Bury Town F.C.
association football club in England
Bury Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club, based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. The club are currently members of the Southern League Premier Division Central and play at Ram Meadow.
History
Early history
The club was established by William Lake at a meeting in the Suffolk Hotel in 1872. Initially named Bury St Edmunds Football Club, the first committee of the club elected to choose royal blue as the club's colours. In 1885 they were one of eleven founder members of the Suffolk FA and voted to change their name to Bury Town. In 1895 the club's name reverted to Bury St Edmunds.
The club joined the Norfolk & Suffolk League in 1899, but withdrew midway through the 1901–02 season. They subsequently became members of the South East Anglian League in 1904 and finished bottom of the league in 1905–06. In 1908 the club merged with Bury Alexandra, and were renamed Bury United, before reverting back to Bury Town in 1923. They rejoined the Norfolk & Suffolk League in 1920, leaving again in 1929 and rejoining again in 1932.
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