2016–17 Burton Albion F.C. season explained

Club:	Burton Albion
Season:	2016–17
Manager:	Nigel Clough
Chairman:	Ben Robinson
Stadium:	Pirelli Stadium
League:	Championship
League Result:	20th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Third round
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	Second round
League Topscorer:	Jackson Irvine (10)
Season Topscorer:	Jackson Irvine (10)
Highest Attendance:	6,746
Lowest Attendance:	3,725
Average Attendance:	5,227^[1]
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Prevseason:	2015–16
Nextseason:	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

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Goals record

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

Disciplinary record

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name										Total
1	6		CB		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		CM	John Mousinho	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
6	2		LB		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
	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		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		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	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016					Free transfer	^[4]
12 July 2016					Undisclosed	^[5]
15 July 2016					£330,000	^[6]
25 July 2016			Ryan Delaney		Free transfer
25 July 2016					Free transfer	^[7]
25 July 2016					Free transfer
25 August 2016			Harry Campbell		Free transfer
26 August 2016					Free transfer	^[8]
1 January 2017					Free transfer	^[9]
4 January 2017					Free transfer	^[10]

Out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016					Released
1 July 2016					Released
1 July 2016					Free transfer	^[11]
1 July 2016					Released
1 July 2016					Mutual consent	^[12]
1 July 2016			Mark Shelton		Released
1 July 2016					Released
1 July 2016					Free transfer	^[13]
1 July 2016					Released	^[14]
1 July 2016					Released
26 July 2016			Nathan Ferguson		Free transfer	^[15]
25 August 2016					Undisclosed	^[16]
1 January 2017					Free transfer

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
16 July 2016					End of Season	^[17]
6 August 2016					End of Season	^[18]
19 August 2016					End of Season	^[19]
25 August 2016					End of Season	^[20]
31 August 2016					20 January 2017	^[21]
6 January 2017					End of Season	^[22]
27 January 2017					End of Season	^[23]
27 January 2017					End of Season
31 January 2017					End of Season	^[24]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2016			Sam Hornby		End of Season	^[25]
19 August 2016					End of Season	^[26]
21 October 2016			Charlie Gatter		19 November 2016	^[27]
1 January 2017					End of Season

Competitions

Championship

See main article: 2016–17 EFL Championship.

Matches

FA Cup

See main article: 2016–17 FA Cup.

EFL Cup

See main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Championship Attendance Figures 2016-17. soccerstats.com. 2017-05-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20160512143019/http://www.soccerstats.com/attendance.asp?league=england2. 2016-05-12. dead.
2. News: Watford 2 Burton Albion 0, FA Cup: Pressure eases on Walter Mazzarri as hosts ease into fourth round. The Telegraph. 2017-06-10. en-GB.
3. News: Burton Albion 0-5 Liverpool: EFL Cup second round – as it happened. Ames. Nick. 2016-08-23. The Guardian. 2017-06-10. en-GB. 0261-3077.
4. News: Clough Brings In First Summer Signing . Burton Albion Official Site . 23 June 2016 . 23 June 2016.
5. News: Brewers Sign Defender In Record Deal . Burton Albion Official Site . 12 July 2016 . 12 July 2016.
6. News: Brewers Break Transfer Record To Bring In Irvine . Burton Albion Official Site . 15 July 2016 . 15 July 2016.
7. News: Brewers Confirm Three More Additions To Nigel Clough's Squad . Burton Albion Official Site . 25 July 2016 . 26 July 2016.
8. News: Shaun Barker registered to play tonight . Burton Albion Official Site . 26 August 2016 . 26 August 2016.
9. News: Brewers Sign Striker As Transfer Window Opens . Burton Albion Official Site . 1 January 2017 . 1 January 2017.
10. News: Brewers Sign Luke Varney On An 18-Month Deal . Burton Albion Official Site . 4 January 2017 . 4 January 2017.
11. News: Darius Charles Joins AFC Wimbledon . Burton Albion Official Site . 31 May 2016 . 31 May 2016.
12. News: Defender O'Connor Leaves Brewers . Burton Albion Official Site . 26 June 2016 . 27 June 2016.
13. News: George Taft Joins Mansfield Town . Burton Albion Official Site . 26 May 2016 . 26 May 2016.
14. News: Nigel Clough Announces Plans For His Championship Squad . Burton Albion Official Site . 16 May 2016 . 16 May 2016.
15. News: Midfielder Joins Port Vale . Burton Albion Official Site . 26 July 2016 . 27 July 2016.
16. News: Calum Butcher Agrees Permanent Move . Burton Albion Official Site . 25 August 2016 . 25 August 2016.
17. News: Brewers Sign Striker On Loan . Burton Albion Official Site . 16 July 2016 . 16 July 2016.
18. News: Hamza Choudhury Re-Signs On Loan . Burton Albion Official Site . 6 August 2016 . 7 August 2016.
19. News: John Brayford Joins Burton Albion On Loan . Burton Albion Official Site . 19 August 2016 . 19 August 2016.
20. News: Miller Joins Brewers On-Loan From Spurs . Burton Albion Official Site . 25 August 2016 . 25 August 2016.
21. News: Jamie Ward Joins Burton Albion . Burton Albion Official Site . 31 August 2016 . 1 September 2016.
22. News: Brewers Make Third January Signing . Burton Albion Official Site . 6 January 2017 . 6 January 2017.
23. News: Brewers Make Double Swoop For Fulham Pair . Burton Albion Official Site . 27 January 2017 . 27 January 2017.
24. News: Brewers Make Deadline Day Signing . Burnley Official Site . 31 January 2017 . 1 February 2017.
25. News: Goalkeeper Sam Hornby signs long-term loan from Burton Albion . Kidderminster Harriers Official Site . 27 June 2016 . 19 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160826232010/http://www.harriers.co.uk/news/article/young-but-experienced-shot-stopper-sam-hornby-signs-for-harriers-3158457.aspx . 26 August 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
26. News: Phil Edwards Moves Out On Loan . Burton Albion Official Site . 19 August 2016 . 19 August 2016.
27. News: Young Brewer Moves Out On Loan . Burton Albion Official Site . 21 October 2016 . 21 October 2016.