2016–17 Burton Albion F.C. season

Burton Albion
2016–17 season
Chairman Ben Robinson
Manager Nigel Clough
Stadium Pirelli Stadium
Championship 20th
FA Cup Third Round
League Cup Second Round
Top goalscorer League: Jackson Irvine (10)
All: Jackson Irvine (10)
Highest home attendance 6,746
Lowest home attendance 3,725
Average home league attendance 5,227[1]

The 2016–17 season was Burton Albion's 67th season in their history and first ever in the Championship after gaining promotion the previous season.[2] Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The club finished 20th in the league table, was knocked out the third round of the FA Cup[3] and knocked out of the second round of the EFL Cup.[4]

The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Statistics

As of 25 May 2017
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland Jon McLaughlin 45 0 43+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF Northern Ireland Tom Flanagan 33 0 23+8 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
3 DF England John Brayford 34 0 33+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF England John Mousinho 32 0 28+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England Kyle McFadzean 34 1 29+2 1 1+0 0 2+0 0
6 DF England Ben Turner 39 0 38+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Jamaica Lee Williamson 16 0 8+6 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
8 FW England Chris O'Grady 26 1 22+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW England Marvin Sordell 20 4 18+2 4 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW England Lucas Akins 43 6 31+9 6 0+1 0 1+1 0
11 MF England Lloyd Dyer 43 7 37+4 7 1+0 0 1+0 0
12 FW England Cauley Woodrow 13 4 10+3 4 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 GK England Stephen Bywater 6 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
14 DF Republic of Ireland Damien McCrory 19 0 12+5 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
15 MF England Tom Naylor 36 3 23+10 3 1+0 0 2+0 0
16 MF England Matt Palmer 39 1 31+5 1 1+0 0 0+2 0
18 MF England Will Miller 15 1 3+11 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW England Luke Varney 16 2 4+11 2 1+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF England Marcus Harness 13 0 0+10 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
24 MF Denmark Lasse Vigen Christensen 17 0 16+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF England Shaun Barker 5 0 0+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF England Michael Kightly 12 4 10+2 4 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 MF England Luke Murphy 20 1 18+1 1 0+1 0 0+0 0
36 MF Australia Jackson Irvine 43 10 40+1 10 0+0 0 2+0 0
Player(s) out on loan:
17 MF Republic of Ireland Callum Reilly 1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
20 DF England Phil Edwards 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
21 MF England Ben Fox 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Player(s) who left the club:
9 FW England Stuart Beavon 12 1 5+5 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
12 MF England Calum Butcher 3 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
12 FW Northern Ireland Jamie Ward 19 3 15+3 3 0+1 0 0+0 0
19 MF England Hamza Choudhury 15 0 6+7 0 0+0 0 2+0 0

Goals record

As of 25 May 2017
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 36AustraliaDMJackson Irvine 100010
2 11EnglandLWLloyd Dyer 7007
3 10EnglandCFLucas Akins 6006
4 12EnglandCFCauley Woodrow 5005
5 9 EnglandCFMarvin Sordell 4004
28EnglandLMMichael Kightly 4004
7 12Northern IrelandLWJamie Ward 3003
15EnglandCMTom Naylor 3003
9 19EnglandCFLuke Varney 2002
11 5 EnglandCBKyle McFadzean 1001
8 EnglandCFChris O'Grady 1001
9EnglandCFStuart Beavon 0011
12EnglandDMCalum Butcher 0011
16EnglandCMMatt Palmer 1001
17Republic of IrelandCMCallum Reilly 0011
18EnglandAMWill Miller 1001
30EnglandCMLuke Murphy 1001
Total 480351

Disciplinary Record

As of 25 May 2017
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
YC Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card YC Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card YC Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card YC Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card
1 6 EnglandCBBen Turner 12000000001200
2 36AustraliaDMJackson Irvine 900000000900
3 15EnglandCMTom Naylor 700100000800
4 3 EnglandRBJohn Brayford 600100000700
4 EnglandCMJohn Mouisnho 700000000700
6 2 Northern IrelandLBTom Flanagan 410100000510
5 EnglandCBKyle McFadzean 600000000600
12Northern IrelandLWJamie Ward 600000000600
9 8 EnglandCFChris O'Grady 400000000400
10 10EnglandCFLucas Akins 300000000300
30EnglandCMLuke Murphy 300000000300
12 9 EnglandCFMarvin Sordell 200000000200
16EnglandCMMatt Palmer 200000000200
19EnglandDMHamza Choudhury 100000100200
19EnglandCFLuke Varney 200000000200
16 1 ScotlandGKJohn McLaughlin 100000000100
7 JamaicaCMLee Williamson 000000100100
11EnglandLWLloyd Dyer 100000000100
14Republic of IrelandCBDamien McCrory 100000000100
24DenmarkCMLasse Vigen Christensen 100000000100
25EnglandCBShaun Baker 100000000100
28EnglandLWMichael Kightly 100000000100
Total 78103002008310

Transfers

In

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CB England Ben Turner Cardiff City Free transfer [5]
12 July 2016 CB England Kyle McFadzean Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed [6]
15 July 2016 DM Australia Jackson Irvine Ross County £330,000 [7]
25 July 2016 CB Republic of Ireland Ryan Delaney Wexford Youths Free transfer [8]
25 July 2016 LM England Lloyd Dyer Burnley Free transfer [8]
25 July 2016 CM Jamaica Lee Williamson Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [8]
25 August 2016 GK England Harry Campbell Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [9]
26 August 2016 DF England Shaun Barker Derby County Free transfer [10]
1 January 2017 CF England Marvin Sordell Coventry City Free transfer [11]
4 January 2017 LW England Luke Varney Ipswich Town Free transfer [12]

Out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 RW England Sam Austin Kidderminster Harriers [lower-alpha 1] Released [14]
1 July 2016 LB Australia Shane Cansdell-Sherriff Manly United [lower-alpha 2] Released [14]
1 July 2016 CB England Darius Charles AFC Wimbledon Free transfer [16]
1 July 2016 GK England Dean Lyness Blackpool [lower-alpha 3] Released [14]
1 July 2016 CB Republic of Ireland Anthony O'Connor Aberdeen Mutual consent [18]
1 July 2016 RM England Mark Shelton Ilkeston [lower-alpha 4] Released [14]
1 July 2016 CB England Liam Slade North Ferriby United [lower-alpha 5] Released [14]
1 July 2016 CB England George Taft Mansfield Town Free transfer [21]
1 July 2016 CF Germany Timmy Thiele Carl Zeiss Jena [lower-alpha 6] Released [14]
1 July 2016 CM Northern Ireland Robbie Weir Leyton Orient [lower-alpha 7] Released [14]
26 July 2016 CM England Nathan Ferguson Port Vale Free transfer [24]
25 August 2016 DM England Calum Butcher Millwall Undisclosed [25]
1 January 2017 CF England Stuart Beavon Coventry City Free transfer [11]
  1. Following Sam Austin being released, he later signed for Kidderminster Harriers.[13]
  2. Following Shane Cansdell-Sherriff being released, he later signed for Manly United.[15]
  3. Following Dean Lyness being released, he later signed for Blackpool.[17]
  4. Following Mark Shelton being released, he later signed for Ilkeston.[19]
  5. Following Liam Slade being released, he later signed for North Ferriby United.[20]
  6. Following Timmy Thiele being released, he later signed for Carl Zeiss Jena.[22]
  7. Following Robbie Weir being released, he later signed for Leyton Orient.[23]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
16 July 2016 CF England Chris O'Grady Brighton & Hove Albion End of Season [26]
6 August 2016 DM England Hamza Choudhury Leicester City End of Season [27]
19 August 2016 RB England John Brayford Sheffield United End of Season [28]
25 August 2016 AM England William Miller Tottenham Hotspur End of Season [lower-alpha 1] [9]
31 August 2016 LW Northern Ireland Jamie Ward Nottingham Forest 20 January 2017 [lower-alpha 2] [31]
6 January 2017 CM England Luke Murphy Leeds United End of Season [32]
27 January 2017 CM Denmark Lasse Vigen Christensen Fulham End of Season [33]
27 January 2017 CF England Cauley Woodrow Fulham End of Season [33]
31 January 2017 LW England Michael Kightly Burnley End of Season [34]
  1. On 5 January 2017, William Miller's loan from Tottenham Hotspur was extended until the end of the season.[29]
  2. On 20 January 2017, Jamie Ward's season-long loan was terminated.[30]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
1 July 2016 GK England Sam Hornby Kidderminster Harriers End of Season [35]
19 August 2016 RB England Phil Edwards Oxford United End of Season [36]
21 October 2016 DF England Charlie Gatter Spalding United 19 November 2016 [37]
1 January 2017 CM Republic of Ireland Callum Reilly Coventry City End of Season [11]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
18 Queens Park Rangers 46 15 8 23 52 66 14 53
19 Birmingham City 46 13 14 19 45 64 19 53
20 Burton Albion 46 13 13 20 49 63 14 52
21 Nottingham Forest 46 14 9 23 62 72 10 51
22 Blackburn Rovers (R) 46 12 15 19 53 65 12 51 Relegation to EFL League One
Source: English Football League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.
(R) Relegated.

Matches

FA Cup

EFL Cup

References

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  2. "History". Statto.
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  16. "Darius Charles Joins AFC Wimbledon". Burton Albion Official Site. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  17. "Lyness joins Blackpool on free transfer". BBC. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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  21. "George Taft Joins Mansfield Town". Burton Albion Official Site. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  22. "Carl Zeiss Jena verpflichtet Timmy Thiele". FuPa. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  23. "Leyton Orient sign midfielder Weir". BBC. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
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  28. "John Brayford Joins Burton Albion On Loan". Burton Albion Official Site. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  29. "Miller Loan Extended Until The End Of The Season". Burton Albion Official Site. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  30. "Jamie Ward Has Returned To Nottingham Forest". Burton Albion Official Site. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  31. "Jamie Ward Joins Burton Albion". Burton Albion Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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  33. 1 2 "Brewers Make Double Swoop For Fulham Pair". Burton Albion Official Site. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  34. "Brewers Make Deadline Day Signing". Burnley Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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  36. "Phil Edwards Moves Out On Loan". Burton Albion Official Site. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  37. "Young Brewer Moves Out On Loan". Burton Albion Official Site. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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