| 2017–18 season | |||
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| 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 | ||
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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. | Nationality | Place of birth | Age | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | End | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Stephen Bywater | GK | Oldham | 43 | 50 | 0 | Kerala Blasters | 16 January 2016 | Free | 2019 | |||
| 24 | Harry Campbell | GK | Blackburn | 29 | 0 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 August 2016 | Free | 2018 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | John Brayford | RB | Stoke-on-Trent | 37 | 146 | 7 | Sheffield United | 31 August 2017 | Free | 2019 | |||
| 5 | Kyle McFadzean | CB | Sheffield | 37 | 77 | 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 12 July 2016 | Free | 2019 | |||
| 6 | Ben Turner | CB | Birmingham | 37 | 72 | 3 | Cardiff City | 1 July 2016 | Free | 2019 | |||
| 12 | Tom Flanagan | RB | Hammersmith | 33 | 82 | 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 25 August 2015 | Free | 2019 | |||
| 14 | Damien McCrory | LWB | Limerick | 34 | 205 | 10 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1 July 2012 | Free | 2018 | |||
| 15 | Tom Naylor | CB | Sutton-in-Ashfield | 33 | 133 | 13 | Derby County | 1 July 2015 | Free | 2019 | |||
| 23 | Jake Buxton | RB | Sutton-in-Ashfield | 39 | 76 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 1 July 2017 | Free | 2018 | |||
| 25 | Shaun Barker | CB | Trowell | 42 | 6 | 0 | Derby County | 26 August 2016 | Free | 2018 | |||
| 29 | Tomas Egert | CB | 30 | 3 | 0 | Free agent | 16 March 2018 | Free | 2018 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Jamie Allen | CM | Rochdale | 30 | 28 | 1 | Rochdale | 31 August 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 | |||
| 7 | Luke Murphy | CM | Macclesfield | 35 | 61 | 2 | Leeds United | 3 July 2017 | Loan | 2018 | |||
| 11 | Lloyd Dyer | LW | Birmingham | 42 | 83 | 15 | Burnley | 25 July 2016 | Free | 2018 | |||
| 18 | William Miller | AM | London | 28 | 25 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 August 2017 | Undisclosed | 2019 | |||
| 19 | Jacob Davenport | CM | 26 | 16 | 1 | Manchester City | 31 January 2018 | Loan | 2018 | ||||
| 21 | Hope Akpan | CM | Liverpool | 33 | 27 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 July 2017 | Free | 2018 | |||
| 22 | Ben Fox | CM | Burton upon Trent | 27 | 4 | 1 | Academy | 1 July 2016 | Trainee | 2020 | |||
| 26 | Joe Sbarra | CM | Lichfield | 26 | 19 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2017 | Trainee | 2020 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Darren Bent | CF | Tooting | 40 | 14 | 2 | Derby County | 26 January 2018 | Loan | 2018 | |||
| 10 | Lucas Akins | CF/LWB | Huddersfield | 35 | 173 | 33 | Stevenage | 1 July 2014 | Free | Undisclosed | |||
| 16 | Luke Varney | CF | Leicester | 42 | 34 | 2 | Ipswich Town | 4 January 2017 | Free | 2018 | |||
| 17 | Marvin Sordell | CF | Pinner | 33 | 64 | 7 | Coventry City | 1 January 2017 | Loan | 2018 | |||
| 20 | Martin Samuelsen | SS | Haugesund | 27 | 9 | 0 | West Ham United | 17 January 2018 | Loan | 2018 | |||
| 27 | Liam Boyce | CF | Belfast | 33 | 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Stephen Bywater | 44 | 0 | 43+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | ENG | John Brayford | 29 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | ENG | Stephen Warnock | 14 | 1 | 13+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | MF | ENG | Jamie Allen | 28 | 1 | 18+10 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | ENG | Kyle McFadzean | 44 | 0 | 38+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | ENG | Ben Turner | 32 | 2 | 26+4 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | ENG | Luke Murphy | 40 | 1 | 34+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Darren Bent | 14 | 2 | 9+5 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | ENG | Lucas Akins | 45 | 6 | 39+3 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | ||
| 11 | MF | ENG | Lloyd Dyer | 38 | 7 | 29+8 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF | NIR | Tom Flanagan | 29 | 2 | 20+7 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | DF | IRL | Damien McCrory | 12 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | ENG | Tom Naylor | 35 | 4 | 31+1 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | ||
| 16 | FW | ENG | Luke Varney | 18 | 1 | 1+16 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | ||
| 17 | FW | ENG | Marvin Sordell | 42 | 3 | 29+10 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | ENG | Jacob Davenport | 16 | 1 | 14+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW | NOR | Martin Samuelsen | 9 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | NGA | Hope Akpan | 27 | 2 | 18+7 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF | ENG | Ben Fox | 2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | ||
| 23 | DF | ENG | Jake Buxton | 32 | 0 | 29+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF | ENG | Shaun Barker | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | ENG | Joe Sbarra | 19 | 0 | 4+12 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | FW | NIR | Liam Boyce | 15 | 3 | 11+4 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | DF | CZE | Tomas Egert | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| Player(s) out on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | NIR | Matty Lund | 12 | 2 | 9+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | ||
| Player(s) who left the club: | |||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | ENG | John Mousinho | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | IRL | Sean Scannell | 19 | 0 | 13+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | GK | ENG | Connor Ripley | 4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | FW | ENG | Will Miller | 11 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | ENG | Matt Palmer | 13 | 1 | 8+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW | ENG | Joe Mason | 6 | 1 | 3+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | MF | AUS | Jackson Irvine | 5 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
Goals record
- As of 9 May 2018
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | LW | Lloyd Dyer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2 | 10 | LW | Lucas Akins | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 15 | CB | Tom Naylor | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 17 | CF | Marvin Sordell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 27 | CF | Liam Boyce | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 6 | CB | Ben Turner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | CM | Matty Lund | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | CF | Darren Bent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 12 | CB | Tom Flanagan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 21 | CM | Hope Akpan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 3 | LB | Stephen Warnock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | CM | Jamie Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | CM | Luke Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 16 | CF | Luke Varney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 19 | CM | Jacob Davenport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 22 | CM | Ben Fox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| — | CM | Jackson Irvine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| — | CF | Joe Mason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| — | LM | Matt Palmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 5 | 42 | ||||
Disciplinary record
- As of 9 May 2018
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Liam Boyce | Ross County | Undisclosed | ||
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Jake Buxton | Wigan Athletic | Free | ||
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Matty Lund | Rochdale | Free | ||
| 1 July 2017 | LB | Stephen Warnock | Wigan Athletic | Free | ||
| 18 July 2017 | CM | Hope Akpan | Blackburn Rovers | Free | ||
| 31 August 2017 | CM | Jamie Allen | Rochdale | Undisclosed | ||
| 31 August 2017 | RB | John Brayford | Sheffield United | Free | ||
| 31 August 2017 | AM | William Miller | Tottenham Hotspur | Undisclosed |
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | RB | Phil Edwards | Bury | Released | ||
| 1 July 2017 | MF | Charlie Gatter | Free agent | Released | ||
| 1 July 2017 | GK | Sam Hornby | Port Vale | Free | ||
| 1 July 2017 | GK | Jon McLaughlin | Heart of Midlothian | Released | ||
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Callum Reilly | Bury | Released | ||
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Lee Williamson | Free agent | Released | ||
| 30 August 2017 | AM | Jackson Irvine | Hull City | Undisclosed | ||
| 31 August 2017 | CB | John Mousinho | Oxford United | Free |
- ^ Phil Edwards joined Bury following his release.
- ^ Jon McLaughlin joined Heart of Midlothian following his release.
- ^ Callum Reilly joined Bury following his release.
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2017 | CM | Luke Murphy | Leeds United | 30 June 2018 | ||
| 7 August 2017 | GK | Connor Ripley | Middlesbrough | 30 June 2018 | ||
| 18 August 2017 | RW | Sean Scannell | Huddersfield Town | 11 January 2018 | ||
| 23 August 2017 | CF | Joe Mason | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 January 2018 |
- ^ Scannell's season-long loan was cut short on 11 January due to a serious injury.
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | LB | Ryan Delaney | Cork City | 1 November 2017 | ||
| 18 July 2017 | RW | Marcus Harness | Port Vale | 30 June 2018 | ||
| 14 August 2017 | FW | Marcus Dinanga | AFC Telford United | 30 June 2018 | ||
| 31 August 2017 | LB | Damien McCrory | Portsmouth | January 2018 | ||
| 1 September 2017 | DF | Jayden Cotterill | Matlock Town | 29 September 2017 | ||
| 5 September 2017 | GK | Callum Hawkins | Matlock Town | 3 October 2017 | ||
| 8 September 2017 | CM | Ben Fox | Solihull Moors | 7 October 2017 | ||
| 26 October 2017 | CM | Ben Fox | Tamworth | 28 November 2017 | ||
| 17 November 2017 | DF | Jayden Cotterill | Romulus | 14 January 2018 | ||
| 8 December 2017 | MF | Jack Hallahan | Belper Town | 8 January 2018 |
Pre-season
Friendlies
As of 7 June 2017, Burton Albion have announced ten pre-season friendlies against Leicester City, West Bromwich Albion, Shrewsbury Town, Matlock Town, Mickleover Sports, AFC Wimbledon, Kidsgrove Athletic, Solihull Moors, Rocester and Arnold Town.
| 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
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: [citation needed]
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.
| 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 Attendance: 5,775 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' (o.g.) 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' Huntington 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.
| 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. Another away trip against Cardiff City for the second round. A third away tie in the third round was confirmed against Manchester United.
| 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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