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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

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