Well what an away day this will be for the lads, win, lose or draw!!

We head over to Bury Football Club's Gigg Lane to take on Prestwich FC U13's Sharks, a team currently sitting at top of the league after two games. Having lost our opening couple of games, the Legends are still playing with a smile and a will to win and we are sure that our first win will only be around the corner. We trained extremely hard and well on Tuesday, with great attitudes, in a hope that this will be put into practice come Saturday. At present we have a full squad as I write this, if anyone would like to support the lads and help them enjoy this experience then that'll be fantastic. If anyone wants to know any history behind the famous old stadium, well just see below for your perusal!

GIGG LANE

Gigg Lane is a football ground in Bury, Greater Manchester, 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. The ground did not host competitive men's football between 4 May 2019, when Bury hosted Port Vale, and 29 July 2023.

In November 2020, Bury F.C. was placed in administration and the ground was later put up for sale by the administrator. In February 2022, the Est.1885 fans' group completed a deal to purchase the entire property. They also acquired the trading name and memorabilia of Bury F.C. The new owners formed the company Gigg Lane Stadium Limited and stated their intention to reopen the ground as a football venue by August 2022. 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. The record attendance is 35,000 for an FA Cup tie[note 1] in 1960 when the stands were nearly all terraced. FC United of Manchester had a ground-sharing agreement with Bury from 2005 to 2014. Besides football, the ground has been used for other sports including rugby league – it was the home of Swinton Lions for ten years from 1992.

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