2007–08 Bury F.C. season

Bury F.C.
2007–08 season
ManagerChris Casper Until 14 January 2008 Alan Knill From 5 February 2008[1]
Football League Two13th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyNorthern Semi Final

This article documents the 2007–08 season of Lancashire football club Bury F.C.

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Morecambe 46 16 12 18 59 63 −4 60
12 Barnet 46 16 12 18 56 63 −7 60
13 Bury 46 16 11 19 58 61 −3 59
14 Brentford 46 17 8 21 52 70 −18 59
15 Lincoln City 46 18 4 24 61 77 −16 58
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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League Two

11 August 2007 1 Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Bury Milton Keynes
Andrews 21'
Diallo Red card 57'		 Bishop 51', 58' (pen.) Stadium: Stadium:MK
Attendance: 7,740
18 August 2007 2 Bury 1–1 Grimsby Town Bury
Parrish 71' Bolland 10' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,493
25 August 2007 3 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Bury High Wycombe
Torres 70' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,067
1 September 2007 4 Bury 1–2 Brentford Bury
Bishop 46' Poole 21'
Shakes 84'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,301
7 September 2007 5 Chesterfield 3–1 Bury Chesterfield
Fletcher 33', 77'
Lester 84'		 Woodthorpe 75' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,161
15 September 2007 6 Bury 0–2 Chester City Bury
Butler 32'
Hughes 52'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,539
22 September 2007 7 Dagenham & Redbridge 1–1 Bury London
Rainford 39' Scott 21' Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,597
29 September 2007 8 Bury 2–1 Accrington Stanley Bury
Mangan 71'
Adams 84'		 Mullin 46' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,784
2 October 2007 9 Bury 1–1 Lincoln City Bury
Scott 24' Kerr 19' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 1,690
6 October 2007 10 Rochdale 1–2 Bury Rochdale
McArdle 61' Mangan 2'
Adams 12'		 Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 4,692
13 October 2007 11 Notts County 1–3 Bury Nottingham
MacKenzie 64' (pen.) Haslam 35'
Scott
Adams 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 3,710
20 October 2007 12 Bury 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Bury
Scott 45' Drummond 82' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,667
27 October 2007 13 Macclesfield Town 2–2 Bury Macclesfield
Thomas 21'
Gritton 45'		 Mangan 49'
Adams 64' (pen.)		 Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,672
3 November 2007 14 Bury 3–0 Barnet Bury
Hurst 31'
Adams 54', 86'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,121
6 November 2007 15 Rotherham United 2–1 Bury Rotherham
Newsham 22'
O'Grady 55'		 Adams 43' (pen.) Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 3,425
17 November 2007 16 Bury 2–0 Peterborough United Bury
Baker 32'
Mangan 84'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,660
24 November 2007 17 Morecambe 2–1 Bury Morecambe
Bentley 11'
Twiss 27'		 Bishop 76' Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 3,124
4 December 2007 18 Bury 0–1 Wrexham Bury
Williams 31' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,248
15 December 2007 19 Bury 0–1 Hereford United Bury
Robinson 90' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,099
22 December 2007 20 Chester City 2–1 Bury Chester
Hughes 45'
Ellison 79'		 Bishop 16' Red card 66' Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 2,260
26 December 2007 21 Bury 0–1 Chesterfield Bury
Scott Red card 79' Leven 45' (pen.) Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,158
29 December 2007 22 Bury 0–2 Dagenham & Redbridge Bury
Strevens 21', 62' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 1,887
1 January 2008 23 Lincoln City 1–1 Bury Lincoln
Dodds 79' Bishop 85' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,327
12 January 2008 24 Darlington 3–0 Bury Darlington
Wright 12'
Miller 22'
Mayo 58'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,003
22 January 2008 25 Bury 2–2 Bradford City Bury
Bishop 57'
Stephens 88'		 Conlon 45' (pen.)
Nix 79'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,776
29 January 2008 26 Grimsby Town 1–0 Bury Grimsby
Clarke 40' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,445
2 February 2008 27 Bury 1–5 Milton Keynes Dons Bury
Hurst 89' Wright 10', 36', 68'
Dyer 23'
Gallen 81'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,241
5 February 2008 28 Bury 2–3 Stockport County Bury
Bishop 13'
Hurst 48'		 Pilkington 7', 58'
Taylor 52'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,142
9 February 2008 29 Bradford City 1–2 Bury Bradford
Thorne 23' Bishop 56' (pen.), 89' Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium
Attendance: 13,844
12 February 2008 30 Bury 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers Bury
Bishop 65' (pen.)
Barry-Murphy 88'		 Torres 14'
McGleish 39' (pen.)		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 1,895
16 February 2008 31 Stockport County 1–2 Bury Stockport
Randolph 21' (o.g.)
Logan Red card 42'		 Scott 71'
Adams 79'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5,704
23 February 2008 32 Bury 1–2 Darlington Bury
Sodje 88' Ndumbu-Nsungu 6' (pen.)
Cummins 67'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,554
26 February 2008 33 Mansfield Town 1–1 Bury Mansfield
Buxton 56' Rooney 84' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 1,923
1 March 2008 34 Peterborough United 1–0 Bury Peterborough
Keates 59' Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 6,150
4 March 2008 35 Brentford 1–4 Bury London
Poole 56' (pen.) Adams 13'
Hurst 15'
Bishop 37', 83'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 3,333
8 March 2008 36 Bury 2–1 Morecambe Bury
Bishop 45', 49' (pen.) Drummond 53' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,596
11 March 2008 37 Bury 3–0 Darlington Bury
Bishop 16', 62'
Adams 66'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 1,957
15 March 2008 38 Wrexham 2–1 Bury Wrexham
Broughton 25'
Proctor 77'		 Hurst 45' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 4,431
22 March 2008 39 Hereford United 0–0 Bury Hereford
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,420
24 March 2008 40 Bury 2–0 Mansfield Town Bury
Scott 10'
Rooney 37'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,779
29 March 2008 41 Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Bury Shrewsbury
Adams 71' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,213
5 April 2008 42 Bury 2–1 Notts County Bury
Rooney 18'
Hurst 87'		 Crow 71' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,463
12 April 2008 43 Barnet 3–0 Bury Barnet
Birchall 57', 70'
Akurang 84'		 Stadium: Underhill
Attendance: 3,054
19 April 2008 44 Bury 1–0 Macclesfield Town Bury
Bennett 43' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,506
26 April 2008 45 Bury 1–1 Rochdale Bury
Adams 56'
Futcher Red card 78'		 Le Fondre 90' (pen.) Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 6,271
3 May 2008 46 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Bury Accrington
Bishop 22' (pen.), 45' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,566

FA Cup

Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup
10 November 2007 Round 1 Bury 4–1 Workington Bury
Scott 22'
Bishop 80', 85', 90'		 Berkeley 75' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,641
1 December 2007 Round 2 Bury 1–0 Exeter City Bury
Adams 79' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,725
5 January 2008 Round 3 Norwich City 1–1 Bury Norwich
Doherty 80' Bishop 71' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 19,815
15 January 2008 Round 3 replay Bury 2–1 Norwich City Bury
Futcher 18'
Bishop 61'		 Dublin 86' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4,146
26 January 2008 Round 4 Southampton 2–0 Bury Southampton
Surman 71'
Rasiak 80'		 Stadium: St Mary's
Attendance: 25,449

League Cup

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup
14 August 2007 Round 1 Bury 0–1 Carlisle United Bury
Graham 12' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,213

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Trophy
9 October 2007 Round 2 Northern Section Rochdale 1–3 Bury Bury
Prendergast 45' Hurst 57', 84'
Rouse 82'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,376
13 November 2007 Quarter Final Northern Section Leeds United 1–2 Bury Leeds
Constantine 4'
da Costa Red card 42'		 Futcher 24'
Bishop 29'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 18,809
8 January 2008 Semi Final Northern Section Morecambe 2–0 Bury Morecambe
Blinkhorn 10'
Newby 90'		 Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 2,434

Players

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First-team squad

Includes all players who were awarded squad numbers during the season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Jim Provett
2 MF England ENG Paul Scott
3 DF England ENG Colin Woodthorpe
4 DF England ENG Ben Futcher
5 DF England ENG Dave Challinor
6 DF Northern Ireland NIR Paul Morgan
7 DF England ENG Steve Haslam
8 MF England ENG Richie Baker
9 FW England ENG Glynn Hurst
10 FW England ENG Andy Bishop
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Brian Barry-Murphy
12 MF England ENG David Buchanan
14 DF England ENG Andy Parrish
15 MF England ENG Ben Leonard
16 MF Wales WAL Nicky Adams
17 FW England ENG Jordan Stepien
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF England ENG Dale Stephens
19 FW England ENG Andy Mangan
21 GK England ENG Aaron Grundy
22 FW England ENG Domaine Rouse
23 MF England ENG Elliott Bennett (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
24 MF England ENG Jack Dorney
25 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Adam Rooney (on loan from Stoke City)
26 DF England ENG Ricky Anane
27 MF England ENG Ashley Young
28 DF Nigeria NGA Efe Sodje (on loan from Gillingham)
30 GK England ENG Cameron Belford
31 GK England ENG Michael Smith
33 DF England ENG Dominic Taylor
34 FW England ENG Simon Yeo (on loan from Chester City)

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 FW England ENG Marcus Richardson
32 DF England ENG Tom Sharpe (returned to parent club Nottingham Forest following loan spell)
25 MF England ENG Lee Bullock (returned to parent club Hartlepool United following loan spell)
29 MF England ENG Sean McAllister (returned to parent club Sheffield Wednesday following loan spell)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 MF England ENG Liam Hughes (returned to parent club Wolverhampton Wanderers following loan spell)
20 FW England ENG James Dean
29 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Darren Randolph (returned to parent club Charlton Athletic following loan spell)

References

  1. ^ "Bury Manager History | Past & Present | Soccer Base".
  2. ^ "League Two Betting | 2007/08 | Soccer Base".
  3. ^ "Bury match record: 2008".
  4. ^ "FootballSquads - Bury - 2007/08".