debut of Kevin Grocott.

### October

* 4 October: Shaun Harrad is named PFA League Two Fans' Player of the Month for September.
* 4 October: James Ellison is stabbed in the back whilst on a night out in Liverpool city centre. Paul Peschisolido confirms that he has received no major injuries whilst requiring internal and external stitching, and leaves hospital the following day.
* 6 October: The Brewers continue their poor run of results in cup competitions by being eliminated at the first hurdle in the Football League Trophy by Rotherham United.
* 12 October: The Brewers are also eliminated from the Birmingham Senior Cup in the opening round falling victim to Bedworth United.

## Club
### Team Kit

As with previous seasons, the kit supplier remains Tag Leisure. The club's main sponsor is Mr. Cropper Ltd., who sign a minimum 2-year deal, replacing Roger Bullivant Ltd. who had been the sponsor for the previous three seasons. The club mascot's official shirt sponsors are Raygar Architectural and Engineering Supplies.

### Players

    As of 13 October 2010.
| No. | Name | Position | Date Of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Since | Apps | Goals | Ends | Transfer Fee |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Kevin Poole$^1$ | GK | (1963-07-21) 21 July 1963 (age 61) | Derby County | 2006 | 133 | 0 | June 2011 | Free |
| 23 | Adam Legzdins | GK | (1986-11-28) 28 November 1986 (age 37) | Crewe Alexandra | 2010 | 11 | 0 | June 2012 | Free |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | Paul Boertien | LB | (1980-04-18) 18 April 1980 (age 44) | Walsall | 2009 | 42 | 1 | June 2011 | Free |
| 3 | Aaron Webster | LB | (1980-12-19) 19 December 1980 (age 43) | Youth | 1998 | 505 | 88 | June 2011 | N/A |
| 4 | Nathan Stanton | CB | (1981-06-04) 4 June 1981 (age 43) | Rochdale | 2010 | 8 | 0 | June 2012 | Free |
| 5 | Tony James | CB | (1978-10-09) 9 October 1978 (age 45) | Weymouth | 2007 | 115 | 1 | June 2011 | Free |
| 7 | Darren Moore$^2$ | CB | (1974-04-22) 22 April 1974 (age 50) | Barnsley | 2010 | 8 | 0 | June 2011 | Free |
| 8 | Andrew Corbett | RB | (1982-02-20) 20 February 1982 (age 42) | Nuneaton Borough | 2003 | 290 | 11 | June 2011 | Nominal |
| 15 | Ryan Austin | CB | (1984-11-15) 15 November 1984 (age 39) | Crewe Alexandra | 2005 | 182 | 6 | January 2011 | Free |
| 24 | Kevin Grocott | LB | (1992-07-30) 30 July 1992 (age 32) | Youth | 2009 | 1 | 0 | June 2011 | N/A |
| 27 | Richard Jackson | RB | (1980-04-18) 18 April 1980 (age 44) | Hereford Utd | 2009 | 5 | 0 | June 2011 | Free |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 6 | John McGrath | CM | (1980-03-27) 27 March 1980 (age 44) | Tamworth | 2007 | 159 | 16 | June 2011 | Free |
| 11 | Keith Gilroy | LW/RW | (1983-07-18) 18 July 1983 (age 41) | Darlington | 2005 | 150 | 17 | June 2011 | Free |
| 16 | Russell Penn | CM | (1985-11-08) 8 November 1985 (age 38) | Kidderminster Harriers | 2009 | 56 | 5 | June 2011 | 20K$^3$ |
| 17 | Jimmy Phillips | LW/RW | (1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 (age 35) | Stoke City | 2009 | 36 | 2 | June 2011 | Free |
| 19 | Jacques Maghoma | CM | (1987-10-23) 23 October 1987 (age 36) | Tottenham Hotspur | 2009 | 45 | 5 | June 2011 | Free |
| 21 | Garyn Preen | LW/RW | (1991-10-25) 25 October 1991 (age 32) | Southampton | 2010 | 2 | 0 | June 2011 | Free |
| 22 | Jack Dyer | CM | (1991-12-11) 11 December 1991 (age 32) | Aston Villa | 2010 | 1 | 0 | June 2011 | Free |
| 26 | Adam Bolder | CM | (1980-10-25) 25 October 1980 (age 43) | Millwall | 2010 | 8 | 0 | June 2012 | Free |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | Shaun Harrad | FW | (1984-12-11) 11 December 1984 (age 39) | Notts County | 2005 | 236 | 68 | June 2011 | Free |
| 10 | Richard Walker | FW | (1977-11-08) 8 November 1977 (age 46) | Bristol Rovers | 2009 | 30 | 5 | June 2011 | Free |
| 14 | James Ellison | FW | (1991-10-25) 25 October 1991 (age 32) | Liverpool | 2010 | 2 | 0 | June 2012 | Free |
| 18 | Greg Pearson | FW | (1985-04-03) 3 April 1985 (age 39) | Bishops Stortford | 2008 | 97 | 33 | June 2011 | Undisclosed |
| 20 | Lewis Young | FW | (1989-09-27) 27 September 1989 (age 35) | Watford | 2010 | 10 | 0 | June 2011 | Free |
Source: Burton Albion Ordered by position then squad number. Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in competitive matches in The Football League, The Football Conference, FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy, FA Trophy and Conference League Cup. $^1$Player/Goalkeeping coach. Oldest registered player in The Football League. $^2$Club Captain. $^3$Undisclosed club record transfer fee, reported by Burton Mail to be 20K.

### Youth Team Players

    As of 6 August 2010.
| Position | Name | Date Of Birth (Age) | Previous Club |
| GK | Danny Marsh | (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 32) | Gresley Rovers |
| DF | Jacob Sturgess | (1992-06-11) 11 June 1992 (age 32) | Moira United |
| DF | Rich Wright | (1993-06-18) 18 June 1993 (age 31) | Ashbourne Town |
| DF | Ben Turner | (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 (age 32) | AFC Dronfield |
| DF | Craig Hill | (1992-12-11) 11 December 1992 (age 31) | Derby County |
| DF | Matthew Blake | (1991-11-27) 27 November 1991 (age 32) | |
| DF | Bromley Sibson | (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 33) | Belper Town |
| DF | Courtney Sowe | (1992-10-30) 30 October 1992 (age 31) | Coventry City |
| DF | Kurtis Angell | (1993-04-11) 11 April 1993 (age 31) | Chesterfield |
| DF | Jamie Edwards | (1993-04-07) 7 April 1993 (age 31) | Port Vale |
| DF | Joshua Ross | (1991-09-13) 13 September 1991 (age 33) | |
| MF | Alex Monk | (1993-04-16) 16 April 1993 (age 31) | Derby County |
Source: Burton Albion Ordered by position then squad number.

### Club Officials

| Position | Staff |
| Chairman | Ben Robinson |
| Board Of Directors | Frank Spiers Fleur Robinson Phillip Brown Charles Simpson Paul Simpson Rob Brown Ian English Terry Clarke John Williams Colin Brodie |
| Commercial Manager | Hayley Wright |
Last updated 2 August 2010. Source: Burton Albion | Club | Who's Who Includes staff currently registered with club only.

### First-team coaching and Medical Staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Paul Peschisolido |
| Assistant manager | Gary Rowett |
| Player/Goalkeeping Coach | Kevin Poole |
| Youth Team Manager | Mark Sale |
Last updated 2 August 2010. Source: Burton Albion | Team | Management Includes staff currently registered with club only.

### Other Staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head of Centre Of Excellence | Gareth Holmes |
| Head of Scholars | Mike Whitlow |
| Head of Community Trust | Andy Taylor |
| Kit Man | Ray 'Rocky' Hudson |
| Groundsman | Simon Marshall |
| Press Officer | Ben Eagling |
Last updated 10 September 2010. Source: Burton Albion Includes staff currently registered with club only.

### Former Staff

| Position | Staff | Date | Reason | Source |
| Head physio | Steve Walker | 29 June 2010 | Transferred to Tranmere Rovers | |
| Chief scout | Glyn Chamberlain | 6 July 2010 | Transferred to Macclesfield Town | |
Ordered by date left club.

### Other Information

| Mascots | Billy Brewer and Bettie Brewer |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Pirelli Stadium (6,912 / 110x72m) |
Updated to match played 2 August 2010 Source: Burton Albion, Soccer Voice

## Fixtures

Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |

### League Two
#### Results
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 56 | 77 | −21 | 52 |
| 18 | Bradford City | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 52 |
| 19 | Burton Albion | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 56 | 70 | −14 | 51 |
| 20 | Morecambe | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 54 | 73 | −19 | 51 |
| 21 | Hereford United | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 50 |
* ↑ Torquay United deducted one point and Hereford United deducted three points

#### League Two Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 18 May 2011. Source: Burton Albion F.C.

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | W | L | W | D | D | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | D | W | D | D | D |
| Position | 16 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 |

### Birmingham Senior Cup
## Squad statistics
### Player details

    As of 8 May 2011. Competitive matches only. Birmingham Senior Cup matches excluded.
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Kevin Poole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Paul Boertien | 15 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Aaron Webster | 38 (4) | 11 | 3 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 (5) | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Nathan Stanton | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Tony James | 25 (2) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | John McGrath | 38 (3) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 (3) | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | Darren Moore | 32 (2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 (3) | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | Andrew Corbett | 36 (4) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 (4) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Shaun Harrad | 16 (4) | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 (4) | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Simon Whaley | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Richard Walker | 9 (9) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 11 (10) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Keith Gilroy | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | James Ellison | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Ryan Austin | 20 (4) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 (5) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Russell Penn | 39 (2) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 (2) | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Jimmy Phillips | 10 (13) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 (16) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Greg Pearson | 16 (19) | 5 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 (21) | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Jacques Maghoma | 39 (2) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 (2) | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | Lewis Young | 9 (10) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 (11) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Garyn Preen | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Jack Dyer | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | Adam Legzdins | 46 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Kevin Grocott | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | James Collins | 9 (1) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (1) | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Tom Parkes | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | Adam Bolder | 32 (5) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 (5) | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Richard Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Scott Malone | 18 (4) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 (4) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Sam Winnall | 12 (7) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 (7) | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | FW | Nialle Rodney | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Bryan Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Calvin Zola | 14 (4) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (4) | 4 | 1 | 0 |

## Transfers

Players transferred in :
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
| 7 May 2010 | DF | Darren Moore | Barnsley | Free | |
| 1 July 2010 | GK | Adam Legzdins | Crewe Alexandra | Free (Bosman) | |
| 5 July 2010 | FW | James Ellison | Liverpool | Free | |
| 5 July 2010 | DF | Nathan Stanton | Rochdale | Free (Bosman) | |
| 22 July 2010 | MF | Adam Bolder | Millwall | Free | |
| 23 July 2010 | MF | Garyn Preen | Southampton | Free | |
| 23 July 2010 | MF | Jack Dyer | Aston Villa | Free | |
| 23 July 2010 | MF | Lewis Young | Watford | Free | |
| 22 October 2010 | GK | Kyle Clancy | Sheffield | Free | |
| 15 December 2010 | MF | Bryan Hughes | Hull City | Free | |
| 5 March 2011 | MF | Simon Whaley | Doncaster Rovers | Free | |
| Players loaned in ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 15 October 2010 | FW | James Collins | Aston Villa | 7 January 2011 | |
| 22 October 2010 | DF | Scott Malone | Wolverhampton Wanderers | End of season | |
| 18 January 2011 | FW | Calvin Zola | Crewe Alexandra | End of season | |
| 10 February 2011 | FW | Sam Winnall | Wolverhampton Wanderers | End of season | |
| 8 March 2011 | FW | Nialle Rodney | Nottingham Forest | 7 April 2011 | |
| 24 March 2011 | DF | Tom Parkes | Leicester City | End of season | |
| Players loaned out ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 1 October 2010 | DF | Tony James | Hereford United | 2 November 2010 | |
| 26 November 2010 | FW | James Ellison | Stafford Rangers | 26 December 2010 | |
| 26 November 2010 | MF | Garyn Preen | Stafford Rangers | 26 December 2010 | |
| 31 January 2011 | DF | Kevin Grocott | Vauxhall Motors | 2 March 2011 | |
| 18 March 2011 | FW | James Ellison | Hednesford Town | End of season | |
| Players transferred out ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Fee | Ref. |
| 20 January 2011 | FW | Shaun Harrad | Northampton Town | £35,000 | |
| Players released ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
| 1 July 2010 | MF | Michael Simpson | Eastwood Town | 10 July 2010 | |
| 1 July 2010 | DF | Shaun Kelly | Bala Town | 18 July 2010 | |
| 1 July 2010 | FW | James Knowles | Matlock Town | 29 July 2010 | |
| 1 July 2010 | FW | Romuald Boco | Sligo Rovers | 30 July 2010 | |
| 1 July 2010 | MF | Marc Goodfellow | Barrow | 2 August 2010 | |
| 1 July 2010 | DF | Darren Stride | Alfreton Town | 9 August 2010 | |
| 21 July 2010 | DF | Guy Branston | Torquay United | 21 July 2010 | |
| 14 January 2011 | MF | Bryan Hughes | Grimsby Town | 31 January 2011 (Bosman) | |
| 24 March 2011 | MF | Simon Whaley | Unattached | Unattached | |
| 25 March 2011 | DF | Kevin Grocott | Vauxhall Motors | 25 March 2011 | |

### New Contracts

| Date | N | Pos. | Name | Age | Status | Contract Length | Ends |
| 10 May 2010 | 1 | GK | Kevin Poole | 46 | Signed | 1 year | June 2011 |
| 10 May 2010 | 2 | DF | Paul Boertien | 31 | Signed | 1 year | June 2011 |
| 10 May 2010 | 8 | DF | Andrew Corbett | 28 | Signed | 1 year | June 2011 |
| 11 May 2010 | 24 | DF | Kevin Grocott | 18 | Signed | 1 year | June 2011 |
| 10 July 2010 | 15 | DF | Ryan Austin | 25 | Signed | Month-by-Month $^2$ | N/A |
| 15 July 2010 | 3 | DF | Aaron Webster | 29 | Signed | 1 year $^1$ | June 2011 |
$^1$Includes a one-year extension based on appearances. $^2$Includes optional one-year contract based on recovery.