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

Second Division
Main article: 1954–55 Football League § Second Division
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:

Results

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division
Main article: 1954–55 Football League
21 August 1954 1 Lincoln City 3 – 2 Bury Sincil Bank
24 August 1954 2 Bury 2 – 1 Luton Town Gigg Lane
28 August 1954 3 Bury 1 – 3 Fulham Gigg Lane
1 September 1954 4 Luton Town 3 – 2 Bury Kenilworth Road
4 September 1954 5 Bury 5 – 3 Leeds United Gigg Lane
6 September 1954 6 Rotherham United 4 – 2 Bury Millmoor
11 September 1954 7 Nottingham Forest 2 – 3 Bury City Ground
18 September 1954 8 Bury 2 – 1 Ipswich Town Gigg Lane
20 September 1954 9 Bury 2 – 2 Rotherham United Gigg Lane
25 September 1954 10 Birmingham City 1 – 3 Bury St Andrew's
2 October 1954 11 Bury 0 – 1 Middlesbrough Gigg Lane
9 October 1954 12 Doncaster Rovers 1 – 0 Bury Belle Vue
16 October 1954 13 Bury 2 – 2 Derby County Gigg Lane
23 October 1954 14 Liverpool 1 – 1 Bury Anfield
30 October 1954 15 Bury 3 – 1 Bristol Rovers Gigg Lane
6 November 1954 16 Plymouth Argyle 2 – 4 Bury Home Park
13 November 1954 17 Bury 2 – 2 Port Vale Gigg Lane
20 November 1954 18 Swansea City 1 – 1 Bury Vetch Field
27 November 1954 19 Bury 1 – 2 Notts County Gigg Lane
4 December 1954 20 West Ham United 3 – 3 Bury Boleyn Ground
11 December 1954 21 Bury 2 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Gigg Lane
18 December 1954 22 Bury 2 – 1 Lincoln City Gigg Lane
25 December 1954 23 Stoke City 3 – 2 Bury Victoria Ground
King
27 December 1954 24 Bury 1 – 1 Stoke City Gigg Lane
King
1 January 1955 25 Fulham 0 – 0 Bury Craven Cottage
15 January 1955 26 Leeds United 1 – 0 Bury Elland Road
5 February 1955 27 Ipswich Town 2 – 3 Bury Portman Road
12 February 1955 28 Bury 0 – 1 Birmingham City Gigg Lane
26 February 1955 29 Bury 1 – 4 Doncaster Rovers Gigg Lane
5 March 1955 30 Derby County 2 – 3 Bury Baseball Ground
12 March 1955 31 Bury 3 – 4 Liverpool Gigg Lane
19 March 1955 32 Bristol Rovers 2 – 1 Bury Eastville Stadium
26 March 1955 33 Bury 3 – 1 Plymouth Argyle Gigg Lane
2 April 1955 34 Port Vale 1 – 0 Bury Vale Park
8 April 1955 35 Bury 4 – 1 Hull City Gigg Lane
9 April 1955 36 Bury 2 – 1 Swansea City Gigg Lane
11 April 1955 37 Hull City 1 – 0 Bury Boothferry Park
16 April 1955 38 Notts County 2 – 1 Bury Meadow Lane
20 April 1955 39 Bury 1 – 1 Nottingham Forest Gigg Lane
23 April 1955 40 Bury 4 – 1 West Ham United Gigg Lane
27 April 1955 41 Middlesbrough 1 – 1 Bury Ayresome Park
30 April 1955 42 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 1 Bury Ewood Park

FA Cup
8 January 1955 Round 3 Bury 1 – 1 Stoke City Gigg Lane
King Attendance: 20,227
12 January 1955 Replay Stoke City 1 – 1 Bury Victoria Ground
Ratcliffe Attendance: 13,352
17 January 1955 2nd Replay Bury 3 – 3 Stoke City Goodison Park
King
Bowyer 		Attendance: 2,469
19 January 1955 3rd Replay Stoke City 2 – 2 Bury Anfield
King
Ratcliffe 		Attendance: 9,881
24 January 1955 4th Replay Stoke City 3 – 2 Bury Old Trafford
Thomson
Coleman 		Attendance: 22,549

Squad

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

References
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