1954–55 Bury F.C. season

During the 1954–55 season Bury competed in the Football League Second Division where they finished in 13th position with 41 points. In the FA Cup Bury were drawn against fellow Second Division side Stoke City in the third round which went to a fourth replay with Stoke finally winning 3–2 after 9 hours and 22 minutes of football in the longest FA Cup tie between two professional teams.

Bury
1954–55 season
ManagerDave Russell
StadiumGigg Lane
First Division13th (41 Points)
FA CupThird Round

Final league table

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Second Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
11 Liverpool 42 16 10 16 92 96 0.958 42
12 Middlesbrough 42 18 6 18 73 82 0.890 42
13 Bury 42 15 11 16 77 72 1.069 41
14 Fulham 42 14 11 17 76 79 0.962 39
15 Nottingham Forest 42 16 7 19 58 62 0.935 39
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

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Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

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21 August 1954 1 Lincoln City 3 – 2 Bury Lincoln
Graver   11'
Finch   32' (pen.)
Birch   54'
Report Pearson   65', 75' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 15,394
Referee: A Holland
24 August 1954 2 Bury 2 – 1 Luton Town Bury
Clarke  
Daniel  
Report Turner   Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 15,545
28 August 1954 3 Bury 1 – 3 Fulham Bury
Clarke   Report Stevens  
Jezzard  
Haynes  
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 18,174
Referee: F Read
1 September 1954 4 Luton Town 3 – 2 Bury Luton
Turner  
Mitchell  
Adam  
Report Pearson  
Kelly  
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 13,654
Referee: W Clements
4 September 1954 5 Bury 5 – 3 Leeds United Bury
Kelly   
Clarke  
Nielson  
McIlvenny  
Report McCall  
May   (o.g.)
Charles  
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 15,357
Referee: G Black
6 September 1954 6 Rotherham United 4 – 2 Bury Rotherham
Burke      Report Clarke  
Daniel  
Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 15,235
Referee: H Davis
11 September 1954 7 Nottingham Forest 2 – 3 Bury Nottingham
McLaren   20' (pen.)
Scott   83'
Report Law   2'
Clarke   10'
Pearson   85'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 15,603
Referee: A Murdoch
18 September 1954 8 Bury 2 – 1 Ipswich Town Bury
Daniel  
Law  
Report Garneys   Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 15,187
Referee: T Jepson
20 September 1954 9 Bury 2 – 2 Rotherham United Bury
Pearson  
Clarke  
Report Williams  
Nielson   (o.g.)
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 11,900
25 September 1954 10 Birmingham City 1 – 3 Bury Birmingham
Lane   Report Clarke   
Fletcher  
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 21,242
Referee: H Beacock
2 October 1954 11 Bury 0 – 1 Middlesbrough Bury
Report Delapenha   52' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 18,522
Referee: L Richardson
9 October 1954 12 Doncaster Rovers 1 – 0 Bury Doncaster
Brown   Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 15,902
Referee: T Jepson
16 October 1954 13 Bury 2 – 2 Derby County Bury
Kelly  
Nielson  
Report Imlach  
Dunn  
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 13,853
Referee: FB Coultas
23 October 1954 14 Liverpool 1 – 1 Bury Liverpool
Anderson   Report Pearson   Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 33,310
Referee: G McCabe
30 October 1954 15 Bury 3 – 1 Bristol Rovers Bury
Tilley  
Pearson  
Kelly  
Report Meyer   Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 15,343
Referee: HL Broadhurst
6 November 1954 16 Plymouth Argyle 2 – 4 Bury Plymouth
Anderson  
Davis  
Report Kelly   
Pearson   
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 15,159
Referee: G Pankhurst
13 November 1954 17 Bury 2 – 2 Port Vale Bury
Law  
Kelly  
Report Hayward  
Smith  
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 12,917
Referee: J Mitchell
20 November 1954 18 Swansea Town 1 – 1 Bury Swansea
Medwin   15' Report Tilley   88' Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 19,211
Referee: ER Hill
27 November 1954 19 Bury 1 – 2 Notts County Bury
Kelly   Report Broadbent  
Wylie  
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 12,495
Referee: PF Power
4 December 1954 20 West Ham United 3 – 3 Bury London
Dick  
Musgrove   
Report Kelly     Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 18,092
Referee: G Pankhurst
11 December 1954 21 Bury 2 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Bury
Tilley  
Pearson  
Report Langton   Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 24,030
Referee: A Wilkinson
18 December 1954 22 Bury 2 – 1 Lincoln City Bury
Daniel   24', 66', 77' Report Munro   61' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 11,761
Referee: A Holland
25 December 1954 23 Stoke City 3 – 2 Bury Stoke-on-Trent
King     Report Daniel  
Pearson  
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 18,317
27 December 1954 24 Bury 1 – 1 Stoke City Bury
Daniel   Report King   Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 24,134
1 January 1955 25 Fulham 0 – 0 Bury London
Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 17,238
Referee: F Read
15 January 1955 26 Leeds United 1 – 0 Bury Leeds
Lydon Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 8,954
Referee: G Black
5 February 1955 27 Ipswich Town 2 – 3 Bury Ipswich
Garneys   (pen.)
Nielson   (o.g.)
Report May   
Pearson  
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 11,395
Referee: T Jepson
12 February 1955 28 Bury 0 – 1 Birmingham City Bury
Report Brown   Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 12,547
Referee: K Howley
26 February 1955 29 Bury 1 – 4 Doncaster Rovers Bury
Fletcher   Report Jeffrey  
Tindill   
Walker  
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 11,976
Referee: AW Luty
5 March 1955 30 Derby County 2 – 3 Bury Derby
Pye  
Parry  
Report Pearson   
Fletcher  
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 14,379
Referee: FB Coultas
12 March 1955 31 Bury 3 – 4 Liverpool Bury
Pearson   
Fletcher  
Report Evans      Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 16,081
Referee: G McCabe
19 March 1955 32 Bristol Rovers 2 – 1 Bury Bristol
Bradford  
Meyer  
Report Clarke   Stadium: Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 17,599
Referee: HL Broadhurst
26 March 1955 33 Bury 3 – 1 Plymouth Argyle Bury
Law  
Pearson  
Robinson  
Report Davis   Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 7,348
Referee: AW Smith
2 April 1955 34 Port Vale 1 – 0 Bury Stoke-on-Trent
Griffiths   Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 14,228
Referee: J Mitchell
8 April 1955 35 Bury 4 – 1 Hull City Bury
Clarke   2', 25', 36'
Kelly   88'
Report Crosbie   Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 11,381
9 April 1955 36 Bury 2 – 1 Swansea Town Bury
Kelly  
Pearson  
Report Charles   13' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 12,284
11 April 1955 37 Hull City 1 – 0 Bury Hull
Gerrie   20' Report Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 13,701
16 April 1955 38 Notts County 2 – 1 Bury Nottingham
Jackson  
Redman   (o.g.)
Report Clarke   Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 12,545
Referee: PF Power
20 April 1955 39 Bury 1 – 1 Nottingham Forest Bury
Kelly   Report Blackman   Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 8,067
Referee: A Murdoch
23 April 1955 40 Bury 4 – 1 West Ham United Bury
Fletcher  
Pearson  
Robinson  
Kelly  
Report Dick   Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 8,746
27 April 1955 41 Middlesbrough 1 – 1 Bury Middlesbrough
McPherson   Report Fletcher   Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 7,944
30 April 1955 42 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 1 Bury Blackburn
Quigley   Report Law   Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 17,469

FA Cup

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8 January 1955 Round 3 Bury 1 – 1 Stoke City Bury
Daniel   Report King   Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 20,227
Referee: JG Williams
12 January 1955 Replay Stoke City 1 – 1 Bury Stoke
Ratcliffe   7' Report Daniel   79' Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 13,352
17 January 1955 2nd Replay Bury 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) Stoke City Liverpool
Pearson  
Simm  
Tilley  
Report King  
Bowyer    
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 2,469
Referee: JG Williams
19 January 1955 3rd Replay Stoke City 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) Bury Liverpool
King  
Ratcliffe  
Report Daniel  
Kelly  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 9,881
Referee: JG Williams
24 January 1955 4th Replay Stoke City 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Bury Manchester
Thomson  
Coleman    
Report Daniel    Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 22,549
Referee: JG Williams

Squad

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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
GK   SCO Chris Conway
GK   SCO Lewis Goram
DF   ENG Cyril Fairclough
DF   ENG Eric Massey
DF   RSA Norman Nielson
DF   ENG Billy Redman
DF   ENG Don Wilson
MF   NIR Peter Tilley
MF   ENG Henry Cockburn
MF   ENG Jimmy Greenhalgh
MF   ENG Tommy Daniel
MF   ENG Don May
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Les Bardsley
MF   ENG Walter Kelly
FW   ENG Johnny Simm
FW   ENG Johnny Robinson
FW   ENG Doug Clarke
FW   ENG Stan Pearson
FW   NIR Bobby McIlvenny
FW   ENG Cecil Law
FW   SCO Harry Gordon
FW   ENG John Good
FW   ENG Eddie Gleadall
FW   ENG Doug Fletcher

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