The 2020–21 season is Burton Albion's 71st season in their history and the third consecutive season in EFL League One. Along with League One, the club will participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
First-team squad
No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee Goalkeepers1Kieran O'HaraGK6002020 Manchester UnitedFree20Callum HawkinsGK002018AcademyTrainee24Ben GarrattGK3302019 Crewe AlexandraFree30Dillon BarnesGK102021 Queens Park RangersLoan Defenders2John BrayfordRB/CB279172017 Sheffield UnitedFree3Colin DanielLB/LM/LW7222019 Peterborough UnitedUndisclosed5Michael BostwickCB/RB/DM3122020 Lincoln CityFree6Kieran WallaceLB/CB/DM7822018Free AgentFree15Reece HutchinsonLB5602018AcademyTrainee16Josh EarlLB/CB702021 Preston North EndLoan17Hayden CarterCB/RB2342021 Blackburn RoversLoan19Jevan AndersonCB402019 Formartine UnitedFree22Owen GallacherLB/LW/RW1202020 Nottingham ForestFree23Neal EardleyRB/LB1402020 Lincoln CityFree26Ben Hart RB102019AcademyTrainee37Tom HamerRB/CB/DM2022021 Oldham AthleticUndisclosed38Michael MancienneCB1702021 New England RevolutionFree Midfielders4Ryan EdwardsCM/AM/RM8992019 Heart of MidlothianFree7Stephen QuinnCM/DM/LM11132018 ReadingFree8Joe PowellAM/LM/RM53112020 West Ham UnitedUndisclosed11Jonny SmithLM/RM1522021 Bristol CityUndisclosed12Ben FoxDM/CM/RB5222016AcademyTrainee18Ryan BroomRM/CM/AM1122021 Peterborough UnitedLoan21John-Joe O'TooleCM/AM/DM/CB5612019 Northampton TownFree25Ciaran GilliganRM/CM2102020AcademyTrainee28Sean ClareCM/RM/RB1912021 Oxford UnitedLoan39Terry TaylorDM/CB1502021 Wolverhampton WanderersUndisclosed40Danny RoweLW1402021Free agentFree Forwards9Kane HemmingsCF/LW/RW4292020 DundeeFree10Lucas AkinsRW/LW/CF321672014 StevenageFree13Josh ParkerCF/LW/RW602021 Wycombe WanderersFree14Luke VarneyCF/LW/RW4022020 Cheltenham TownFree27Tom HewlettCF202020AcademyTrainee33Mike Fondop-TalomCF1722021 Aldershot TownFree35Jakub NiemczykLW/RW202020AcademyTrainee
Statistics
!colspan=14|Players out on loan:
!colspan=14|Players who left the club:
Goals record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total19 CFKane Hemmings 1300013210RWLucas Akins 80111038 AMJoe Powell 50038417CBHayden Carter 4000452 RBJohn Brayford 3000363 LBColin Daniel 101024 CMRyan Edwards 100125 CBMichael Bostwick 2000211LMJonny Smith 2000218LMRyan Broom 2000218AMCharles Vernam 2000233CFMike Fondop-Talom 2000237CBSam Hughes 2000237RBTom Hamer 20002157 CMStephen Quinn 1000111LWSteven Lawless 0001128CMSean Clare 10001Own Goals 30003Total 5302661
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total 17 CMStephen Quinn 6000001000007009 CFKane Hemmings 60010000000070017CBHayden Carter 70000000000070028CMSean Clare 700000000000700 52 RBJohn Brayford 3001000000004004 CMRyan Edwards 40000000000040010RWLucas Akins 30000010000040016LBJosh Earl 21000000000021021CMJohn-Joe O'Toole 30100000000030125RMCiaran Gilligan 40000000000040039DMTerry Taylor 400000000000400123 LBColin Daniel 2000000001003005 CBMichael Bostwick 3000000000003008 AMJoe Powell 20010000000030022LBOwen Gallacher 20000000010030033CFMike Fondop-Talom 30000000000030037CBSam Hughes 110000000000110186 LBKieran Wallace 10000000010020011LMJonny Smith 20000000000020038CBMichael Maccienne 200000000000200211 GKKieran O'Hara 10000000000010012DMBen Fox 10000000000010014CFLuke Varney 10000000000010016LWIndiana Vassilev 10000000000010018RMRyan Broom 10000000000010023RBNeal Eardley 00000010000010024GKBen Garratt 10000000000010036DFThierry Latty-Fairweather 000000000100100Total 72213003004008221
Transfers Transfers in Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref. 13 July 2020 LW Steven Lawless Livingston Free transfer 20 July 2020 AM Charles Vernam Grimsby Town Free transfer 4 August 2020 RB Neal Eardley Lincoln City Free transfer 5 August 2020 DM Michael Bostwick Lincoln City Free transfer 12 August 2020 CF Kane Hemmings Dundee Free transfer 12 August 2020 LW Luke Varney Cheltenham Town Free transfer 11 September 2020 RW Owen Gallacher Nottingham Forest Free transfer 11 September 2020 GK Kieran O'Hara Manchester United Free transfer 15 January 2021 CF Josh Parker Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer 29 January 2021 RB Tom Hamer Oldham Athletic Undisclosed 29 January 2021 LM Jonny Smith Bristol City Undisclosed 1 February 2021 DM Terry Taylor Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed 9 February 2021 CB Michael Mancienne New England Revolution Free transfer 13 February 2021 LW Danny Rowe Ipswich Town Free transfer 20 February 2021 CF Mike Fondop Aldershot Town Free transfer
Loans in Date Pos. Nat. Name From Date until Ref. 6 September 2020 GK Teddy Sharman-Lowe Chelsea 4 January 2021 17 September 2020 CM Jack Roles Tottenham Hotspur 1 January 2021 17 September 2020 LW Indiana Vassilev Aston Villa 28 January 2021 9 October 2020 CB Sam Hughes Leicester City 1 January 2021 16 October 2020 CF Niall Ennis Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 January 2021 6 January 2021 CB Hayden Carter Blackburn Rovers End of season 12 January 2021 CM Sean Clare Oxford United End of season 18 January 2021 GK Dillon Barnes Queens Park Rangers End of season 1 February 2021 RM Ryan Broom Peterborough United End of season 1 February 2021 LB Josh Earl Preston North End End of season
Loans out Date Pos. Nat. Name To Date until Ref. 6 October 2020 DF Tom Armitage Tamworth 1 November 2020 6 October 2020 RB Ben Hart Tamworth 1 November 2020 4 December 2020 CB Jevan Anderson Kettering Town 1 January 2021 18 December 2020 DM Ben Fox Barnet 15 January 2021 21 December 2020 RB Ben Hart Redditch United 15 January 2021 14 January 2021 RB Neal Eardley Barrow End of season 15 January 2021 CM Stephen Quinn Mansfield Town End of season
Transfers out Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2020 GK Stephen Bywater Retired 1 July 2020 AM Scott Fraser Milton Keynes Dons Rejected contract 1 July 2020 CM Joe Sbarra Solihull Moors Released 1 July 2020 CF Kwame Thomas Wrexham Released 1 July 2020 MF Ethan Vale Newcastle Town Released 9 July 2020 CF Oliver Sarkic Blackpool Free transfer 6 September 2020 GK Teddy Sharman-Lowe Chelsea Undisclosed 15 January 2021 LW Steven Lawless Motherwell Free transfer 1 February 2021 AM Charles Vernam Bradford City Undisclosed
Pre-season
Competitions EFL League One
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
The 2020/21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.
FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.
EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson. The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.
EFL Trophy
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.
References