By Rich Beedie At the end of last August, the book ‘Football’s Black Pioneers’ was released, it contained the stories of the first black players to represent the 92 league clubs. Sadly, Bury were missing due to the timing of the release. There were plenty of ex-Shakers in there; Winnie White, Efe Sodje and the…
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There has been speculation over the weekend regarding the potential purchase of Gigg Lane. The Shakers Community board would like to put the record straight and confirm that we have never made any bid to purchase Gigg Lane. Our rules would not permit such actions without a mandate to do so from our members. We…
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We are pleased to announce that Bury Women’s Vets have decided to affiliate with Bury AFC, and will play under our name once the process has completed. They will play as Bury AFC Women’s and Bury AFC Women’s Vets teams. The Women’s Vets team was set up 18 months ago and has grown from 10…
BuryAFC-Nov20-charts The results are encouraging with some clear actions for us to take forward, especially once we are clear of the pandemic. We have included the data in full above as most of the charts speak for themselves. You can also download the full results here. The results give us a Net Promoter Score of…
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Former Bury FC player and Bury AFC Heritage committee member Derek Spence told us about the loneliness and depression one of his old teammates suffered many years after he’d retired. In a desperate state and cut off from society, Derek and others spent time nursing an old, forgotten friend back into the world and arguablysaved…
[UPDATED as of 18th December 2020] Bury AFC aims to provide a safe environment for all players, coaches, volunteers, and spectators whilst following the government guidance and additional guidance issued by The FA, The Manchester FA, and the National League (North West Counties). In light of the current COVID restrictions, we have implemented some changes…
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