Saturday, December 01, 2007

The road to Wembley - Burton Albion

Interesting (?) facts on Burton Albion:

1) Brian Clough's son Nigel has been manager since 1998
2) He actually played 295 games for Burton as well as 324 for Nottingham Forest.
3) The 38-year old still occasionally plays.
4) Burton were formed in 1950
5) Burton is an area known for it's beer
6) Hence the nickname - The Brewers
7) Their mascot is called Billy Brewer
8) Billy Brewer won the first ever Mascot Olympics!
9) They play at the very modern Pirelli Stadium situated down the street from Pirelli's factory (right)
10) They play in the Conference National league, the 5th tier of English football
11) Kevin Poole plays in goal - ex Leicester and Birmingham
12) In 2006 they drew at home to Man Utd 0-0 in the 3rd Round. They lost the replay 5-0.
13) Famous old players include Mark Robins, Andy Sinton and Gary Rowett
14) Official website

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