title: 2010–11 Bury F.C. season
text: # 2010–11 Bury F.C. season
  
  This page shows the progress of Bury F.C. in the 2010–11 football season. This year they play their games in League Two in the English league system.
  
  ## Players
  
  ### First-team squad
  
      Includes all players who were awarded squad numbers during the season.
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | ENG | Cameron Belford |
  | 2 | DF | ENG | Phil Picken |
  | 3 | DF | ENG | Joe Skarz |
  | 4 | DF | ENG | Tom Lees |
  | 5 | DF | ENG | Ben Futcher |
  | 6 | MF | SCO | Peter Sweeney |
  | 7 | MF | ENG | David Worrall |
  | 8 | MF | ENG | Steven Schumacher (captain) |
  | 9 | FW | ENG | Danny Carlton (until Jan 2011) |
  | 10 | FW | ENG | Andy Bishop |
  | 11 | MF | ENG | Andy Haworth |
  | 12 | FW | ENG | Lenell John-Lewis |
  | 13 | GK | WAL | Owain Fôn Williams (from Oct 2010 to Jan 2011) |
  | 14 | MF | ENG | Mike Jones |
  | 15 | FW | ENG | Ryan Lowe |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 16 | DF | NGA | Efe Sodje |
  | 17 | MF | ENG | Kyle Bennett |
  | 18 | DF | EIR | Gavin Gunning (from Nov 2010 to Jan 2011) |
  | 18 | FW | ENG | Chris Holroyd (Mar 2011 only) |
  | 19 | MF | FRA | Damien Mozika |
  | 20 | GK | EIR | Ritchie Branagan |
  | 21 | MF | ENG | Andrai Jones |
  | 22 | MF | ENG | Zach Rothwell |
  | 23 | MF | ENG | Krishnan Patel |
  | 25 | MF | ENG | Nicky Ajose (from Sep 2010) |
  | 26 | MF | ENG | James Wallace (from Nov to Dec 2010) |
  | 26 | FW | ENG | Luke McCarthy |
  | 27 | DF | ENG | Richard Eckersley (from Mar to Apr 2011) |
  | 29 | MF | ENG | Max Harrop |
  | 30 | GK | ENG | Neil Cutler (until Mar 2011) |
  
  ## League data
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Chesterfield (C, P) | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 85 | 51 | +34 | 86 | Promotion to League One |
  | 2 | Bury (P) | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 82 | 50 | +32 | 81 | Promotion to League One |
  | 3 | Wycombe Wanderers (P) | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 80 | Promotion to League One |
  | 4 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 79 | Qualification to League Two play-offs |
  | 5 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 73 | 55 | +18 | 73 | Qualification to League Two play-offs |
  
  ### Results summary
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 11 May 2011. Source: BBC Sport
  
  ### Results by round
  
  | Round | 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 |
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  | Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A |
  | Result | L | W | D | D | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | D | D | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | D |
  | Position | | | 11 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
  
  ## Appearances and goals
  
      As of 6 May 2011.
      (Substitute appearances in brackets)
  
  | No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
  | 1 | GK | Cameron Belford | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | Phil Picken | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | Joe Skarz | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | Tom Lees | 45 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | Ben Futcher | 6 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 (5) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
  | 6 | MF | Peter Sweeney | 18 (7) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 (7) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 7 | MF | David Worrall | 27 (13) | 2 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 27 (17) | 2 | 3 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | Steven Schumacher | 42 (1) | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 (1) | 9 | 6 | 2 |
  | 9 | FW | Danny Carlton | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 10 | FW | Andy Bishop | 14 (5) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (15) | 4 | 2 | 0 |
  | 11 | MF | Andy Haworth | 20 (20) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 (20) | 3 | 4 | 0 |
  | 12 | MF | Lenell John-Lewis | 6 (33) | 2 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 (36) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
  | 13 | GK | Owain Fôn Williams | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | Mike Jones | 37 (5) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 (5) | 8 | 1 | 0 |
  | 15 | FW | Ryan Lowe | 46 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 49 (1) | 28 | 4 | 0 |
  | 16 | DF | Efe Sodje | 40 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
  | 17 | MF | Kyle Bennett | 13 (19) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 (20) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
  | 18 | DF | Gavin Gunning | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 18 | FW | Chris Holroyd | 3 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 19 | MF | Damien Mozika | 32 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 (1) | 2 | 10 | 1 |
  | 20 | GK | Ritchie Branagan | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | Andrai Jones | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 25 | FW | Nicky Ajose | 22 (6) | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 (6) | 13 | 0 | 0 |
  | 26 | MF | James Wallace | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 26 | MF | Luke McCarthy | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 27 | DF | Richard Eckersley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 29 | MF | Max Harrop | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  
  ## Awards
  
  | End of Season Awards | Winner |
  | - | - |
  | Forever Bury Player of the Season | Ryan Lowe |
  | Website Player of the Season | Ryan Lowe |
  | Bury Times Player of the Season | Efe Sodje |
  | Junior Shakers' Player of the Season | Efe Sodje |
  | Disabled supporters' Player of the Season | Ryan Lowe |
  | Frank Hoult Players' Player of the Season | Tom Lees |
  | Young Player of the Season | Joe Skarz |
  | Forever Bury Most Promising Newcomer of the Season | Damien Mozika |
  | Youth Team Player of the Season | Max Harrop |
  | Goal of the Season | Steven Schumacher (vs Shrewsbury Town, 1 March 2011) |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  Players transferred in :
  
  | Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 25 June 2010 | MF | Peter Sweeney | Grimsby Town | Free | |
  | 25 June 2010 | DF | Joe Skarz | Huddersfield Town | Free | |
  | 6 July 2010 | MF | Andrew Haworth | Blackburn Rovers | Free | |
  | 8 July 2010 | MF | Steven Schumacher | Crewe Alexandra | Free | |
  | 3 August 2010 | DF | Phil Picken | Chesterfield | Free | |
  | 3 August 2010 | MF | Kyle Bennett | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free | |
  | 5 August 2010 | FW | Lenell John-Lewis | Lincoln City | Free | |
  | 19 August 2010 | MF | Damien Mozika | Tarbiat Yazd | Free | |
  | Players loaned in ||||||
  | Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
  | 3 August 2010 | DF | Tom Lees | Leeds United | End of season | |
  | 25 September 2010 | FW | Nicky Ajose | Manchester United | End of season | |
  | 28 October 2010 | GK | Owain Fôn Williams | Stockport County | 4 January 2011 | |
  | 12 November 2010 | DF | Gavin Gunning | Blackburn Rovers | 31 January 2011 | |
  | 25 November 2010 | MF | James Wallace | Everton | 31 January 2011 | |
  | 11 March 2011 | FW | Chris Holroyd | Brighton & Hove Albion | 11 April 2011 | |
  | 14 March 2011 | DF | Richard Eckersley | Burnley | 15 April 2011 | |
  | Players loaned out ||||||
  | Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
  | 23 September 2010 | FW | Danny Carlton | Grimsby Town | 20 October 2010 | |
  | 28 September 2010 | DF | Andrai Jones | Altrincham | 28 October 2010 | |
  | 11 November 2010 | DF | Ben Futcher | Oxford United | 4 January 2011 | |
  | Players transferred out ||||||
  | Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Fee | Ref. |
  | 18 June 2010 | DF | Ryan Cresswell | Rotherham United | Undisclosed | |
  | Players released ||||||
  | Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
  | 7 June 2010 | MF | Stephen Dawson | Leyton Orient | 1 July 2010 (Bosman) | |
  | 15 June 2010 | DF | Paul Scott | Morecambe | 1 July 2010 | |
  | 16 June 2010 | MF | Brian Barry-Murphy | Rochdale | 1 July 2010 (Bosman) | |
  | 28 June 2010 | FW | Andy Morrell | Wrexham | 1 July 2010 (Bosman) | |
  | 28 June 2010 | DF | Tom Newey | Rotherham United | 1 July 2010 (Bosman) | |
  | 1 July 2010 | MF | Richie Baker | Oxford United | 1 July 2010 | |
  | 1 July 2010 | DF | David Buchanan | Hamilton Academical | 25 July 2010 | |
  | 1 July 2010 | GK | Wayne Brown | Supersport United | 27 July 2010 | |
  | 1 July 2010 | MF | Damien Allen | Colwyn Bay | 28 July 2010 | |
  | 1 July 2010 | DF | Danny Racchi | Wrexham | 16 August 2010 | |
  | 1 July 2010 | MF | Josh Rothwell | Unattached | Unattached | |
  | 31 January 2011 | FW | Danny Carlton | Morecambe | 15 February 2011 | |
  | 31 March 2011 | GK | Neil Cutler | Scunthorpe United | 31 March 2011 (Goalkeeping coach) | |
  