2014–15 Bury F.C. season

During the 2014–15 season, Bury competed in the fourth tier of English football, Football League Two.

Bury F.C.

2014–15 season
Chairman	Stewart Day
Manager	David Flitcroft
League Two	3rd (Promoted)
FA Cup	2nd round
League Cup	1st round
Football League Trophy	Quarter final (North)
Top goalscorer	League: Daniel Nardiello (10) All: Daniel Nardiello (14)
Highest home attendance	8,396 vs. Southend United, 21 April 2015
Lowest home attendance	1,681 vs. Morecambe, 7 October 2014
Average home league attendance	3,774
Home colours Away colours
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Match details

Pre-season

Radcliffe Borough v Bury

9 July 2014	Radcliffe Borough	1–4	Bury	Stainton Park, Radcliffe
19:30 BST	McGinley 68'	Report	Burke 2' Grimes 50', 55' Laus 83'

Bury v Sheffield Wednesday

18 July 2014	Bury	1–3	Sheffield Wednesday	Gigg Lane, Bury
19:45 BST	Nardiello 40'	Report	Maghoma 3' Nuhiu 56' Coke 80'

Bury v Blackburn Rovers

30 July 2014	Bury	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Gigg Lane, Bury
19:45 BST	Nardiello 71'	Report	Williamson  45' Rhodes 85' (pen.)

Bury v Rochdale

2 August 2014	Bury	3–3	Rochdale	Gigg Lane, Bury
15:00 BST	Eastham 1' (o.g.) Nardiello 41' Lowe 44'	Report	Bennett 9' Logan 69', 90'

League Two

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Burton Albion (C, P)	46	28	10	8	69	39	+30	94	Promotion to Football League One
2	Shrewsbury Town (P)	46	27	8	11	67	31	+36	89
3	Bury (P)	46	26	7	13	60	40	+20	85
4	Wycombe Wanderers	46	23	15	8	67	45	+22	84	Qualification for League Two play-offs[a]
5	Southend United (O, P)	46	24	12	10	54	38	+16	84

Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Matches

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.^[1]

Bury v Cheltenham Town

9 August 2014 1	Bury	0–1	Cheltenham Town	Gigg Lane, Bury
15:00 BST		Report	Hanks 42'	Attendance: 3,376 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Hartlepool United v Bury

16 August 2014 2	Hartlepool United	0–2	Bury	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
16:00			Daniel Nardiello 18' Danny Rose 73'	Attendance: 3,246 Referee: Gary John Sutton

Luton Town v Bury

19 August 2014 3	Luton Town	1–1	Bury	Kenilworth Road, Luton
19:45	Ruddock 90+1'	Report	Rose 62'	Attendance: 7,890 Referee: Tim Robinson

Bury v Plymouth Argyle

23 August 2014 4	Bury	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Gigg Lane, Bury
15:00	Soares 5' Rose 15'	Report	Reid 66' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,156 Referee: James Adcock

Bury v Accrington Stanley

30 August 2014 5	Bury	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Gigg Lane, Bury
15:00	Rose 35' Mayor 62' McNulty  70'	Report	Naismith 19'	Attendance: 3,381 Referee: Kevin Wright

Wycombe Wanderers v Bury

6 September 2014 6	Wycombe Wanderers	0–0	Bury	Adams Park, High Wycombe
15:00		Report		Attendance: 3,483 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Carlisle United v Bury

13 September 2014 7	Carlisle United	0–3	Bury	Brunton Park, Carlisle
15:00		Report	Rose 48' Jones 59' Lowe 80'	Attendance: 3,975 Referee: Mark Brown

Bury v Stevenage

16 September 2014 8	Bury	2–1	Stevenage	Gigg Lane, Bury
19:45	Lowe 13' Jones 47'	Report	Marriott 10' Johnson  89'  90+4'	Attendance: 2,638 Referee: Richard Clark

Bury v Burton Albion

20 September 2014 9	Bury	3–1	Burton Albion	Gigg Lane, Bury
15:00	Nardiello 48', 66' Lowe 57'	Report	Blyth 88'	Attendance: 4,536 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Exeter City v Bury

27 September 2014 10	Exeter City	2–1	Bury	St James Park, Exeter
15:00	Grimes 5' Davies  34' Keohane 83'	Report	Mayor  45+4' Soares 59'	Attendance: 3,215 (254 Bury fans) Referee: Stuart Attwell

Bury v Tranmere Rovers

4 October 2014 11	Bury	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Gigg Lane, Bury
15:00	Etuhu 55' Soares  58' Nardiello 87'	Report	Donnelly  37' Gill  48'	Attendance: 4,481 Referee: Andy Haines

AFC Wimbledon v Bury

11 October 2014 (2014-10-11) 12	AFC Wimbledon	3–2	Bury	Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST (UTC+01)	Akinfenwa 26', 37' Tubbs 54' Bulman  61' Fuller  73' Moore  87'	Report	Mayor 49' Lowe  73' Soares  82' Cameron  88'	Attendance: 4,268 Referee: Gavin Ward

Bury v Portsmouth

18 October 2014 13	Bury	3–0	Portsmouth	Gigg Lane, Bury
15:00	Mayor 9' Etuhu  29' Lowe 44' Rose 61'	Report	Drennan  21' Devera  69' Wallace  81'	Attendance: 4,259 Referee: Robert Madley

Shrewsbury Town v Bury

21 October 2014 14	Shrewsbury Town	5–0	Bury	Greenhous Meadow, Shrewsbury
19:45	Akpa Akpro 3', 35', 51' Goldson 19' Clark 73'	Report	Soares  11' Mills  48'	Attendance: 4,233 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Southend United v Bury

25 October 2014 15	Southend United	1–1	Bury	Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00	Corr 37' Worrall  73' Prosser  81' Payne  84'	Report	Binnom-Williams  51' Jones 71' Mills  84' Tutte  90+1' Kennedy  90+3'	Attendance: 5,174 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Bury v Cambridge United

1 November 2014 16	Bury	2–0	Cambridge United	Gigg Lane, Bury
15:00	Adams 13' Soares  15' Rose 28' Duffus  77'	BBC Report	Donaldson  69' Coulson  76'	Attendance: 3,704 Referee: Graham Horwood

Morecambe v Bury

15 November 2014 17	Morecambe	1–0	Bury	Globe Arena, Morecambe
14:30	Fleming  55' Ellison 70'	BBC Report	Cameron  81'	Attendance: 2,665 Referee: David Coote

Bury v Newport County

22 November 2014 18	Bury	1–3	Newport County	Gigg Lane, Bury
15:00	Rose 61'	Report	O'Connor 3', 43', 90+3' Zebroski  78' Jones  82'	Attendance: 3,166 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Bury v Dagenham & Redbridge

29 November 2014 19	Bury	0–2	Dagenham & Redbridge	Gigg Lane, Bury
15:00	Soares  55' Mayor  60'	Report	Hemmings  50' Jakubiak 55' Cureton 74' Batt  89'	Attendance: 3,042 Referee: Andy Madley

Oxford United v Bury

13 December 2014 20	Oxford United	2–1	Bury	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
15:00	Riley  45+2' Holmes-Dennis  59' Mullins  67' Jones 69' (o.g.) Barnett 90'	Report	Cameron  19' McNulty  44' Jones  61' Mayor 63'	Attendance: 6,912 Referee: Steve Martin

Bury v York City

20 December 2014 21	Bury	2–2	York City	Gigg Lane, Bury
15:00	Mills  26' Cameron  44' Tutte 57' Nardiello 62'	Report	Ilesanmi  33' Hyde 66' Summerfield 78'  83' Halliday  89'	Attendance: 3,313 Referee: Mark Haywood

Northampton Town v Bury

26 December 2014 22	Northampton Town	2–3	Bury	Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00	Richards 6' Horwood  50' Toney  64' Hackett 77'	Report	El-Abd  18' Tutte 30' Soares 45' Mayor 57' White  65' Hussey  83'	Attendance: 4,563

Bury v Mansfield Town

28 December 2014 23	Bury	2–0	Mansfield Town	Gigg Lane, Bury
15:00	Lowe 40' Tutte  67' Mayor 77'	Report	McGuire  63'	Attendance: 3,196

Dagenham & Redbridge v Bury

3 January 2015 24	Dagenham & Redbridge	1–0	Bury	Victoria Road, Dagenham
15:00	Labadie  45+1' Murphy 51' Boucaud  84'	Report	Lowe  37' Rose  82'	Attendance: 1,877

Bury v Wycombe Wanderers

17 January 2015 25	Bury	1–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Gigg Lane, Bury
15:00	Lowe  17' Mayor 32' El-Abd  42'	Report	Onyedinma 68'	Attendance: 2,932

Bury v Carlisle United

24 January 2015 26	Bury	2–1	Carlisle United	Gigg Lane, Bury
15:00	Nardiello 16' (pen.), 62' Hussey  87'	Report	Rigg 22' Meppen-Walter  47'	Attendance: 3,589

Accrington Stanley v Bury

27 January 2015 27	Accrington Stanley	0–1	Bury	Crown Ground, Accrington
19:45	Atkinson  80'	Report	Cameron  68' 81' El-Abd  70'	Attendance: 2,067

Burton Albion v Bury

31 January 2015 28	Burton Albion	1–0	Bury	Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent
15:00	Edwards 62'	Report	Tutte  88'	Attendance: 3,049 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Bury v Exeter City

7 February 2015 29	Bury	1–1	Exeter City	Gigg Lane, Bury
15:00	Cameron  13' Nardiello 45'	Report	Davies 13' McAllister  57' Oakley  65'	Attendance: 3,513 Referee: Nigel Miller

Stevenage v Bury

10 February 2015 30	Stevenage	0–0	Bury	Broadhall Way, Stevenage
19:45		Report		Attendance: 2,165 Referee: Graham Horwood

Cheltenham Town v Bury

14 February 2015 31	Cheltenham Town	1–2	Bury	Whaddon Road, Cheltenham
15:00	Johnstone 24' Burns  90+3' Richards  90+5'	Report	Mayor 4' Rose 17'  73' Riley  82' Adams  90+5'	Attendance: 2,375 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Bury v Hartlepool United

21 February 2015 (2015-02-21) 32	Bury	1–0	Hartlepool United	Bury
15:00 GMT	Rose  54' Tutte 75'	Report	Austin  48'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,172 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Plymouth Argyle v Bury

28 February 2015 33	Plymouth Argyle	0–2	Bury	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Alessandra  90+2'	Report	El-Abd  54' Nardiello 62' Rose 90'  90+2'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 7,374 Referee:

Bury v Luton Town

3 March 2015 34	Bury	1–0	Luton Town	Bury
19:45 GMT	Soares 9' Lowe  90+1'	Report	Cullen  73'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,915 Referee: Scott Duncan

Bury v Oxford United

7 March 2015 35	Bury	0–1	Oxford United	Bury
15:00 GMT	El-Abd  6'  Mayor  48' Riley  65' McNulty  72' Tutte  88'	Report	MacDonald  13' Roofe  45+1' Baldock  77' O'Dowda 85' Hylton  87'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,645 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Mansfield Town v Bury

15 March 2015 36	Mansfield Town	0–1	Bury	Mansfield
15:00 GMT		Report	Tafazolli (o.g.)	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,868 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

York City v Bury

17 March 2015 37	York City	0–1	Bury	York
19:45 GMT		Report	Soares 9'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,194 Referee: Andy Madley

Bury v Northampton Town

21 March 2015 38	Bury	2–1	Northampton Town	Bury
15:00 GMT	Riley Etuhu 66' El-Abd 90+1'	Report	Holmes 10'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,969 Referee: David Coote

Cambridge United v Bury

3 April 2015 39	Cambridge United	0–2	Bury	Cambridge
15:00 BST		Report	Cameron 23' Soares 53'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,427 Referee: Mark Brown

Bury v Morecambe

6 April 2015 40	Bury	1–2	Morecambe	Bury
15:00 BST	Eaves 17'	Report	Amond 79' Mullin 85'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,045 Referee: Darren Bond

Newport County v Bury

11 April 2015 41	Newport County	0–2	Bury	Newport
15:00 BST		Report	Lowe 21' Nardiello 88'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,123 Referee: Oliver Langford

Bury v Shrewsbury Town

14 April 2015 42	Bury	1–0	Shrewsbury Town	Bury
19:45 BST	Riley 57'	Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,277 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Portsmouth v Bury

18 April 2015 43	Portsmouth	0–1	Bury	Portsmouth
15:00 BST		Report	Lowe 45'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 14,569 Referee: James Adcock

Bury v Southend United

21 April 2015 44	Bury	0–1	Southend United	Bury
19:45 BST		Report	Worrall 74'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 8,396 Referee: Tony Harrington

Bury v AFC Wimbledon

25 April 2015 45	Bury	2–0	AFC Wimbledon	Bury
15:00 BST	Soares 33' Lowe 77'	Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,099 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Tranmere Rovers v Bury

2 May 2015 46	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Bury	Birkenhead
15:00 BST		Report	Soares 61'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,518 Referee: Simon Hooper

FA Cup

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.^[2]

Bury v Hemel Hempstead Town

8 November 2014 Round One	Bury	3–1	Hemel Hempstead Town	Gigg Lane, Bury
15:00	Tutte 16' Cameron 88' Nardiello 90+4'	Report	Potton 10'	Attendance: 2,944 Referee: Andy Haines

Bury v Luton Town

6 December 2014 Round Two	Bury	1–1	Luton Town	Gigg Lane, Bury
15:00	Soares  24' Mills  62' Nardiello 90+1'	Report	Cullen 51' Howells  77'	Attendance: 2,790 Referee: Nigel Miller

Luton Town v Bury

16 December 2014 Replay	Luton Town	1–0	Bury	Kenilworth Road, Luton
19:45	Rooney 48'	Report	Cameron  68'	Attendance: 2,923 Referee: Oliver Langford

League Cup

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Bury were drawn away to Bolton Wanderers.^[3]

Bolton Wanderers v Bury

12 August 2014 Round One	Bolton Wanderers	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Bury	Macron Stadium, Bolton
20:00	Davies 90+7' (pen.) Danns 93', 96'	Report	Lowe 20' McNulty 97'	Attendance: 9,249 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Trophy

Bury v Morecambe

7 October 2014 Round Two	Bury	3–1	Morecambe	Gigg Lane, Bury
19:45	Nardiello 14' (pen.), 39' Soares  76' Hussey  84' Lowe  90+1' 90+4' Rose  90+2' Jalal  90+3'	Report	Beeley 74'	Attendance: 1,681 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Bury v Tranmere Rovers

11 November 2014 Round Three	Bury	1–2	Tranmere Rovers	Gigg Lane, Bury
19:45	Cameron 35'	BBC Report	Power 43' Johnson 45'	Attendance: 1,842 Referee: Oliver Langford

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
8	MF		Nicky Adams	27	EU	Rotherham United	Transfer	Summer	2017	Undisclosed	BBC Sport
11	DF		Chris Hussey	26	EU	Burton Albion	Free transfer	Summer	2016	Free	Bury F.C
1	GK		Shwan Jalal	30	EU	Bournemouth	Free transfer	Summer	2016	Free	Vital Football
10	MF		Danny Mayor	22	EU	Sheffield Wednesday	Transfer	Summer	2017	Undisclosed	Bury F.C
16	DF		Kiel O'Brien	20–21	EU	Chorley	Free transfer	Summer	2016	Free	Bury F.C
6	MF		Kelvin Etuhu	26	EU	Barnsley	Free transfer	Summer	2016	Free	Bury F.C
14	MF		Joe Thompson	25	EU	Tranmere Rovers	Free transfer	Summer	2015	Free	Bury F.C
21	DF		Joe Widdowson	25	EU	Northampton Town	Free transfer	Summer	2015	Free	Bury F.C
30	FW		James Poole	24	EU	Hartlepool United	Free transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	Free	Bury F.C
9	FW		Danny Rose	20	EU	Barnsley	Transfer	Summer	2017	Undisclosed	Bury F.C
7	FW		Hallam Hope	20	EU	Everton	Transfer	Winter	2018	Undisclosed	Bury F.C
23	DF		Joe Riley	23	EU	Bolton Wanderers	Free transfer	Winter	2017	Free	Bury F.C

Out

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
1	GK		Trevor Carson	26	EU	Cheltenham Town	Released	Summer	Free	Bury F.C BBC Sport
4	DF		Richard Hinds	33	EU	Llandudno	Released	Summer	Free	Bury F.C
21	GK		Brian Jensen	38	EU	Crawley Town	Released	Summer	Free	Bury F.C BBC Sport
—	DF		Robbie McIntyre	20	EU	Free agent	Released	Summer	Free	Bury F.C
8	MF		Tommy Miller	35	EU	Hartlepool United	Released	Summer	Free	Bury F.C Hartlepool Mail
35	MF		Tope Obadeyi	24	EU	Kilmarnock	Released	Summer	Free	Bury F.C Scotsman
14	MF		Lewis Young	24	EU	Crawley Town	Released	Summer	Free	Bury F.C BBC Sport
30	GK		Reice Charles-Cook	20	EU	Coventry City	Free transfer	Summer	Free	Coventry Mad
23	FW		Ashley Grimes	27	EU	Walsall	Mutual Consent	Summer	Free	Bury F.C The Football League
—	MF		Navid Nasseri	17–18	EU	Birmingham City	Free transfer	Summer	Free	Bury F.C
6	MF		Andrew Procter	31	EU	Accrington Stanley	Free transfer	Summer	Free	BBC Sport
21	DF		Joe Widdowson	25	EU	Dagenham & Redbridge	Free transfer	Winter	Free	BBC Sport
1	GK		Shwan Jalal	31	EU	Northampton Town	Free transfer	Winter	Free	BBC Sport

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Loans in

No.	Pos.	Name	Country	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
9	FW	Danny Rose		20	Barnsley	15 August 2014	September 2014	Bury F.C
28	MF	Duane Holmes		19	Huddersfield Town	30 August 2014	29 October 2014	Bury F.C	Bury F.C
33	DF	Tom Kennedy		29	Rochdale	23 October 2014	14 January 2015	Bury F.C
18	FW	Courtney Duffus		19	Everton	24 October 2014	January 2015	Bury F.C
25	DF	Hayden White		19	Bolton Wanderers	7 November 2014	4 January 2015	Bury F.C
13	GK	Scott Loach		26	Rotherham United	10 November 2014	1 December 2014	Bury F.C	TeamTalk
5	DF	Adam El-Abd		30	Bristol City	26 November 2014	30 June 2015	Bury F.C Bury F.C
18	MF	Robert Milsom		27	Rotherham United	26 November 2014	10 January 2015	Bury F.C
21	GK	Nick Pope		22	Charlton Athletic	6 January 2015	30 June 2015	Bury F.C
—	DF	Rob Holding		19	Bolton Wanderers	26 March 2015	30 June 2015	Bury F.C

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Loans out

No.	Pos.	Name	Country	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
21	DF	Joe Widdowson		25	Morecambe	29 August 2014	28 October 2014	Bury F.C
21	DF	Joe Widdowson		25	Dagenham & Redbridge	27 November 2014	4 January 2015	Bury F.C
34	DF	Pablo Mills		30	Cheltenham Town	26 February 2015	30 June 2015	BBC Sport

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.