2011–12 Burton Albion F.C. season explained

Club:	Burton Albion
Season:	2011–12
Manager:	Paul Peschisolido (until 17 March) Gary Rowett (caretaker)
Chairman:	Ben Robinson
Stadium:	Pirelli Stadium
League:	League Two
League Result:	17th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	1st Round (eliminated by Oldham Athletic)
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	1st Round (eliminated by Burnley)
Cup3:	Football League Trophy
Cup3 Result:	1st Round (eliminated by Sheffield United
League Topscorer:	Billy Kee & Calvin Zola (12)
Season Topscorer:	Calvin Zola (14)
Highest Attendance:	3,608 vs. Port Vale, 16 August 2011
Lowest Attendance:	1,714 vs. Gillingham, 27 March 2012
Average Attendance:	2,805
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Prevseason:	2010–11
Nextseason:	2012–13

The 2011–12 season was Burton Albion's third consecutive season in League Two.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Top scorers

width=60	Place	width=60	Position	width=60	Nation	width=60	Number	width=150	Name	width=80	League Two	width=80	FA Cup	width=80	League Cup	width=80	FL Trophy	width=80	Total
1	FW		10		12	1	1	0	14
2	FW		29		12	0	0	0	12
=	FW		9		11	0	0	1	12
4	MF		19		4	0	1	0	5
5	DF		3		3	0	0	0	3
=	MF		11		3	0	0	0	3
=	MF		26		3	0	0	0	3
=	MF		13		2	0	1	0	3
9	FW		12		1	0	0	0	1
=	MF		22		1	0	0	0	1
=	DF		2		1	0	0	0	1
=	–		–	own goals	1	0	0	0	1
				TOTALS	54	1	3	1	59

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		FL Trophy		Total
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26		MF		10	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	0
4		DF		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
8		DF		7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
6		MF		6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
3		DF		5	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	1
5		DF		5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
17		MF		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
15		DF		4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	2
22		MF		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
10		FW		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
6		DF		3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
19		MF		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
29		FW		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
13		MF		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
33		DF		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
20		DF		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
9		FW		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
23		GK		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7		DF		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2		DF		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21		MF		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11		MF		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	80	5	1	1	2	0	2	0	85	6

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: https://web.archive.org/web/20121026091324/http://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/team/staff-profiles/
Includes staff registered with club on 5 May 2012.

Managerial change

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.^[2] Rowett was subsequently put in charge of the club on a permanent basis on 11 May 2012 in time for the new season.^[3]

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 Poole^1		GK	21 July 1963	Derby County	2006	133	0	June 2012	Free
23	Ross Atkins		GK	3 November 1989	Derby County	2011	48	0	June 2012	Loan
32	James Wren		GK	26 June 1993	Walsall	2011	0	0	June 2012	Free
Defenders
3	Aaron Webster		LB	19 December 1980	Youth	1998	577	100	June 2012	N/A
4	Nathan Stanton		CB	4 June 1981	Rochdale	2010	52	0	June 2012	Free
5	Tony James		CB	9 October 1978	Weymouth	2007	164	1	June 2012	Free
8	Andrew Corbett		RB	20 February 1982	Nuneaton Borough	2003	358	12	June 2013	Nominal
15	Ryan Austin		CB	15 November 1984	Crewe Alexandra	2005	233	7	June 2012	Free
20	Danny Blanchett		LB	6 May 1987	Crewe Alexandra	2011	16	0	June 2012	Free
32	Kristian Ramsey-Dixon		CB	23 August 1989	Continental Star	2012	0	0	June 2012	Free
33	Patrick Ada		CB	14 January 1985	Kilmarnock	2012	9	0	June 2012	Free
Midfielders
6	John McGrath		CM	27 March 1980	Tamworth	2007	240	19	June 2013	Free	^2
11	Chris Palmer		LW	16 October 1983	Gillingham	2011	36	3	June 2013	Free
13	Cleveland Taylor		RW	9 September 1983	St Johnstone	2011	57	7	June 2013	Free
17	Jimmy Phillips		LW/RW	20 September 1989	Stoke City	2009	90	2	June 2012	Free
19	Jacques Maghoma		CM	23 October 1987	Tottenham Hotspur	2009	111	14	June 2013	Free
21	Andres Gurrieri		LW/RW	3 September 1989	Sud America	2011	14	0	June 2012	Free
22	Jack Dyer		CM	11 December 1991	Aston Villa	2010	23	1	June 2012	Free
26	Adam Bolder		CM	25 October 1980	Millwall	2010	77	4	June 2012	Free
Forwards
9	Justin Richards		FW	16 October 1980	Port Vale	2011	37	12	June 2013	Free
10	Calvin Zola		FW	31 December 1984	Crewe Alexandra	2011	58	18	June 2013	Free
12	Adi Yussuf		FW	3 October 1992	Leicester City	2011	17	1	June 2012	Free
18	Greg Pearson		FW	3 April 1985	Bishops Stortford	2008	137	46	June 2012	Undisclosed
25	Evan Garnett		FW	14 August 1994	Youth	2012	0	0	June 2013	N/A
29	Billy Kee		FW	1 December 1990	Torquay United	2011	20	12	June 2013	Undisclosed	^3
Players Left Before End Of Season
2	Paul Boertien		LB	20 January 1979	Walsall	2009	54	1	June 2012	Free
2	Callum Driver		RB	23 October 1992	West Ham	2012	8	1	March 2012	Loan
7	Darren Moore		CB	15 January 1992	Barnsley	2010	42	0	June 2012	Free
7	Lionel Ainsworth		LW/RW	1 October 1987	Shrewsbury Town	2012	7	0	April 2012	Loan
14	James Ellison		FW	25 October 1992	Liverpool	2010	3	0	June 2012	Free
14	Lee Lucas		CM	10 June 1992	Swansea City	2012	1	0	May 2012	Loan
16	Jason Banton		RW	15 December 1992	Leicester City	2011	1	0	October 2011	Loan
16	Chris Riggott		CB	1 September 1980	Derby County	2012	0	0	June 2012	Free
24	Kevin Amankwaah		CB	19 May 1982	Swindon Town	2011	8	0	January 2012	Free
24	Matty Harriott		CM	23 September 1992	Sheffield United	2012	4	0	March 2012	Loan
25	Tom Parkes		CB	15 January 1992	Leicester City	2011	31	1	January 2012	Loan
30	Adam Legzdins		GK	28 November 1986	Derby County	2012	52	0	April 2012	Loan	^4
31	Bradley Munn		CM	28 June 1993	Youth	2011	0	0	January 2012	N/A
31	Seanan Clucas		CM	8 November 1992	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.^[4]
4Appearances include previous spell with club in 2010–11

Kit

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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.^[5]

Other Information

Results

League Two

See also: 2011–12 Football League Two.

Results by round

FA Cup

See also: 2011–12 FA Cup.

League Cup

See also: 2011–12 Football League Cup.

Football League Trophy

See also: 2011–12 Football League Trophy.

Transfers

Players transferred in
Date	Pos.	Name	Previous Club	Fee	Ref.
31 May 2011	MF			Free	^[6]
17 June 2011	MF			Free (Bosman)	^[7]
1 July 2011	FW			Free
28 July 2011	FW			Free	^[8]
30 July 2011	DF			Free	^[9]
2 August 2011	FW			Free	^[10]
26 August 2011	FW			£20,000	^[11]
22 September 2011	GK	James Wren		Free	^[12]
30 September 2011	DF			Free	^[13]
27 October 2011	MF			Free	^[14]
21 November 2011	DF	Kristian Ramsey-Dixon		Free	^[15]
9 February 2012	DF			Free	^[16]
23 February 2012	DF			Free	^[17]
Players loaned in
Date from	Pos.	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
28 July 2011	DF			31 January 2012
29 July 2011	GK			End of season	^[18]
30 September 2011	MF			30 October 2011
5 January 2012	DF			7 March 2012	^[19]
26 January 2012	MF			End of season	^[20]
6 March 2012	MF			22 March 2012	^[21]
6 March 2012	MF			6 April 2012
20 March 2012	GK			17 April 2012	^[22]
22 March 2012	MF			End of season	^[23]
Players loaned out
Date from	Pos.	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
26 August 2011	FW			26 October 2011	^[24]
11 November 2011	FW			16 December 2011	^[25]
24 November 2011	FW			7 January 2012	^[26]
13 January 2012	FW			13 March 2012	^[27]
Players transferred out
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent Club	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2011	GK			Undisclosed	^[28]
Players released
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
23 May 2011	MF			1 July 2011	^[29]
1 July 2011	MF			1 July 2011	^[30] ^[31]
1 July 2011	FW			7 July 2011	^[32]
1 July 2011	FW			9 September 2011
1 July 2011	MF		Retired	–	^[33]
1 July 2011	DF		Released	–
15 December 2011	DF		Retired	–	^[34]
15 December 2011	FW			24 December 2011	^[35]
1 January 2011	DF			13 January 2012	^[36]
7 February 2012	DF		Wellington Amateurs	5 April 2012	^[37]
1 March 2012	MF	Bradley Munn		1 March 2012	^[38]
20 March 2012	DF		Retired	–	^[39]
5 May 2012	GK		Retired	–	^[40]

Awards

End of Season Awards	Winner
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 Albion
Last updated 18 May 2012.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Burton Albion sack manager Paul Peschisolido . BBC Sport . 17 March 2012 . 17 March 2012.
2. Web site: Burton Sack Paul Peschisolido . 17 March 2012 . 17 March 2012.
3. Web site: Gary named the gaffer . Burton Mail . 11 May 2012 . 17 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120804085346/http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Gary-named-the-gaffer-10052012.htm . 4 August 2012 . dead .
4. News: Billy ready to be a Kee man for Pesch . Burton Mail . 27 August 2011 . 24 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110829195152/http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Sport/Burton-Albion-FC/Billy-ready-to-be-a-Kee-man-for-Pesch-26082011.htm . 29 August 2011 . dead .
5. Web site: Albion step back in time as they unveil new strip. 15 July 2011. 17 September 2012. Burton Mail. https://web.archive.org/web/20110907041629/http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Sport/Burton-Albion-FC/Albion-step-back-in-time-as-they-unveil-new-strip-14072011.htm. 7 September 2011. dead.
6. News: Burton Albion sign winger Cleveland Taylor . BBC Sport . 31 May 2011 . 26 August 2012.
7. News: Burton Albion sign Gillingham midfielder Chris Palmer . BBC Sport . 17 June 2011 . 26 August 2012.
8. News: Burton Albion sign Justin Richards and Tom Parkes . BBC Sport . 28 July 2011 . 26 August 2012.
9. News: Burton Albion sign ex-Crewe Alex man Danny Blanchett . BBC Sport . 30 July 2011 . 26 August 2012.
10. News: Burton Albion sign ex-Leicester City striker Adi Yussuf . BBC Sport . 2 August 2011 . 26 August 2012.
11. News: Burton Albion sign Billy Kee from Torquay United . BBC Sport . 26 August 2011 . 26 August 2012.
12. News: Burton Albion sign teenage goalkeeper James Wren . BBC Sport . 22 September 2011 . 26 August 2012.
13. News: Burton Albion sign Kevin Amankwaah and Jason Banton . BBC Sport . 30 September 2011 . 26 August 2012.
14. News: Burton Albion agree deal for trialist Andres Gurrieri . BBC Sport . 27 October 2011 . 26 August 2012.
15. News: Burton Albion pluck non-league defender Ramsey-Dickson . BBC Sport . 21 November 2011 . 26 August 2012.
16. News: Burton Albion bring in defender Chris Riggott . BBC Sport . 9 February 2012 . 26 August 2012.
17. News: Burton Albion agree deal for Patrick Ada . BBC Sport . 23 February 2012 . 26 August 2012.
18. News: Burton take Derby keeper Ross Atkins on loan . BBC Sport . 29 July 2011 . 26 August 2012.
19. News: Burton Albion sign West Ham's Callum Driver on loan . BBC Sport . 5 January 2012 . 26 August 2012.
20. News: Swansea City teenager Lee Lucas joins Burton Albion on loan . BBC Sport . 26 January 2012 . 26 August 2012.
21. News: Burton Albion net Lionel Ainsworth and Matthew Harriott . BBC Sport . 6 March 2012 . 26 August 2012.
22. News: Burton bring back Derby County goalkeeper Adam Legzdins . BBC Sport . 20 March 2011 . 26 August 2012.
23. News: Burton Albion sign Preston North End's Seanan Clucas on loan . BBC Sport . 22 March 2012 . 26 August 2012.
24. News: Reds Take Young Brewer For A Month . Football Conference . 26 August 2011 . 26 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402215751/http://www.footballconference.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=5355 . 2 April 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
25. News: Ellison joins the Blues from Burton . Chester F.C . 11 November 2011 . 26 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111113162501/http://www.chesterfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10786~2512267,00.html . 13 November 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
26. News: Aldershot Town sign Greg Pearson and Charlie Henry on loan . BBC Sport . 24 November 2011 . 26 August 2012.
27. News: Crewe Alexandra sign Greg Pearson from Burton Albion . BBC Sport . 13 January 2012 . 26 August 2012.
28. News: Derby County sign Adam Legzdins from Burton Albion . BBC Sport . 1 July 2011 . 26 August 2012.
29. News: Cheltenham Town sign Russell Penn and Marlon Pack . BBC Sport . 23 May 2011 . 26 August 2012.
30. News: Burton Albion release Richard Walker and four others . BBC Sport . 9 May 2011 . 26 August 2012.
31. News: Neath confirm quintet of Signings . Welsh Premier League . 9 June 2011 . 9 June 2011.
32. News: Northampton Town sign Young, McCoy and Hall . BBC Sport . 7 July 2011 . 26 August 2012.
33. News: Former Albion star Keith now showing others how to take the perfect corner . Burton Mail . 27 January 2012 . 26 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120904173726/http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Former-Albion-star-Keith-now-showing-others-how-to-take-the-perfect-corner-26012012.htm . 4 September 2012 . dead .
34. News: Burton Albion left-back Paul Boertien retires . BBC Sport . 15 December 2011 . 26 August 2012.
35. News: James Ellison joins Hyde . Hyde FC . 26 December 2011 . 26 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120515224537/http://www.hydefc.co.uk/2011/12/james-ellison-joins-hyde/ . 15 May 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
36. News: Rochdale sign former Burton defender Kevin Amankwaah . Shropshire Star . 16 January 2012 . 26 August 2012.
37. News: Wellington Ams swoop for ex-West Brom star Darren Moore . Shropshire Star . 6 April 2012 . 26 August 2012.
38. News: Three More Added To Eastwood Squad . Football Conference . 2 March 2012 . 26 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225529/http://www.footballconference.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=6691 . 3 March 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
39. News: Burton Albion defender Chris Riggott retires . BBC Sport . 20 March 2012 . 8 May 2012.
40. News: Veteran Burton Albion goalkeeper Kevin Poole to retire . BBC Sport . 26 April 2012 . 26 August 2012.