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Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. At the 2021 census , it had a population of 76,270.
The last recorded match played there was in 1991, between the Staffordshire Cricket Association and the Yorkshire Cricket Association, [1] after which the ground was abandoned, with just the pavilion remaining. By 2018 industrial units had been constructed on the ground. Directly to the west is the Pirelli Stadium, home ground of Burton Albion F.C.
Bass was known as the father of Midland cricket and was a member of the Northern Counties team which played against the M.C.C. at Burton in 1841. [7] In the heyday of brewing in Burton, many brewery companies had their own cricket teams. The Brewery Cup was established around 1894 by the Burton Breweries Cricket Association. [8]
Burton Town F.C. was an English association football club based in Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire.Originally known as Burton All Saints, the club competed in the Birmingham & District League, one of the country's strongest semi-professional leagues, between 1924 and 1935, winning the championship in the 1927–28 season, before joining the Midland Football League.
The Staffordshire Senior Challenge Cup is a football cup tournament based in the county of Staffordshire in England first competed for in 1877–78 (then under Sheffield Rules. [1] Organised by the Staffordshire Football Association , it is competed for by a mix of clubs from Staffordshire and the surrounding areas.
The Burton-on-Trent Open [1] also called the Burton-on-Trent Open Tennis Tournament was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in August 1883. It was first staged at the Ind Coope Ground at Burton upon Trent , East Staffordshire , England and ran till 1905 when it was abolished.
Coopers Square (originally called Burton Shopping Centre) is an indoor shopping centre located in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England. It is owned by the Grosvenor Group . [ 1 ] The total retail area for the shopping centre is 35,766 m 2 (384,980 sq ft). [ 2 ]
Stanley William Clarke was born in Woods Lane, Stapenhill, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, [4] on 7 June 1933. His father, Victor, was previously a brewery worker, disabled by tuberculosis; [1] while his mother, Mabel, was a maid at Dunstall Hall. [5]