# 2019–20 Bury F.C. season

The 2019–20 season covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 27 August 2019. It was Bury's 135th season since the club was founded in 1885, and their first back in League One following promotion from EFL League Two in the 2018–19 season. Bury were expelled from the EFL on 27 August 2019, bringing their season to a premature end.

## Pre-season

The Shakers announced a pre-season friendly against Blackburn Rovers.

## Competitions
### Matches
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 40 | 1.14 | |
| 18 | Rochdale | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 36 | 1.06 | |
| 19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 37 | 1.06 | |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 35 | 1.00 | |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers (R) | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 32 | 0.94 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 22 | Southend United (R) | 35 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 39 | 85 | −46 | 19 | 0.54 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers (R) | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 66 | −39 | 14 | 0.41 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 24 | Bury (D, R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | — | Club expelled |
* 1 2 Bolton Wanderers deducted 12 points for entering administration.
* 1 2 Bury deducted 12 points for entering into an insolvency event, before later being expelled from the EFL on 27 August 2019. At the time of their expulsion, they had played no matches.
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were announced.
Bury were expelled from the English Football League on 27 August 2019 after failing to satisfy the criteria provided within their notice of withdrawal from the EFL, by a deadline of 5PM BST on this date. The club failed to fulfil any of their League One fixtures in 2019–20 due to their financial crisis, and consequently upon their expulsion, 2019–20 EFL League Two only relegated 1 team to the National League, instead of the usual 2.

#### Matches
### FA Cup

Bury were expelled from the FA Cup before the first round draw was made. Chichester City were given a bye to the second round as a result of Bury being removed from the competition.

## Transfers
### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | RM | Nicky Adams | Northampton Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Tom Aldred | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Sam Allardyce | Oxford United | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | Scott Burgess | Port Vale | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | LM | Danny Mayor | Plymouth Argyle | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | AM | Jay O'Shea | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer |
| 2 July 2019 | CB | Will Aimson | Plymouth Argyle | Free transfer |
| 2 July 2019 | CF | Nicky Maynard | Mansfield Town | Free transfer |
| 2 July 2019 | LB | Chris Stokes | Stevenage | Free transfer |
| 4 July 2019 | GK | Joe Murphy | Shrewsbury Town | Free transfer |
| 4 July 2019 | CB | Eoghan O'Connell | Rochdale | Free transfer |
| 8 July 2019 | CF | Chris Sang | Barnsley | Free transfer |
| 11 July 2019 | CF | Dom Telford | Plymouth Argyle | Undisclosed |
| 15 July 2019 | RB | Ryan Cooney | Burnley | Free transfer |
| 15 July 2019 | LM | Callum McFadzean | Plymouth Argyle | Free transfer |
| 19 July 2019 | LM | Joe Adams | Brentford | Undisclosed |
| 23 July 2019 | RW | Byron Moore | Plymouth Argyle | Free transfer |
| 1 August 2019 | RB | Phil Edwards | Accrington Stanley | Free transfer |
| 9 August 2019 | MF | Callum Hulme | Leicester City | Undisclosed |
| 10 August 2019 | RB | Dougie Nyaupembe | Prescot Cables | Free transfer |
| 13 August 2019 | LB | Joe Skarz | Kettering Town F.C. | Free transfer |
| 25 August 2019 | CF | Gold Omotayo | Yeovil Town | Free transfer |
| 27 August 2019 | CB | Adam Thompson | Rotherham United | Free transfer |
| 27 August 2019 | CF | Jermaine Beckford | Retired | Retired |
| 31 August 2019 | CF | Jordan McFarlane-Archer | Port Vale | Free transfer |
| 19 September 2019 | CM | Neil Danns | Tranmere Rovers | Free transfer |
| 21 September 2019 | CB | Saul Shotton | West Bromwich Albion | Free transfer |
| 1 October 2019 | DF | Bobby Copping | Peterborough United | Free transfer |
| 12 October 2019 | CM | Stephen Dawson | Hereford | Free transfer |
| 15 January 2020 | LM | Harry Bunn | Kilmarnock | Free transfer |
| 7 February 2020 | RB | Tom Miller | AFC Fylde | Free transfer |