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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 fantastic occasion as we welcome FA Cup football back to Gigg, the Shakers will actually enter the hallowed turf as the “away” side due to the fixture being shifted from Uttoxeter’s OldField Sports Ground due to concerns over managing a large crowd. That being said we look forward to hosting Uttoxeter, their fans, volunteers, staff and players this coming Saturday. So Shakers, get down in numbers. BANG that drum and let’s make Gigg roar!!! In Opposition – Uttoxeter Town F.C The club was formed in 1972 when they split from Uttoxeter Amateurs after a disagreement on the club’s location. The club joined the North Premier Division of the Staffordshire County League. In the late 1970s the club switched over to Sunday league football but in 2012 the club switched back to Saturday football and joined the Staffordshire County Senior League. The 2012–13 season saw the club win Division One and became founding members of the Midland Football League in 2014–15. Despite finishing fifth in the division, the club dropped back down to the Staffordshire County Senior League for financial reasons. In their first season in the Staffordshire County Senior League the club entered the FA Vase for the first time, progressing to the third round before being eliminated by Coleshill Town. The prize money they earned from their FA Vase cup exploits enabled them to overcome their financial issues and they re-joined Division One of the Midlands league the following season. In 2021, Uttoxeter were promoted to the Premier Division based on their results in the abandoned 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons. Tickets & Admission Tickets are now on sale for Saturday’s FA Cup game against Uttoexter! We are opening the South Stand and monitoring sales currently, as well as making a number of 1885 Suite tickets available in the Main Stand. Buy Tickets HERE We know this will be a well-attended game and many supporters will want to guarantee their place by purchasing a ticket in advance, and we recommend doing so in advance as this avoids queues which are more common on pay-on-the gate turnstiles. It also helps us plan our resources better. There will be an admission gate taking CASH & CARD payments, but if you can and buy in advance we still recommend doing so. All seating in the South Stand is UNRESERVED. Prices*: £10 adult, £5 16-18, £3 Under 16s & Free for Under 5s. 1885 Suite: £30* per ticket * plus booking fees Click here to purchase online tickets. Read here on how to access your tickets digitally. On the Day & In the Ground Travel: Gigg Lane is accessible by car and is well served by public transport, please see our page on the TfGM website, which advises the best travel routes to the stadium. Directions can be sourced via Google Maps below. SatNav Postcode: BL9 9HR WhatThreeWords: ///issues.skins.span Parking: Our new car-park policy for the upcoming season is now in force. Due to the limited space within the car park at Gigg Lane, it is reserved for the following: Team Playing Staff and Management Match and Competition Officials Club Staff and volunteers transporting matchday equipment Members of the 1885 Suite Sponsors Blue Badge Holders If you have a blue badge or mobility issues please email the club secretary at secretary@buryfc.co.uk at least TWO days before the game. Blue Badge holders shall be prioritised for a parking space. Entrance to the car park is strictly controlled and includes the areas within and in front of the fenced area. Please contact the Club Secretary with any other related queries. There is on-street parking in the residential areas surrounding Gigg Lane, with supporters reminded to be respectful and considerate of the local residents at all times, as well as being mindful of and adhering to the parking permit measures in place in close proximity to the ground. Stadium Entry: Gates will open at 1.30pm. Our matchday volunteers will be on hand, both outside the turnstiles and inside the ground, to guide supporters to where they need to be. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask those who are there to help the day. Food / Drink: Our new catering partner, Quirky Catering, will be operating the kiosks this weekend and throughout the season, and are accessible for supporters under the stands. A selection of hot and cold snacks will be available. Alcohol will be sold, and can be consumed anywhere in the stand. Please respect the advice from stewards on managing this process on the day. Matchday Programme: Uttoxeter will be providing a programme to sell on the day, this will be available in and around the ground. Pound for the Ground: Our ‘Pound for the Ground’ half-time raffle tickets will be on sale in and around the ground, £1 per entry. Sellers accept cash or card, with 40% of the total pot going to the winning ticket with results announced over the PA system and on the scoreboard. Keep #GiggGleaming: With so much work gone into Gigg Lane to get us to this point, we want to keep it that way and a lot of work goes into turning the ground around between games each weekend. We have a team of volunteers lined up to clean the stands following the game. With this in mind, we urge all supporters to make sure any rubbish is processed in the correct manner, using the available bins where necessary, or if possible please take any rubbish away with you. Designated Smoking Areas: Supporters are not allowed to smoke / vape anywhere within the stands at Gigg Lane. Designated areas are set aside to do this, follow guidnace from stewards on this and only smoke / vape within these areas. #NonLeagueDogs: For now, dogs are NOT permitted in the ground. 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: 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. 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 score-line 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

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, and whose approach was based on sales rather than solutions, they saw that the key to a successful relationship was creating a proper partnership based on trust, delivering solutions and services that work for their clients. Xcede IT Director & Bury fan, Dave Coulson said “We have been helping Bury FC for a while now, and so formalising this partnership was the perfect next step. “Implementing Microsoft 365 for email was key to allowing Bury FC to be heard again as a club and the setup and configuration of high-speed internet and secure wi-fi connectivity has been crucial in moving the stadium forward. “As a long time Bury FC supporter, this is an ideal partnership and one that we are looking forward to developing further over the years.” We are delighted to partner with Xcede IT, access their website HERE and to contact them click on the image below! #ShakersTogether | #BuryFC | #PartofIt View the full article

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 £50 LJ4170 M BURROWS £25 LL3150 C MONAGHAN £25 SA5555 MR GOSLING £10 OA0612 P MOORE £10 BF6616 P HUGHES £10 PA0737 S TAYLOR £10 ND5957 F HOLDEN £10 SB5404 R HOWELLS £10 NH4945 A COCKBURN £10 SA5417 M INMAN £10 HM3402 M THOMAS £10 SB1556 D GODDARD £10 LM0601 L WIGGLESWORTH View the full article

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 range with the aim to stock all the latest products, whilst accommodating the ever-changing needs of their customers. They currently offer a full range of timber products including PSE (Planed Square Edge) and carcassing, plywood and sheet materials. Also stocking plaster products, K-Rend, bricks, blocks and general heavy side materials, as well as aggregates, insulation, decking, above and below-ground plastic drainage and roof tiles. We look forward to working with Howarth Timber & Building Supplies and wish to thank them for their support in the coming season. We look forward to working with them in the years to come. Click here to visit their website. If you are interested in any future sponsorship opportunities please contact commercial@buryfc.co.uk View the full article

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 3–0 defeat at West Didsbury & Chorlton on the opening day. Andy Welsh will not be taking anything for granted and will want a repeat performance against Paul Weller’s side. He is expected to name an unchanged side with no injuries picked up on Saturday. In Opposition – Colne Colne FC were formed in January 1996, and moved into the vacant Holt House Stadium, once used by Colne Dynamoes. The Red Army struggled until the 2003/04 season, when they finished top of the NWCFL Division 2 – 10 points clear of second place and scoring 102 goals. They also made it to the semi–finals of the FA Vase, defeating AFC Wimbledon along the way. Season 2015–16 saw Colne win the NWCFL Premier Division title, securing 100 points and scoring over 100 goals. They also reached the final of the League Cup. The next few years saw success in the Northern Premier Leagues and various cup competitions, until they were relegated last season. Tickets Pay on the gate is available but it will speed things up if fans get their tickets in advance from the link below: Buy Tickets HERE Prices: £7 for adults, £5 for concessions (over–65s, students & those registered disabled) and £1 for under–16s (all these are subject to small service charges if purchased online). On the Day & In the Ground Travel: Follow M65 to end of motorway. Turn left and follow signs for Skipton and Keighley, continue to roundabout, take 1st left up Harrison Drive, across small roundabout, follow road to ground.. SatNav Postcode: BB8 9SJ WhatThreeWords: ///expired.headlines.overhear Parking: Parking is limited so please arrive as early as possible. There are spaces at the grassed area at the side of the NORI Stadium, the access road, and the public car park by Colne & Nelson Rugby Club. Additional parking can be found at nearby Pendle Leisure Centre, Boundary Mill & Red Lane. Please park considerately and think of local residents. Food / Drink: Bars and the Cafe will be open from 6pm. Matchday Programme: Printed copies available on the turnstiles for £3. #NonLeagueDogs: Dogs are welcome but please keep them on a lead and take into account that it will be very busy. 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: 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. 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 score-line 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

We are pleased to inform that an application to enter an U23s team has been accepted for this coming season, with an update on the process below. As part of the club’s plans to rebuild all of its footballing infrastructure including pathways through from grassroots football to senior men’s and women’s football, we are progressing a men’s U23 team for this coming season. The establishment of an U23 team is pivotal to our growth as a club over the next few seasons, and we have significant ambitions to progress our senior men’s and women’s teams up the National League System and Women’s pyramid respectively. We have had an application accepted for the Lancashire Football League where several other Northern Premier League and North West Counties Football League clubs have U23 teams. Fixtures are yet to be released but we are aware the season will run from 2nd September 2023 to 4th May 2024. Home games will typically be played weekday evenings on a 3G pitch at local venues, depending on availability. The team will be a mixture of reserves, development players and possibly first team players returning from injury. The team will be fully under the responsibility of the football board and we are currently progressing the process for appointment of a manager for the U23 team. There will be more developments to announce in the coming weeks and we are now opening the process towards appointing a manager of this team for next season. If you are interested, we would welcome CVs to be sent to chair@buryfc.co.uk before Monday 7th August, 5pm. Be #ShakersTogether, Be #PartOfIt, Be #BuryFC for 2023/24. View the full article

Bury Football Club is run by volunteers and owned by its supporters. Even if you aren’t one of the many volunteers who are assisting with our matchday operations this afternoon, you can play a part in its success. Here are just a few things that you can do which make more of a difference than you might realise. 1. Don’t turn up if you don’t have a ticket. Online ticket sales will end at Midday (12noon). The club will then announce if pay on the day is guaranteed, if you’re planning to attend this afternoon we encourage you to purchase a ticket to avoid disappointment. Click here to purchase one. 2. Park considerately. The car park in front of the stadium is not available for supporter use, other than for people with blue disability badges. Volunteers will be helping manage the car park. Off-street parking is available but be mindful or the streets closest to Gigg Lane which have parking restrictions on a matchday, and be considerate to residents when you park in residential areas. 3. Go to the right turnstile. Please head to the turnstile allocated on your ticket. Season Ticket holders will be in the South Stand. Please look out for signs and volunteers who are there to help to ensure you go to the right place and help anyone struggling. 4. Have your ticket ready showing the QR code. You can present your QR code on your mobile phone or print it off at home, both will work as long as it is clear. You can only use it once on the day so if you share it with someone else who goes in first it won’t allow you in. 5. Behave responsibly. This is a high-profile game with a significant security & media presence. Help us succeed by following the rules around alcohol consumption, be patient with volunteers and stewards and don’t engage in anti-social behaviour described below. 6. Don’t litter. Every piece of litter needs to be cleaned up afterwards. If you leave litter behind that means extra work for a volunteer. Please use the bins provided or even better take your litter home with you so others don’t have to. 7. Help if you can. You will see people staying behind after each game to work on the stadium. Join in if you can. Even five minutes spent cleaning the area around where you sit makes a difference. There are still tickets for Sunday’s game against Preston North End, get yours HERE! Anti-Social Behaviour is A Criminal Offence Supporters should be aware that anti-social behaviour affecting the game itself will be a criminal offence. This includes: Entering the field of play Possession of Pyrotechnics (Flares / Fireworks) in the ground The throwing of projectiles Racist, Homophobic or any other indecent chanting Please join us in creating a safe environment for supporters at Gigg Lane. Click here for more information #ShakersTogether | #BuryFC | #PartofIt View the full article

Our new car-park policy for the upcoming season is now in force. Due to the limited space within the car park at Gigg Lane, it is reserved for the following: Team Playing Staff and Management Match and Competition Officials Club Staff and volunteers transporting matchday equipment Members of the 1885 Suite Sponsors Blue Badge Holders If you have a blue badge or mobility issues please email the club secretary at secretary@buryfc.co.uk at least TWO days before the game. Blue Badge holders shall be prioritised for a parking space. Entrance to the car park is strictly controlled and includes the areas within and in front of the fenced area. Please contact the Club Secretary with any other related queries. There is on-street parking in the residential areas surrounding Gigg Lane, with supporters reminded to be respectful and considerate of the local residents at all times, as well as being mindful of and adhering to the parking permit measures in place in close proximity to the ground. Be #ShakersTogether, Be #PartOfIt, Be #BuryFC for 2023/24. View the full article

This week’s Treasureline Winners for Week 9 – 26th July 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 NJ1051 C WILBY £1000 SB3254 A WOODHOUSE £100 LN3004 D O’ROURKE £50 HK4799 N RAWSTHORNE £50 OB5119 M FLETCHER £25 HB0468 G THOMPSON £25 BF6117 I CHESTER £10 SC2376 R LEGG £10 NE6028 S KILBY £10 BK5848 M COOPER £10 LK5727 S BROCKSOM £10 WJ5393 P FLETCHER £10 GP5750 A MOSS £10 SE1126 L JONES £10 FA0706 K JORDAN £10 HL5829 J LALLIE £10 HB6872 J MURRAY View the full article

It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for – men’s football returning to Gigg Lane for the first time in four years! By the time Saturday comes around it will have been 1,547 days since Bury FC’s last competitive fixture at Gigg Lane – a 1-1 draw against Port Vale. Jordan Rossiter scored the last competitive goal that day, but who will score the next? Hopefully we’ll find out this weekend… This match information pack is designed to offer you all the information you need ahead of what will be a historic afternoon. In Opposition – Glossop North End The club was founded in 1886 and joined the North Cheshire League four years later. Glossop spent two seasons each in The Combination and the Midland League, before moving to North Road and being elected into the Football League Second Division in 1898. Having been promoted in the 1898–99 season, they spent one season in the First Division. During this period the club was bankrolled by Sir Samuel Hill-Wood, who was later to become chairman of Arsenal. The club retains some connections with Arsenal. Glossop were relegated in 1900 and spent the next fifteen seasons in the Second Division, before exiting the Football League during World War I. Post-war, they spent 1920 to 1957 in the Manchester League, being crowned champions in 1927–28. They moved from the Lancashire Combination back to the Manchester League in 1966, and then spent four seasons in the Cheshire County League from 1978 before the North West Counties was formed in 1982 in which Glossop were founder members, they had a 33-year stint in the league before winning the Premier Division title at the end of the 2014–15 campaign. They were beaten finalists in the FA Vase in 2009 and 2015. In April 2023 GNE were relegated from Step 4 after a period of eight years, ending manager Stuart Mellish’s two-year stint at the helm. Michael Worthington was appointed as manager in the summer of 2023 as the Hillmen head into their first season back in the NWCFL. Tickets Tickets are now on sale for Saturday’s game against Glossop North End! Buy Tickets HERE We are able to operate at full capacity in the South Stand & East Stand (Cemetery End). These two stands alone give us a capacity of well over 5,000. The Manchester Road End will remain closed. We are awaiting confirmation on what capacity the North (Main) Stand can operate at, but we know it will not be at full capacity, so we have elected to put tickets for the South Stand on sale now rather than delay sales further. We are at capacity in the 1885 Suite after strong season ticket sales for that space so are unable to offer further hospitality tickets for this game. For now, we will make the South Stand ticket only, and leave the Cemetery End as the pay-on-the-turnstile option. This makes it far easier to manage numbers for our volunteer turnstile operators. Season ticket holders may choose any available stand. Should the South Stand look like it will sell out then we will release tickets for the Cemetery End also, by which time we should have more information on the Main Stand numbers. We know this will be a well-attended game and many supporters will want to guarantee their place by purchasing a ticket in advance. Tickets are strictly unreserved seating ONLY. Prices: £10 adult, £5 16-18, £3 Under 16s & Free for Under 5s. Click here to purchase online tickets. Read here on how to access your tickets digitally. On the Day & In the Ground Travel: Gigg Lane is accessible by car and is well served by public transport, please see our page on the TfGM website, which advises the best travel routes to the stadium. Directions can be sourced via Google Maps below. SatNav Postcode: BL9 9HR WhatThreeWords: ///issues.skins.span Parking: Our new car-park policy for the upcoming season is now in force. Due to the limited space within the car park at Gigg Lane, it is reserved for the following: Team Playing Staff and Players Match and Competition Officials Club Staff and volunteers transporting matchday equipment Members of the 1885 Suite Sponsors Blue Badge Holders If you have a blue badge or mobility issues please email the club secretary at secretary@buryfc.co.uk at least TWO days before the game. Blue Badge holders shall be prioritised for a parking space. Entrance to the car park is strictly controlled and includes the areas within and in front of the fenced area. Please contact the Club Secretary with any other related queries. There is on-street parking in the residential areas surrounding Gigg Lane, with supporters reminded to be respectful and considerate of the local residents at all times, as well as being mindful of and adhering to the parking permit measures in place in close proximity to the ground. Stadium Entry: Gates will open at 2pm. Our matchday volunteers will be on hand, both outside the turnstiles and inside the ground, to guide supporters to where they need to be. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask those who are there to help the day. Food / Drink: Our new catering partner, Quirky Catering, will be operating the kiosks this weekend and throughout the season, and are accessible for supporters under the stands. A selection of hot and cold snacks will be available. Alcohol will be sold, and can be consumed anywhere in the stand. Please respect the advice from stewards on managing this process on the day. Matchday Programme: The award-winning team in charge of the programmes have come up with a fresh look for 2023-24. A 60-page commemorative match programme ‘The Shakers‘ will be available and includes words from the Gaffer, a tribute to the late Mandy Freeman as well as your Bury FC stories & messages ahead of what will be a momentous day. Make sure you don’t miss out on this historic edition – you can grab a copy online by purchasing ahead of the game or head to the sellers in and around the ground ahead of the game. This version will be £5. Pound for the Ground: Our ‘Pound for the Ground’ half-time raffle tickets will be on sale in and around the ground, £1 per entry. Sellers accept cash or card, with 40% of the total pot going to the winning ticket with results announced over the PA system and on the scoreboard. Keep #GiggGleaming: With so much work gone into Gigg Lane to get us to this point, we want to keep it that way and a lot of work goes into turning the ground around between games each weekend. We have a team of volunteers lined up to clean the stands following the game. With this in mind, we urge all supporters to make sure any rubbish is processed in the correct manner, using the available bins where necessary, or if possible please take any rubbish away with you. #NonLeagueDogs: For now, dogs are NOT permitted in the ground. 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: 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. 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 score-line 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

Your opportunity is here, to sponsor a shirt for the coming season! We have the following available at £100+VAT each: Home Shirts, 1-18 Away Shirts, 1-18 First Team Coach – Andrew Thomas Goalkeeper Coach – Spencer Harrison First Team Physio – Aiden Bowe First Team Physio – Alan Raw Strength & Conditioning Coach – Jack Wardle Have your name in the match day programme each week, as well as a signed match-worn shirt provided to you at the end of the season. Don’t delay, shirts will be provided on a first-come, first served basis by emailing into commercial@buryfc.co.uk. When they are gone, they are gone! Our Sponsor the Gaffer raffle is also live, which you can enter for just £10 here. Make sure you enter by Friday 28th! Be #ShakersTogether, Be #PartOfIt, Be #BuryFC for 2023/24 View the full article

We are now able to confirm ticketing for this Saturday’s fixture against Glossop North End. We are able to operate at full capacity in the South Stand & East Stand (Cemetery End). These two stands alone give us a capacity of well over 5,000. The Manchester Road End will remain closed. We are awaiting confirmation on what capacity the North (Main) Stand can operate at, but we know it will not be full capacity, so we have elected to put tickets for the South Stand on sale now rather than delay sales further. We know this will be a well attended game and many supporters will want to guarantee their place by purchasing a ticket in advance. We are at capacity in the 1885 Suite after strong season ticket sales for that space so are unable to offer further hospitality tickets for this game. For now, we will make the South Stand ticket only, and leave the Cemetery End as the pay-on-the-turnstile option. This makes it far easier to manage numbers for our volunteer turnstile operators. Season ticket holders may choose any available stand. Should the South Stand look like it will sell out then we will release tickets for the Cemetery End also, by which time we should have more information on the Main Stand numbers. We know this is a little more complicated than is ideal, but this game in particular will be especially well attended so we want to offer an advance ticket option rather than leave anything to chance. We do anticipate future games will be easier to manage as we will understand better where season ticket holders prefer to sit and will have plenty of room to accommodate everyone. We strongly recommend purchasing a ticket in advance to avoid disappointment and queues. It also helps us plan our resources better. We’d like to thank Bury Council amongst others for their help and support in opening up the stadium to greater numbers to allow as many people as possible to enjoy the occasion. Tickets are now on sale, click here to purchase yours ahead of a historic occasion on Saturday. Be #ShakersTogether, Be #PartOfIt, Be #BuryFC for 2023/24. View the full article

We are delighted that so many of our supporters have taken up the option to get a season ticket for our first games back at Gigg Lane, starting this Saturday with the visit of Glossop North End. Physical season cards can be picked up from the Gigg Lane Ticket Office for supporters who purchased ahead of the 2nd July deadline. For ticket office opening times, select here. General admission tickets for this weekend, and other games, are currently being confirmed and will be communicated to all shortly. We have provided details on how you access your tickets below. Accessing your ticket digitally We partner with TicketCo for online ticket distribution and encourage supporters to purchase these wherever possible, as this assists us in planning for a match day. Supporters will be able to buy tickets for all club events and programmes via this platform from the club website here. Whether you have bought a season ticket as a physical card or not, you can always get access to the games by presenting your TicketCo QR code at the turnstile for an operator to scan – this can be digitally on a smart phone or via a print out of your QR code. The QR code on a physical season card is a replica of that presented within the TicketCo app or on your TicketCo PDF receipt which was sent via either email or SMS message at the point of order. This can only be used once on each match day. You can also download the ticket to your phone’s Wallet or Passbook. Full details on all this can be found on the TicketCo website here. Download the App TicketCo also provides the option to secure all your purchased Bury FC event tickets in one place, via the TicketCo Wallet app. Examples of how this looks on your phone can be found below. You can download this app here. Whatever the circumstances, we have you covered. If you have any concerns, ensure you arrive early on Saturday and speak to one of our customer service volunteers who will be available to help! Be #ShakersTogether, Be #PartOfIt, Be #BuryFC for 2023/24. View the full article

#BuryFC #PartOfIt pic.twitter.com/QngCBZt7K0 — Bury Football Club (@buryfcofficial) July 24, 2023 Bury FC are delighted to confirm the signing of defender Jordi Nsaka. The 23-year-old joins the club following a successful trial during the opening weeks of pre-season, which has impressed both the manager and the crowds watching on. So much so, Jordi has been the subject of lots of supporters social media comments as can be seen in the announcement to the right. Jordi made a total of 75 appearances in the last two seasons with Congleton Town, scoring 3 times. He’s also played for our first league game opponents, Glossop North End in the Northern Premier League. Prior to his move to England Jordi played for Lyon La Duchere II in France. Watch the interview, with our latest signing below: View the full article

Bury FC can confirm the departure of defender Carl Dickinson with immediate effect. The 36-year-old has decided to leave the club due to travelling a long distance to training & matches. We want to place on record our thanks to Carl for his short spell at the club, a great experienced figure to have around the team and we wish him all the best for the future. Lead Image Credit: Jake Horrocks View the full article

Do you want to win the chance of becoming Andy Welsh’s sponsor this coming season? For just £10 you can have the chance to do so by entering the raffle. The draw will take place before kick-off on Saturday, you don’t want to miss out! There will be three prizes up for grabs! The winning ticket will get to sponsor Andy with a mention each matchday programme, plus receive a £100 e-voucher for Hope & Glory. 2nd prize will receive a £50 e-voucher for Hope & Glory. 3rd prize gets a voucher for any hat or scarf from the merchandise stall. A gift that will allow you to support Bury anywhere! Make sure to enter the raffle before Friday 28th July, at 11:59 pm to not only become Andy Welsh’s sponsor but also to have the chance of winning some great prizes for just a tenner! Click here to enter the raffle. View the full article

A good number of season tickets were collected at Saturday’s game against Golcar United but we have a number of opportunities this week for you to collect if you weren’t able to do so. Please remember that cards are only available if purchased prior to Sunday 2nd July 2023. All season tickets purchased after that date will be digital ONLY. These can be picked up at the Gigg Lane Ticket Office on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday this week from 10am until 12pm. Next Saturday ahead of our fixture against Glossop North End, the ticket office will be open from 9am until 12pm. To enable swift collection of your ticket, please bring the following with you: The email or text showing proof of purchase; The name of the person who bought the ticket; and The five letter season pass reference e.g. WSXCL which was sent in the confirmatory text or email you will have received after purchase. Please help us by ensuring that you have your 5-letter ID reference ready before you arrive at the collection point. Note that we are unable to release any cards without this reference. An example is shown in the image above. You can still purchase a digital season ticket ahead of the season from our ticket page (HERE), priced as follows: Adults – £196* U16s – £50* U5s – Free 1885 Suite – £720 Be #ShakersTogether, Be #PartOfIt, Be #BuryFC for 2023/24. View the full article

Our final game of pre-season is an away trip to Nelson on Tuesday evening. Andy Welsh will be using this game as a final view of his players before the league campaign starts on Saturday against Glossop North End at Gigg Lane. Our final home pre-season game against Golcar United, gave us a 4-2 victory goals coming from a Benito Lowe brace, Andy Briggs & Sajjad Elhassan. In Opposition – Nelson The origins of Nelson FC can be traced to a group of townspeople who in 1881, on witnessing a local football match between Burnley and Blackburn, were inspired to form their own team. As a club, Nelson have a rich vain of history, in the mid 1920s they beat both Manchester United & Real Madrid away from home in the same season. In 1982, they became founders members of the North West Counties League and have been members ever since, apart from a four year hiatus from 1988-1992, as there ground didn’t meet league standards. The club’s most memorable season in recent years would be the 2013/24 season, when manager Mark Fell brought long awaited success back to the town, a first league title in 62 years. His side scored a remarkable 157 goals in 45 games and won the NWCFL Division One by 5 clear points. Tickets Tuesday’s fixture is PAY ON THE DAY, no tickets have been sold in advance. CASH ONLY on the gate. Prices: £5 for Adults, £3 for concessions (over-65, Students & registered disabled) and £1 for Under-15s On the Day & In the Ground SatNav Postcode: BB9 7BN WhatThreeWords: ///seemingly.champions.towel Parking: There is parking along Lomeshaye Way which is the road where the ground is located. It can get busy so you could see a 5/10-minute walk to the ground if busy. Disability Access: Nelson doesn’t have allocated disabled parking however can offer access parking inside the ground walls which we can use as parking and access for the disabled, it would just mean cars would be parked behind the goals. Food / Drink: The club serves sausage rolls, pies, standard hotdogs, hot and cold drinks and alcohol in cans. A card machine is available at the kiosk but can be affected by signal issues, so cash is the safest option. Matchday Programme: TBC #NonLeagueDogs: Dogs are welcome. Match Coverage & Live Stream If you are unable to make it to the action, 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 score-line 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 | #PreSeason View the full article

With the 2023/24 season just a week away, we are able to confirm FOUR more players that will be pulling on a Shakers shirt this season. These players have played throughout the pre-season campaign and are looking to cement their positions as the season unfolds. First-up is tricky winger, Sajjad Elhassan. The 23-year-old was signed by Andy Welsh at the back end of last season, from Trafford on dual registration having recently been playing at Maine Road in Division One South. Saj scored the first Men’s goal at Gigg Lane since 2019 in the friendly against 1874 Northwich on July 11th, which is one of two goals he’s scored in pre-season. Defender Jack Tinning has played at centre-back and full-back throughout pre-season and his versatility will be seen throughout the competitive campaign. He joined Bury AFC last October from Witton Albion. The 25-year-old was in Warrington Rylands FA Vase winning team as well as both their NWCFL and subsequent NPL West Division promotion squads. Earlier in his career Jack was on a schoolboy contract at Oldham Athletic. His other former clubs include FC United of Manchester, Abbey Hey, Padiham & 1874 Northwich. Young midfielder Anton Smith signed for Andy Welsh last summer following his departure from Salford City. Anton is a product of Burnley’s Academy and has been on loan at City of Liverpool, Prescot Cables and Atherton Collieries. He’s also known to have a goal in his locker as was seen against Hyde United. And finally, goalkeeper Jack Hewitt-Hill will be battling for the number 1 shirt this season alongside Atkinson. Born in Bradford, the 21-year-old had his first around a team in the National League System last season, having online previously played Sunday league football. He’s worked closely with goalkeeper coach Spencer Harrison to develop his game. View the full article

Following an assessment of the pitch, today’s game against Golcar United will go ahead as planned. Tickets are still available for our fixture against Golcar United. Click here to check out our match information, which includes our new car parking arrangements. View the full article

Bury FC are delighted to confirm the signing of Australian defender Gabriel Cole. The 21-year-old joins the club after a successful pre-season trial. It will be Gabriel’s first season in the English game, having only played previously in his homeland. His first senior club was Tigers before moving to West Canberra Panthers in January 2021, his most recent club being Monaro Panthers, where he played from December 2021 until earlier this month. Upon signing for the club, Gabriel said: “I’m very excited to play football for Bury FC. “I recently moved from Australia to play football in England, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to play for a club with such a rich history and an amazing fan base. “There is real momentum at the club; striving to return to the football leagues, and I share that ambition.” View the full article

Bury are delighted to confirm the signing of defender Luis Morrison ahead of the 2023/24 season. The 28-year-old joins the Shakers from Northern Premier League side Stafford Rangers, where he made 23 appearances last season. Morrison started out in Arsenal’s youth system before a spell at Stevenage under Graham Westley. He then played in Swedish Championship for Umea & Finnish Second Division for FC YPA. In 2015, he appeared in the first season of Love Island, before returning to UK football playing for Concord Rangers. He moved north a year later signing for Altrincham. Luis has also played for Radcliffe & Macclesfield before playing for Stafford Rangers last season. Upon signing for the club, Morrison said: “I loved the project at bury & wanted to be a part of the journey at Gigg Lane. It was a no-brainer for me to take up the opportunity & after a talk with the gaffer, I knew that this is the place I wanted to be. “I did have offers from clubs higher up in the pyramid, but I knew that I wanted to be on the journey with Bury and hopefully achieve what everyone wants to achieve at the club this year.” Our latest addition celebrates his 29th birthday tomorrow. Happy birthday, Luis! Tickets are still available for our fixture against Golcar United. Click here to check out tomorrow’s match information, which includes our new car parking arrangements. View the full article

We are delighted to confirm that our physical season cards have now arrived for collection THIS WEEKEND ahead of the new season. Please remember that cards are only available if purchased prior to Sunday 2nd July 2023. All season tickets purchased after that date will be digital ONLY. These can be picked up at the Gigg Lane Ticket Office from 1pm until 2.45pm, ahead game against Golcar United this Saturday (22nd), as well as a short period after the game. Further collection times are to be arranged and will be communicated. To enable swift collection of your ticket, please bring the following with you: The email or text showing proof of purchase; The name of the person who bought the ticket; and The five letter season pass reference e.g. WSXCL which was sent in the confirmatory text or email you will have received after purchase. Please help us by ensuring that you have your 5-letter ID reference ready before you arrive at the collection point. Note that we are unable to release any cards without this reference. An example is shown in the image above. You can still purchase a digital season ticket ahead of the season from our ticket page (HERE), priced as follows: Adults – £196* U16s – £50* U5s – Free 1885 Suite – £720 Be #ShakersTogether, Be #PartOfIt, Be #BuryFC for 2023/24. View the full article

Last Thursday’s Open Training Session at Gigg Lane was a huge success with over 500 local children attending. The queues began around 90 minutes before gates opened with every child looking to get their hands on one of the 100 free season tickets available. At the time the gates opened, the queue stretched the length of the car park from the Cemetery End entrance towards the South Stand. The free season tickets were like gold dust, and most were snapped up within minutes of the start of the session. Andy Welsh’s squad trained for around an hour under the evening sun, following the session the players took photos and signed autographs with fans. Our Women’s first team were also in attendance, they too had photos and gave autographs in the crowd. A number of raffle prizes including replica shirts and matchday mascot packages were given out at the end of the training session. Football Board Chair, Marcel de Matas said: “The open training session, exceeded expectations, with 500 children in attendance alongside their parents, many visiting Gigg Lane for the first time. There was a real buzz about the ground, with children eager to interact with the players and obtain signed shirts and footballs. “This event truly exemplified the excitement and enthusiasm for the return of football to Gigg Lane, and hopefully shows the potential interest from young people in watching their local team. “It’s now critical that we build upon these strong foundations, ensuring that we continue to engage the wider Bury community, whilst growing a fan base fit for the future.” View the full article

This week’s Treasureline Winners for Week 7 – 19th July 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 NE4851 R BANNISTER £1000 WD3732 V GRAY £100 HJ6914 B BARKER £50 LK1597 A ILLINGWORTH £50 AG0072 J MITCHELL £25 LK0556 G RUDD £25 RB0473 S JACKSON-TILLEY £10 BF4187 T ECKERSLEY £10 HA6732 N HUDSON £10 CB2888 A VALE £10 HA5843 L WEST £10 GP6994 G CHALK £10 BD0044 N GERRARD £10 DA2586 D DUNCAN £10 BK4762 J BREMERS £10 HA2431 M PATTERSON £10 BA3421 B HILTON View the full article