Bury 1996/97

Bury finished 1st of 24 in the 1996/97 Second Division with 84 points (won 24, drawn 12, lost 10; scored 62, conceded 38) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 12 matches of 46; lowest 9th, after match 1. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row and 6 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Bury
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League One season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 17 Aug 1996	Brentford (home)	1–1 D	Drew	1	9th
2	Sat 24 Aug 1996	Chesterfield (away)	2–1 W	Won	4	6th
3	Tue 27 Aug 1996	Wycombe (away)	1–0 W	Won	7	4th
4	Sat 31 Aug 1996	Bristol City (home)	4–0 W	Won	10	3rd
5	Sat 7 Sep 1996	Rotherham (home)	3–1 W	Won	13	1st
6	Tue 10 Sep 1996	Crewe (away)	0–2 L	Lost	13	2nd
7	Sat 14 Sep 1996	Shrewsbury (away)	1–1 D	Drew	14	5th
8	Sat 21 Sep 1996	Luton (home)	0–0 D	Drew	15	5th
9	Sat 28 Sep 1996	Walsall (away)	1–3 L	Lost	15	8th
10	Tue 1 Oct 1996	Burnley (home)	1–0 W	Won	18	5th
11	Sat 5 Oct 1996	Blackpool (home)	1–0 W	Won	21	3rd
12	Sat 12 Oct 1996	Peterborough (away)	2–1 W	Won	24	2nd
13	Wed 16 Oct 1996	Millwall (away)	0–1 L	Lost	24	3rd
14	Sat 19 Oct 1996	Watford (home)	1–1 D	Drew	25	3rd
15	Sat 26 Oct 1996	Bristol Rovers (home)	2–1 W	Won	28	3rd
16	Tue 29 Oct 1996	Wrexham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	29	2nd
17	Sat 2 Nov 1996	Bournemouth (away)	1–1 D	Drew	30	4th
18	Sat 9 Nov 1996	York (home)	4–1 W	Won	33	3rd
19	Sat 23 Nov 1996	Plymouth (home)	1–0 W	Won	36	3rd
20	Sat 30 Nov 1996	Bristol Rovers (away)	3–4 L	Lost	36	3rd
21	Tue 3 Dec 1996	Preston (home)	3–0 W	Won	39	3rd
22	Sat 14 Dec 1996	Gillingham (away)	2–2 D	Drew	40	4th
23	Sat 21 Dec 1996	Stockport (home)	0–0 D	Drew	41	3rd
24	Sat 28 Dec 1996	Rotherham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	42	3rd
25	Fri 17 Jan 1997	Burnley (away)	1–3 L	Lost	42	6th
26	Sat 1 Feb 1997	York (away)	2–0 W	Won	45	6th
27	Sat 8 Feb 1997	Bournemouth (home)	2–1 W	Won	48	4th
28	Sat 15 Feb 1997	Plymouth (away)	0–2 L	Lost	48	6th
29	Sat 22 Feb 1997	Notts County (home)	2–0 W	Won	51	4th
30	Tue 25 Feb 1997	Wrexham (home)	0–0 D	Drew	52	3rd
31	Sat 1 Mar 1997	Preston (away)	1–3 L	Lost	52	5th
32	Tue 4 Mar 1997	Shrewsbury (home)	2–0 W	Won	55	3rd
33	Sat 8 Mar 1997	Stockport (away)	1–2 L	Lost	55	5th
34	Sat 15 Mar 1997	Gillingham (home)	3–0 W	Won	58	3rd
35	Sat 22 Mar 1997	Chesterfield (home)	1–0 W	Won	61	2nd
36	Tue 25 Mar 1997	Notts County (away)	1–0 W	Won	64	1st
37	Sat 29 Mar 1997	Brentford (away)	2–0 W	Won	67	1st
38	Mon 31 Mar 1997	Wycombe (home)	2–0 W	Won	70	1st
39	Sat 5 Apr 1997	Bristol City (away)	0–1 L	Lost	70	1st
40	Tue 8 Apr 1997	Walsall (home)	2–1 W	Won	73	1st
41	Sat 12 Apr 1997	Blackpool (away)	0–2 L	Lost	73	1st
42	Tue 15 Apr 1997	Crewe (home)	1–0 W	Won	76	1st
43	Sat 19 Apr 1997	Peterborough (home)	1–0 W	Won	79	1st
44	Tue 22 Apr 1997	Luton (away)	0–0 D	Drew	80	1st
45	Sat 26 Apr 1997	Watford (away)	0–0 D	Drew	81	1st
46	Sat 3 May 1997	Millwall (home)	2–0 W	Won	84	1st

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.