HISTORIC TRIUMPH FOR BURY AFC
Phoenix club cheer first title
By MATT BADCOCK

PICTURES: Jake Horrocks

CHAMPIONS! Bury AFC celebrate winning the North West Counties Division One North title last Sunday

THE FEELING of pride perhaps ran that little bit deeper for everyone at Bury AFC when the final whistle blew last Sunday.
In their first full season, the fan-owned phoenix club lifted their first ever title – the North West Counties League Division One North.
“I don’t think you realise how much football can mean until it’s nearly taken away,” vice chairman Gareth Castick says. “When you st...