2019–20 Bury F.C. season

2019–20 season
2019–20 season
Chairman	Steven Dale
Manager	Paul Wilkinson
Stadium	Gigg Lane
EFL League One	Expelled
EFL Cup	First round (eliminated by walkover)
FA Cup	Expelled from competition
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The 2019–20 season was Bury's 135th season since the club was founded in 1885, and their first back in League One following the promotion from EFL League Two in the 2018–19 season. Bury were expelled from the EFL on 27 August 2019, bringing their season to a premature end.

Pre-season

The Shakers announced a pre-season friendly against Blackburn Rovers.^[1]

13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) Friendly	Nantwich Town	1–1	Bury	Nantwich
15:00 BST	Mwasile 67'	Report	Archer 48'	Stadium: Weaver Stadium Attendance: 424

16 July 2019 (2019-07-16) Friendly	Bury	P–P	West Bromwich Albion	Bury
				Stadium: Gigg Lane
Note: Match cancelled due to West Brom's pre season tour being extended.^[2]

19 July 2019 (2019-07-19) Friendly	Bury	1–3	Al-Ittihad	Bury
14:00 BST	13'	Report	Al-Aboud 26' Romarinho 52' Jiménez 62'

24 July 2019 (2019-07-24) Friendly	Bury	0–3	Blackburn Rovers	Bury
19:45 BST		Report	Rothwell 26' Brereton 38' Armstrong 90'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 1,351

27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly	Port Vale	1–2	Bury	Burslem
15:00 BST	Cullen 63'	Report	Bunn 23' Archer 38'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 801

30 July 2019 (2019-07-30) Friendly	Radcliffe	1–3	Bury	Radcliffe
19:30 BST	Wharton 59'		Mottley-Henry 10', 73' J. Roberts 69'	Stadium: Neuven Stadium

Competitions

Matches

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Promotion, qualification or relegation
17	Accrington Stanley	35	10	10	15	47	53	−6	40	1.14
18	Rochdale	34	10	6	18	39	57	−18	36	1.06
19	Milton Keynes Dons	35	10	7	18	36	47	−11	37	1.06
20	AFC Wimbledon	35	8	11	16	39	52	−13	35	1.00
21	Tranmere Rovers (R)	34	8	8	18	36	60	−24	32	0.94	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Southend United (R)	35	4	7	24	39	85	−46	19	0.54
23	Bolton Wanderers (R)	34	5	11	18	27	66	−39	14^[a]	0.41^[a]
24	Bury (D, R)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	−12^[b]	—^[b]	Club banned, and no Phoenix club received

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending-off offences^[6]
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Bolton Wanderers deducted 12 points for entering administration.^[3]
^ Bury deducted 12 points for entering into an insolvency event, before later being expelled from the EFL on 27 August 2019. At the time of their expulsion, they had played no matches.^[4]^[5]

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were announced.^[7]

Bury were expelled from the English Football League on 27 August 2019 after failing to satisfy the criteria provided within their notice of withdrawal from the EFL, by a deadline of 5PM BST on this date. The club failed to fulfil any of their League One fixtures in 2019–20 due to their financial crisis, and consequently upon their expulsion, 2019–20 EFL League Two only relegated 1 team to the National League, instead of the usual 2.^[8]

Matches

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03)	Bury	P–P	Milton Keynes Dons	Bury
15:00 BST				Stadium: Planet-U Energy Stadium
Note: The match was suspended by the Football League on 30 July 2019 due to Bury's financial issues.^[9]

10 August 2019 (2019-08-10)	Accrington Stanley	P–P	Bury	Accrington
15:00 BST				Stadium: Crown Ground
Note: The match was suspended by the Football League on 02 August 2019 due to Bury's financial issues.^[10]

17 August 2019 (2019-08-17)	Bury	P–P	Gillingham	Bury
15:00 BST				Stadium: Planet-U Energy Stadium
Note: The match was suspended by the Football League on 13 August 2019 due to Bury's financial issues.^[11]

20 August 2019 (2019-08-20)	Rotherham United	P–P	Bury	Rotherham
15:00 BST				Stadium: New York Stadium
Note: The match was suspended by the Football League on 15 August 2019 due to Bury's financial issues.^[12]

24 August 2019 (2019-08-24)	Tranmere Rovers	P–P	Bury	Birkenhead
15:00 BST				Stadium: Prenton Park
Note: The match was suspended by the Football League on 20 August 2019 due to Bury's financial issues.

EFL Cup

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) First round	Sheffield Wednesday	w/o	Bury	Owlerton
19:45 BST				Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Note: The match was suspended by the Football League on 08 August 2019 due to Bury's financial issues.^[13] On 20 August 2019 Sheffield Wednesday were awarded a bye to the next round of the competition, as Bury were unable to fulfil the fixture.^[14]

FA Cup

Bury were expelled from the FA Cup before the first round draw was made. Chichester City were given a bye to the second round as a result of Bury being removed from the competition.^[15]^[16]

Transfers

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	RM	Nicky Adams	Northampton Town	Free transfer	^[17]
1 July 2019	CB	Tom Aldred	Brisbane Roar	Free transfer	^[18]
1 July 2019	CB	Sam Allardyce	Oxford United	Undisclosed	^[19]
1 July 2019	CM	Scott Burgess	Port Vale	Free transfer	^[20]
1 July 2019	LM	Danny Mayor	Plymouth Argyle	Free transfer	^[21]
1 July 2019	AM	Jay O'Shea	Brisbane Roar	Free transfer	^[22]
2 July 2019	CB	Will Aimson	Plymouth Argyle	Free transfer	^[23]
2 July 2019	CF	Nicky Maynard	Mansfield Town	Free transfer	^[24]
2 July 2019	LB	Chris Stokes	Stevenage	Free transfer	^[25]
4 July 2019	GK	Joe Murphy	Shrewsbury Town	Free transfer	^[26]
4 July 2019	CB	Eoghan O'Connell	Rochdale	Free transfer	^[27]
8 July 2019	CF	Chris Sang	Barnsley	Free transfer	^[28]
11 July 2019	CF	Dom Telford	Plymouth Argyle	Undisclosed	^[29]
15 July 2019	RB	Ryan Cooney	Burnley	Free transfer	^[30]
15 July 2019	LM	Callum McFadzean	Plymouth Argyle	Free transfer	^[31]
19 July 2019	LM	Joe Adams	Brentford	Undisclosed	^[32]
23 July 2019	RW	Byron Moore	Plymouth Argyle	Free transfer	^[33]
1 August 2019	RB	Phil Edwards	Accrington Stanley	Free transfer	^[34]
9 August 2019	MF	Callum Hulme	Leicester City	Undisclosed	^[35]
10 August 2019	RB	Dougie Nyaupembe	Prescot Cables	Free transfer	^[36]
13 August 2019	LB	Joe Skarz	Kettering Town F.C.	Free transfer	^[37]
25 August 2019	CF	Gold Omotayo	Yeovil Town	Free transfer	^[38]
27 August 2019	CB	Adam Thompson	Rotherham United	Free transfer	^[39]
27 August 2019	CF	Jermaine Beckford	Retired		^[40]
31 August 2019	CF	Jordan McFarlane-Archer	Port Vale	Free transfer	^[41]
19 September 2019	CM	Neil Danns	Tranmere Rovers	Free transfer	^[42]
21 September 2019	CB	Saul Shotton	West Bromwich Albion	Free transfer	^[43]
1 October 2019	DF	Bobby Copping	Peterborough United	Free transfer	^[44]
12 October 2019	CM	Stephen Dawson	Hereford	Free transfer	^[45]
15 January 2020	LM	Harry Bunn	Kilmarnock	Free transfer	^[46]
7 February 2020	RB	Tom Miller	AFC Fylde	Free transfer	^[47]

References

^ "Shakers To Host Blackburn Rovers In Pre-Season Friendly". Bury F.C. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
^ "Pre-Season Game vs West Brom Cancelled".
^ "EFL statement: Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ "EFL statement: Bury FC". English Football League. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
^ "Bury FC: Membership of the League withdrawn". English Football League. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
^ "Sky Bet League One fixtures 2019/20". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
^ "Statement: Bury FC". EFL. 27 August 2019.
^ "Bury v MK Dons called off, Bolton game on". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
^ "Bury FC update". English Football League. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
^ "Another Bury fixture suspended as EFL's expulsion deadline looms". The Guardian. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
^ "Rotherham United v Bury FC". English Football League. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
^ "Owls v Bury cup-tie suspended".
^ "Owls given Carabao Cup bye".
^ Cunningham, Sam (28 August 2019). "Bury FC out of the FA Cup as Football League insists 'there is no way back' after takeover bid collapsed". iNews. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
^ "Chichester City land FA Cup bye after demise of Bury". Sporting Life. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
^ "Nicky Adams Departs Shakers". Bury F.C. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
^ "Brisbane Roar boss Fowler signs EFL trio". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
^ "Allardyce signs for Oxford United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
^ "Vale recruit first summer signing". Port Vale F.C. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
^ "Plymouth Argyle complete signing of Bury star Danny Mayor". Plymouth Herald. July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
^ "BRFC sign Jay O'Shea". Brisbane Roar FC. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^ "Plymouth Argyle sign former Bury defender Will Aimson". Plymouth Herald. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ "Stags sign prolific goalscorer". Mansfield Town F.C. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ "Chris Stokes signs for Stevenage". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ "Shrewsbury sign goalkeeper Murphy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
^ "Eoghan O'Connell Joins Rochdale". Rochdale A.F.C. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
^ "U23s | Contract News".
^ "Plymouth Argyle complete transfer of Bury striker Dom Telford". Plymouth Live. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
^ "Burnley sign Bury youngster Ryan Cooney for Under-23s squad". Lancashire Telegraph. Lancashire Telegraph. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
^ Cowdery, Rick (15 July 2019). "Fadzean and Done: Midfielder Callum Joins the Pilgrimage". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
^ "Joe Adams Joins Brentford". Bury F.C. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
^ "Byron Moore becomes fifth player to sign for Plymouth Argyle from Bury this summer". Plymouth Live. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
^ "Phil's back". Accrington Stanley F.C. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
^ "Callum Hulme Joins Leicester City". Bury F.C. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
^ "Dougie Nyaupembe - Player Info". n.d. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
^ "JOE SKARZ". ketteringtownfc.com. Kettering Town F.C. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^ "Glovers dig for Gold". Yeovil Town F.C. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
^ "Millers bolster defensive ranks". Rotherham United F.C. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
^ "Striker Beckford confirms retirement". BBC Sport.
^ "Jordan Archer signs for the Vale". Port Vale F.C. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
^ "Rovers sign Danns". Tranmere Rovers F.C. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
^ "West Brom sign ex-Bury defender Shotton". BBC Sport.
^ "Posh Complete Signing Of Young Defender". Peterborough United F.C. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
^ "NEWS | Bulls Bring in Midfielder Dawson | Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC". www.herefordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
^ "Harry Bunn becomes first january signing". 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
^ "SIGNING - Versatile Defender Tom Miller Joins The Coasters". AFC Fylde. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.

[table_hth_BOL0.15184800566726-4] Bolton Wanderers deducted 12 points for entering administration.^[3]

[table_hth_BUR0.15184800566726-7] Bury deducted 12 points for entering into an insolvency event, before later being expelled from the EFL on 27 August 2019. At the time of their expulsion, they had played no matches.^[4]^[5]

[1] "Shakers To Host Blackburn Rovers In Pre-Season Friendly". Bury F.C. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

[2] "Pre-Season Game vs West Brom Cancelled".

[3] "EFL statement: Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

[5] "EFL statement: Bury FC". English Football League. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.

[6] "Bury FC: Membership of the League withdrawn". English Football League. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

[EFL_Regulations19-20-8] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.

[9] "Sky Bet League One fixtures 2019/20". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2019.

[10] "Statement: Bury FC". EFL. 27 August 2019.

[11] "Bury v MK Dons called off, Bolton game on". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

[12] "Bury FC update". English Football League. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

[13] "Another Bury fixture suspended as EFL's expulsion deadline looms". The Guardian. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

[14] "Rotherham United v Bury FC". English Football League. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

[15] "Owls v Bury cup-tie suspended".

[16] "Owls given Carabao Cup bye".

[17] Cunningham, Sam (28 August 2019). "Bury FC out of the FA Cup as Football League insists 'there is no way back' after takeover bid collapsed". iNews. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[18] "Chichester City land FA Cup bye after demise of Bury". Sporting Life. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[19] "Nicky Adams Departs Shakers". Bury F.C. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

[20] "Brisbane Roar boss Fowler signs EFL trio". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[21] "Allardyce signs for Oxford United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2019.

[22] "Vale recruit first summer signing". Port Vale F.C. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

[23] "Plymouth Argyle complete signing of Bury star Danny Mayor". Plymouth Herald. July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

[24] "BRFC sign Jay O'Shea". Brisbane Roar FC. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

[25] "Plymouth Argyle sign former Bury defender Will Aimson". Plymouth Herald. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[26] "Stags sign prolific goalscorer". Mansfield Town F.C. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[27] "Chris Stokes signs for Stevenage". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[28] "Shrewsbury sign goalkeeper Murphy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2019.

[29] "Eoghan O'Connell Joins Rochdale". Rochdale A.F.C. Retrieved 4 July 2019.

[30] "U23s | Contract News".

[31] "Plymouth Argyle complete transfer of Bury striker Dom Telford". Plymouth Live. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

[32] "Burnley sign Bury youngster Ryan Cooney for Under-23s squad". Lancashire Telegraph. Lancashire Telegraph. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

[33] Cowdery, Rick (15 July 2019). "Fadzean and Done: Midfielder Callum Joins the Pilgrimage". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 15 July 2019.

[34] "Joe Adams Joins Brentford". Bury F.C. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

[35] "Byron Moore becomes fifth player to sign for Plymouth Argyle from Bury this summer". Plymouth Live. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.

[36] "Phil's back". Accrington Stanley F.C. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

[37] "Callum Hulme Joins Leicester City". Bury F.C. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.

[38] "Dougie Nyaupembe - Player Info". n.d. Retrieved 11 July 2020.

[39] "JOE SKARZ". ketteringtownfc.com. Kettering Town F.C. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

[40] "Glovers dig for Gold". Yeovil Town F.C. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

[41] "Millers bolster defensive ranks". Rotherham United F.C. Retrieved 27 August 2019.

[42] "Striker Beckford confirms retirement". BBC Sport.

[43] "Jordan Archer signs for the Vale". Port Vale F.C. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

[44] "Rovers sign Danns". Tranmere Rovers F.C. Retrieved 19 September 2019.

[45] "West Brom sign ex-Bury defender Shotton". BBC Sport.

[46] "Posh Complete Signing Of Young Defender". Peterborough United F.C. Retrieved 1 October 2019.

[47] "NEWS | Bulls Bring in Midfielder Dawson | Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC". www.herefordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2019.

[48] "Harry Bunn becomes first january signing". 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.

[49] "SIGNING - Versatile Defender Tom Miller Joins The Coasters". AFC Fylde. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.

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