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Burton Albion's existence has taken them to the highest peaks, and the lowest
troughs of non-league football; From the glory of an FA Cup Third Round
appearance to near bankruptcy; the humble surroundings of the Birmingham
League to the dizzy heights of the Beazer Homes Premier Division (via the
Northern Premier League), near bankruptcy to the hallowed turf of Wembley,
and a bit of near bankruptcy again for good measure. Here, BrewersNet relives
the whole story, and with a wealth of archive photographs brings those
memories flooding home, as we....Look Back in Amber!
1950's 1960's 60's &70's 1980's FA Cup '85 Road to Wembley Wembley '87 (1) Wembley '87 (2) Trophy Replay 88-Present day Albion v Gresley The photographs are reproduced on the same page as the text, so you can read while you wait for them to load, and if you get bored of the words - you can look at the pictures. Note that this history ends at the end of the 1996-97 season. The latest exciting chapter is still being written...
The sections...
The 1950's A Football Town with Pedigree, Baby Brewers, Down to the Valley The 1960's New Ground-New Albion, Southern League Cup The 60's and 70's Up and Down, Ian Moore, Trophy Bitter, Pride of the North The early 80's Dawn of the Warnock era, NPL Cup FA Cup 1985 An Epic Run, a Bizarre Ending The Road to Wembley '87 The Impossible Dream Wembley '87: Part One An Occasion to Savour Wembley '87: Part Two Wembley Heroes FA Trophy Final Replay '87 Heartbreak at the Hawthorns 1988-present day Broken Dreams, a New Era Albion v Gresley The complete history
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For this feature I am indebted to Rex Page's book "Wellington
Street to Wembley" - The Complete History 1950-1990." Rex Page
is the long-time Albion reporter of the Burton Mail and his book is the
definitive Albion history. Many of the pictures reproduced here are also
taken from the book. If you have any Albion memories you'd like to share,
e-mail them to me at