Stewards very relaxed and friendly and I spent some time talking to them before the game. We got back to Milton Keynes around 2am and, whilst waiting for the taxi home, we saw MK Dons right back and captain for the night George Williams, who stopped for a picture, it wasn't too bad after all!© 2020 Football Ground Guide. As we walked back to our car we never felt under any threat whatsoever.Opposite is the Les Hart Stand, a single-tiered affair which extends around to meet the Cemetery End, enclosing that corner of the stadium. Ben also indicated that the club have 90 parking spaces (at a cost of £5?) We walked to the Club Shop and I spent a good part of an hour talking to Ben Miles, the Supporter Services Assistant who was helping out in the shop. It particularly caught my eye, as with the windows being almost at pitch level, I wondered just how many broken windows they get each season? The stadium is completed with a set of modern looking floodlights.Unusually, we took the car rather than a supporters coach.
Both journeys to and from the ground were less than 1 hour and 10 minutes.I had a very pleasant meal at a little café in Bury town centre before the walk to the Gigg Lane ground. It was also to be my 45th ground visited of the current 92 Premier and Football League Clubs.Before the game a few of us headed down to the Swan and Cemetery pub.
We prepared ourselves for the long journey home to Milton Keynes after seeing a fairly average game of football.The stadium is nicely designed, alsthough the away end does have a number of supporting pillars which can obstruct the view. The Main Stand is similar.
In this corner, there is a small Police control box suspended beneath the roof plus an electronic scoreboard. Bury closed off the two stands behind each goal, which was probably as a result of the attendance being just 2,005 with 113 away fans.Bury refused to sell alcohol today to away fans (which I kind of understand), but that didn't detract from the atmosphere, which was absolutely magical as far as Bolton were concerned. I hope and expect that I am completely wrong about Bury fans and I'll happily apologise if that's the case but from my experience today most were not very friendly which was a shame because it was a good atmosphere and a nice stadium. This was a very nice and clean pub with friendly staff and locals. With planned capacity of 15,000 to 20,000 people, new Bury FC stadium will be built away from their historical home at Gigg Lane. Which was about a 15 minute walk from the coach drop off point and past the ground. At the end of the playing fields just before the traffic lights and a couple of pubs, turn right into Gigg Lane for the ground. Because of this, I may give Gigg Lane a miss for the next few seasons that we`re in the same league.
20.04.2017 England: Bury FC announce new stadium within 3 years.
Thanks to Adam Hodson for supplying the directions.The Bolton supporters were kept behind for 15 mins after the game, to let the home fans disperse and for the the car park to be cleared. Atmosphere was good at times with both sets of supporters trying to make themselves heard. There were a few Rovers supporters here. We had 350 supporters in a total attendance of 2,500.The game was well played with both teams needing a win, but with the game ending in a 1-1 draw.
Capacity: 11,840 (all seated) Address: Gigg Lane, Bury, BL9 9HR Telephone: 0161 764 4881 Fax: 0161 764 5521 Pitch Size: 112 x 73 yards Pitch Type: Grass Club Nickname: The Shakers Year Ground Opened: 1885 Undersoil Heating: No Shirt Sponsors: tappit Kit Manufacturer: Kappa Home Kit: White and Royal Blue Away Kit: Dark & Sky Blue Follow this road to the end, where you will come to a T-junction. It was a very small crowd of just over 2,000 and both stands behind the goals were closed which meant that the 191 away fans and a small group of noisy home supporters in the stand opposite had a tough job trying to raise atmosphere. Bury’s Stadium is located approximately 1.3 miles south of Bury city centre and according to the official website it holds the distinction of being the only stadium in England to be accessible via one road – Gigg Lane, the name of the stadium,At Gigg Lane there is the Bury FC Social Club which is open on matchdays for both the home and visiting sets of supporters. The new stands which are all covered, have vastly improved the overall look of the ground, whilst at the same time making it an all seated one. The referee did us no favours throughout the game and it was ruined when one of our players was sent off just before half time, a second yellow card for supposedly diving, which seemed very doubtful. He indicated that he had sent Rovers details to pass on to fans to help them enjoy their visit here, e.g.
And unfortunately, that was largely down to the lack of friendliness from the home fans. I bought an average sausage roll, priced at an expensive £2.80, which I found a bit dry. I was hoping for the Dons to extend their recent good run although anticipating a very tough match.Gigg Lane is a decent ground well worth a visit. If this changes, we’ll be sure to update this section.It’s worth knowing as well that the shop will always open for 30 minutes after the full time whistle regardless which day of the week it is.A close up of the club’s famous colours.© 2014 - 2020 Copyright Football Tripper.