Burton Albion

Burton Albion
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
	Competitive match results1
	Venue	W	D	L	F	A
	@Bristol Rovers:	2	0	0	10	1
	@Burton Albion:	0	1	1	2	3
	Neutral venues:	0	0	0	0	0
	Total:	2	1	1	12	4
1Match results from the Football League, FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy and Full Members Cup. Last updated 15:01, March 4, 2013 (UTC).

Bristol Rovers and Burton Albion met for the first time during the 2011–12 season, when both clubs played in League Two. The Brewers were founded in 1950, and after many seasons playing non-league football they finally made it into the Football League in 2009 when they won the Conference title.

Records

• Last meeting: 2 March 2013 – Bristol Rovers 3–0 Burton Albion
• Biggest win: 14 April 2012 – Bristol Rovers 7–1 Burton Albion
• Heaviest defeat: 22 October 2011 – Burton Albion 2–1 Bristol Rovers
• Highest aggregate score: 14 April 2012 – Bristol Rovers 7–1 Burton Albion

Players at both clubs

Some of the players who have been on the books of both Bristol Rovers and Burton Albion are listed below.

• Craig Armstrong was loaned to Rovers in 1996 and Burton in 2008
• Guy Branston had a spell at Burton before being loaned to Rovers in 2012
• Paul Hendrie played for Burton Albion towards the end of his career
• Tom Parkes was loaned to both Burton and Rovers by Leicester City
• Justin Richards signed for Burton in 2011, eight years after leaving Rovers
• Gary Twigg was loaned to both Rovers and Burton Albion by Derby County
• Richard Walker joined Burton Albion when he was released by Rovers in 2009
• Ian Wright joined Burton in 2003, after having left Rovers in 1996

Past meetings

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away
22 October 2011	League Two	Burton Albion	2–1	Bristol Rovers
14 April 2012	League Two	Bristol Rovers	7–1	Burton Albion
13 October 2012	League Two	Burton Albion	1–1	Bristol Rovers
2 March 2013	League Two	Bristol Rovers	3–0	Burton Albion