Bury 2016–17 football season
Bury 2016–17 season Chairman Stewart Day Head Coach David Flitcroft (until 16 November) [1] Chris Brass (from 15 December – 15 February) [2] Lee Clark (from 15 February) [3] Stadium Gigg Lane League One 19th FA Cup First round replay (vs. AFC Wimbledon ) League Cup First round (vs. Burton Albion ) FL Trophy Group stage Top goalscorer League: James Vaughan (24) All: James Vaughan (24) Highest home attendance 8,007 vs. Bolton Wanderers , 24 October 2016 Lowest home attendance 2,005 vs. Milton Keynes Dons , 14 February 2017 Average home league attendance 3,845
The 2016–17 season is Bury 's second consecutive season in League One and their 132nd year in existence.[4] Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup , League Cup and JP Trophy .
The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2016
CF
Nicky Clark
Rangers
Free transfer
[5]
1 July 2016
RM
Zeli Ismail
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Free transfer
[6]
1 July 2016
CB
Antony Kay
Milton Keynes Dons
Free transfer
[7]
1 July 2016
GK
Chris Kirkland
Preston North End
Free transfer
[8]
1 July 2016
LB
Greg Leigh
Bradford City
Free transfer
[9]
1 July 2016
RB
Niall Maher
Bolton Wanderers
Free transfer
[10]
1 July 2016
GK
Ben Williams
Bradford City
Free transfer
[11]
19 July 2016
CB
Leon Barnett
Wigan Athletic
Free transfer
[12]
21 July 2016
CM
Neil Danns
Bolton Wanderers
Free transfer
[13]
5 August 2016
CF
Chris Brown
Blackburn Rovers
Free transfer
[14]
6 August 2016
GK
Paul Rachubka
Bolton Wanderers
Free transfer
[15]
24 August 2016
CF
James Vaughan
Birmingham City
Free transfer
[16]
14 October 2016
CF
Ishmael Miller
Huddersfield Town
Free transfer
[17]
1 January 2017
RW
Jack Mackreth
Macclesfield Town
Undisclosed
[18]
6 January 2017
CB
Reece Brown
Sheffield United
Free transfer
[19]
19 January 2017
RW
Jermaine Pennant
Tampines Rovers
Free transfer
[20]
24 January 2017
CF
Ryan Lowe
Crewe Alexandra
Free transfer
[21]
25 February 2017
RB
Paul Caddis
Birmingham City
Free transfer
[22]
Transfers out [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2016
CB
Reece Brown
Sheffield United [a]
Released
[24]
1 July 2016
RW
Chris Eagles
Accrington Stanley [b]
Released
[24]
1 July 2016
LB
Chris Hussey
Sheffield United
Undisclosed
[26]
1 July 2016
GK
Rob Lainton
Free agent
Released
[24]
1 July 2016
CF
Ryan Lowe
Crewe Alexandra
Free transfer
[27]
1 July 2016
CF
Daniel Nardiello
Bangor City [c]
Released
[24]
1 July 2016
CB
Kiel O'Brien
Southport [d]
Released
[24]
1 July 2016
GK
Michail Papastylianou
Apollon Limassol
Free transfer
[citation needed ]
1 July 2016
CB
Marcus Poscha
Free agent
Released
[24]
1 July 2016
RB
Joe Riley
Shrewsbury Town
Undisclosed
[30]
1 July 2016
SS
Danny Rose
Mansfield Town
Undisclosed
[31]
1 July 2016
CM
Chris Sedgwick
Retired
N/A
[32]
19 July 2016
CB
Peter Clarke
Oldham Athletic
Free transfer
[33]
19 July 2016
LB
Danny Pugh
Blackpool
Free transfer
[34]
27 July 2016
CF
Leon Clarke
Sheffield United
Undisclosed
[35]
4 August 2016
GK
Chris Kirkland
Free agent
Mutual consent
[36]
29 August 2016
GK
Jack Ruddy
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Undisclosed
[37]
31 August 2016
CF
Nicky Clark
Dunfermline Athletic
Free transfer
[38]
6 January 2017
MF
Robert Bourne
Trafford F.C.
Released
[39]
6 January 2017
DF
Liam Williams
Free agent
Released
[39]
31 January 2017
CB
Jacob Bedeau
Aston Villa
Undisclosed
[40]
31 January 2017
CM
Tom Soares
AFC Wimbledon
Undisclosed
[41]
Loans in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Date until
Ref.
31 August 2016
DM
Kean Bryan
Manchester City
End of Season
[42]
31 August 2016
LM
Tom Walker
Bolton Wanderers
End of Season
[43]
6 January 2017
CB
Cameron Burgess
Fulham
End of Season
[44]
6 January 2017
CB
Taylor Moore
Bristol City
End of Season
[45]
30 January 2017
GK
Joe Murphy
Huddersfield Town
End of Season
[46]
31 January 2017
CB
Tom Beadling
Sunderland
End of Season
[47]
31 January 2017
LB
Sylvain Deslandes
Wolverhampton Wanderers
End of Season
[48]
Loans out [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Date until
Ref.
4 January 2017
CF
Anthony Dudley
Macclesfield Town
End of season
[49]
31 January 2017
CM
Neil Danns
Blackpool
End of Season
[50]
Competitions [ ]
Pre-season friendlies [ ]
Bury v Blackburn Rovers
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16 ) Friendly Bury 0–1 Blackburn Rovers show Morecambe 13:00 BST
Report
Graham 7'
Stadium: Mill Farm
Bury v Morecambe
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16 ) Friendly Bury 0–4 Morecambe show Morecambe 16:00 BST
Report
Ellison Trialist Trialist Barkhuizen
Stadium: Mill Farm
Radcliffe Borough v Bury
29 July 2016 (2016-07-29 ) Friendly Radcliffe Borough 4–0 Bury show Radcliffe 19:30 BST
Sonogo 3' , 17' (pen. ) Rokka 7' Nalatche 60'
Stadium: Taurus Stadium
Blackpool v Bury
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30 ) Friendly Blackpool 1–1 Bury show Blackpool 15:00 BST
Potts 89'
Report
Etuhu 51'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
League One [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
17
Oldham Athletic
46
12
17
17
31
44
−13
53
18
Shrewsbury Town
46
13
12
21
46
63
−17
51
19
Bury
46
13
11
22
61
73
−12
50
20
Gillingham
46
12
14
20
59
79
−20
50
21
Port Vale (R)
46
12
13
21
45
70
−25
49
Relegation to EFL League Two
Source:
BBC Sport Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Matches [ ]
Bury v Charlton Athletic
6 August 2016 1 Bury 2–0 Charlton Athletic show Bury 15:00 BST
Danns 71' (pen. ) Etuhu 87'
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,037
Coventry City v Bury
16 August 2016 3 Coventry City 0–0 Bury show Coventry 19:45 BST
Report
Etuhu 39' Soares 66'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,098 (222 away)
Bury v Oldham Athletic
20 August 2016 4 Bury 0–1 Oldham Athletic show Bury 15:00 BST
Jones 57'
Report
Barnett 10' (o.g. ) Klok 64' Fané 90'
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,479 (1,554 visitors)
Bury v Shrewsbury Town
10 September 2016 7 Bury 2–1 Shrewsbury Town show Bury 15:00 BST
Mellis 32' Vaughan 39' 41' Mayor 65' , 90+1'
Report
Deegan 20' El-Abd 38' 52' Toney 39' 76' McGivern 45+1'
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,990 (360 away fans)
Swindon Town v Bury
17 September 2016 (2016-09-17 ) 8 Swindon Town 1–2 Bury show Swindon 15:00 BST
Barry 31' Yaser Kasim 33' Raphael Branco 34' Obika 64' Thompson 86'
Report
Hope 13' , 45' 38' Mellis 20' Soares 34' Kay 66' Mayor 88' Pope 90+2'
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,931 (244)
Bury v Chesterfield
24 September 2016 9 Bury 2–1 Chesterfield show Bury 15:00 BST
Ismail 41' Danns 69' Pope 87'
Report
Anderson 45+2' Dennis 44'
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,494 (482 away fans)
Milton Keynes Dons v Bury
27 September 2016 10 Milton Keynes Dons 1–3 Bury show Milton Keynes 19:45 BST
Downing 48' Reeves 63' Colclough 82' Potter 87'
Report
Vaughan 8' , 68' Soares 40' Ismail 80' 90+5' Mellis 83' Bryan 89'
Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 7,652 Referee: Darren Deadman
Bury v Scunthorpe United
1 October 2016 11 Bury 1–2 Scunthorpe United show Bury 15:00 BST
Soares 35' 58' Mellis 41' Kay 80' Etuhu 90+1'
Report
Wiseman 42' Wallace 45+2' Morris 65' van Veen 80'
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,355 Referee:
Peterborough United v Bury
8 October 2016 12 Peterborough United 3–1 Bury show Peterborough 12:00 BST
Forrester 38' Maddison 48' Kay 52' (o.g. ) Coulthirst 86' Lopes 88' White 90+1'
Report
White 2' (o.g. ) Mayor 61' Maher 66'
Stadium: ABAX Stadium Attendance: 3,964 Referee:
Bury v AFC Wimbledon
18 October 2016 14 Bury 1–2 AFC Wimbledon show Bury 19:45 BST
Danns 27' (pen. ) Tutte 68'
Report
Robinson 26' Taylor 39' Meades 90+1'
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,211 Referee:
Bury v Bolton Wanderers
24 October 2016 15 Bury 0–2 Bolton Wanderers show Bury 19:45 BST
Soares 54'
Report
Clough 13' (pen. ) , 56' (pen. )
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 8,007 Referee:
Northampton Town v Bury
29 October 2016 16 Northampton Town 3–2 Bury show Northampton 15:00 BST
Richards 30' 36' , 64' (pen. ) Taylor 71'
Report
Leigh 35' Ismail 47' 82' Kay 48' Mayor 70' Miller 74' Danns 90+2' Hope 90+7'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,739 Referee:
Bury v Southend United
12 November 2016 17 Bury 1–4 Southend United show Bury 15:00 GMT
Vaughan 20' (pen. ) Soares 64' Barnett 89'
Report
Ranger 9' , 61' Cox 12' Ferdinand 20' McLaughlin 64' 76'
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,033 Referee:
Sheffield United v Bury
22 November 2016 19 Sheffield United 1–0 Bury show Sheffield 19:45 GMT
O'Connell 85' Ebanks-Landell 90+3'
Report
Mellis 43' Pope 44' Williams 62' Leigh 80' 85'
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 19,022 Referee:
Bury v Millwall
26 November 2016 20 Bury 2–3 Millwall show Bury 15:00 GMT
Jones 45' Vaughan 61' , 67' Maher 69' Kay 71' Etuhu 90+5'
Report
Williams 70' (pen. ) Smith 71' Butcher 86' O'Brien 90+2' 90+3'
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,028 Referee:
Bristol Rovers v Bury
10 December 2016 21 Bristol Rovers 4–2 Bury show Bristol 15:00 GMT
Gaffney 32' Sinclair 41' Taylor 45+2' Clarke 67' Hartley 82'
Report
Burgess 25' Miller 75' Danns 88'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,843 Referee:
Bury v Oxford United
17 December 2016 22 Bury 2–3 Oxford United show Bury 15:00 GMT
Vaughan 5' Pope 39'
Report
Maguire 14' , 43' Leigh 70' (o.g. )
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,986 Referee: Darren Drysdale
Bradford City v Bury
31 December 2016 24 Bradford City 1–1 Bury show Bradford 15:00 GMT
Law 52'
Report
Burgess 39'
Stadium: The Coral Windows Stadium Attendance: 18,012 Referee:
Bury v Sheffield United
2 January 2017 25 Bury 1–3 Sheffield United show Bury 15:00 GMT
Mellis 12' Etuhu 35' Kay 52' Vaughan 54' Soares 62'
Report
Sharp 21' Etuhu 72' (o.g. ) Freeman 81' Wright 84'
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 6,123 Referee:
Scunthorpe United v Bury
7 January 2017 26 Scunthorpe United 3–2 Bury show Scunthorpe 15:00 GMT
Toffolo 8' Dawson 19' Wallace 33' Morris 44'
Report
Miller 41' Pope 45+2' Etuhu 67'
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 5,173 Referee:
Bury v Peterborough United
14 January 2017 27 Bury 5–1 Peterborough United show Bury 15:00 GMT
Vaughan 7' , 16' , 24' , 27' Miller 71'
Report
Nichols 4' Tafazolli 12' Bostwick 52'
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,820 Referee:
Port Vale v Bury
20 January 2017 28 Port Vale 2–2 Bury show Burslem 19:45 GMT
Walker 20' Grant 35' Knops 45' Taylor 45+4' (pen. ) 78'
Report
Vaughan 40' , 55' Burgess 45+3' Mellis 55' Etuhu 65'
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,338 Referee: Oliver Langford
Bury v Swindon Town
11 February 2017 31 Bury 1–0 Swindon Town show Bury 15:00 GMT
Vaughan 37' (pen. ) 42' Brown 79' Burgess 90' Barnett 90+4' Leigh 90+5'
Report
Gladwin 14' Conroy 86'
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,713 Referee:
Bury v Milton Keynes Dons
14 February 2017 32 Bury 0–0 Milton Keynes Dons show Bury 19:45 GMT
Report
O'Keefe 57' Upson 78' Martin 90+3'
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,005 Referee:
Chesterfield v Bury
18 February 2017 33 Chesterfield 1–2 Bury show Chesterfield 15:00 GMT
Gardner 23' Dennis 32' Kakay 60' Anderson 78'
Report
Tutte 80' Burgess 90' Miller 90+2'
Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,582 Referee: Simon Hooper
Charlton Athletic v Bury
25 February 2017 (2017-02-25 ) 34 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Bury show Charlton, London 15:00 GMT
Byrne 35' Teixeira 66'
Report
Lowe 21' Moore 56' Hope 60' Kay 72'
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 14,640 Referee:
Oldham Athletic v Bury
11 March 2017 37 Oldham Athletic 0–0 Bury show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Report
Styles 45'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,776 Referee:
Bury v Bristol Rovers
14 March 2017 38 Bury 3–0 Bristol Rovers show Bury 19:45 GMT
Tutte 14' Vaughan 50' (pen. ) 66' Kay 53' Leigh 65' Miller 75' Barnett 75' Bryan 90' Murphy 90+5'
Report
Sinclair 24' 39' Gaffney 90+5'
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,535 Referee:
Millwall v Bury
18 March 2017 39 Millwall 0–0 Bury show Bermondsey , London15:00 GMT
Wallace 66'
Report
Murphy 90+4'
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,049 Referee:
Bury v Fleetwood Town
25 March 2017 40 Bury 0–0 Fleetwood Town show Bury 15:00 GMT
Mellis 46'
Report
Schwabl 71' Glendon 90+2'
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,174 Referee: Kevin Friend
Bury v Bradford City
8 April 2017 42 Bury 0–2 Bradford City show Bury 15:00 BST
Vaughan 40' Kay 45' Burgess 78' Caddis 90+4'
Report
Marshall 56' Wyke 84'
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,268 Referee:
Bury v Rochdale
13 April 2017 43 Bury 0–1 Rochdale show Bury 19:45 BST
Report
Camps 45+1' McNulty 60' Rafferty 70'
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,850 Referee:
Bolton Wanderers v Bury
18 April 2017 44 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Bury show Bolton 20:00 BST
Spearing 30' Vela 65'
Report
Barnett 9'
Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 18,223 Referee: Simon Hooper
Bury v Northampton Town
22 April 2017 45 Bury 3–0 Northampton Town show Bury 15:00 BST
Vaughan 3' , 90+2' Miller 72'
Report
Moloney 55'
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,190 Referee:
Southend United v Bury
30 April 2017 46 Southend United 1–0 Bury show Southend 12:00 BST
McLaughlin 22' Robinson 89' Amos 90+4'
Report
Burgess 26' Barnett 57' Moore 59' Mayor 64'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 9,245 Referee:
FA Cup [ ]
EFL Cup [ ]
EFL Trophy [ ]
Pos
Div
Team
Pld
W
PW
PL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
L1
Bradford City
3
2
0
0
1
5
4
+1
6
Advance to Round 2
2
L2
Morecambe
3
2
0
0
1
7
7
0
6
3
L1
Bury
3
1
0
1
1
6
4
+2
4
4
ACA
Stoke City U21
3
0
1
0
2
2
5
−3
2
Bury v Morecambe
30 August 2016 Group stage 1 Bury 4–1 Morecambe show Bury 19:00 BST
Ismail 3' (pen. ) Pope 49' , 90+1' Kay 53' 81' Soares 83'
Mullin 43' 53' Wakefield 70'
Stadium: Gigg Lane
References [ ]
show General Grounds
Carrington Training Centre
Gigg Lane
Seasons Notable matches
1900 FA Cup Final
1903 FA Cup Final
1995 Football League Third Division play-off Final
See also
show National teams
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