1894–95 Bury F.C. season

Bury
1894–95 season
ManagerH.S. Hamer
StadiumGigg Lane
Football League Second Division1st
FA Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Harry Millar (17)
All: Harry Millar (19)

The 1894–95 season was Bury F.C.'s 10th in existence and their first in the Football League Second Division. They became league champions after just one season.

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 2 F.A. Cup Test Matches
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF  SCO Billy Barbour 30 5 27 5 2 0 1 0
DF  ENG Joe Clegg 27 3 24 3 2 0 1 0
FW  ENG Reuben Crowther 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF  SCO Tommy Davidson 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0
DF  ENG Sam Davies 33 5 30 5 2 0 1 0
FW  WAL Jack Edwards 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
DF  SCO John Gillespie 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
FW  SCO James Henderson 19 10 16 9 2 1 1 0
DF  EIR Joe Kirkland 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
FW  SCO Barney Lee 23 11 21 11 2 0 0 0
GK  ENG John Lowe 27 0 25 0 2 0 0 0
MF  SCO George McNaughton 18 0 15 0 2 0 1 0
FW  SCO Harry Millar 31 19 28 17 2 1 1 1
GK  SCO Archie Montgomery 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
DF  SCO Jack Ostler 15 6 15 6 0 0 0 0
GK  ENG Walter Park 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF  ENG Jack Plant 32 12 29 10 2 2 1 0
MF  ENG George Ross 33 1 30 1 2 0 1 0
MF  SCO Jonathan White 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0
MF  SCO Tom Wyllie 33 7 30 7 2 0 1 0

Competitions

Division 2

1 September 1894 (1894-09-01) 1 Bury 4–2 Manchester City Bury
Barbour
Millar
Ostler
Report Calvey
Little
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 8,000
8 September 1894 (1894-09-08) 2 Bury 4–1 Crewe Alexandra Bury
Ostler
Barbour
Millar
Report Bennett Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4,000
15 September 1894 (1894-09-15) 3 Burslem Port Vale 1–2 Bury Stoke-on-Trent
Marple Report Millar
Plant
Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 5,000
18 September 1894 (1894-09-18) 4 Bury 2–1 Rotherham Town Bury
Plant
Wyllie
Report Ackroyd Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 1,614
22 September 1894 (1894-09-22) 5 Woolwich Arsenal 4–2 Bury London
Boyd
Henderson
O'Brien
Report Davies (pen.)
Barbour
Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 5,000
29 September 1894 (1894-09-29) 6 Bury 1–0 Darwen Bury
Ostler Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 7,000
6 October 1894 (1894-10-06) 7 Bury 5–1 Grimsby Town Bury
Clegg
Wyllie
Ross
Ostler
Report Rose Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4,000
20 October 1894 (1894-10-20) 8 Crewe Alexandra 1–5 Bury Crewe
Peake Report Millar
Cartwright (o.g.)
Stadium: Alexandra Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,000
27 October 1894 (1894-10-27) 9 Walsall Town Swifts 0–3 Bury Walsall
Report Millar
Ostler
Stadium: West Bromwich Road
Attendance: 1,000
3 November 1894 (1894-11-03) 10 Bury 4–1 Newcastle United Bury
Lee
Millar
Ostler
Report Thompson Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,000
6 November 1894 (1894-11-06) 11 Rotherham Town 2–3 Bury Rotherham
Coupar
McCormick
Ackroyd  80'
Report Lee
Plant
Stadium: Clifton Grove
10 November 1894 (1894-11-10) 12 Bury 4–0 Burslem Port Vale Bury
Henderson
Plant
Lee
Wyllie
Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,000
17 November 1894 (1894-11-17) 13 Burton Wanderers 1–2 Bury Burton upon Trent
Lowe Report Plant
Millar
Stadium: Derby Turn
Attendance: 3,000
24 November 1894 (1894-11-24) 14 Notts County 2–1 Bury West Bridgford
Allsopp (pen.) Report Plant Stadium: Trent Bridge
Attendance: 10,000
1 December 1894 (1894-12-01) 15 Bury 2–0 Burton Swifts Bury
Davies 7' (pen.)
Henderson 82'
Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: E. Ramsbottom
8 December 1894 (1894-12-08) 16 Manchester City 3–3 Bury Manchester
Rowan
Milarvie
McReddie
Report Lee
Plant
Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 10,000
15 December 1894 (1894-12-15) 17 Darwen 0–1 Bury Darwen
Report Lee Stadium: Barley Bank
Attendance: 6,000
22 December 1894 (1894-12-22) 18 Bury 4–0 Burton Wanderers Bury
Davies (pen.) (pen.)
Wyllie
Plant
Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 1,000
25 December 1894 (1894-12-25) 19 Bury 4–1 Leicester Fosse Bury
Plant
Henderson
Report McArthur Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 5,041
26 December 1894 (1894-12-26) 20 Lincoln City 1–3 Bury Lincoln
Burke Report Lee
Henderson
Wyllie
Stadium: John O'Gaunts
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: F. Townsend
1 January 1895 (1895-01-01) 21 Bury 2–1 Notts County Bury
Millar
Clegg
Report Allsopp Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 9,838
5 January 1895 (1895-01-05) 22 Grimsby Town 3–2 Bury Grimsby
McCairns
Riddoch
Fletcher
Report Lindsay (o.g.)
Millar
Stadium: Abbey Park
Attendance: 5,000
12 January 1895 (1895-01-12) 23 Bury 4–1 Lincoln City Bury
Millar
Lee
Davies (pen.)
Report Richardson Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: T. Armitt
2 March 1895 (1895-03-02) 24 Bury 2–0 Woolwich Arsenal Bury
Lee
Storer (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,000
16 March 1895 (1895-03-16) 25 Newcastle United 1–0 Bury Newcastle upon Tyne
Thompson Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 5,000
2 April 1895 (1895-04-02) 26 Bury 4–1 Walsall Town Swifts Bury
Wyllie
Henderson
Report Taylor Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 966
6 April 1895 (1895-04-06) 27 Burton Swifts 0–1 Bury Burton upon Trent
Report Henderson Stadium: Peel Croft
Attendance: 2,000
12 April 1895 (1895-04-12) 28 Newton Heath 2–2 Bury Manchester
Donaldson
Cassidy
Report Millar
Wyllie
Stadium: Bank Street
Attendance: 15,000
15 April 1895 (1895-04-15) 29 Bury 2–1 Newton Heath Bury
Barbour
Edwards
Report Peters Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 7,140
20 April 1895 (1895-04-20) 30 Leicester Fosse 1–0 Bury Leicester
Gordon Report Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 3,000

F.A. Cup

2 February 1895 (1895-02-02) 1 Bury 4–1 Leicester Fosse Bury
Plant
Henderson
Millar
Report McArthur Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: J Tomlinson
16 February 1895 (1895-02-16) 2 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Bury Bolton
Cassidy Report Stadium: Pike's Lane
Attendance: 14,444

Test Matches

27 April 1895 (1895-04-27) Bury 1–0 Liverpool Blackburn
Millar
Montgomery  76'
Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 8,000

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bury (C, O, P) 30 23 2 5 78 33 2.364 48 Qualification for test matches
2 Notts County 30 17 5 8 75 45 1.667 39
3 Newton Heath 30 15 8 7 78 44 1.773 38
4 Leicester Fosse 30 15 8 7 72 53 1.358 38
5 Grimsby Town 30 18 1 11 79 52 1.519 37
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

References

https://www.11v11.com/teams/bury/tab/matches/season/1895/
https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=2590&epoca_id=24
https://enfa.co.uk/