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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