2017–18 Bury F.C. season
# 2017–18 Bury F.C. season

The 2017–18 season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. It was Bury's 133rd season since the club was founded in 1885 and their third consecutive season in League One. They finished bottom of League One and were relegated to EFL League Two for the 2018–19 season. Besides competing in League Two, the team participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.

## Competitions

### Friendlies

As of 15 June 2017, Bury have announced seven pre-season friendlies against Salford City, Macclesfield Town, Crewe Alexandra, Sunderland, Huddersfield Town and Radcliffe Borough.

### League One

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 51 | |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic (R) | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 58 | 75 | −17 | 50 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 22 | Northampton Town (R) | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 43 | 77 | −34 | 47 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 23 | Milton Keynes Dons (R) | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 43 | 69 | −26 | 45 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 24 | Bury (R) | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 71 | −30 | 36 | Relegation to EFL League Two |

**Result summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Last updated: 13 January 2018. Source:

**Results by matchday**

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | D | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | W | D |
| Position | 9 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |

**Matches**

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Bury were drawn away to either Woking or Concord Rangers in the first round. Woking won the replayed match 2–1 to host the first round tie. A draw in the first round meant a replay would need to be played at Gigg Lane.

### EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Bury were drawn at home to Sunderland in the first round.

### EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, the group stage draw was completed with Bury facing Blackburn Rovers, Rochdale and Stoke City U23s in Northern Group C. After finished second in their group and advancing to the next round, Bury were drawn away to Walsall. A home tie in the third round was confirmed next against Fleetwood Town.

| Pos | Lge | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | L1 | Rochdale (Q) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Bury (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Blackburn Rovers (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | ACA | Stoke City U21 (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |

## Transfers

### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Jermaine Beckford | Preston North End | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Stephen Dawson | Scunthorpe United | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | RB | Phil Edwards | Burton Albion | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | RM | Chris Humphrey | Hibernian | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | Joe Murphy | Huddersfield Town | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Eoghan O'Connell | Celtic | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | AM | Jay O'Shea | Chesterfield | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Callum Reilly | Burton Albion | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | LB | Joe Skarz | Oxford United | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Adam Thompson | Southend United | Free |
| 6 July 2017 | CB | Tom Aldred | Blackpool | Free |
| 20 July 2017 | RW | Chris Maguire | Oxford United | Free |
| 31 July 2017 | FW | Chris Sang | Wigan Athletic | Free |
| 4 August 2017 | LW | Harry Bunn | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 10 August 2017 | GK | Leo Fasan | Celtic | Free |
| 31 August 2017 | CF | Michael Smith | Portsmouth | Free |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Leon Barnett | Northampton Town | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Chris Brown | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Reece Brown | Rochdale | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Anthony Dudley | Salford City | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | DM | Kelvin Etuhu | Carlisle United | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Hallam Hope | Carlisle United | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Antony Kay | Port Vale | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | Rob Lainton | Port Vale | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | RW | Jack Mackreth | Wrexham | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2017 | RB | Niall Maher | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Jacob Mellis | Mansfield Town | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Ishmael Miller | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | RW | Jermaine Pennant | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Tom Pope | Port Vale | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | Paul Rachubka | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | Ben Williams | Blackpool | Mutual consent |
| 3 July 2017 | MF | Will Ferry | Southampton | Undisclosed |
| 13 July 2017 | CF | James Vaughan | Sunderland | Undisclosed |
| 14 July 2017 | ST | George Miller | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed |
| 20 July 2017 | RB | Paul Caddis | Blackburn Rovers | Free |
| 30 August 2017 | CB | Alex Bruce | Wigan Athletic | Mutual consent |

* ↑ Reece Brown joined Rochdale following his release.
* ↑ Anthony Dudley joined Salford City following his release.
* ↑ Kelvin Etuhu joined Carlisle United following his release.
* ↑ Hallam Hope joined Carlisle United following his release.
* ↑ Rob Lainton joined Port Vale following his release.
* ↑ Jacob Mellis joined Mansfield Town following his release.
* ↑ Ben Williams joined Blackpool following his departure.
* ↑ Alex Bruce joined Wigan Athletic following his departure.

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 July 2017 | CF | Tom Heardman | Newcastle United | 30 June 2018 |
| 14 July 2017 | CF | Nicky Ajose | Charlton Athletic | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 July 2017 | CB | Alex Whitmore | Burnley | 4 January 2018 |
| 25 August 2017 | DM | Rohan Ince | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 May 2018 |
| 25 August 2017 | CB | Jordan Williams | Huddersfield Town | 31 May 2018 |
| 30 August 2017 | RM | Alex Dobre | AFC Bournemouth | 1 January 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | AM | Josh Laurent | Wigan Athletic | 30 June 2018 |
| 4 January 2018 | GK | Connor Ripley | Middlesbrough | 30 June 2018 |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 July 2017 | CM | Scott Burgess | Macclesfield Town | 28 April 2018 |
| 25 August 2017 | FW | Chris Sang | Southport | 2 January 2018 |
| 30 August 2017 | CB | Adam Thompson | Bradford City | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | RM | Zeli Ismail | Walsall | 30 June 2018 |
