BURY
("The Shakers")
Year formed | 1885 |
Turned professional | 1885 |
Limited company | 1897 |
Previous names | None |
Ground | The Energy Check Stadium at Gigg Lane, Gigg Lane, Bury, Lancashire BL9 9HR (for pictures of the ground click here) |
Pitch measurements | 112 x 73 yards (102 x 67 metres) |
Ground capacity | 11,840 |
Record attendance at present ground | 35,000 v Bolton Wanderers, FA Cup 3rd round, 9th January 1960 (drew 1-1) |
League career | Lancashire League: 1889 - 1894 Division Two: 1894 - 1895 Division One: 1895 - 1912 Division Two: 1912 - 1924 Division One: 1924 - 1929 Division Two: 1929 - 1957 Division Three (North): 1957 - 1958 Division Three: 1958 - 1961 Division Two: 1961 - 1967 Division Three: 1967 - 1968 Division Two: 1968 - 1969 Division Three: 1969 - 1971 Division Four: 1971 -1974 Division Three: 1974 - 1980 Division Four: 1980 - 1985 Division Three: 1985 - 1992 Division Three: 1992 - 1996 Division Two: 1996 - 1997 Division One: 1997 - 1999 Division Two: 1999 - 2002 Division Three/League Two: 2002 - 2011 League One: 2011 - 2013 League Two: 2013 - 2015 League One: 2015 - 2018 League Two: 2018 - 2019 League One: 2019 - 2019 (expelled from English Football League) |
First Football League game | 1st September 1894 v Manchester City, Division Two, won 4-2 |
Honours | |
European | None |
Domestic - League | Division Two champions: 1894-95 Division Two runners-up: 1923-24 Division Three/Two champions: 1960-61, 1996-97 Division Three runners-up: 1967-68 League Two runners-up: 2010-11, 2018-19 Lancashire League champions: 1890-91, 1891-92 Lancashire League runners-up: 1889-90, 1893-94 Second World War North West Division champions: 1939-40 |
Domestic - Cup | FA Cup winners: 1899-1900, 1902-03 Lancashire Cup winners: 1891-92, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1905-06, 1925-26, 1957-58, 1982-83, 1986-87, 2013-14, 2014-15 |
Best League position | 4th, Division One, 1925-26 |
Lowest League position | 21st, League Two, 2006-07 |
Furthest in FA Cup | see above |
Furthest in League Cup | Semi-final, 1962-63 |
Most League points | |
2 for a win | 68, Division Three, 1960-61 |
3 for a win | 85, League Two, 2014-15 |
Fewest League points | |
2 for a win | 21, Division One, 1911-12 |
3 for a win | 36, League One, 2017-18 |
Most League goals scored | 108, Division Three, 1960-61 |
Most League goals conceded | 99, Division One, 1928-29 |
Fewest League goals scored | 32, Division One, 1911-12 |
Fewest League goals conceded | 33, Division Two, 1894-95 |
Most wins in a League season | 30, Division Three, 1960-61 |
Fewest wins in a League season | 6, Division One, 1911-12 |
Most draws in a League season | 21, Division Four, 1984-85
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Fewest draws in a League season | 2, Division Two, 1894-95 |
Most losses in a League season | 26, League One, 2017-18 |
Fewest losses in a League season | 5, Division Two, 1894-95 |
Record League win | 8-0 v Tranmere Rovers, Division Three, 10th January 1970 |
Record Cup win | 12-1 v Stockton, FA Cup 1st round replay, 2nd February 1897 |
Record defeat | 0-10 v Blackburn Rovers, FA Cup preliminary round, 1st October 1887 0-10 v West Ham United, League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg, 25th October 1983 |
Highest Number of League goals scored | |
in a season | 35, Craig Madden, Division Four, 1981-82 |
in total | 129, Craig Madden, 1978-86 |
Most League goals in one match | 5, Eddie Quigley v Millwall, Division Two, 15th February 1947 5, Ray Pointer v Rotherham United, Division Two, 2nd October 1965 |
Most League appearances | 506, Norman Bullock, 1920-35 |
Most capped player | 11, Bill Gorman, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (4), 1936-38 |
Youngest League player | Brian Williams, 16 years 133 days v Stockport County, 18th March 1972 |
Highest Transfer Fee Received | £1,100,000 for David Johnson to Ipswich Town, November 1997 |
Highest Transfer Fee Paid | £200,000 for Chris Swailes from Ipswich Town, November 1997 £200,000 for Darren Bullock from Swindon Town, February 1999 |