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Emirates FA Cup – Fourth Qualifying Round Draw Details
This afternoon we will find out who we face in the Fourth Qualifying Round of this season’s Emirates FA Cup. We have won five ties to get to this stage – all of which have come away from home. Our Cup Run: Extra Preliminary Round – W 4-2 vs Congleton Town (a) Preliminary Round – W 3-1 vs Avro (a) First Qualifying Round – W 2-0 vs Garforth Town (a) Second Qualifying Round – W 2-0 vs Blyth Spartans (a) Third Qualifying Round – W 3-2 vs Radcliffe (a) Today’s draw remains regionalised, 64 ties will come from this draw. 15 in the North & 17 in the South. We are ball number 14 in the north draw. The draw numbers for the North Section are as follows: AFC Flyde Altrincham Boston United FC Halifax Town Gateshead Hartlepool United Oldham Athletic Rochdale Solihull Moors Tamworth York City Guiseley Stockton Town or Chester BURY Curzon Ashton Farsley Celtic Gainsborough Trinity Scarborough Athletic Spennymoor Town Macclesfield Buxton or Kidderminster Harriers Shifnal Town or Hednesford Town Harborough Town Biggleswade Town or Alfreton Town Kettering Town Rushall Olympic Worksop Town or King’s Lynn Town Royston Town or Peterborough Sports Biggleswade Brackley Town TalkSport will be live broadcasting the draw this afternoon from 3pm. Click here to listen live. We will bring you coverage as well, across our social media pages. The arrangements for the tie will be confirmed as soon as possible. View the full article
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YouTube: Tim Lees - Radcliffe (a) | Post Match Interview | Bury FC
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YouTube: Gaz Peet - Radcliffe (a) | Post Match Interview | Bury FC
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YouTube: Sam Coughlan - Radcliffe (a) | Post Match Interview | Bury FC
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Player Update – Tom Stewart
We can confirm the departure of goalkeeper Tom Stewart. The 28 year old joined the club in the summer from Lancaster City. He made eight appearances, including two big FA Cup wins at Congleton & Avro. We’d like to thank Tom for his contributions and wish him well for the future. View the full article
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Book the 3G Pitch at Gigg Lane, the home of Bury FC!
Looking for a premier venue to host your next game or training session? Look no further! Gigg Lane offers a brand new, state of the art 3G pitch that is perfect for all your footballing needs. One of the world’s oldest professional football stadiums, Gigg Lane has been home to Bury Football Club since it was built in 1885 and now it’s your chance to play on the pitch. Since the pitch installation was completed last month, we’ve started to see all 28 Bury FC adult, junior and community teams in their new home for training and matches, whilst also welcoming other local grassroots junior and adult clubs such as Unsworth, Prestwich, Westbury and Totty Robins. Please ensure you read and adhere to our footwear rules – keeping our pitch in the best possible condition is essential. Why Choose Our 3G Pitch? Top-Quality Surface: Play on a fully maintained 3G pitch, designed for maximum performance and safety. Ideal for All Events: Whether it’s a friendly match, training, or a tournament, we cater to all types of football activities. Prime Location: Conveniently located at the historic Gigg Lane, with easy access and parking. Competitive Rates: Affordable pricing for individuals, teams, schools and businesses. Don’t miss out on the chance to play at one of the oldest stadiums in England! Availability is limited, so act fast! To Book Your Slot – please click here. View the full article
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Match Info: Radcliffe (A), Sat 28th Sept, 3pm KO
Home victories over Stockport Town in the league and Burscough in the Isuzu FA Vase second qualifying round take our unbeaten run to 17 games. And that’s not to mention third place in the NW Counties league table with games in hand. It all provides an excellent springboard for our dive into the deep waters of the game against supreme rivals Radcliffe. But the Shakers made many fans shake with fear by conceding a late, late goal in the one-sided game against Town on Tuesday. Rustam Stepans had scored from a penalty on 55 minutes, and a second goal from Sam Coughlan on the stroke of 90 finally seemed to have clinched it. But three minutes later Harley Monaghan sparked a scary ending but a satisfactory 2-1 result. Goals from Ruben Jerome, Ben Hockenhull and Rustam Stepans made the Isuzu FA Vase second qualifying round win against Burscough on Saturday a complete contrast. It seemed all over by half-time. And so it was: 3-0. Highlights and post-match interviews from Tuesday’s win are available on our YouTube channel (links below) In Opposition – Radcliffe It’s not been a good start in the Vanarama National League North for newly-promoted Radcliffe. They’re currently bottom: played 8, won 0, drawn 4, lost 4. The 2-1 away win against Warrington in the Emirates FA Cup second qualifying round will have given morale at the club a hefty boost. And they will be hoping for another when they take on Bury at the Neuven Stadium in the third qualifying round. The game will have special resonance for 37-year-old Nicky Adams, who played for Bury during his long career in league football. Radcliffe football club came into being as Radcliffe Borough in 1949. It was a bitter blow for many in the town when it became part of Bury Metropolitan Borough in 1974. And that may explain why it took so long for the club to drop “Borough” from its title – in 2018. Tickets This game is SOLD OUT & ALL TICKET for AWAY Supporters. Tickets can be collected from main reception between 1pm & 7pm on Thursday, and between 1pm & 5pm on Friday. Please show your QR code to collect your ticket. Travel & Parking Address: Neuven Stadium, Colshaw Close E, Radcliffe, Manchester M26 3PE (WhatThreeWords – ///energetic.crowned.kicks Public Transport: The 98 Bus is the only direct bus route, running from Bury Town Centre to outside the Neuven Stadium. Nearest Tram Stop: Radcliffe. After arriving at Radcliffe Tram Station, turn left out of the car park and walk straight to the top of the road (Spring Lane) at the traffic lights, turn right pass the Royal Oak Pub and follow the road until the next set of traffic lights near Tesco. Turn Right and head up Ainsworth Road, until you reach the Victoria Pub. Turn left onto Lowe Street and the Neuven Stadium is at the end of the road on the right turning into Colshaw Close East. The journey takes around 20 minutes. Driving: M60 junction 17 follow signs for Whitefield and Bury. Take A665 to Radcliffe via by-pass to Bolton Road. Signposted to turn right into Unsworth Street. The Neuven Stadium is on the left approximately half a mile turning into Colshaw Close East. Enter M26 3PE for those using Sat Navs. Parking: There is no parking for fans on the Neuven Stadium’s ground, alternative parking is available at the Cricket Ground which is a 5-minute walk away or street parking, obviously goes without saying please be respectful to our neighbours and do not park inappropriately and/or in front of driveways. Ground Facilities: This fixture will be separated between home & away supporters. There will be a food van which serves the likes of chips, burgers, hot dogs etc, hot and cold drinks. There is an outside bar which serves a range of beers. Match Coverage & Live Stream If you are unable to make the game, we’ll have all the live coverage across our media platforms. Live Stream: For this game, we will have no live stream. Keep up-to-date with all our video content via the club’s YouTube Channel. Click to subscribe and never miss highlights and match reaction across the season. Audio Commentary: Roch Valley Radio will be providing commentary for this game. Click here ahead of kick-off to listen live. Audio commentary will be provided for every game of the season, so you will never miss a piece of the action. Social Media: Our team will also bring you in-depth text commentary via the club ‘MatchDay Live‘ Twitter feed, with team news and half time and full time updates available also on Facebook and feel like you are there with our match galleries and imagery available over on Instagram. Whatever the weather, wherever you are across the globe, we have you covered. Up the Shakers! #ShakersTogether | #BuryFC | #PartofIt View the full article
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Recruitment Update – September 2024
Our Head of Recruitment Jimmy Holmes has provided the following update for supporters: We are now 2 months into the season. I just wanted to provide an update on the new squad with an insight into how we’ve gone about it. From day one at Bury FC my job was to help build a squad that could compete at the top end of the table and ultimately gain promotion, but also go on and progress up to the next league once we get there. Previously the club had a high turnover of players throughout the past 4 seasons. We wanted to change this and add in players for the long term. The next stage was to take what the club had from last season. We only had a handful of players that had committed so we had to build an entirely new squad. We had a number of key targets that had been watched on numerous occasions that we wanted to bring to the club so when we made our approach we were fully confident in the player. They are a brand new squad that will take time to fulfill its potential with an average age of 23. It was part of our plan to also build a squad that is younger. Long term we don’t want to have a relatively high average age & we don’t want to be having to re-build like in previous years. We have a clear plan on how we want to get there. Even if it isn’t always easy to bring the right players into Bury FC it’s important that the individual players we sign can identify with our path. Players who can handle the pressure of playing for Bury FC but who can also handle the expectations week in week out. Players that can go on a journey with the club, identify with fans and be ready for the next challenge when the club gets there. We want to invest in these players now so the rewards will come later down the road after making 50/100/150 appearances for the club. That is something unique at these levels of football. If you want to build something, you have to think two or three years ahead. Most of the players are of an age, so that in one, two or three years they will still be at a good footballer’s age and everyone’s goal is to move forward with the club. The purpose of good recruitment is to find players who fit a team’s style of play before anyone else realises how good they are clubs can also look for undervalued players. We wanted to bring into the club players that the fans might not have heard about before. New players that we believe can go and take the club on to another level. Players who may not have played in a certain position before who we can develop and fit into our system & style of play. If the players individually and squad collectively keep their levels high it’s going to be a pleasure to watch them moving forward. We don’t want to copy other clubs we want to recruit the best talent for our club and be unique. Jimmy Holmes. View the full article
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Treasureline: Week 18
This week’s Treasureline Winners for Week 18 – 25th September 2024 are in! The rollover this week was £500 and remember it can reach up to a life-changing £10,000!! Want to be part of it? Join here Prize Draw No. Members Name £500 Rollover CB3821 M TOMLINSON £1000 SB3536 P INGHAM £100 NE0220 J DONALD £50 HK3212 P LODGE £50 HA2674 W DERRICK £25 NE6375 K HUGHES £25 OA5628 H MCKEOWN £10 HN6678 M MILLS £10 RP5582 D HALKYARD £10 LP2381 B BRINN £10 KA6141 S FISHWICK £10 SA5310 R MOORHOUSE £10 BR1175 J ANDERSON £10 CA1151 E NICKLIN £10 OA4128 C HALSTEAD £10 RS0206 R PEARSON £10 BR1811 A PARKINSON Bury FC is a partner of NYCDA and a beneficiary of the NYCDA Weekly Draw. Gambling Commission account number 5166. Registered Office: 1-2 Frecheville Court, Bury, BL9 0UF. Responsible Person: Mr M Brocklehurst. For more information, please visit www.nycdaweeklydraw.co.uk/treasureline. View the full article
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YouTube: Iyrwah Gooden - Stockport Town (h) | Post Match Interview | Bury FC
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YouTube: Cam Fogerty - Stockport Town (h) | Post Match Interview | Bury FC
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YouTube: Tim Lees - Stockport Town (h) | Post Match Interview | Bury FC
Thank you for your continued support of the club. Bury FC is a community, fan-owned football club competing in the North West Counties Football League Premier Division. #BuryFC | #PartOfIt
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Tony Bartley: 1938-2024
Tony Bartley, 8th March 1938 – 22nd September 2024 Tony Bartley’s football career may have begun with Bury’s traditional local rivals, Bolton Wanderers, but it was Gigg Lane and the Shakers’ supporters with whom he shared a mutual love for the rest of his life. Lance Corporal Bartley played for the Wanderers during his national service in 1956/57 but arrived at Gigg in 1958 via a spell at his hometown club, Stalybridge Celtic. It was the beginning of a seven-year association during which time he was part of one of the most affectionately-remembered squads of the club’s history: the 1960/61 Third Division champions who blasted 108 goals on their way to the second tier. Flying down the left wing, fans of his vintage remember a tenacious, hard-working winger who also weighed in with his fair share of goals, particularly against Stoke City against whom Tony once scored a winner in a match when he shared the pitch with Stanley Matthews. He also found the net in games versus Newcastle, Sunderland, Chelsea and Leeds. With never a hair out of place, he is also remembered for his interactions with his fans, sitting on the perimeter walls of the Boys’ Stand, the South Stand or the Main Stand and joking with supporters as he readied himself to deliver a corner into the opposition area. Ever-present in the 1962/63 season when the harsh winter derailed Bury’s promotion push to the top flight resulting in an eighth-place finish in the Second Division, Tony also played in the game in which Brian Clough sustained his career-ending injury. Years later, the two met again after a game at Blackburn Rovers at which Clough had been managing Nottingham Forest. Clough’s broad smile in the photographic evidence of the meeting is testament to how you couldn’t help be captivated by Tony’s simple joy in life. Spells at Oldham and Chesterfield followed before a move across the Irish Sea to Sligo Rovers as player-manager, but it was always Bury that remained his true footballing love. The emotional video interview he gave to the club during the COVID-19 lockdown highlighted how upset he was at the club’s fate, and also how fondly remembered he was by supporters. It was incredible to be able to welcome Tony back to the ground he loved for the game against Wythenshawe in March 2024. His daughter Lisa remembers how his breath was taken away when he got out of the car and saw the Main Stand before he shouted his familiar cry of ‘Up the Shakers!’ It was, she says, a day of which he enjoyed every second. Devoted to his family, Tony is survived by his wife Sybil whom he married while a Shaker in the 1960 close season, Lisa and her brothers Anthony and John, his eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Go well, Tony Bartley. You loved us and we loved you. View the full article
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CEO Q&A – Questions Confirmed
This week, we sat down with CEO Neil Sears to answer fans questions that have been sent to the club in the last couple of weeks. Each question received, has been listed below. The full Q&A video will be published early next week. Some of the questions issued, due to either their personal nature or aren’t submitted in relation to everyday footballing operations, have not been included in the Q&A. To review the last Q&A sessions, head to YouTube HERE or watch below: View the full article
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Junior Shakers Update
We recently launched our Junior Shakers scheme for our youngest fans. This weekend we proudly welcomed some of our first members to the stadium to receive their gift pack, meet our mascot, Peeler, and take up the opportunity to be mascots for our Men’s and Women’s teams. Meanwhile we continue to offer local grassroots football teams the opportunity to be flag-bearers at our matches and you may well have seen them taking penalty kicks at half time on the pitch – a great experience for these local youngsters. Soon you will also be seeing our own Bury FC Juniors and community teams at match days as our club ‘Team of the Day’. As well as enjoying a match day experience, they will be doing a lap of honour at half time and we would encourage our fans to give them a warm reception on their way around the pitch as we show our appreciation for the children and adults who represent our club at all ages and levels. Additionally, our community officer Casey Lynchey alongside stadium volunteer and lifelong Bury fan, John Raftery, will be visiting local schools to celebrate all we are doing at Gigg Lane. John will be sharing his wisdom of the club in assemblies and Casey will be offering free coaching sessions. Alongside this offering we will be inviting schools down to watch a match at Gigg Lane and giving out free tickets for families. In the future, we are also planning school tournaments and opportunities for local school children to play on the pitch for free. To sign up to become a Junior Shaker to receive a goody bag, the choice of game to be a mascot at and other benefits, for just £30 per year, visit: https://buy.stripe.com/28oeVmb7h76q2n6cMM BURY FC JUNIOR SHAKERS BOOKLETDownload For any other information, you can contact Casey – communityofficer@buryfc.co.uk View the full article
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Apply Now: Part-Time Caretaker
We are now recruiting for a part-time Caretaker due to an expansion of our opening times as a community facility. An ideal candidate will be a courteous, self-motivated and reliable individual who is able to work on their own initiative and as part of a team. You should be able to plan and prioritise workloads to achieve objectives whilst remaining flexible due to the nature of the position. Caretaker JDDownload This will be an employed role with salary of £12 per hour. To apply, please submit your CV to stuart.wright@buryfc.co.uk by 5pm on Friday 4th October. View the full article
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Match Info: Stockport Town (H), Tue 24th Sept, 7:45pm KO
Shakers go into their midweek home game against Stockport cock-a-hoop after Saturday’s convincing 3-0 Isuzu FA Vase victory over Burscough. The result never looked in doubt after Reuben Jerome opened the scoring in the seventh minute. There were elements of luck in the goal, but it was reward for shrewd use of the long ball against a shaky defence. It was all over bar the shouting by half-time. Defender Ben Hockenhull notched the second from close range following a free kick in the 31st minute and Rustam Stepans grabbed the third goal and his ninth of the season four minutes later. The victory sees us through to the first round proper of the competition on October 19, when we face Chadderton. It takes our encouraging unbeaten start to the season to 16 matches. There were several changes in the Shakers line-up on Saturday, and expect more against Stockport Town as we look ahead to our massive FA Cup game at Radcliffe Borough on Saturday. In Opposition – Stockport Town This is Stockport Town’s first season in the NWCFL Premier Division following their promotion as Division One South runners-up for the second year running. They’ve made a decent start, winning six and losing five of their 13 matches and at the moment are in 10th position in the league table. After losing three games on the bounce to Abbey Hey (H) Burscough (H) and Chadderton (A), Town won their last three – at home to FC St Helens and Prestwich Heys and away at AFC Liverpool. The club was created in 2014, and after a season of matches against some decent sides was accepted into the NWCFL Division One South a year later. A new era began five years ago, when Town was bought by national coaching organisation the Pro Football Academy, which aims to nurture the talent of children aged 5-14. On the Day & In the Ground Our Matchday @ Gigg guide is available to read to find out everything you need to know going on in and around the ground. Match Tickets can be bought online HERE. Mike Walsh is our special guest in Starkies & Eyelevel Sponsors Lounge. Walsh took the Shakers to the play-offs three times, once to Wembley in his five years as manager in the 1990s. Make sure to get into Starkies early to listen to the tails of his time in BL9, which is open to all for free this Tuesday evening. Match Coverage & Live Stream If you are unable to make it to the action at Gigg Lane, we’ll have all the live coverage across our media platforms. Live Stream: The game will be broadcast live from Gigg Lane via our new streaming service accessed via TicketCo. The cost is £7.29 (inc.VAT & fees). Season ticket holders can gain access to live streams for FREE as part of their season ticket purchase. Enter your 5-letter reference code from your season ticket receipt in the ‘Promocode’ box and click apply. Your link to access the game will be provided in your receipt following the transaction. Live stream tickets will be available to purchase very soon from our ticket webpage HERE. Keep up-to-date with all our video content via the club’s YouTube Channel. Click to subscribe and never miss highlights and match reaction across the season. Audio Commentary: Roch Valley Radio will be providing commentary for this game. Join the team from the press box at Gigg Lane. Click here ahead of kick-off to listen live. Audio commentary will be provided for every game of the season, so you will never miss a piece of the action. Social Media: Our team will also bring you in-depth text commentary via the club ‘MatchDay Live‘ Twitter feed, with team news and half time and full time updates available also on Facebook and feel like you are there with our match galleries and imagery available over on Instagram. Whatever the weather, wherever you are across the globe, we have you covered. Up the Shakers! #ShakersTogether | #BuryFC | #PartOfIt View the full article
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Radcliffe (a): More Tickets Available + Collection Update
We have been informed this morning, that an extra 200 tickets have been made available to Bury fans ahead of this Saturday’s FA Cup fixture vs Radcliffe. Following feedback on the earlier two phases of the ticket release, we will distribute these 200 tickets to those who are season ticket holders AND members at 7pm tonight (Monday). We expect this allocation to be sold within this distribution. As identified on the ticket receipt, a digital ticket is required to be presented in exchange for an admission ticket supplied by Radcliffe. These tickets can be collected from Gigg Lane across the below time periods this week: Between 6.30 – 7.30pm on Tuesday evening (24th Sept) at our pop-up canopy in the car park, ahead of the Stockport Town game On reception 1.00 – 7.00pm on Thursday (26th Sept) On reception 1.00 – 5.00pm on Friday (27th Sept) We’ve been made aware by several supporters regarding the request for carer tickets. For those who require a carers ticket, you will not be able to collect your ticket on Tuesday, and we request you attend one of the later slots in the week to collect. Please make sure you bring relevant documentation to collect a carers ticket. Due to our hosts not having a carers ticket category, these tickets will be chargeable at £15. Gigg Lane will be closed on Wednesday for works to the electrical systems, so no collections can be made on that day. If there are any ticket enquiries, these should be directed to our ticket email tickets@buryfc.co.uk. View the full article
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Partner Programme – AC Ventilation
We are delighted to confirm AC Ventilation as our first Business Partner, as part of our new partner programme. Based in Rochdale and established in 1995. AC Ventilation Limited has become a thriving and well respected business, specialising in the design, supply, installation and maintenance of all types of air conditioning, ventilation and fresh air heat recovery systems. The company operates throughout the UK and across all sectors. This includes commercial, industrial, healthcare, leisure, hotels, retail, education, restaurants, and specialist residential projects. Steve Valentine, Managing Director of AC Ventilation said: “AC Ventilation Ltd are proud to extend our current training shirt support to become official Business Partners of Bury Football Club. “We are honoured to be partners with a team that holds such prominence in our community, embodies the spirit of teamwork and winning mentality, values that resonate deeply with us. “The AC Ventilation Ltd brand will feature throughout the stadium on matchday boards, in programmes & on the Bury FC website. Providing ultimate comfort is our business.” Neil Sears CEO added: “Bury FC are delighted to welcome AC Ventilation as a Business Partner on our new ‘Partner Programme’. “Steve and the team have been on board since we have been back at Gigg Lane and by entering the programme they are further investing in the future of the football club with a more substantial investment. “This is a local business which is thriving and we hope that by partnering with Bury, we can both achieve our commercial and business objectives, we look forward to seeing Steve and the team on a regular basis at Gigg Lane.” View the full article
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Fixture Updates – September 2024
We have several fixture updates to update you on following our progression in recent cup competitions. Our originally scheduled league game for Saturday 24th August away at Litherland REMYCA, which had to be moved due to both teams being in FA Vase action, will now take place on Wednesday 30th October. On Saturday 31st August, we were due to travel to Charnock Richard but our FA Cup tie at Garforth saw this postponed, this game will now take place on Tuesday 22nd October. Next Saturday (28th September) we had a scheduled league game against FC St Helens which was postponed due to our FA Cup tie with Radcliffe. This has been re-arranged for Saturday 5th November. Following yesterday’s FA Vase win against Burscough – our game against Charnock Richard at Gigg Lane on Saturday 19th October will now be postponed. A new date will be announced in due course. View the full article
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International Call Up for Cherera
We can confirm Alex Cherera has been called up for the Zimbabwe National U20’s Team. Alex has begun travelling today (Sunday) to meet up with the squad, and as a result will miss the next four games: Tuesday 24th Sept vs Stockport Town (H) Saturday 28th Sept vs Radcliffe (A) Tuesday 1st Oct vs Chadderton (H) Saturday 5th Oct vs Longridge Town (A) He will take part in three games in COSAFA U20 Challenge Cup, a trophy his country have won six times. They will play Botswana on Thursday, Eswatini on Saturday and Mozambique the following Monday. Manager, Dave McNabb said: “I’m really happy for Alex, it’s a massive achievement to be selected to represent your country and it’s just deserved for his excellent start to the season. Good luck Alex.” We will keep you updated with his progress. View the full article
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YouTube: Sam Ashton - Burscough (h) | Post Match Interview | Bury FC
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New Club Sponsor – Craig’s Carpets
We are excited to announce Craig’s Carpets as a new club sponsor. Serving the Bury area and beyond since 2005, Craig’s Carpets offers a wide selection of domestic flooring solutions, including carpets, hardwood, laminate, and vinyl. As part of the sponsorship, Craig’s Carpets will feature a pitchside board at Gigg Lane and will also sponsor the PA booth. Upon agreeing the deal, Craig Cathcart said: “I’m a lifelong Bury FC supporter and even worked for the club for a number of years as Head of Academy Recruitment. “I wanted to put some money into Bury FC to help us achieve our goals, on and off the pitch by sponsoring the club for the next few years.” CEO Neil Sears added: “We are delighted to receive Craig’s Carpets as a new club sponsor, a local business that has been very successful for nearly 20 years in the local area. “We love the fact that Craig is a Bury supporter and that his customers say that the service he provides is second to none. Craig showed a real desire to invest in the football club and help us on our journey back up the league” View the full article
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Match Info: Burscough (H), Sat 21st Sept, 3:00pm KO
It’s back to knock-out football as the Shakers face NWCFL rivals Burscough in the Isuzu FA Vase second qualifying round (kick-off 3.00pm). This follows hard on the heels of Tuesday’s thrilling 1-1 away NWCFL draw with league leaders and local rivals Ramsbottom United and last Saturday’s thumping 3-0 FA Cup away victory over Blyth Spartans. The games keep coming as we progress in two cup competitions and try to catch up with an early season deficit in league games played. Rustam Stepans scored the spectacular equaliser against the Rams. Facing away from goal and with his marker at his back, Stepans flicked the ball over his head with his right foot and turned to volley it into the net with his left. The goals at Blyth came from Alex Cherera, Bebeto Gomes and Connor Pye – his first for the club. And what a game they set up! The draw on Monday paired the Shakers with ultimate local rivals Radcliffe Borough in the third qualifying round. The Isuzu FA Vase is the leading knock-out competition for tiers 9 and 10 of the English football league system. The winners of the Bury-Burscough game go into the first round proper on Saturday 19 October. Ticketing Tickets remain on sale for Saturday’s game – with the South Stand open ONLY. Adults: £10 16-18 year olds: £5 Under 16s: £3 Under 5s: Free Disability Carer options provided Supporters can secure their ticket online ahead of the game via our ticketing partner, TicketCo. Buying online is the quickest and easiest way to purchase your match tickets and you can do so HERE, subject to booking fee. You can save your e-ticket directly to your phone (via email / text message / on the app – Android / iOS) to scan upon entry to the turnstiles. Cash / card sales are also accepted on the turnstile. In Opposition – Burscough Burscough are currently 10th in the NWCFL – four places below Bury – with 17 points from 13 games compared with Bury’s 21 from 9. Last weekend they lost 6-0 at home to Ramsbottom and on Tuesday drew 2-2 at FC St Helens. The club came into existence in 1946. They were founder members of the North-West Counties league in 1982, and topped the table in its first year. Last season they finished 20th, having drawn 2-2 with Bury both at home and away. Their greatest triumph was winning the FA Trophy in 2003, when they beat Tamworth 2-1 at Villa Park in front of a crowd of 15,000. On the Day & In the Ground Our Matchday @ Gigg guide is available to read to find out everything you need to know going on in and around the ground. Click on the image to the left to review all Gigg has to offer! £2 Food Voucher Reminder: Season Ticket Holders, use your voucher before it expires at the end of September. Redeem it at Saturday’s FA Vase tie or Tuesday’s league match. What’s On In Starkies: FREE Entry, no ticket required. Peter Farrell is our special guest in Starkies & Eyelevel Sponsors Lounge. Drink Offer: Staropramen will be on sale £3 per pint, whilst stocks last. Early Premier League Kick Off: West Ham vs Chelsea live on TV, 12:30pm kick-off. Match Coverage & Live Stream If you are unable to make it to the action at Gigg Lane, we’ll have all the live coverage across our media platforms. Live Stream: A live stream will not be available for this game. Keep up-to-date with all our video content via the club’s YouTube Channel. Click to subscribe and never miss highlights and match reaction across the season. Audio Commentary: Roch Valley Radio will be providing commentary for this game. Join the team from the press box at Gigg Lane. Click here ahead of kick-off to listen live. Audio commentary will be provided for every game of the season, so you will never miss a piece of the action. Social Media: Our team will also bring you in-depth text commentary via the club ‘MatchDay Live‘ Twitter feed, with team news and half time and full time updates available also on Facebook and feel like you are there with our match galleries and imagery available over on Instagram. Whatever the weather, wherever you are across the globe, we have you covered. Up the Shakers! #ShakersTogether | #BuryFC | #PartofIt View the full article
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Hospitality Update
We’d like to provide an update on our hospitality processes. A number of supporters have attempted to buy hospitality tickets after the catering deadlines. Our deadline for Saturday matches is Wednesday at 12 noon, and for Tuesday matches, it is Saturday at 12 noon. It’s important for us to stick to these deadlines so our caterers can prepare the correct amount of food, avoiding excess waste. A reminder that tickets for our Sponsors Lounge is £55 + VAT, whilst 1885 Suite is £35 including VAT. Hospitality tickets will be on sale for Tuesday’s game against Stockport Town until Saturday at midday. View the full article