List of Bury F.C. seasons

Bury Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Bury, which was in Lancashire until 1974 when it was absorbed into Greater Manchester. Founded in 1885,[1] Bury first entered the FA Cup in 1887–88. Drawn to play Blackburn Rovers away from home, they travelled to Ewood Park but scratched before the game; the two teams played a friendly match instead, which Bury lost heavily.[lower-alpha 1] The team first contested an FA Cup match in 1891–92: they beat Witton and Heywood Central before losing to Blackpool after a replay in the third qualifying round.[3][5]

For details of the current season, see 2019–20 Bury F.C. season.

Bury were founder members of and runners-up in the Lancashire League in 1889–90, and won the championship in their second and third seasons.[6] They were elected to the Football League ahead of the 1893–94 season,[7] won the Second Division title that same season by a nine-point margin, and beat Liverpool, the First Division's bottom club, in the test match to gain promotion.[8] They retained their top-flight status for 17 seasons. During that period Bury twice won the FA Cup. In the 1900 final, they beat Southern League team Southampton by four goals to nil. Three years later, they did not concede a goal in any round as they went on to beat Derby County 6–0, which remains the widest winning margin in an FA Cup final; the ball used in that match is on display at the National Football Museum.[6][9]

They returned to the First Division for a five-season spell in the mid-1920s, and achieved their highest ever finish, of fourth place, in 1925–26. Relegated back to the Second in 1929, Bury have not played in the top flight since; the closest they came was a third place in 1936–37. They flirted with relegation all through the 1950s, finally dropping into the Third Division North for the first time in the club's history in that league's last season before the regional sections were amalgamated into national Third and Fourth Divisions in 1958. Returning to the Second Division as Third Division champions in 1961, Bury spent seven of the next eight seasons at that level. In 1962–63, they reached the semi-final of the Football League Cup, losing 4–3 on aggregate to eventual winners Birmingham City. By 1971 Bury were in the Fourth Division, only for a three-season spell, but they were to spend the first half of the 1980s at that level.[6]

Further spells in the third and fourth tiers preceded two successive promotions in the mid-1990s: third place in Division Three – after the Premier League broke away from the Football League in 1992, the divisions were renumbered upwards[10] – followed by the Division Two title in 1996–97 brought Bury to the second tier for the first time in forty years. After two seasons they were relegated, and by 2002, financial problems brought the club into administration and to the brink of folding.[11] A supporters' campaign raised enough money to keep the club afloat,[12] and in recognition of his role within that process, UEFA presented club press officer Gordon Sorfleet with their Best Supporter award for 2002.[13] Bury were relegated at the end of that season, and since then have yo-yoed between the third and fourth tiers.[6]

As of the end of the 2018–19 season, Bury have spent 22 seasons in the top tier of the English football league system, 39 in the second, 29 in the third and 24 in the fourth. The table details the team's achievements and the top goalscorer in senior first-team competitions from their first season in the FA Cup in 1887–88 to the end of the most recently completed season.

Key

Key to league record: P – Played W – Games won D – Games drawn L – Games lost F – Goals for A – Goals against Pts – Points Pos – Final position Key to colours and symbols: Symbol Meaning 1st or W Winners 2nd or F Runners-up Promoted Relegated ♦ Top league scorer in Bury's division

Key to divisions: Lancs – Lancashire League Div 1 – Football League First Division Div 2 – Football League Second Division Div 3 – Football League Third Division Div 4 – Football League Fourth Division League 1 – Football League One League 2 – Football League Two

Key to rounds: Group – Group stage Prelim – Preliminary round QR3 – Third qualifying round QR4 – Fourth qualifying round R1 – First round R2 – Second round, etc. QF – Quarter-final SF – Semi-final F – Final W – Winners (N) – Northern section of regionalised stage Scr – Scratched DNE – Did not enter Disq – Disqualified

Details of the abandoned 1939–40 Football League season are shown in italics and appropriately footnoted.

Seasons

Season	League[6]									FA Cup[3][lower-alpha 2]	League Cup[6][15][lower-alpha 3]	Other[6][15][16][17]		Top league scorer(s)[lower-alpha 4]
	Division[lower-alpha 5]	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos			Competition	Result	Name	Goals
1887–88	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Scr[lower-alpha 1]	—	—	—	—	—
1888–89	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNE	—	—	—	—	—
1889–90	Lancs	24	14	3	7	65	35	31	2nd	DNE	—	—	—	Not known	—
1890–91	Lancs	20	15	3	2	74	32	33	1st	DNE	—	—	—	Not known	—
1891–92	Lancs	22	20	0	2	76	20	40	1st	QR3	—	—	—	Not known	—
1892–93	Lancs	22	17	1	4	83	24	35	3rd	QR3	—	—	—	Not known	—
1893–94	Lancs	22	13	4	5	85	35	30	2nd	QR4	—	—	—	Not known	—
1894–95	Div 2	30	23	2	5	78	33	48	1st	R2	—	—	—	Not known	—
1895–96	Div 1	30	12	3	15	50	54	27	11th	R3	—	—	—	Not known	—
1896–97	Div 1	30	10	10	10	39	44	30	9th	R2	—	—	—	Not known	—
1897–98	Div 1	30	8	8	14	39	51	24	14th	R1	—	—	—	Not known	—
1898–99	Div 1	34	14	7	13	48	49	35	10th	R2	—	—	—	Not known	—
1899–1900	Div 1	34	13	6	15	40	44	32	12th	W	—	—	—	Not known	—
1900–01	Div 1	34	16	7	11	53	37	39	5th	R2	—	—	—	Not known	—
1901–02	Div 1	34	13	8	13	44	38	34	7th	R3	—	—	—	Not known	—
1902–03	Div 1	34	16	3	15	54	43	35	8th	W	—	—	—	Not known	—
1903–04	Div 1	34	7	15	12	40	53	29	12th	R2	—	—	—	Not known	—
1904–05	Div 1	34	10	4	20	47	67	24	17th	R2	—	—	—	Not known	—
1905–06	Div 1	38	11	10	17	57	74	32	17th	R1	—	—	—	Not known	—
1906–07	Div 1	38	13	6	19	58	68	32	16th	R3	—	—	—	Not known	—
1907–08	Div 1	38	14	11	13	58	61	39	7th	R2	—	—	—	Not known	—
1908–09	Div 1	38	14	8	16	63	77	36	17th	R2	—	—	—	Not known	—
1909–10	Div 1	38	12	9	17	62	66	33	13th	R2	—	—	—	Not known	—
1910–11	Div 1	38	9	11	18	43	71	29	18th	R1	—	—	—	Not known	—
1911–12	Div 1	38	6	9	23	32	59	21	20th	R2	—	—	—	Not known	—
1912–13	Div 2	38	15	8	15	53	57	38	11th	R2	—	—	—	Not known	—
1913–14	Div 2	38	15	10	13	39	40	40	19th	R2	—	—	—	Not known	—
1914–15	Div 2	38	15	8	15	61	56	38	11th	R2	—	—	—	Not known	—
1915–19	é The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the First World War.	&	&	&	&	&	&	&	é	&	&	é	&	é	&
1919–20	Div 2	42	20	8	14	60	44	48	5th	R2	—	—	—	Not known	—
1920–21	Div 2	42	15	10	17	45	49	40	11th	R1	—	—	—	Not known	—
1921–22	Div 2	42	15	10	17	54	55	40	11th	R1	—	—	—	Not known	—
1922–23	Div 2	42	18	11	13	55	46	47	6th	R3	—	—	—	Not known	—
1923–24	Div 2	42	21	9	12	63	35	51	2nd	R1	—	—	—	Not known	—
1924–25	Div 1	42	17	15	10	54	51	49	5th	R1	—	—	—	Not known	—
1925–26	Div 1	42	20	7	15	85	77	47	4th	R4	—	—	—	Norman Bullock[1]	31
1926–27	Div 1	42	12	12	18	68	77	36	19th	R3	—	—	—	Not known	—
1927–28	Div 1	42	20	4	18	80	80	44	5th	R4	—	—	—	Not known	—
1928–29	Div 1	42	12	7	23	62	99	31	21st	R5	—	—	—	Not known	—
1929–30	Div 2	42	22	5	15	78	67	49	5th	R3	—	—	—	Not known	—
1930–31	Div 2	42	19	3	20	75	82	41	13th	R4	—	—	—	Not known	—
1931–32	Div 2	42	21	7	14	70	58	49	5th	QF	—	—	—	Not known	—
1932–33	Div 2	42	20	9	13	84	59	49	4th	R4	—	—	—	Not known	—
1933–34	Div 2	42	17	9	16	70	73	43	12th	R4	—	—	—	Not known	—
1934–35	Div 2	42	19	4	19	62	73	42	10th	R3	—	—	—	Not known	—
1935–36	Div 2	42	13	12	17	66	84	38	14th	R4	—	—	—	Not known	—
1936–37	Div 2	42	22	8	12	74	55	52	3rd	R4	—	—	—	Not known	—
1937–38	Div 2	42	18	5	19	63	60	41	10th	R4	—	—	—	Not known	—
1938–39	Div 2	42	12	13	17	65	74	37	16th	R3	—	—	—	Not known	—
1939–40	Div 2	3	1	1	1	4	5	3	[lower-alpha 6]	—	—	—	—	four players[lower-alpha 7]	1
1939–45	é The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the Second World War.	&	&	&	&	&	&	&	é	&	&	é	&	é	&
1945–46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R4[lower-alpha 8]	—	—	—	Not known	—
1946–47	Div 2	42	12	12	18	80	78	36	17th	R3	—	—	—	Not known	—
1947–48	Div 2	42	9	16	17	58	68	34	20th	R3	—	—	—	Not known	—
1948–49	Div 2	42	17	6	19	67	76	40	12th	R3	—	—	—	Not known	—
1949–50	Div 2	42	14	9	19	60	65	37	18th	R4	—	—	—	Not known	—
1950–51	Div 2	42	12	8	22	60	86	32	20th	R3	—	—	—	Not known	—
1951–52	Div 2	42	15	7	20	67	69	37	17th	R3	—	—	—	Not known	—
1952–53	Div 2	42	13	9	20	53	81	35	20th	R4	—	—	—	Not known	—
1953–54	Div 2	42	11	14	17	54	72	36	17th	R3	—	—	—	Not known	—
1954–55	Div 2	42	15	11	16	77	72	41	13th	R3	—	—	—	Not known	—
1955–56	Div 2	42	16	8	18	86	90	40	15th	R3	—	—	—	Not known	—
1956–57	Div 2	42	8	9	25	60	96	25	21st	R3	—	—	—	Not known	—
1957–58	Div 3N	46	23	10	13	94	62	56	4th	R2	—	—	—	Not known	—
1958–59	Div 3	46	17	14	15	69	58	48	10th	R3	—	—	—	Not known	—
1959–60	Div 3	46	21	9	16	64	51	51	7th	R3	—	—	—	Not known	—
1960–61	Div 3	46	30	8	8	108	45	68	1st	R1	R3^[A]	—	—	Not known	—
1961–62	Div 2	42	17	5	20	52	76	39	18th	R3	R2	—	—	Not known	—
1962–63	Div 2	42	18	11	13	51	47	47	8th	R4	SF	—	—	Not known	—
1963–64	Div 2	42	13	9	20	57	73	35	18th	R4	R2	—	—	Not known	—
1964–65	Div 2	42	14	10	18	60	66	38	16th	R3	R3	—	—	Not known	—
1965–66	Div 2	42	14	7	21	62	76	35	19th	R3	R2	—	—	Not known	—
1966–67	Div 2	42	11	6	25	49	83	28	22nd	R4	R2	—	—	Not known	—
1967–68	Div 3	46	24	8	14	91	66	56	2nd	R3	R3	—	—	Not known	—
1968–69	Div 2	42	11	8	23	51	80	30	21st	R3	R1	—	—	Not known	—
1969–70	Div 3	46	15	11	20	75	80	41	19th	R1	R2	—	—	George Jones[20]	26 ♦
1970–71	Div 3	46	12	13	21	52	60	37	22nd	R2	R1	—	—	Not known	—
1971–72	Div 4	46	19	12	15	73	59	50	9th	R3	R1	—	—	Not known	—
1972–73	Div 4	46	14	18	14	58	51	46	12th	R1	R4	—	—	Not known	—
1973–74	Div 4	46	24	11	11	81	49	59	4th	R1	R3	—	—	Not known	—
1974–75	Div 3	46	16	12	18	53	50	44	14th	R4	R3	—	—	Not known	—
1975–76	Div 3	46	14	16	16	51	46	44	13th	R4	R2	—	—	Andy Rowland[21]	16
1976–77	Div 3	46	23	8	15	64	59	54	7th	R2	R3	—	—	Andy Rowland[22]	17
1977–78	Div 3	46	13	19	14	62	56	45	15th	R1	QF	—	—	Andy Rowland[23]	14
1978–79	Div 3	46	11	20	15	59	65	42	19th	R3	R1	—	—	Ken Beamish[24]	16
1979–80	Div 3	46	16	7	23	45	59	39	21st	R5	R1	Anglo-Scottish Cup	Group	Craig Madden[25]	10
1980–81	Div 4	46	17	11	18	70	62	45	12th	R3	R3	Anglo-Scottish Cup	SF	Not known	—
1981–82	Div 4	46	17	17	12	80	59	68[lower-alpha 9]	9th	R2	R1	Football League Group Cup[lower-alpha 10]	Group	Craig Madden[1]	35
1982–83	Div 4	46	23	12	11	74	46	81	5th	R1	R1	—	—	Not known	—
1983–84	Div 4	46	15	14	17	61	64	59	15th	R2	R2	Associate Members Cup	R1(N)	Not known	—
1984–85	Div 4	46	24	12	10	76	50	84	4th	R1	R1	Associate Members Cup	R2(N)	Not known	—
1985–86	Div 3	46	12	13	21	63	67	49	20th	R5	R2	Associate Members Cup	Prelim(N)	Not known	—
1986–87	Div 3	46	14	13	19	54	60	55	16th	R1	R2	Associate Members Cup	QF	Nigel Greenwood[27]	14
1987–88	Div 3	46	15	14	17	58	57	59	14th	R1	R4	Associate Members Cup	QF(N)	Not known	—
1988–89	Div 3	46	16	13	17	55	67	61	13th	R2	R2	Associate Members Cup	Prelim(N)	Not known	—
1989–90	Div 3	46	21	11	14	70	49	74	5th[lower-alpha 11]	R1	R1	Associate Members Cup	R1(N)	Liam Robinson[28]	17
1990–91	Div 3	46	20	13	13	67	56	73	7th[lower-alpha 12]	R1	R1	Associate Members Cup	QF(N)	Not known	—
1991–92	Div 3	46	13	12	21	55	74	51	21st	R1	R1	Associate Members Cup	QF(N)	Not known	—
1992–93	Div 3[lower-alpha 13]	42	18	9	15	63	55	63	7th[lower-alpha 14]	R3	R3	Football League Trophy	R1(N)	Not known	—
1993–94	Div 3	42	14	11	17	55	56	53	13th	R1	R1	Football League Trophy	R2(N)	Mark Carter[29]	20
1994–95	Div 3	42	23	11	8	73	36	80	4th[lower-alpha 15]	R3	R1	Football League Trophy	SF(N)	David Pugh[29]	17
1995–96	Div 3	46	22	13	11	66	48	79	3rd	R1	R3	Football League Trophy	R1(N)	Mark Carter[31]	16
1996–97	Div 2	46	24	12	10	62	38	84	1st	R1	R2	Football League Trophy	QF(N)	Mark Carter	12
1997–98	Div 1	46	11	19	16	42	58	52	17th	R3	R2	Football League Trophy	R1(N)	Tony Battersby Tony Ellis Peter Swan	6
1998–99	Div 1	46	10	17	19	35	60	47	22nd	R3	R3	Football League Trophy	SF(N)	Laurent D'Jaffo	8
1999–2000	Div 2	46	13	18	15	61	64	57	15th	R2	R1	Football League Trophy	R1(N)	Andy Preece	12
2000–01	Div 2	46	16	10	20	45	59	58	16th	R1	R1	Football League Trophy	QF(N)	Jon Newby	5
2001–02	Div 2	46	11	11	24	43	75	44	22nd	R1	R1	Football League Trophy	R2(N)	Gareth Seddon	7
2002–03	Div 3	46	18	16	12	57	56	70	7th[lower-alpha 16]	R1	R3	Football League Trophy	SF(N)	Jon Newby	10
2003–04	Div 3	46	15	11	20	54	64	56	12th	R1	R1	Football League Trophy	QF(N)	Gareth Seddon	11
2004–05	League 2[lower-alpha 17]	46	14	16	16	54	54	58	17th	R2	R1	Football League Trophy	R1(N)	David Nugent	11
2005–06	League 2	46	12	17	17	45	57	52[lower-alpha 18]	19th	R1	R1	Football League Trophy	R1(N)	Simon Whaley	7
2006–07	League 2	46	13	11	22	46	61	50	21st	Disq[lower-alpha 19]	R2	Football League Trophy	R1(N)	Andy Bishop	15
2007–08	League 2	46	16	11	19	58	61	59	13th	R4	R1	Football League Trophy	SF(N)	Andy Bishop	19
2008–09	League 2	46	21	15	10	63	43	78	4th[lower-alpha 20]	R1	R1	Football League Trophy	QF(N)	Andy Bishop	16
2009–10	League 2	46	19	12	15	54	59	69	9th	R1	R1	Football League Trophy	QF(N)	Ryan Lowe	18
2010–11	League 2	46	23	12	11	82	50	81	2nd	R2	R1	Football League Trophy	QF(N)	Ryan Lowe	27
2011–12	League 1	46	15	11	20	60	79	56	14th	R1	R2	Football League Trophy	R1(N)	Andy Bishop	8
2012–13	League 1	46	9	14	23	45	73	41	22nd	R2	R1	Football League Trophy	QF(N)	Steven Schumacher	8
2013–14	League 2	46	13	20	13	59	51	59	12th	R1	R2	Football League Trophy	R1(N)	Daniel Nardiello	11
2014–15	League 2	46	26	7	13	60	40	85	3rd	R2	R1	Football League Trophy	QF(N)	Daniel Nardiello Danny Rose	10
2015–16	League 1	46	16	12	18	56	73	57[lower-alpha 21]	16th	R4	R2	Football League Trophy	R2(N)	Leon Clarke	15
2016–17	League 1	46	13	11	22	61	73	50	19th	R1	R1	EFL Trophy	Group	James Vaughan	24
2017–18	League 1	46	8	12	26	41	71	36	24th	R1	R1	EFL Trophy	R3(N)	Jermaine Beckford George Miller	8
2018–19	League 2	46	22	13	11	82	56	79	2nd	R2	R1	EFL Trophy	SF	Nicky Maynard	21
2019–20	Expelled from the English football league system.
For the 2020–21 season, Bury F.C.'s phoenix club, Bury A.F.C., was approved to play in the North West Counties Football League.

Notes

1. Some sources, e.g. the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF),[2] record this fixture as a first-round FA Cup tie. However, the Football Association lists the result as a walkover to Blackburn,[3] the Lancashire Evening Post of the evening of the match reported that "Bury scratched before the match, and played an ordinary game",[4] and Bury F.C. do not include it in their complete FA Cup record.[5]
2. Beginning with the 1925–26 season, the FA Cup was structured so that the third round proper contained 64 teams. Prior to that date, the structure had varied, so rounds are not directly comparable to the round of the same name after 1925. For example, in 1899–1900 and 1902–03, when Bury won the competition, there were only three rounds proper before the semifinal, as compared with the current six.[6][14]
3. The League Cup competition started in the 1960–61 season.[10]
4. Sourced to Soccerbase from 1996–97 onwards.[18]
5. From the 1894–95 Football League season onwards, divisions are sorted according to their level within the English football league system, and separately from the pre-Football League division.
6. The 1939–40 season was abandoned with three matches played when the Second World War began.[6]
7. Four players, Reg Halton, Jack Kelly, John McNeill and Fred Roberts each scored once before the 1939–40 season was abandoned.[19]
8. Although the Football League did not resume until the 1946–47 season, the FA Cup was contested in 1945–46. From the first round proper to the sixth round (quarter-final), results were determined on aggregate score over two legs.[6][3]
9. The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win instead of two.[10]
10. The Football League Group Cup succeeded the Anglo-Scottish Cup after the Scottish clubs decided to abandon the competition.[26]
11. Bury lost 2–0 on aggregate to Tranmere Rovers in the play-off semi-final.[6]
12. Bury lost 2–1 on aggregate to Bolton Wanderers in the play-off semi-final.[6]
13. When the newly formed FA Premier League split from the Football League, the remaining divisions of the Football League were renumbered upwards.[10]
14. Bury lost 1–0 on aggregate to York City in the play-off semi-final.[6]
15. After beating Preston North End 2–0 on aggregate in the play-off semi-final,[6] Bury lost 2–0 to Chesterfield in the final.[30]
16. Bury lost 3–1 on aggregate to AFC Bournemouth in the play-off semi-final.[32]
17. From the 2004–05 season, the Football League divisions were rebranded: Division One was renamed the Football League Championship, and Divisions Two and Three became Football League One and Football League Two respectively.[33]
18. One point deducted after the season ended for fielding an ineligible player; the deduction did not affect Bury's finishing position.[34]
19. After beating Chester City in a second-round replay, Bury were disqualified from the 2006–07 FA Cup for fielding an ineligible player.[35]
20. Bury lost to Shrewsbury Town on penalties in the play-off semi-final.[36]
21. Three points deducted after the season ended for fielding an unregistered player; the deduction dropped Bury from 14th to 16th place.[37]

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External links

• Bury F.C. official website