Bury FC News

Bury Football Club sadly lost another long-serving player recently on 19th June when central-defender Harry Bunner passed away at the age of 87. Harry joined the Shakers from Bury Amateurs in April 1957 and went on to appear in 105 league games for the club over the next eight years. These appearances included seven games in Bury’s Division Three Championship season of 1960/61 before he finally moved on to Stockport County in August 1965. We send our deepest sympathies to Harry’s famil

Now that the North West Counties Football League (NWCFL) have confirmed that there will be a whopping 24 teams in the Premier Division next season we can confirm both single and season ticket prices, along with further information about disability tickets and potential availability of stands. Season tickets are now available to purchase.   CLICK HERE TO BUY   Single Match Tickets   Adult £10 16-18 Year Olds £5 Under 16s £3 Under 5s Free   We ha

It’s that time of the season where players take a well earned break. But from a recruitment point of view it can be the busiest time of the year. Retained & released lists have been announced and the competition for signing players begins. The first part of this recruitment process is retention. Although it sounds easy to most, Keeping your current players at your own club takes planning and preparation. We remain in negotiations with some players but as you have probably seen, a n

We are delighted to support BARDOC’s of a new competition for primary school children across Bury and the surrounding areas, encouraging young people to learn about healthy living in a fun and creative way. The competition, titled “Healthy Hero Competition”, invites primary school aged children to submit a drawing showing what being a Healthy Hero means to them. Entries will be judged on creativity, originality, and the positive health message. The initiative forms part of BARDOC’s ongoing c

Can you be at Gigg Lane early on Saturday morning to help remove water from the covers laid on the pitch? Be #PartofIt to get the game ON! To help protect the pitch from the predicted snow fall yesterday and any freezing conditions that followed, covers were placed across the pitch on Wednesday. With the forecast anticipating a halt in the rain overnight on Friday / Saturday, the covers are due to be removed first thing on Saturday morning. The pitch remains soft underneath from t

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