The 2015–16 season is Bury's first season back in League One since relegation in 2012–13 season after gaining promotion the previous season It is also their 131st year in existence.[1] Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and JP Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
| 2015–16 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Stewart Day | |||
| Manager | David Flitcroft | |||
| Stadium | Gigg Lane | |||
| League One | 16th | |||
| FA Cup | Fourth round (vs. Hull City) | |||
| League Cup | Second round (vs. Leicester City) | |||
| JP Trophy | Second round (vs. Morecambe) | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Leon Clarke (15 goals) All: Leon Clarke (17 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 7,064 vs. Hull City, 30 January 2016 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,508 vs. Morecambe, 6 October 2015 | |||
| Average home league attendance | 3,751 | |||
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Transfers
editTransfers in
edit| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | MF |  |
Scott Burgess | Academy | Trainee | [2] |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | |
Leon Clarke | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free transfer | [3] |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | |
Peter Clarke | Blackpool | Free transfer | [4] |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | |
Anthony Dudley | Academy | Trainee | [2] |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | |
Matty Foulds | Academy | Trainee | [2] |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | |
Jacob Mellis | Blackpool | Free transfer | [5] |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | |
Tom Pope | Port Vale | Free transfer | [6] |
| 1 July 2015 | DF | |
Marcus Poscha | Academy | Trainee | [2] |
| 1 July 2015 | GK |  |
Jack Ruddy | Academy | Trainee | [2] |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | |
Brayden Shaw | Academy | Trainee | [7] |
| 13 July 2015 | LM | |
Danny Pugh | Coventry City | Free transfer | [8] |
| 7 August 2015 | CB | |
Reece Brown | Free agent | Free transfer | [9] |
| 6 November 2015 | GK |  |
Paddy Kenny | Free agent | Free transfer | [10] |
Transfers out
edit| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | RM |  |
Nicky Adams | Northampton Town | Free transfer | [11] |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | |
Jimmy McNulty | Rochdale [a] | Free transfer | [2] |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | |
Pablo Mills | Free Agent | Released | [2] |
| 1 July 2015 | RW | |
Chris Sedgwick | Retired | — | [13] |
| 1 July 2015 | RM | |
Joe Thompson | Carlisle United [b] | Released | [2] |
| 19 November 2015 | GK | |
Paddy Kenny | Free Agent | Released | [15] |
Loans in
edit| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 2015 | GK | |
Christian Walton | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 September 2015[a] | [17] |
| 19 November 2015 | FW | |
Joe Dodoo | Leicester City | 18 December 2015 | [18] |
Loans out
edit| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2015 | MF | |
Scott Burgess | Stalybridge Celtic | 8 October 2015 | [19] |
| 27 January 2016 | FW | |
Daniel Nardiello | Plymouth Argyle | End of the season | [20] |
Competitions
editPre–season friendlies
editOn 16 June 2015, Bury announced their confirmed pre–season fixtures.[21]
| 22 July 2015 Friendly | Macclesfield Town | 0–1 | Bury | Macclesfield |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Clarke  39' |
Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 415 Referee: Oliver Yates |
| 24 July 2015 Friendly | Morecambe | 1–1 | Bury | Morecambe |
| 19:30 BST | Murphy 36' |
Report | 3' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Globe Arena Referee: Darren England |
| 25 July 2015 Friendly | Radcliffe Borough | 2–2 | Bury | Radcliffe |
| 15:00 BST | 16' Smith 62' (pen.) |
Report | Williams 45' Dudley 50' |
Stadium: Stainton Park Attendance: 471 |
| 28 July 2015 Friendly | Bury | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Bury |
| 19:45 BST | Pope 25' |
Report | Conway 64' |
Stadium: JD Stadium Attendance: 1,696 (522 visitors) Referee: Darren Handley |
| 1 August 2015 Friendly | Bury | 3–2 | Preston North End | Bury |
| 15:00 BST | Clarke 11', 66' Tutte 78' (pen.) |
Report | Garner 13' Keane 30' |
Stadium: JD Stadium Attendance: 1,307 (366 visitors) Referee: Darren Handley |
League One
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Southend United | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 59 |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 71 | −7 | 59 |
| 16 | Bury | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 73 | −17 | 57[a] |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 54 |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 58 | 70 | −12 | 53 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
- ^ Bury were deducted 3 points for playing the unregistered Callum Styles against Southend United on 8 May.[22]
Matches
editOn 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[23]
| 8 August 2015 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | Bury | Doncaster |
| 15:00 BST | Forrester 90' |
Report | L. Clarke 90' |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,429 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 15 August 2015 2 | Bury | 2–2 | Swindon Town | Bury |
| 15:00 BST | Pope 4' Mayor 52' |
Report | Robert 74' Rodgers 83' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,947 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 18 August 2015 3 | Bury | 3–4 | Fleetwood Town | Bury |
| 19:45 BST | L. Clarke 4' Soares 19'Rose 84' |
Report | McLaughlin 17' Hornby–Forbes 29'Proctor 69'Sarcevic 82' (pen.) |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,992 Referee: James Adcock |
| 22 August 2015 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–3 | Bury | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | King 3' Colclough 37'Inman 80' |
Report | Mayor 23' Soares 45'Rose 58' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,125 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 29 August 2015 5 | Bury | 1–1 | Oldham Athletic | Bury |
| 15:00 BST | Pope 65' |
Report | Croft 24' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,448 Referee: Roger East |
| 5 September 2015 6 | Walsall | 0–1 | Bury | Bescot |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Jones 6' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,829 Referee: Fred Graham |
| 12 September 2015 7 | Sheffield United | 1–3 | Bury | Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Sharp 72' (pen.) |
Report | Pope 61' Riley 83'L. Clarke 90' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 20,708 Referee: David Webb |
| 19 September 2015 8 | Bury | 1–0 | Port Vale | Bury |
| 15:00 BST | Cameron 78' |
Report | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,323 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 26 September 2015 9 | Bury | 2–1 | Coventry City | Bury |
| 15:00 BST | L. Clarke 19', 51' (pen.) |
Report | Johnson 62' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,526 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 29 September 2015 10 | Peterborough United | 2–3 | Bury | Peterborough |
| 19:45 BST | Zakuani 43', 49' Oztumer  25' |
Report | L. Clarke 28' Cameron 64'Pope 81' |
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 4,208 Referee: Steve Martin |
| 3 October 2015 11 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Bury | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Report | L. Clarke 75' |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,032 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 10 October 2015 12 | Bury | 2–2 | Wigan Athletic | Bury |
| 15:00 BST | Cameron 6' Hussey  43'  Pope 60' |
Report | Cameron 85' (o.g.) Morgan 90' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,931 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 17 October 2015 13 | Bury | 0–0 | Rochdale | Bury |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 6,470 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 20 October 2015 14 | Bradford City | 2–1 | Bury | Bradford |
| 19:45 BST | McArdle 45+2' Brown 51' (o.g.) |
Report | Rose 90+4' |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,575 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 24 October 2015 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 2–0 | Bury | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 BST | Kaikai 28' Ogogo 73' |
Report | Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 4,945 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 31 October 2015 16 | Bury | 4–3 | Blackpool | Bury |
| 15:00 GMT | Rose 2', 10' Hussey 27'Soares 34' |
Report | Cullen 12' Robertson 44'Redshaw 84' (pen) |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,013 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 14 November 2015 17 | Gillingham | 3–1 | Bury | Gillingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Samuel 6' Egan 10'Osadebe 87' |
Report | L. Clarke 4' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,063 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 21 November 2015 18 | Bury | 1–0 | Burton | Bury |
| 15:00 GMT | Dodoo 40' |
Report | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,788 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 24 November 2015 19 | Bury | 1–2 | Scunthorpe United | Bury |
| 15:00 GMT | L. Clarke 50' |
Report | Madden 12' (pen) Williams 86' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,483 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 28 November 2015 20 | Millwall | 1–0 | Bury | Bermondsey |
| 15:00 BST | Williams 13' |
Report | Stadium: New Den Attendance: 8,311 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 12 December 2015 21 | Bury | 1–0 | Chesterfield | Bury |
| 15:00 BST | Mayor 68' |
Report | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,962 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 18 December 2015 22 | Southend United | 4–1 | Bury | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:45 GMT | Hunt 22', 31' Mooney 74' (pen.)Payne 78' |
Report | L. Clarke 43' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,127 Referee: James Linington |
| 28 December 2015 24 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Bury | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 15:00 BST | Kelly 57' |
Report | Brown 74' Jones 90+4' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,467 Referee: James Adcock |
| 2 January 2016 25 | Fleetwood Town | 2–0 | Bury | Fleetwood |
| 15:00 BST | Hunter 49' Grant 76' |
Report | Cameron 26' |
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,301 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 16 January 2016 26 | Bury | 2–3 | Walsall | Bury |
| 15:00 BST | Rose 57' Clarke 65' 66'Lawlor 70' |
Report | Hussey 16' (o.g.) Bradshaw 30'Forde 42' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,532 Referee: Mark Haywood |
| 23 January 2016 27 | Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | Bury | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Clarke 10' Soares 49'Jones 78' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,537 Referee: Phil Gibbs |
| 26 January 2016 28 | Bury | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Bury |
| 19:45 BST | O'Sullivan 65' Etuhu 88' |
Report | Guthrie 63' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,343 Referee: Darren England |
| 7 February 2016 29 | Barnsley | 3–0 | Bury | Barnsley |
| 15:00 BST | Watkins 20' Brownhill 39'Winnall 55'Hammill 66' |
Report | Mayor 48' Clarke 86' |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 9,443 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 13 February 2016 30 | Coventry City | 6–0 | Bury | Coventry |
| 15:00 BST | Stokes 4' Cargill 12'Maddison 16'Fleck 43'Armstrong 68' 70' |
Report | Soares 28' Brown 41'Lowe 58'Tutte 82' |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,024 Referee: andy Davies |
| 16 February 2016 31 | Bury | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Bury |
| 19:45 BST | Jones 27' |
Report | Edgar 79' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,081 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 20 February 2016 32 | Bury | 5–2 | Colchester United | Bury |
| 15:00 BST | Lowe 34' Tutte 51' 51' 62'Jones 56' |
Report | Porter 4' Eastman 14' Massey 17'Brindley 61' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,428 Referee: Mark Brown |
| 23 February 2016 23 | Bury | 0–0 | Barnsley | Bury |
| 19:45 BST | Soares 26' Tutte 43'Rose 70'Riley 75'Pope 82' |
Report | Scowen 25' Roberts 32'Hammill 82' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,160 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 27 February 2016 33 | Wigan Athletic | 3–0 | Bury | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Grigg 7' 21' (pen.) Colclough 9'Davies 90' |
Report | Lowe 37' Jones 90'Mayor 90'Tutte 90' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,490 Referee: Scott Duncan (referee) |
| 1 March 2016 34 | Bury | 3–1 | Peterborough United | Bury |
| 19:45 BST | Clarke 29' Lowe 33'Tutte 80' |
Report | Santos 35' Smith 47'Maddison 52'Baldwin 74'Bostwick 90' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,180 Referee: Christopher Sarginson |
| 5 March 2016 35 | Bury | 0–0 | Bradford City | Bury |
| 15:00 BST | Brown 24' |
Report | McMahon 37' Cullen 60' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,036 Referee: David Webb |
| 12 March 2016 36 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Bury | Rochdale |
| 15:00 BST | Mendez–Laing 11' 17' Eastham 53' |
Report | Gardner 26' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,538 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 19 March 2016 37 | Bury | 2–2 | Shrewsbury Town | Bury |
| 15:00 BST | Soares 30' O'Sullivan 52'Clarke 65'Bolger 86' |
Report | Kaikai 16' 33' Smith 75'Knight–Percival 83' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,248 Referee: Mark Haywood |
| 25 March 2016 38 | Blackpool | 1–1 | Bury | Blackpool |
| 15:00 BST | Philliskirk 74' (pen.) |
Report | Mayor 76' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,645 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 28 March 2016 39 | Bury | 0–1 | Gillingham | Bury |
| 15:00 BST | Clarke 81' |
Report | Norris 27' 57' Oshilaja 79'Wright 90+4'El–Abd 90+9' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,907 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 2 April 2016 40 | Burton Albion | 1–1 | Bury | Burton-on-Trent |
| Walker 90' |
Report | Lowe 74' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,331 |
| April 9, 2016 41 | Bury | 1–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Bury |
| 15:00 GMT | Clarke 77' 78' |
Report | Lund 45' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,233 Referee: Michael Bull |
| 16 April 2016 42 | Swindon Town | 0–1 | Bury | Swindon |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Mayor 63' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,759 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 19 April 2016 43 | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Bury | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 GMT | Williams 19' Madden 31'Wootton 53'Bishop 89' |
Report | Jones 22' Clarke 45'Pope 61'Etuhu 89' Bolger 90+4' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,188 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 23 April 2016 44 | Bury | 1–3 | Millwall | Bury |
| 15:00 GMT | Lowe 45+2' Mayor 60'Soares 80' |
Report | Taylor 4', 83', 63' Morison 33'Martin 65' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,669 Referee: Steve Martin |
| 30 April 2016 45 | Chesterfield | 3–0 | Bury | Chesterfield |
| 15:00 GMT | O'Shea 29' (pen.) Novak 45+2'Gardener 71' |
Report | Jones 25' Bolger 29'Pugh 32'Mayor 49'Lowe 55' |
Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 7,232 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 8 May 2016 46 | Bury | 3–2 | Southend United | Bury |
| GMT | Barrett 21' (o.g.) Lowe 29', 90' |
Report | Moussa 8' Mooney 23' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,575 |
FA Cup
edit| 7 November 2015 First round | Bury | 4–0 | Wigan Athletic | Bury |
| 15:00 GMT | Pope 18' Mayor 34'Cameron 45+2'L. Clarke 65' |
Report | Stadium: JD Stadium Attendance: 3,856 Referee: David Coote |
| 6 December 2015 Second round | Rochdale | 0–1 | Bury | Rochdale |
| 12:00 GMT | Report | Rose 8' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,887 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 9 January 2016 Third round | Bury | 0–0 | Bradford City | Bury |
| 15:00 GMT | Lowe 69' |
Report | Hanson 13' |
Stadium: JD Stadium Attendance: 6,962 Referee: Rob Lewis |
| 19 January 2016 Third round reply | Bradford City | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Bury | Bradford |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Cameron 37' Mayor 61'Hussey 90+2'Lawlor 107' |
Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium Attendance: 6,227 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 30 January 2016 Fourth round | Bury | 1–3 | Hull City | Bury |
| 15:00 GMT | Jones 86' |
Report | Akpom 14' 57' (pen.) 69' |
Stadium: JD Stadium Attendance: 7,064 Referee: Darren Bond |
League Cup
edit| 11 August 2015 First round | Wigan Athletic | 1–2 | Bury | Wigan |
| 19:45 BST | Grigg 46' (pen.) |
Report | Clarke 63', 89' (pen.) |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 5,484 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 25 August 2015 Second round | Bury | 1–4 | Leicester City | Bury |
| 19:45 BST | Mayor 49' |
Report | Dodoo 25', 86', 90' Kramarić 41' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane |
Football League Trophy
edit| 1 September 2015 First round | Accrington Stanley | 1–2 | Bury | Accrington |
| 19:45 BST | Bruna 83' |
Report | Hope 46' Tutte 70' |
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,344 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 6 October 2015 Second round | Bury | 0–1 | Morecambe | Bury |
| 19:45 BST | Summary | Miller 81' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 1,508 |
Lancashire Senior Cup
edit| 13 October 2015 First round | Accrington Stanley | 5–1 | Bury | Accrington |
| 14:00 BST | Stadium: Crown Ground |
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