2017–18 Burton Albion F.C. season

Burton Albion F.C.
2017–18 season
Chairman	Ben Robinson
Manager	Nigel Clough
Stadium	Pirelli Stadium
Championship	23rd (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round; (Vs. Birmingham City)
League Cup	Third round; (Vs. Manchester United)
Top goalscorer	League: Lloyd Dyer (7); All: Lloyd Dyer (7)
Average home league attendance	4,645 [1]

The 2017–18 season was Burton Albion's 68th season in their history and second consecutive season in the Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Squad

No.	Name	Pos.	Place of birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	End
Goalkeepers
1	Stephen Bywater	GK	Oldham	39	50	0	Kerala Blasters	16 January 2016	Free	2019
24	Harry Campbell	GK	Blackburn	24	0	0	Bolton Wanderers	25 August 2016	Free	2018[2]
Defenders
2	John Brayford	RB	Stoke-on-Trent	32	146	7	Sheffield United	31 August 2017	Free	2019
5	Kyle McFadzean	CB	Sheffield	33	77	1	Milton Keynes Dons	12 July 2016	Free	2019
6	Ben Turner	CB	Birmingham	32	72	3	Cardiff City	1 July 2016	Free	2019
12	Tom Flanagan	RB	Hammersmith	28	82	2	Milton Keynes Dons	25 August 2015	Free	2019
14	Damien McCrory	LWB	Limerick	30	205	10	Dagenham & Redbridge	1 July 2012	Free	2018
15	Tom Naylor	CB	Sutton-in-Ashfield	29	133	13	Derby County	1 July 2015	Free	2019
23	Jake Buxton	RB	Sutton-in-Ashfield	35	76	0	Wigan Athletic	1 July 2017	Free	2018
25	Shaun Barker	CB	Trowell	37	6	0	Derby County	26 August 2016	Free	2018
29	Tomas Egert	CB		26	3	0	Free agent	16 March 2018	Free	2018
Midfielders
4	Jamie Allen	CM	Rochdale	25	28	1	Rochdale	31 August 2017	Undisclosed	2020
7	Luke Murphy	CM	Macclesfield	30	61	2	Leeds United	3 July 2017	Loan	2018
11	Lloyd Dyer	LW	Birmingham	37	83	15	Burnley	25 July 2016	Free	2018
18	William Miller	AM	London	24	25	1	Tottenham Hotspur	31 August 2017	Undisclosed	2019
19	Jacob Davenport	CM		21	16	1	Manchester City	31 January 2018	Loan	2018
21	Hope Akpan	CM	Liverpool	29	27	2	Blackburn Rovers	18 July 2017	Free	2018
22	Ben Fox	CM	Burton upon Trent	22	4	1	Academy	1 July 2016	Trainee	2020[3]
26	Joe Sbarra	CM	Lichfield	21	19	0	Academy	1 July 2017	Trainee	2020[4]
Forwards
9	Darren Bent	CF	Tooting	36	14	2	Derby County	26 January 2018	Loan	2018
10	Lucas Akins	CF/LWB	Huddersfield	31	173	33	Stevenage	1 July 2014	Free	Undisclosed
16	Luke Varney	CF	Leicester	37	34	2	Ipswich Town	4 January 2017	Free	2018
17	Marvin Sordell	CF	Pinner	29	64	7	Coventry City	1 January 2017	Loan	2018
20	Martin Samuelsen	SS	Haugesund	23	9	0	West Ham United	17 January 2018	Loan	2018
27	Liam Boyce	CF	Belfast	29	15	3	Ross County	1 July 2017	Undisclosed	2020

Statistics

As of 9 May 2018

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Stephen Bywater	44	0	43+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF		John Brayford	29	0	27+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF		Stephen Warnock	14	1	13+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF		Jamie Allen	28	1	18+10	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF		Kyle McFadzean	44	0	38+3	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
6	DF		Ben Turner	32	2	26+4	2	1+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF		Luke Murphy	40	1	34+4	1	1+0	0	0+1	0
9	FW		Darren Bent	14	2	9+5	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW		Lucas Akins	45	6	39+3	5	1+0	0	2+0	1
11	MF		Lloyd Dyer	38	7	29+8	7	1+0	0	0+0	0
12	DF		Tom Flanagan	29	2	20+7	2	1+0	0	1+0	0
14	DF		Damien McCrory	12	0	8+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
15	DF		Tom Naylor	35	4	31+1	3	1+0	0	2+0	1
16	FW		Luke Varney	18	1	1+16	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
17	FW		Marvin Sordell	42	3	29+10	3	0+1	0	0+2	0
19	MF		Jacob Davenport	16	1	14+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	FW		Martin Samuelsen	9	0	7+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF		Hope Akpan	27	2	18+7	2	0+1	0	1+0	0
22	MF		Ben Fox	2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
23	DF		Jake Buxton	32	0	29+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
25	DF		Shaun Barker	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	MF		Joe Sbarra	19	0	4+12	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
27	FW		Liam Boyce	15	3	11+4	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	DF		Tomas Egert	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Player(s) out on loan:
8	MF		Matty Lund	12	2	9+2	1	0+0	0	0+1	1
Player(s) who left the club:
4	MF		John Mousinho	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
9	FW		Sean Scannell	19	0	13+5	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
13	GK		Connor Ripley	4	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
18	FW		Will Miller	11	0	7+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
19	MF		Matt Palmer	13	1	8+3	1	0+0	0	2+0	0
20	FW		Joe Mason	6	1	3+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	MF		Jackson Irvine	5	1	3+0	1	0+0	0	1+1	0

Goals record

As of 9 May 2018

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	League Cup	Total
1	11	LW	Lloyd Dyer	7	0	7
2	10	LW	Lucas Akins	5	1	6
3	15	CB	Tom Naylor	3	1	4
4	17	CF	Marvin Sordell	3	0	3
4	27	CF	Liam Boyce	3	0	3
6	6	CB	Ben Turner	2	0	2
	8	CM	Matty Lund	1	1	2
	9	CF	Darren Bent	2	0	2
	12	CB	Tom Flanagan	2	0	2
	21	CM	Hope Akpan	2	0	2
11	3	LB	Stephen Warnock	1	0	1
	4	CM	Jamie Allen	1	0	1
	7	CM	Luke Murphy	1	0	1
	16	CF	Luke Varney	0	1	1
	19	CM	Jacob Davenport	1	0	1
	22	CM	Ben Fox	0	1	1
	—	CM	Jackson Irvine	1	0	1
	—	CF	Joe Mason	1	0	1
	—	LM	Matt Palmer	1	0	1
Total				37	5	42

Disciplinary record

As of 9 May 2018

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	15		CB	Tom Naylor	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
2	5		CB	Kyle McFadzean	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
3	7		CM	Luke Murphy	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
4	6		CB	Ben Turner	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
4	10		LW	Lucas Akins	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
6	23		RB	Jake Buxton	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
7	1		GK	Stephen Bywater	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
8	2		RB	John Brayford	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
8	12		CB	Tom Flanagan	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
10	3		LB	Stephen Warnock	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	8		CM	Matty Lund	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	14		CB	Damien McCrory	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	21		CM	Hope Akpan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
	27		CF	Liam Boyce	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	—		CM	Jackson Irvine	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1
16	4		CM	Jamie Allen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	9		CF	Darren Bent	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	11		LW	Lloyd Dyer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	16		CF	Luke Varney	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	17		CF	Marvin Sordell	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	19		CM	Jacob Davenport	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	20		SS	Martin Samuelsen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	26		CM	Joe Sbarra	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					66	1	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	70	1	1

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CF	Liam Boyce	Ross County	Undisclosed	[5]
1 July 2017	CB	Jake Buxton	Wigan Athletic	Free	[6]
1 July 2017	CM	Matty Lund	Rochdale	Free	[7]
1 July 2017	LB	Stephen Warnock	Wigan Athletic	Free	[8]
18 July 2017	CM	Hope Akpan	Blackburn Rovers	Free	[9]
31 August 2017	CM	Jamie Allen	Rochdale	Undisclosed	[10]
31 August 2017	RB	John Brayford	Sheffield United	Free	[11]
31 August 2017	AM	William Miller	Tottenham Hotspur	Undisclosed	[12]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	RB	Phil Edwards	Bury	Released	[13][lower-alpha 1]
1 July 2017	MF	Charlie Gatter	Free agent	Released	[13]
1 July 2017	GK	Sam Hornby	Port Vale	Free	[15]
1 July 2017	GK	Jon McLaughlin	Heart of Midlothian	Released	[13][lower-alpha 2]
1 July 2017	CM	Callum Reilly	Bury	Released	[13][lower-alpha 3]
1 July 2017	CM	Lee Williamson	Free agent	Released	[13]
30 August 2017	AM	Jackson Irvine	Hull City	Undisclosed	[18]
31 August 2017	CB	John Mousinho	Oxford United	Free	[19]

Phil Edwards joined Bury following his release.[14]
Jon McLaughlin joined Heart of Midlothian following his release.[16]
Callum Reilly joined Bury following his release.[17]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
3 July 2017	CM	Luke Murphy	Leeds United	30 June 2018	[20]
7 August 2017	GK	Connor Ripley	Middlesbrough	30 June 2018	[21]
18 August 2017	RW	Sean Scannell	Huddersfield Town	11 January 2018[lower-alpha 1]	[23]
23 August 2017	CF	Joe Mason	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 January 2018	[24]

Scannell's season-long loan was cut short on 11 January due to a serious injury.[22]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2017	LB	Ryan Delaney	Cork City	1 November 2017	[25]
18 July 2017	RW	Marcus Harness	Port Vale	30 June 2018	[26]
14 August 2017	FW	Marcus Dinanga	AFC Telford United	30 June 2018	[27]
31 August 2017	LB	Damien McCrory	Portsmouth	January 2018	[28]
1 September 2017	DF	Jayden Cotterill	Matlock Town	29 September 2017	[29]
5 September 2017	GK	Callum Hawkins	Matlock Town	3 October 2017	[30]
8 September 2017	CM	Ben Fox	Solihull Moors	7 October 2017	[31]
26 October 2017	CM	Ben Fox	Tamworth	28 November 2017	[32][lower-alpha 1]
17 November 2017	DF	Jayden Cotterill	Romulus	14 January 2018	[34][lower-alpha 2]
8 December 2017	MF	Jack Hallahan	Belper Town	8 January 2018	[36]

On 28 November, Ben Fox was recalled from his loan spell at Tamworth.[33]
On 14 December, Jayden Cotterill extended his youth loan with Romulus until mid-January.[35]

Pre-season

Friendlies

As of 7 June 2017, Burton Albion have announced ten pre-season friendlies against Leicester City, West Bromwich Albion,[37] Shrewsbury Town, Matlock Town,[38] Mickleover Sports,[39] AFC Wimbledon, Kidsgrove Athletic,[40] Solihull Moors,[41] Rocester and Arnold Town.[42]

12 July 2017	Kidsgrove Athletic	0–5	Burton Albion	Kidsgrove
19:30 BST		Report	Lund 2' Dinanga 61' Fox 64', 81' Irvine 81'	Stadium: The Novus Stadium

14 July 2017	Mickleover Sports	0–4	Burton Albion	Mickleover
19:30 BST		Report	Varney 70' Harness 79' Dinanga 86' Lund 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Don Amott Arena

18 July 2017	Solihull Moors	1–2	Burton Albion	Solihull
19:30 BST	Benbow 72'	Report	Lund 69' Sordell 83'	Stadium: Damson Park

21 July 2017	AFC Wimbledon	3–0	Burton Albion	Kingston upon Thames
19:45 BST	Parrett 42' McDonald 45' Antwi-Nyame 83'	Report		Stadium: Kingsmeadow

22 July 2017	Matlock Town	2–2	Burton Albion XI	Matlock
15:00 BST	Trialist 18' Trialist 20'	Report	Sbarra 6' Dinanga 34'	Stadium: Causeway Lane

24 July 2017	Rocester	4–1	Burton Albion XI	Rocester
19:30 BST	Ritchie-Smith 2' Riddell 16' Wesson 72', 76'	Report	Clamp 80'	Stadium: Hillsfield

26 July 2017	Burton Albion	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST		Report	Rodriguez 77'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

27 July 2017	Arnold Town	0–9	Burton Albion	Arnold
19:30 BST		Report	Dinanga 12', 24' Sbarra 35' Naylor 54' Palmer 58' Fox 74' Davies 79', 85' Hallahan 89'	Stadium: Eagle Valley

29 July 2017	Shrewsbury Town	1–0	Burton Albion	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Whalley 85' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Greenhous Meadow

1 August 2017	Burton Albion	2–1	Leicester City	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Akpan 17' Akins 30'	Report	Maguire 66'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
20	Reading	46	10	14	22	48	70	−22	44
21	Bolton Wanderers	46	10	13	23	39	74	−35	43
22	Barnsley (R)	46	9	14	23	48	72	−24	41	Relegation to EFL League One
23	Burton Albion (R)	46	10	11	25	38	81	−43	41
24	Sunderland (R)	46	7	16	23	52	80	−28	37

Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.

Result summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	10	11	25	38	81	−43	41	4	5	14	19	42	−23	6	6	11	19	39	−20

Last updated: 6 May 2018.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	W	D	L	D	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	D	L	W	W	W	L
Position	19	24	24	19	21	22	21	20	19	19	21	20	22	22	23	21	21	22	23	24	24	22	21	21	23	22	22	24	24	24	24	24	22	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	23	22	23

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[43][44]

5 August 2017 1	Burton Albion	0–1	Cardiff City	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	McFadzean 4'	Report	Zohore 87'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,050 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

12 August 2017 2	Hull City	4–1	Burton Albion	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Hernández 7,54,61' Grosicki 51'	Report	Irvine 33'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium

15 August 2017 3	Middlesbrough	2–0	Burton Albion	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Clayton 12' Assombalonga 23', 60'	Report	Lund 26' Naylor 70' Akpan 78'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,522 Referee: Tim Robinson

18 August 2017 4	Burton Albion	2–1	Birmingham City	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Sordell 50' Dyer 66' Bywater 90+5'	Report	Maghoma 29'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,948 Referee: Tony Harrington

26 August 2017 5	Burton Albion	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Mason 65'	Report	Hooper 36' Jones 86' Fox 90'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,084 Referee: Darren Bond

9 September 2017 6	Leeds United	5–0	Burton Albion	Leeds
15:00 BST	Lasogga 20', 59' Phillips 35' Hernández 44' (pen.) Roofe 54'	Report	McFadzean 34'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 33,404 Referee: Oliver Langford

12 September 2017 7	Norwich City	0–0	Burton Albion	Norwich
19:45 BST	Vrančić 62' Jerome 90+2' Klose 90+5'	Report	Murphy 54' Buxton 90+3'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,841 Referee: Andy Davies

16 September 2017 8	Burton Albion	2–1	Fulham	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Warnock 12' Akins 51' (pen.) MacFadzean 86'	Report	Norwood 31' Ojo 40'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,049 Referee: Steve Martin

23 September 2017 9	Queens Park Rangers	0–0	Burton Albion	Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Andrew Madley

26 September 2017 10	Burton Albion	0–4	Aston Villa	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST		Report	Davis 13' Adomah 16' Snodgrass 32' Onomah 71'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,786 Referee: Jonathan Moss

30 September 2017 11	Burton Albion	0–4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Varney 78'	Report	Diogo Jota 5' Saïss 11' Rúben Vinagre 41' Léo Bonatini 62'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,080 Referee: Tony Harrington

13 October 2017 12	Bristol City	0–0	Burton Albion	Ashton Gate
19:45 BST		Report	Turner 70'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 18,212 Referee: James Linington

21 October 2017 13	Nottingham Forest	2–0	Burton Albion	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	McKay 58' Lichaj 78'	Report	Turner 47' Murphy 57'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,686 Referee: Keith Stroud

28 October 2017 14	Burton Albion	1–2	Ipswich Town	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Turner 57' Warnock 89'	Report	Chambers 53' Waghorn 66' 79' Celina 89' 90'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,110 Referee: Simon Hooper

31 October 2017 15	Burton Albion	2–4	Barnsley	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT	Lund 38' Dyer 45+3'	Report	Isgrove 21' 66' Potts 40' Williams 73' Barnes 87'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,760 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

4 November 2017 16	Millwall	0–1	Burton Albion	Bermondsey
15:00 GMT	Meredith 45+1' Wallace 58'	Report	Sordell 70' Turner 74' Bywater 88'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 11,507 Referee: Tony Harrington

17 November 2017 17	Burton Albion	1–3	Sheffield United	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT	Palmer 31' Warnock 42'	Report	Sharp 10' (pen), 34' Clarke 78'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,167 Referee: Oliver Langford

21 November 2017 18	Brentford	1–1	Burton Albion	London
19:45 GMT	Jozefzoon 54' Watkins 82'	Report	Lund 68' Turner 78'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 7,957 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

25 November 2017 19	Burton Albion	0–2	Sunderland	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT		Report	Honeyman 49', 88' O'Shea 66' Vaughan 84', 85'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,808 Referee: Darren England

2 December 2017 20	Derby County	1–0	Burton Albion	Derby
15:00 GMT	Russell 81'	Report	Naylor 14' Flanagan 65'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,761 Referee: David Coote

9 December 2017 21	Burton Albion	1–2	Preston North End	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Turner 47' Buxton 53' Brayford 85' Akins 90+3'	Report	Fisher 21' Clarke 66' Horgan 83' Gallagher 89'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,659 Referee: Keith Stroud

16 December 2017 22	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Burton Albion	Horwich
15:00 GMT		Report	Dyer 23'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 13,632 Referee: Andrew Madley

23 December 2017 23	Reading	1–2	Burton Albion	Reading
15:00 GMT	Barrow 76'	Report	Flanagan 40' Murphy 55' Naylor 81'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 21,771 Referee: John Brooks

26 December 2017 24	Burton Albion	1–2	Leeds United	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Naylor 29' Naylor 50' Bywater 60' Flanagan 63'	Report	Berardi 45+2' Cooper 58' Hernández 61' Roofe 64'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,612 Referee: Darren Bond

30 December 2017 25	Burton Albion	0–0	Norwich City	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Murphy 54'	Report	Husband 30'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,565 Referee: Robert Jones

1 January 2018 26	Sheffield Wednesday	0–3	Burton Albion	Sheffield
15:00 GMT		Report	Flanagan 37' Dyer 50' Naylor 89'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 25,506 Referee: Darren England

13 January 2018 27	Burton Albion	1–3	Queens Park Rangers	Burton Upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Dyer 34' Murphy 53' McFadzean 56' Buxton 90+1'	Report	Oteh 32' Scowen 66' Lynch 71' Washington 74' Luongo 87'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,264 Referee: Steve Martin

20 January 2018 28	Fulham	6–0	Burton Albion	Fulham
15:00 GMT	Fonte 18', 38' Piazon 34' Sessegnon 72', 79' Kamara 88'	Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 19,003 Referee: Tim Robinson

30 January 2018 29	Burton Albion	1–3	Reading	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Turner 29' Buxton 38' Akins 51' (pen.) McFadzean 86'	Report	Böðvarsson 20', 68' 68' Moore 27' Gunter 57' Ilori 70'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,750 Referee: Robert Jones

3 February 2018 30	Aston Villa	3–2	Burton Albion	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Hogan 33' Adomah 65' Grealish 88'	Report	Elmohamady 71' (o.g.) Boyce 90+2'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 33,022 Referee: Robert Lewis

10 February 2018 31	Ipswich Town	0–0	Burton Albion	Ipswich
15:00 GMT		Report	Dyer 25'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,815 Referee: David Webb

17 February 2018 32	Burton Albion	0–0	Nottingham Forest	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Akins 12'	Report	Lichaj 28' Brereton 29' Colback 90' Dowell 90+1'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Referee: Andy Davies

20 February 2018 33	Barnsley	1–2	Burton Albion	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	Williams 55' Moore 75'	Report	Allen 1', 88' Davenport 45+4' MacFadzean 50' Naylor 62' Akins 74'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,774 Referee: Tim Robinson

24 February 2018 34	Burton Albion	0–1	Millwall	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Naylor 71'	Report	Marshall 50', 61' Cahill 90+2'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,105 Referee: Robert Jones

6 March 2018 35	Burton Albion	0–2	Brentford	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT	Flanagan 59'	Report	Maupay 33' McFadzean 60' (og) Watkins 80'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,464 Referee: Tony Harrington

10 March 2018 36	Burton Albion	0–0	Bristol City	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT		Report	Wright 90+2'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,575 Referee: Oliver Langford

13 March 2018 37	Sheffield United	2–0	Burton Albion	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Stevens 29' Evans 57' Brooks 64' Stearman 73'	Report	Naylor 72'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,832 Referee: Scott Duncan

17 March 2018 38	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	Burton Albion	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Costa 15' Afobe 41', 56'	Report	Dyer 44'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 29,977 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

30 March 2018 39	Cardiff City	3–1	Burton Albion	Cardiff
15:00 BST	Zohore 16' Mendez-Laing 45+1' Paterson 64'	BBC Report	Bent 21'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,086 Referee: Simon Hooper (Wiltshire)

2 April 2018 40	Burton Albion	1-1	Middlesbrough	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Sordell 6'	Report	Assombalonga 90'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4468 Referee: David Coote

7 April 2018 41	Birmingham City	1-1	Burton Albion	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Kieftenbeld 56' Davis 58' Jutkiewicz 87'	Report	Dyer 48' Naylor 50' Bent 60'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 22,311 Referee: Darren Bond

10 April 2018 42	Burton Albion	0–5	Hull City	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST		Report	Wilson 5' Grosicki 33', 85', 90+2' Henriksen 48' Meyler 63' (pen.) Keane 90+3'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,659 Referee: Peter Bankes

14 April 2018 43	Burton Albion	3–1	Derby County	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Boyce 24' Buxton 39' Murphy 44' Brayford 63' Akins 68' Akpan 77'	Report	Nugent 29' Huddlestone 49'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,563 Referee: James Linington

21 April 2018 44	Sunderland	1–2	Burton Albion	Sunderland
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	McNair 34', 74' Wilson 45' McManaman 59' Honeyman 90+4' McGeady 90+7' Cattermole 90+7'	Report	Davenport 45+2' Bent 86' Boyce 90+2', 90+3'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 25,475 Referee: Darren England

28 April 2018 45	Burton Albion	2–0	Bolton Wanderers	Burton upon Trent
15:00	McFadzean 11' Akpan 28', 79' Akins 36'	Report	Pratley 33' Beevers 75'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 6,535 Referee: Graham Scott

6 May 2018 46	Preston North End	2–1	Burton Albion	Preston
12:30	Robinson 26' Bodin 50' Hutnington 82' Moult 90+3'	Report	Boyce 48' Akpan 63' Akins 80'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,058 Referee: Andy Madley

FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Burton Albion entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Birmingham City.[45]

6 January 2018 Third round	Birmingham City	1–0	Burton Albion	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Kieftenbeld 37' Gallagher 56' Grounds 67' Davis 90'	Report	Brayford 65' Turner 75' Sordell 83'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 7,623 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, the first round draw took place with a trip to Oldham Athletic confirmed.[46] Another away trip against Cardiff City for the second round.[47] A third away tie in the third round was confirmed against Manchester United.[48]

9 August 2017 First round	Oldham Athletic	2–3	Burton Albion	Oldham
19:45 BST	Green 55' Davies 67' (pen.)	Report	Varney 47' Lund 69' Akins 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,176 Referee: Scott Duncan

22 August 2017 Second round	Cardiff City	1–2	Burton Albion	Cardiff
19:45 BST	Coxe 33' Pilkington 76'	Report	Naylor 26' Irvine 68' Fox 70'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 5,820 Referee: John Busby

20 September 2017 Third round	Manchester United	4–1	Burton Albion	Old Trafford
20:00 BST	Rashford 5', 17' Lingard 36' Martial 60'	Report	Akpan 42' Warnock 71' Dyer 90+1'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 54,256 Referee: Graham Scott

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[15] Phil Edwards joined Bury following his release.[14]

[18] Jon McLaughlin joined Heart of Midlothian following his release.[16]

[20] Callum Reilly joined Bury following his release.[17]

[26] Scannell's season-long loan was cut short on 11 January due to a serious injury.[22]

[38] On 28 November, Ben Fox was recalled from his loan spell at Tamworth.[33]

[41] On 14 December, Jayden Cotterill extended his youth loan with Romulus until mid-January.[35]

[1] ttp://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-championship-2017-2018/1/

[2] ttps://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/news/2017/june/0806campbellsigns/

[3] "BEN FOX SIGNS CONTRACT EXTENSION".

[4] "SBARRA SIGNS NEW BREWERS DEAL".

[5] "Liam Boyce: Burton sign Ross County striker in club-record deal". BBC Sport. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.

[6] "Buxton Returns To Brewers". Burton Albion Official Site. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[7] "Midfielder Signs Two-Year Deal With Brewers". Burton Albion Official Site. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[8] "Brewers Sign Defender On One-Year Deal". Burton Albion Official Site. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

[9] "Brewers Sign Akpan On One-Year Deal". Burton Albion Official Site. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.

[10] "Brewers Sign Midfielder On Three-Year Deal". Burton Albion Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[11] "Brayford Back For Brewers". Burton Albion Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[12] "Miller Signs For Brewers". Burton Albion Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[Released-13] "Retained List". Burton Albion Official Site. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.

[14] "Phil Edwards: League One Bury bring in Burton full-back". BBC. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.

[16] "Port Vale sign goalkeeper Sam Hornby from Burton Albion". Stoke Sentinel. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[17] "Jon McLaughlin: Hearts sign former Burton Albion goalkeeper". BBC. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.

[19] "Callum Reilly: Bury sign Burton Albion midfielder". BBC. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.

[21] "Tigers Sign Jackson Irvine From Burton Albion". Hull City. 30 August 2017.

[22] "Mousinho Leaves The Brewers". Burton Albion Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[23] "Luke Murphy: Burton re-sign Leeds midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

[24] "Brewers Sign Keeper On Season-Long Loan". Burton Albion Official Site. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.

[25] "Sean Scannell: Injury forces early end to Huddersfield winger's loan at Burton". BBC Sport. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[27] "Scannell Joins Brewers On A Season-Long Loan". Burton Albion Official Site. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.

[28] "Brewers Sign Striker On Loan Deal". Burton Albion Official Site. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.

[29] "Delaney Extends Loan Spell At Cork". Burton Albion Official Site. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[30] "Harness Joins Vale On Loan". Burton Albion Official Site. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.

[31] "Dinanga Heads Out On Loan". Burton Albion Official Site. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

[32] "Damien McCrory Joins Portsmouth On Loan". Burton Albion Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[33] "Jayden Cotterill Joins Matlock Town". Burton Albion Official Site. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[34] "Hawkins Heads To Matlock". Burton Albion Official Site. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.

[35] "Ben Fox Joins Solihull On Loan". Burton Albion Official Site. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

[36] "Fox Joins Tamworth On Youth Loan". Burton Albion Official Site. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.

[37] "Ben Fox Recalled From His Loan Spell At Tamworth". Burton Albion Official Site. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

[39] "Cotterill Joins Romulus On A Youth Loan". Burton Albion Official Site. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.

[40] "Cotterill Extends Romulus Loan". Burton Albion Official Site. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.

[42] "Jack Hallahan Joins Belper Town On Loan". Burton Albion Official Site. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

[43] "Brewers To Face Premier League Duo At The Pirelli In Pre-Season". Burton Albion Official Site. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.

[44] "The Brewers To Take On The Shrews In Pre-Season Friendly". Burton Albion Official Site. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

[45] "Brewers Will Play Mickleover Sports In Pre-Season". Burton Albion Official Site. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

[46] "Two More Friendlies Added To Pre-Season Schedule". Burton Albion Official Site. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.

[47] Willis, Ash (30 May 2017). "Brewers To Face Solihull Moors". Burton Albion Official Site. Retrieved 30 May 2017.

[48] "Brewers Will Play A Friendly Against Rocester". Burton Albion Official Site. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

[49] "Brewers Start The Season At Home To Cardiff City". Burton Albion Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[50] "Fixture List". Burton Albion Official Site. June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[51] "Brewers To Face Birmingham In FA Cup". Burton Albion Official Site. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.

[52] "Brewers To Face Oldham In The First Round Of The Carabao Cup". Burton Albion Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[53] "Brewers Away To Cardiff In Round 2 Of Carabao Cup". Burton Albion Official Site. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

[54] "Brewers Face Manchester United In The Carabao Cup". Burton Albion Official Site. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.