| 2011–12 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Brian Fenton |
| Manager | Richie Barker |
| Stadium | Gigg Lane |
| League 1 | 14th |
| FA Cup | First round |
| League Cup | Second round |
| Football League Trophy | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League:Andy Bishop (8) All: Andy Bishop (9)[1] |
| Highest home attendance | 6,970 vs.Sheffield United, 14 January 2012 |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,295 vs.Crewe Alexandra, 30 August 2011 |
| Average home league attendance | 3,552 |
During the 2011–12 season,Bury competed in the third tier of English football,Football League One.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 56 |
| 13 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 56 |
| 14 | Bury | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 60 | 79 | −19 | 56 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 54 |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 54 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Cameron Belford | 27 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Phil Picken | 40 | 0 | 36+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Joe Skarz | 49 | 1 | 45+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Patrick Cregg | 8 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Peter Sweeney | 45 | 4 | 41+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | David Worrall | 45 | 3 | 29+12 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Steven Schumacher | 34 | 6 | 29+3 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | Andy Bishop | 43 | 9 | 33+7 | 8 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Andy Haworth | 7 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 12 | FW | Lenell John-Lewis | 30 | 5 | 8+20 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 13 | MF | Mark Carrington | 21 | 1 | 12+9 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 14 | FW | Mike Grella | 10 | 4 | 8+2 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Efe Sodje | 43 | 2 | 40+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | Mark Hughes | 27 | 0 | 21+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Andrai Jones | 14 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 25 | FW | Shaun Harrad | 27 | 2 | 14+12 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | Luke McCarthy | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 29 | MF | Max Harrop | 7 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| Players played for Bury this season who are no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||
| 15 | FW | Ryan Lowe | 7 | 7 | 5+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | Damien Mozika | 6 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Mike Jones | 27 | 4 | 24+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| Players who played for Bury on loan and returned to their parent club: | |||||||||||||
| 28 | FW | Ryan Doble | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 27 | FW | Kudus Oyenuga | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Mark Cullen | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Giles Coke | 30 | 6 | 28+2 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | Ashley Eastham | 27 | 2 | 22+3 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | David Amoo | 28 | 4 | 19+8 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | Nathan Clarke | 11 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Shane Byrne | 15 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 28 | FW | Lateef Elford-Alliyu | 13 | 2 | 4+9 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 30 | GK | Trevor Carson | 17 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 32 | GK | Jonathan Bond | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 10 | Andy Bishop | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2 | FW | 15 | Ryan Lowe | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | MF | 15 | Giles Coke | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| = | MF | 8 | Steven Schumacher | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | MF | 12 | Lenell John-Lewis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6 | MF | 6 | Peter Sweeney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| = | MF | 19 | David Amoo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| = | FW | 14 | Mike Grella | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| = | MF | 14 | Mike Jones | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 | MF | 7 | David Worrall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 | DF | 18 | Ashley Eastham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| = | FW | 28 | Lateef Elford-Alliyu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| = | DF | 16 | Efe Sodje | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| = | FW | 25 | Shaun Harrad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 | MF | 19 | Damien Mozika | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | DF | 3 | Joe Skarz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | MF | 13 | Mark Carrington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 58 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 63 | ||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total | |||||
| 16 | DF | Efe Sodje | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Giles Coke | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 8 | MF | Steven Schumacher | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Peter Sweeney | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 18 | DF | Ashley Eastham | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | Andy Bishop | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | Nathan Clarke | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 12 | FW | Lenell John-Lewis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 7 | MF | David Worrall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 21 | DF | Andrai Jones | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2 | DF | Phil Picken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Joe Skarz | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 17 | DF | Mark Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 4 | MF | Patrick Cregg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | Shane Byrne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | FW | Ryan Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | Damien Mozika | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | David Amoo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Mike Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 | MF | Mark Carrington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| TOTALS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 9 July 2011 | Radcliffe Borough | 1–5 | Bury | Stainton Park |
| 15:00 | Jones | Lowe John-Lewis Worrall |
| 15 July 2011 | Bury | 1–4 | Everton | Gigg Lane |
| 19:45 | Schumacher | Yakubu Gueye Osman | Attendance: 3,017 |
| 23 July 2011 | Bury | 1–0 | FC United of Manchester | Gigg Lane |
| 15:00 | Jones | Attendance: 1372 |
| 27 July 2011 | Bury | 0–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Gigg Lane |
| 19:45 | Klasnić Cahill | Attendance: 2,997 |
| 30 July 2011 | Prestatyn Town | 1–8 | Bury | Bastion Road |
| 15:00 | Gibson | Hayes Cullen Lowe Haworth Bishop M. Jones McCarthy |
| 6 August 20111 | Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | Bury | Galpharm Stadium |
| 15:00 | Roberts | Lowe | Attendance: 13,873 |
| 13 August 20112 | Bury | 0–2 | Carlisle United | Gigg Lane |
| 15:00 | Berrett Noble | Attendance: 3,640 |
| 16 August 20113 | Bury | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Gigg Lane |
| 19:45 | Lowe Mozika | Sedgwick | Attendance: 5,219 |
| 20 August 20114 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0–2 | Bury | Adams Park |
| 15:00 | M. Jones Lowe | Attendance: 3,259 |
| 27 August 20115 | Bury | 1–2 | Charlton Athletic | Gigg Lane |
| 15:00 | Lowe | Hayes Jackson | Attendance: 3,084 |
| 3 September 20116 | Sheffield United | 4–0 | Bury | Bramall Lane |
| 15:00 | Porter Mendez-Laing Lowton Tønne | Attendance: 17,956 |
| 10 September 20117 | Bury | 2–4 | Rochdale | Gigg Lane |
| 15:00 | M. Jones Bishop | Grimes Holness Adams Ball | Attendance: 4,897 |
| 13 September 20118 | Chesterfield | 1–0 | Bury | B2net Stadium |
| 19:45 | Clarke | Attendance: 5,727 |
| 17 September 20119 | Hartlepool United | 3–0 | Bury | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Solano Nish | Attendance: 5,343 |
| 1 October 201111 | Yeovil Town | 1–3 | Bury | Huish Park |
| 15:00 | Agard | Coke Amoo Sweeney | Attendance: 3,127 |
| 8 October 201112 | Bury | 2–0 | Exeter City | Gigg Lane |
| 15:00 | Bishop Oakley | Attendance: 2,672 |
| 15 October 201113 | Leyton Orient | 1–0 | Bury | Matchroom Stadium |
| 15:00 | Cox | Attendance: 3,943 |
| 22 October 201114 | AFC Bournemouth | 1–2 | Bury | Dean Court |
| 15:00 | Pugh | Coke Bishop | Attendance: 6,122 |
| 25 October 201115 | Bury | 2–2 | Notts County | Gigg Lane |
| 19:45 | Bishop Coke | Hughes | Attendance: 2,917 |
| 29 October 201116 | Bury | 1–2 | Stevenage | Gigg Lane |
| 15:00 | Bishop | Harrison Roberts | Attendance: 2,638 |
| 5 November 201117 | Oldham Athletic | 0–2 | Bury | Boundary Park |
| 15:00 | Bishop | Attendance: 5,149 |
| 19 November 201118 | Walsall | 2–4 | Bury | Bescot Stadium |
| 15:00 | Macken Bowerman | Sweeney Jones Schumacher John-Lewis | Attendance: 4,785 |
| 26 November 201119 | Bury | 1–0 | Preston North End | Gigg Lane |
| 15:00 | Amoo | Attendance: 4,957 |
| 10 December 201120 | Colchester United | 4–1 | Bury | Colchester Community Stadium |
| 15:00 | Duguid Henderson James | John-Lewis | Attendance: 3,156 |
| 17 December 201121 | Bury | 1–1 | Brentford | Gigg Lane |
| 15:00 | John-Lewis | Alexander | Attendance: 4,008 |
| 26 December 201122 | Scunthorpe United | 1–3 | Bury | Glanford Park |
| 15:00 | Duffy | Sweeney Bishop Sodje | Attendance: 4,569 |
| 30 December 201123 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–0 | Bury | Prenton Park |
| 19:45 | Labadie Taylor | Attendance: 5,253 |
| 2 January 201224 | Bury | 2–1 | Walsall | Gigg Lane |
| 15:00 | Sadler Sweeney | Paterson | Attendance: 3,095 |
| 14 January 201225 | Bury | 0–3 | Sheffield United | Gigg Lane |
| 15:00 | Creswell Evans Williamson | Attendance: 6,970 |
| 21 January 201226 | Bury | 3–2 | Yeovil Town | Gigg Lane |
| 15:00 | Schumacher Skarz | Dickson MacLean | Attendance: 2,572 |
| 28 January 201227 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Bury | Spotland Stadium |
| 15:00 | Akpa Akpro Grimes | Attendance: 5,033 |
| 31 January 201228 | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Bury | The Valley |
| 19:45 | Stephens | John-Lewis | Attendance: 13,264 |
| 11 February 2012- | Milton Keynes Dons | P–P | Bury | Stadium mk |
| 15:00 |
| 14 February 201229 | Bury | 1–1 | Chesterfield | Gigg Lane |
| 19:45 | Schumacher | Ajose | Attendance: 2,266 |
| 18 February 201230 | Exeter City | 3–2 | Bury | St James Park |
| 15:00 | Archibald-Henville Nardiello Logan | Amoo Eastham | Attendance: 4,281 |
| 21 February 201231 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2–1 | Bury | Stadium mk |
| 19:45 | Bowditch | Amoo | Attendance: 6,405 |
| 25 February 201232 | Bury | 1–1 | Leyton Orient | Gigg Lane |
| 15:00 | Elford-Alliyu | Spring | Attendance: 2,807 |
| 28 February 201233 | Bury | 1–2 | Hartlepool United | Gigg Lane |
| 19:45 | Worrall | Humphreys Boyd | Attendance: 2,072 |
| 3 March 201234 | Bury | 3–3 | Huddersfield Town | Gigg Lane |
| 15:00 | Schumacher John-Lewis Eastham | Morrison Rhodes | Attendance: 5,988 |
| 6 March 201235 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4–1 | Bury | Hillsborough Stadium |
| 19:45 | Antonio Madine Lowe | Schumacher | Attendance: 17,684 |
| 10 March 201236 | Carlisle United | 4–1 | Bury | Brunton Park |
| 15:00 | Noble Cook Miller | Coke | Attendance: 4,855 |
| 17 March 201237 | Bury | 1–4 | Wycombe Wanderers | Gigg Lane |
| 15:00 | Harrad | Beavon Hayes | Attendance: 2,479 |
| 20 March 201238 | Bury | 0–0 | Scunthorpe United | Gigg Lane |
| 19:45 | Attendance: 2,351 |
| 24 March 201239 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Bury | Deepdale |
| 15:00 | Aneke | Elford-Alliyu | Attendance: 1,735 |
| 31 March 201240 | Bury | 2–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Gigg Lane |
| 15:00 | Sodje Coke | Attendance: 3,733 |
| 7 April 201241 | Brentford | 3–0 | Bury | Griffin Park |
| 15:00 | Saunders Logan | Attendance: 5,192 |
| 9 April 201242 | Bury | 4–1 | Colchester United | Gigg Lane |
| 15:00 | Grella Harrad Coke Worrall | Eastman | Attendance: 3,119 |
| 14 April 201243 | Bury | 1–0 | AFC Bournemouth | Gigg Lane |
| 15:00 | Grella | Attendance: 2,729 |
| 21 April 201244 | Notts County | 2–4 | Bury | Meadow Lane |
| 15:00 | Coke Edwards | Worrall Grella Carrington | Attendance: 6,732 |
| 28 April 201245 | Bury | 0–0 | Oldham Athletic | Gigg Lane |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 5,111 |
| 5 May 201246 | Stevenage | 3–0 | Bury | The Lamex Stadium |
| 15:00 | Reid Byrom Beardsley | Attendance: 4,781 |
| 12 November 2011First round | Bury | 0–2 | Crawley Town | Gigg Lane |
| 15:00 | Byrne Schumacher Hughes | Barnett Doughty | Attendance: 2,436 Referee: Mark Brown |
| 9 August 2011First round | Bury | 3–1 | Coventry City | Gigg Lane |
| 19:45 | Bishop Lowe | O'Donovan | Attendance: 2,997 |
| 23 August 2011Second round | Bury | 2–4 | Leicester City | Gigg Lane |
| 19:45 | Jones Lowe | Schlupp Gallagher Dyer Danns | Attendance: 3,779 |
| 30 August 2011First round | Bury | 0–0 (2–4p) | Crewe Alexandra | Gigg Lane |
| 19:45 | Attendance: 1,295 | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Cregg Bishop Worrall Picken | Westwood Shelley Davis Bell | |||
| Players transferred in | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pos. | Name | Previous club | Fee | Ref. |
| 22 June 2011 | DF | Free Transfer | [2] | ||
| 11 August 2011 | MF | Free | [3] | ||
| 31 August 2011 | FW | Undisclosed | [4] | ||
| 29 September 2011 | MF | Free | [5] | ||
| 27 February 2012 | FW | Free | [6] | ||
| Players loaned in | |||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 20 July 2011 | FW | 31 December 2011 | [7] | ||
| 15 August 2011 | FW | 15 September 2011 | [8] | ||
| 25 August 2011 | DF | End of season | [9] | ||
| 31 August 2011 | MF | 31 September 2011 | [4] | ||
| 31 August 2011 | MF | 31 October 2011 | [4] | ||
| 12 September 2011 | GK | 12 November 2011 | [10] | ||
| 23 September 2011 | FW | End of season | [11] | ||
| 13 January 2012 | MF | End of season | [12] | ||
| 17 January 2012 | FW | 17 February 2012 | [13] | ||
| 20 February 2012 | FW | End of season | [14] | ||
| 24 February 2012 | GK | 1 April 2012 | [15] | ||
| 9 March 2012 | DF | End of season | [16] | ||
| 22 March 2012 | GK | End of season | [17] | ||
| Players loaned out | |||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 19 August 2011 | DF | 5 November 2011 | [18][19] | ||
| 16 September 2011 | MF | 16 October 2011 | [20] | ||
| 22 November 2011 | FW | 21 March 2012 | [21][22] | ||
| 24 November 2011 | MF | 1 January 2012 | [23] | ||
| 11 January 2012 | MF | 14 April 2012 | [24][25] | ||
| 20 January 2012 | DF | 19 February 2012 | [26] | ||
| 8 February 2012 | FW | 8 March 2012 | [27] | ||
| 20 February 2012 | DF | End of season | [28] | ||
| 3 March 2012 | GK | End of season | [29] | ||
| Players transferred out | |||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Fee | Ref |
| 1 July 2011 | MF | £80,000 | [30] | ||
| 30 August 2011 | FW | £100,000 | [31] | ||
| 31 August 2011 | MF | Undisclosed | [32] | ||
| 13 January 2012 | MF | £100,000 | [33] | ||
| Players released | |||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
| 1 July 2011 | MF | Unattached | [34] | ||
| End of Season Awards | Winner[35] |
|---|---|
| Player of the Season | David Worrall |
| Players Player of the Season | David Worrall |
| Young Player of the Season | Andrai Jones |
| Goal of the Season | Peter Sweeney vsWalsall |