Football is finally coming home to Gigg Lane - more than two years after the fall of Bury FC

Football will finally return to Gigg Lane for the first time in nearly three years. The famous ground has lay empty since Bury FC, founded in 1885, were thrown out of the Football League in August 2019.

But the club's Women's team, who are flying high this season and chasing promotion, will grace the pitch with their final three home games. By a twist of fate the last game to be played on Shaker's hallowed turf also featured the Women's team.

The ground has been spruced up by an army of volunteers and the surface will be in pristine condition for the Bury FC Foundation Women's Team match against Fleetwood Town Wrens on April 24th. The historic match will be the first on the turf since the women's team played Workington Town Ladies on May 5th 2019.

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Two and a half years on since Bury FC lost its league status the club name, memorabilia, and historic ground have been bought by a fans group, who have a target of the 2022/23 season for bringing men's football back to Gigg Lane. But women's team is on the cusp of a renaissance which is progressing faster.

They now sit second in the Championship of the Lancashire FA Women's County League, having scored 108 goals and conceded just 22. They are three points behind the leaders but have a game in hand. It is four leagues below where they were in 2019. But after a season disjointed by COVID last year they are finally firing. Talks are ongoing but is hoped a crowd of just under 500 will be allowed into the ground for the women's games.

In a statement the team said: "Following discussions between Bury Football Club Women, Bury Football Club Supporters Society and Gigg Lane Stadium we can