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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

Our Extra Preliminary Round FA Cup tie against Uttoxeter Town will now be played at Gigg Lane on Saturday 5th August. Following meetings between East Staffordshire County Council & the FA, it was deemed that the fixture should be reversed on safety grounds. Further details including ticket sales will be released in due course. View the full article

Former Bury defender Joe Skarz will be a part of the Golcar United squad that visits Gigg Lane on Saturday, he’s been a player-coach at the club since 2020. The West Yorkshire-based club play their football in the Northern Counties East Football League, the NWCFL equivalent in that region. It will be their second season in that division after being promoted from the Counties in 2022. In Opposition – Golcar United Founded in 1904, the club initially played in the Huddersfield & District League. They joined the West Riding County Amateur League in 1934 and were runners-up in their first season in the league. After finishing bottom of the table in 1937–38, the club left the league. Golcar won the West Riding County Challenge Cup in 2000–01 and were Premier Division runners-up in 2003–04. The following season saw them win the West Riding County Amateur League title. They were runners-up in 2014–15, and champions in 2017–18. They retained the league title the following season and were promoted to Division One North of the North West Counties League. In 2021–22 they finished third in the league, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating AFC Blackpool 4–2 on penalties in the semi-finals (after a 2–2 draw), they defeated Holker Old Boys 2–1 in the final to earn promotion to the Premier Division. Tickets Tickets are still available for this fixture with Golcar United, you can also pay on the turnstiles by cash or card. Prices: £8 adult, £2 Under 16s & Free for Under 5s. Click here to purchase online tickets. 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 best travel routes to the stadium. Directions can be sourced via Google Maps below. SatNav Postcode: BL9 9HR WhatThreeWords: ///issues.skins.span Parking: The car park at Gigg Lane are available for players and officials ONLY, with spaces also made available for blue badge holders. Car park operatives are under strict instructions to apply this policy, if your car is not on the list, you won’t be let on the car park. Contact secretary@buryfc.co.uk for further details. 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. All spectators will be housed in the South Stand for this fixture. 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: Kiosks are accessible for supporters under the stands following the gates opening at 2pm. 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 team who compile the award-winning programmes have been at it again with a fresh look for 2023-24. The new look ‘The Shakers‘ programme. Our second pre-season edition will cover the remaining pre-season games at Gigg Lane and features ‘AFC’s Final Four’ documenting the match reports from the final four games of the 2022/23 season for Bury AFC. Make sure you don’t miss out on this edition, and grab a copy for just £3 from the sellers in and around the ground ahead of the game. 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 tannoy 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 is going into turning the ground around between games this 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 | #PreSeason View the full article

With 10 days to go until the season begins, we can confirm our full fixture list for the 2023/24 season. The first month’s fixtures were published at the start of July, which sees us host Glossop North End on the season’s opening day (29th July). August sees us take on Colne (A), Wythenshawe Town (A), Chadderton (H), Padiham (A), Kendal Town (H), Cheadle Town (H) & Charnock Richard (A) on Bank Holiday Monday. September begins with us hosting West Didsbury & Chorlton before a midweek trip to Wythenshawe. We then host Longridge Town before back-to-back away fixtures at Lower Breck & Squires Gate. Our first fixture against near-neighbours Ramsbottom United is on December 9th at Gigg Lane. Over the festive period, we host Prestwich Heys on Boxing Day before a trip to AFC Liverpool on December 30th. 2024 begins at home to Irlam on January 6th. February 17th 2024 is the date everyone is looking for when we hop over the Irish Sea to take on FC Isle of Man. We have just one fixture over the Easter Weekend, away at Prestwich Heys on Easter Monday (1st April 2024). Our final three fixtures see us host AFC Liverpool on April 6th and Padiham 13th April, before a trip to Ramsbottom United on April 20th to complete the season. Details around tickets will be announced in due course. Head to our Fixtures page HERE for full details! Not got your season ticket yet? Head to our tickets page to secure yours! #ShakersTogether | #BuryFC | #PartofIt View the full article

Tonight’s home pre-season fixture against Stockport Town has been cancelled, in order to protect the pitch ahead of the competitive season. Online ticket sales will be refunded in due course. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. View the full article

Andy Welsh’s side come into Tuesday’s game against Stockport Town, off the back of a 5-2 loss away at Macclesfield on Saturday. Benito Lowe was on the scoresheet once again in the first half whilst Dan Lafferty scored in the second half. Saturday was another opportunity for Welsh and his coaches to assess trialists ahead of the league campaign beginning in less than two weeks’ time. In Opposition – Stockport Town Tuesday’s visitors play their football in the NWCFL Division One South and could have been playing alongside the Shakers in the Premier Division, they fell one point short of the league leaders Wythenshawe FC. They were beaten by-eventual play off final winners Cheadle Town in the semi-final 2-0. The club have been in the Counties since the 2015/16 season, a year after they were founded. Manager Paul Turnbull came through the ranks at Stockport County before moving to Macclesfield, Barrow & Chester before he returned to Edgeley Park in 2018. He was appointed manager of Town in July 2021. Tickets Tickets are still available for this fixture with Stockport Town, you can also pay on the turnstiles by cash or card. Prices: £8 adult, £2 Under 16s & Free for Under 5s. Click here to purchase online tickets. 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 best travel routes to the stadium. Directions can be sourced via Google Maps below. SatNav Postcode: BL9 9HR WhatThreeWords: ///issues.skins.span Parking: The car park at Gigg Lane are available for players and officials ONLY, with spaces also made available for blue badge holders. Car park operatives are under strict instructions to apply this policy, if your car is not on the list, you won’t be let on the car park. Contact secretary@buryfc.co.uk for further details. 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 6.45pm. All spectators will be housed in the South Stand for this fixture. 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: Kiosks are accessible for supporters under the stands following the gates opening at 6:45pm. 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 team who compile the award-winning programmes have been at it again with a fresh look for 2023-24. The new look ‘The Shakers‘ programme. Our second pre-season edition will cover the remaining pre-season games at Gigg Lane and features ‘AFC’s Final Four’ documenting the match reports from the final four games of the 2022/23 season for Bury AFC. Make sure you don’t miss out on this edition, and grab a copy for just £3 from the sellers in and around the ground ahead of the game. 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 tannoy 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 is going into turning the ground around between games this 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 contentvia 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 from 7:40pm. 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

Saturday sees us make the trip to Macclesfield for our 6th fixture of pre-season, and we have some silverware on the line! It’s the inaugural edition of the Reborn Cup, bringing together two historic clubs, each with their own rich heritage and passionate fanbase. The Reborn Cup marks a significant moment in the revival of both clubs, symbolizing their resurgence after facing challenges in recent years. It represents a celebration of their enduring spirit and determination to reclaim their places in the footballing world. Looking back to Tuesday it was another good test for Andy Welsh’s side against 1874 Northwich. Sajjad Elhassan opened the scoring, with the first Men’s goal at Gigg Lane since 4th May 2019. Benito Lowe, Sam Unwin and Connor Comber were also on the scoresheet. In Opposition – Macclesfield Macclesfield will be looking for another successful season on the pitch, after claiming back-to-back promotions over the last two seasons. Mark Duffy will be taking charge of the Silkmen for the first time this season, he took the job back in May after former Bury midfielder Neil Danns left the Head Coach position to take up an opportunity at Tranmere Rovers. Duffy was Assistant Head Coach to Danns last season. Duffy has been busy in the transfer market so far this summer, retaining key players like top scorer James Berry and bringing in goalkeeper Max Johnstone & defender Sam Heathcote to name a couple. They have played one pre-season fixture so far, it was a 1-0 defeat against The New Saints at the Leasing.com stadium last Saturday. Tickets Saturday’s fixture is PAY ON THE DAY, no tickets have been sold in advance. You can by pay cash or card. Prices: Adult – £7, Concession (Over 65’s) – £5, Student – £3, Under 18 – £3, U12’s – £1, Disabled £3 On the Day & In the Ground SatNav Postcode: SK11 7SP WhatThreeWords: ///swan.month.civic Parking: Car Parking is limited. The Car Park is on the corner of London Road and Moss Lane – just in front of the reception building on the North East corner of the ground. There is also car parking in the adjoining streets. The club recommend Lyme Avenue – a wider road – only 2 minutes from the ground. Disability Access: In the car park mentioned above there are two disabled parking spaces; access into the ground for a wheelchair user is via the Academy Reception which is the white building on the car park. Food / Drink: Macclesfield’s Bar27 will be open. Pies and refreshments from their food and beverage outlets which are located at the four corners of the ground. Payments at the food kiosks are CARD ONLY. Matchday Programme: A matchday programme will not be available for this game. #NonLeagueDogs: Dogs are not permitted within the stadium, only assistance dogs are permitted. 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

Bury Football Club are delighted to confirm that Jason Jarrett has been appointed manager of our Women’s first team. Jarrett was appointed interim manager last month but has now taken the role on a permanent basis. Speaking to buryfc.co.uk about the appointment he said: “It was quite an easy decision. I thought I would give myself a bit of time to think about it because it’s a big commitment, but just being in and around the girls and working with Gaz & Dave who are going to be my assistants and working with Casey as well it just felt right. I’m really excited to get going. Dave Heaney & Gary Pratt will join Jason’s coaching staff as his assistant managers, with Kelly Boag continuing in her role as goalkeeper coach. Dave had a brief spell as a youth player at Bury in the early 1990s and featured in a fixture against Manchester City. He’s also been involved in local grassroots football in Bury over the last 30 years as a player, coach, manager & chairman. Gary played alongside Jason during his grassroots football days at Roach Dynamos Juniors and is a lifelong Bury fan. He’s been involved in the Women’s game for the last eight years with Manchester Football Dreams in which he’s seen treble-winning success last season. Both Dave and Gary are excited to get started. “We’re both proud and super excited to get the opportunity to work alongside local Bury legend Jason Jarrett and hopefully together we can help Bury FC Women continue with their success.” Head of Women’s Football, Casey Lynchey added: “We have a really strong management team in place, who are already making an impact with the team. “We know this season is going to be more challenging than the previous two, but we have a strong team to further build upon and we have had some really exciting trialists down in pre-season too. There’s a real buzz around the place and the result against FC United last Sunday really lifted spirits too. “This Sunday sees us host Bradford Women at Unsworth Cricket Club and we know it will be a challenging game but we are all looking forward to it and would love to get a good support down to watch.” View the full article

This week’s Treasureline Winners for Week 7 – 12th July 2023 are in! The rollover this week was £1500 and remember it can reach up to a life-changing £10,000!! Prize Draw No. Members Name £1500 Rollover HJ5944 J MIDDLETON £1000 HC6178 V DUNN £100 HL6757 M CURRY £50 LL0872 I HARRISON £50 LM5777 D FREER £25 NF6402 J MULHOLLAND £25 WF0222 M RICHARDS £10 SA2792 J WAINWRIGHT £10 HJ5169 L PRESTON £10 WC0701 M EDWARDS £10 HC4727 J ADAM £10 NI6063 C ARMSTRONG £10 NE4666 D BROOK £10 CA3987 T BRIGGS £10 LL6872 P METCALFE £10 BK0827 J MAGUIRE £10 CA1298 Z WILLIAMS View the full article on the Bury AFC website

After a busy weekend with friendlies against Bradford City & Preston North End, we’ll do it all again tomorrow evening as we welcome 1874 Northwich to Gigg Lane. It was the first time we’ve seen Men’s football at Gigg Lane in over four years on Saturday, as Mark Hughes’ Bradford City won by six goals to nil, but the result wasn’t the important part it was that football was back! Sunday saw us welcome back a Bury legend Ryan Lowe, as he brought a youthful Preston side to face Andy Welsh’s side. There was more in the way of goal opportunities for our forward line, but North End went away with a 2-0 victory. You can catch highlights of this game below: Tuesday’s fixture is our fifth pre-season fixture, and let’s find out more. In Opposition – 1874 Northwich It’s a historic week for our visitors. 1874 Northwich played their first fixture 10 years ago this week, they faced local side Lostock Gralam, a game they won 3-1. The fan-owned club play their football in Northern Premier League West Division, where they have played for the last two seasons after promotion from the North West Counties League during the COVID pandemic. The management duo of Paul Bowyer & Wayne Goodison had a mid-table finish last term, but will be looking to improve on that for the 2023/24 season. Tickets Tickets are still available for this fixture with 1874 Northwich, you can also pay on the turnstiles by cash or card. Prices: £8 adult, £2 Under 16s & Free for Under 5s. Click here to purchase online tickets. 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 best travel routes to the stadium. Directions can be sourced via Google Maps below. SatNav Postcode: BL9 9HR WhatThreeWords: ///issues.skins.span Parking: The car park at Gigg Lane are available for players and officials ONLY, with spaces also made available for blue badge holders. Car park operatives are under strict instructions to apply this policy, if your car is not on the list, you won’t be let on the car park. Contact secretary@buryfc.co.uk for further details. 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 6.45pm. All spectators will be housed in the South Stand for this fixture. 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: Kiosks are accessible for supporters under the stands following the gates opening at 6:45pm. 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 team who compile the award-winning programmes have been at it again with a fresh look for 2023-24. The new look ‘The Shakers‘ programme. Our second pre-season edition will cover the remaining pre-season games at Gigg Lane and features ‘AFC’s Final Four’ documenting the match reports from the final four games of the 2022/23 season for Bury AFC. Make sure you don’t miss out on this edition, and grab a copy for just £3 from the sellers in and around the ground ahead of the game. 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 tannoy 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 is going into turning the ground around between games this 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 contentvia 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 from 7:40pm. 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

Returning to their home ground of Gigg Lane after a four-year hiatus, Bury FC faced a tough test against Mark Hughes' Bantams. The match kicked off the 2023/24 pre-season campaign but ended in a difficult 6-0 defeat for the hosts. From the start, Bury faced an uphill battle. Emmanuel Osadebe's incisive run and assist to Alex Pattison for the first goal just seven minutes into the game set the tone for the encounter. Bury's defensive solidity was further tested when Andy Cook, last season's top scorer, doubled the visitors' lead five minutes later. Despite an early onslaught, the Shakers showed resilience. A disallowed goal for Tyler Smith due to a foul brought a brief respite for the hosts, only for City to find the net twice more before half time, with goals from Osadebe and Luke Ridehalgh. Bury displayed flashes of attacking threat with a promising move that resulted in the ball being in the back of the net, but their joy was short-lived as the offside flag was raised against Benito Lowe, denying what would have been a moral-boosting goal. After the break, Hughes' side continued their offensive as Bury faced a refreshed City XI. The Shakers' defense was breached again by Matt Derbyshire, bringing the scoreline to 5-0. Despite this, Bury didn't relent. They nearly rewarded their home fans with a goal, only to be denied by a smart save from City's Heath Richardson. The final nail came in the form of Jamie Walker's goal, rounding off a tough day for the hosts. Although the result was far from ideal, Bury FC took away valuable lessons from this match and the return to Gigg Lane marked a significant milestone in the club's history, offering a stepping stone towards regrouping and focusing on the rest of the pre-season campaign.

Bury FC fell to a spirited Preston North End XI side, with the visitors securing a 3-0 win at Gigg Lane courtesy of goals from Kian Taylor, Lewis Leigh, and Kitt Nelson. The visiting team demonstrated their individual prowess early on, as Taylor broke the deadlock in the 25th minute, weaving his way through the Bury defence before slotting home. Skipper Leigh echoed this sentiment as he added to the tally early in the second half. Nelson concluded the Preston onslaught in the 72nd minute, signifying a solid performance by the young Preston outfit. Despite the result, the atmosphere at Gigg Lane was buoyant, as the hosts marked their weekend with festivities to commemorate their return to their home ground after a four-year absence. Facing a Preston team filled with upcoming professionals and scholars, directed by ex-Bury player and manager Ryan Lowe, the Shakers demonstrated promising moments. Mikey O’Neill kicked off proceedings in the 15th minute with an ambitious effort from the edge of the box that soared over the bar. Bury FC's Jacob Slater produced a crucial intervention a few minutes later, denying Tom Kilifin’s cross from reaching Andy Briggs, who otherwise would have had a clear chance on goal. The Shakers came close again at the 20-minute mark, when Sam Unwin's powerful strike skimmed off the crossbar into the spectators behind the goal. Preston managed to seize the advantage, as Taylor danced through the Bury backline, firing the visitors into the lead. Bury FC’s James Pradic made two noteworthy saves in quick succession towards the end of the first half, denying both Jack Tinning’s free-kick and a quick shot from Briggs. Felipe Rodriguez-Gentile, a key player in the early exchanges of the second half, set up Kitt Nelson whose shot missed the target, before his own effort was saved. The visitors added a second goal as Leigh navigated his way through Bury's defensive line and clinically finished in the 54th minute. Nelson added a third for the visitors in the 72nd minute, capitalizing on Kaedyn Kamara's excellent work on the left flank, spinning and slotting past the Bury keeper. Kamara's attempt at a spectacular long-range goal was thwarted by Jack Atkinson's diving save to his left. Late in the game, Connor Comber tested Pradic as the rain began to pour at Gigg Lane, but the Preston shot-stopper ensured his side maintained a clean sheet.

Bury Football Club are delighted to announce an exciting annual football game that celebrates the rebirth of both Macclesfield FC and Bury FC! This eagerly anticipated event brings together two historic clubs, each with their own rich heritage and passionate fanbase. The Reborn Cup marks a significant moment in the revival of both clubs, symbolizing their resurgence after facing challenges in recent years. It represents a celebration of their enduring spirit and determination to reclaim their places in the footballing world. With the first edition set to kick off this Saturday (15th July), football enthusiasts eagerly await the clash between Macclesfield FC and Bury FC. The atmosphere will be electric as fans fill the stands, adorned in their team’s colours, ready to witness an epic showdown on the pitch. Football Board Chairman, Marcel De Matas said: “Both Macc and Bury have been through similar experiences, and have risen from the ashes to create vibrant, growing clubs. “We hope that the Reborn Cup will become an annual event, which allows us to celebrate clubs at the heart of our communities and show that there is an appetite for attractive, exciting football in towns like ours.” Macclesfield FC Owner, Robbie Savage added: “I’m delighted to announce that Macclesfield FC and Bury FC will take part in the Reborn Cup on an annual basis. “Given what both sets of fans and communities have been through, having this game will poignantly enable them to celebrate our much-loved Football Clubs.” The Reborn Cup promises to be a thrilling spectacle, capturing the attention of fans and media alike. Beyond the game itself, the Reborn Cup serves as a reminder of the resilience and unity displayed by both Macclesfield FC and Bury FC in overcoming adversity. It stands as a testament to the unwavering support of their loyal fans, who have stood by their clubs through thick and thin. As the annual tradition unfolds, the Reborn Cup will undoubtedly become an emblematic event, forever etching its place in the football calendar. It is a testament to the enduring spirit of the beautiful game and the unwavering loyalty of fans who fuel its passion. View the full article

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Watch today’s first men’s game back at Gigg Lane here LIVE and for FREE courtesy of Bury FC TV! #ShakersTogether | #BuryFC | #PartofIt View the full article