Bury, who have been without a boss since Richie Barker departed for Crawley Town last month, had appointed Peter Shirtliff as caretaker manager.
However, they have moved to appoint Blackwell with the club rooted to the bottom of the League One table.
Blackwell has also managed Sheffield United.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Port Vale | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 33 |
| 2 | Crewe AlexandraCrewe | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 28 |
| 3 | Doncaster RoversDoncaster | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 28 |
| 4 | Walsall | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| 5 | MK Dons | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | Notts County | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 27 |
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 25 |
| 8 | Bradford CityBradford | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Gillingham | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 23 |
| 10 | AFC Wimbledon | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 22 |
| 11 | Chesterfield | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 22 |
| 12 | BarrowBarrow | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 22 |
| 13 | Fleetwood TownFleetwood | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 21 |
| 14 | Salford City | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 21 |
| 15 | Newport CountyNewport | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 20 |
| 16 | Cheltenham TownCheltenham | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 | Harrogate TownHarrogate | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Accrington StanleyAccrington | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 17 |
| 19 | Tranmere RoversTranmere | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 17 |
| 20 | Bromley | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 16 |
| 21 | Colchester UnitedColchester | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 14 |
| 22 | Swindon TownSwindon | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 13 |
| 23 | Carlisle UnitedCarlisle | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 29 | -15 | 12 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 10 |
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