Bury FC News

Bury Football Club is looking to appoint a Community Development Officer. This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about using the power of football, sport, health and education to make a real difference in people’s lives. The successful candidate will help design, deliver and grow community programmes that harness the unique platform of Bury FC and its stadium, improving health, wellbeing and opportunities for people across the Borough. Our vision is that every resident in Bury h

As indicated within the ratification vote on Friday (view results here), the two societies Shakers Community and Bury FC Supporters Society will now amalgamate to form a joint society which will mean that competitive men’s football will again feature at Gigg Lane from this summer. As outlined in the Interim Board’s first address following the ratification vote, the first stage to move the club towards a new season at Gigg Lane, is what kit will the ‘White & Blue Army’ (both men’s and

We are delighted to confirm an extension to our HOPE + GLORY partnership until the end of the 2029/30 season, a deal that is worth £100,000 to the club over five years. HOPE + GLORY will also be working with us to extend the current club shop situated in the Main Stand, giving us more space for different lines and more stock. The new deal also gives us an extension to our current agreement to kit out our men’s & women’s first team and men’s U23s each year. Football Board Memb

We have enhanced and improved our hospitality packages for the 2024-25 season. We have a new catering firm in place who will be investing in the kiosks around the stadium, and updating the furniture in hospitality, firstly in the Sponsors Lounge and eventually in the 1885 Suite.   We have put together three different packages at three different price points to provide more options.   The food should be considerably improved this season. 1885 members will be served before the ga

We’d like to provide an update on our hospitality processes. A number of supporters have attempted to buy hospitality tickets after the catering deadlines. Our deadline for Saturday matches is Wednesday at 12 noon, and for Tuesday matches, it is Saturday at 12 noon. It’s important for us to stick to these deadlines so our caterers can prepare the correct amount of food, avoiding excess waste. A reminder that tickets for our Sponsors Lounge is £55 + VAT, whilst 1885 S

Bury Football Club is run by volunteers and owned by its supporters. Even if you aren’t one of the many volunteers who are assisting with our matchday operations this weekend, you can play a part in its success.   Here are just a few things that you can do which make more of a difference than you might realise.   1. Don’t turn up if you don’t have a ticket. Both games are ticket only. Bradford is already sold out. Nobody will be admitted without a ticket and we are under some e

Bury Football Club is run by volunteers and owned by its supporters. Even if you aren’t one of the many volunteers who are assisting with our matchday operations this afternoon, you can play a part in its success.   Here are just a few things that you can do which make more of a difference than you might realise.   1. Don’t turn up if you don’t have a ticket. Online ticket sales will end at Midday (12noon). The club will then announce if pay on the day is guaranteed, if you’re

We are delighted to announce that the Bury branch of Howarth Timber & Building Supplies has secured sponsorship on the first team training kit for the upcoming 2023/24 season.   Midfielder Jack Lenehan sporting the warm-up shirt before the game on Saturday Howarth is a local builders’ merchant that has had a presence in Bury for many years, joining the Howarth Group in 1996. Since then, the branch has become much more than a supplier of timber, continually adding to their product

Everyone at Bury Football Club was saddened to hear of the passing of former Shaker Hughen Riley, after battling Leukaemia in recent years.   Hughen was a Lancashire lad, born in Accrington, but he started his professional career with Rochdale, appearing in Dale’s first team for five seasons, amassing 114 league and cup appearances.  He then spent four years with Crewe Alexandra, adding another 131 games before transferring to Gigg Lane for a fee of £4,000 on 1 December 1974 at the age of 25.