The 2011–12 season was Burton Albion's third consecutive season in League Two.
League table
Squad statistics Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players featured for Burton but left before the end of the season:
|colspan="14"|Players played for Burton on loan who have returned to their parent club:
Top scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotal1 FW 10 Calvin Zola 12 1 1 0 142 FW 29 Billy Kee 12 0 0 0 12= FW 9 Justin Richards 11 0 0 1 124 MF 19 Jacques Maghoma 4 0 1 0 55 DF 3 Aaron Webster 3 0 0 0 3= MF 11 Chris Palmer 3 0 0 0 3= MF 26 Adam Bolder 3 0 0 0 3= MF 13 Cleveland Taylor 2 0 1 0 39 FW 12 Adi Yussuf 1 0 0 0 1= MF 22 Jack Dyer 1 0 0 0 1= DF 2 Callum Driver 1 0 0 0 1= – – own goals 1 0 0 0 1TOTALS 54 1 3 1 59
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotal26 MF Adam Bolder 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 04 DF Nathan Stanton 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 08 DF Andrew Corbett 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 16 MF John McGrath 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 03 DF Aaron Webster 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 15 DF Tony James 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 017 MF Jimmy Phillips 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 015 DF Ryan Austin 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 222 MF Jack Dyer 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 010 FW Calvin Zola 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 06 DF Tom Parkes 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 119 MF Jacques Maghoma 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 029 FW Billy Kee 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 013 MF Cleveland Taylor 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 033 DF Patrick Ada 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 120 DF Danny Blanchett 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09 FW Justin Richards 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 023 GK Ross Atkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07 DF Darren Moore 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 02 DF Callum Driver 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 021 MF Andres Gurrieri 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 011 MF Chris Palmer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0TOTALS805112020856
Club Coaching and Medical Staff
Position Staff Caretaker Manager Gary Rowett Player/Goalkeeping Coach Kevin Poole Youth team manager Mark Sale Head Physiotherapist James Rowland Kit Manager Ray 'Rocky' Hudson Last updated 17 September 2012. Source: Includes staff registered with club on 5 May 2012.
Managerial change Outgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managersDate of appointment Paul PeschisolidoSacked17 March 201217th Kevin Poole Gary Rowett17 March 2012
Following Burton's victory over Northampton Town on 26 December 2011, the club then went 14 consecutive games without a victory. This prompted chairman Ben Robinson to sack Paul Peschisolido on 17 March 2012. Gary Rowett and Kevin Poole were put in temporary charge until a new manager could be found. Rowett was subsequently put in charge of the club on a permanent basis on 11 May 2012 in time for the new season.
Players As of 5 May 2012.
No. Name Nationality Position Date Of Birth (Age) Previous club Since Apps Goals Ends Transfer Fee Notes Goalkeepers 1 Kevin Poole1 GK Derby County 2006 133 0 June 2012 Free 23 Ross Atkins GK Derby County 2011 48 0 June 2012 Loan 32 James Wren GK Walsall 2011 0 0 June 2012 Free Defenders 3 Aaron Webster LB Youth 1998 577 100 June 2012 N/A 4 Nathan Stanton CB Rochdale 2010 52 0 June 2012 Free 5 Tony James CB Weymouth 2007 164 1 June 2012 Free 8 Andrew Corbett RB Nuneaton Borough 2003 358 12 June 2013 Nominal 15 Ryan Austin CB Crewe Alexandra 2005 233 7 June 2012 Free 20 Danny Blanchett LB Crewe Alexandra 2011 16 0 June 2012 Free 32 Kristian Ramsey-Dixon CB Continental Star 2012 0 0 June 2012 Free 33 Patrick Ada CB Kilmarnock 2012 9 0 June 2012 Free Midfielders 6 John McGrath CM Tamworth 2007 240 19 June 2013 Free 2 11 Chris Palmer LW Gillingham 2011 36 3 June 2013 Free 13 Cleveland Taylor RW St Johnstone 2011 57 7 June 2013 Free 17 Jimmy Phillips LW/RW Stoke City 2009 90 2 June 2012 Free 19 Jacques Maghoma CM Tottenham Hotspur 2009 111 14 June 2013 Free 21 Andres Gurrieri LW/RW Sud America 2011 14 0 June 2012 Free 22 Jack Dyer CM Aston Villa 2010 23 1 June 2012 Free 26 Adam Bolder CM Millwall 2010 77 4 June 2012 Free Forwards 9 Justin Richards FW Port Vale 2011 37 12 June 2013 Free 10 Calvin Zola FW Crewe Alexandra 2011 58 18 June 2013 Free 12 Adi Yussuf FW Leicester City 2011 17 1 June 2012 Free 18 Greg Pearson FW Bishops Stortford 2008 137 46 June 2012 Undisclosed 25 Evan Garnett FW Youth 2012 0 0 June 2013 N/A 29 Billy Kee FW Torquay United 2011 20 12 June 2013 Undisclosed 3 Players Left Before End Of Season 2 Paul Boertien LB Walsall 2009 54 1 June 2012 Free 2 Callum Driver RB West Ham 2012 8 1 March 2012 Loan 7 Darren Moore CB Barnsley 2010 42 0 June 2012 Free 7 Lionel Ainsworth LW/RW Shrewsbury Town 2012 7 0 April 2012 Loan 14 James Ellison FW Liverpool 2010 3 0 June 2012 Free 14 Lee Lucas CM Swansea City 2012 1 0 May 2012 Loan 16 Jason Banton RW Leicester City 2011 1 0 October 2011 Loan 16 Chris Riggott CB Derby County 2012 0 0 June 2012 Free 24 Kevin Amankwaah CB Swindon Town 2011 8 0 January 2012 Free 24 Matty Harriott CM Sheffield United 2012 4 0 March 2012 Loan 25 Tom Parkes CB Leicester City 2011 31 1 January 2012 Loan 30 Adam Legzdins GK Derby County 2012 52 0 April 2012 Loan 4 31 Bradley Munn CM Youth 2011 0 0 January 2012 N/A 31 Seanan Clucas CM Preston North End 2012 2 0 May 2012 Loan
Source: Burton Albion, Soccerbase 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. 1Player/Goalkeeping coach. Oldest registered player in The Football League. 2Club Captain. 3Undisclosed fee reported by the Burton Mail to be £20K. 4Appearances include previous spell with club in 2010–11
Kit
Burton's away kit was retained from the previous season, as was the Mr. Cropper sponsorship brand. TAG Leisure continue to manufacture the club's matchday and training attire. The new home kit was unveiled on 15 July before the pre-season friendly with Derby County. Following 16 years of plain yellow shirts, it marks a return to the traditional black and yellow stripes that had been worn by the club from its foundation through to the mid-1990s. The kit will be used for all club competitions and will remain in use until the end of the 2012–13 league season.
Other information
Results Pre-season friendlies
League Two
League Two Results summary
Results by round
FA Cup
League Cup
Football League Trophy
Transfers
Players transferred inDatePos.NamePrevious clubFeeRef. 31 May 2011 MF Cleveland Taylor St Johnstone Free 17 June 2011 MF Chris Palmer Gillingham Free (Bosman) 1 July 2011 FW Calvin Zola Crewe Alexandra Free 28 July 2011 FW Justin Richards Port Vale Free 30 July 2011 DF Danny Blanchett Crewe Alexandra Free 2 August 2011 FW Adi Yussuf Leicester City Free 26 August 2011 FW Billy Kee Torquay United £20,000 22 September 2011 GK James Wren Walsall Free 30 September 2011 DF Kevin Amankwaah Swindon Town Free 27 October 2011 MF Andres Gurrieri Sud America Free 21 November 2011 DF Kristian Ramsey-Dixon Continental Star Free 9 February 2012 DF Chris Riggott Derby County Free 23 February 2012 DF Patrick Ada Kilmarnock Free Players loaned inDate fromPos.NameFromDate toRef. 28 July 2011 DF Tom Parkes Leicester City 31 January 2012 29 July 2011 GK Ross Atkins Derby County End of season 30 September 2011 MF Jason Banton Leicester City 30 October 2011 5 January 2012 DF Callum Driver West Ham 7 March 2012 26 January 2012 MF Lee Lucas Swansea City End of season 6 March 2012 MF Matty Harriott Sheffield United 22 March 2012 6 March 2012 MF Lionel Ainsworth Shrewsbury Town 6 April 2012 20 March 2012 GK Adam Legzdins Derby County 17 April 2012 22 March 2012 MF Seanan Clucas Preston North End End of season Players loaned outDate fromPos.NameFromDate toRef. 26 August 2011 FW James Ellison Alfreton Town 26 October 2011 11 November 2011 FW James Ellison Chester 16 December 2011 24 November 2011 FW Greg Pearson Aldershot Town 7 January 2012 13 January 2012 FW Greg Pearson Crewe Alexandra 13 March 2012 Players transferred outDatePos.NameSubsequent ClubFeeRef. 1 July 2011 GK Adam Legzdins Derby County Undisclosed Players releasedDatePos.NameSubsequent clubJoin dateRef. 23 May 2011 MF Russell Penn Cheltenham Town 1 July 2011 1 July 2011 MF Garyn Preen Neath 1 July 2011 1 July 2011 FW Lewis Young Northampton Town 7 July 2011 1 July 2011 FW Richard Walker Solihull Moors 9 September 2011 1 July 2011 MF Keith Gilroy Retired – 1 July 2011 DF Richard Jackson Released – 15 December 2011 DF Paul Boertien Retired – 15 December 2011 FW James Ellison Hyde 24 December 2011 1 January 2011 DF Kevin Amankwaah Rochdale 13 January 2012 7 February 2012 DF Darren Moore Wellington Amateurs 5 April 2012 1 March 2012 MF Bradley Munn Eastwood Town 1 March 2012 20 March 2012 DF Chris Riggott Retired – 5 May 2012 GK Kevin Poole Retired –
Awards End of Season AwardsWinner Supporter's Player of the Season Calvin Zola Player's Player of Year Nathan Stanton Individual Performance of the Season Billy Kee vs Barnet Goal of the Season Jacques Maghoma vs Dagenham & Redbridge Most Promising Youngster Matthew Palmer Source: Burton AlbionLast updated 18 May 2012.
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