Chairman Ben Robinson Ground Pirelli Stadium | Manager Gary Rowett League Two 6th | |
FA Cup Third Round
(Eliminated by Bournemouth) League Cup Second Round
(Eliminated by Fulham) | ||
The 2013-14 season is Burton Albion's fifth consecutive season in League Two. They finished 4th in the previous season but failed to get promotion via the playoffs. It is Gary Rowett's second season as manager of the club.
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League
Burton Albion's league campaign began well with a 2-2 away draw against Cheltenham Town on the opening day of the season, which was followed by a 1-0 victory versus Rochdale in their first home game of the season. In the following match they held off a Fleetwood Town comeback to beat the Lancashire side 3–2, to give them their first league away win since March 2013 (excluding play-offs).
League Cup
In the League Cup, Burton were drawn against Sheffield United away in the first round. They won 2-1. On 8 August 2013, they were drawn a home tie against Premier League side Fulham in the second round. Against Fulham, Albion equallised with five minutes remaining through Jack Dyer before taking the lead 12 minutes into extra-time, before conceding through Hugo Rodallega. After the 2–2 draw Phil Edwards was the only player to miss a penalty and Albion crashed out 4–5 in the shoot-out. After the match Burton manager Gary Rowett said he was incredibly proud to nearly knock the Premier League side out.
Football League Trophy
On 17 August 2013, Burton were drawn away to Notts County in the first round of the Football League Trophy.
Squad
Last updated: 30 November 2013
Results by round
Source: BBC Sport
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Squad statistics
Updated 16 April 2014Top scorers
Last updated: 4 January 2014
Displinary Record
Last updated: 30 November 2013
League Two
1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution.