Bury FC expelled from the English Football League: A look at the rich history of the Shakers
Bury have been expelled from the English Football League after failing to prove their financial viability to the league.
Here is a timeline of the 134-year history of Bury Football Club.
1885 - Club is founded on April 24 through a merger between two church teams, the Bury Wesleyans and Bury Unitarians. The club leased a plot of land on Gigg Lane on the Earl of Derby's estate. Gigg Lane remains their home ground and is one of the oldest football grounds in the world.
1887-88 - Bury enter the FA Cup for the first time.
1889 - Bury become foundation members of the Lancashire League. They were back-to-back champions of that competition in 1890-92.
1892 - The clubs wins the Lancashire Cup, beating Everton in the final. Before the match, chairman JT Ingham was reported to have roused the players by saying: "We shall shake 'em. In fact, we are the Shakers!" The nickname remains to this day. The 1892 Lancashire Cup was the first of 11 such titles stretching to 2017-18.
1894 - The Shakers are admitted to the Football League. They win the Second Division title in 1894-95 by nine points, gaining promotion to the top tier.
1900 - Bury win the FA Cup, beating Southampton 4-0 in the final.
1903 - The club claims the FA Cup again, downing Derby 6-0 in the final, having conceded no goals throughout the tournament.
1925 - Bury come fourth in the First Division - their highest-ever top tier finish.
1929 - The club is relegated from the top level, and have not returned since.
1957 - Bury drop out of the Second Division for the first time.
1971 - For the first time, Bury are relegated to the fourth tier.
1997 - Two successive promotions under manager Stan Ternent lift Bury to the second tier for the first time in 30 years.
2001-02 - Financial problems linked to the collapse of ITV Digital take Bury into administration and close to folding. A campaign from supporters raises enough money for the club to survive.
2005 - Bury become the first club to score 1,000 goals in each of the top four leagues.
2012 - The Shakers have a transfer embargo placed on them after financial trouble due to poor attendances.
2018-19 - Bury finish second in League Two to win promotion to the third tier. Businessman Steve Dale buys the club in December 2018 and pays an outstanding tax bill to avoid a winding-up order. But financial trouble returns in mid-2019.