BURTON ARE IN LEAGUE - AT LAST; BLUE SQUARE ROUND-UP.Byline: KEN REYNOLDS Kenneth Lee Reynolds (born January 4, 1947 in Trevose, Pennsylvania) was a baseball player with a 6 year career in the MLB spanning the years 1970-1976, excluding 1974. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers of the American League, and the Philadelphia Phillies, St. BURTON ALBION moved into the Football League for the first time in their 59-year history - despite losing 2-1 at Torquay on a dramatic final day of the Blue Square Premier season. Albion at one stage led the table by 21 points, but ended up just two points in front of second-placed Cambridge United, who were held to a goalless draw by Altrincham. They suffered a major upheaval mid-season when Nigel Clough Nigel Howard Clough (born 19 March, 1966, Sunderland) is a former English footballer and the current player-manager of Burton Albion. He played mainly as a striker but could adapt to other positions. left to join Derby and Roy McFarland Roy Leslie McFarland (b. 5 April 1948, Liverpool, England) is an English football manager and previously a player for Tranmere Rovers, Derby County and Bradford City. He represented England at full international level. replaced him as manager. Clough was at Plainmoor yesterday to see his old club get over the finishing line and McFarland admitted: "It was not the way we would have wanted to do it, but we got there in the end." Burton led at Plainmoor through Marc Goodfellow's early goal, but Chris Hargreaves Chris Hargreaves (born May 12 1972 in Cleethorpes, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Conference National side Torquay United. Hargreaves began his career as a trainee with Grimsby Town, turning professional in December 1989. sidefooted home a smart equaliser and Elliot Benyon headed the winner a minute after the restart. It meant that Burton had lost five of their last six League games. Torquay's win sealed a play-off semi-final against Histon, who drew 3-3 at Crawley after leading 3-0 at half-time. In the other semi, Cambridge face Stevenage, who lost 2-1 at Mansfield, where Aaron O'Connor grabbed a late winner. A crowd of more than 10,000 saw Oxford lose 2-1 to relegated Northwich and miss out on the play-offs. The five points they were docked for fielding an ineligible player cost them dear. CAPTION(S): WHAT A LIFT Austin lifts the Blue Square trophy |
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