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END OF SEASON FIXTURE CHANGES (28/09/07)

The Football Conference has brought forward the last two rounds of fixtures in the three Blue Square divisions.

Matches in all three divisions that were originally scheduled for 26 April will now take place on 22 April.

Also, the final round of fixtures, scheduled for 3 May, will now take place on Saturday, 26 April.

Burton's trip to Kidderminster Harriers will now take place on Tuesday 22 April with the home match against Exeter City now on Saturday 26 April.

Use the link to the left to see the full updated fixture list.

DROYLSDEN 0 BURTON ALBION 2 (25/09/07)

Two moments of magic in a five minute spell in the second half were enough to beat Droylsden and keep up Burton's unbeaten record on the road.

A free kick from Keith Gilroy was headed in by Mark Greaves for the opening goal, before Shaun Harrad curled in a second from 25 yards out.

The home side had threatened to open up the Brewers defence with their long ball tactics, but there was always a last ditch tackle from the Albion defence to steal the opportunity.

Ryan Taylor made his first start for the club and showed good touch and strength and looked a good partner for Daryl Clare. Darren Stride returned to the heart of the defence and looked like he was back to his best again.

In all it was a well deserved victory, and although still in 5th place in the Blue Square Premier, the gap to the teams above has been closed after most of tonight's result ended favourably.

BURTON ALBION 2 WOKING 0 (22/09/07)

The Brewers got back to winning ways thanks to a brace from Daryl Clare in the first half.

It was certainly a game of two halves. The first 45 minutes was back to the attacking football that was last seen against Torquay, but the second period was laboured against a Woking side who had been reduced to 10 men within the first quarter of the game.

Daryl Clare opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Matt Ruby had been adjudged to have handled the ball. His actions also earned him a red card, although it appeared the ball was already over the goal line before Ruby's intervention.

Clare added a second with a neat twist and shot to make it 2-0 at the break.

The visitors put in a spirited performance in the second half and were unfortunate not to at least score a goal.

BREWERS SIGN STRIKER ON LOAN (21/09/07)

Nigel Clough has today strengthened the squad as he aims to keep the good start to the season going.

Young striker Ryan Taylor has joined from Rotherham United and will go straight into the squad to face Woking tomorrow.

Taylor is a product of the Millers' youth system and has made 15 first team appearances, including 2 as a substitute this season.

BREWERS HIT LOW EBB BUT GILROY GOALS FLOW (18/09/07)

BURTON ALBION 1 EBBSFLEET UNITED 1

Keith Gilroy scored a dramatic late equaliser to snatch a point that the Brewers barely deserved.

Nigel Clough had promised 'flair football' in this game, but the performance was disjointed and scrappy and a million miles away from the last home game against Torquay.

Luke Moore opened the scoring for the visitors after following a breakaway move from a Burton corner.

The game looked to be heading for a disappointing defeat until Andy Corbett's cross found Gilroy in the penalty area, and the ball was dispatched low into the corner of the net.

The Brewers remain in the play-off positions in 5th place but a gap now seems to be opening up between the top 4 teams and the chasing pack.

Match reaction and manager's views

RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS 0 BURTON ALBION 0 (15/09/07)

The Brewers failed to sparkle at Nene Park but will be happy to continue their unbeaten away record with this bore draw.

The home side wasted several good chances to win the game, whilst Burton failed to muster a single serious shot on target.

Nigel Clough surprisingly left Keith Gilroy on the bench and the result was a lacklustre performance from the players that did start the match. Darren Stride made his first league start of the season in place of the injured Mark Greaves, and Andy Corbett returned after injury.

At least the sun was shining on the large travelling contingent of Burton fans who were in fine voice and good spirits despite the lack of action on the pitch. Match Reaction and views

BURTON ALBION 4 BEDWORTH UNITED 1 (12/09/07)

A hat-trick from Marc Goodfellow propelled the Brewers into the next round of the Birmingham Senior Cup last night.

Sam Hall scored the other goal in front of only 144 hardy souls.

BURTON ALBION 3 TORQUAY UNITED 1 (10/09/07)

It maybe a bit too early to start getting carried away, but the Brewers look like they have a team capable of making a realistic push for promotion this season.

The visitors were swept aside in a storming first half, although they were not helped by a goalkeeping gaffe that allowed John Brayford to score from the half way line.

Andy Gooding added the second goal on his home debut to make it 2-0 at the break.

Torquay rallied in the second half and did pull a goal back, but Shaun Harrad secured victory with a late goal after good work from Keith Gilroy.

Another positive was the return of Darren Stride and Andy Corbett who both came on as substitutes, with David Farrell also fit enough to take a place on the bench.

NORTHWICH VICTORIA 0 BURTON ALBION 2 (04/09/07)

The Brewers moved up to fifth place in the Blue Square Premier league with a comfortable win at struggling Northwich.

It was a largely one sided match, but Kevin Poole was called into action on a couple of occasions.

Aaron Webster opened the scoring, heading in from John McGrath's corner kick. Webster had already put the ball in the net earlier in the game, but the effort was ruled out by a very whistle happy referee.

Albion's second goal was a screamer from Keith Gilroy. The little Irishman curled his shot into the top corner of the net from the edge of the area to continue his run of scoring great goals this season. Match Reaction and fans views