Wow! Bury go into their FA Cup preliminary round match at Avro on Saturday with confidence sky high after a thumping 7-1 league victory at Abbey Hey on Tuesday.
The Shakers needed a good performance after the tame home draw against Irlam at Gigg Lane last weekend. And they lived up to their nickname with six goals in an amazing second half.
The goal-fest began with a rapid-fire hat-trick in 10 minutes from Reuben Jerome, followed by goals Rustam Stepan (71), Cameron Fogarty (80) and Efe Ambrose (92).
There was little warning of what was to come in the first half, when Bury’s dominance was rewarded by just one goal from Bebeto Gomes on 13 minutes.
The victory keeps them just two points behind leaders Charnock Richard, and gives them a goal difference of 10 – not bad after just four league games!
In Opposition – Avro
Avro FC have won one and lost one of their first two games in the Northern Premier League West Division. After a 1-0 victory at home to Atherton Collieries on Saturday they lost by the same score at Wythenshawe Town on Tuesday. There was a touch of irony there, because Town were promoted last season via the NWCL premiership play-offs at Bury’s expense.
This is the Oldham club’s second season in the NPL. They started life in 1936 at the Failsworth factory of aircraft builder A V Roe. The club joined the Manchester League in 1954. They were promoted to the league’s Premier Division exactly half a century later. They topped the division in 2010 and held on to the title in the following season.
A big step forward came in 2017 when they left their Failsworth base and moved to a newly-built stadium in Oldham. For several years they shared the ground – now called the Vestacare Stadium – with the Oldham rugby league club. It has a 4G artificial turf pitch.
In 2018, Avro were promoted to the North West Counties League Division One North, and the following year went up to the Premier Division after finishing second.
Tickets
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This game is ALL TICKET – no pay on the day will be available.
On the Day & In the Ground
Travel by Train: Mainline Rail – Manchester Victoria or Moston. Metrolink – Hollinwood (20 mins walk)
Travel by public bus: 180 from Oldham Street (Stop A) Manchester city centre, to Hollins Rd/Oak Rd then walk 5 minutes down Oak Rd to stadium.
Driving: M60 J22 then A62 towards Manchester/Failsworth. First left onto Hollins Rd – signposted Oldham South and Hollinwood. Follow Hollins Rd to junction with Oak Rd – just before petrol station – then Oak Rd to Whitebank Rd.
SatNav Postcode: OL8 3JH
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Parking: Parking is available adjacent to White Bank Road (West Side of the Stadium), and beyond there is an overflow carpark.
Parking – The Vestacare Stadium
Please park considerately and think of local residents.
Inside The Ground: There will also be our two main bars, and food area, in addition, there will be some temporary concessions around the Stadium.
#NonLeagueDogs: Dogs aren’t allowed in the ground on Saturday.
Match Coverage & Live Stream
If you are unable to make it to the action, we’ll have all the live coverage across our media platforms.
Live Stream: For this game, we will have no live stream. Keep up-to-date with all our video content via the club’s YouTube Channel. Click to subscribe and never miss highlights and match reaction across the season.
Audio Commentary: Roch Valley Radio will be providing commentary for this game. Click here ahead of kick-off to listen live. Audio commentary will be provided for every game of the season, so you will never miss a piece of the action.
Social Media: Our team will also bring you in-depth text commentary via the club ‘MatchDay Live‘ Twitter feed, with team news and half time and full time updates available also on Facebook and feel like you are there with our match galleries and imagery available over on Instagram.
Whatever the weather, wherever you are across the globe, we have you covered.
Up the Shakers!
