‘ Bury AFC ‘
Sat Feb 22, 2020 4:27 pm
Bury AFC will start in tenth tier of English football
Saturday 22nd February 2020
Bury AFC, the phoenix club launched after Bury's expulsion from the Football League, will begin life next season in the 10th tier of English football.
The North West Counties Football League has approved an application from Bury AFC for them to join the league next season.
Bury were expelled from the English Football League in August after failing to secure new ownership when a last-gasp takeover bid collapsed.
On Friday, the NWCFL confirmed that 11 clubs had applied for promotion to Step 6 (ninth and 10th tier) providing they meet the entry ground grade H criteria by March 31.
Nine of those clubs must finish in the top five of their respective Step 7 competitions, however, new clubs Bury AFC and FC Isle of Man have been listed for inclusion to join the league.
A message posted on Bury AFC's Twitter account read: "Bury AFC are listed below for inclusion (to the) North West Counties Football League for 2020/21.
"This confirms our belief that we are the only team currently with an application in to play football in Bury next season. BRING. IT. ON."
Saturday 22nd February 2020
Bury AFC, the phoenix club launched after Bury's expulsion from the Football League, will begin life next season in the 10th tier of English football.
The North West Counties Football League has approved an application from Bury AFC for them to join the league next season.
Bury were expelled from the English Football League in August after failing to secure new ownership when a last-gasp takeover bid collapsed.
On Friday, the NWCFL confirmed that 11 clubs had applied for promotion to Step 6 (ninth and 10th tier) providing they meet the entry ground grade H criteria by March 31.
Nine of those clubs must finish in the top five of their respective Step 7 competitions, however, new clubs Bury AFC and FC Isle of Man have been listed for inclusion to join the league.
A message posted on Bury AFC's Twitter account read: "Bury AFC are listed below for inclusion (to the) North West Counties Football League for 2020/21.
"This confirms our belief that we are the only team currently with an application in to play football in Bury next season. BRING. IT. ON."
Re: ‘ Bury AFC ‘
Sat Feb 22, 2020 5:40 pm
Good news
Let's just hope they have the financial backing too
Let's just hope they have the financial backing too
Re: ‘ Bury AFC ‘
Sun Feb 23, 2020 1:11 am
NIBluebird wrote:Good news
Let's just hope they have the financial backing too
Mike, I agree this is great news!
Re: ‘ Bury AFC ‘
Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:43 am
Mike and Chris, Bury were the first Club I ever watched play football in 1972, saw them 7 times as that’s where My Grandfather ( Mother’s side).
I was absolutely gutted the way the League treated them.
I was absolutely gutted the way the League treated them.
Re: ‘ Bury AFC ‘
Mon Feb 24, 2020 12:57 am
Whilst I'm happy for them,their fall from grace is huge!! My imagination runs wild when I think of the precarious posistions we have been in ourselves 
and people want tan gone 
and people want tan gone
Re: ‘ Bury AFC ‘
Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:32 am
I remember them beating us 3 nil up there midweek one year. Spencer Prior came over to apologise but the highlight was the weird punch up between our (drunk?) mascot and theirs.
Good luck to them. Their social club was pretty good too. I think they even had a magician in there along with cheap pints.
Good luck to them. Their social club was pretty good too. I think they even had a magician in there along with cheap pints.