2017–18 Bury F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Bury's third consecutive season in League One.

Bury

2017–18 season
Chairman	Stewart Day
Manager	Lee Clark (until 30 October) Ryan Lowe (caretaker until 22 November) Chris Lucketti (22 November to 15 January) Ryan Lowe (caretaker to end of season)
Stadium	Gigg Lane
League One	24th (relegated)
FA Cup	First round (vs. Woking
EFL Cup	First round (vs. Sunderland)
EFL Trophy	Third round (vs. Fleetwood Town)
Home colours Away colours
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Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

Bury v Sunderland

7 July 2017	Bury	2–3	Sunderland	Bury
19:30 BST	Tutte 19' Reilly 27'	Report	Rodwell 37' Maja 77', 86'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,110

Bury v Huddersfield Town

16 July 2017	Bury	1–3	Huddersfield Town	Bury
15:00 BST	Beckford 47'	Report	Mounié 54' Ince 64' Kachunga 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,306

Macclesfield Town v Bury

18 July 2017	Macclesfield Town	1–0	Bury	Macclesfield
19:30 BST	Wilson 79'			Stadium: Moss Rose

Bury v Crewe Alexandra

22 July 2017	Bury	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Bury
15:00 BST	Beckford 84'	Report	Walker 10'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 1,105

Salford City v Bury

25 July 2017	Salford City	1–2	Bury	Salford
19:30 BST	Phenix 50'	Report	Ismail 56', 79'	Stadium: Moor Lane

Radcliffe Borough v Bury XI

1 August 2017	Radcliffe Borough	0-1	Bury XI	Radcliffe
19:30 BST		Report		Stadium: NeuVen Stadium

League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
20	Rochdale	46	11	18	17	49	57	−8	51
21	Oldham Athletic (R)	46	11	17	18	58	75	−17	50	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Northampton Town (R)	46	12	11	23	43	77	−34	47
23	Milton Keynes Dons (R)	46	11	12	23	43	69	−26	45
24	Bury (R)	46	8	12	26	41	71	−30	36

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Result summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
27	4	5	18	19	42	−23	17	4	1	8	10	17	−7	0	4	10	9	25	−16

Last updated: 13 January 2018.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	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	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	W	D	D	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	W	D
Position	9	14	19	17	18	19	22	22	21	19	20	19	21	21	21	23	24	24	24	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2018. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.^[1][2]

Bury v Walsall

5 August 2017 1	Bury	1–0	Walsall	Bury
15:00 BST	Beckford 45+1'  90+4' Lowe  90+2'	Report	Leahy  45'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,240 Referee: Mark Heywood

Wigan Athletic v Bury

12 August 2017 2	Wigan Athletic	4–1	Bury	Wigan
15:00 BST	Jacobs 13' Powell 53', 64' (pen.)  70' Evans 90+2'	Report	Bruce 15'  73' Reilly  45' Aldred  47' Murphy  64'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,159 Referee: Oliver Langford

Bury v Bristol Rovers

19 August 2017 3	Bury	2–3	Bristol Rovers	Bury
15:00 BST	Beckford 90' Ajose 90+3'	Report	Lockyer 55' Bodin 73', 85'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,402 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Rochdale v Bury

26 August 2017 4	Rochdale	0–0	Bury	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Cannon  43' Done  65'	Report	Murphy  54' Williams  90+2'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,601 Referee: John Brooks

Bury v Scunthorpe United

2 September 2017 5	Bury	0–1	Scunthorpe United	Bury
15:00 BST	Cameron  45+2'	Report	Wallace  24' Sutton  82' Morris 86'  88'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,055 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Rotherham United v Bury

9 September 2017 6	Rotherham United	3–2	Bury	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Moore 20', 54' Towell 89'	Report	Beckford 34' Cameron  51' 67' Whitmore  89'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 7,848 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Fleetwood Town v Bury

12 September 2017 7	Fleetwood Town	3–2	Bury	Fleetwood
19:45 BST	Hiwula 22', 28' Sowerby  36' Hunter 66' Burns  90+6'	Report	Ince  29' Beckford 31'  90+6' Laurent 44'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,535 Referee: Darren England

Bury v Plymouth Argyle

16 September 2017 8	Bury	0–0	Plymouth Argyle	Bury
15:00 BST	Humphrey  23'	Report	Ness  89'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,642 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Charlton Athletic v Bury

23 September 2017 9	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Bury	Charlton
15:00 BST	Magennis 39' Ngoyo  84'	Report	Beckford 9' Aldred  12' Laurent  78'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 9,895 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Bury v Oxford United

26 September 2017 10	Bury	3–0	Oxford United	Bury
19:45 BST	Laurent  59' Maguire 64' (pen.) Smith 70' Beckford 72' Edwards  76' Dobre  88'	Report	Hall  65'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,951 Referee: Ben Toner

Bury v Milton Keynes Dons

30 September 2017 11	Bury	0–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Bury
15:00 BST	Humphrey  63' Skarz  90+1'	Report	Sow 6' Nicholls  43' Gilbey  56' Ebanks-Landell 66' Brittain  82'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,165 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Oldham Athletic v Bury

7 October 2017 P	Oldham Athletic	v	Bury	Oldham
15:00 BST				Stadium: Boundary Park
Note: On 28 September, the scheduled away fixture against Oldham Athletic was postponed due to international call-ups.[3]

Bury v Bradford City

14 October 2017 12	Bury	3–1	Bradford City	Bury
15:00 BST	Maguire 19' (pen.) Beckford 20' Reilly  76' Smith  82' O'Shea 85'	Report	Wyke 9' Taylor  90+4'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,514 Referee: David Webb

Blackpool v Bury

17 October 2017 13	Blackpool	2–1	Bury	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Mellor 38' Delfouneso  65' Tilt 73'  87'	Report	Aldred  13' Beckford 58'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,437 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Southend United v Bury

21 October 2017 14	Southend United	1–0	Bury	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST	Leonard 84'	Report		Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,787 Referee: Gavin Ward

Oldham Athletic v Bury

24 October 2017 15	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Bury	Oldham
19:45 BST	Doyle 24' Byrne  44' Amadi-Holloway 90+3'	Report	Aldred 47' Ince  69'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,183 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Bury v Doncaster Rovers

28 October 2017 16	Bury	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Bury
15:00 BST	O'Connell  45+3' Maguire  67'	Report	Marquis  36' Whiteman 78'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,079 Referee: Andy Haines

Gillingham v Bury

11 November 2017 17	Gillingham	1–1	Bury	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Ehmer  6' O'Neill  59' Parker 85'	Report	Ince  25' Danns 39' Edwards  69' Williams  78'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,364 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Bury v Blackburn Rovers

18 November 2017 18	Bury	0–3	Blackburn Rovers	Bury
15:00 GMT		Report	Antonsson 12', 37' Dack 63'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 7,159 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Bury v Shrewsbury Town

21 November 2017 19	Bury	1–0	Shrewsbury Town	Bury
19:45 GMT	Leigh 56'	Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,055 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Northampton Town v Bury

25 November 2017 20	Northampton Town	0–0	Bury	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report	Cameron  43'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,870 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Portsmouth v Bury

16 December 2017 21	Portsmouth	1–0	Bury	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Bennett  17' Clarke 62' Evans  78'	Report	O'Connell  27'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,549 Referee: John Brooks (referee)

Peterborough United v Bury

23 December 2017 22	Peterborough United	3–0	Bury	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Lloyd 3' 71' Maddison  48' Marriott 63'	Report	O'Connell  54'	Stadium: ABAX Stadium Attendance: 4,640 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Bury v Rotherham United

26 December 2017 23	Bury	0–3	Rotherham United	Bury
15:00 GMT	Dawson  8' Laurent  47'	Report	Ball 5' Frecklington 10' Williams  25' Vaulks 83' Forde  90+2'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,630 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Bury v Fleetwood Town

30 December 2017 24	Bury	0–2	Fleetwood Town	Bury
15:00 GMT	Dawson  38'	Report	Hunter 24' Cole 47' Dempsey  68'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,158 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Scunthorpe United v Bury

1 January 2018 25	Scunthorpe United	1–0	Bury	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Ojo  45' Goode 86' Sutton  90+2'	Report	Reilly  45+3' Bunn  79' O'Connell  88'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,270 Referee: Ben Toner

Plymouth Argyle v Bury

6 January 2018 26	Plymouth Argyle	3–0	Bury	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Diagouraga 14'  18' Carey 42' Fox  56' Sarcevic 78'	Report	Lowe  60' Danns  61'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 9,139 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Bury v Charlton Athletic

13 January 2018 27	Bury	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Bury
15:00 GMT	Mayor  32'	Report	Marshall 63' Dijksteel  78' Amos  86'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,295 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Oxford United v Bury

20 January 2018 28	Oxford United	1–2	Bury	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Mousinho  26' Henry 45'	Report	Dawson  76' Edwards  79' Miller 81' Bunn 84'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,457 (191 away) Referee: Robert Lewis

Bury v Blackpool

3 February 2018 29	Bury	1–1	Blackpool	Bury
	Danns  53' Cameron  57' Miller 83' Clarke  88'	Report	Longstaff 53' Vassell  61'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,089 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Bury v AFC Wimbledon

6 February 2018 30	Bury	2–1	AFC Wimbledon	Gigg Lane
19:45 GMT	Miller 17' Bunn 43' Edwards  61' Thompson  74'	Report	Robinson  12' Edwards 28' (o.g.) Pigott  60'	Attendance: 2,975 Referee: Robert Jones

Bradford City v Bury

10 February 2018 31	Bradford City	2–2	Bury	Bradford
15:00 GMT	McMahon  9' Poleon  19' Dieng 58' Kilgallon  70',  79' McCartan 89',  90' Wyke  90+2'	Report	Mayor  36' Cameron 62' Clarke  86' Miller 90+5'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 19,476 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Bury v Southend United

13 February 2018 32	Bury	0–0	Southend United	Bury
19:45 GMT	Dawson  33' Laurent  63'	Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,795 Referee: Martin Coy

Blackburn Rovers v Bury

19 February 2018 33	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	Bury	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Graham 51' Armstrong 67'	Report	Cameron  86'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,038 Referee: John Busby

Bury v Gillingham

24 February 2018 34	Bury	2–1	Gillingham	Bury
15:00 GMT	Danns 12' Bunn 25'	Report	Ogilvie 69'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,004 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Bury v Oldham Athletic

10 March 2018 35	Bury	2–2	Oldham Athletic	Bury
15:00 GMT	O'Shea 14' Danns 34' Thompson  86'	Report	Moimbé  10' Davies 42' Pringle 77' Byrne  82'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,904 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Bury v Peterborough United

13 March 2018 36	Bury	0–1	Peterborough United	Bury
19:45 GMT	Ince  26'	Report	Marriott 90+2'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,784 Referee: David Webb

Milton Keynes Dons v Bury

17 March 2018 37	Milton Keynes Dons	2–1	Bury	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Aneke 11' (pen.), 57' (pen.),  62' Ebanks-Landell  89'	Report	Clarke  45' Cameron  65' Miller 76' Dawson  80'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 9,247 (277 Bury fans) Referee: Gavin Ward

Bury v Wigan Athletic

24 March 2018 38	Bury	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Bury
	Maguire  84'	Report	Powell  25', 26' Dunkley 50'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,207 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Bristol Rovers v Bury

30 March 2018 39	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Bury	Bristol
	Clarke  10' Telford 65' Lines 85' (pen.)	Report	Laurent  19' Danns 54' Cooney  85'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,030 Referee: Lee Collins

Bury v Rochdale

3 April 2018 40	Bury	0–2	Rochdale	Bury
19:45 BST		Report	Delaney 30' Henderson 43'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,628 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Walsall v Bury

7 April 2018 41	Walsall	1–0	Bury	Walsall
	Thompson 89' (o.g.)	Report	Thompson  51'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,807 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Bury v Northampton Town

14 April 2018 42	Bury	2–3	Northampton Town	Bury
15:00 BST	Clarke 11' Thompson  61' Mayor 74'  82'	Report	Taylor 6', 88' Hoskins 33' O'Toole  75'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,117 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Doncaster Rovers v Bury

17 April 2018 43	Doncaster Rovers	3–3	Bury	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Butler 2' Marquis 35' Boyle 65'	Report	Mason 38' (o.g.) O'Shea 51' (pen.) Styles  58' Miller 60'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,131 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Shrewsbury Town v Bury

21 April 2018 44	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	Bury	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Eisa 13' Gnahoua  90+1'	Report	Ismail  44' O'Shea 66' Edwards  71'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,735 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Bury v Portsmouth

28 April 2018 45	Bury	1–0	Portsmouth	Bury
15:00 BST	Miller  53' 67'	Report	Thompson  40' Donohue  48'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,575 Referee: Andy Haines

AFC Wimbledon v Bury

5 May 2018 46	AFC Wimbledon	2–2	Bury	Kingston upon Thames
17:30 BST	Parrett 12'  77' Appiah 34'	Report	Danns 66' Miller 85'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,770 Referee: Darren Drysdale

FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Bury were drawn away to either Woking or Concord Rangers in the first round.^[4] Woking won the replayed match 2–1 to host the first round tie.^[5] A draw in the first round meant a replay would need to be played at Gigg Lane.^[6]

Woking v Bury

5 November 2017 First round	Woking	1–1	Bury	Woking
14:00 GMT	Philpot 25' Ralph  80'	Report	Smith 1'  83' Aldred  90+4'	Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 1,858 Referee: Darren England

Bury v Woking

14 November 2017 First round replay	Bury	0–3	Woking	Bury
19:45 GMT	Smith  55' Cameron  55' O'Connell  79'	Report	Charles-Cook 30' Orlu  33' Ralph  44' Isaac  61' Baxter  65' Effiong 71' Philpot 86'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Referee: Ross Joyce

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Bury were drawn at home to Sunderland in the first round.^[4]

Bury v Sunderland

10 August 2017 First round	Bury	0–1	Sunderland	Bury
19:45 BST		Report	Browning  45+1' Khazri  62' Honeyman 69'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,470 Referee: Robert Jones

EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, the group stage draw was completed with Bury facing Blackburn Rovers, Rochdale and Stoke City U23s in Northern Group C.^[7][8] After finished second in their group and advancing to the next round, Bury were drawn away to Walsall.^[9] A home tie in the third round was confirmed next against Fleetwood Town.^[10]

Pos	Lge	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Rochdale (Q)	3	1	1	1	0	5	1	+4	6	Round 2
2	L1	Bury (Q)	3	2	0	0	1	4	5	−1	6
3	L1	Blackburn Rovers (E)	3	1	0	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	ACA	Stoke City U21 (E)	3	0	1	0	2	1	4	−3	2

Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Bury v Rochdale

19 September 2017 Group Game 1	Bury	0–4	Rochdale	Bury
19:45 BST	Danns  6' Shotton  60'	Report	Bunney 12' Inman 18', 34' Henderson 51' Rafferty  62'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 1,451 Referee: Mark Heywood

Blackburn Rovers v Bury

3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Group Game 2	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Bury	Blackburn
19:45 BST	Platt  64' Hart  86'	Report	Skarz  40' Williams  64' Bunn 77'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 2,025 Referee: Scott Oldham

Bury v Stoke City U21s

8 November 2017 Group Game 3	Bury	3–1	Stoke City U21s	Bury
19:45 GMT	Ajose 5' Leigh 18' Reilly 19'	Report	Afellay 75'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 686 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Walsall v Bury

2 December 2017 Second round	Walsall	1–2	Bury	Bescot
12:30 GMT	Oztumer 45+1'	Report	Ajose 7', 65' Cameron  43' O'Connell  79'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,065 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Bury v Fleetwood Town

9 January 2018 Third round	Bury	2-3	Fleetwood Town	Bury
19:30 GMT	Bunn 45+4' Dai Wai-tsun 55'	Report	Hiwula 14' 50' Grant 17' (pen.) Cargill  59'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 698 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CF		Jermaine Beckford	Preston North End	Free	[11]
1 July 2017	CM		Stephen Dawson	Scunthorpe United	Free	[12]
1 July 2017	RB		Phil Edwards	Burton Albion	Free	[13]
1 July 2017	RM		Chris Humphrey	Hibernian	Free	[14]
1 July 2017	GK		Joe Murphy	Huddersfield Town	Free	[15]
1 July 2017	CB		Eoghan O'Connell	Celtic	Free	[16]
1 July 2017	AM		Jay O'Shea	Chesterfield	Free	[17]
1 July 2017	CM		Callum Reilly	Burton Albion	Free	[18]
1 July 2017	LB		Joe Skarz	Oxford United	Free	[19]
1 July 2017	CB		Adam Thompson	Southend United	Free	[20]
6 July 2017	CB		Tom Aldred	Blackpool	Free	[21]
20 July 2017	RW		Chris Maguire	Oxford United	Free	[22]
31 July 2017	FW		Chris Sang	Wigan Athletic	Free	[23]
4 August 2017	LW		Harry Bunn	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed	[24]
10 August 2017	GK		Leo Fasan	Celtic	Free	[25]
31 August 2017	CF		Michael Smith	Portsmouth	Free	[26]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CB		Leon Barnett	Northampton Town	Free	[27]
1 July 2017	CF		Chris Brown	Free agent	Released	[28]
1 July 2017	CB		Reece Brown	Rochdale	Released	[28][a]
1 July 2017	CF		Anthony Dudley	Salford City	Released	[28][b]
1 July 2017	DM		Kelvin Etuhu	Carlisle United	Released	[28][c]
1 July 2017	CF		Hallam Hope	Carlisle United	Released	[28][d]
1 July 2017	CB		Antony Kay	Port Vale	Free	[32]
1 July 2017	GK		Rob Lainton	Port Vale	Released	[28][e]
1 July 2017	RW		Jack Mackreth	Wrexham	Undisclosed	[34]
1 July 2017	RB		Niall Maher	Free agent	Released	[28]
1 July 2017	CM		Jacob Mellis	Mansfield Town	Released	[28][f]
1 July 2017	CF		Ishmael Miller	Free agent	Released	[28]
1 July 2017	RW		Jermaine Pennant	Free agent	Released	[28]
1 July 2017	CF		Tom Pope	Port Vale	Free	[36]
1 July 2017	GK		Paul Rachubka	Free agent	Released	[28]
1 July 2017	GK		Ben Williams	Blackpool	Mutual consent	[37][g]
3 July 2017	MF		Will Ferry	Southampton	Undisclosed	[39]
13 July 2017	CF		James Vaughan	Sunderland	Undisclosed	[40]
14 July 2017	ST		George Miller	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	[41]
20 July 2017	RB		Paul Caddis	Blackburn Rovers	Free	[42]
30 August 2017	CB		Alex Bruce	Wigan Athletic	Mutual consent	[43][h]

1. Reece Brown joined Rochdale following his release.^[29]
2. Anthony Dudley joined Salford City following his release.^[30]
3. Kelvin Etuhu joined Carlisle United following his release.^[31]
4. Hallam Hope joined Carlisle United following his release.^[31]
5. Rob Lainton joined Port Vale following his release.^[33]
6. Jacob Mellis joined Mansfield Town following his release.^[35]
7. Ben Williams joined Blackpool following his departure.^[38]
8. Alex Bruce joined Wigan Athletic following his departure.^[44]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
10 July 2017	CF		Tom Heardman	Newcastle United	30 June 2018	[45]
14 July 2017	CF		Nicky Ajose	Charlton Athletic	30 June 2018	[46]
31 July 2017	CB		Alex Whitmore	Burnley	4 January 2018	[47]
25 August 2017	DM		Rohan Ince	Brighton & Hove Albion	31 May 2018	[48]
25 August 2017	CB		Jordan Williams	Huddersfield Town	31 May 2018	[49]
30 August 2017	RM		Alex Dobre	AFC Bournemouth	1 January 2018	[50]
31 August 2017	AM		Josh Laurent	Wigan Athletic	30 June 2018	[51]
4 January 2018	GK		Connor Ripley	Middlesbrough	30 June 2018	[52]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
4 July 2017	CM		Scott Burgess	Macclesfield Town	28 April 2018	[53]
25 August 2017	FW		Chris Sang	Southport	2 January 2018	[54]
30 August 2017	CB		Adam Thompson	Bradford City	30 June 2018	[55]
31 August 2017	RM		Zeli Ismail	Walsall	30 June 2018	[56]