2014–15 Bury F.C. season
During the 2014–15 season, Bury competed in the fourth tier of English football, Football League Two.
| 2014–15 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Stewart Day | ||
| Manager | David Flitcroft | ||
| League Two | 3rd (Promoted) | ||
| FA Cup | 2nd round | ||
| League Cup | 1st round | ||
| Football League Trophy | Quarter final (North) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Daniel Nardiello (10) All: Daniel Nardiello (14) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 8,396 vs. Southend United, 21 April 2015 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,681 vs. Morecambe, 7 October 2014 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,774 | ||
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Match details
Pre-season
| 9 July 2014 | Radcliffe Borough | 1–4 | Bury | Stainton Park, Radcliffe |
| 19:30 BST | McGinley |
Report | Burke Grimes Laus |
| 18 July 2014 | Bury | 1–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | Gigg Lane, Bury |
| 19:45 BST | Nardiello |
Report | Maghoma Nuhiu Coke |
| 30 July 2014 | Bury | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Gigg Lane, Bury |
| 19:45 BST | Nardiello |
Report | Williamson Rhodes |
League Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burton Albion (C, P) | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 94 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 2 | Shrewsbury Town (P) | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 89 | |
| 3 | Bury (P) | 46 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 60 | 40 | +20 | 85 | |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 84 | Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1] |
| 5 | Southend United (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 84 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.
Matches
The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[1]
| 9 August 2014 1 | Bury | 0–1 | Cheltenham Town | Gigg Lane, Bury |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Hanks |
Attendance: 3,376 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 16 August 2014 2 | Hartlepool United | 0–2 | Bury | Victoria Park, Hartlepool |
| 16:00 | Daniel Nardiello Danny Rose |
Attendance: 3,246 Referee: Gary John Sutton |
| 19 August 2014 3 | Luton Town | 1–1 | Bury | Kenilworth Road, Luton |
| 19:45 | Ruddock |
Report | Rose |
Attendance: 7,890 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 23 August 2014 4 | Bury | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Gigg Lane, Bury |
| 15:00 | Soares Rose |
Report | Reid |
Attendance: 3,156 Referee: James Adcock |
| 30 August 2014 5 | Bury | 2–1 | Accrington Stanley | Gigg Lane, Bury |
| 15:00 | Rose Mayor McNulty |
Report | Naismith |
Attendance: 3,381 Referee: Kevin Wright |
| 6 September 2014 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0–0 | Bury | Adams Park, High Wycombe |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 3,483 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 13 September 2014 7 | Carlisle United | 0–3 | Bury | Brunton Park, Carlisle |
| 15:00 | Report | Rose Jones Lowe |
Attendance: 3,975 Referee: Mark Brown |
| 16 September 2014 8 | Bury | 2–1 | Stevenage | Gigg Lane, Bury |
| 19:45 | Lowe Jones |
Report | Marriott Johnson |
Attendance: 2,638 Referee: Richard Clark |
| 20 September 2014 9 | Bury | 3–1 | Burton Albion | Gigg Lane, Bury |
| 15:00 | Nardiello Lowe |
Report | Blyth |
Attendance: 4,536 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 27 September 2014 10 | Exeter City | 2–1 | Bury | St James Park, Exeter |
| 15:00 | Grimes Davies Keohane |
Report | Mayor Soares |
Attendance: 3,215 (254 Bury fans) Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 4 October 2014 11 | Bury | 2–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Gigg Lane, Bury |
| 15:00 | Etuhu Soares Nardiello |
Report | Donnelly Gill |
Attendance: 4,481 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 11 October 2014 12 | AFC Wimbledon | 3–2 | Bury | Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Akinfenwa Tubbs Bulman Fuller Moore |
Report | Mayor Lowe Soares Cameron |
Attendance: 4,268 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 18 October 2014 13 | Bury | 3–0 | Portsmouth | Gigg Lane, Bury |
| 15:00 | Mayor Etuhu Lowe Rose |
Report | Drennan Devera Wallace |
Attendance: 4,259 Referee: Robert Madley |
| 21 October 2014 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 5–0 | Bury | Greenhous Meadow, Shrewsbury |
| 19:45 | Akpa Akpro Goldson Clark |
Report | Soares Mills |
Attendance: 4,233 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 25 October 2014 15 | Southend United | 1–1 | Bury | Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 | Corr Worrall Prosser Payne |
Report | Binnom-Williams Jones Mills Tutte Kennedy |
Attendance: 5,174 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 1 November 2014 16 | Bury | 2-0 | Cambridge United | Gigg Lane, Bury |
| 15:00 | Adams Soares Rose Duffus |
BBC Report | Donaldson Coulson |
Attendance: 3,704 Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 15 November 2014 17 | Morecambe | 1-0 | Bury | Globe Arena, Morecambe |
| 14:30 | Fleming Ellison |
BBC Report | Cameron |
Attendance: 2,665 Referee: |
| 22 November 2014 18 | Bury | 1–3 | Newport County | Gigg Lane, Bury |
| 15:00 | Rose |
Report | O'Connor Zebroski Jones |
Attendance: 3,166 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 29 November 2014 19 | Bury | 0–2 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Gigg Lane, Bury |
| 15:00 | Soares Mayor |
Report | Hemmings Jakubiak Cureton Batt |
Attendance: 3,042 Referee: Andy Madley |
| 13 December 2014 20 | Oxford United | 2–1 | Bury | Kassam Stadium, Oxford |
| 15:00 | Riley Holmes-Dennis Mullins Jones Barnett |
Report | Cameron McNulty Jones Mayor |
Attendance: 6,912 Referee: Steve Martin |
| 20 December 2014 21 | Bury | 2–2 | York City | Gigg Lane, Bury |
| 15:00 | Mills Cameron Tutte Nardiello |
Report | Ilesanmi Hyde Summerfield Halliday |
Attendance: 3,313 Referee: Mark Haywood |
| 26 December 2014 22 | Northampton Town | 2–3 | Bury | Sixfields Stadium, Northampton |
| 15:00 | Richards Horwood Toney Hackett |
Report | El-Abd Tutte Soares Mayor White Hussey |
Attendance: 4,563 |
| 28 December 2014 23 | Bury | 2–0 | Mansfield Town | Gigg Lane, Bury |
| 15:00 | Lowe Tutte Mayor |
Report | McGuire |
Attendance: 3,196 |
| 3 January 2015 24 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1–0 | Bury | Victoria Road, Dagenham |
| 15:00 | Labadie Murphy Boucaud |
Report | Lowe Rose |
Attendance: 1,877 |
| 17 January 2015 25 | Bury | 1–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Gigg Lane, Bury |
| 15:00 | Lowe Mayor El-Abd |
Report | Onyedinma |
Attendance: 2,932 |
| 24 January 2015 26 | Bury | 2–1 | Carlisle United | Gigg Lane, Bury |
| 15:00 | Nardiello Hussey |
Report | Rigg Meppen-Walter |
Attendance: 3,589 |
| 27 January 2015 27 | Accrington Stanley | 0–1 | Bury | Crown Ground, Accrington |
| 19:45 | Atkinson |
Report | Cameron El-Abd |
Attendance: 2,067 |
| 31 January 2015 28 | Burton Albion | 1–0 | Bury | Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent |
| 15:00 | Edwards |
Report | Tutte |
Attendance: 3,049 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 7 February 2015 29 | Bury | 1–1 | Exeter City | Gigg Lane, Bury |
| 15:00 | Cameron Nardiello |
Report | Davies McAllister Oakley |
Attendance: 3,513 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 10 February 2015 30 | Stevenage | 0–0 | Bury | Broadhall Way, Stevenage |
| 19:45 | Report | Attendance: 2,165 Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 14 February 2015 31 | Cheltenham Town | 1–2 | Bury | Whaddon Road, Cheltenham |
| 15:00 | Johnstone Burns Richards |
Report | Mayor Rose Riley Adams |
Attendance: 2,375 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 21 February 2015 32 | Bury | 1-0 | Hartlepool United | Bury |
| 15:00 GMT | Rose Tutte |
Report | Austin |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,172 Referee: |
| 28 February 2015 33 | Plymouth Argyle | 0-2 | Bury | Plymouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Alessandra |
Report | El-Abd Nardiello Rose |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 7,374 Referee: |
| 3 March 2015 34 | Bury | 1-0 | Luton Town | Bury |
| 19:45 GMT | Soares Lowe |
Report | Cullen |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,915 Referee: |
| 7 March 2015 35 | Bury | 0-1 | Oxford United | Bury |
| 15:00 GMT | El-Abd Mayor Riley McNulty Tutte |
Report | MacDonald Roofe Baldock O'Dowda Hylton |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,645 Referee: |
| 15 March 2015 36 | Mansfield Town | 0-1 | Bury | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Tafazolli (o.g.) | Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,868 Referee: |
| 17 March 2015 37 | York City | 0-1 | Bury | York |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Soares |
Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,194 Referee: |
| 21 March 2015 38 | Bury | 2-1 | Northampton Town | Bury |
| 15:00 GMT | Riley Etuhu El-Abd |
Report | Holmes |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,969 Referee: |
| 3 April 2015 39 | Cambridge United | 0-2 | Bury | Cambridge |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Cameron Soares |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,427 Referee: |
| 6 April 2015 40 | Bury | 1-2 | Morecambe | Bury |
| 15:00 BST | Eaves |
Report | Amond Mullin |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,045 Referee: |
| 11 April 2015 41 | Newport County | 0-2 | Bury | Newport |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Lowe Nardiello |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,123 Referee: |
| 14 April 2015 42 | Bury | 1-0 | Shrewsbury Town | Bury |
| 19:45 BST | Riley |
Report | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,277 Referee: |
| 18 April 2015 43 | Portsmouth | 0-1 | Bury | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Lowe |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 14,569 Referee: |
| 21 April 2015 44 | Bury | 0-1 | Southend United | Bury |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Worrall |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 8,396 Referee: |
| 25 April 2015 45 | Bury | 2-0 | AFC Wimbledon | Bury |
| 15:00 BST | Soares Lowe |
Report | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,099 Referee: |
| 2 May 2015 46 | Tranmere Rovers | 0-1 | Bury | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Soares |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,518 Referee: |
FA Cup
The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.[2]
| 8 November 2014 Round One | Bury | 3–1 | Hemel Hempstead Town | Gigg Lane, Bury |
| 15:00 | Tutte Cameron Nardiello |
Report | Potton |
Attendance: 2,944 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 6 December 2014 Round Two | Bury | 1–1 | Luton Town | Gigg Lane, Bury |
| 15:00 | Soares Mills Nardiello |
Report | Cullen Howells |
Attendance: 2,790 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 16 December 2014 Replay | Luton Town | 1–0 | Bury | Kenilworth Road, Luton |
| 19:45 | Rooney |
Report | Cameron |
Attendance: 2,923 Referee: Oliver Langford |
League Cup
The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Bury were drawn away to Bolton Wanderers.[3]
| 12 August 2014 Round One | Bolton Wanderers | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Bury | Macron Stadium, Bolton |
| 20:00 | Davies Danns |
Report | Lowe McNulty |
Attendance: 9,249 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
Football League Trophy
| 7 October 2014 Round Two | Bury | 3–1 | Morecambe | Gigg Lane, Bury |
| 19:45 | Nardiello Soares Hussey Lowe Rose Jalal |
Report | Beeley |
Attendance: 1,681 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 11 November 2014 Round Three | Bury | 1-2 | Tranmere Rovers | Gigg Lane, Bury |
| 19:45 | Cameron |
BBC Report | Power Johnson |
Attendance: 1,842 Referee: Oliver Langford |
Transfers
In
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age | EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | MF | Nicky Adams | 27 | EU | Rotherham United | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Undisclosed | BBC Sport | |
| 11 | DF | Chris Hussey | 26 | EU | Burton Albion | Free transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | Bury F.C | |
| 1 | GK | Shwan Jalal | 30 | EU | Bournemouth | Free transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | Vital Football | |
| 10 | MF | Danny Mayor | 22 | EU | Sheffield Wednesday | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Undisclosed | Bury F.C | |
| 16 | DF | Kiel O'Brien | 20–21 | EU | Chorley | Free transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | Bury F.C | |
| 6 | MF | Kelvin Etuhu | 26 | EU | Barnsley | Free transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | Bury F.C | |
| 14 | MF | Joe Thompson | 25 | EU | Tranmere Rovers | Free transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free | Bury F.C | |
| 21 | DF | Joe Widdowson | 25 | EU | Northampton Town | Free transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free | Bury F.C | |
| 30 | FW | James Poole | 24 | EU | Hartlepool United | Free transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Free | Bury F.C | |
| 9 | FW | Danny Rose | 20 | EU | Barnsley | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Undisclosed | Bury F.C | |
| 7 | FW | Hallam Hope | 20 | EU | Everton | Transfer | Winter | 2018 | Undisclosed | Bury F.C | |
| 23 | DF | Joe Riley | 23 | EU | Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer | Winter | 2017 | Free | Bury F.C |
Out
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.
Loans in
| No. |
P |
Name |
Country |
Age |
Loan club |
Started |
Ended |
Start source |
End source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Danny Rose | 20 | Barnsley | 15 August 2014 | September 2014 | Bury F.C | ||
| 28 | MF | Duane Holmes | 19 | Huddersfield Town | 30 August 2014 | 29 October 2014 | Bury F.C | Bury F.C | |
| 33 | DF | Tom Kennedy | 29 | Rochdale | 23 October 2014 | 14 January 2015 | Bury F.C | ||
| 18 | FW | Courtney Duffus | 19 | Everton | 24 October 2014 | January 2015 | Bury F.C | ||
| 25 | DF | Hayden White | 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 November 2014 | 4 January 2015 | Bury F.C | ||
| 13 | GK | Scott Loach | 26 | Rotherham United | 10 November 2014 | 1 December 2014 | Bury F.C | TeamTalk | |
| 5 | DF | Adam El-Abd | 30 | Bristol City | 26 November 2014 | 30 June 2015 | Bury F.C Bury F.C |
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| 18 | MF | Robert Milsom | 27 | Rotherham United | 26 November 2014 | 10 January 2015 | Bury F.C | ||
| 21 | GK | Nick Pope | 22 | Charlton Athletic | 6 January 2015 | 30 June 2015 | Bury F.C | ||
| — | DF | Rob Holding | 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 March 2015 | 30 June 2015 | Bury F.C |
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.
Loans out
| No. |
P |
Name |
Country |
Age |
Loan club |
Started |
Ended |
Start source |
End source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | DF | Joe Widdowson | 25 | Morecambe | 29 August 2014 | 28 October 2014 | Bury F.C | ||
| 21 | DF | Joe Widdowson | 25 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 27 November 2014 | 4 January 2015 | Bury F.C | ||
| 34 | DF | Pablo Mills | 30 | Cheltenham Town | 26 February 2015 | 30 June 2015 | BBC Sport |
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.
References
- "2014/15 Fixtures". Bury F.C. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- "First round draw". The FA. 27 October 2014.
- "Capital One Cup 1st Rd Draw". Bury F.C. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.