Gigg Lane is a football ground in Bury, Lancashire, England, built for Bury F.C. in 1885. The first match was played on 12 September 1885 between Bury and a team from Wigan. One of the world's oldest professional football stadiums, Gigg Lane was in continuous use by Bury until August 2019 when the club was expelled from the English Football League.

On 29 July 2023, the newly reformed Bury FC played its first game at Gigg Lane, beating Glossop North End 5–1 in the North West Counties Football League. Gigg Lane has four covered stands and has been an all-seater stadium since 2000. Its capacity when last used in 2019 was 11,840.

Jul 18, 2023 · With the club and ground now pieced back together, we are again one and compete in the North West Counties Football League, Step 9 of the football pyramid. We are the ‘Shakers’ and we play at Gigg Lane.

Nov 20, 2024 · A fans guide to the Gigg Lane ground, Bury Football Club. This includes stadium directions, car parking, by train, pubs, reviews, maps and stadium photos.

Gigg Lane is the former home venue of Bury FC. The arena has not hosted games since the club was expelled from the English Football League in 2019. But there is good news for football fans in Bury as league games will return to the distinguished stadium from next season.

Jul 7, 2023 · Volunteers have helped transform Gigg Lane for Bury's return to the ground on Saturday, while fans have already got their flags in place. Almost four years have passed since Bury were expelled...

Mar 2, 2024 · "We just want football back at Gigg Lane, but I can't see it": Bury fans fears' over future of stadium as it goes up for sale

In February 2022, Bury fans' group Est.1885 completed the purchase of Gigg Lane from the administrator and announced that they had acquired the trading name, history and memorabilia of Bury FC. After the sale was completed, efforts began to bring professional football back to Bury.

Aug 10, 2021 · Gigg Lane or The Energy Check Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a purpose built football stadium located in the Greater Manchester town of Bury. Home to Bury F.C since opening way back in 1885, the football ground has a current capacity of 11,840.

Jan 14, 2022 · Supports have finally returned to Bury FC's Gigg Lane for the first time since their club dropped out of the football league in 2019. Images from inside the ground show the empty rooms and...