2015–16 Bury F.C. season

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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.

Bury
2015–16 season
ChairmanStewart Day
ManagerDavid Flitcroft
StadiumGigg Lane
League One16th
FA CupFourth round
(vs. Hull City)
League CupSecond round
(vs. Leicester City)
JP TrophySecond round
(vs. Morecambe)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Leon Clarke (15 goals)

All:
Leon Clarke (17 goals)
Highest home attendance7,064 vs. Hull City, 30 January 2016
Lowest home attendance1,508 vs. Morecambe, 6 October 2015
Average home league attendance3,751

Transfers

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Transfers in

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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

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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]
  1. ^ Following McNulty's release he joined Rochdale.[12]
  2. ^ Following Thompson's release he joined Carlisle United.[14]

Loans in

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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]
  1. ^ Walton returned to Brighton on 1 September 2015, due to injury.[16]

Loans out

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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

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Pre–season friendlies

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On 16 June 2015, Bury announced their confirmed pre–season fixtures.[21]

22 July 2015 (2015-07-22) Friendly Macclesfield Town 0–1 Bury Macclesfield
19:30 BST Report Clarke   39' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 415
Referee: Oliver Yates
24 July 2015 (2015-07-24) Friendly Morecambe 1–1 Bury Morecambe
19:30 BST Murphy   36' Report   3' (o.g.) Stadium: Globe Arena
Referee: Darren England
25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) 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 (2015-07-28) 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 (2015-08-01) 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

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League table

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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:
  1. ^ Bury were deducted 3 points for playing the unregistered Callum Styles against Southend United on 8 May.[22]

Matches

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On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[23]

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 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 (2015-08-15) 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 (2015-08-18) 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 (2015-08-22) 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 (2015-08-29) 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 (2015-09-05) 6 Walsall 0–1 Bury Bescot
15:00 BST Report Jones   6' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,829
Referee: Fred Graham
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 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 (2015-09-19) 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 (2015-09-26) 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 (2015-09-29) 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 (2015-10-03) 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 (2015-10-10) 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 (2015-10-17) 13 Bury 0–0 Rochdale Bury
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 6,470
Referee: Andy Woolmer
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 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 (2015-10-24) 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 (2015-10-31) 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 (2015-11-14) 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 (2015-11-21) 18 Bury 1–0 Burton Bury
15:00 GMT Dodoo   40' Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,788
Referee: Andy Haines
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 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 (2015-11-28) 20 Millwall 1–0 Bury Bermondsey
15:00 BST Williams   13' Report Stadium: New Den
Attendance: 8,311
Referee: Dean Whitestone
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 21 Bury 1–0 Chesterfield Bury
15:00 BST Mayor   68' Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,962
Referee: Peter Bankes
18 December 2015 (2015-12-18) 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

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7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 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 (2015-12-06) 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

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11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) 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 (2015-08-25) 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

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1 September 2015 (2015-09-01) 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 (2015-10-06) Second round Bury 0–1 Morecambe Bury
19:45 BST Summary Miller   81' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 1,508

Lancashire Senior Cup

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13 October 2015 First round Accrington Stanley 5–1 Bury Accrington
14:00 BST Stadium: Crown Ground

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "The Retained List". Bury FC. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Shakers Capture Clarke". Bury FC. 2 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Clarke Joins the Shakers". Bury FC. 30 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Jacob Mellis: Bury sign former Chelsea and Blackpool midfielder". Bury FC. 30 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Bury Net Pope". Bury FC. 9 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Shaw Turns Professional". Bury FC. 27 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Utility man Pugh joins Bury". Bury FC. 13 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Short-term deal for Reece". Bury FC. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Paddy's back". Bury FC. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Nicky Adams joins Northampton". Bury FC. 22 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Dale sign ex-Bury defender McNulty". BBC Sport. 2 June 2015.
  13. ^ "Chris Sedgwick calls time". Bury FC. 5 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Joe Thompson Signs Deal With Carlisle United". News & Star. 31 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Paddy Kenny Terminates Contract at Bury". Bury FC. 19 November 2015.
  16. ^ "Walton Returns to Brighton". Brighton & Hove Albion FC. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  17. ^ "Bury Capture Christian". Bury FC. 21 July 2015.
  18. ^ "Gaffer gets his man". Bury FC. 19 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  19. ^ "Burgess out on loan". Bury FC. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  20. ^ "Daniel Nardiello: Plymouth Argyle sign striker on loan from Bury". BBC Sport. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  21. ^ "Pre–Season Schedule". Bury FC. 16 June 2015.[permanent dead link]
  22. ^ "EFL Statement: Bury deducted 3 points for fielding ineligible player". EFL. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  23. ^ "Fixtures 2015/16". Bury FC. 17 June 2015.[permanent dead link]