Team Bury F.C.
Full name | Team Bury Football Club | |
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Nickname(s) | The Blues | |
Founded | 2005 | |
Ground | Ram Meadow, Bury St Edmunds | |
Capacity | 3,500 | |
Chairman | Sara Cox | |
Manager | Sam Crook | |
Website | http://www.teambury.co.uk | |
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Team Bury F.C. are an English football club based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Consisting of players largely drawn from the West Suffolk College Football Academy,[1] they are a feeder club and reserve team for Bury Town.[2] They are currently members of the and play at Bury Town's Ram Meadow. The club is affiliated to the Suffolk County FA and is sponsored by West Suffolk College and F.A. Valiant & Son Ltd.
History
The club was established in 2005 under the name West Suffolk College F.C. as the team was formed by students at the West Suffolk College Sports Academy.[3] They joined Division Two of the Essex and Suffolk Border League and finished as Division Two runners-up in their first season, earning promotion to Division One. The club went on to win the Division One title in 2006–07 and were promoted to the Premier Division, after which they were renamed Team Bury following a move to Bury Town's Ram Meadow ground.[3] In 2008–09 the club finished second in the Premier Division, and were accepted into Division One of the Eastern Counties League. In 2009–10 the club won the Suffolk Senior Cup, beating Capel Plough 2–0 in the final.
Ground
In 2007 the club relocated from the Gainsborough Sports Centre in Ipswich and began playing at Bury Town's Ram Meadow ground.[3]
Honours
- Essex & Suffolk Border League[4]
- Division One champions 2006–07
- Suffolk Senior Cup
- Winners 2010