2014–15 Burton Albion F.C. season

Burton Albion
201415 season
Chairman Ben Robinson
Manager Gary Rowett
(until 27 October)
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
(from 13 November)
Ground Pirelli Stadium
League Two 1st
FA Cup First Round
(Eliminated by Barnsley)
League Cup Third Round
(Eliminated by Brighton & Hove Albion
FL Trophy Second Round
(Eliminated by Doncaster Rovers
Top goalscorer League: Lucas Akins (9)
All: Lucas Akins (9)
Highest home attendance 3,999 vs Queens Park Rangers
(26 August 2014)
Lowest home attendance 2,099 vs Exeter City
(19 August 2014)
Average home league attendance 2,713
Home colours
Away colours

The 2014-15 season is Burton Albion's sixth consecutive season in League Two. They finished 6th in the previous season but failed to get promotion via the playoffs. It was Gary Rowett's third season as manager of the club, he would leave in November to join Birmingham City. The club would appoint former Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and under his leadership the club finished first earning promotion to the Football League One for the first time in the clubs history.

Match details

Pre-season

League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Burton Albion (C, P) 46 28 10 8 69 39 +30 94 Promotion to Football League One
2 Shrewsbury Town (P) 46 27 8 11 67 31 +36 89
3 Bury (P) 46 26 7 13 60 40 +20 85
4 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 15 8 67 45 +22 84 Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
5 Southend United (O, P) 46 24 12 10 54 38 +16 84
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Matches

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[1]

FA Cup

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.[2]

League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Burton Albion were drawn at home to Wigan Athletic.[3]

Football League Trophy

Transfers

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Club transferred from Fee Ref.
28 May 2014DFAustralia Shane Cansdell-SherriffEngland Preston North EndFree[4]
30 May 2014DFEngland George TaftEngland Leicester CityFree[5]
6 June 2014MFEngland John MousinhoEngland Preston North EndFree[6]
18 June 2014FWEngland Lucas AkinsEngland StevenageUndisclosed[7]
22 July 2014GKScotland Jon McLaughlinEngland Bradford CityFree[8]
1 September 2014FWEngland Stuart BeavonEngland Preston North EndUndisclosed[9]
27 November 2014DFSuriname Kelvin MaynardBelgium Royal AntwerpFree[10]
8 January 2015DFBosnia and Herzegovina Stefan MaletićNetherlands Achilles '29Free[11]
29 January 2015FWNetherlands Abdenasser El KhayatiNetherlands Kozakken BoysUndisclosed[12]
17 February 2015FWGuadeloupe Mickaël Antoine-CurierScotland Hamilton AcademicalFree[13]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Club transferred to Fee Ref.
7 May 2014DFScotland Zander DiamondEngland Northampton TownFree[14]
30 May 2014DFEngland Chris HusseyEngland BuryFree[15]
27 June 2014DFEngland Marcus HolnessEngland Tranmere RoversFree[16]
18 August 2014FWNorthern Ireland Billy KeeEngland Scunthorpe UnitedUndisclosed[17]
2 February 2015MFScotland Alex MacDonaldEngland Oxford UnitedUndisclosed[18]
Players loaned in
Date Pos. Name Club loaned from Loan end date Ref.
30 June 2014FWEngland Stuart BeavonEngland Preston North End1 September 2014[19]
3 July 2014MFEngland Callum McFadzeanEngland Sheffield UnitedJanuary 2015[20]
27 August 2014FWEngland Jacob BlythEngland Leicester City3 May 2015[21][22]
21 October 2014MFRepublic of Ireland Darragh LenihanEngland Blackburn Rovers4 March 2015[23][24][25][26][27]
20 November 2014MFEngland Bryn MorrisEngland Middlesbrough19 December 2014[28]
27 November 2014GKEngland Remi MatthewsEngland Norwich City28 December 2014[29]
2 January 2015GKScotland Scott ShearerEngland Crewe Alexandra3 May 2015[30]
30 January 2015DFEngland Tom NaylorEngland Derby County3 May 2015[31]
2 February 2015MFSpain Iván CaleroEngland Derby County2 March 2015[32]
6 March 2015MFBelgium Florent CuvelierEngland Sheffield United3 May 2015[33]
11 March 2015MFRepublic of Ireland Callum ReillyEngland Birmingham City30 June 2015[34]
26 March 2015MFEngland Jack DunnEngland Liverpool25 April 2015[35]
26 March 2015DFEngland Kevin StewartEngland Liverpool25 April 2015[35]
26 March 2015FWScotland Denny JohnstoneEngland Birmingham City30 June 2015[36]
Players loaned out
Date Pos. Name Club loaned to Loan end date Ref.
30 January 2015FWEngland Dominic KnowlesEngland Kidderminster Harriers19 March 2015[37][38]
2 February 2015MFEngland Lee BellEngland Macclesfield Town3 May 2015[39]
27 March 2015MFEngland Jimmy PhillipsEngland Alfreton Town30 June 2015[40]

References

  1. "Brewers To Face Oxford United On Opening Day". Burton Albion F.C. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  2. "First round draw". The FA. 27 October 2014.
  3. "Burton Albion To Host Wigan Athletic In First Round Of Capital One Cup". Burton Albion F.C. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  4. "Shane Cansdell-Sherriff Signs for Burton Albion". Burton Albion FC. 28 May 2014.
  5. "Burton Albion Sign George Taft On Two-Year Deal". Burton Albion FC. 30 May 2014.
  6. "John Mousinho Signs For Burton Albion". Burton Albion FC. 6 June 2014.
  7. "Lucas Akins Signs For Burton Albion For Undisclosed Fee". Burton Albion F.C. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. "McLaughlin Becomes A Brewer". Burton Albion F.C. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  9. "Burton sign Beavon after Preston exit". BBC Sport. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  10. "Brewers Sign Dutch Player Maynard Until The End Of The Season". Burton Albion F.C. 27 November 2014.
  11. "Stefan Maletic Signs Until The End Of The Season". Burton Albion F.C. 8 January 2015.
  12. "Nasser El Khayati Joins The Brewers Until The End Of The Season". Burton Albion F.C. 29 January 2015.
  13. "The Brewers Sign Antoine-Curier Until The End Of The Season". Burton Albion F.C. 17 February 2015.
  14. "Cobblers to sign Diamond from Burton". BBC Sport. 7 May 2014.
  15. "Chris Hussey Leaves Burton Albion". Burton Albion FC. 30 May 2014.
  16. "Tranmere: Marcus Holness leaves Burton for Prenton Park". BBC Sport. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  17. "Billy Kee joins Scunthorpe United for undisclosed fee". Burton Albion FC. 18 August 2014.
  18. "MacDonald Joins Oxford United". Burton Albion F.C. 2 February 2015.
  19. "Beavon Becomes A Brewer". Burton Albion F.C. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  20. "McFadzean Returns On Loan". Burton Albion F.C. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  21. "Burton Albion sign striker Jacob Blyth on loan from Leicester City". Burton Mail. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  22. "Blyth Stays Until The End Of The Season". Burton Albion F.C. 19 January 2015.
  23. "Brewers Sign Lenihan". Burton Albion F.C. 21 October 2014.
  24. "Albion Extend Lenihan Loan". Burton Albion F.C. 24 November 2014.
  25. "Lenihan Loan Extended". Burton Albion F.C. 5 January 2015.
  26. "Darragh Stays For A Further Month". Burton Albion F.C. 9 February 2015.
  27. "Darragh Lenihan Has Been Recalled By His Parent Club Blackburn Rovers". Burton Albion F.C. 4 March 2015.
  28. "Brewers Make Morris Loan Move". Burton Albion F.C. 20 November 2014.
  29. "Matthews Joins From Norwich City On A One Month Loan". Burton Albion F.C. 27 November 2014.
  30. "Hasselbaink Nets Shearer On Loan". Burton Albion F.C. 2 January 2015.
  31. "Naylor Joins The Brewers". Burton Albion F.C. 30 January 2015.
  32. "Ivan Calero Joins The Brewers On A Youth Loan". Burton Albion F.C. 2 February 2015.
  33. "Florent Cuvelier Joins The Brewers On Loan". Burton Albion F.C. 6 March 2015.
  34. "Burton Albion Loan Callum Reilly". Burton Albion F.C. 11 March 2015.
  35. 1 2 "Liverpool Youngsters Jack Dunn And Kevin Stewart Join On Loan". Burton Albion F.C. 26 March 2015.
  36. "Denny Johnstone Joins On Loan Until The End Of The Season". Burton Albion F.C. 26 March 2015.
  37. "Harriers sign striker Dominic Knowles on loan". Kidderminster Harriers F.C. 30 January 2015.
  38. "Knowles Is Recalled From His Loan Spell". Burton Albion F.C. 19 March 2015.
  39. "Lee Bell Joins Macclesfield Town On Loan". Burton Albion F.C. 2 February 2015.
  40. "Jimmy Phillips Has Joined Alfreton Town On Loan". Burton Albion F.C. 27 March 2015.

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