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Friday 20 August 2010

Burton Albion F.C.


Burton Albion Football Club (pronounced /ˈbɜrtən ˈælbiən/) are a professional English association football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005. The team currently play in the nPower League Two, after securing promotion from the Conference for the first time in the 2008-09 season.

The club's most common nickname is The Brewers, stemming from the town's brewing heritage.

The club have competed in the non-league of English football for all except their previous two seasons since their founding in 1950, despite the Football League heritage of their predecessors Burton Swifts, Burton United, and Burton Wanderers. The current manager is former Canadian international striker Paul Peschisolido, who took over from Roy McFarland in June 2009.

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