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Bury

Founded: 1885 (140 years ago)

Stadium: Gigg Lane (Capacity: 12,500) • Bury, England

Nickname: The Shakers

League: Northern Premier League

League History
Season Division Pos P W D L GF GA GD Pts
2024-25 NWCFL Premier Division 1st 46 33 10 3 131 49 +82 109
2023-24 NWCFL Premier Division 3rd 46 29 8 9 108 50 +58 92
2022-23 NWCFL Premier Division 4th 42 25 8 9 74 42 +32 83
2021-22 NWCFL Division One North 1st 36 27 8 1 92 32 +60 89
2019-20 League One - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018-19 League Two 2nd 46 22 13 11 82 56 +26 79
2017-18 League One 24th 46 8 12 26 41 71 -30 36
2016-17 League One 19th 46 13 11 22 61 73 -12 50
2015-16 League One 16th 46 16 12 18 56 73 -17 57Bury were deducted 3 points for playing the unregistered Callum Styles against Southend United on 8 May.
2014-15 League Two 3rd 46 26 7 13 60 40 +20 85
2013-14 League Two 12th 46 13 20 13 59 51 +8 59
2012-13 League One 22nd 46 9 14 23 45 73 -28 41

Top Goalscorers
Country Player Season Appearances Goals GpG
England Djavan Pedro 2024-25 30 24 0.80
Latvia Rustam Stepans 2024-25 54 24 0.44
England Andrew Briggs 2023-24 33 25 0.76
England Lewis Gilboy 2022-23 58 22 0.38
England Tom Greaves 2021-22 42 25 0.60
England Nicky Manyard 2018-19 41 21 0.51
Jamaica Jermaine Beckford 2017-18 17 8 0.47
England George Miller 2017-18 19 8 0.42
England James Vaughan 2016-17 40 24 0.60
England Leon Clarke 2015-16 37 18 0.49
Wales Daniel Nardiello 2014-15 38 14 0.37
Wales Daniel Nardiello 2013-14 27 11 0.41
England Steven Schumacher 2012-13 44 10 0.23

All-time Appearances
Country Player Years Appearances Goals
1. England Norman Bullock 1920-35 537 125
2. England Brian Turner 1958-70 500 25
= England John Forrest 1968-80 500 0
4. England Keith Kennedy 1972-82 484 6
5. England Wally Amos 1923-35 482 131

All-time Goalscorers
Country Player Years Appearances Goals GpG
1. England Craig Madden 1978-86 348 153 0.44
2. England George Jones 1961-64, 1966-73 355 131 0.37
= England Wally Amos 1923-35 482 131 0.27
4. England Norman Bullock 1920-35 537 125 0.23
5. Scotland John Smith 1928-33 169 112 0.66

Club Profile
Founded:
1885 (140 years ago) after a merger of two church teams, Bury Wesleyans and Bury Unitarians, following meetings arranged by local enthusiast Aiden Arrowsmith.
Address:
Bury Football Club
Gigg Lane Stadium
Gigg Lane
Bury
BL9 9HR
United Kingdom
Stadium:
Gigg Lane (1885 – present)
Rivals:
Bolton Wanderers
Rochdale
Oldham Athletic
Stockport County
Wigan Athletic
Blackburn Rovers
Accrington Stanley
Nickname:
The Shakers - in 1892 chairman John T. Ingham declared before a match, “We shall shake 'em! In fact, we are the Shakers!”, and the name stuck.

External Links
buryafc.uk

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