Colchester United have played Bury 54 times in competitive football, winning 17, drawing 16 and losing 21, first meeting on 23 Aug 1958 and most recently on 13 Apr 2019. Every meeting is listed below.
| Date | Season | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 1958 | 1958–59 | Third Division | H | Bury | 1–3 | Neil Langman | 9,394 |
| 20 Dec 1958 | 1958–59 | Third Division | A | Bury | 0–0 | 11,615 | |
| 22 Aug 1959 | 1959–60 | Third Division | A | Bury | 1–3 | Neil Langman | 11,509 |
| 19 Dec 1959 | 1959–60 | Third Division | H | Bury | 3–0 | Kevin McCurley, Martyn King, Tommy Williams | 5,503 |
| 20 Sep 1960 | 1960–61 | Third Division | A | Bury | 0–4 | 9,253 | |
| 26 Sep 1960 | 1960–61 | Third Division | H | Bury | 0–2 | 5,263 | |
| 16 Sep 1967 | 1967–68 | Third Division | H | Bury | 0–0 | 4,331 | |
| 20 Jan 1968 | 1967–68 | Third Division | A | Bury | 0–2 | 7,000 | |
| 28 Aug 1971 | 1971–72 | Fourth Division | A | Bury | 0–3 | 2,557 | |
| 8 Jan 1972 | 1971–72 | Fourth Division | H | Bury | 0–0 | 4,924 | |
| 23 Dec 1972 | 1972–73 | Fourth Division | H | Bury | 2–1 | Stuart Morgan 29, Steve Foley 52 | 2,739 |
| 23 Apr 1973 | 1972–73 | Fourth Division | A | Bury | 0–4 | 3,079 | |
| 3 Feb 1974 | 1973–74 | Fourth Division | A | Bury | 0–2 | 7,796 | |
| 19 Mar 1974 | 1973–74 | Fourth Division | H | Bury | 1–1 | Gary Moore 34 | 4,748 |
| 24 Sep 1974 | 1974–75 | Third Division | A | Bury | 0–0 | 5,223 | |
| 2 May 1975 | 1974–75 | Third Division | H | Bury | 3–2 | John Froggatt 1, Bobby Svarc 3, Bobby Svarc 5 | 3,202 |
| 4 Oct 1975 | 1975–76 | Third Division | H | Bury | 0–0 | 3,035 | |
| 12 Apr 1976 | 1975–76 | Third Division | A | Bury | 0–0 | 4,505 | |
| 27 Dec 1977 | 1977–78 | Third Division | A | Bury | 1–1 | Steve Foley 79 | 5,409 |
| 25 Mar 1978 | 1977–78 | Third Division | H | Bury | 1–0 | Ian Allinson 77 | 3,661 |
| 9 Dec 1978 | 1978–79 | Third Division | H | Bury | 0–0 | 2,732 | |
| 28 Apr 1979 | 1978–79 | Third Division | A | Bury | 2–2 | Bobby Gough 6, Steve Wright 75 | 2,905 |
| 29 Jan 1980 | 1979–80 | Third Division | A | Bury | 1–0 | Eddie Rowles 30 | 3,551 |
| 7 Apr 1980 | 1979–80 | Third Division | H | Bury | 2–1 | Bobby Gough 34, Trevor Lee 88 | 3,190 |
| 16 Jan 1982 | 1981–82 | Fourth Division | H | Bury | 1–1 | Tony Adcock 14 | 3,504 |
| 1 May 1982 | 1981–82 | Fourth Division | A | Bury | 3–4 | John Lyons 40, Kevin Bremner 68, Roy McDonough 86 | 1,720 |
| 30 Oct 1982 | 1982–83 | Fourth Division | A | Bury | 0–1 | 2,653 | |
| 12 Mar 1983 | 1982–83 | Fourth Division | H | Bury | 2–1 | Ian Allinson 38, Keith Bowen 44 | 3,357 |
| 18 Oct 1983 | 1983–84 | Fourth Division | H | Bury | 1–0 | Tony Adcock 20 | 1,969 |
| 3 Mar 1984 | 1983–84 | Fourth Division | A | Bury | 1–1 | Tony Adcock 54 | 1,576 |
| 15 Sep 1984 | 1984–85 | Fourth Division | A | Bury | 3–4 | Tony Adcock 79, Stewart Houston 84, Jeff Hull 90 | 2,145 |
| 26 Jan 1985 | 1984–85 | Fourth Division | H | Bury | 1–0 | Roger Osborne 46 | 2,028 |
| 5 Sep 1992 | 1992–93 | Third Division | A | Bury | 2–3 | Gary Bennett 85, Roy McDonough 90 | 2,072 |
| 13 Feb 1993 | 1992–93 | Third Division | H | Bury | 0–0 | 3,264 | |
| 25 Sep 1993 | 1993–94 | Third Division | H | Bury | 4–1 | Steve Brown 8, Steve McGavin 38, Steve Brown 48, Steve Brown 53 | 2,702 |
| 19 Mar 1994 | 1993–94 | Third Division | A | Bury | 1–0 | Roy McDonough 57 | 2,108 |
| 1 Oct 1994 | 1994–95 | Third Division | H | Bury | 1–0 | Peter Cawley 79 | 3,286 |
| 25 Feb 1995 | 1994–95 | Third Division | A | Bury | 1–4 | Chris Fry 78 | 2,484 |
| 23 Dec 1995 | 1995–96 | Third Division | A | Bury | 0–0 | 3,559 | |
| 9 Mar 1996 | 1995–96 | Third Division | H | Bury | 1–0 | Gus Caesar 75 | 2,832 |
| 30 Aug 1999 | 1999–00 | Second Division | A | Bury | 2–5 | Richard Wilkins 40, Lomana LuaLua 82 | 3,360 |
| 5 Feb 2000 | 1999–00 | Second Division | H | Bury | 1–3 | Karl Duguid 16 | 3,915 |
| 12 Sep 2000 | 2000–01 | Second Division | A | Bury | 0–0 | 2,557 | |
| 20 Feb 2001 | 2000–01 | Second Division | H | Bury | 1–1 | Aaron Skelton 59 | 2,755 |
| 24 Nov 2001 | 2001–02 | Second Division | H | Bury | 0–1 | 3,534 | |
| 13 Apr 2002 | 2001–02 | Second Division | A | Bury | 3–1 | Scott McGleish 45, Adrian Coote 72, Adrian Coote 87 | 5,014 |
| 10 Dec 2011 | 2011–12 | League One | H | Bury | 4–1 | Karl Duguid 2, Ian Henderson 19, Karl Duguid 31, Lloyd James 66 | 3,156 |
| 9 Apr 2012 | 2011–12 | League One | A | Bury | 1–4 | Tom Eastman 57 | 3,119 |
| 17 Nov 2012 | 2012–13 | League One | H | Bury | 2–0 | Anthony Wordsworth 56, Freddie Sears 61 | 3,214 |
| 16 Mar 2013 | 2012–13 | League One | A | Bury | 2–1 | Josh Thompson 30, Clinton Morrison 31 | 2,018 |
| 3 Oct 2015 | 2015–16 | League One | H | Bury | 0–1 | 4,032 | |
| 20 Feb 2016 | 2015–16 | League One | A | Bury | 2–5 | Chris Porter 4, Gavin Massey 17 | 3,428 |
| 29 Sep 2018 | 2018–19 | League Two | H | Bury | 1–2 | Luke Norris 81 | 3,161 |
| 13 Apr 2019 | 2018–19 | League Two | A | Bury | 0–2 | 3,898 |
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