2015–16 Bury F.C. season

Bury

2015–16 season
Chairman	Stewart Day
Manager	David Flitcroft
Stadium	Gigg Lane
League Cup	Second round (eliminated by Leicester City)
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season is Bury's first season back in League One since relegation in 2012–13 season after gaining promotion the previous season It is also their 131st year in existence.^[1] 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 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	MF		Scott Burgess	Academy	Trainee	[2]
1 July 2015	CF		Leon Clarke	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Free transfer	[3]
1 July 2015	CB		Peter Clarke	Blackpool	Free transfer	[4]
1 July 2015	CF		Anthony Dudley	Academy	Trainee	[2]
1 July 2015	CB		Matty Foulds	Academy	Trainee	[2]
1 July 2015	CM		Jacob Mellis	Blackpool	Free transfer	[5]
1 July 2015	CF		Tom Pope	Port Vale	Free transfer	[6]
1 July 2015	DF		Marcus Poscha	Academy	Trainee	[2]
1 July 2015	GK		Jack Ruddy	Academy	Trainee	[2]
1 July 2015	CF		Brayden Shaw	Academy	Trainee	[7]
13 July 2015	LM		Danny Pugh	Coventry City	Free transfer	[8]
7 August 2015	CB		Reece Brown	Free agent	Free transfer	[9]
6 November 2015	GK		Paddy Kenny	Free agent	Free transfer	[10]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	RM		Nicky Adams	Northampton Town	Free transfer	[11]
1 July 2015	CB		James McNulty	Rochdale [lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer	[2]
1 July 2015	CB		Pablo Mills	Free Agent	Released	[2]
1 July 2015	RW		Chris Sedgwick	Retired	N/A	[13]
1 July 2015	RM		Joe Thompson	Carlisle United [lower-alpha 2]	Released	[2]
19 November 2015	GK		Paddy Kenny	Free Agent	Released	[15]

1. Following McNulty's release he joined Rochdale.^[12]
2. Following Thompson's release he joined Carlisle United.^[14]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
21 July 2015	GK		Christian Walton	Brighton & Hove Albion	1 September 2015[lower-alpha 1]	[17]
19 November 2015	FW		Joe Dodoo	Leicester City	18 December 2015	[18]

1. Walton returned to Brighton on 1 September 2015, due to injury.^[16]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
10 September 2015	MF		Scott Burgess	Stalybridge Celtic	8 October 2015	[19]
27 January 2016	FW		Daniel Nardiello	Plymouth Argyle	End of the season	[20]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 16 June 2015, Bury announced their confirmed pre-season fixtures.^[21]

Macclesfield Town v Bury

22 July 2015 Friendly	Macclesfield Town	0–1	Bury	Macclesfield
19:30 BST		Report	Clarke  39'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 415 Referee: Oliver Yates

Morecambe v Bury

24 July 2015 Friendly	Morecambe	1–1	Bury	Morecambe
19:30 BST	Murphy  36'	Report	3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Globe Arena Referee: Darren England

Radcliffe Borough v Bury

25 July 2015 Friendly	Radcliffe Borough	2–2	Bury	Radcliffe
15:00 BST	16' Smith  62' (pen.)	Report	Williams  45' Dudley  50'	Stadium: Stainton Park Attendance: 471

Bury v Blackburn Rovers

28 July 2015 Friendly	Bury	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Bury
19:45 BST	Pope  25'	Report	Conway  64'	Stadium: JD Stadium Attendance: 1,696 (522 visitors) Referee: Darren Handley

Bury v Preston North End

1 August 2015 Friendly	Bury	3–2	Preston North End	Bury
15:00 BST	Clarke  11', 66' Tutte  78' (pen.)	Report	Garner  13' Keane  30'	Stadium: JD Stadium Attendance: 1,307 (366 visitors) Referee: Darren Handley

League One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Peterborough United	38	15	6	17	65	61	+4	51
15	Swindon Town	38	14	8	16	56	63	−7	50
16	Bury	39	13	11	15	48	62	−14	50
17	Shrewsbury Town	38	12	10	16	47	57	−10	46
18	Chesterfield	39	12	7	20	48	60	−12	43

Updated to match(es) played on 30 March 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[22]

Doncaster Rovers v Bury

8 August 2015 1	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Bury	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Forrester  90'	Report	L. Clarke  90'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,429 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Bury v Swindon Town

15 August 2015 2	Bury	2–2	Swindon Town	Bury
15:00 BST	Pope  4' Mayor  52'	Report	Robert  74' Rodgers  83'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,947 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Bury v Fleetwood Town

18 August 2015 3	Bury	3–4	Fleetwood Town	Bury
19:45 BST	L. Clarke  4' Soares  19' Rose  84'	Report	McLaughlin  17' Hornby-Forbes  29' Proctor  69' Sarcevic  82' (pen.)	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,992 Referee: James Adcock

Crewe Alexandra v Bury

22 August 2015 4	Crewe Alexandra	3–3	Bury	Crewe
15:00 BST	King  3' Colclough  37' Inman  80'	Report	Mayor  23' Soares  45' Rose  58'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,125 Referee: Oliver Langford

Bury v Oldham Athletic

29 August 2015 5	Bury	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Bury
15:00 BST	Pope  65'	Report	Croft  24'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,448 Referee: Roger East

Walsall v Bury

5 September 2015 6	Walsall	0–1	Bury	Bescot
15:00 BST		Report	Jones  6'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,829 Referee: Fred Graham

Sheffield United v Bury

12 September 2015 7	Sheffield United	1–3	Bury	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Sharp  72' (pen.)	Report	Pope  61' Riley  83' L. Clarke  90'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 20,708 Referee: David Webb

Bury v Port Vale

19 September 2015 8	Bury	1–0	Port Vale	Bury
15:00 BST	Cameron  78'	Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,323 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Bury v Coventry City

26 September 2015 9	Bury	2–1	Coventry City	Bury
15:00 BST	L. Clarke  19', 51' (pen.)	Report	Johnson  62'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,526 Referee: Nigel Miller

Peterborough United v Bury

29 September 2015 10	Peterborough United	2–3	Bury	Peterborough
19:45 BST	Zakuani  43', 49' Oztumer  25'	Report	L. Clarke  28' Cameron  64' Pope  81'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 4,208 Referee: Steve Martin

Colchester United v Bury

3 October 2015 11	Colchester United	0–1	Bury	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	L. Clarke  75'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,032 Referee: Simon Hooper

Bury v Wigan Athletic

10 October 2015 12	Bury	2–2	Wigan Athletic	Bury
15:00 BST	Cameron  6' Hussey  43' Pope  60'	Report	Cameron  85' (o.g.) Morgan  90'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,931 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Bury v Rochdale

17 October 2015 13	Bury	0–0	Rochdale	Bury
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 6,470 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Bradford City v Bury

20 October 2015 14	Bradford City	2–1	Bury	Bradford
19:45 BST	McArdle  45+2' Brown  51' (o.g.)	Report	Rose  90+4'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,575 Referee: Darren Bond

Shrewsbury Town v Bury

24 October 2015 15	Shrewsbury Town	2–0	Bury	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Kaikai  28' Ogogo  73'	Report		Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 4,945 Referee: Gavin Ward

Bury v Blackpool

31 October 2015 16	Bury	4–3	Blackpool	Bury
15:00 GMT	Rose  2', 10' Hussey  27' Soares  34'	Report	Cullen  12' Robertson  44' Redshaw  84' (pen)	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,013 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Gillingham v Bury

14 November 2015 17	Gillingham	3–1	Bury	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Samuel  6' Egan  10' Osadebe  87'	Report	L. Clarke  4'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,063 Referee: Keith Stroud

Bury v Burton

21 November 2015 18	Bury	1–0	Burton	Bury
15:00 GMT	Dodoo  40'	Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,788 Referee: Andy Haines

Bury v Burton

24 November 2015 19	Bury	1–2	Burton	Bury
15:00 GMT	L. Clarke  50'	Report	Madden  12' (pen) Williams  86'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,483 Referee: Tony Harrington

Millwall v Bury

28 November 2015 20	Millwall	1–0	Bury	Bermondsey
15:00 BST	Williams  13'	Report		Stadium: New Den Attendance: 8,311 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Bury v Chesterfield

12 December 2015 21	Bury	1–0	Chesterfield	Bury
15:00 BST	Mayor  68'	Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,962 Referee: Peter Bankes

Southend United v Bury

18 December 2015 22	Southend United	4–1	Bury	Southend-on-Sea
19:45 GMT	Hunt  22', 31' Mooney  74' (pen.) Payne  78'	Report	L. Clarke  43'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,127 Referee: James Linington

Bury v Barnsley

26 December 2015 Postponed	Bury	P–P	Barnsley	Bury
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane

Port Vale v Bury

28 December 2015 24	Port Vale	1 - 0	Bury	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	Kelly  57'	Report	Brown  74' Jones  90+4'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,467 Referee: James Adcock

Fleetwood Town v Bury

2 January 2016 25	Fleetwood Town	2 - 0	Bury	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Hunter  49' Grant  76'	Report	Cameron  26'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,301 Referee: Nigel Miller

Bury v Walsall

16 January 2016 26	Bury	2 - 3	Walsall	Bury
15:00 BST	Rose  57' Clarke  65'  66' Lawlor  70'	Report	Hussey  16' (o.g.) Bradshaw  30' Forde  42'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,532 Referee: Mark Haywood

Oldham Athletic v Bury

23 January 2016 27	Oldham Athletic	0 - 1	Bury	Oldham
15:00 BST		Report	Clarke  10' Soares  49' Jones  78'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,537 Referee: Phil Gibbs

Bury v Crewe Alexandra

26 January 2016 28	Bury	0 - 0	Crewe Alexandra	Bury
19:45 BST	O'Sullivan  65' Etuhu  88'	Report	Guthrie  63'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,343 Referee: Darren England

Barnsley v Bury

7 February 2016 29	Barnsley	3 - 0	Bury	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Watkins  20' Brownhill  39' Winnall  55' Hammill  66'	Report	Mayor  48' Clarke  86'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 9,443 Referee: Andy Haines

Coventry City v Bury

13 February 2016 30	Coventry City	6 - 0	Bury	Coventry
15:00 BST	Stokes  4' Cargill  12' Maddison  16' Fleck  43' Armstrong  68'  70'	Report	Soares  28' Brown  41' Lowe  58' Tutte  82'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,024 Referee: andy Davies

Bury v Sheffield United

16 February 2016 31	Bury	1 - 0	Sheffield United	Bury
19:45 BST	Jones  27'	Report	Edgar  79'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,081 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Bury v Colchester United

20 February 2016 32	Bury	5 - 2	Colchester United	Bury
15:00 BST	Lowe  34' Tutte  51'  51'  62' Jones  56'	Report	Porter  4' Eastman  14' Massey  17' Brindley  61'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,428 Referee: Mark Brown

Bury v Barnsley

23 February 2016 23	Bury	0 - 0	Barnsley	Bury
19:45 BST	Soares  26' Tutte  43' Rose  70' Riley  75' Pope  82'	Report	Scowen  25' Roberts  32' Hammill  82'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,160 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Wigan Athletic v Bury

27 February 2016 33	Wigan Athletic	3 - 0	Bury	Wigan
15:00 BST	Grigg  7'  21' (pen.) Colclough  9' Davies  90'	Report	Lowe  37' Jones  90' Mayor  90' Tutte  90'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,490 Referee: Scott Duncan (referee)

Bury v Peterborough United

1 March 2016 34	Bury	3 - 1	Peterborough United	Bury
19:45 BST	Clarke  29' Lowe  33' Tutte  80'	Report	Santos  35' Smith  47' Maddison  52' Baldwin  74' Bostwick  90'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,180 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

Bury v Bradford City

5 March 2016 35	Bury	0 - 0	Bradford City	Bury
15:00 BST	Brown  24'	Report	McMahon  37' Cullen  60'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,036 Referee: David Webb

Rochdale v Bury

12 March 2016 36	Rochdale	3 - 0	Bury	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Mendez-Laing  11'  17' Eastham  53'	Report	Gardner  26'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,538 Referee: Tony Harrington

Bury v Shrewsbury Town

19 March 2016 37	Bury	v	Shrewsbury Town	Bury
15:00 BST				Stadium: Gigg Lane

FA Cup

Bury v Wigan Athletic

7 November 2015 First round	Bury	4–0	Wigan Athletic	Bury
15:00 GMT	Pope  18' Mayor  34' Cameron  45+2' L. Clarke  65'	Report		Stadium: JD Stadium Attendance: 3,856 Referee: David Coote

Rochdale v Bury

6 December 2015 Second round	Rochdale	0–1	Bury	Rochdale
12:00 GMT		Report	Rose  8'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,887 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Bury v Bradford City

9 January 2016 Third round	Bury	0 - 0	Bradford City	Bury
15:00 GMT	Lowe  69'	Report	Hanson  13'	Stadium: JD Stadium Attendance: 6,962 Referee: Rob Lewis

Bradford City v Bury

19 January 2016 Third round reply	Bradford City	0 - 0 (a.e.t.) (2 - 4 p)	Bury	Bradford
19:45 GMT		Report	Cameron  37' Mayor  61' Hussey  90+2' Lawlor  107'	Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium Attendance: 6,227 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Bury v Hull City

30 January 2016 Fourth round	Bury	1 - 3	Hull City	Bury
15:00 GMT	Jones  86'	Report	Akpom  14'  57' (pen.)  69'	Stadium: JD Stadium Attendance: 7,064 Referee: Darren Bond

League Cup

Wigan Athletic v Bury

11 August 2015 First round	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Bury	Wigan
19:45 BST	Grigg  46' (pen.)	Report	Clarke  63', 89' (pen.)	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 5,484 Referee: Mark Heywood

Bury v Leicester City

25 August 2015 Second round	Bury	1–4	Leicester City	Bury
19:45 BST	Mayor  49'	Report	Dodoo  25', 86', 90' Kramarić  41'	Stadium: Gigg Lane

Football League Trophy

Accrington Stanley v Bury

1 September 2015 First round	Accrington Stanley	1–2	Bury	Accrington
19:45 BST	Bruna  83'	Report	Hope  46' Tutte  70'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,344 Referee: Tony Harrington

Bury v Morecambe

6 October 2015 Second round	Bury	0–1	Morecambe	Bury
19:45 BST		Summary	Miller  81'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 1,508

Lancashire Senior Cup

Accrington Stanley v Bury

13 October 2015 First round	Accrington Stanley	5 - 1	Bury	Accrington
14:00 BST				Stadium: Crown Ground

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