Football to return to Gigg Lane as fans in Bury vote in favour of merger

Friday, 5 May 2023 20:27

By Adam Clark

Football fans in the town of Bury have voted in favour of a merger between Bury FC Supporters Society & Bury AFC.

Results were announced at extraordinary general meetings of both societies this evening.

952 (90.1%) members of the Bury FC Supporters Society voted in favour, with 105 (9.9%) voting against.

As for the Shakers Community Society, 1109 voted in favour, 35 against and 15 abstentions.

Bury FC Supporters Society, board member Tom Pickup has spoken to Roch Valley Radio:

Bury AFC's Shakers Community Board chair Phil Young gives his reaction:

A joint statement between Bury Council leader Cllr Eamonn O'Brien, and cabinet member Charlotte Morris, described today's events.

“This a tremendous result for football, for unity and for the whole community, the statement reads.

“Bringing elite men’s football back to its spiritual home at Gigg Lane has been a dream of many thousands of sports fans across the borough.

“The dream can now become a reality."

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