Bury FC News

We are delighted to announce we picked up two awards at the North West Counties awards dinner in Blackpool on Saturday night. Our matchday programme, The Shakers, won the Premier Division Programme of the Year award. A big thank you to programme editor, Chris Saville, and the team who contribute to pieces each week to make it best in the division last season. Our thanks also extends to our programme producer FootiePrint for meeting the often late deadlines, flexibility in dealing with freq

The draws for the first two rounds of the 2024/25 Emirates FA Cup and Isuzu FA Vase have been released ahead of the new season. We travel to Cheshire to take on Congleton Town in the Extra Preliminary Round of the Emirates FA Cup at Booth Street on Saturday 3rd August. The victors in this fixture will then head to Avro FC in the Preliminary Round due to take place on the weekend of the 17th August. This season, we start in the Isuza FA Vase at the First Round Qualifying stage and

We are delighted to announce the signing of Anthony Dudley, our first signing of the summer. He returns to Gigg Lane having first come through the youth ranks at Bury FC, making his Football League debut for the club in January 2014 against Burton Albion. Now returning to the Shakers with over a decade of senior experience behind him, Dudley brings proven quality, versatility and attacking threat to the squad. During his first spell with Bury, Dudley gained valuable experience through loan

The club is sad to report that Saturday’s game will be Efe Ambrose’s last for the club.   Arriving on a wave of publicity, we were delighted to welcome Efe to Gigg Lane over the summer, he became an instant hit with the fans and the wider footballing community to see him continuing in the game.   The former Celtic player, 35, who had gained experience in the Champions League and secured 4-league titles north of the border as well as international recognition with Nigeria securing t

Bury FC is proud to announce the launch of our new Emerging Talent Group, created to provide a more challenging and physically competitive environment for young players looking to progress their game. We are inviting selected players aged 21 and under to attend an exclusive Talent ID Event on Saturday 9th May. This is an invitation-only event and will take place behind closed doors, ensuring a focused and high-performance setting. To be considered for the event, please complete the sign-up fo

Bury Football Club is extremely saddened to share the passing of Emily Wilcock, aged 27.   Emily joined to play within the recreational setup two and a half years ago and was an very proud and committed member of the setup, barely missing a training session, taking part in extra summer sessions and attending social events with the squad.   A member of the ‘Greens’, one of a number of our teams competing in the local recreational leagues, who won League 2 of the Greater Mancheste

This afternoon we will find out who we face in the Fourth Qualifying Round of this season’s Emirates FA Cup. We have won five ties to get to this stage – all of which have come away from home. Our Cup Run: Extra Preliminary Round – W 4-2 vs Congleton Town (a) Preliminary Round – W 3-1 vs Avro (a) First Qualifying Round – W 2-0 vs Garforth Town (a) Second Qualifying Round – W 2-0 vs Blyth Spartans (a) Third Qualifying Round – W 3-2 vs Radcliffe (a)

It’s been a long hard season for all concerned at Bury Football Club with our first team falling heartbreakingly short in a playoff final penalty shootout against Wythenshawe Town. However, it is essential that we celebrate the successes of all of our teams within the Bury Football Club family as we complete our first season back at Gigg Lane. In this regard, we would like to invite supporters to join us on Saturday 18th May at Gigg Lane to be part of our rearranged end of season celeb

Bury Football Club is proud to be recognised by Manchester FA for our ongoing commitment to women’s and girls’ football, receiving the exclusive “Equal Game” Kitemark. This award highlights our dedication to creating an inclusive, welcoming and empowering environment where women and girls can thrive at all levels of the game. Our female football provision is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the region, reflecting our ambition to grow opportunities for players of all ages and abilit