1954–55 Bury F.C. season
1954–55 season | |
Manager | Dave Russell |
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Stadium | Gigg Lane |
First Division | 13th (41 Points) |
FA Cup | Third Round |
← 1953–54 1955–56 → |
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 draw 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.
Final league table
Second Division
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
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1 | Birmingham City | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 92 | 47 | 1.957 | 54 |
2 | Luton Town | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 88 | 53 | 1.660 | 54 |
3 | Rotherham United | 42 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 94 | 64 | 1.469 | 54 |
4 | Leeds United | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 70 | 53 | 1.321 | 53 |
5 | Stoke City | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 69 | 46 | 1.500 | 52 |
6 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 114 | 79 | 1.443 | 50 |
7 | Notts County | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 74 | 71 | 1.042 | 48 |
8 | West Ham United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 74 | 70 | 1.057 | 46 |
9 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 75 | 70 | 1.071 | 45 |
10 | Swansea Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 86 | 83 | 1.036 | 43 |
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 |
16 | Lincoln City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 68 | 79 | 0.861 | 36 |
17 | Port Vale | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 71 | 0.676 | 35 |
18 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 58 | 95 | 0.611 | 35 |
19 | Hull City | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 44 | 69 | 0.638 | 34 |
20 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 57 | 82 | 0.695 | 31 |
21 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 57 | 92 | 0.620 | 28 |
22 | Derby County | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 53 | 82 | 0.646 | 23 |
Key: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
Results
Legend
Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League Second Division
Main article: 1954–55 Football League
1 21 August 1954 | Lincoln City | 3 – 2 | Bury | Sincil Bank | ||
2 24 August 1954 | Bury | 2 – 1 | Luton Town | Gigg Lane | ||
3 28 August 1954 | Bury | 1 – 3 | Fulham | Gigg Lane | ||
4 1 September 1954 | Luton Town | 3 – 2 | Bury | Kenilworth Road | ||
5 4 September 1954 | Bury | 5 – 3 | Leeds United | Gigg Lane | ||
6 6 September 1954 | Rotherham United | 4 – 2 | Bury | Millmoor | ||
7 11 September 1954 | Nottingham Forest | 2 – 3 | Bury | City Ground | ||
8 18 September 1954 | Bury | 2 – 1 | Ipswich Town | Gigg Lane | ||
9 20 September 1954 | Bury | 2 – 2 | Rotherham United | Gigg Lane | ||
10 25 September 1954 | Birmingham City | 1 – 3 | Bury | St Andrew's | ||
11 2 October 1954 | Bury | 0 – 1 | Middlesbrough | Gigg Lane | ||
12 9 October 1954 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 – 0 | Bury | Belle Vue | ||
13 16 October 1954 | Bury | 2 – 2 | Derby County | Gigg Lane | ||
14 23 October 1954 | Liverpool | 1 – 1 | Bury | Anfield | ||
15 30 October 1954 | Bury | 3 – 1 | Bristol Rovers | Gigg Lane | ||
16 6 November 1954 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 – 4 | Bury | Home Park | ||
17 13 November 1954 | Bury | 2 – 2 | Port Vale | Gigg Lane | ||
18 20 November 1954 | Swansea City | 1 – 1 | Bury | Vetch Field | ||
19 27 November 1954 | Bury | 1 – 2 | Notts County | Gigg Lane | ||
20 4 December 1954 | West Ham United | 3 – 3 | Bury | Boleyn Ground | ||
21 11 December 1954 | Bury | 2 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Gigg Lane | ||
22 18 December 1954 | Bury | 2 – 1 | Lincoln City | Gigg Lane | ||
23 25 December 1954 | Stoke City | 3 – 2 | Bury | Victoria Ground | ||
King | ||||||
24 27 December 1954 | Bury | 1 – 1 | Stoke City | Gigg Lane | ||
King | ||||||
25 1 January 1955 | Fulham | 0 – 0 | Bury | Craven Cottage | ||
26 15 January 1955 | Leeds United | 1 – 0 | Bury | Elland Road | ||
27 5 February 1955 | Ipswich Town | 2 – 3 | Bury | Portman Road | ||
28 12 February 1955 | Bury | 0 – 1 | Birmingham City | Gigg Lane | ||
29 26 February 1955 | Bury | 1 – 4 | Doncaster Rovers | Gigg Lane | ||
30 5 March 1955 | Derby County | 2 – 3 | Bury | Baseball Ground | ||
31 12 March 1955 | Bury | 3 – 4 | Liverpool | Gigg Lane | ||
32 19 March 1955 | Bristol Rovers | 2 – 1 | Bury | Eastville Stadium | ||
33 26 March 1955 | Bury | 3 – 1 | Plymouth Argyle | Gigg Lane | ||
34 2 April 1955 | Port Vale | 1 – 0 | Bury | Vale Park | ||
35 8 April 1955 | Bury | 4 – 1 | Hull City | Gigg Lane | ||
36 9 April 1955 | Bury | 2 – 1 | Swansea City | Gigg Lane | ||
37 11 April 1955 | Hull City | 1 – 0 | Bury | Boothferry Park | ||
38 16 April 1955 | Notts County | 2 – 1 | Bury | Meadow Lane | ||
39 20 April 1955 | Bury | 1 – 1 | Nottingham Forest | Gigg Lane | ||
40 23 April 1955 | Bury | 4 – 1 | West Ham United | Gigg Lane | ||
41 27 April 1955 | Middlesbrough | 1 – 1 | Bury | Ayresome Park | ||
42 30 April 1955 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 1 | Bury | Ewood Park | ||
FA Cup
Round 3 8 January 1955 | Bury | 1 – 1 | Stoke City | Gigg Lane | ||
King | Attendance: 20,227 | |||||
Replay 12 January 1955 | Stoke City | 1 – 1 | Bury | Victoria Ground | ||
Ratcliffe | Attendance: 13,352 | |||||
2nd Replay 17 January 1955 | Bury | 3 – 3 | Stoke City | Goodison Park | ||
King Bowyer |
Attendance: 2,469 | |||||
3rd Replay 19 January 1955 | Stoke City | 2 – 2 | Bury | Anfield | ||
King Ratcliffe |
Attendance: 9,881 | |||||
4th Replay 24 January 1955 | 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.
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References
- 1954–55 Bury season at Statto.com
- 1954–55 Bury season at Soccerway.com (use drop down list to select relevant season)
External links
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