Bury F.C.
Association football club in Bury
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April 19 2025 | Bury defeated Burscough 4–0 on the final day of the 2024–25 North West Counties League season to earn promotion as champions to the Northern Premier League. |
2024 | Nicky Adams returned to Bury F.C. for a fourth spell |
2024 | Bury F.C. won the North West Counties Football League Premier Division championship. |
2024 | In the 2024–25 North West Counties Football League season, Bury topped the league table and were on the verge of promotion to the Northern Premier League Division One. |
May 2024 | Bury were defeated by Wythenshawe Town in the North West Counties League Premier Division play-off final via a penalty shoot-out, missing out on promotion. |
2023 | Bury F.C. finished 3rd in the Northwest Counties Football League Premier Division with Andrew Briggs scoring 24 goals. |
2023 | Bury AFC finishes the season in 4th place with 83 points, narrowly missing the play-off spot by four points. |
2023 | The club finished 4th in the North West Counties Premier Division, with Lewis Gilboy as top scorer with 16 goals. |
2023 | Bury AFC and the original Bury F.C. entity merged, restoring the Bury F.C. playing name and combining the two teams' histories. |
September 17 2023 | Bury F.C. sacked manager Andy Welsh after a poor run of form, with Dave McNabb appointed as his successor. |
June 5 2023 | Bury AFC received FA approval to adopt the Bury FC playing name and return to Gigg Lane. |
May 5 2023 | The merger between Bury Football Club Supporters' Society and Shakers Community Society was approved. |
May 5 2023 | The merger between Bury Football Club Supporters' Society and Bury AFC Supporters' Society was approved. |
January 2023 | BFCSS submitted a detailed proposal to the North West Counties Football League to restart a professional football club at Gigg Lane. |
2022 | The club finished 4th in the Northwest Counties Football League Premier Division with Lewis Gilboy scoring 16 goals. |
2022 | Bury AFC reached the 4th qualifying round of the FA Cup in the 2022-2023 season, their best FA Cup performance. |
2022 | Bury AFC reached the quarter-finals of the FA Vase in the 2022-2023 season, their best FA Vase performance. |
2022 | Bury F.C. was again promoted, finishing 1st in the North West Counties Football League Division One with Tom Greaves scoring 14 goals. |
October 2022 | First merger vote was conducted, with supporters urged to vote on potential amalgamation of BFCSS and Shakers Community Society. The vote failed to reach the required 66% threshold despite strong support from the Shakers Community Society. |
July 2022 | Bury fans were asked to support a merger of the two principal supporters' groups (BFCSS and Shakers Community Society) to restore the club. |
May 2022 | Bury FC Supporters Society signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding the future of the club, involving multiple stakeholders including local authorities and supporters' groups. |
February 18 2022 | Est.1885 completed the purchase of Gigg Lane and acquired the club's trading name, history, and memorabilia. |
2021 | The club was promoted from North West Counties Football League Division One, finishing 1st with Tom Greaves as top scorer with 14 goals. |
2021 | A phoenix club, Bury AFC, joined the North West Counties League First Division North. |
February 24 2021 | The 2020–21 season is abandoned due to COVID-19 restrictions after being suspended in December. |
2020 | Bury AFC successfully applies for membership in the North West Counties Football League for the 2020–21 season. |
2020 | Bury F.C. was playing in the North West Counties Football League Division One, with Tom Greaves as a notable player. |
November 27 2020 | Steve Dale finally placed the club into administration, with Steven Wiseglass appointed as administrator. |
September 19 2020 | Bury AFC plays its first competitive match in the FA Vase, losing 2-1. |
January 15 2020 | Harry Bunn transferred to Kilmarnock on a free transfer |
2019 | Bury F.C. reached the semi-finals of the League Trophy in the 2018-2019 season, their best performance in this competition. |
December 2019 | A group of 300 Bury FC fans form a phoenix club called Bury Association Football Club (Bury AFC), establishing a fan-owned club registered as Bury Football Club (2019) Ltd. |
October 12 2019 | Stephen Dawson transferred to Hereford on a free transfer |
September 19 2019 | Neil Danns transferred to Tranmere Rovers on a free transfer |
August 31 2019 | Jordan McFarlane-Archer transferred to Port Vale on a free transfer |
August 27 2019 | Jermaine Beckford retired from professional football |
August 27 2019 | After 125 years of continuous membership, Bury was expelled from the Football League due to ongoing financial and ownership issues. |
July 31 2019 | The High Court dismissed the winding-up petition following the CVA approval. |
July 18 2019 | A Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) was approved by creditors, proposing to pay football creditors in full and unsecured creditors 25% of monies owed. |
July 2 2019 | Further player transfers including Will Aimson to Plymouth Argyle and Nicky Maynard to Mansfield Town on free transfers |
July 1 2019 | Multiple player transfers including Nicky Adams to Northampton Town, Tom Aldred to Brisbane Roar, and Scott Burgess to Port Vale on free transfers |
July 1 2019 | Start of Bury F.C.'s 135th season, returning to League One after promotion from EFL League Two in the previous season. |
June 20 2019 | EFL League One fixtures were announced for the season. |
April 25 2019 | Steve Dale placed the club on the open market, revealing financial problems were 'far in excess' of his initial understanding. |
April 10 2019 | Former head coach Chris Brass issued a winding-up petition against the club to be heard in the High Court. |
April 2 2019 | Financial problems resurfaced when staff and players did not receive their March salaries on time. |
February 2019 | Steve Dale paid an outstanding tax bill to avoid a HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) winding-up order, temporarily averting financial crisis. |
2018 | The club was promoted back to League 2, finishing 2nd in the league with Nicky Maynard scoring 21 goals. |
2018 | Nicky Adams returned to Bury F.C. for a third spell |
2018 | Stephen Dawson returned to Bury F.C. for a second spell |
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