The Burton Albion Sentinel
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
A defender's goal wins it for Burton Albion — 7.48
1 for Max Sanders, marked 7.48, and a centre-half's name in the part of the report he normally only reaches by mistake. He will not be allowed to forget it in the dressing room for a month.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Burton Albion go back to the board over Ephron Mason-Clark
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $9.7M — a club that wants Ephron Mason-Clark enough to be asked twice.
Market17 Aug 2026
Burton Albion turn down Shrewsbury Town for Finn Delap
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Burton Albion
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Burton Albion rebuffed over Joe Buršík
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Portsmouth have kept their man, and Burton Albion go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market17 Aug 2026
Joshua Scott steps up from the Burton Albion academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Joshua Scott has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
Burton Albion promote Michael Bell from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Michael Bell has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
Simon Murphy steps up from the Burton Albion academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Simon Murphy has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Match15 Aug 2026
Blackpool snatch it back from Burton Albion
A goal on 86 minutes turned three points into one and a good afternoon into an argument about game management that will run until Saturday.
In brief
- Squad The formation has left Max Sanders behind
- Match Burton Albion share the spoils with Blackpool
- The dugout Thomas Harvey: “We have to be better”