# 2016–17 Bury F.C. season

The 2016–17 season is Bury's second consecutive season in League One and their 132nd year in existence. Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and JP Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Nicky Clark | Rangers | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | RM | Zeli Ismail | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Antony Kay | Milton Keynes Dons | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Chris Kirkland | Preston North End | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | Greg Leigh | Bradford City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | RB | Niall Maher | Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Ben Williams | Bradford City | Free transfer |
| 19 July 2016 | CB | Leon Barnett | Wigan Athletic | Free transfer |
| 21 July 2016 | CM | Neil Danns | Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 5 August 2016 | CF | Chris Brown | Blackburn Rovers | Free transfer |
| 6 August 2016 | GK | Paul Rachubka | Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 24 August 2016 | CF | James Vaughan | Birmingham City | Free transfer |
| 14 October 2016 | CF | Ishmael Miller | Huddersfield Town | Free transfer |
| 1 January 2017 | RW | Jack Mackreth | Macclesfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 6 January 2017 | CB | Reece Brown | Sheffield United | Free transfer |
| 19 January 2017 | RW | Jermaine Pennant | Tampines Rovers | Free transfer |
| 24 January 2017 | CF | Ryan Lowe | Crewe Alexandra | Free transfer |
| 25 February 2017 | RB | Paul Caddis | Birmingham City | Free transfer |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Reece Brown | Sheffield United | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | RW | Chris Eagles | Accrington Stanley | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | Chris Hussey | Sheffield United | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Rob Lainton | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Ryan Lowe | Crewe Alexandra | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Daniel Nardiello | Bangor City | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Kiel O'Brien | Southport | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Michail Papastylianou | Apollon Limassol | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Marcus Poscha | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | RB | Joe Riley | Shrewsbury Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2016 | SS | Danny Rose | Mansfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Chris Sedgwick | Retired | — |
| 19 July 2016 | CB | Peter Clarke | Oldham Athletic | Free transfer |
| 19 July 2016 | LB | Danny Pugh | Blackpool | Free transfer |
| 27 July 2016 | CF | Leon Clarke | Sheffield United | Undisclosed |
| 4 August 2016 | GK | Chris Kirkland | Free agent | Mutual consent |
| 29 August 2016 | GK | Jack Ruddy | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2016 | CF | Nicky Clark | Dunfermline Athletic | Free transfer |
| 6 January 2017 | MF | Robert Bourne | Trafford F.C. | Released |
| 6 January 2017 | DF | Liam Williams | Free agent | Released |
| 31 January 2017 | CB | Jacob Bedeau | Aston Villa | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2017 | CM | Tom Soares | AFC Wimbledon | Undisclosed |
* ↑ Following Reece Brown being released, he later signed for Sheffield United.
* ↑ Following Chris Eagles being released, he later signed for Accrington Stanley.
* ↑ Following Daniel Nardiello being released, he later signed for Bangor City.
* ↑ Following Kiel O'Brien being released, he later signed for Southport.

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 31 August 2016 | DM | Kean Bryan | Manchester City | End of Season |
| 31 August 2016 | LM | Tom Walker | Bolton Wanderers | End of Season |
| 6 January 2017 | CB | Cameron Burgess | Fulham | End of Season |
| 6 January 2017 | CB | Taylor Moore | Bristol City | End of Season |
| 30 January 2017 | GK | Joe Murphy | Huddersfield Town | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | CB | Tom Beadling | Sunderland | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | LB | Sylvain Deslandes | Wolverhampton Wanderers | End of Season |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
| 4 January 2017 | CF | | Anthony Dudley | Macclesfield Town | End of season | |
| 31 January 2017 | CM | | Neil Danns | Blackpool | End of Season | |

## Competitions
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 53 | |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 51 | |
| 19 | Bury | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 61 | 73 | −12 | 50 | |
| 20 | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 59 | 79 | −20 | 50 | |
| 21 | Port Vale (R) | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 45 | 70 | −25 | 49 | Relegation to EFL League Two |

#### Matches
### EFL Trophy

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Bradford City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Morecambe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Bury | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | ACA | Stoke City U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | |