Bury FC News

Saturday 5th August 2023, the day that the world’s oldest national football competition, The FA Cup, returned to Gigg Lane. With The Shakers as the away side! In a turn of events that saw the match being moved to Bury we welcomed Uttoxeter to town as the hosts. Being the away team didn’t seem to dampen the spirits with a phenomenal 2,903 turning up to cheer The Shakers on to a resounding 4-1 victory. Goals from Benito Lowe, Sean Higgins and a calmly slotted-home penalty from Connor Comber

Bury Football Club are delighted to confirm the signing of defender Curtis Obeng.   The 34-year-old has most recently been playing for Macclesfield.   Born in Stretford he started out his career at Manchester City aged 8 before being released in 2009 aged 20, after a two-year pro contract.   At the same time, Obeng was capped six times for England’s U19s.   He then moved into the National League with Wrexham where he made 96 appearances over three years, befor

Bury Football Club are delighted to confirm the signing of exciting winger Abimbola Obasoto.   The 21-year-old joins the club ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup tie against Uttoxeter Town.   Known as Abs, he started his playing career in Ireland before moving with his family to the UK, he played alongside his younger brother Abiola at Morecambe as a youth team player.   Abimbola Obasoto with Bury FC manager Andy Welsh   He signed for Bury AFC under Andy Welsh in July

Last week, we gave you the chance to sponsor manager Andy Welsh for the 2023/24 season by entering our raffle!   We held the draw this week once the entries had closed and are pleased to announce the winners as below:   The Winner was Eric Grosvenor who will be mentioned in each matchday programme, plus receive a £100 e-voucher for Hope & Glory. Second prize was picked up by Paul Spurr and he will receive a £50 e-voucher for Hope & Glory. Third prize wa

Following back to back wins in our opening fixtures in the North West Counties Premier Division our focus now shifts to the FA Cup and the first fixture in this history-steeped competition back at Gigg Lane in over four years. After confident performances on both the opening day against Glossop North End and Colne this Tuesday (highlights below), Andy Welsh’s men have set off out of the blocks at blistering pace with eight goals in the opening two games. In what promises to be a fantas

Bury Football Club are delighted to confirm Xcede IT as the club’s IT service provider. The company specializes in IT Support, Cyber Security, Microsoft 365 & Cloud, Backup, Telephony and Connectivity. It was founded by a team with multiple years experience of working in IT, who were passionate about providing a personal and responsive service to their clients.   The group had seen how companies already in this field were causing more problems than they were solving, a

This week’s Treasureline Winners for Week 10 – 2nd August 2023 are in! The rollover this week was £500 and remember it can reach up to a life-changing £10,000!! Prize Draw No. Members Name £500 Rollover WG3505 NO WINNER £1000 WB0874 J DIGHT £100 LJ6884 A HARGREAVES £50 MN2740 P WESTWORTH

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

After 1547 days without competitive football, Bury FC finally returned to league action on Saturday. And what an occasion it was – dispatching a competitive Glossop North End side 5–1 to take a very early position at the top of the NWCFL Premier Division. We cannot thank the fans enough for cheering us on to victory in the historic occasion at Gigg Lane, with the attendance of 5,451 – a record for this division! The first away game arrives just three days later at Colne, who suffered a