Goalkeepers:
Wayne Brown signed from Hereford United in June 2008. He made 132 appearances for the Bulls after joining from Chester in 2006 following a loan spell at Hereford. He was at Chester for 10 years, making over 250 appearances after joining them from Bristol City in 1996. League Appearances for Bury: 23.
Cameron Belford joined in the summer of 2007 from Coventry City and made his Bury debut in the final match of last season at Accrington as a substitute. League Appearances for Bury: 0(2).
Defenders:
Steve Haslam began his career at Sheffield Wednesday where he made 115 appearances in 6 years at the club including 23 in the Premiership. He then, rather surprisingly, moved to non-league football with Halifax in 2004 before moving to Bury last summer. League Appearances for Bury: 38.
Ben Futcher is an experienced defender who has played for a number of lower league clubs. After short spells at Oldham, Stalybridge and Doncaster, he moved to Lincoln City in 2002 where he went on to play 119 times scoring 14 goals. He has subsequently played for Boston, Grimsby and Peterborough before moving to Gigg Lane. League Appearances for Bury: 60, Goals: 2.
Paul Morgan signed last summer from Lincoln City where he played 203 matches in 6 years at the club. He began his career as a youngster at Preston, but only made one league cup appearance. He joined Macclesfield Town on a season long loan in July 2008. League Appearances for Bury: 20.
Stephen Dawson joined Mansfield from Leicester in 2005 and has gone on to make over 100 appearances for the Stags. He joined Bury in the summer of 2008. League Appearances for Bury: 6.
Ricky Anane is a product of the youth system at Gigg Lane. He made his debut as a substitute in the JPT game at Rochdale in October 2007, but is yet to make his league debut for the Shakers.
Paul Scott joined from Huddersfield in 2004 and has since gone on to play over 150 appearances for Bury. League Appearances for Bury: 168(5), Goals: 13.
Efe Sodje joined Bury in July 2008 after being released by Gillingham. He joined the club from Gillingham on loan this season where he made 12 league starts. The 35 year old defender has played for a number of clubs including Stevenage, Macclesfield, Luton, Yeovil, Southend, Crewe and Huddersfield. League Appearances for Bury: 38, Goals: 3.
Ryan Cresswell signed for Bury in the summer of 2008 on a free transfer from Sheffield United. He had spells last season on loan at League Two clubs, Macclesfield, Rotherham and Morecambe. League Appearances for Bury: 5(6), Goals: 1.
Dean Howell is on loan from Aldershot. Howell signed for the Shots in May 2008 from Rushden & Diamonds. The left sided midfield player has played for a number of clubs, including Notts County, Crewe, Rochdale, Colchester, Halifax, Morecambe, Southport, Weymouth and Grays. League Appearances for Bury 0(3).
Midfield:
Elliott Bennett joined Bury from Wolves for a six month loan in July 2008. He was on loan with the Shakers last season and made 19 appearances. League Appearances for Bury: 42(1), Goals: 2.
Michael Jones signed for Bury in July 2008 after a successful trial at the club. He was at Tranmere Rovers last season and began his career at Shrewsbury. League Appearances for Bury: 24, Goals: 2.
Danny Racchi signed for Bury in July 2008 after a successful trial at the club. He was previously at Huddersfield Town. League Appearances for Bury: 0(9).
Richie Baker joined Bury in the summer of 2006 after being released by Preston. He has made over 50 first team appearances scoring 7 goals. League Appearances for Bury: 60(28), Goals: 6.
Brian Barry-Murphy began his career at Preston and had loan spells at Southend and Hartlepool before moving to Sheffield Wednesday in 2002. He made over 50 appearances for the Owls before moving to Bury in 2004. He has made over 100 appearances for the Shakers scoring 10 goals. League Appearances for Bury: 142(18), Goals: 11.
David Buchanan is a product of the youth system and has made over 100 appearances for the Shakers. League Appearances for Bury: 106(20).
Stephen Dawson joined Bury in the summer of 2008 from Mansfield Town. He played over 100 first team matches for the Stags after joining them from Leicester City. League Appearances for Bury: 24, Goals: 2..
Jack Dorney is a member of the youth team who has made his first team debut this season. League Appearances for Bury: 3(4).
Strikers:
Andy Morrell joined Bury in the summer of 2008 after being released by Blackpool. He started his career at Newcastle Blue Star before joining Wrexham in 1998. He made over 100 league appearances for the Dragons scoring 40 goals before moving to Coventry in 2003 where he scored 17 goals in 98 league games in 3 years. He joined Blackpool in 2006 and scored 21 goals in 78 league appearances before joining the Shakers. League Appearances for Bury: 15(6), Goals: 3.
Glynn Hurst is an experienced striker who joined Bury last season after a short loan spell from Shrewsbury. He has scored 19 goals in over 50 Appearances for Bury. He has played for a number of clubs including Chesterfield where he scored 29 goals in 2 ½ years and Notts County where he scored 23 goals in about 18 months. League Appearances for Bury: 71(24), Goals: 22.
Domaine Rouse is a product of the youth system at Gigg lane and has played in the first team as a substitute for the Shakers but has yet to make a start. He is currently on loan with Blue Square North club, Droylesden. League Appearances for Bury: 0(8).
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*STAR PLAYER*
Andy Bishop joined York City in 2004 after short spells at Rochdale, Yeovil and Kidderminster and was a big success at the Conference club scoring 35 goals in two seasons and playing for Paul Fairclough's England National Game XI. Bishop moved to Bury in the summer of 2006. League Appearances for Bury: 100(9), Goals: 43.
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