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    Initial 2023-24 Season Fixtures Released

    We are pleased to announce our initial batch of North West Counties Football League (NWCFL) Premier Division fixtures for the 2023-24 season.
     
    Today’s release covers the first month of the season, with the full fixture list to follow once the Northern Premier League have announced their fixtures, to allow for ground-sharing teams to avoid clashes.
     
    In the opening four weeks of the season, we face nine games with a possible tenth should we progress in the FA Cup.
     
    Our season begins at home against recently relegated Glossop North end on Saturday 29th July, before a midweek fixture away at Colne.
     
    The following weekend, Saturday 5th August will see us take part in the Extra Preliminary Round of the FA Cup, the draw for which is expected on Friday (7th July).
     
    After the FA Cup, we’ll be travelling to last year’s promotion rivals Wythenshawe Town at Ericstan Park, where Benito Lowe & Darius Palma will face their former club.
     
    We are back at Gigg Lane on Saturday 12th August, as we host newly promoted Chadderton, and then on Tuesday 15th August we make the trip up the M66 to face Padiham.
     
    The weekend of the 19th September is currently free for the Shakers as it’s the Preliminary Round of the FA Cup. A win on the 5th would see us land a fixture on this date.
     
    Our first-midweek fixture at Gigg Lane will be on Tuesday 22nd August as we host Tom Kilifin’s former side Kendal Town.
     
    Due to a bye in the FA Vase, we see ourselves in league action against Cheadle Town on Saturday 26th August at Gigg Lane.
     
    Our final fixture of August will be the Bank Holiday Monday trip to Charnock Richard on Monday 28th August.


    Details around tickets will be announced in due course.
      2023/24 Bury FC Fixture List
    July
    Saturday 29th – Glossop North End (H)
      August
    Tuesday 1st – Colne (A)
    Saturday 5th – Emirates FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round
    Tuesday 8th – Wythenshawe Town (A)
    Saturday 12th – Chadderton (H)
    Tuesday 15th – Padiham (A)
    Saturday 19th – Emirates FA Cup Preliminary Round
    Tuesday 22nd – Kendal Town (H)
    Saturday 26th – Cheadle Town (H)
    Monday 28th – Charnock Richard (A)
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    Pre-Season: Hyde United (A) – Tue 4th July 2023

    Andy Welsh’s side come into Tuesday night’s pre-season friendly at Hyde United, off the back of a 3-0 win against Thackley on Saturday afternoon.
     
    He named two separate elevens in the first & second halves yesterday to build up the player’s match minutes before the league campaign starts on July 29th.
     

      Lewis Gilboy opened the scoring before half-time, whilst Sajjad Elhassan bagged a second-half brace.  

     

      In Opposition
    Northern Premier League side Hyde United are our second pre-season opponent ahead of the 2023/24 season. They finished just outside the playoffs in the Premier Division, missing out by just two points.
     
    The team are managed by the former Bolton & Leigh RMI player Nick Spooner, he was appointed in February 2022 after the departure of Jim Gannon.
     
    Ewen Fields has been the home of Hyde United for over 100 years and previously hosted Manchester City EDS fixtures.
      The stadium holds up to 4,250 spectators – 530 seated – in 5 covered stands, all of which are covered and raised, offering excellent views of the pitch.


     
    Club History
    Hyde FC will always be remembered for the record 26-0 FA Cup defeat suffered at the hands of Preston North End in 1887. But the club, founded two years earlier, was anything but a collection of cotton-town bumpkins. It was a highly ambitious outfit which wanted to compete with the best sides in the North.

     
    In the 1887-88 season, Hyde had a successful run and even played a match against Newton Heath (now Manchester United) dubbed the unofficial championship of Manchester.

     
    During the early 20th century, Hyde experienced a productive period, winning four league titles. They merged with Hyde St George’s and moved to Ewen Fields in 1906, joining the Lancashire Combination. However, in 1917, the club folded temporarily due to war-related reasons but was re-established in 1919 as Hyde United.

     
    The inter-war years were a successful period, with Hyde winning five Manchester League championships in the 1920s. This led to their election to the Cheshire County League in 1930, and they lifted the league cup by defeating Stockport County Reserves in 1934.

     
    In 1945-46, Hyde won the Cheshire Senior Cup for the first time and reached round one of the FA Cup in 1954. In the following years, they clinched back-to-back Cheshire League titles.

     
    During the late 1960s, Hyde became known as the Tigers when they joined the Northern Premier League. Despite initial expectations of struggle, they finished seventh and eleventh in their first two seasons. Financial constraints led them to return to the Cheshire League in 1970.

     
    After a decade, Hyde resurfaced as a competitive force, winning the Cheshire League in 1981-82 and gaining promotion back to the Northern Premier League. They reached the first round of the FA Cup in 1983 and made it to the FA Trophy semi-finals in 1989.

     
    In 1986, Hyde sold Ewen Fields and laid a synthetic Baspograss pitch. They achieved success, winning trophies, and returning to the first round of the FA Cup in 1994. However, as the 21st century arrived, Hyde began to struggle, experiencing back-to-back relegations.

     
    In 2010, Hyde struck a deal for Manchester City’s elite development squad to use Ewen Fields, securing financial stability. The decision to revert to the name Hyde FC and change the team colors divided fans. Under Gary Lowe’s management, Hyde amazed everyone by winning the Conference North in 2011-12 and securing promotion.

     
    Despite their initial success, Hyde couldn’t sustain their performance and suffered relegations, ultimately returning to the Northern Premier League. In 2015, they returned to the name Hyde United and planned to become a supporters’ trust.

     
    The 2016/17 season started poorly, but significant signings in late December turned their fortunes around, and they finished 10th in the table. The 2017/18 season was one of the best in recent years, with Hyde gaining automatic promotion to the EvoStik Premier Division.

     
    The 2019/20 season began with a new manager and showed promise before being null and voided due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the gap between seasons, the club refurbished the ground and made additions to the squad.

     
    Last season, was a positive one for the club after finishing just outside the play-offs, after finishing 17th & 10th in the last two seasons, respectively.
     
    Tickets
    Adults – £7

    Concessions (Over 65; 17 to 18) – £5

    12 to 16 – £4

    Under 12 – £2

    It will be CASH ONLY on the turnstiles.
      On the Day
    Parking: The club have a car park, which will be used on a first come first served basis.
     
    We’ve also been advised of the adjacent leisure centre car park, which can be used but closes at 10 pm.


    If you require disabled parking, please email tony@hydeunited.co.uk


    Food & Drink: Hyde has two tea bars – a social club & a can bar. Both of which you can use cash or card.


    #NonLeagueDogs: Dogs are welcome as long as they on a lead.
      Travel

    By Car:
     
    Leave the M60 at Junction 24 and take the M67 towards Sheffield. Leave the M67 at Junction 3 and at the traffic lights at the top of the slip road, turn right towards Hyde Town Centre. At the second set of traffic lights turn left onto Mottram Road. Pass Morrisons store on your left and at the first set of lights turn right onto Lumn Road. At the top of the road there is a T-junction where you turn left onto Walker Lane. The ground entrance is just past Hyde Leisure Pool.

    A residents-only parking scheme operates in the vicinity of the ground, so street parking has to be away from the stadium.
     
    By Bus: The nearest bus service to the ground is the 201, which runs from Manchester City Centre.


    By Train: The nearest railway station is Newton for Hyde, which is around half a mile away from the ground. It is served by regular trains from Manchester Piccadilly. It should take around ten minutes to walk.
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    FA Cup & FA Vase Details Confirmed

    The FA have given notice today, that Bury FC will compete in both the FA Cup & FA Vase during the 2023/24 season.
     
    As a two-time FA Cup winning club in 1900 & 1903, we will enter the competition at the Extra Preliminary Round stage on Saturday 5th August.
     
    The draw for which will be announced next Friday (7th July).
     
    The FA Vase is the competition played between all the teams at Step 5 and Step 6 of the National League System.

    We will enter at the second round proper, so our campaign in that competition won’t begin until November.

    More details on each competition can be found on the FA website, by clicking here.
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    Bradford and Preston Games Now All Ticket

    Ticket sales for the first sightings of Bury at Gigg Lane on the 8th and 9th July, against Bradford City and Preston North End respectively, have gone well.
     
    This has allowed us to prepare in advance and discuss our requirements with the various agencies concerned with supporter safety. As there is currently building work going on in the North (Main) Stand this will be closed other than for players and match officials for the friendly games, with work due to be complete for the start of the league season.
     
    We will open the South and East (Cemetery End) Stands for friendlies and cap attendance levels at 2,275.
     
    With this in mind, we have agreed that the Bradford and Preston games will be advance ticket-only games. There is still good ticket availability for Preston but for the Bradford game, we have only a small number of tickets left available and expect both home and away allocation to reach their maximum in advance of the game.
     
    Please do not attend these games without a ticket which can be purchased here. We have now limited these to single-match tickets and removed the ticket covering both games.
     
    Whilst they are both friendlies, more stringent rules for spectator management will apply as our opponents are EFL teams.
     
    This means that alcohol cannot be served or consumed in view of the pitch and the police will be in attendance. We will have enhanced stewarding on the day which will hopefully support us in delivering a safe environment.
     
    We hope to be able to relax these requirements for the three remaining home friendlies against non-league opposition and open up more of the ground for the start of the season proper.
     
    However, we need your support and cooperation to do this. We are required to demonstrate that we are able to safely and competently run matches out of Gigg Lane to open up more of the ground and increase our capacity. Please help us achieve this over the next few weeks.
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      Allocations for away supporters are available from their club websites.
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    Treasureline: Week 5

    This week’s Treasureline Winners for Week 5 – 28th June 2023 are in! The rollover this week was £500 and remember it can reach up to a life-changing £10,000!!
    PrizeDraw No.Members Name£500 RolloverSC3601NO WINNER£1000CA2662I JONES£100BL3943C COUPAR£50LN5594J BANKS£50NC3150D CANNON£25CB6150P WILCOX£25HL5979A BENNET£10HJ6548J FEARNS£10CB1775R GARLAND£10LK1232G HAWKHEAD£10NF2719S HARRIS£10LN1241C BOAG£10HD6516G CLAYTON£10WA3174K CROSSLAND£10LA3336J GOODWIN£10BE6626A NEWTON£10HK5106B GODDARD View the full article on the Bury AFC website
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    Women’s Pre-Season Schedule Confirmed

    We are delighted to confirm our Women’s pre-season fixture list, as the team begins its preparations to play at Step 5 of the pyramid.
     
    It begins with the double-header away at Thackley on July 1st, with the ladies kicking off at 12pm, followed by the men at 3:30 pm. Tickets are on sale now.
     
    The following Sunday (9th July) sees a trip to east Manchester to take on last season’s North West Women’s Regional League champions FC United of Manchester.
     
    Bradford City are then in town on Sunday 16th July for our only home pre-season fixture, the West Yorkshire side were relegated from Step 4 last season, and will be playing in the North East equivalent division to our team.
     
    We are back on the road for the remaining friendlies on Sunday 23rd July, which will see us make the short trip to Accrington Stanley before facing Port Vale who play their football in the West Midlands Regional League Division One on July 30th.
     
    The pre-season campaign will end on Sunday 6th August when we make the trip across the England-Wales border to face Connah’s Quay Nomads.
     
    Two weeks later, the league campaign will begin, fixtures for which will be published in due course.
     
    More details about individual pre-season fixtures will be available on social media in the coming weeks.
     
    Bury FC Women’s Pre-Season Schedule
    July 1st – Thackley (A)
    July 9th – FC United of Manchester (A)
    July 16th – Bradford City (H) (played at Unsworth CC)
    July 23rd – Accrington Stanley (A)
    July 30th – Port Vale (A)
    August 6th – Connah’s Quay Nomads (A)
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    Pre-Season: Thackley AFC (A) – Sat 1st July 2023, 3pm KO

    Here! We! Go!
    No sooner has it felt like one season ends, another one starts with ‘Pre-season 2023’ officially beginning this week with a double-header day of football over at Thackley AFC this Saturday.
      Boss Andy Welsh and women’s interim manager Jason Jarrett (pictured) take their respective sides across the M62 for the first time in the new era of Bury Football Club.
      Starting at 12noon, Jarrett’s charges get us underway as they lead into the North West Women’s Regional League (NWWRL) Premier Division in 2023/24. Thackley Ladies currently compete in the West Riding Women’s Regional League, finishing 7th last season. Many of the championship-winning side from last season have returned and are raring to go this summer.
      To follow at 3.30pm, the men’s side take to the Dennyfield pitch.
      Andy Welsh has put together a strong squad of players over the summer, bringing in a string of attackers who will no doubt be the envy of the league. With Benito Lowe, Tom Kilifin, Darius Palma and Andy Briggs coming to the party, we start the season with a front-line that contributed almost 150 goals last season. Certainly exciting times lay in wait for Shakers supporters this season.
      Benito Lowe Tom Kilifin Andy Welsh with Darius Palma Andy Briggs joins the Shakers from Steeton
      The hard work starts now, with the bulk of the squad back in training this week, with running sessions and ball work in equal measure. As always stated, pre-season fixtures are there for the lads to gain fitness and sharpness but we know supporters will travel over in their numbers to take in the game. Thackley are encouraging supporters to buy tickets in advance so they can manage ground operations, so check out the information below on how to get hold of these, as well as details on travel and facilities to be expected on the day.
      In Opposition
    Thackley AFC are based in the small suburb of Thackley, a couple of miles north of Bradford, West Yorkshire.

    The club plays in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division (Step 5), finishing in a respectable 14th last season.

    Their home ground is the ‘Thank You Key Workers Stadium at Dennyfield’ and the primary colours of club are red and white, with the nickname of the ‘Dennyboys’ in recognition of
      They are managed by duo Danny Forrest and, known to many reading this, Tom Greaves. This game has been arranged as part of the agreement that saw Greaves, and fellow attacker and former Bury FC player Aidan Chippendale join Bury for the last five games of last season.
        Club History
    Thackley FC was formed in 1930, spending much of their early years in local football before joining the West Riding County Amateur League in 1939. The club then moved into county-wide leagues, spending 25 years in the West Riding County Amateur League, winning that league on five occasions before a brief spell in the West Yorkshire League. Thackley then joined the Yorkshire League before becoming founder members of the Northern Counties East League’s Premier Division where they have been ever since with the club’s best season being in 1993–94 when they were runners-up, losing out on goal difference to Stocksbridge Park Steels.

    The club has never been relegated from that division throughout the League’s 40-year history.

    Thackley’s best efforts in national cup competitions have been in the FA Vase, their best season being in 1980–81 when they got to the fifth round. The club has never progressed beyond the second qualifying round of either the FA Cup or the FA Trophy.
      Tickets
    General Admission – £6 + booking fee Concessions – £4 + booking fee (Students (with a valid form of student ID), and senior citizens over 65) FREE admission to u16s, accompanied by an adult
    Get your ticket from Thackley’s website by clicking here.
      On the Day
    Turnstiles: open from 11:30am, cash or card in the Bar, on the Gate and at the Tea Bar.

    Kick Off: The Women’s friendly will kick-off at 12noon followed by the Men’s friendly to begin cking off at 3:30pm.

    Disabled Access: There are ×3 disability parking spaces outside the Clubhouse and next to the entrance gate. There is disabled access to the ground and also the Clubhouse. If a disabled space requires reserving, please contact Thackley.

    Food & Drink: On match day “Arthur’s Bar” Clubhouse will be open where you can purchase your alcoholic and soft drinks. Arthur’s Bar was renovated in 2020 and is the go-to place for events in the community. Serving hot food will be the “Tea Bar” inside the ground. There will also be a Pizza food truck for this fixture as a special guest, and a pop-up bar within the stadium.

    Programme: A full programme has been prepared for this fixture. Thackley have ordered extra for this game, but if you miss out get in touch and Thackley will try to accommodate a re-print.

    #NonLeagueDogs: Dogs are welcome in the ground and in Arthur’s Bar as long as they are kept on a lead at all times.

    Before the match: Locally, there are a number of bars and pubs which sponsor Thackley who would love to see you. Do check out The Ainsbury Micro Pub, The Black Rat Micro Pub and the White Bear. Fancy Fish and Chips? Their sponsors Towngate Fisheries next to the White Bear would love to see some Bury supporters too.
      Travel & Parking

      Capacity: 3000, Cover: 600, Seats: 300
    Address: Dennyfield, Ainsbury Avenue, Thackley, Bradford, BD10 0TL.
    Contact Tel: (01274) 615571.
      General Ground Directions: Via M606 (or M62 Junction 27 and A650) – A6177 (Bradford Ring Road eastbound) and A658 (Harrogate Road) to Greengates traffic lights by (Roebuck Inn). Take 657 towards Shipley and at Thackley corner (beyond S bend) turn right into Thackley Road. At crossroads beyond Methodist Church , veer into Ainsbury Avenue and Dennyfield is 200 yards ahead. Alternatively via M621 (Junction 1). A6110 (Leeds Ring Road westbound), A647 to New Pudsey Station – then A6120 to Rodleyand via A657 as above.

    Parking: There is a large on-site car park which can hold around 100 cars. There is some street parking on Ainsbury Avenue and surrounding streets, but please be respectful to other members of the community and do not “double park” as this will stop access for emergency services vehicles.

    Public Transport (Train): Shipley 2¼ miles, services to Bradford / Leeds.
      Public Transport (Bus): First Bradford 613, 614, Keighley Bus Company 60 from Shipley (Market Square, 5 minutes walk from station) to Bradford (Leeds Road, Aire Street) six times per hour, journey time 10 minutes. Then left into Aire Street, right into Crag Hill Road, left into Thackley Road and immediately right into Ainsbury Avenue, ground on right (8 minutes).
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