2010–11 Bury F.C. season

During the 2010–11 season, Bury competed in the fourth tier of English football, Football League Two.

Bury F.C.

2010–11 season
Chairman	Brian Fenton
Manager	Alan Knill (until 31 March) Richie Barker (caretaker)
Stadium	Gigg Lane
Football League Two	2nd (promoted)
FA Cup	Second round (eliminated by Peterborough United)
League Cup	First round (eliminated by Sheffield Wednesday)
Football League Trophy	Second round (eliminated by Tranmere Rovers)
Top goalscorer	League: Ryan Lowe (27) All: Ryan Lowe (28)
Highest home attendance	6,238 vs. Wycombe Wanderers, 30 April 2011
Lowest home attendance	1,944 vs. Shrewsbury Town, 5 October 2010
Average home league attendance	3,313
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

Players

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 Cameron Belford 2 DF  ENG Phil Picken 3 DF  ENG Joe Skarz 4 DF  ENG Tom Lees 5 DF  ENG Ben Futcher 6 MF  SCO Peter Sweeney 7 MF  ENG David Worrall 8 MF  ENG Steven Schumacher (captain) 9 FW  ENG Danny Carlton (until Jan 2011) 10 FW  ENG Andy Bishop 11 MF  ENG Andy Haworth 12 FW  ENG Lenell John-Lewis 13 GK  WAL Owain Fôn Williams (from Oct 2010 to Jan 2011) 14 MF  ENG Mike Jones 15 FW  ENG Ryan Lowe

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  NGA Efe Sodje 17 MF  ENG Kyle Bennett 18 DF  EIR Gavin Gunning (from Nov 2010 to Jan 2011) 18 FW  ENG Chris Holroyd (Mar 2011 only) 19 MF  FRA Damien Mozika 20 GK  EIR Ritchie Branagan 21 MF  ENG Andrai Jones 22 MF  ENG Zach Rothwell 23 MF  ENG Krishnan Patel 25 MF  ENG Nicky Ajose (from Sep 2010) 26 MF  ENG James Wallace (from Nov to Dec 2010) 26 FW  ENG Luke McCarthy 27 DF  ENG Richard Eckersley (from Mar to Apr 2011) 29 MF  ENG Max Harrop 30 GK  ENG Neil Cutler (until Mar 2011)

Results

Pre-season

Bury v Burnley

10 July 2010	Bury	0–3	Burnley	Bury
15:00			Wallace 34' Thompson 45' Eagles 81'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2986

Radcliffe Borough v Bury

13 July 2010	Radcliffe Borough	1–0	Bury	Stainton Park
19:45	Brooks 48'			Attendance: ?

Bury v Huddersfield Town

17 July 2010	Bury	1–1	Huddersfield Town	Bury
15:00	Bishop 28'		Carey 10'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 1704

Bury v Leeds United

21 July 2010	Bury	4–0	Leeds United	Bury
19:45	Lowe 34' Bishop 63', 89 (pen)' Carlton 83'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2769

Bury v Rochdale

27 July 2010	Bury	3–0	Rochdale	Bury
19:45	Haworth 18' Bishop 34' Jones 84'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 1585

Ramsbottom United v Bury

29 July 2010	Ramsbottom United	1–2	Bury	Riverside Stadium
15:00	Dean 79'		Hudson 71' Boswell 87'	Attendance: ?

Southport v Bury

31 July 2010	Southport	2–2	Bury	Haig Avenue
15:00	Early 35' Gray 70'		Skarz 44' Lee 61 OG'	Attendance: ?

League Two

Bury v Port Vale

7 August 2010 1	Bury	0–1	Port Vale	Bury
15:00 BST			Collins 66'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,681

Oxford United v Bury

14 August 2010 2	Oxford United	1–2	Bury	Oxford
15:00 BST	Midson 31'		Lees 26' Lowe 79'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,552

Bury v Northampton Town

21 August 2010 3	Bury	1–1	Northampton Town	Bury
15:00 BST	Worrall 69'		Guinan 33' (pen.)	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,845

Barnet v Bury

28 August 2010 4	Barnet	1–1	Bury	High Barnet, London
15:00 BST	Marshall 75'		Lowe 56'	Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 1,563

Bury v Gillingham

4 September 2010 5	Bury	5–4	Gillingham	Bury
15:00 BST	Bishop 15', 50' Lowe 34' (pen.), 73' Sodje 62'		Akinfenwa 47', 58' Spiller 59' Palmer 66'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,700

Crewe Alexandra v Bury

11 September 2010 6	Crewe Alexandra	3–0	Bury	Crewe
15:00 BST	Miller 3' Artell 18' Murphy 71'		Schumacher  63'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,030

Bury v Hereford United

18 September 2010 7	Bury	1–1	Hereford United	Bury
15:00 BST	Lowe 90'		Bauzà 46' (pen.) Lunt  72'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,753

Cheltenham Town v Bury

25 September 2010 8	Cheltenham Town	0–2	Bury	Cheltenham
15:00 BST			Lowe 11' (pen.) M. Jones 85'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,758

Morecambe v Bury

28 September 2010 9	Morecambe	1–4	Bury	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Drummond 45'		M. Jones 3' Schumacher 21', 89' Haworth 78'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,607

Bury v Rotherham United

2 October 2010 10	Bury	1–1	Rotherham United	Bury
15:00 BST	Lowe 41'		Le Fondre 47'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,788

Bury v Accrington Stanley

9 October 2010 11	Bury	3–0	Accrington Stanley	Bury
15:00 BST	Lowe 13', 45' Ajose 57'		Procter  75' Bateson  82'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,164

Torquay United v Bury

16 October 2010 12	Torquay United	3–4	Bury	Torquay
15:00 BST	Robertson 18' Zebroski 20', 56'		Lowe 27' (pen.) Ajose 33' Schumacher 51' M. Jones 71'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,553

Bury v Southend United

23 October 2010 13	Bury	1–0	Southend United	Bury
15:00 BST	Skarz 41'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,531

Aldershot Town v Bury

30 October 2010 14	Aldershot Town	1–3	Bury	Aldershot
15:00 BST	Little 11' Jones  22' M. Morgan  68'		M. Jones 44', 66' Ajose 77'	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,526

Bury v Bradford City

2 November 2010 15	Bury	0–1	Bradford City	Bury
19:45 GMT			Daley 30' (pen.)	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,521

Bury v Stockport County

13 November 2010 16	Bury	0–1	Stockport County	Bury
15:00 GMT			Fletcher 15'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,244

Burton Albion v Bury

19 November 2010 17	Burton Albion	1–3	Bury	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT	Collins 29'		M. Jones 10' Ajose 53' Sodje 73'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,738

Lincoln City v Bury

23 November 2010 18	Lincoln City	0–5	Bury	Lincoln
19:45 GMT			Haworth 10' Ajose 21', 71' Lowe 23', 90'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,659

Wycombe Wanderers v Bury

11 December 2010 19	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Bury	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Rendell 69'			Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,673

Bury v Macclesfield Town

1 January 2011 20	Bury	2–2	Macclesfield Town	Bury
15:00 GMT	Lowe 83' John-Lewis 89'		Butcher 29' Gray 69'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,860

Bradford City v Bury

3 January 2011 21	Bradford City	1–0	Bury	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Daley 45'			Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 11,384

Accrington Stanley v Bury

8 January 2011 22	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Bury	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Jacobson 77'			Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,481

Bury v Aldershot Town

15 January 2011 23	Bury	1–1	Aldershot Town	Bury
15:00 GMT	Schumacher 71'		Guttridge 9'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,537

Southend United v Bury

21 January 2011 24	Southend United	1–1	Bury	Southend-on-Sea
19:45 GMT	Mohsni 90'		Mozika 65'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,175

Bury v Shrewsbury Town

28 January 2011 25	Bury	1–0	Shrewsbury Town	Bury
19:45 GMT	Lowe 39'			Stadium: Gigg Lane

Macclesfield Town v Bury

1 February 2011 26	Macclesfield Town	2–4	Bury	Macclesfield
19:45 GMT	Draper 37' Barnett 39'		M. Jones 8' Lowe 33', 86' Ajose 36'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,267

Bury v Stevenage

8 February 2011 27	Bury	3–0	Stevenage	Bury
19:45 GMT	Bishop 8' Sodje 61' Lowe 70'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,080

Stockport County v Bury

12 February 2011 28	Stockport County	2–1	Bury	Edgeley, Stockport
15:00 GMT	Paterson 66' Elding 84'		Lowe 88'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 4,903

Bury v Chesterfield

15 February 2011 29	Bury	1–1	Chesterfield	Bury
19:45 GMT	Lowe 46'		Davies 20' Smalley  85'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,517

Gillingham v Bury

19 February 2011 30	Gillingham	1–1	Bury	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Weston 25'		Lowe 72'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,021

Bury v Crewe Alexandra

26 February 2011 31	Bury	3–1	Crewe Alexandra	Bury
15:00 GMT	Bennett 64', 68' Lowe 76'		Miller 41'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,308

Shrewsbury Town v Bury

1 March 2011 32	Shrewsbury Town	0–3	Bury	Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT			Bishop 21' Lowe 53' Schumacher 80'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,298

Hereford United v Bury

5 March 2011 33	Hereford United	0–3	Bury	Hereford
15:00 GMT			Schumacher 3', 51' Lowe 86'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,650

Bury v Morecambe

8 March 2011 34	Bury	1–0	Morecambe	Bury
19:45 GMT	John-Lewis 85'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,480

Rotherham United v Bury

12 March 2011 35	Rotherham United	0–0	Bury	Sheffield
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 4,620

Bury v Torquay United

15 March 2011 36	Bury	1–2	Torquay United	Bury
19:45 GMT	Holroyd 4'		Stanley 61' Zebroski 70'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,747

Bury v Cheltenham Town

19 March 2011 37	Bury	2–3	Cheltenham Town	Bury
15:00 GMT	Futcher 9' Haworth 68'		Gallinagh 3' Low 7', 68'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,870

Port Vale v Bury

26 March 2011 38	Port Vale	0–0	Bury	Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT			Schumacher  76'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,510

Bury v Oxford United

2 April 2011 39	Bury	3–0	Oxford United	Bury
15:00 BST	Ajose 1', 70' Lowe 63'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,515

Northampton Town v Bury

9 April 2011 40	Northampton Town	2–4	Bury	Sixfields, Northampton
15:00 BST	Harrad 59', 90+1'		Lowe 24' Ajose 28', 57' Mozika 42'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,077

Bury v Burton Albion

12 April 2011 41	Bury	1–0	Burton Albion	Bury
19:45 BST	Lees 77' Mozika  45+2' Sodje  87'		Winnall  62'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,580

Bury v Barnet

16 April 2011 42	Bury	2–0	Barnet	Bury
15:00 BST	Ajose 16' M. Jones 21'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,082

Bury v Lincoln City

22 April 2011 43	Bury	1–0	Lincoln City	Bury
15:00 BST	Lees 56'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,248

Chesterfield v Bury

25 April 2011 44	Chesterfield	2–3	Bury	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Davies 50' Lester 63'		Lees 12' Worrall 55' Lowe 87'	Stadium: B2net Stadium Attendance: 9,614

Bury v Wycombe Wanderers

30 April 2011 45	Bury	1–3	Wycombe Wanderers	Bury
15:00 BST	Lowe 10' (pen.)		Ainsworth 20' Strevens 63', 88'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 6,238

Stevenage v Bury

7 May 2011 46	Stevenage	3–3	Bury	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Laird 8' Reid 19' May 73'		Schumacher 16', 70' Ajose 31'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 5,016

FA Cup

Bury v Exeter City

6 November 2010 Round 1	Bury	2–0	Exeter City	Bury
15:00	Sodje 28' Lees 53'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,359

Bury v Peterborough United

27 November 2010 Round 2	Bury	1–2	Peterborough United	Bury
15:00	Lowe 51'		Tomlin 13' Mackail-Smith 38'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,514

League Cup

Sheffield Wednesday v Bury

10 August 2010 Round 1	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Bury	Sheffield
19:45	Coke 60'			Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 7,390

Football League Trophy

Bury v Shrewsbury Town

5 October 2010 Round 1	Bury	0–0 (6–5 p)	Shrewsbury Town	Bury
19:45				Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 1,944
	Penalties
	Worrall Bennett Lowe Ajose Futcher Belford		Harrold McIntyre McAllister Leslie Raven O'Donnell

Bury v Tranmere Rovers

9 November 2010 Round 2	Bury	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Bury
19:45			Thomas-Moore 8'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 1,961

League data

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Chesterfield (C, P)	46	24	14	8	85	51	+34	86	Promotion to League One
2	Bury (P)	46	23	12	11	82	50	+32	81
3	Wycombe Wanderers (P)	46	22	14	10	69	50	+19	80
4	Shrewsbury Town	46	22	13	11	72	49	+23	79	Qualification to League Two play-offs
5	Accrington Stanley	46	18	19	9	73	55	+18	73

Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2011. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	23	12	11	82	50	+32	81	11	6	6	35	23	+12	12	6	5	47	27	+20

Last updated: 11 May 2011.
Source: BBC Sport

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	D	D	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	L	D	D	W	W	W	L	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D
Position			11	12	7	11	11	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	5	2	3	3	5	5	6	6	7	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2011. Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Appearances and goals

As of 6 May 2011.

(Substitute appearances in brackets)

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Cameron Belford	39	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	41	0	2	0
2	DF	Phil Picken	38	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	44	0	10	0
3	DF	Joe Skarz	46	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	51	1	5	0
4	DF	Tom Lees	45	4	2	1	1	0	2	0	50	5	1	0
5	DF	Ben Futcher	6 (5)	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	8 (5)	1	3	0
6	MF	Peter Sweeney	18 (7)	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	22 (7)	0	3	0
7	MF	David Worrall	27 (13)	2	0 (2)	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	27 (17)	2	3	0
8	MF	Steven Schumacher	42 (1)	9	1	0	1	0	1	0	45 (1)	9	6	2
9	FW	Danny Carlton	0 (3)	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	0 (6)	0	0	0
10	FW	Andy Bishop	14 (5)	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	15 (15)	4	2	0
11	MF	Andy Haworth	20 (20)	3	2	0	1	0	2	0	25 (20)	3	4	0
12	MF	Lenell John-Lewis	6 (33)	2	0 (2)	0	0 (1)	0	2	0	8 (36)	2	1	0
13	GK	Owain Fôn Williams	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0
14	MF	Mike Jones	37 (5)	8	2	0	1	0	0	0	40 (5)	8	1	0
15	FW	Ryan Lowe	46	27	2	1	1	0	0 (1)	0	49 (1)	28	4	0
16	DF	Efe Sodje	40	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	43	4	12	1
17	MF	Kyle Bennett	13 (19)	2	0 (1)	0	0	0	2	0	15 (20)	2	1	0
18	DF	Gavin Gunning	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
18	FW	Chris Holroyd	3 (1)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3 (1)	1	0	0
19	MF	Damien Mozika	32 (1)	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	34 (1)	2	10	1
20	GK	Ritchie Branagan	1 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2 (1)	0	0	0
21	MF	Andrai Jones	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
25	FW	Nicky Ajose	22 (6)	13	2	0	0	0	2	0	26 (6)	13	0	0
26	MF	James Wallace	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
26	MF	Luke McCarthy	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
27	DF	Richard Eckersley	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
29	MF	Max Harrop	0 (3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (3)	0	0	0

Awards

End of Season Awards	Winner[1]
Forever Bury Player of the Season	Ryan Lowe
Website Player of the Season	Ryan Lowe
Bury Times Player of the Season	Efe Sodje
Junior Shakers' Player of the Season	Efe Sodje
Disabled supporters' Player of the Season	Ryan Lowe
Frank Hoult Players' Player of the Season	Tom Lees
Young Player of the Season	Joe Skarz
Forever Bury Most Promising Newcomer of the Season	Damien Mozika
Youth Team Player of the Season	Max Harrop
Goal of the Season	Steven Schumacher (vs Shrewsbury Town, 1 March 2011)

Transfers

Players transferred in
Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
25 June 2010	MF	Peter Sweeney	Grimsby Town	Free	[2]
25 June 2010	DF	Joe Skarz	Huddersfield Town	Free	[3]
6 July 2010	MF	Andrew Haworth	Blackburn Rovers	Free	[4]
8 July 2010	MF	Steven Schumacher	Crewe Alexandra	Free	[5]
3 August 2010	DF	Phil Picken	Chesterfield	Free	[6]
3 August 2010	MF	Kyle Bennett	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Free	[6]
5 August 2010	FW	Lenell John-Lewis	Lincoln City	Free	[7]
19 August 2010	MF	Damien Mozika	Tarbiat Yazd	Free	[8]
Players loaned in
Date from	Pos.	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
3 August 2010	DF	Tom Lees	Leeds United	End of season	[6][9]
25 September 2010	FW	Nicky Ajose	Manchester United	End of season	[10][11][12]
28 October 2010	GK	Owain Fôn Williams	Stockport County	4 January 2011	[13][14]
12 November 2010	DF	Gavin Gunning	Blackburn Rovers	31 January 2011	[15][16]
25 November 2010	MF	James Wallace	Everton	31 January 2011	[17]
11 March 2011	FW	Chris Holroyd	Brighton & Hove Albion	11 April 2011	[18][19]
14 March 2011	DF	Richard Eckersley	Burnley	15 April 2011	[20][21]
Players loaned out
Date from	Pos.	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
23 September 2010	FW	Danny Carlton	Grimsby Town	20 October 2010	[22]
28 September 2010	DF	Andrai Jones	Altrincham	28 October 2010	[23]
11 November 2010	DF	Ben Futcher	Oxford United	4 January 2011	[24]
Players transferred out
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	Fee	Ref.
18 June 2010	DF	Ryan Cresswell	Rotherham United	Undisclosed	[25]
Players released
Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
7 June 2010	MF	Stephen Dawson	Leyton Orient	1 July 2010 (Bosman)	[26]
15 June 2010	DF	Paul Scott	Morecambe	1 July 2010	[27][28]
16 June 2010	MF	Brian Barry-Murphy	Rochdale	1 July 2010 (Bosman)	[29]
28 June 2010	FW	Andy Morrell	Wrexham	1 July 2010 (Bosman)	[30]
28 June 2010	DF	Tom Newey	Rotherham United	1 July 2010 (Bosman)	[31]
1 July 2010	MF	Richie Baker	Oxford United	1 July 2010	[27][32]
1 July 2010	DF	David Buchanan	Hamilton Academical	25 July 2010	[33][34]
1 July 2010	GK	Wayne Brown	Supersport United	27 July 2010	[27][35]
1 July 2010	MF	Damien Allen	Colwyn Bay	28 July 2010	[27][36]
1 July 2010	DF	Danny Racchi	Wrexham	16 August 2010	[27][37]
1 July 2010	MF	Josh Rothwell	Unattached		[27]
31 January 2011	FW	Danny Carlton	Morecambe	15 February 2011	[38][39]
31 March 2011	GK	Neil Cutler	Scunthorpe United	31 March 2011 (Goalkeeping coach)	[40]