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Burton were formed in 1950, and after a few seasons in the Birmingham & District
League they joined the Southern League in 1958. They have also had spells in the
Northern Premier League (NPL). They entered the Conference in 2002 upon winning
the NPL title.One of Burton's principal industries is brewing, and hence the
club's nickname is the "Brewers". Their mascot, Billy Brewer, won the first ever
Mascot Olympics at Collingham F.C..Albion can claim lineage from Burton Swifts
F.C., Burton Town F.C., Burton United F.C., and Burton Wanderers F.C., who were
all failed football clubs (with them all playing at Lloyds Foundry). Albion
began life at the Lloyds Foundry ground on Wellington Street, but high
attendances meant that the club quickly searched for a more suitable home. Eton
Park was built off Derby Road and officially opened on September 20, 1958,
coinciding with their promotion to the Southern League. From then until its
demolition in 2005 the Brewers played all of their home games at Eton Park (it
was also used as the home ground for many Derby County reserve matches). It was
demolished to make way for housing, as the club had just completed a new
stadium, at a cost of ?7.2 million. It is situated directly opposite Eton Park
and was named the Pirelli Stadium, situated as it was a short distance from
Pirelli's factory in Burton. The stadium has an increased capacity, firstly
named at 6,000, but then later raised to 6,500, and the first match played there
was a friendly between Burton Albion and Chester City on Saturday 16 July 2005.
One notable result at the ground was a 0-0 draw in the FA Cup third round
against Manchester United on 8 January 2006. The result of the Third Round
replay, lucratively played at Old Trafford, was a 5-0 win for Manchester United,
over 11,000 Brewers fans made the trip up to Manchester. The Brewers are managed
by former Notts Forest, Liverpool, Man City and England international Nigel
Clough and after making steady progress during his reign are amongst the most
fancied for this campaign to claim at least a play-off place. Burton Albion are
in fact the fifth main team that Burton has had after the past four have folded,
similar to Wigan Athletic in Wigan. Burton has had a litany of football clubs
and due to the area's main sport being rugby (although that is no longer the
case), many former Burton teams have struggled financially. Thanks in no small
way to shrewd financial management, strong personal leadership by chairman Ben
Robinson ,and the dream FA Cup run versus Manchester Utd in 2005-6, this club
currently enjoys the sort of stability that other less fortunate clubs envy