2025–26 Bury F.C. season

Bury
2025–26 season
ChairmanGareth Castick
ManagerDave McNabb
StadiumGigg Lane
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Djavan Pedro
Tyler James (2 Goals Each)

The 2025–26 season is Bury F.C.'s first in the Northern Premier League West Division, following their promotion the previous season. [1]

Transfers and contracts

In

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
13 May 2025 CB England Scott Duxbury England Radcliffe Free [2]
13 May 2025 AM England Callum Spooner England Hyde United Free [3]
27 May 2025 AM England Owen Robinson England Marine Undisclosed Compensation Fee [4]
7 June 2025 FB England Kieran Lloyd Wales Bala Town Free [5]
8 June 2025 CM England Kieran Glynn England Hereford Free [6]
17 June 2025 ST England Kai Evans England Nantwich Town Undisclosed Fee [7]
17 July 2025 CF England Gabriel Johnson England Guiseley Free [8]
22 July 2025 CB England Louis Isherwood England Widnes Free [9]
31 July 2025 W England Ryan Atkinson England Chester NA [10]

Out

Date from Position Nationality Name Reason To Fee Ref.
17 June 2025 FW Republic of Ireland Bryan Ly Transfer England Wythenshawe Undisclosed Fee [11]

Loaned in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date Until Ref.

Loaned out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
31 July 2025 W England Ryan Atkinson England Northwich Victoria Unknown [12]

Released / Out of Contract

Date Position Nationality Name Subsequent Club Join Date Ref.
15 April 2025 MF England Nicky Adams NA NA [13]
4 May 2025 DF England Will Calligan England Wythenshawe July 1, 2025 [14]
4 May 2025 FW England Ruben Jerome England Stalybridge Celtic July 1, 2025 [15]
4 May 2025 DF England Reece Kendall England Cleethorpes Town July 1, 2025 [16]
4 May 2025 MF England Sam Coughlan United States Saint Louis Billikens August 1, 2025 [17]
4 May 2025 FW England Lewis-Simon Byrne NA NA [18]
4 May 2025 FW England Morgan Homson-Smith NA [19]
4 May 2025 FW England Louis Jeanne NA [20]
4 May 2025 DF England Courtney Meppen-Walters NA NA [21]
4 May 2025 DF England Gareth Peet NA NA [22]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 July 2025 (2025-07-05) Atherton L.R. 1–1 Bury Atherton
14:00 BST
  • Hunter 19'
Report
  • Evans 77'
Stadium: Crilly Park
Attendance: 530
12 July 2025 (2025-07-12) Bury 3–1 Chester Bury
15:00 BST
Report Mottley-Henry 47' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 1,678
15 July 2025 (2025-07-15) Bury 2–1 Ashton Athletic Bury
19:45 BST James 10'
Pye 75'
Report Nicholson 19' (pen.) Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 667
19 July 2025 (2025-07-19) Buxton 1–1 Bury Buxton
15:00 BST Campbell 41' Report Glynn 35'
Pedro Yellow card 52'
Chalmers Yellow card 52'
Duxbury Yellow card 61'
Stadium: Silverlands
Attendance: 669
22 July 2025 (2025-07-22) Bury 9–3 Cheadle Town Bury
19:45 BST Robinson 8', 32', 34'
Pedro 26', 44' (pen.), 54', 65' Yellow card 87'
James 49'
Duxbury 54'
Report Njie 24', 62'
Morton 74'
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 596
26 July 2025 (2025-07-26) Radcliffe 3–2 Bury Radcliffe
15:00 BST
  • Hulme 27', 82', 89'
Report
Stadium: Stainton Park
Attendance: 1,702
29 July 2025 (2025-07-29) Bury 3–1 Wigan Athletic XI Bury
19:45 BST James 16', 53', 69' Report Graham 29' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 1,249

Competitions

League

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2025 (2025-08-09) 1 Bury 1–0 Newcastle Town Bury
15:00 BST
  • Walker 87'
Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,631
13 August 2025 (2025-08-13) 2 Avro 1–1 Bury Oldham
19:45 BST
  • 30'
Report
  • Isherwood 42'
  • Duxbury Yellow card 77'
Stadium: Whitebank Stadium
Attendance: 1,320
19 August 2025 (2025-08-19) 3 Bury v Runcorn Linnets Bury
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
23 August 2025 (2025-08-23) 4 Congleton Town v Bury Congleton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Cleric Stadium
25 August 2025 (2025-08-25) 5 Bury v Stalybridge Celtic Bury
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
30 August 2025 (2025-08-30) 6 Nantwich Town v Bury Nantwich
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Weaver Stadium
13 September 2025 (2025-09-13) 7 Bury v Shifnal Town Bury
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
20 September 2025 (2025-09-20) 8 Mossley v Bury Mossley
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Seel Park
27 September 2025 (2025-09-27) 9 Bury v Stafford Rangers Bury
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
4 October 2025 (2025-10-04) 10 Darlaston Town v Bury Darlaston
15:00 BST Stadium: Bentley Sports Pavilion
7 October 2025 (2025-10-07) 11 Trafford v Bury Flixton
19:45 BST Stadium: Shawe View Stadium
11 October 2025 (2025-10-11) 12 Bury v Chasetown Bury
15:00 BST Stadium: Gigg Lane
14 October 2025 (2025-10-14) 13 Bury v Wythenshawe Town Bury
19:45 BST Stadium: Gigg Lane
18 October 2025 (2025-10-18) 14 Sporting Khalsa v Bury Willenhall
15:00 BST Stadium: Aspray Arena
25 October 2025 (2025-10-25) 15 Vauxhall Motors v Bury Ellesmere Port
15:00 BST Stadium: Rivacre Park
1 November 2025 (2025-11-01) 16 Bury v Kidsgrove Athletic Bury
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gigg Lane
8 November 2025 (2025-11-08) 17 Bootle v Bury Bootle
15:00 GMT Stadium: New Bucks Park
15 November 2025 (2025-11-15) 18 Bury v Lower Breck Bury
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gigg Lane
22 November 2025 (2025-11-22) 19 Witton Albion v Bury Northwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Wincham Park
29 November 2025 (2025-11-29) 20 Bury v Atherton Collieries Bury
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gigg Lane
6 December 2025 (2025-12-06) 21 Shifnal Town v Bury Shifnal
15:00 GMT Stadium: Acoustafoam Stadium
13 December 2025 (2025-12-13) 22 Bury v Mossley Bury
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gigg Lane
20 December 2025 (2025-12-20) 23 Newcastle Town v Bury Newcastle-under-Lyme
15:00 GMT Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium
26 December 2025 (2025-12-26) 24 Bury v Clitheroe Bury
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gigg Lane
1 January 2026 (2026-01-01) 25 Stalybridge Celtic v Bury Stalybridge
15:00 GMT Stadium: Bower Fold
10 January 2026 (2026-01-10) 26 Bury v Avro Bury
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gigg Lane
17 January 2026 (2026-01-17) 27 Bury v Darlaston Town Bury
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gigg Lane
24 January 2026 (2026-01-24) 28 Stafford Rangers v Bury Stafford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Marston Road
31 January 2026 (2026-01-31) 29 Chasetown v Bury Chasetown
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Scholars Ground
7 February 2026 (2026-02-07) 30 Bury v Trafford Bury
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gigg Lane
14 February 2026 (2026-02-14) 31 Wythenshaw Town v Bury Wythenshawe
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ericstan Park
21 February 2026 (2026-02-21) 32 Bury v Sporting Khalsa Bury
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gigg Lane
28 February 2026 (2026-02-28) 33 Lower Breck v Bury Anfield
15:00 GMT Stadium: Anfield Sports and Community Centre
7 March 2026 (2026-03-07) 34 Bury v Vauxhall Motors Bury
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gigg Lane
14 March 2026 (2026-03-14) 35 Kidsgrove Athletic v Bury Kidsgrove
15:00 GMT Stadium: Hollinwood Road
21 March 2026 (2026-03-21) 36 Bury v Bootle Bury
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gigg Lane
28 March 2026 (2026-03-28) 37 Runcorn Linnets v Bury Runcorn
15:00 GMT Stadium: APEC Taxis Stadium
4 April 2026 (2026-04-04) 38 Bury v Congleton Town Bury
15:00 BST Stadium: Gigg Lane
6 April 2026 (2026-04-06) 39 Clitheroe v Bury Clitheroe
15:00 BST Stadium: Shawbridge
11 April 2026 (2026-04-11) 40 Bury v Nantwich Town Bury
15:00 BST Stadium: Gigg Lane
18 April 2026 (2026-04-18) 41 Bury v Witton Albion Bury
15:00 BST Stadium: Gigg Lane
25 April 2026 (2026-04-25) 42 Atherton Collieries v Bury Atherton
15:00 BST Stadium: Alder House

F.A. Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 August 2025 (2025-08-02) Extra Preliminary Bury 6–0 South Liverpool Bury
15:00 BST
  • James 10', 13'
  • Pedro 26' (pen.), 57'
  • Pye 39'
  • Evans Yellow card 81' 86'
Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 1,873
16 August 2025 (2025-08-16) Preliminary Stalybridge Celtic 1–1 Bury Stalybridge
15:00 BST
  • Irlam 47'
Report
  • Pedro Yellow card 18'
  • Evans 26'
  • Gomes Yellow card 44'
Stadium: Bower Fold
Attendance: 1,525
19 August 2025 (2025-08-19) Preliminary Replay Bury 0–2 Stalybridge Celtic Bury
15:00 BST
  • Pedro Yellow card 36'
  • Walker Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card 88'
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 1,973

FA Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 September 2025 (2025-09-06) Bury v Wythenshawe Town Bury
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Gigg Lane

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 19 August 2025
No. Pos Nat Player Total NPL West FA Cup FA Trophy Manchester Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Mitch Allen 5 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK England ENG Russell Saunders 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England ENG Aaron Chalmers 4 0 2+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England ENG Aiden Walker 5 1 2+0 1 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF England ENG Connor Pye 5 1 2+0 0 3+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF England ENG Scott Duxbury 4 0 1+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF England ENG Kieran Lloyd 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England ENG Louis Isherwood 4 1 1+1 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Portugal POR Bebeto Gomes 5 0 0+2 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Bobby Carroll 5 0 2+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Brad Carroll 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 MF England ENG Josh Gregory 3 0 0+0 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF England ENG Callum Spooner 4 0 0+2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Cameron Fogerty 5 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Owen Robinson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Ryan Atkinson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW England ENG Djavan Pedro 5 2 2+0 0 3+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW Latvia LVA Rustam Stepans 5 0 2+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW England ENG Tyler James 5 2 1+1 0 1+2 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 FW England ENG Kieran Glynn 4 0 1+1 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW England ENG Kai Evans 5 2 2+0 0 3+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Gabriel Johnson 4 0 0+2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

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