On This Day...21st August

On This Day is a new feature for the 2018/19 season, where we delve into the history books to see what else has happened on this day in our illustrious history...

Since the club’s formation back in 1885, we’ve only played 15 games on 21 August with the first coming in the 1948/49 season. This game was the opening game of the season and saw the Shakers record a 2-2 draw at Gigg Lane with thanks to two Reg Halton goals, one from the penalty spot. A crowd of 13,832 were in attendance to see the following side start the Shakers' Division Two campaign: -

George Bradshaw, Cyril Fairclough, George Griffiths, Harry Whitworth, Les Hart, Reg Halton, Eddie Kilshaw, Fred Worthington (pictured above), David Louis 'Dave' Massart, Eric Massey and Alf Bellis

1954/55 ironically also brought a visit to Lincoln City’s Sincil Bank in Division Two, where a crowd of 15,316 saw the Red Imps record a 3-2 victory against Bury, with the Shakers goals both coming from Stan Pearson.

The first victory on this day came in the 1956/57 season, when 14,978 supporters saw Bury overcome Middlesbrough with a 3-2 victory thanks to goals from John Willie Parker, Johnny Robinson and Peter Tilley.

A 1989 Littlewood Cup First Round game with Stockport County at Edgeley Park saw the Shakers knocked out at the first stage with a 1-0 defeat in front of just 2,851 supporters, whilst the last time the Shakers played today was in the 2012/13 season and a 2-1 defeat at Doncaster Rovers with the solitary Bury goal coming from a Joe Skarz fifth-minute header.

In total, the club have played 15 games on 21 August, winning just three games, drawing seven games and losing the remaining five games. As for goals – its 22 goals scored, and 22 goals conceded.

The full record for 21 August is: -

Season	Comp	Opposition	Ven	Res			Goals	Gate
1948/49	Tier 2	Chesterfield	H	2	2	Draw	Halton 2 (1 Pen)	13832
1954/55	Tier 2	Lincoln City	A	2	3	Lost	Pearson 2	15316
1956/57	Tier 2	Middlesbrough	H	3	2	Won	Parker, Robinson, Tilley	14978
1965/66	Tier 2	Cardiff City	A	0	1	Lost		13500
1968/69	Tier 2	Cardiff City	H	3	3	Draw	Farrell 2 (1 Pen), Parry	7214
1976/77	Tier 3	Grimsby Town	H	2	0	Won	Williams, Rowland	4107
1979/80	Tier 3	Blackpool	H	3	0	Won	Gregory 2, Mullen	4028
1982/83	Manx	Burnley	A	0	0	Draw		2543
1989/90	FL Cup 1	Stockport County	A	0	1	Lost		2851
1993/94	Tier 4	Scunthorpe United	A	1	1	Draw	Reid	3375
1999/00	Tier 3	Brentford	H	2	2	Draw	Lawson, C Swailes	3491
2001/02	FL Cup 1	Sheffield Wed	H	1	3	Lost	Red (Pen)	3129
2004/05	Tier 4	Chester City	H	1	1	Draw	Porter	2870
2010/11	Tier 4	Northampton Town	H	1	1	Draw	Worrall	2845
2012/13	Tier 3	Doncaster Rovers	A	1	2	Lost	Skarz	6,380