Bury A.F.C.


Bury Association Football Club is an English association football club from the town of Bury, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the North West Counties League Division One North and play their home games at Stainton Park in Radcliffe.

History

The club was founded in December 2019 as a phoenix club for Bury F.C. following that team's August 2019 expulsion from the English Football League, as fears grew that Bury would be liquidated and never play again.
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.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, English football league competitions below the top flights were interrupted, but Bury A.F.C. anticipated a September 2020 start and received over 700 applications for the post of team manager.
On 21 July 2020, the club were accepted into the NWCL Division One North for the 2020–21 season.
On 29 July 2020, Ossett United manager and former Sunderland, Leicester City and Blackpool midfielder Andy Welsh was appointed as the club's first manager. He was selected from 750 applicants.

Ground

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