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BURTON ALBION 1 KETTERING TOWN 1 (31/03/09)

The Brewers extended their to nine points at the top of the Blue Square Premier league with a hard fought point at the Pirelli Stadium.

Darren Stride scored his first goal since August to give Burton the lead after just eight minutes before Gareth Seddon equalised for the visitors ten minutes later.

BURTON ALBION 4 GRAYS ATHLETIC 0 (28/03/09)

Two goals from Lee Morris helped the Brewers take another massive step towards promotion to the Football League.

The first goal came after just two minutes after Darren Stride's flicked on header fell into the path of Morris, who raced clear before sliding his shot under the goalkeeper.

John McGrath made it 2-0 with a stunning free kick before Morris netted his second, and Burton's third goal.

The visitors started the second half with much more purpose and put the Albion defence under a lot more pressure but Keith Gilroy ended any faint hopes of a Grays comeback by scoring with a looping effort in the 84th minute.

EASTBOURNE BOROUGH 1 BURTON ALBION 2 (21/03/09)

The Brewers snatched a last gasp victory thanks to three inspired substitutions from manager Roy McFarland.

The home side took the lead in the first half and looked as though they would hold out for all three points. The introduction of Martin Butler on the hour mark sparked a revival with the equalising goal just minutes later, and with the game heading for a draw substitutes Mark Byrne and Greg Pearson combined deep into injury time to score the winner.

With Cambridge United and Histon not in action, the Brewers have extended their lead over their promotion rivals to eight and fifteen points respectively.

BREWERS ON THE BOX AGAIN (20/03/09)

The final home league game against Oxford United has been chosen for live transmission on Setanta Sports.

The game will now be played on Friday 17th April with a 7.45pm kick off.

WEYMOUTH 0 BURTON ALBION 5 (17/03/09)

The Brewers recovered from three successive league defeats with a convincing win at the Wessex Stadium.

It was literally a case of men against boys, as a full strength Burton side faced a home side made up of youth players and trialists.

Lee Morris scored the opening goal after 24 minutes to begin the rout, before further goals from Harrad and Gilroy. Morris grabbed his second, and Burton's fourth goal, five minutes after the interval, and an own goal gave Albion their biggest ever away win in the Conference.

Wins for Cambridge United and Histon ensured that Burton's lead at the top of the table remains 5 points with 9 games left to play until the end of the season.

BURTON ALBION 1 SALISBURY CITY 2 (14/03/09)

The current run of poor form continued at the Pirelli Stadium this afternoon with defeat against mid table Salisbury City.

It was the Whites that ended Burton's Southern League title hopes in the 2000/01 season when they sprung a shock defeat on the Brewers and this result has put a huge dent in their chances again.

Greg Pearson wasted a great chance in the first minute of the game and his miss was punished as the visitors took the lead after 25 minutes through Charlie Griffin's header.

Marc Goodfellow then had a chance to snatch the equaliser but he headed wide after good work by Keith Gilroy, and the visitors went in at half time two goals ahead after Charles Ademeno looped a header over Kevin Poole.

Roy McFarland rang the changes after the break, and the introductions of Lee Morris and Darren Stride added extra impetus to the team. Morris bagged a late goal to set up a grandstand finish but the Brewers could not produce another goal to prevent them slipping to a first home defeat of the season.

BREWERS BOOST SQUAD WITH LOAN SIGNING (12/03/09)

Burton Albion manager Roy McFarland has brought in a new face ahead of Saturday's home game against Salisbury City.

Nottingham Forest midfield player Mark Byrne has joined the club on loan until the end of the season. The 25 year old Irishman has made three substitute appearances for The Reds including one in last months FA Cup clash against Derby County.

EBBSFLEET UNITED 2 BURTON ALBION 1 (11/03/09)

The Brewers failed to capitalise on Histon's defeat last night as they suffered defeat in this re-arranged Blue Square match.

The hosts were leading in the original game before heavy snowfall caused the game to be abandoned, and they scored the opening goal again this time through Guiseppe Sole's stunning free kick.

Greg Pearson equalised with his first goal in 2009 but a harsh penalty decision against Michael Simpson allowed Sole to score the winner from the spot.

CAMBRIDGE UNITED 2 BURTON ALBION 0 (07/03/09)

The Brewers tasted defeat in the Blue Square Premier league for the first time since 18th October 2008, but defeat for Histon at ten man Kettering Town made up for the disappointment.

The Trade Recruitment Stadium has not been a happy hunting ground for Burton, with only one victory since their first visit in 1960 and the misery continued as Martin Butler was red carded for a challenge on U's keeper Danny Potter. It was the third time a Burton player had seen red in the last four meetings between the two clubs.

Cambridge's win lifts them into second place in the table, although they are 11 points behind having played two games more than the Brewers. Histon dropped to third, 12 points behind the leaders and with only one game in hand remaining.