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
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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. 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^[2] and knocked out of the second round of the EFL Cup.^[3] The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Statistics

As of 25 May 2017

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

Goals record

As of 25 May 2017

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	League Cup	Total
1	36	DM	Jackson Irvine	10	0	10
2	11	LW	Lloyd Dyer	7	0	7
3	10	CF	Lucas Akins	6	0	6
4	12	CF	Cauley Woodrow	5	0	5
5	9	CF	Marvin Sordell	4	0	4
5	28	LM	Michael Kightly	4	0	4
7	12	LW	Jamie Ward	3	0	3
7	15	CM	Tom Naylor	3	0	3
9	19	CF	Luke Varney	2	0	2
11	5	CB	Kyle McFadzean	1	0	1
	8	CF	Chris O'Grady	1	0	1
	9	CF	Stuart Beavon	0	1	1
	12	DM	Calum Butcher	0	1	1
	16	CM	Matt Palmer	1	0	1
	17	CM	Callum Reilly	0	1	1
	18	AM	Will Miller	1	0	1
	30	CM	Luke Murphy	1	0	1
Total				48	3	51

Disciplinary record

As of 25 May 2017

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	6		CB	Ben Turner	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0
2	36		DM	Jackson Irvine	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
3	15		CM	Tom Naylor	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
4	3		RB	John Brayford	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
4	4		CM	John Mousinho	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
6	2		LB	Tom Flanagan	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0
	5		CB	Kyle McFadzean	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	12		LW	Jamie Ward	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
9	8		CF	Chris O'Grady	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
10	10		CF	Lucas Akins	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
10	30		CM	Luke Murphy	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
12	9		CF	Marvin Sordell	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	16		CM	Matt Palmer	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	19		DM	Hamza Choudhury	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	19		CF	Luke Varney	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
16	1		GK	John McLaughlin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	7		CM	Lee Williamson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	11		LW	Lloyd Dyer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	14		CB	Damien McCrory	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	24		CM	Lasse Vigen Christensen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	25		CB	Shaun Barker	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	28		LW	Michael Kightly	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total				78	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	83	1	0

Transfers

In

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

Out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	RW	Sam Austin	Kidderminster Harriers ^[a]	Released	^[13]
1 July 2016	LB	Shane Cansdell-Sherriff	Manly United ^[b]	Released	^[13]
1 July 2016	CB	Darius Charles	AFC Wimbledon	Free transfer	^[15]
1 July 2016	GK	Dean Lyness	Blackpool ^[c]	Released	^[13]
1 July 2016	CB	Anthony O'Connor	Aberdeen	Mutual consent	^[17]
1 July 2016	RM	Mark Shelton	Ilkeston ^[d]	Released	^[13]
1 July 2016	CB	Liam Slade	North Ferriby United ^[e]	Released	^[13]
1 July 2016	CB	George Taft	Mansfield Town	Free transfer	^[20]
1 July 2016	CF	Timmy Thiele	Carl Zeiss Jena ^[f]	Released	^[13]
1 July 2016	CM	Robbie Weir	Leyton Orient ^[g]	Released	^[13]
26 July 2016	CM	Nathan Ferguson	Port Vale	Free transfer	^[23]
25 August 2016	DM	Calum Butcher	Millwall	Undisclosed	^[24]
1 January 2017	CF	Stuart Beavon	Coventry City	Free transfer	^[10]

^ Following Sam Austin being released, he later signed for Kidderminster Harriers.^[12]
^ Following Shane Cansdell-Sherriff being released, he later signed for Manly United.^[14]
^ Following Dean Lyness being released, he later signed for Blackpool.^[16]
^ Following Mark Shelton being released, he later signed for Ilkeston.^[18]
^ Following Liam Slade being released, he later signed for North Ferriby United.^[19]
^ Following Timmy Thiele being released, he later signed for Carl Zeiss Jena.^[21]
^ Following Robbie Weir being released, he later signed for Leyton Orient.^[22]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
16 July 2016	CF	Chris O'Grady	Brighton & Hove Albion	End of Season	^[25]
6 August 2016	DM	Hamza Choudhury	Leicester City	End of Season	^[26]
19 August 2016	RB	John Brayford	Sheffield United	End of Season	^[27]
25 August 2016	AM	William Miller	Tottenham Hotspur	End of Season ^[a]	^[8]
31 August 2016	LW	Jamie Ward	Nottingham Forest	20 January 2017 ^[b]	^[30]
6 January 2017	CM	Luke Murphy	Leeds United	End of Season	^[31]
27 January 2017	CM	Lasse Vigen Christensen	Fulham	End of Season	^[32]
27 January 2017	CF	Cauley Woodrow	Fulham	End of Season	^[32]
31 January 2017	LW	Michael Kightly	Burnley	End of Season	^[33]

^ On 5 January 2017, William Miller's loan from Tottenham Hotspur was extended until the end of the season.^[28]
^ On 20 January 2017, Jamie Ward's season-long loan was terminated.^[29]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2016	GK	Sam Hornby	Kidderminster Harriers	End of Season	^[34]
19 August 2016	RB	Phil Edwards	Oxford United	End of Season	^[35]
21 October 2016	DF	Charlie Gatter	Spalding United	19 November 2016	^[36]
1 January 2017	CM	Callum Reilly	Coventry City	End of Season	^[10]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

13 July 2016 (2016-07-13) Friendly	Leek Town	0–2	Burton Albion	Leek
19:30 BST		Report	Harness 34' Flanagan 76'	Stadium: Harrison Park

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly	Burton Albion	3–0	Stoke City	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	O'Grady 48', 58' Akins 87'	Report		Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Friendly	Kidderminster Harriers	0–2	Burton Albion	Kidderminster
19:30 BST		Report	Harness 7', 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 607 (80 away)

22 July 2016 (2016-07-22) Friendly	Exeter City	1–0	Burton Albion	Exeter
19:30 BST	Watkins 56'	Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 768

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly	Matlock Town	1–2	Burton Albion	Matlock
14:00 BST	Newsham 27'	Report	Harness 12', 79'	Stadium: Causeway Lane

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly	Burton Albion	1–1	Queens Park Rangers	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Beavon 57'	Report	Onuoha 36'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 1,806

27 July 2016 (2016-07-27) Friendly	Buxton	1–1	Burton Albion	Buxton
19:45 BST	Bennett 2'	Report	Akins 70'	Stadium: The Silverlands

29 July 2016 (2016-07-29) Friendly	Gresley	3–2	Burton Albion	Church Gresley
19:30 BST	Meade 12', 31' Morris 48'	Report	Harnes 57' Garnett 79'	Stadium: Moat Ground

2 August 2016 (2016-08-02) Friendly	Mickleover Sports	1–0	Burton Albion	Mickleover
19:30 BST	Minot 68'			Stadium: The Don Amott Arena

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

6 August 2016 1	Nottingham Forest	4–3	Burton Albion	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Mills 13' Assombalonga 23', 77' Lansbury 35' Lam 45+1' Burke 49'	Report	Akins 27' Dyer 30' Turner 33' Choudhury 40' Naylor 90'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,012 Referee: Andy Woolmer

13 August 2016 2	Burton Albion	1–2	Bristol City	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Flanagan 66' Naylor 88'	Report	Tomlin 35' Abraham 44', 90+4'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,579

16 August 2016 3	Burton Albion	3–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	McFadzean 7' Irvine 45+2' Dyer 77' Turner 90'	Report	Hunt 7' Hooper 12' (pen.)	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,997 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

20 August 2016 4	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Burton Albion	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Graham 15' Conway 25' Lowe 58' Gallagher 61'	Report	Irvine 43' Mousinho 49' Naylor 88'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 10,356 Referee: Peter Bankes

26 August 2016 5	Burton Albion	1–0	Derby County	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Irvine 12' Turner 89'	Report	Bryson 78'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 6,746

10 September 2016 6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Burton Albion	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Stearman 52' Costa 66' Oniangué 77' Coady 82'	Report	Turner 40' Naylor 54' Miller 90+3' Brayford 90+4'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 22,049 Referee: James Adcock

13 September 2016 7	Fulham	1–1	Burton Albion	London
19:45 BST	Sigurðsson 81' Sessegnon 90+3' Jozabed 90+3'	Report	Irvine 51' 90+7' Turner 75' Ward 90+1'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 15,288 Referee: Tim Robinson

17 September 2016 8	Burton Albion	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Naylor 55'	Report	Stephens 50' Hemed 88' (pen.) Bong 90+3'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,756 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

24 September 2016 9	Norwich City	3–1	Burton Albion	Norwich
15:00 BST	Martin Olsson 29' 62' Jacob Murphy 47' Hoolahan 83' Ivo Pinto 89'	Report	Naylor 33' Akins 46' Ward 50' Flanagan 63' 76'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,104 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

27 September 2016 10	Burton Albion	1–1	Queens Park Rangers	Burton-upon-Trent
19:45 BST	Ward 25' 58' Turner 38'	Report	Washington 27' Bidwell 51' Polter 70'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,725 Referee: Scott Duncan

1 October 2016 11	Burton Albion	2–0	Cardiff City	Burton-upon-Trent
15:00 BST	Irvine 12' 84' Akins 49'	Report		Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,426 Referee: Andrew Madley

15 October 2016 12	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Burton Albion	Wigan
15:00 BST		Report	Akins 54' Brayford 59' McFadzean 64'	Stadium: The DW Stadium Attendance: 10,430 Referee: Andrew Davies

18 October 2016 13	Ipswich Town	2–0	Burton Albion	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Chambers 15' Skuse 35' Sears 88'	Report	Irvine 21' Mousinho 80'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,816 Referee: Oliver Langford

21 October 2016 14	Burton Albion	2–0	Birmingham City	Burton-upon-Trent
19:45 BST	Akins 29' Dyer 32' Naylor 41' Irvine 45+1' Ward 62'	Report	Maghoma 36' Grounds 64' Shotton 69'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,818 Referee: Tim Robinson

29 October 2016 15	Leeds United	2–0	Burton Albion	Leeds
15:00 BST	O'Kane 45+1' Jansson 76' Wood 83' (pen.) Ronaldo Vieira 90+4' Doukara 90+6' 90+7'	Report	Akins 64' Turner 82'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 24,220 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

5 November 2016 16	Burton Albion	0–0	Barnsley	Burton-upon-Trent
15:00 GMT	Turner 73'	Report	MacDonald 32'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,913 Referee: Peter Bankes

19 November 2016 17	Reading	3–0	Burton Albion	Reading
15:00 GMT	Samuel 22' 63' Williams 29' McCleary 64' Brayford 77' (o.g.) McShane 90+4'	Report	Turner 44'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,545 Referee: Keith Stroud

26 November 2016 18	Preston North End	1–1	Burton Albion	Preston
15:00 GMT	Johnson 37' Robinson 45+2' Cunningham 85' Pearson 90'	Report	Irvine 23' Mousinho 77' O'Grady 79'	Stadium: Deepdale Stadium Attendance: 10,696 Referee: Darren Bond

3 December 2016 19	Burton Albion	2–1	Rotherham United	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Irvine 15' Naylor 59' Palmer 62'	Report	Vaulks 70' Adeyemi 90+4'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,446 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

10 December 2016 20	Brentford	2–1	Burton Albion	Brentford
15:00 GMT	Hogan 11', 53' McEachran 57' Colin 62' Bjelland 90+4' Yennaris 90+7' Sawyers 90+7'	Report	Ward 27' Irvine 66' Mousinho 72' McLaughlin 90+7' Turner 90+7'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 9,035 Referee: David Coote

13 December 2016 21	Burton Albion	0–1	Huddersfield Town	Burton-upon-Trent
19:45 GMT	Ward 75' O'Grady 82' Brayford 85'	Report	Palmer 59' Hefele 84' Wells 85' Cranie 90+4'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,564 Referee: James Adcock

17 December 2016 22	Burton Albion	1–2	Newcastle United	Burton-upon-Trent
15:00 GMT	Naylor 19' Dyer 20' Irvine 45+3'	Report	Gayle 15' Diamé 34' Hayden 56'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 6,665 Referee: Lee Probert

26 December 2016 23	Aston Villa	2–1	Burton Albion	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Bacuna 15' McCormack 78'	Report	Ward 31' 63' Mousinho 62'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,337 Referee: Stephen Martin

29 December 2016 24	Rotherham United	1–2	Burton Albion	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Frecklington 33' Adeyemi 45+3' Ward 88'	Report	McFadzean 13' O'Grady 36' Irvine 41' Palmer 75' McCrory 77' Barker 90+1'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 9,806 Referee: Tony Harrington

2 January 2017 25	Burton Albion	0–1	Preston North End	Burton-upon-Trent
15:00 GMT	O'Grady 33'	Report	Clarke 45+1'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,144 Referee: Oliver Langford

14 January 2017 26	Burton Albion	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Burton-upon-Trent
15:00 GMT	Sordell 33' Ward 69'	Report	Connolly 45+1', 64' 77' Buxton 57' Flores 81'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,411 Referee: Andrew Madley

21 January 2017 27	Cardiff City	1–0	Burton Albion	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Healey 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: Tim Robinson

28 January 2017 28	Queens Park Rangers	1–2	Burton Albion	Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT	Washington 63' Luongo 86'	Report	Murphy 11' Christensen 48' Dyer 52' Irvine 78'	Stadium: Loftus Road Stadium Attendance: 12,116 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

1 February 2017 29	Burton Albion	0–2	Fulham	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT	O'Grady 67'	Report	Johansen 48' Malone 71'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,725 Referee: Tony Harrington

4 February 2017 30	Burton Albion	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Kightly 60' Murphy 71' Woodrow 90+3'	Report	Costa 40' (pen.) Stearman 58' Dicko 89'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,608 Referee: Keith Stroud

11 February 2017 31	Brighton & Hove Albion	4–1	Burton Albion	Falmer
15:00 GMT	Hemed 12', 57' (pen.) Baldock 47' Murray 83'	Report	Kightly 75'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 29,454 Referee: Stephen Martin

18 February 2017 32	Burton Albion	2–1	Norwich City	Burton-upon-Trent
15:00 GMT	Woodrow 25' Kightly 56'	Report	Jerome 52' 59'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,263 Referee: Lee Probert

21 February 2017 33	Derby County	0–0	Burton Albion	Derby
19:45 GMT	Ince 85'	Report	Naylor 69'	Stadium: iPro Stadium Attendance: 31,081 Referee: Simon Hooper

24 February 2017 34	Burton Albion	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Burton-upon-Trent
19:45 GMT	Sordell 54' Turner 56' McFadzean 87'	Report	Palmer 31' (o.g.)	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,496 Referee: James Linington

4 March 2017 35	Bristol City	0–0	Burton Albion	Bristol
15:00 GMT	O'Neil 12'	Report	Murphy 39' Mousinho 66' Brayford 67' McFadzean 89' Palmer 90+2'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 17,914 Referee: Graham Scott

7 March 2017 36	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Burton Albion	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Wallace 16'	Report	Irvine 24' McFadzean 52'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 24,929 Referee: Peter Bankes

11 March 2017 37	Burton Albion	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Woodrow 26'	Report	Brereton 56'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 6,115 Referee: Keith Stroud

18 March 2017 38	Burton Albion	3–5	Brentford	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Sordell 21', 23' Woodrow 41'	Report	Canós 10', 61' Vibe 51', 85' Jota 67' 86'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,549 Referee: Andrew Madley

1 April 2017 39	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Burton Albion	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Whitehead 27' 88' Löwe 90+1'	Report	McFadzean 49' Brayford 74' Sordell 79' Turner 82' Flanagan 88' Mousinho 90+4' Irvine 90+5'	Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 20,154 Referee: Scott Duncan

5 April 2017 40	Newcastle United	1–0	Burton Albion	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST	Lascelles 50' Ritchie 68'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 48,814 Referee: Keith Stroud

8 April 2017 41	Burton Albion	1–1	Aston Villa	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Irvine 48' Dyer 61' 62' Murphy 72'	Report	Kodjia 3' Jedinak 64'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 6,716 Referee: Lee Probert

14 April 2017 42	Burton Albion	1–2	Ipswich Town	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Akins 86' (pen.)	Report	Varney 52' (o.g.) Sears 79' 90+4'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,236 Referee: Oliver Langford

17 April 2017 43	Birmingham City	0–2	Burton Albion	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Keita 49' Adams 66'	Report	Dyer 36' Akins 52' Irvine 65'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 19,794 Referee: Peter Bankes

22 April 2017 44	Burton Albion	2–1	Leeds United	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Sordell 75' Kightly 77' 89'	Report	Bartley 80'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 6,073 Referee: Darren Bond

29 April 2017 45	Barnsley	1–1	Burton Albion	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Jones 32' Moncur 38'	Report	Flanagan 49' Varney 52' 85'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 12,952 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

7 May 2017 46	Burton Albion	2–4	Reading	Burton upon Trent
12:00 BST	Turner 69' Woodrow 72' Irvine 77'	Report	Mendes 3' Obita 21' Kermorgant 64' Grabban 84'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 6,264 Referee: Simon Hooper

FA Cup

7 January 2017 Third round	Watford	2–0	Burton Albion	Watford
15:00 GMT	Kabasele 21' Sinclair 77'	Report	Naylor 45+2' Flanagan 62' Brayford 80'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Stadium Attendance: 13,270 Referee: Lee Mason

EFL Cup

10 August 2016 First round	Burton Albion	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Bury	Burton upon Trent
19:30 BST	Reilly 36' Beavon 105' Butcher 113'	Report	Jones 16' Pope 48' 76' Mellis 75' Maher 120'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 1,523 Referee: Mark Heywood

23 August 2016 Second round	Burton Albion	0–5	Liverpool	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Choudhury 57' Williamson 61'	Report	Origi 15' Firmino 22' Naylor 61' (o.g.) Sturridge 78', 83'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 6,450 Referee: Simon Hooper

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[13] Following Sam Austin being released, he later signed for Kidderminster Harriers.^[12]

[16] Following Shane Cansdell-Sherriff being released, he later signed for Manly United.^[14]

[19] Following Dean Lyness being released, he later signed for Blackpool.^[16]

[22] Following Mark Shelton being released, he later signed for Ilkeston.^[18]

[24] Following Liam Slade being released, he later signed for North Ferriby United.^[19]

[27] Following Timmy Thiele being released, he later signed for Carl Zeiss Jena.^[21]

[29] Following Robbie Weir being released, he later signed for Leyton Orient.^[22]

[36] On 5 January 2017, William Miller's loan from Tottenham Hotspur was extended until the end of the season.^[28]

[38] On 20 January 2017, Jamie Ward's season-long loan was terminated.^[29]

[1] "Championship Attendance Figures 2016-17". soccerstats.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2017.

[2] "Watford 2 Burton Albion 0, FA Cup: Pressure eases on Walter Mazzarri as hosts ease into fourth round". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 June 2017.

[3] Ames, Nick (23 August 2016). "Burton Albion 0-5 Liverpool: EFL Cup second round – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 June 2017.

[4] "Clough Brings In First Summer Signing". Burton Albion Official Site. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

[5] "Brewers Sign Defender In Record Deal". Burton Albion Official Site. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.

[6] "Brewers Break Transfer Record To Bring In Irvine". Burton Albion Official Site. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.

[Three_In-7] "Brewers Confirm Three More Additions To Nigel Clough's Squad". Burton Albion Official Site. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

[Two_Sign-8] "Miller Joins Brewers On-Loan From Spurs". Burton Albion Official Site. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

[9] "Shaun Barker registered to play tonight". Burton Albion Official Site. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[One_in,_Two_out-10] "Brewers Sign Striker As Transfer Window Opens". Burton Albion Official Site. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2017.

[11] "Brewers Sign Luke Varney On An 18-Month Deal". Burton Albion Official Site. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.

[12] "Striker and winger sign on board with Kidderminster Harriers". Kidderminster Harriers Official Site. 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[Retained_List-14] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Nigel Clough Announces Plans For His Championship Squad". Burton Albion Official Site. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.

[15] "Former Burton Albion defender Shane Cansdell-Sherriff signs for Australian side Manly United". Burton Mail. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[17] "Darius Charles Joins AFC Wimbledon". Burton Albion Official Site. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

[18] "Lyness joins Blackpool on free transfer". BBC. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

[20] "Defender O'Connor Leaves Brewers". Burton Albion Official Site. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

[21] "Ilkeston sign midfielder Shelton from Burton Albion". Ilkeston Advertiser. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

[23] "Delighted to announce the signing on ex-Burton Albion Defender, Liam Slade". Twitter. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

[25] "George Taft Joins Mansfield Town". Burton Albion Official Site. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.

[26] "Carl Zeiss Jena verpflichtet Timmy Thiele". FuPa. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[28] "Leyton Orient sign midfielder Weir". BBC. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

[30] "Midfielder Joins Port Vale". Burton Albion Official Site. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[31] "Calum Butcher Agrees Permanent Move". Burton Albion Official Site. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

[32] "Brewers Sign Striker On Loan". Burton Albion Official Site. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.

[33] "Hamza Choudhury Re-Signs On Loan". Burton Albion Official Site. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

[34] "John Brayford Joins Burton Albion On Loan". Burton Albion Official Site. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[35] "Miller Loan Extended Until The End Of The Season". Burton Albion Official Site. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

[37] "Jamie Ward Has Returned To Nottingham Forest". Burton Albion Official Site. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.

[39] "Jamie Ward Joins Burton Albion". Burton Albion Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

[40] "Brewers Make Third January Signing". Burton Albion Official Site. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

[Fulham_duo_joins_on_loan-41] "Brewers Make Double Swoop For Fulham Pair". Burton Albion Official Site. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.

[42] "Brewers Make Deadline Day Signing". Burnley Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.

[43] "Goalkeeper Sam Hornby signs long-term loan from Burton Albion". Kidderminster Harriers Official Site. 27 June 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[44] "Phil Edwards Moves Out On Loan". Burton Albion Official Site. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[45] "Young Brewer Moves Out On Loan". Burton Albion Official Site. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

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