In
Peter Clarke (def, Blackpool), Leon Clarke (att, Wolverhampton Wanderers), Tom Pope (att, Port Vale), Jacob Mellis (mid, Blackpool), Danny Pugh (mid, Coventry City)
Out
Nicky Adams (mid, Northampton Town), Jimmy McNulty (def, Rochdale), Joe Thompson(mid, released), Pablo Mills(def, released), Chris Sedgwick (mid, retired)
Target
The Shakers would likely accept a midtable finish in what will be a season in which they will try to re-establish themselves as a third-tier club.