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    Coach to Garforth Town

    We take on Garforth Town in the FA Cup First Qualifying Round next Saturday.

    We have one coach available for fans to book themselves onto.

    The supporters coach departs Gigg Lane at 12:30pm, returning at 5:15pm post-match.

    No Alcohol will be permitted on this coach.

    Click here to buy your ticket.

    Any queries, please contact either Joan (07592017525) or Karen (07857316444).
     
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    Bury FC Women’s & Men’s U23s update

    Jason Jarrett’s Bury Women’s First team have been working hard over the summer and have welcomed excellent new additions to the squad, are looking sharp and ready for the new season ahead. Following a stunning 5-0 thriller, played behind closed doors at Gigg Lane, they now look forward to further training sessions and matches at the stadium with some restrictions in place initially.
     
    The opening game of the season saw the team travel down to local rivals Salford City FC on Wednesday 21st August and they shared the points in a 1-1 draw, with Bury dominating at times. The first home game is against Tranmere Rovers at Gigg Lane, and is part of the club Fun Day on Sunday 25th August. Entry is just £3 for adults and free for children and includes fun day entry, a recreational tournament in the morning, the women’s match at 2pm, followed by a fans team charity match.
     
    Then on Wednesday 28th, Fleetwood Town will visit Gigg Lane, followed by Mancunian Unity on Sunday September 1st. For these two matches, and whilst we navigate the logistics and procedures of hosting additional games at the stadium, attendance will be capped at 200 with spectators using the West Stand (Manchester Road End).

    Our match day caterers will open a kiosk selling food and beverages and the car park will be open on a first come first served basis. Entry for these matches will be £3 for adults and £1 for under 16s. Following these games, we will review the systems in place as we look to grow the fan base for our women’s fixtures. We will be adopting a similar model for our men’s reserves (u23s) fixtures on Monday evenings.
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    Welcome to Bury: Mitch Allen

    We are delighted to announce the signing of goalkeeper Mitch Allen.
     
    The 24-year-old joins the club after leaving Prescot Cables earlier this month.
     
    He started out in the Stoke City academy aged 8 progressing right through the ranks to their Under 18’s side.
     
    After leaving Stoke in July 2018 he went into play for Stratford Town, Buxton & Prescot Cables where he spent four years until recently.
     
    Mitch was apart of the team that won the playoffs with Cables last season as well as winning goalkeeper of the season in the NPL West.
     
    He will provide cover and competition for Tom Stewart. Tom has some work commitments coming up over the next few weeks which will mean he misses a few games, so it was imperative that we had a top class goalkeeper to provide cover.
     
    Mitch told buryfc.co.uk after signing: “Delighted to be signing for Bury, such a massive club with great ambitions, can’t wait to get going and to hopefully help the club gain promotion.”
     
    Manager, Dave McNabb added: “Mitch has proved himself to be one of the best keepers in the NPL over the last few years. He’s an exceptional shot stopper with the ability to make match winning saves. Mitch’s distribution is another one of his outstanding qualities with the ability to turn defence to attack in the blink of an eye.”

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    Welcome to Bury: Ben Hockenhull

    We are delighted to announce the signing of defender Ben Hockenhull.
     
    The 22-year-old joins us after leaving Tranmere Rovers in the summer.
     
    Ben came through the youth ranks at Manchester United before signing a pro deal at Brentford and spent 2 years there before moving to Tranmere in 2022.
     
    Spent most of his time at Tranmere on loan at Warrington Rylands, Chorley, Spennymoor and Southport making 20 appearances in the Northern Premier League and 20 in the National League North.
     
    Following his final loan at Southport, Ben started the final three games of the League 2 season for Tranmere.
     
    Upon signing he said: “I’m delighted to join a big club like Bury. I can’t wait to show the fans what I can do and help the team try and win the league, taking the club in a direction back to where it belongs.”
     
    He joins the Shakers to provide competition in the centre back position now that Efe is leaving the club.
     
    Manager, Dave McNabb added: “A brilliant addition following on from Efe leaving the club. I’ve watched Ben a lot playing in the NPL and NLN and have always been very impressed.
     
    “A tall, strong and powerful centre half who is very excellent defensively. He’s quick and very comfortable in possession with the ability to play out from the back and help build attacks from deep.”

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    Efe Ambrose Departs

    The club is sad to report that Saturday’s game will be Efe Ambrose’s last for the club.
     
    Arriving on a wave of publicity, we were delighted to welcome Efe to Gigg Lane over the summer, he became an instant hit with the fans and the wider footballing community to see him continuing in the game.
     
    The former Celtic player, 35, who had gained experience in the Champions League and secured 4-league titles north of the border as well as international recognition with Nigeria securing the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013, left Scottish League One side Queen of the South at the end of last season.
     
    He featured in five out of seven pre-season friendlies and has so far started four games in the competitive campaign, scoring in our 7-1 win at Abbey Hey last week, supplying all those in attendance with his customary back-flip goal celebration.
     

    Continuing to reside in Scotland, Ambrose was regularly travelling to the north-west for both training and matches. Despite a willingness to do this and play in front of the Gigg Lane crowd, this has caught up with earlier training times and the rigours of negotiating late motorway closures effecting the Ambrose family to a point whereby it has become no longer be sustainable.
     
    After some open conversations with manager Dave McNabb over the past two weeks to explain this decision, Efe agreed to stay on to assist the club during a busy fixture period.
     
    Manager, Dave McNabb reacted to the news: “I’m absolutely gutted about the situation with Efe. He has been brilliant for the team since he signed and even better off the pitch with me, the staff and the other players. He’s a true gentleman and one of the kindest and most down to earth men I have ever met.
     
    “His love for the game is infectious. During a training session a couple of weeks ago, we ran a session where we had three rolling teams of seven. Efe quickly realised that two teams where a man short which often meant some changeover of bibs as the teams rolled on and off. Efe being Efe, wearing a blue bib, quickly grabbed a red bib and a green bib and put them in his pocket so that whenever his team rolled off, he could quickly put on one of the other colours and carry on playing. Not only did this clearly show how much he loves playing the beautiful game but also show his experience and intelligence.
     
    “Unfortunately, despite his desire for the game and how much he has loved his time with Bury a few of the challenges we were aware of when he signed have actually shown to be a bit bigger than anticipated due to some unforeseen elements.
     
    “I can’t thank Efe enough for everything he has done for me and the club in his short spell here and wish him and his family nothing but the best for the future.”
     
    The game against Maghull in the FA Vase will be Efe’s last so we urge all supporters to give him a great send off at Gigg Lane on Saturday afternoon.
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