The 2023–24 season is the 74th season in the history of Burton Albion and their sixth consecutive season in League One. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.
Current squad
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Max Crocombe GK Auckland Grimsby Town 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 13 Jake Kean GK Derby Notts County 19 November 2021 Free 30 June 2024 30 Jamal Blackman GK Croydon Exeter City 3 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 Defenders 2 John Brayford RB Stoke-on-Trent Sheffield United 31 August 2017 Free 30 June 2024 3 Steve Seddon LB Reading Oxford United 14 July 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 4 Adedeji Oshilaja CB Bermondsey Charlton Athletic 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2025 5 Sam Hughes CB West Kirby Leicester City 31 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 6 Ryan Sweeney CB Kingston upon Thames Dundee 14 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 12 Jasper Moon CB Coventry Barnsley 18 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 22 Jake Caprice RB Lambeth Exeter City 19 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 23 Tolaji Bola LB Camden Rotherham United 23 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 26 Finn Delap CB Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025 37 Tom Hamer RB Bolton Oldham Athletic 29 January 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 46 Aristote Nsiala CB Kinshasa Fleetwood Town 9 February 2024 Free 30 June 2024 Midfielders 7 Joe Powell AM Canning Town West Ham United 14 January 2020 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 8 Rekeem Harper CM Birmingham Ipswich Town 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 16 Kegs Chauke CM Pretoria Southampton 29 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 17 Mark Helm CM Warrington Burnley 12 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 25 Ciaran Gilligan CM Derby Academy 1 July 2020 Trainee 30 June 2024 Daniel Matthews CM Academy 9 August 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 Ronny Wakelin DM Academy 3 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 Forwards 11 Mason Bennett LW Langwith Millwall 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 15 Kyle Hudlin CF Birmingham Huddersfield Town 31 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 18 Bobby Kamwa CF Douala Leeds United 3 October 2022 Free 30 June 2024 20 Ademola Ola-Adebomi CF London Crystal Palace 25 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 21 Mustapha Carayol LW Banjul Gillingham 12 September 2022 Free 30 June 2024 24 Jonathan Leko RW Kinshasa Milton Keynes Dons 26 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 32 Antwoine Hackford CF Arbourthorne Sheffield United 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 35 Jakub Niemczyk LW Zielona Góra Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024 38 Dylan Scott CF Academy 3 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 44 Joe Hugill CF Durham Manchester United 12 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 Out on Loan 9 Cole Stockton CF Huyton Morecambe 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 10 Josh Gordon CF Stoke-on-Trent Barrow 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 14 Josh Walker CF London Dagenham & Redbridge 31 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 19 Charlie Lakin CM Solihull Birmingham City 31 August 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 27 Tom Hewlett CF Academy 1 July 2020 Trainee 30 June 2024 40 William Tamen CB Academy 9 August 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 29 June 2023 CM Undisclosed 1 July 2023 LW Free transfer 1 July 2023 GK Free transfer 1 July 2023 CF Free transfer 1 July 2023 CM Free transfer 1 July 2023 CF Free transfer 3 July 2023 GK Free transfer 14 July 2023 CB Free transfer 18 July 2023 CB Undisclosed 19 July 2023 RB Free transfer 2 September 2023 LW Free transfer 9 February 2024 CB Free agent
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 30 June 2023 LB Released 30 June 2023 GK Released 30 June 2023 GK Released 30 June 2023 LB Released 30 June 2023 LB Released 30 June 2023 GK Free transfer 30 June 2023 CB Retired 30 June 2023 DM Released 30 June 2023 CF Released 30 June 2023 DM Released 30 June 2023 CB Free transfer 30 June 2023 RW Released 30 June 2023 DM Undisclosed 30 June 2023 CF Retired 30 January 2024 LW Free transfer
Loaned in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromUntilRef 14 July 2023 LB End of season 18 August 2023 LW 11 January 2024 12 January 2024 CF End of season 23 January 2024 LB End of season 25 January 2024 CF End of season 26 January 2024 RW End of season 31 January 2024 CF End of season 1 February 2024 CF End of season
Loaned out DatePosPlayerLoaned toUntilRef 4 August 2023 CB 31 August 2023 4 August 2023 CF 31 August 2023 1 September 2023 CM 1 January 2024 11 January 2024 CF End of season 11 January 2024 CM End of season 17 January 2024 CF End of season 25 January 2024 CF End of season 2 February 2024 CB 1 March 2024 2 February 2024 CF End of season 2 February 2024 AM 1 March 2024 2 February 2024 CB End of season
Pre-season and friendlies On 25 May, Burton Albion announced their first pre-season fixture, against Stoke City in the Bass Charity Vase. A day later, a second match was confirmed, against West Bromwich Albion. A third pre-season fixture was also added, against Nuneaton Borough. A fourth friendly, against Brackley Town was also scheduled for the Brewers. A short trip to face Alfreton Town was also confirmed by the club. A sixth friendly match was later added, against Crewe Alexandra. On 14 June, the club announced a seventh friendly, against Scunthorpe United.
Competitions Overall record
League One
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.
FA Cup
Burton were drawn away to Port Vale in the first round.
EFL Cup
Brewers were drawn at home to Leicester City in the first round.
EFL Trophy
In the group stage, Burton were drawn in Northern Group H alongside Mansfield Town, Doncaster Rovers and Everton U21. After finishing second in the group stages, they were drawn away to Wrexham in the second round and Blackpool in the third round.
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