2013–14 Bury F.C. season

During the 2013–14 season, Bury competed in the fourth tier of English football, Football League Two.

Bury F.C.

2013–14 season
Chairman	Stewart Day
Manager	Kevin Blackwell (until 14 October) Ronnie Jepson (14 October – 9 December) David Flitcroft (from 9 December)
League Two	12th
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	Second round
Football League Trophy	Northern first round
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Season summary

Manager Kevin Blackwell was sacked on 14 October 2013, with Bury 21st in the table.^[1] Blackwell's assistant Ronnie Jepson was appointed as caretaker manager,^[2] and on 25 October 2013, Jepson was given the role of manager until January.^[3] On 9 December 2013, Jepson was replaced by David Flitcroft.^[4]

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Plymouth Argyle	46	16	12	18	51	58	−7	60
11	Mansfield Town	46	15	15	16	49	58	−9	60
12	Bury	46	13	20	13	59	51	+8	59
13	Portsmouth	46	14	17	15	56	66	−10	59
14	Newport County	46	14	16	16	56	59	−3	58

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport^{[needs update]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

First-team squad

As of 28 September 2013^[5]

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  NIR Trevor Carson 2 DF  ENG Shaun Beeley (on loan from Fleetwood Town) 4 DF  ENG Richard Hinds 5 DF  ENG Nathan Cameron 6 MF  ENG Andrew Procter (second vice-captain) 7 MF  WAL Craig Jones 8 MF  ENG Tommy Miller 9 FW  ENG Anton Forrester (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) 10 FW  ENG Ashley Grimes 12 MF  ENG Chris Sedgwick 15 MF  ENG Danny Mayor 19 MF  ENG Tom Soares (vice-captain) 21 GK  DEN Brian Jensen 22 MF  ESP Marco Navas 25 DF  FRA William Edjenguélé 26 GK  ENG Rob Lainton 30 GK  ENG Reice Charles-Cook 35 FW  ENG Tope Obadeyi — DF  ENG Phil Picken

Out on loan

Results and fixtures

Pre-season friendlies

League One

League Two match details^[6]

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
3 August 2013	Chesterfield	H	L	0–2		4,337	[7]
10 August 2013	Oxford United	A	L	1–2
17 August 2013	Accrington Stanley	H	W	3–0
24 August 2013	Burton Albion	A	D	2–2
31 August 2013	Cheltenham Town	H	W	4–1	Mayor 9', Procter 12', Cameron 17', Reindorf 76'		[8]
7 September 2013	Rochdale	A	L	0–1		5,616	[9]
14 September 2013	Fleetwood Town	A	L	1–2	Soares 28'	3,520	[10]
21 September 2013	Southend United	H	D	1–1
28 September 2013	Dagenham & Redbridge	A	L	1–2	Forrester 89'	1,604	[11]
5 October 2013	Newport County	H	D	0–0
12 October 2013	Morecambe	H	L	0–2
19 October 2013	Portsmouth	A	L	0–1
22 October 2013	Mansfield Town	H	D	0–0
26 October 2013	Wycombe Wanderers	A	W	2–1	Soares 69', Edjenguélé 88'	3,350	[12]
2 November 2013	Torquay United	H	L	1–3
16 November 2013	Bristol Rovers	A	D	1–1
23 November 2013	AFC Wimbledon	H	D	1–1
26 November 2013	Hartlepool United	H	W	1–0
30 November 2013	Exeter City	A	D	2–2	Nardiello 15', Cameron 47'	3,426	[13]
14 December 2013	Northampton Town	H	D	1–1
21 December 2013	Plymouth Argyle	A	L	1–2	Sedgwick 49'	6,206	[14]
26 December 2013	Scunthorpe United	H	D	2–2
29 December 2013	York City	H	W	2–1	Forrester 1', Cameron 19'	3,706	[15]
1 January 2014	Hartlepool United	A	W	3–0	Mayor 5', Nardiello 12', Hinds 75'	3,529	[16]
11 January 2014	Chesterfield	A	L	0–4		6,053	[17]
18 January 2014	Burton Albion	H	D	0–0		2,910	[18]
1 February 2014	Wycombe Wanderers	H	W	1–0	Forrester 34'	2,818	[19]
4 February 2014	Oxford United	H	D	1–1	Jones 56'	2,303	[20]
18 February 2014	Accrington Stanley	A	D	0–0		2,184	[21]
22 February 2014	AFC Wimbledon	A	W	1–0	Mayor 90+4'	3,740	[22]
25 February 2014	Mansfield Town	A	W	4–1	Mayor 25', Nardiello 56', 64', Carroll 71'	2,628	[23]
1 March 2014	Cheltenham Town	A	L	1–2	Platt 16'	2,737	[24]
7 March 2014	Rochdale	H	D	0–0		6,295	[25]
11 March 2014	Fleetwood Town	H	D	2–2	Nardiello 47', 61' pen.	2,467	[26]
15 March 2014	Southend United	A	D	0–0		5,680	[27]
18 March 2014	Torquay United	A	L	1–2	Platt 66'	1,738	[28]
22 March 2014	Dagenham & Redbridge	H	D	1–1	Hussey 60'	2,705	[29]
25 March 2014	Newport County	A	D	0–0		2,160	[30]
29 March 2014	Northampton Town	A	W	3–0	Hope 18', Mayor 35', Rose 90+2'	4,631	[31]
1 April 2014	Bristol Rovers	H	W	2–1	Hope 3', Soares 80'	2,314	[32]
5 April 2014	Exeter City	H	W	2–0	Hussey 65', Soares 90+2'	2,718	[33]
12 April 2014	Scunthorpe United	A	D	2–2	Soares 69', Rose 90+5'	4,162	[34]
18 April 2014	Plymouth Argyle	H	W	4–0	Tutte 8', Nardiello 50' pen., 53', Rose 88'	3,401	[35]
21 April 2014	York City	A	L	0–1		5,225	[36]
26 April 2014	Portsmouth	H	D	4–4	Hope 10', 34', 87', Procter 49'	4,759	[37]
3 May 2014	Morecambe	A	D	0–0		2,944	[38]

FA Cup

Main article: 2013–14 FA Cup

FA Cup match details

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
First round	19 November 2013	Cambridge United	H	D	0–0		1,712	[39]
First round replay	3 December 2013	Cambridge United	A	L	1–2	Harrad 63'	3,342	[40]

League Cup

Main article: 2013–14 Football League Cup

League Cup match details

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
First round	6 August 2013	Crewe Alexandra	H	W	3–2	Beeley 20', Harrad 29' pen., Hinds 49'	2,146	[41]
Second round	27 August 2013	Norwich City	A	L	3–6	Forrester 72', Edjenguélé 79', Reindorf 90+3'	16,107	[42]

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2013–14 Football League Trophy

Football League Trophy match details

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
First round	3 September 2013	Port Vale	A	L	1–2	Sedgwick 71'	2,351	[43]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Pos.	Player	Club	Fee	Ref.
27 June 2013	DF	Gareth Roberts	Derby County
28 June 2013	DF	Nathan Cameron	Coventry City
1 July 2013	MF	Andrew Procter	Preston North End
8 July 2013	GK	Rob Lainton	Bolton Wanderers
10 July 2013	FW	John Rooney	Barnsley	Free transfer	[44]
10 July 2013	MF	Chris Sedgwick	Hyde United	Free transfer	[44]
17 July 2013	DF	Richard Hinds	Yeovil Town	Free transfer	[45]
23 July 2013	FW	Aidan Chippendale	Accrington Stanley	Free transfer	[46]
25 July 2013	FW	Jessy Reindorf	Union Royale Namur	Free transfer	[47]
31 July 2013	FW	Marlon Jackson	Hereford United	Free transfer	[48]
16 August 2013	MF	Marco Navas	Recreativo de Huelva
19 August 2013	MF	Tommy Miller	Swindon Town
20 August 2013	DF	William Edjenguele	Coventry City
2 September 2013	GK	Brian Jensen	Burnley
June 2013	FW	Ashley Grimes	Rochdale
2013	FW	Tope Obadeyi	Rio Ave
3 January 2014	DF	Pablo Mills	Rotherham United	Free transfer	[49]
30 January 2014	FW	Daniel Nardiello	Rotherham United	Free transfer	[50]

Loans in

Date	Pos.	Player	Club	Duration	Ref.
18 July 2013	FW	Anton Forrester	Blackburn Rovers	Until 1 January 2014
2013	MF	Danny Mayor	Sheffield Wednesday
30 July 2013	DF	Shaun Beeley	Fleetwood Town	Until January 2014	[51]
7 August 2013	MF	Jordan Sinnott	Huddersfield Town	Six-month loan	[52]

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	Club	Fee	Ref.
16 January 2014	FW	Shaun Harrad	Alfreton Town	Released	[53][54]
16 January 2014	DF	Gareth Roberts	Notts County	Released	[53][55]
16 January 2014	FW	Marlon Jackson	Halifax Town	Released	[53][56]
16 January 2014	MF	Euan Holden	—	Released	[53]
16 January 2014	FW	Jessy Reindorf	Tamworth	Released	[53][57]

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Player	Club	Duration	Ref.
25 October 2013	FW	Marlon Jackson	Lincoln City	Until December 2013	[58]