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- Updated: October 20, 2016
Burton Albion’s rise through the EFL is as big an achievement as Leicester City winning the Premier League, says former boss Gary Rowett.
Rowett, now manager of Birmingham City, started his managerial career with Burton Albion in Sky Bet League Two and set the wheels in motion on their upward surge through the leagues.
He left the club top of League Two in 2014 when the Championship side came calling but two years on Burton are now plying their trade at the same level after incredible back-to-back promotions.
The thought of being in the same division as Newcastle United and Aston Villa was unthinkable when Burton played in the Northern Premier League as recently as 2002.
Ahead of his first return to the Pirelli Stadium on Friday night, which is live on Sky Sports 1, Rowett spoke to Sky Bet on Facebook Live about the club’s achievement.
“I can’t believe they’re in the Championship,” Rowett said.
“I joined as an assistant manager with Paul Peschisolido and I remember the chairman saying ‘if we can stay in the league for one season, then we can start to build’.
“So, to now be looking at that club that only got into the Football League five or six years ago to where they are now, is an incredible …
