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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