The first of 23 games played on 30th November over the club’s history, was a Lancashire League game with Heywood Central in 1889. 8,000 supporters were at Heywood’s stadium to see the Shakers record a 1-0 victory thanks to a George Ross goal.
Clapton Orient hosted the Shakers in 1912 for a Division Two game at Brisbane Road, where 10,000 fans watched the Shakers record a 2-1 victory. The goals came from John Brown and Tom Kay.
A 1927 Lancashire Senior Cup Semi Final away at Bolton Wanderers was a successful day out for Bury, as two goals from Les Vernon won the game 2-0 with 8,000 fans watching on.
West Bromwich Albion visited Gigg Lane in 1946 for a Division Two game. This game attracted a strong crowd of 17,790 supporters, who watched the Shakers win the game 4-0 thanks to goals from John Lindsay 2, Eddie Quigley and George Mutch.
Aston Villa arrived at Gigg Lane in 1968 for a Division Two game. Just 5,609 supporters were on hand to see the Shakers come out on top with a 3-2 victory, the goals coming from Jimmy Kerr, Brian Grundy and George Jones.
A 1985 home game with Walsall proved to be a successful day for Bury. 2,559 fans were on hand to watch this Division Three game as Bury ran out 2-1 winners, thanks to goals from Craig Madden (pictured at the top of the page) and Darren Beckford.
The last recorded game on this day took place in 2013 and a League Two clash away at Exeter City. 3,426 supporters watched as the game finished 2-2, with Daniel Nardiello and Nathan Cameron scoring the Bury goals.
Games played on 30th November:
|
Season |
Comp |
Opponents |
Ven |
Res |
Goals |
Gate |
|
1889/90 |
Lancs |
Heywood Central |
A |
1-0 |
Ross |
8,000 |
|
1895/96 |
Tier 1 |
Stoke City |
H |
0-1 |
|
5,000 |
|
1901/02 |
Tier 1 |
Bolton Wanderers |
A |
2-2 |
Monks 2 |
17,000 |
|
1907/08 |
Tier 1 |
Liverpool |
A |
0-1 |
Match Abandoned Fog |
6,000 |
|
1912/13 |
Tier 2 |
Clapton Orient |
A |
2-1 |
Brown, Kay |
10,000 |
|
1918/19 |
War |
Rochdale |
A |
2-0 |
Mather, Parr |
? |
|
1926/27 |
Lancs C |
Blackburn Rovers |
H |
2-0 |
Ball, Robbie |
3,539 |
|
1927/28 |
Lancs C |
Bolton Wanderers |
A |
2-0 |
Vernon 2 |
8,000 |
|
1929/30 |
Tier 2 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
A |
0-2 |
|
12,000 |
|
1935/36 |
Tier 2 |
Port Vale |
A |
2-2 |
Chalmers, Matthews |
5,408 |
|
1940/41 |
War |
Burnley |
A |
3-4 |
Burdett, Davies, Douglas |
1,500 |
|
1946/47 |
Tier 2 |
West Bromwich Albion |
H |
4-0 |
Lindsay 2, Quigley, Mutch |
17,790 |
|
1957/58 |
Tier 3 |
Scunthorpe United |
A |
0-1 |
|
10,978 |
|
1963/64 |
Tier 2 |
Newcastle United |
H |
1-2 |
Alston |
8,596 |
|
1968/69 |
Tier 2 |
Aston Villa |
H |
3-2 |
Kerr, Grundy, Farrell |
5,609 |
|
1974/75 |
Tier 3 |
Walsall |
H |
2-0 |
Duffey, Spence |
4,724 |
|
1985/96 |
Tier 3 |
Walsall |
H |
2-1 |
Madden, Beckford |
2,559 |
|
1991/92 |
Tier 4 |
Bournemouth |
H |
0-1 |
|
1,886 |
|
1993/94 |
FL Trop |
Carlisle United |
A |
1-2 |
Hughes |
3,250 |
|
1996/97 |
Tier 3 |
Bristol Rovers |
A |
3-4 |
Pugh, Johnson, Carter (P) |
4,496 |
|
1999/00 |
FA Cup |
Cardiff City |
A |
0-1 |
|
4,511 |
|
2002/03 |
Tier 4 |
Exeter City |
H |
1-0 |
George |
2,739 |
|
2013/14 |
Tier 4 |
Exeter City |
A |
2-2 |
Nardiello, Cameron |
3,426 |