Stewart Day

Bury cannot appeal over expulsion from the league, says EFL

Bury, with 125 years of Football League membership, became the first team to be expelled since Maidstone in 1992 after a takeover bid fell through just before a deadline to satisfy the EFL about their future.

Aug 28, 2019, 21:41 PM IST

Bury's demise raises major questions over future for smaller clubs

After a takeover bid fell apart just hours before a 5 p.m. local deadline and following an evening of rumours, with hopes of a last-gasp new bid, a communique from the Football League (EFL) at 11:06 p.m. ended the North West club`s 125-year membership of the world`s oldest professional soccer league.

Aug 28, 2019, 19:26 PM IST