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CLUB HISTORY |
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| 1885 | Club formed as Bury | |
| 1885 | Turned professional | |
| 1885 | Started playing home matches at Gigg Lane | |
| 1887 | T.Hargreaves became the first manager | |
| 1887 | H S Hamer became new manager | |
| 1887 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Blackburn 10-0 in FA Cup 1st round | |
| 1894 | 1895 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1894 | Elected to Football League in Division 2 | |
| 1895 | Promoted to Division1 at end of season, after test matches | |
| 1897 | Became a Limited Company | |
| 1897 | Recorded highest score in Cup match beating Stockton 12-0 in FA Cup 1st round replay | |
| 1900 | Won FA Cup final beating Southampton 4-1 | |
| 1903 | Won FA Cup final beating Derby 6-0 | |
| 1907 | Archie Montgomery became new manager | |
| 1911 | 1912 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1919 | William Cameron became new manager | |
| 1923 | James Hunter Thompson became new manager | |
| 1923 | 1924 | Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1927 | Percy Smith became new manager | |
| 1928 | 1929 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1930 | Arthur Paine became new manager | |
| 1934 | Norman Bullock became new manager | |
| 1935 | Norman Bullock played last game, setting club appearances record for League matches at 506 | |
| 1939 | Bill Gorman became club's most-capped player, with 11 caps for N.Ireland & Rep of Ireland | |
| 1944 | Jim Porter became new manager | |
| 1945 | Norman Bullock became manager for second time | |
| 1950 | John McNeil became new manager | |
| 1953 | Dave Russell became new manager | |
| 1956 | 1957 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1960 | Record home attendance of 35,000 against Bolton in FA Cup 3rd round | |
| 1960 | 1961 | Football League Division 3 Champions |
| 1961 | Bob Stokoe became new manager | |
| 1965 | Bert Head became new manager | |
| 1966 | Les Shannon became new manager | |
| 1966 | 1967 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1967 | 1968 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 (promoted) |
| 1968 | 1969 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1969 | Jack Marshall became new manager | |
| 1970 | Colin McDonald became new manager | |
| 1970 | Les Hart became new manager | |
| 1970 | Tommy McAnearney became new manager | |
| 1970 | Recorded highest score in League match beating Tranmere 8-0 in Division 3 | |
| 1970 | 1971 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1972 | Alan Brown became new manager | |
| 1972 | Brain Williams became club's youngest player at 16 years and 133 days | |
| 1973 | Bobby Smith became new manager | |
| 1973 | 1974 | Finished 4th in Football League Division 4 (promoted) |
| 1977 | Bob Stokoe became manager for second time | |
| 1978 | David Hatton became new manager | |
| 1979 | Dave Connor became new manager | |
| 1979 | 1980 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1980 | Jim Iley became new manager | |
| 1981 | 1982 | Craig Madden set record for most League goals in a season scoring 35 times |
| 1984 | Martin Dobson became new manager | |
| 1984 | 1985 | Finished 4th in Canon Football League Division 4 (promoted) |
| 1986 | Craig Madden became club's all-time record League goalscorer with 129 goals | |
| 1989 | Sam Ellis became new manager | |
| 1990 | Mike Walsh became new manager | |
| 1991 | 1992 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1995 | Stan Ternent became new manager | |
| 1995 | 1996 | Finished 3rd in Endsleigh Football League Division 3 (originally Division 4) promoted |
| 1996 | 1997 | Champions of Nationwide Football League Division 2 (originally Division 3) |
| 1997 | Highest fee received for a player when selling David Johnson for £1-million to Ipswich | |
| 1997 | Club broke transfer record when buying Chris Swailes for £200,000 from Ipswich | |
| 1998 | Neil Warnock became new manager | |
| 1998 | 1999 | Relegated at end of season from Premier League to Division 1 |
| 1999 | Equalled club transfer record when buying Darren Bullock for £200,000 from Swindon | |
| 2000 | Andy Preece became new manager | |
| 2001 | 2002 | Relegated at end of season to Nationwide Division 3 (originally Division 4) |
| 2004 | Graham Barrow became new manager | |
| 2005 | Chris Casper became new manager | |