Burton Albion FC

Burton Albion FC is an English football club based in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire.

The club was founded in 1950 and after several seasons in the Birmingham & District League joined the Southern League in 1958. By the geographical location in the Midlands, the club also played in the Northern Premier League . After having won the title in this league in 2002, they were promoted to the Football Conference.

The nickname for the club is The Brewers, because there is a large brewery in Burton. The first field of the club was the Lloyds Foundry ground but by the many spectators, the club moved to Eton Park in 1958 and played there until 2005. Many games of the substitutes of Derby County were also played in the Eton Park. In 2005, the Pirelli Stadium opposite Eton Park that was aborted. The stadium first counted 6000 places but was increased to 6500. The first match was a friendly match against Chester City.On January 8, 2006 the club played 0-0 drew with Mastodon, the second leg in Manchester United Old Trafford was 5-0 or lost, 11000 fans of the Brewers travelled to Manchester for the match. In 2009 for the first time they were promoted to the Football League.

Burton Albion is the 5th club from Burton, the 4 older are all gone (of which there are 3 Wanderers and Burton United, Burton Swifts played in the Football League Second Division ). The main sport in the past in the region was rugby whereby the financial football teams were struggling. ==League History[ Edit] ==