Tuesday 5 May 2015

NO DROOP FOR THE BREWERS

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has given Burton Albion a real boost after their disappointment of missing out in the Wembley Play Off last year. He has brought Burton Albion up to Division One as Champions of their league and the Brewers are hopefully going to make the most of their promotion.
In their new stadium, the Pirelli, the club has set up in the same road as their old ground at Eton Park, which has since gone to the developer. Pirelli Tyres paid for the development for naming rites.

Burton Albion play host to Independent Schools' FA football, acting as the venue for U15 and U13 national finals at the end of the season. The club is very hospitable, as is MK Dons who host the ISFA U18 Final.

Football in the brewing town of Burton in Staffordshire, had to compete with the more favoured rugby and the original club founded in 1871 was Burton Swifts. Joining the Football League, Division 2, in 1892, the club had minimal success and merged with Burton Wanderers in 1900-1 to form Burton United.

This club stayed in the Football League until 1906-7, coming bottom and not getting re-elected, being replaced by Fulham. Then Burslem Port Vale resigned from the FL and Burton had a chance of being re-re-elected but this attempt was not successful and Oldham Athletic took the step up.

The new clubs, Fulham and Oldham, came 3rd and 4th in the division that first season.
Burton All Saints survived as a team, becoming Burton Town in 1924, which folded in 1940 and Burton Albion started up in 1950 after the war.

Gary Rowett would be regarded as Burton's most successful manager, bringing them to the a Wembley Division Two play off final against Fleetwood last season. They lost and Rowett went to Birmingham City, replaced by Hasselbaink. The rest is history. Mine's a pint.

Previous managers include: Ian Storey-Moore, Neil Warnock, Nigel Clough, Roy MacFarland and Paul Peschisolido.



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