Shaking up the Football League - A Bury FC Story

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Bury manager Kevin Blackwell has been relieved of his duties after new Chairman Stewart Day decided he wanted to shake up the structure of the club.

Blackwell had been at the club since September 2012 when he replaced Richie Barker but was powerless to stop the Shakers getting relegated from SkyBet League One last season.

Stewart Day took over the club in May when Bury were 24 hours away from being shut down and has already stamped his authority on the club by relieving Blackwell of his duties.

Day released a statement on the club's official website stating that a new manager would be appointed within a week.



SkyBet Odds on next permanent Bury manager

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Press Conference

Q: Do you feel that your ambitions for the club are matched by the Chairman?

A: Absolutely. I have no doubt that the Chairman has the club's best interests at heart and the fans are fortunate to have such an ambitious mind running things.

Q: Do you feel the expectations asked of you this season have been far and realistic?

A: I'm very happy with the direction we're going in. Everyone at the club wants to be the best they can be, nobody more so than me.

Q: New managers often bring about times of upheaval and some at the club might feat for their jobs. Will there be many changes?

A: Everyone will have a chance to prove that they are worth of being here.

Q: Bury have been on a general downward curve for a little while now. Can you get things moving in the right direction?

A: I hope so; this club deserves to be doing much better that it currently is, and if I can play a part in moving in a positive direction then I'll be happy.

Q: While some managers are famous for their hands-on approach, others maintain a more reserved manner with their players. How do you see your management style?

A: I want every player to know that they can come to me with anything.

Q: Last season was not one to remember for Bury fans. How do you rate your chances of bouncing straight back into the SkyBet League One?

A: Things are in place to make an immediate challenge for promotion.

Q: You stand here today unveiled as the new Bury manager. As a big fan of the club, surely this must be a dream come true?

A: I have dreamt of this moment for years.

Q: It is often said that different managers favour different competitions. Will you be concentrating primarily on getting good results in the SkyBet League Two?

A: Absolutely, that competition is my main focus.

 
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Squad Overview & Tactics

Squad Overview

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Goalkeepers
Brian Jensen
Rob Lainton
Reice Charles-Cook

Defenders
Shaun Beeley (loan)
Richard Hinds
Nathan Cameron
William Edjenguele
Gareth Roberts
Euan Holden

Midfielders
Andy Procter
Tom Soares
Tommy Miller
Chris Sedgwick
Jordan Sinnott (loan)
Marco Navas
Craig Jones
John Rooney

Attackers
Tope Obadeyi
Danny Mayor (loan)
Anton Forrester (loan)

Shaun Harrad
Ashley Grimes

Transfer Listed
Trevor Carson (GK)
Adam Lockwood (DF)


Tactics

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I'll be deploying VikingArrow's 4-2-3-1 tactic for the foreseeable future as I believe it is a very balanced formation that will be both solid at the back and creative up top. Tom Soares will be the most important player for me in the formation as he will be the main attacking threat from just behind the striker. I will be rotating the three striking options I have available with Shaun Harrad, Ashley Grimes and Anton Forrester getting game time until I discover who my best striker is.

If you want to download VikingArrow's tactic, you can download it here
 
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Season One, Pre-Season Update

Transfers

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In

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Liam Ridehalgh (DF) - Free - Huddersfield Town

Liam was brought in on a free transfer after being transfer listed by Huddersfield Town and he will provide great competition for Gareth Roberts for the left back position

Out

Trevor Carson - ?135,000 - Barnsley

With Brian Jensen and Rob Lainton more than capable of being a solid goalkeeper, I took advantage of the interest for Trevor and made a huge profit on him.

Adam Lockwood - Free - Barnet

Adam was on a big wage for a player that wouldn't be used this season. With three central defenders ahead of him in the pecking order, I thought it would be a good move as it frees up a wage that can bring two players in.

Marlon Jackson - Free - Released

Marlon agreed to mutually terminate his contract after I told him he wouldn't get much game time this season. The tactic that is being used only has one striker and with three strikers ahead of him, Marlon agreed to leave on a free transfer.

Pre-Season Results

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A solid start to pre-season with three wins over Chorley, Chelsea U21's and Manchester United U21's before a loss to SkyBet League One side Tranmere. A draw against Queen of the South followed before a hard fought victory over local side Radcliffe Borough which gives us great confidence ahead of the opener against Chesterfield.

Upcoming Fixtures

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Season One, August 2013

Transfers In

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Pascal Chimbonda - Free - Unattached

Pascal has been brought in on a low wage and will be back-up to Shaun Beeley before becoming the main right back at the club once Beeley's loan ends.

Matches

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03.08.13
SkyBet League Two
Bury 1-0 Chesterfield
Miller (pen 45)

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06.08.13
Capital One Cup First Round
Bury 0-2 Tranmere
N/A

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10.08.13
SkyBet League Two
Oxford 0-1 Bury
Grimes (14)

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17.08.13
SkyBet League Two
Bury 1-0 Accrington
Grimes (37)

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24.08.13
SkyBet League Two
Burton 0-0 Bury
N/A

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31.08.13
SkyBet League Two
Bury 1-1 Cheltenham
Obadeyi (35)

League Table

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Player of the Month

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Brian Jensen - Goalkeeper
/ 5 League Appearances / 1 Goal conceded / 4 Clean Sheets / Average Rating - 6.76 /
 
good start.. have to love when someone makes my home town team great again. good luck
 
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Season One, September 2013

Transfers In

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Kieran Agard - Loan - Rotherham United

Kieran has been brought in on a three month loan deal to give a bit of pace to the forward line. The strikers were lacking that extra yard of pace and Agard has that.

Matches

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02.09.13
Johnstone's Paint Trophy First Round
Morecambe 1-2 Bury
Rooney (12), Chippendale (57)

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07.09.13
SkyBet League Two
Rochdale 3-1 Bury
Harrad (79)

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14.09.13
SkyBet League Two
Fleetwood 1-1 Bury
Forrester (36)

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21.09.13
SkyBet League Two
Bury 3-1 Southend
Soares (15), Mayor (51), Forrester (89)

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28.09.13
SkyBet League Two
Dagenham 1-1 Bury
Edjenguele (46)

League Table
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Player of the Month

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Danny Mayor - Attacker
/ 4 League appearances / 1 goal / 3 assists / Average Rating - 7.2 /
 
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Season One, October 2013

Transfer In

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Donal McDermott - Loan - Bournemouth

Donal is a talented left winger who will add experience to the side having played a number of games in higher leagues.

Matches

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05.10.13
SkyBet League Two
Bury 3-1 Newport
Miller (15), Beeley (79), Procter (89)

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08.10.13
Johnstone's Paint Trophy Second Round
Bury 2-0 Crewe
Forrester (16), Sinnott (69)

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12.10.13
SkyBet League Two
Bury 0-1 Morecambe
N/A

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19.10.13
SkyBet League Two
Portsmouth 4-2 Bury
Agard (36), Procter (39)

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22.10.13
SkyBet League Two
Bury 0-1 Mansfield
N/A

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26.10.13
SkyBet League Two
Wycombe 0-1 Bury
Edjenguele (9)

League Table
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Player of the Month

N/A
All were awful.​
 
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Season One, November 2013

Matches

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02.11.13
SkyBet League Two
Bury 2-0 Torquay
Forrester (15, 62)

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09.11.13
FA Cup First Round
Bury 1-3 Leyton Orient
Agard (66)

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12.11.13
Johnstone's Paint Trophy Quarter Final
Bury (10)0-0(9) Hartlepool
N/A - Bury win on penalties

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16.11.13
SkyBet League Two
Bristol Rovers 0-4 Bury
Forrester (15, 19, 67, 84)

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23.11.13
SkyBet League Two
Bury 3-0 Wimbledon
Rooney (23), Procter (30), Forrester (79)

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26.11.13
SkyBet League Two
Bury 2-1 Hartlepool
Mayor (2), Forrester (15)

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30.11.13
SkyBet League Two
Exeter 1-1 Bury
McDermott (61)

League Table
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Player of the Month

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Anton Forrester - Attacker
/ 6 League Appearances / 8 Goals / 1 Assist / Average Rating - 7.8 /
 
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Season One, December 2014

Matches

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10.12.13
Johnstone's Paint Trophy Semi Final
Bury 1-0 Shrewsbury
Edjenguele (35)

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14.12.13
SkyBet League Two
Bury 2-0 Northampton
Forrester (22, 40)

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21.12.13
SkyBet League Two
Plymouth 0-2 Bury
Forrester (11), Miller (pen 17)

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26.12.13
SkyBet League Two
Bury 3-0 Scunthorpe
Forrester (19), Rooney (22), Miller (pen 59)

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29.12.13
SkyBet League Two
Bury 3-1 York
Rooney (36, 66), Soares (83)

League Table

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Player of the Month

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William Edjenguele - Defender
/ 4 League Appearances / 0 Goals / 0 Assists / 3 Clean Sheets / Average Rating - 7.65 /
 
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Season One, January 2014

Transfers In

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Mike Jones - Loan - Crawley

Former Bury player Mike Jones rejoins the club on loan from Crawley until the end of the season. With Donal McDermott joining Yeovil on loan, we needed another left winger and Jonah fits the bill perfectly.

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Conor Henderson - Loan - Hull

Henderson is a very capable midfielder and was only recently released by Premier League club Arsenal. With Tommy Miller getting on a bit, he provides fresh legs in the midfield.

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Kieran Agard - ?10,000 - Rotherham

Kieran spent time on loan at the club earlier on in the season and ,for a measly ?10,000, he will be an adequate replacement for Anton Forrester.

Out

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Gareth Roberts - Free - Brentford

Roberts hasn't been in the team lately and was on nearly ?1,000 a week so it frees up another big wage.

Matches

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01.01.14
SkyBet League Two
Hartlepool 2-0 Bury
N/A

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04.01.14
SkyBet League Two
Bury 0-1 Oxford
N/A

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11.01.14
SkyBet League Two
Chesterfield 0-2 Bury
Rooney (56), Soares (66)

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18.01.14
SkyBet League Two
Bury 4-2 Burton
Rooney (9), Mayor (40, 41), Grimes (87)

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25.01.14
SkyBet League Two
Accrington 0-3 Bury
Obadeyi (5, 57), Soares (15)

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28.01.14
SkyBet League Two
Mansfield 0-3 Bury
McGuire OG (17), Rooney (71), Edjenguele (86)

League Table
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Player of the Month

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John Rooney - Midfielder
/ 6 League Appearances / 3 Goals / 3 Assists / Average Rating - 7.4 /
 
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Season One, February 2014

Transfers In

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Jody Morris - Free

Finally we have cover for the Defensive Midfield position with Andy Procter being the only player for that position so far this season.

Matches

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07.02.14
Johnstone's Paint Trophy Northern Final First Leg
Bury 0-0 Wolves
N/A

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11.02.14
SkyBet League Two
Bury 1-0 Wycombe
M.Jones (7)

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15.02.14
SkyBet League Two
Bury 3-0 Bristol Rovers
Henderson (pen 21, pen 47), Soares (60)

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18.02.14
Johnstone's Paint Trophy Northern Final Second Leg
Wolves 1-0 Bury
N/A

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22.02.12
SkyBet League Two
Wimbledon 2-0 Bury
N/A

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25.02.14
SkyBet League Two
Torquay 4-0 Bury
N/A

League Table
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Player of the Month

No-one really stood out this month.​
 
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Season One, March 2014

Matches

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01.03.14
SkyBet League Two
Cheltenham 3-3 Bury
Agard (4), Soares (45), Elliott OG (79) - Grimes missed penalty (77)

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07.03.14
SkyBet League Two
Bury 2-2 Rochdale
M.Jones (23), Agard (44)

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11.03.14
SkyBet League Two
Bury 1-1 Fleetwood
Mayor (85)

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15.03.14
SkyBet League Two
Southend 0-0 Bury
N/A

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22.03.14
SkyBet League Two
Bury 2-2 Dagenham
Agard (15), Wilkinson OG (48)

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25.03.14
SkyBet League Two
Newport 0-1 Bury
M.Jones (21)

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29.03.14
SkyBet League Two
Northampton 2-1 Bury
M.Jones (2)

League Table
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Player of the Month

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Mike Jones - Midfielder
/ 7 League Appearances / 3 Goals / 3 Assists / Average Rating - 7 /
 
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Bury have today announced that manager Michael Henson has signed a two year extension to his current deal which was due to end at the end of the current season.

The 26 year old's contract will now end in June 2016 which will be a boost to Bury fans as he has led them to the top of SkyBet League Two in recent months.

Henson's side are only a few victories away from automatic promotion to SkyBet League One and with his contract tied up, he can now fully concentrate on getting the job done.​
 
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Season One, April/May 2014

Matches

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05.04.14
SkyBet League Two
Bury 2-0 Exeter
Miller (15), Morris (87)

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12.04.14
SkyBet League Two
Scunthorpe 1-4 Bury
M.Jones (10), Cameron (41), Hawkridge OG (45), Edjenguele (77)

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19.04.14
SkyBet League Two
Bury 1-0 Plymouth
Procter (41)
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BURY WIN PROMOTION TO SKYBET LEAGUE ONE

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21.04.14
SkyBet League Two
York 2-0 Bury
N/A

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26.04.14
SkyBet League Two
Bury 0-2 Portsmouth
N/A

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03.05.14
SkyBet League Two
Morecambe 1-3 Bury
Rooney (8), Agard (12, 74)

League Table
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Player of the Month

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Kieran Agard - Attacker
/ 5 League Appearances / 2 Goals / 1 Assist / Average Rating - 7.08 /
 
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2013/14 SkyBet League Two Review

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League Table

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Promoted

Rochdale (1st)
Bury (2nd)
Portsmouth (3rd)
Hartlepool (Play-Offs)

Relegated

Exeter (23rd)
Plymouth (24th)

Player of the Year

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Gary Roberts - Chesterfield
45 Appearances
12 Goals
18 Assists
7.06 Average Rating


Manager of the Year

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Keith Hill - Rochdale

Top Goalscorer

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Wes Fletcher - York - 22 Goals

Goal of the Season

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1st
Ryan Noble - Cheltenham (v Wycombe - 16th November 2013)
2nd
Jordan Sinnott - Morecambe (v Newport - 11th March 2014)
3rd
Jay O'Shea - Chesterfield (v Fleetwood - 12th October 2013)

Team of the Year

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Davide Morello (Newport County)
Andy Dawson (Scunthorpe United)
William Edjenguele (Bury)
Ian Evatt (Chesterfield)
Luke O'Neill (Accrington Stanley)
Gary Roberts (Chesterfield)
John Rooney (Bury)
Matthew Lund (Rochdale)
Danny Mayor (Bury)
Wes Fletcher (York)
Richard Cresswell (York)​
 
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The fixtures for the 2014/15 SkyBet League One season have been released and Bury will face fellow promoted side Portsmouth at Gigg Lane in the first game.

The first away game will be against Peterborough at London Road the week after and that game is sandwiched between a Capital One Cup tie with Burnley.

The Shakers face fierce rivals Bolton and Rochdale within a week of each other with Bolton up first on 18th October before Rochdale on the 25th.

The traditional Boxing Day fixture sees the Shakers travel down South to take on Portsmouth at Fratton Park.

The final game of the season is against relegated Blackpool at Gigg Lane on 2nd May.

Full fixture list can be found below:

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Season Two, Pre-Season Update

Transfers

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In


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Nick Barrow - Free - Unattached

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Craig Matthews - Free - Unattached

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Alex Kemp - Free - Unattached

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Adam Nicholson - Free - Unattached

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Stephen McPhail - Free - Unattached

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Conor Henderson - Free - Hull

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Steven Lennon - Free - Sandnes Ulf

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Bersant Celina - Free - Unattached

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Luke O'Neill - Free - Unattached

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Jordan Mustoe - Loan - Wigan

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Kristoffer Peterson - Free - Unattached

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Danny Mayor - Loan - Sheffield Wednesday

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Brice Irie-Bi - Free - Unattached

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Chris Dagnall - Free - Unattached

Out

Greg McDermott - ?1,300 - Kidderminster

Tom Soares - ?10,000 - Khimki

Chris Sedgwick - Free - Unattached

Richard Hinds - Free - Unattached

Shaun Harrad - Free - Unattached

Aidan Chippendale - Free - Unattached

Tom Pratt - Free - Unattached

Euan Holden - Free - Unattached

Craig Jones - ?27,500 - Dunfermline

Marco Navas - Free - U.D. Logrones

Phil Picken - Free - Stockport

Liam Ridehalgh - ?10,000 - Preston

Tommy Miller - Free - Unattached

Jessy Reindorf - Free - Unattached

Ashley Grimes - ?40,000 - Dunfermline

Matches

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02.07.14 - Bury U21's - W 5-2
06.07.14 - Birmingham - D 2-2
10.07.14 - Coventry - W 1-0
15.07.14 - AFC Liverpool - W 3-1
17.07.14 - AFC Rushden & Diamonds - W 4-0
22.07.14 - Arsenal - W 1-0
27.07.14 - Chorley - W 2-0​
 
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