BURY V COVENTRY CITY
TUESDAY AUGUST 9TH AT 7.45PM
AT GIGG LANE, BURY, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL9 9HR
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 7.45pm.
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TRAVEL
BY CAR:
All Directions: Exit M60 at junction 17 (s/p A56 Whitefield, Salford). At roundabout follow signs to `Whitfield A56, Radcliffe (A665), Bury A56' onto the A56. After 0.3 miles go straight over double traffic lights passing McDonalds on LHS (s/p Bury A56, Radcliffe A665). At lights after 0.8 miles (just after the `Bull's Head' pub) bear right (s/p Bury A56). Straight on at lights after 1.0 miles (s/p Town Centre). After 1.0 miles turn right (s/p Football Ground) into Gigg Lane. Ground is on right hand side after 0.1 miles.
FROM METROLINK STATION (Bury): 0.7 miles to ground. Trams run from Manchester Victoria and Manchester Piccadilly. By taxi: £1.50. By bus: Nos. 90, 92, 134, 135 and 137 run every ten minutes down Manchester Road past the end of Gigg Lane. By foot: This route takes in a couple of the pubs listed below. Turn left out of station along covered passageway and past various bus-stops. At T-junction with Haymarket Street (by the Chicago Rock Cafe) turn left. Straight over crossroads, down Knowsley Street. This comes out opposite ;`Sergios' and a white monument. Here, turn left along the Manchester Road, towards the `Staff of Life'. Turn left after about 0.5 miles into Gigg Lane. Last Midweek Trains: The Metrolink has a frequent service to both Manchester mainline stations. Please double-check on Metrolink (0161) 205 2000, and Rail Enquiries on (0345) 484 950.
More information http://www.buryfc.co.uk/page/FindUs/0,,10422,00.html
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ADMISSION
Tickets will be priced at £10 for adults and £5 for Under 16s, senior citizens over 65, disabled and unemployed supporters (upon proof of unemployment).
There are 20 wheelchair spaces available for wheelchair-using supporters with personal assistants granted admission free of charge.
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 39th time that the two sides have met and the first cup tie between the two sides. City have won on sixteen occasions with seven draws. City have scored 48 goals compared to Bury's 47.
City's last visit to Gigg Lane for a league match brought a 1-0 win for City on Feb 4th 1967. There have been four more victories for City at Gigg Lane.
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The referee for this match is Jock Waugh from South Yorkshire.
A Celtic supporter who got into refereeing when he was dragged to matches by his neighbour whose team were short of a referee, he was in charge of Walsall's 1-0 win over Leyton Orient on Saturday.
He has not been in charge of a City game before but his last Bury one was a 3-0 defeat at Crewe in August 2010.
The assistants are Gary Hilton (Lancashire) and Ryan Newman (Yorkshire). The fourth official is Paul Hodskinson from Lancashire.