Bury FC News

CEO Neil Sears will host his first Q&A update video of the new season in September.   Neil will be able to answer relevant questions about football around operations & day to day running of the club.   We’d encourage fans to watch the previous CEO update videos, so we avoid repeats of questions that Neil has answered previously.   Please email your questions to media@buryfc.co.uk by 5pm on Monday 16th September. View the full article

It’s the final game in our Gigg Lane triple header this week, as we host Cheadle Town on Bank Holiday Monday.   Saturday saw us book our place into the next round of the FA Vase, with a 3-1 win over Maghull. After a goalless first half. Iyrwah Gooden got the first goal inside five second half minutes, before Bebeto Gomes poked home from close range on 73 minutes. Maghull’s Adam Hammill grabbed a goal back with an amazing free kick, whilst Alik Babayan sealed the victory in stoppage time.

Tony Rigby is our guest for Monday’s Bank Holiday clash with Cheadle Town, James Bentley looks back on his career. Ask a Bury fan between the ages of about 38 and 50 who their favourite player is and it’s a certainty that a significant proportion will answer ‘Tony Rigby’.   He is their Greg Farrell, the skilful maestro with a football, the silky maverick who scored some of the greatest goals they ever saw from the time when football meant everything to them – more than their school w

We take on Garforth Town in the FA Cup First Qualifying Round next Saturday. We have one coach available for fans to book themselves onto. The supporters coach departs Gigg Lane at 12:30pm, returning at 5:15pm post-match. No Alcohol will be permitted on this coach. Click here to buy your ticket. Any queries, please contact either Joan (07592017525) or Karen (07857316444).   View the full article

Jason Jarrett’s Bury Women’s First team have been working hard over the summer and have welcomed excellent new additions to the squad, are looking sharp and ready for the new season ahead. Following a stunning 5-0 thriller, played behind closed doors at Gigg Lane, they now look forward to further training sessions and matches at the stadium with some restrictions in place initially.   The opening game of the season saw the team travel down to local rivals Salford City FC on Wednesday 21st

We are delighted to announce the signing of goalkeeper Mitch Allen.   The 24-year-old joins the club after leaving Prescot Cables earlier this month.   He started out in the Stoke City academy aged 8 progressing right through the ranks to their Under 18’s side.   After leaving Stoke in July 2018 he went into play for Stratford Town, Buxton & Prescot Cables where he spent four years until recently.   Mitch was apart of the team that won the playoffs with Cables las

We are delighted to announce the signing of defender Ben Hockenhull.   The 22-year-old joins us after leaving Tranmere Rovers in the summer.   Ben came through the youth ranks at Manchester United before signing a pro deal at Brentford and spent 2 years there before moving to Tranmere in 2022.   Spent most of his time at Tranmere on loan at Warrington Rylands, Chorley, Spennymoor and Southport making 20 appearances in the Northern Premier League and 20 in the National League

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

Mark Patterson will be our guest for our FA Vase fixture against Maghull tomorrow, James Bentley looks back on his career.   It’s no overstatement to say that Mark Patterson saved Bury Football Club when he was sold to Bolton in January 1991.   Close season spending had reached previously unprecedented levels just six months before, when a combined £430,000 was spent on John McGinlay, Colin Greenall, Roger Stanislaus and Ronnie Mauge. When things started going from adequate