BURY FOOTBALL CLUB - DIRECTIONS:

BY CAR: All Directions: Exit M60 at junction 17 (s/p A56 Whitefield, Salford). At roundabout follow signs to `Whitfield A56, Radcliffe (A665), Bury A56' onto the A56. After 0.3 miles go straight over double traffic lights passing McDonalds on LHS (s/p Bury A56, Radcliffe A665). At lights after 0.8 miles (just after the `Bull's Head' pub) bear right (s/p Bury A56). Straight on at lights after 1.0 miles (s/p Town Centre). After 1.0 miles turn right (s/p Football Ground) into Gigg Lane. Ground is on RHS after 0.1 miles.

FROM METROLINK STATION (Bury): 0.7 miles to ground. Trams run from Manchester Victoria and Manchester Piccadilly. By taxi: £1.50. By bus: Nos. 90, 92, 134, 135 and 137 run every ten minutes down Manchester Road past the end of Gigg Lane. By foot: This route takes in a couple of the pubs listed below. Turn left out of station along covered passageway and past various bus-stops. At T-junction with Haymarket Street (by the Chicago Rock Cafe) turn left. Straight over crossroads, down Knowsley Street. This comes out opposite `Sergios' and a white monument. Here, turn left along the Manchester Road, towards the `Staff of Life'. Turn left after about 0.5 miles into Gigg Lane. Last Midweek Trains: The Metrolink has a frequent service to both Manchester mainline stations. Please double-check on Metrolink (0161) 205 2000, and Rail Enquiries on (0345) 484 950.

BY BUS: As above.

PARKING:  To be updated 

TOTAL CAPACITY: 11,601.

FOR AWAY FANS:  Seating 2,800 Manchester Road End (West Stand). Cost: Click here for ticket details

DISABLED FACILITIES:  Bury FC's disabled supporters have a sponsored mini-bus, only missing away games when the host club has no facilities for them. It comes as no surprise therefore, that facilities at Gigg Lane are very good. For away fans, there's room for 6 wheelchairs and helpers in the Manchester Road Stand. Disabled Toilet: In South Stand and Starkies Restaurant. Cost: Free for disabled and helper. Booking: In advance (48 hours) via the away club ticket office. Parking: Available, please book. For the Blind: 12 seats in the Main Stand family section have headphones for hospital radio commentary. No entry fee.

PROGRAMME: £3.00. 

TICKETS:  For details of Ticket Prices at Gigg Lane, click here

FOOD AND DRINK:  The pies  were warm, the pastry crusty and the filling very grey. That said, fans liked them: `Slightly spicy and very good,' said one. The pasties also got the thumbs-up, but the tea and coffee were, wrote an Ipswich fan: `Typical football fare. In other words, weak, uninteresting and expensive'.  The Chicken Balti Pies are to die for...

EAT, DRINK & MISC:

Bury Football Club Sports Bar: Welcomes visiting fans both before and after the match as long as it's not too busy, charging £1 for non-members. There's a bar serving food, a large-screen TV and a separate children's area.

The Swan & Cemetery: Manchester Road. Caters for all tastes, including special Matchday Menus. Very friendly to away supporters and highly recommended. Large car park and spacious interior. This pub is situated past the ground (if you are coming from the town center) approx 300 yards past Gigg Lane. Open all day from 1200. Please vist www.swanandcemetery.co.uk for Menus and Offers.


For those seeking lesser-known statistics, Bury fans say that their away support, as a percentage of the home support, is the highest in the league.

SAFETY FACTOR:  No problems except at local derbies. Extremely friendly home supporters - ask Sunderland?

RIVALS:  First and foremost Bolton, now nicknamed `Horwich Wanderers' or `Horwich Amateurs' at their ground, the `White Elephant'. Second and third come Rochdale and Preston, though any north west club can be branded as rivals.

HOME SUPPORTERS HATES:   Bolton Wanderers & Colin