Bury A.F.C.

Bury Association Football Club is an English association football club from the town of Bury, Greater Manchester. It was founded in December 2019[3] as a phoenix club for Bury F.C. following that team's August 2019 expulsion from the English Football League (EFL), as fears grew that Bury would be liquidated and never play again.

Bury AFC
Full nameBury Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Shakers
FoundedDecember 2019 (2019-12)
GroundStainton Park, Radcliffe (groundshare with Radcliffe F.C.) [1]
Capacity4,000 (350 seated)
OwnerBury Phoenix Group
LeagueNorth West Counties League Division One (from 2020–21 season)[2]

The club applied in December 2019 to join the North West Counties Football League for the 2020-21 season, the tenth tier of the English football league system, with the league listing them as an applicant in February 2020. The application was approved on 21 February 2020.[4][5]

Ground

The club is set to play home games at Stainton Park, Radcliffe after agreeing a groundshare with Radcliffe F.C..[1] The ground has a capacity of 4,000 with 350 seats.

References
  1. "Bury AFC apply to join tenth tier of football after historic club kicked out of EFL". The Mirror. 21 February 2020.
  2. "Bury AFC will start in tenth tier of English football". ITV News. 21 February 2020.
  3. "Bury FC: Entrepreneur Robert Benwell has no plans to relocate a club to Gigg Lane". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  4. "Bury phoenix club will begin life in 10th tier of English football". The Guardian. PA Media. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  5. "Bury AFC among 11 clubs applying for North West Counties League spot". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.

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