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Bury F.C. 2008–09 football season

Bury F.C.
2008–09 season
Manager	Alan Knill
Football League Two	4th
FA Cup	First Round
League Cup	First Round
Football League Trophy	North Quarter Final
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

This article documents the 2008–09 season of Lancashire football club Bury F.C.

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
2	Exeter City (P)	46	22	13	11	65	50	+15	79	Promotion to Football League One
3	Wycombe Wanderers (P)	46	20	18	8	54	33	+21	78	Promotion to Football League One
4	Bury	46	21	15	10	63	43	+20	78	Qualification for League Two play-offs
5	Gillingham (O, P)	46	21	12	13	58	55	+3	75
6	Rochdale	46	19	13	14	70	59	+11	70

Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

League Two

Bury v Brentford

9 August 2008 1	Bury	1–0	Brentford	Bury
	Bishop 43'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,819

Chesterfield v Bury

16 August 2008 2	Chesterfield	1–3	Bury	Chesterfield
	Kerry 16'		Futcher 4' Sodje 27' Morrell 40'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,728

Bury v Morecambe

23 August 2008 3	Bury	2–1	Morecambe	Bury
	Scott 19' Artell 30' (o.g.)		Howe 14'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,679

Rochdale v Bury

30 August 2008 4	Rochdale	1–1	Bury	Rochdale
	Le Fondre 68' (pen.)		Russell 8' (o.g.)	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 5,492

Chester City v Bury

6 September 2008 5	Chester City	1–1	Bury	Chester
	Mozika 38'		Bishop 49' (pen.)	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,327

Bury v Lincoln City

13 September 2008 6	Bury	3–1	Lincoln City	Bury
	Morrell 30' Sodje 50' Bishop 66' (pen.)		Buchanan 37' (o.g.)	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,663

Barnet v Bury

20 September 2008 7	Barnet	1–2	Bury	London
	Adomah 49'		Bishop 75' Morrell 82'	Stadium: Underhill Attendance: 1,995

Bury v Wycombe Wanderers

27 September 2008 8	Bury	0–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Bury
				Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,597

Aldershot Town v Bury

4 October 2008 9	Aldershot Town	3–3	Bury	Aldershot
	Elvins 69' Davies 77' (pen.) Hylton 79'		Bishop 24', 57' Scott 30'	Stadium: EBB Stadium Attendance: 3,621

Bury v Exeter City

11 October 2008 10	Bury	0–1	Exeter City	Bury
			Logan 7'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,220

Dagenham & Redbridge v Bury

18 October 2008 11	Dagenham & Redbridge	1–3	Bury	London
	Saunders 90'		Dawson 32' Jones 36' Bennett 82'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 2,364

Bury v Rotherham United

21 October 2008 12	Bury	1–2	Rotherham United	Bury
	Scott 30'		Reid 2' Broughton 11'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,362

Bury v Luton Town

25 October 2008 13	Bury	1–2	Luton Town	Bury
	Bishop 53' (pen.)		Craddock 35' Roper 44'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,052

Bradford City v Bury

28 October 2008 14	Bradford City	1–0	Bury	Bradford
	Conlon 86'			Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium Attendance: 12,830

Notts County v Bury

1 November 2008 15	Notts County	0–1	Bury	Nottingham
			Cresswell 79'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,391

Bury v Grimsby Town

15 November 2008 16	Bury	0–2	Grimsby Town	Bury
			Trotter 17' Jarman 22' Kalala 36'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,549

Bury v Gillingham

22 November 2008 17	Bury	4–0	Gillingham	Bury
	Bishop 9', 59' Hurst 40', 63'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,068

Accrington Stanley v Bury

29 November 2008 18	Accrington Stanley	1–2	Bury	Accrington
	Clarke 79' (pen.)		Jones 35' Barry-Murphy 38'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,093

Macclesfield Town v Bury

6 December 2008 19	Macclesfield Town	1–1	Bury	Macclesfield
	Gritton 6' Flynn 74'		Dawson 8'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,431

Bury v Port Vale

13 December 2008 20	Bury	3–0	Port Vale	Bury
	Futcher 2' Hurst 11', 45'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,651

Bournemouth v Bury

20 December 2008 21	Bournemouth	2–0	Bury	Bournemouth
	Igoe 39' Partington 44'			Stadium: Fitness First Stadium Attendance: 3,479

Bury v Darlington

26 December 2008 22	Bury	2–2	Darlington	Bury
	Brown 31' (o.g.) Bishop 55' (pen.)		Miller 44' Foran 72'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,454

Shrewsbury Town v Bury

28 December 2008 23	Shrewsbury Town	1–0	Bury	Shrewsbury
	Holt 76'		Sodje 38'	Stadium: Prostar Stadium Attendance: 7,127

Wycombe Wanderers v Bury

3 January 2009 24	Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	Bury	High Wycombe
	Harrold 37' Balanta 63'		Williamson 90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,961

Bury v Barnet

10 January 2009 25	Bury	1–0	Barnet	Bury
	Jones 37'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,402

Exeter City v Bury

17 January 2009 26	Exeter City	0–0	Bury	Exeter
				Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,158

Bury v Aldershot Town

24 January 2009 27	Bury	2–1	Aldershot Town	Bury
	Barry-Murphy 41' Morrell 45'		Davies 83'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,558

Bury v Bradford City

27 January 2009 28	Bury	1–0	Bradford City	Bury
	Morrell 76'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,112

Luton Town v Bury

31 January 2009 29	Luton Town	1–2	Bury	Luton
	Hall 36'		Bishop 59' Morrell 66'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 5,545

Bury v Dagenham & Redbridge

7 February 2009 30	Bury	2–2	Dagenham & Redbridge	Bury
	Sodje 28', 33'		Nurse 60' Benson 64'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,530

Grimsby Town v Bury

14 February 2009 31	Grimsby Town	1–2	Bury	Grimsby
	Proudlock 31'		Bishop 55' Morrell 65'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,673

Bury v Notts County

21 February 2009 32	Bury	2–0	Notts County	Bury
	Bishop 40' Sodje 84'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,810

Brentford v Bury

28 February 2009 33	Brentford	1–0	Bury	London
	Bean 39'		Dawson 70'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 6,597

Bury v Chesterfield

3 March 2009 34	Bury	1–2	Chesterfield	Bury
	Bishop 60' (pen.)		Downes 2' Lester 40' Robertson 42'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,077

Bury v Rochdale

7 March 2009 35	Bury	2–1	Rochdale	Bury
	Bennett 19' Jones 84'		Buckley 90'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 7,589

Morecambe v Bury

10 March 2009 36	Morecambe	0–0	Bury	Morecambe
				Stadium: Christie Park Attendance: 2,165

Lincoln City v Bury

14 March 2009 37	Lincoln City	1–1	Bury	Lincoln
	Wright 30' Elding 45'		Bishop 82'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,642

Bury v Chester City

21 March 2009 38	Bury	1–1	Chester City	Bury
	Morrell 45' Cresswell 47'		Lowe 90'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,049

Rotherham United v Bury

24 March 2009 39	Rotherham United	1–1	Bury	Sheffield
	Reid 83' (pen.)		Sodje 90'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 2,890

Bury v Bournemouth

28 March 2009 40	Bury	1–0	Bournemouth	Bury
	Morrell 55'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,762

Port Vale v Bury

4 April 2009 41	Port Vale	1–1	Bury	Stoke on Trent
	Lawrie 57'		Bennett 68'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,763

Bury v Shrewsbury Town

10 April 2009 42	Bury	2–1	Shrewsbury Town	Bury
	Jevons 54' (pen.) Hurst 80'		Chadwick 55'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,850

Darlington v Bury

13 April 2009 43	Darlington	2–2	Bury	Darlington
	Kennedy 38' Abbott 74'		Hurst 8' Sodje 53'	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 2,927

Bury v Macclesfield Town

18 April 2009 44	Bury	3–0	Macclesfield Town	Bury
	Bishop 4' Hurst 57', 75'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,499

Gillingham v Bury

25 April 2009 45	Gillingham	0–0	Bury	Gillingham
				Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 8,360

Bury v Accrington Stanley

2 May 2009 46	Bury	1–0	Accrington Stanley	Bury
	Jevons 90' (pen.)			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 7,515

FA Cup

Bury v Gillingham

8 November 2008 Round 1	Bury	0–1	Gillingham	Bury
			Barcham 71'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,161

League Cup

Bury v Burnley

12 August 2008 Round 1	Bury	0–2	Burnley	Bury
			Paterson 40', 90'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,276

Football League Trophy

Bury v Stockport County

7 October 2008 Round 2 Northern Section	Bury	1–0	Stockport County	Bury
	Bishop 77'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,384

Darlington v Bury

4 November 2008 Quarter Final Northern Section	Darlington	1–0	Bury	Darlington
	White 53'			Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1,651

Football League play-offs

Shrewsbury Town v Bury

7 May 2009 Semi Final First Leg	Shrewsbury Town	0–1	Bury	Shrewsbury
			Ashton 81' (o.g)	Stadium: Prostar Stadium Attendance: 8,429

Bury v Shrewsbury Town

10 May 2009 Semi Final Second Leg	Bury	0–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Shrewsbury Town	Bury
			McIntyre 88'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 7,673

Players

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	ENG	Wayne Brown
2	DF	ENG	Paul Scott
3	DF	NIR	David Buchanan
4	DF	ENG	Steve Haslam
5	DF	ENG	Ben Futcher
6	MF	ENG	Ryan Cresswell
7	MF	IRL	Stephen Dawson
8	MF	ENG	Richie Baker
9	FW	RSA	Glynn Hurst
10	FW	ENG	Andy Bishop
11	MF	IRL	Brian Barry-Murphy
12	DF	ENG	Danny Racchi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	ENG	Mike Jones
16	DF	NGA	Efe Sodje
17	DF	ENG	Ricky Anane
18	FW	ENG	Andy Morrell
19	MF	ENG	Jack Dorney
20	GK	WAL	Cameron Belford
21	GK	ENG	Domaine Rouse
22	FW	ENG	Phil Jevons (on loan from Huddersfield Town)
23	MF	ENG	Elliott Bennett (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
24	MF	ENG	John Welsh (on loan from Hull 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
15	MF	ENG	Chris O'Grady
15	FW	ENG	Dean Howell
25	GK	ENG	Mark Tyler

References

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League
competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)
Levels 5–6	Football Conference (Premier, North, South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, North, South) Northern Premier League (Premier, North, South) Southern Football League (Premier, Midlands, South & West)
Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League (Premier, One) East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West) Kent League (level 9 only) Midland Alliance (level 9 only) Midland Football Combination (level 10 only) North West Counties League (Premier, One) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) South West Peninsula League (level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (Premier, One) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)
Football League cups	Football League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final)

Youth competitions

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League Two	Accrington Stanley Aldershot Town Barnet Bournemouth Bradford City Brentford Bury Chester City Chesterfield Dagenham & Redbridge Darlington Exeter City Gillingham Grimsby Town Lincoln City Luton Town Macclesfield Town Morecambe Notts County Port Vale Rochdale Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Wycombe Wanderers
Non-League	Cambridge United Torquay United York City

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