2009–10 Bury F.C. season

During the 2009–10 season, Bury competed in the fourth tier of English football, Football League Two.

Bury F.C.

2009–10 season
Manager	Alan Knill[1]
Stadium	Gigg Lane
Football League Two	9th
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	First round
Football League Trophy	North quarter-final
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

League table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
7	Dagenham & Redbridge (O, P)	46	20	12	14	69	58	+11	72	Qualification to League Two play-offs
8	Chesterfield	46	21	7	18	61	62	−1	70
9	Bury	46	19	12	15	54	59	−5	69
10	Port Vale	46	17	17	12	61	50	+11	68
11	Northampton Town	46	18	13	15	62	53	+9	67

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: football-league.co.uk
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

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League Two

Bury v Bournemouth

8 August 2009 1	Bury	0–3	Bournemouth	Bury
			Pitman 17' Fletcher 39' Molesley 50'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,998

Darlington v Bury

15 August 2009 2	Darlington	0–1	Bury	Darlington
			Robertson 59'	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2,310

Hereford United v Bury

18 August 2009 3	Hereford United	1–3	Bury	Hereford
	Constantine 15' Valentine  88'		Jones 10' Lowe 53', 86'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,321

Bury v Grimsby Town

22 August 2009 4	Bury	0–1	Grimsby Town	Bury
			Conlon 20'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,799

Rochdale v Bury

29 August 2009 5	Rochdale	3–0	Bury	Rochdale
	Thompson 30' Dagnall 73'Kennedy 81' (pen.)			Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 4,534

Bury v Accrington Stanley

5 September 2009 6	Bury	0–2	Accrington Stanley	Bury
			Grant 83', 85'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,082

Bury v Cheltenham Town

12 September 2009 7	Bury	0–1	Cheltenham Town	Bury
			Hayles 90'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,130

Port Vale v Bury

19 September 2009 8	Port Vale	0–1	Bury	Stoke on Trent
			Lowe 8'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,461

Bury v Lincoln City

26 September 2009 9	Bury	2–0	Lincoln City	Bury
	Lowe 85' Worrall 90'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,554

Crewe Alexandra v Bury

29 September 2009 10	Crewe Alexandra	2–3	Bury	Crewe
	Worley 39' Zola 73' Jones  85' Ada  90'		Elliott 22',br>Lowe 41' Dawson 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,534

Torquay United v Bury

3 October 2009 11	Torquay United	1–1	Bury	Torquay
	Benyon 59'		Jones 38'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,524

Bury v Northampton Town

10 October 2009 12	Bury	2–2	Northampton Town	Bury
	Worrall 29' Lowe 33'		Hinton 66' Akinfenwa 74'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,863

Aldershot Town v Bury

17 October 2009 13	Aldershot Town	2–3	Bury	Aldershot
	Winfield 9' Soares 71'		Barry-Murphy 39' Dawson 74' Sodje 76'	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 3,196

Bury v Rotherham United

24 October 2009 14	Bury	2–1	Rotherham United	Bury
	Lowe 33' Baker 84'		Ellison 45'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,496

Burton Albion v Bury

31 October 2009 15	Burton Albion	0–0	Bury	Burton on Trent
				Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,373

Bury v Notts County

14 November 2009 16	Bury	3–3	Notts County	Bury
	Nardiello 9' Morrell 19' Dawson 50'		Hughes 22', 38' Ritchie 77'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,602

Shrewsbury Town v Bury

21 November 2009 15	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	Bury	Shrewsbury
	Coughlan 90'		Nardiello 29'	Stadium: Prostar Stadium Attendance: 5,070

Bury v Chesterfield

24 November 2009 18	Bury	2–1	Chesterfield	Bury
	Morrell 56', 71'		Small 90'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,504

Morecambe v Bury

1 December 2009 19	Morecambe	3–0	Bury	Morecambe
	Jevons 60' (pen.) Futcher 68' (o.g.)			Stadium: Christie Park Attendance: 1,875

Bury v Barnet

5 December 2009 20	Bury	2–0	Barnet	Bury
	Nardiello 45' (pen.) Worrall 82'		Hughes  90'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,511

Dagenham & Redbridge v Bury

12 December 2009 21	Dagenham & Redbridge	3–1	Bury	Dagenham
	Benson 18', 78' Ofori-Twumasi 90'		Nardiello 45'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,915

Accrington Stanley v Bury

28 December 2009 22	Accrington Stanley	2–4	Bury	Accrington
	Symes 14' McConville 69'		Jones 53' Morrell 55', 75' Lowe 90'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,138

Grimsby Town v Bury

2 January 2010 23	Grimsby Town	1–1	Bury	Grimsby
	Akpa Akpro 60'		Lowe 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,463

Bournemouth v Bury

2 January 2010 24	Bournemouth	1–2	Bury	Bournemouth
	Pitman 90'		Dawson 9' Worrall 39'	Stadium: Fitness First Stadium Attendance: 4,516

Bury v Bradford City

19 January 2010 25	Bury	2–1	Bradford City	Bury
	Jones 10' Lowe 32' (pen.)		Sodje 23' (o.g.)	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,930

Bury v Hereford United

23 January 2010 26	Bury	1–0	Hereford United	Bury
	Jones 2'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,797

Bury v Rochdale

1 February 2010 27	Bury	1–0	Rochdale	Bury
	Lowe 78'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 6,528

Bradford City v Bury

6 February 2010 28	Bradford City	0–1	Bury	Bradford
			Morrell 52'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 11,965

Bury v Macclesfield Town

9 February 2010 29	Bury	2–1	Macclesfield Town	Bury
	Lowe 29' (pen.) Bishop 79'		Butcher 26'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,169

Chesterfield v Bury

13 February 2010 30	Chesterfield	1–0	Bury	Chesterfield
	Boden 58'			Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,122

Bury v Shrewsbury Town

19 February 2010 31	Bury	1–0	Shrewsbury Town	Bury
	Lowe 71' (pen.)			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,720

Bury v Morecambe

23 February 2010 32	Bury	0–0	Morecambe	Bury
				Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,222

Barnet v Bury

27 February 2010 32	Barnet	0–0	Bury	London
				Stadium: Underhill Attendance: 1,949

Bury v Dagenham & Redbridge

6 March 2010 34	Bury	0–0	Dagenham & Redbridge	Bury
	Lowe 42' (pen.)		Purcell 32' (pen.)	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,886

Bury v Darlington

9 March 2009 35	Bury	1–1	Darlington	Bury
	Lowe 42' (pen.)		Purcell 32' (pen.)	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,123

Macclesfield Town v Bury

13 March 2010 36	Macclesfield Town	2–0	Bury	Macclesfield
	Wright 30' Lindfield 57'		Lowe  44'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,740

Rotherham United v Bury

20 March 2010 37	Rotherham United	1–0	Bury	Sheffield
	Walker 80'			Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 3,521

Bury v Aldershot Town

27 March 2010 38	Bury	1–2	Aldershot Town	Bury
	Bishop 87' (pen.)		Scott Donnelly 30' (pen.) Jaimez-Ruiz  86'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,795

Notts County v Bury

3 April 2010 39	Notts County	5–0	Bury	Nottingham
	Edwards 4' Westcarr 52' Davies 60' Hughes 66' Facey 81'			Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,005

Bury v Burton Albion

5 April 2010 40	Bury	3–0	Burton Albion	Bury
	James 9' (o.g.) Morrell 76', 86' Jones  90'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,710

Cheltenham Town v Bury

10 April 2010 41	Cheltenham Town	5–2	Bury	Cheltenham
	Richards 37' (pen.) Thornhill 46' Low 52', 85' Hayles 86'		Lowe 80' (pen.) Brown  35'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,071

Bury v Crewe Alexandra

13 April 2010 42	Bury	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Bury
	Morrell 30' Lowe 48' Bishop 88'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,178

Bury v Port Vale

17 April 2010 43	Bury	1–1	Port Vale	Bury
	Sodje 82'		Richards 30' (pen.)	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,570

Lincoln City v Bury

24 April 2010 44	Lincoln City	1–0	Bury	Lincoln
	Somma 80'			Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,403

Bury v Torquay United

1 May 2010 45	Bury	0–3	Torquay United	Bury
			Carayol 37' Stevens 88' Rendell 90'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,492

Northampton Town v Bury

8 May 2010 46	Northampton Town	1–1	Bury	Northampton
	Akinfenwa 90'		Lowe 45' James Poole  66'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 5,234

FA Cup

Aldershot Town v Bury

7 November 2009 Round 1	Aldershot Town	2–0	Bury	Aldershot
	Soares 13' Donnelly 33'			Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,519

League Cup

Bury v West Bromwich Albion

11 August 2009 Round 1	Bury	0–2	West Bromwich Albion	Bury
			Dorrans 5' Jones 25'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,077

Football League Trophy

Walsall v Bury

1 September 2009 Round 1	Walsall	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Bury	Walsall
				Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2,314

Bury v Tranmere Rovers

6 October 2009 Round 2	Bury	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Bury
	Worrall 54' Jones 81'		Curran 4'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 1,903

Accrington Stanley v Bury

10 November 2009 Northern Quarter Final	Accrington Stanley	3–2	Bury	Accrington
	Symes 2', 40' Grant 82'		Racchi 41' Jones 48'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,637

Players

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First-team squad

Includes all players who were awarded squad numbers during the season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Wayne Brown 2 DF  ENG Paul Scott 3 DF  NIR David Buchanan 4 DF  ENG Sam Hewson (on loan from Manchester United) 5 DF  ENG Ben Futcher 6 MF  ENG Ryan Cresswell 7 MF  IRL Stephen Dawson 8 MF  ENG Richie Baker 9 FW  ENG Danny Carlton 10 FW  ENG Andy Bishop 11 MF  IRL Brian Barry-Murphy 12 DF  ENG Danny Racchi 14 MF  ENG Mike Jones 15 FW  ENG Ryan Lowe 16 DF  NGA Efe Sodje

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  ENG Damien Allen 18 FW  ENG Andy Morrell 19 MF  ENG David Worrall (on loan from West Bromwich Albion) 20 GK  WAL Cameron Belford 21 GK  ENG Neil Cutler 22 FW  ENG Tom Elliott (on loan from Leeds United) 23 DF  ENG Tom Newey 24 FW  SCO Keigan Parker (on loan from Oldham Athletic) 25 FW  ENG James Poole (on loan from Manchester City) 27 MF  ENG Josh Rothwell 28 DF  ENG Krishnan Patel 29 MF  ENG Max Harrop 30 FW  ENG Adam Dawson 31 MF  ENG Luke McCarthy 32 GK  ENG Ritchie Branagan

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 4 MF  ENG Simon Johnson 21 FW  ENG Domaine Rouse 13 MF  ENG Jordan Robertson (on loan from Sheffield United)

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 FW  ENG Daniel Nardiello (on loan from Blackpool) 26 DF  ENG David Thompson