2007–08 Bury F.C. season

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

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

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

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11 August 2007 1 Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Bury Milton Keynes
Andrews   21'
Diallo   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'   66' Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 2,260
26 December 2007 21 Bury 0–1 Chesterfield Bury
Scott   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   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   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

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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

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14 August 2007 Round 1 Bury 0–1 Carlisle United Bury
Graham   12' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,213

Football League Trophy

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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   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

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

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

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

Left club during season

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

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

References

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  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".