2019–20 Bury F.C. season

Bury
2019–20 season
ChairmanSteven Dale
ManagerPaul Wilkinson
StadiumGigg Lane
EFL League OneExpelled
EFL CupFirst round (eliminated by walkover)
FA CupExpelled from competition

The 2019–20 season covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 27 August 2019. It was Bury's 135th season since the club was founded in 1885, and their first back in League One following 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 Saudi Arabia 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
 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 expelled
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:
  1. ^ Bolton Wanderers deducted 12 points for entering administration.[3]
  2. ^ 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 7-0 Milton Keynes Dons Bury
15:00 BST '2 '7 '37 '45+3 '58 '71 '90 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

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

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