1954–55 Bury F.C. season

During the 1954–55 season Bury competed in the Football League Second Division where they finished in 13th position with 41 points. In the FA Cup Bury were drawn against fellow Second Division side Stoke City in the third round which went to a fourth replay with Stoke finally winning 3–2 after 9 hours and 22 minutes of football in the longest FA Cup tie between two professional teams.

Bury
1954–55 season
ManagerDave Russell
StadiumGigg Lane
First Division13th (41 Points)
FA CupThird Round

Final league table

Second Division
Main article: 1954–55 Football League § Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
11 Liverpool 42 16 10 16 92 96 0.958 42
12 Middlesbrough 42 18 6 18 73 82 0.890 42
13 Bury 42 15 11 16 77 72 1.069 41
14 Fulham 42 14 11 17 76 79 0.962 39
15 Nottingham Forest 42 16 7 19 58 62 0.935 39
Source:

Results

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division
Main article: 1954–55 Football League
21 August 1954 1Lincoln City3 – 2BurySincil Bank
24 August 1954 2Bury2 – 1Luton TownGigg Lane
28 August 1954 3Bury1 – 3FulhamGigg Lane
1 September 1954 4Luton Town3 – 2BuryKenilworth Road
4 September 1954 5Bury5 – 3Leeds UnitedGigg Lane
6 September 1954 6Rotherham United4 – 2BuryMillmoor
11 September 1954 7Nottingham Forest2 – 3BuryCity Ground
18 September 1954 8Bury2 – 1Ipswich TownGigg Lane
20 September 1954 9Bury2 – 2Rotherham UnitedGigg Lane
25 September 1954 10Birmingham City1 – 3BurySt Andrew's
2 October 1954 11Bury0 – 1MiddlesbroughGigg Lane
9 October 1954 12Doncaster Rovers1 – 0BuryBelle Vue
16 October 1954 13Bury2 – 2Derby CountyGigg Lane
23 October 1954 14Liverpool1 – 1BuryAnfield
30 October 1954 15Bury3 – 1Bristol RoversGigg Lane
6 November 1954 16Plymouth Argyle2 – 4BuryHome Park
13 November 1954 17Bury2 – 2Port ValeGigg Lane
20 November 1954 18Swansea City1 – 1BuryVetch Field
27 November 1954 19Bury1 – 2Notts CountyGigg Lane
4 December 1954 20West Ham United3 – 3BuryBoleyn Ground
11 December 1954 21Bury2 – 1Blackburn RoversGigg Lane
18 December 1954 22Bury2 – 1Lincoln CityGigg Lane
25 December 1954 23Stoke City3 – 2BuryVictoria Ground
King
27 December 1954 24Bury1 – 1Stoke CityGigg Lane
King
1 January 1955 25Fulham0 – 0BuryCraven Cottage
15 January 1955 26Leeds United1 – 0BuryElland Road
5 February 1955 27Ipswich Town2 – 3BuryPortman Road
12 February 1955 28Bury0 – 1Birmingham CityGigg Lane
26 February 1955 29Bury1 – 4Doncaster RoversGigg Lane
5 March 1955 30Derby County2 – 3BuryBaseball Ground
12 March 1955 31Bury3 – 4LiverpoolGigg Lane
19 March 1955 32Bristol Rovers2 – 1BuryEastville Stadium
26 March 1955 33Bury3 – 1Plymouth ArgyleGigg Lane
2 April 1955 34Port Vale1 – 0BuryVale Park
8 April 1955 35Bury4 – 1Hull CityGigg Lane
9 April 1955 36Bury2 – 1Swansea CityGigg Lane
11 April 1955 37Hull City1 – 0BuryBoothferry Park
16 April 1955 38Notts County2 – 1BuryMeadow Lane
20 April 1955 39Bury1 – 1Nottingham ForestGigg Lane
23 April 1955 40Bury4 – 1West Ham UnitedGigg Lane
27 April 1955 41Middlesbrough1 – 1BuryAyresome Park
30 April 1955 42Blackburn Rovers1 – 1BuryEwood Park

FA Cup
8 January 1955 Round 3Bury1 – 1Stoke CityGigg Lane
King Attendance: 20,227
12 January 1955 ReplayStoke City1 – 1BuryVictoria Ground
Ratcliffe Attendance: 13,352
17 January 1955 2nd ReplayBury3 – 3Stoke CityGoodison Park
King
Bowyer 		Attendance: 2,469
19 January 1955 3rd ReplayStoke City2 – 2BuryAnfield
King
Ratcliffe 		Attendance: 9,881
24 January 1955 4th ReplayStoke City3 – 2BuryOld Trafford
Thomson
Coleman 		Attendance: 22,549

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  SCO Chris Conway
— GK  SCO Lewis Goram
— DF  ENG Cyril Fairclough
— DF  ENG Eric Massey
— DF  RSA Norman Nielson
— DF  ENG Billy Redman
— DF  ENG Don Wilson
— MF  NIR Peter Tilley
— MF  ENG Henry Cockburn
— MF  ENG Jimmy Greenhalgh
— MF  ENG Tommy Daniel
— MF  ENG Don May
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Les Bardsley
— MF  ENG Walter Kelly
— FW  ENG Johnny Simm
— FW  ENG Johnny Robinson
— FW  ENG Doug Clarke
— FW  ENG Stan Pearson
— FW  NIR Bobby McIlvenny
— FW  ENG Cecil Law
— FW  SCO Harry Gordon
— FW  ENG John Good
— FW  ENG Eddie Gleadall
— FW  ENG Doug Fletcher

References
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