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BREWERS TO FACE TIGERS IN TROPHY (29/11/05)

Worksop Town will provide the opposition in the first round of the FA Trophy after a 2-1 win away at Telford United this evening.

The Conference North side will visit the Pirelli Stadium on Saturday December 17th and are likely to include a few Albion Oldboys amongst their squad. Michael Simpkins, Barry Miller and Glenn Kirkwood could line up against their former club in what looks to be a tricky tie for the Brewers.

BURTON ALBION 2 ROMULUS 0 (28/11/05)

A side made up of youth and experience made progress into the fourth round of the Birmingham Senior Cup with a win over Midland Alliance side Romulus.

After a goalless first half, debut senior goals from Oliver Hancock and Eric Graves were enough to send the 119 fans, who braved the elements, home happy.

Burton line-up: Gutteridge, Edwards, Clough, Ayres, Brayford, Britton, Graves, Anderson, Ducros, Todd, Hancock Subs: Wayte, Liversedge, Taylor.

FA TROPHY DRAW (28/11/05)

The draw for the first round of the FA Trophy was made today, and the Brewers have been handed a home tie against AFC Telford or Worksop Town. The two sides drew 1-1 at the weekend, and now face a replay on Tuesday night for the right to play Burton at the Pirelli Stadium on Saturday 17th December.

BIRMINGHAM SENIOR CUP PREVIEW (28/11/05)

The Brewers host Romulus FC in the third round of the Birmingham Senior Cup tonight, kick off 7.45pm. The match will mark the first meeting between the two sides, and CTMD brings you an exclusive focus on the 'Roms', who feature an Albion Oldboy in their ranks.

[FOCUS ON ROMULUS]

BURTON ALBION 1 KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS 0 (26/11/05)

The Brewers notched up their fifth straight league win with a good win against Kidderminster Harriers. Lee Bell scored the winning goal five minutes into the second half, but the margin of victory should have been far greater, with Keith Gilroy having half a dozen good chances to score. [MATCH REPORT]

BREWERS v HARRIERS MATCH PREVIEW (26/11/05)

Burton Albion will be looking for their fourth straight win in the league against visitors Kidderminster Harriers. The visitors will also be high in confidence after a 3-0 away win at League Two club Boston United in the LDV Trophy. [MATCH PREVIEW]

ROWETT JOINS BREWERS (25/11/05)

Defender Gary Rowett has joined Burton Albion and goes into the squad to face Kidderminster Harriers despite not having played a competitive game for over 2 years.

Rowett was forced to retire from the professional game through injury whilst with Charlton Athletic, and is currently a coach at Derby County. He has been training with the Brewers for a few weeks and made a guest appearance against Manchester United.

In a career spanning almost 400 appearances, Gary has been involved in transfer deals totalling £7,000,000 in fees, and has played in the Premier League for three different clubs.

Gary will be available for the Brewers when his commitments with Derby County allow, but may be able to become a fuller part of Nigel Clough's plans in the New Year.

BURTON ALBION 3 CRAWLEY TOWN 1 (19/11/05)

A great week for Burton Albion football club was rounded off with an impressive victory over Conference strugglers Crawley Town. The blossoming strike partnership of Jon Shaw and Shaun Harrad bagged all of the goals, but the team performance was first class throughout.

[MATCH REPORT]

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KING HARRAD - BURTON ALBION 1 PETERBOROUGH UTD 0 (16/11/05)

Burton Albion made into the second round of the FA Cup thanks to a great goal from Shaun Harrad. The Brewers weathered long periods of pressure from the visitors in the first half, and came out stronger in the second half.

It was the first time that Nigel Clough's team have won a first round replay, and they now go on to face Burscough on December 3rd. [MATCH REPORT]

BURTON ALBION v PETERBOROUGH UNITED PREVIEW (15/11/05)

After the razzamatazz of Monday night's visit of Manchester United, it is back to business with the visit of Mark Wright's Peterborough United for an FA Cup 1st round replay.

The Brewers will be hoping to put a poor record of success at this stage of the competition behind them, and to progress to a home tie in the second round against Burscough. [MATCH PREVIEW]

BURTON ALBION 2 MANCHESTER UNITED 1 (14/11/05)

The official opening of the Pirelli Stadium was marked by beating a Manchester United side in front of Sir Alex Ferguson. A crowd of over 6000 watched as goals from Andy Ducros and Jon Shaw set up a historic victory. [REPORT]

YORK CITY 0 BURTON ALBION 1 (12/11/05)

A goal from Chris Hall snatched all the points for the Brewers who have now gone four games without defeat, and without conceding a goal. [MATCH REPORT]

OWN THE ULTIMATE CLOUGH MEMORABILIA (09/11/05)

A seller on internet auction site eBay is giving people a chance to get their hands on a piece of the ultimate Clough memorabilia, a car reported to have belonged to his wife.

The N registration Mercedes car, which is currently priced at £499, is listed as having been bought by Nigel for his wife Margaret back in 1995, whilst he was a player at Liverpool.

View the listing on eBay HERE

YORK GAME POSTPONED (08/11/05)

This evenings game against York City has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. Heavy rain has made the playing surface unplayable which was confirmed by a pitch inspection at 6pm.

The game will now be played on Saturday 12th November, which was the original date that the game was due to be played.

YORK CITY v BURTON ALBION PREVIEW (06/11/05)

The Brewers make the trip north to Kit Kat Crescent to face York City. CTMD gives you the form guide of both clubs, looks back at Burton's last visit to York and finds a couple of players who have appeared for both teams.

[MATCH PREVIEW] [AWAY GUIDE TO YORK]

BREWERS BAG BURSCOUGH (06/11/05)

If Burton Albion can defeat Peterborough United in next weeks FA Cup first round victory, then the reward is a home tie with Burscough in the second round.

The Unibond Premier league side knocked Gillingham out of the competition yesterday, but Nigel Clough must surely see this as Burton's best opportunity to make the third round of the competition for nearly 20 years.

PETERBOROUGH UTD 0 BURTON ALBION 0 (05/11/05)

The Brewers ensured their name would be in the hat for the draw for the second round tomorrow afternoon after a battling performance at London Road. [MATCH REPORT]

FA CUP PREVIEW (04/11/05)

Burton Albion make their 16th appearance in the first round of the FA Cup, hoping to make progress into the second round for only the fourth time in their history.

CTMD looks at the recent form of the Brewers and the Posh, and looks back to the Burton's last first round match away to Torquay United.

[MATCH PREVIEW]

BREWERS MAKE LOAN SIGNING (04/11/05)

Nigel Clough has managed to make a late loan deal to bring Bury utility player Jake Sedgemore to the club. The player has been given permission to play in tomorrow's game with Peterborough, and should fill the gap left by Lee Bell who has not been allowed to become cup tied by his full time employer, Crewe Alexandra.

Sedgemore was a summer transfer target for the Brewers after being released by Shrewsbury Town, however he decided to stay in the league and accepted an offer from the Gigg Lane club. He has made only 4 appearances for the Shakers this season, scoring one goal.

FA CUP GAME LIVE ON THE WEB (03/11/05)

Fans unable to travel to Peterborough to watch the Brewers in FA Cup action on Saturday can hear live coverage of the game on the internet thanks to the BBC.

Live exclusive rights for the game have been secured by BBC Staffordshire. To access the live audio feed, just CLICK HERE just before kick off. You need Real Player to be able to hear the coverage, however you can download a copy from the site.

KIDDERMINSTER FIXTURE RE-ARRANGED (03/11/05)

The away trip to Aggborough to face Kidderminster Harriers has been brought forward to Friday 30th December with a 7.45pm kick off.

BSC GAME POSTPONED (02/11/05)

This evenings match against Romulus FC has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch at the Pirelli Stadium.

AWAY GUIDE TO PETERBOROUGH UNITED (02/11/05)

A guide for those making the trip to London Road on Saturday has now been added to the website. The guide includes directions, stadium guide, ticket prices, and places to eat and drink. [Peterborough Guide]