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Aiden Walker leaves by mutual consent

We can confirm that defender Aiden Walker has left the club by mutual consent.

Aiden returned to action at the Salford Van Hire Gigg Lane Stadium on Saturday, coming off the bench for the final 30 minutes against Wythenshawe in the Emirates FA Cup.

It marked a welcome return for the defender, who spent the majority of last season sidelined, following shoulder surgery, before further injury setbacks during pre-season.

Following discussions between Aiden and manager Anthony Johnson, the decision has now been made for the 26-year-old to leave the club and pursue regular first-team football.


Anthony Johnson said:
We thank Aiden for his commitment during his time with us and wish him all the very best for the next chapter of his career.

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Bury FC Holiday Club

Over the summer holidays, Bury FC proudly ran our biggest Holiday Club to date in partnership with the Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF).

Across an incredible 14 days, children from the local community enjoyed a fantastic programme of football, fun activities, and nutritious meals, making the most of their summer holidays at Gigg Lane.

The camp was a huge success, welcoming more children than ever before and giving them the opportunity to get active, make new friends, develop their football skills, and experience life at their local football club. Our partnership with HAF also meant we could continue providing valuable support to local families during the school holidays. 

Community Development Officer, Hannah Brindle
A special thank you to Genius Recycling for their generous sponsorship and support of this year’s Holiday Club and thank you to our fantastic coaches, partners, volunteers, and everyone who helped make it a success. 

We loved every minute and we can’t wait to do it all again!

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New Commercial Partnership: Alpine Group

Bury FC are delighted to announce a new commercial partnership with Alpine Group, strengthening the football club’s growing network of local business partners and its commitment to working closely with the community.

The partnership will see Alpine Group join the Bury FC commercial family, with the two organisations working together to create opportunities for greater engagement between the club, its supporters and the local business community.

For Bury FC, partnerships such as this are about much more than commercial support. The club recognises the vital role that local businesses play in the town and believes that building strong relationships with organisations across the area is central to creating a sustainable future for the football club.


Mark Thewlis, Managing Director, Alpine Fire, said:
Bury FC Head of Commercial & Media, Chris Watts, added:
Established in 1992, Alpine Group are a nationwide provider of automatic fire suppression solutions. With 130 employees, they were featured in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026 list for medium sized organisations.

Bury FC would like to thank Alpine Group for their support and look forward to working together throughout the partnership.

Welcome to the Bury FC family, Alpine Group!

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FA Cup Second Qualifying Round draw

We have been drawn at home to fellow Northern Premier League Premier Division side Workington Town in the Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round draw.


The game is scheduled to be played on Saturday 19th September, with further details around the game to be released in the coming week.

It will be the fourth meeting between the two sides in the FA Cup, having first battled it out in the 1971/72 season with the Shakers coming away with a 3-1 victory.


Five years later in November 1976, it was a comfortable 6-0 win for Bury at Gigg Lane with the third meeting coming in the 2007/08 campaign.

Workington, then in the Blue Square North, looked to be taking the game to a replay before Andy Bishop popped up with a late hat-trick to send the Shakers in the Second Round – part of one of the more memorable runs for fans.





A 1-0 win against Exeter City followed before Bishop sent the travelling fans wild at Norwich, heading home from Brian Barry-Murphy’s free kick. The home side equalised to set up a replay, with 4,146 in attendance to see the Shakers knock the Championship side out and set up a trip to Southampton – Richie Baker hitting the post early on and then the hosts running out 2-0 winners.


Keep an eye out on the website and social media for further details about the game!

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Bury 8-0 Wythenshawe: Match Report

Making an ideal start to their FA Cup campaign Bury put in another high scoring home performance beating NPL West outfit Wythenshawe 8-0 at Gigg Lane.


In the week Anthony Johnson had lamented Bury’s wastefulness in front of goal and it seemed it would be more of the same in this tie. Connor Pye burst down the left but his cross was picked out by goalkeeper Ryan Forde while Owen Robinson saw a cross fall to Mo Touray but he didn’t make solid contact with the shot.


Further chances came and went, Leo Graham was teed up but couldn’t take a shot, Oscar Threlkeld headed wide from a corner, Touray headed another over the bar while Bobby Carroll’s brilliant pass deserved to be put away by Tom Carr.


It could have been a different story had Wythenshawe put away a chance of their own as Princewell Anuniru got in behind the defence. Threlkeld blocked the shot and made the clearance.


It was set to be another frustrating day until Connor Pye appeared at the far post to head in Owen Robinson’s cross and open the scoring. This broke the seal and in the fifteen minute spell that followed the Shakers couldn’t stop scoring.


Seconds after the restart Leo Graham played in Carr who rounded the keeper and finished into the open net.


Bury continued to look the most likely to score, Kai Evans made it three on 40 minutes. Surging towards goal and working a neat one-two with Touray before finishing into the bottom corner.


3-0 turned to 4-0 when Touray was fouled outside the box. Evans took the free kick and left Forde stationary as he grabbed his second.


Wythenshawe must have been begging for halftime but Bury kept on coming. One minute into stoppage time Robinson’s cross from the left was headed in by Touray. Then before the referee could blow for halftime it was six. Connor Pye again at the far post had all the time in the world to fire a shot into the top corner.


Three minutes into the second half and Bury scored their seventh. Touray pulling the ball back to Robinson to fire into the bottom corner. Bury fans by now were looking up record scores in cup matches.


In a relatively quiet second half the goals were harder to come by but it wasn’t for lack of effort. The most likely to score again was Kai Evans in search of his third. He crossed to Jes Uchegbulam but the substitute just missed contact. Evans went for it alone next time seeing a long range effort tipped over by Forde.


Evans wouldn’t be denied again and with Uchegbulam as provider he struck into the top corner for his hat-trick and Bury’s eighth.
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