The last time Bury FC fans saw their club play in a competitive game was way back on Saturday 4th May 2019 when 6,719 fans crammed into Gigg Lane to see The Shakers draw 1-1 with Port Vale in a League Two fixture - Bury FC were promoted to League One after finishing second that season but the 2019/20 season was a disaster for the 135 year old club as a financial crisis saw them expelled from the football league without a fixture being played. The old club still exists as a legal entity but has no league membership and is currently at risk of liquidation.
Happily their loyal fans formed a phoenix club BURY AFC who have been accepted into the North West Counties League Division One (North) for the 2020/21 season which is at step six of the non-league ladder.
The new club will ground share for now at Radcliffe FC's Stainton Park ground which has a capacity of 4,000. I'm sure this figure will be achieved many times over the season.
Stainton Park is only a 3 mile journey from the spiritual home of Bury FC at Gigg Lane.
NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE
DIVISION ONE (NORTH)
2020/21 CONSTITUTION
AFC Blackpool
AFC Darwen
AFC Liverpool
Ashton Town
Atherton LR
Bacup Borough
Bury AFC
Chadderton
Cleator Moor Celtic
Daisy Hill
Garstang
Golcar United
Holker Old Boys
Lower Breck
Nelson
Prestwich Heys
Pilkington
Shelley
St Helens Town
Steeton
Before the 2019/20 season came to an end it was Merseyside teams Lower Breck and AFC Liverpool who were in first and second place in the table.
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