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Submission declined on 20 September 2026 by Hurricane Wind and Fire (talk). This draft does not have sufficient content to warrant a standalone article of its own, but it could be merged into the existing article at Bury Town F.C..
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Comment: It would be helpful if you could provide links to archived versions of the newspapers if possible, such as to newspapers.com. 🌀Hurricane Wind and Fire, why'd you decline my draft? (talk, contribs)🔥 15:28, 20 September 2026 (UTC)
Bury Alexandra Football Club were a former football club based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England playing in the West Suffolk League and the Ipswich and District Leagues. They ran from 1890 to 1908 when they merged with Bury Town F.C.
History
[edit]The club was founded in 1890 with members splitting from Bury Town[1]
An announcement in the newspaper Bury Free Press 27 September 1890 stated “A football club in connection with the Great Eastern Railway Station and district has just been started under the name of Bury Alexandra Football Club. The officers are as follows:- Mr. W. Allen, captain; Mr. C. E. Clarke, deputy captain; Mr. W. E. Mountain, chairman of committee and hon. Secretary; and Mr. Farrants, jun., assistant hon. Secretary”[2]
In the first season (1890-91) they played in the Suffolk Junior Cup, the cup's inaugural year[3], where they were knocked out in the first round, losing 2-0 to Chilton Hill House.[4] Two seasons later they reached the Junior Cup final, losing to Landguard Fort 2-0[5].
At the first annual meeting held on 20 August 1891 at the Saracen’s Head the club colours of chocolate and light blue shirt were chosen in place of a white shirt with red sash.[6] In the 1897/98 and 1899/1900 seasons their colours were black with a red sash.
They were founder members of the West Suffolk Football League in 1894 along with Bury Town, Clare, Glemsford, Haverhill Town, Haverhill Rovers, Lavenham, Long Melford and Sudbury[7] and were winners of the West Suffolk League Cup in that inaugural season.[8]
On Easter Monday, 20 April 1908 they reached the final of the Suffolk Senior Cup, losing to Ipswich Town 3-0.[9]
As early as 1892 there were discussions about whether Bury Alexandra and Bury Town should merge. Bury Town were seen as a “gentlemen’s” club whereas Alexandra were a working men’s club.[10] In 1893 members of Bury Alexandra attended the Bury Town Annual Meeting and said that if the subscriptions were reduced from 5s to 2/6d then members from Alexandra would return[11]. However it wasn’t until a meeting at the Three Kings in Bury St Edmunds on Friday 14 August 1908 that the two clubs agreed to combine under the name “Bury United Football Club”[12]
Grounds
[edit]Initially the team played at a ground near Northgate Railway Station[13], but from 1893 onwards at Ram Meadow, behind the Unicorn Inn, Eastgate Street[14][15]. Ram Meadow is where Bury Town F.C. currently play.
Seasons competing
[edit]| Season | Competition | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| 1890-91 | Suffolk Junior Cup | Mr. C. E. Clarke |
| 1891-92 | Suffolk Junior Cup | Mr R. Skipsey |
| 1892-93 | Runners up in Suffolk Junior Cup | Mr R. Skipsey |
| 1893-94 | Mr C. Boyce | |
| 1894-95 | West Suffolk League Champions | Mr R. Skipsey |
| 1895-96 | Mr R. Skipsey | |
| 1896-97 | Mr T. T. Garneys | |
| 1897-98 | Mr C. H. Pearson | |
| 1898-99 | West Suffolk League 1st Division | Mr C. Boyce |
| 1899-1900 | West Suffolk League | Mr R. Palmer |
| 1900-01 | West Suffolk League | Mr J. W. King |
| 1901-02 | Ipswich and District League | Mr J. W. King |
| 1902-03 | Mr W.W. Smith | |
| 1903-04 | Mr W.W. Smith | |
| 1904-05 | Mr W.W. Smith | |
| 1905-06 | Ipswich and District League 7/8 | Mr A. R. East |
| 1906-07 | Mr Arthur Copeland | |
| 1907-08 | Runners up in Suffolk Senior Cup | Mr A. Copeland |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Bury St Edmunds Football Club". Bury and Norwich Post. 13 October 1891. p. 6. Retrieved 2026-10-02 – via findmypast.co.uk.
- ↑ "Bury St Edmunds - G.E.R. Athletics". Bury Free Press. 27 September 1890. p. 8. Retrieved 2026-10-02 – via findmypast.co.uk.
- ↑ "Junior Cup". Suffolk FA. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "SUFFOLK JUNIOR CUP COMPETITION - FIRST ROUND - CHILTON HILL HOUSE V. BURY ALEXANDRA". Bury and Norwich Post. 11 November 1890. p. 5. Retrieved 2026-10-02 – via findmypast.co.uk.
- ↑ "Football - Suffolk Association Junior Cup - The Final - Landguard Fort vs Bury Alexandra". Suffolk Chronicle. 18 March 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 2026-10-02 – via findmypast.co.uk.
- ↑ "Alexandra Football Club". Bury and Norwich Post. 25 August 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 2026-10-02 – via findmypast.co.uk.
- ↑ "The new football league". Bury and Norwich Post. 30 October 1894. p. 5. Retrieved 2026-10-02 – via findmypast.co.uk.
- ↑ "Bury Alexandra Football Club - Presentation of the West Suffolk League Cup and Medals". Bury Free Press. 15 June 1895. p. 7. Retrieved 2026-10-02 – via findmypast.co.uk.
- ↑ "Suffolk Senior Cup - Final - Ipswich Town vs Bury Alexandra". Stowmarket Weekly Post. 23 April 1908. p. 6. Retrieved 2026-10-02 – via findmypast.co.uk.
- ↑ "Bury Alexandra Football Club". Bury Free Press. 3 September 1892. p. 6. Retrieved 2026-10-02 – via findmypast.co.uk.
- ↑ "Annual Meeting of the Bury St Edmunds "Alexandra" Football Club". Bury Free Press. 9 September 1893. p. 7. Retrieved 2026-10-02 – via findmypast.co.uk.
- ↑ "Bury United Football Club - A Unanimous Meeting". Stowmarket Weekly Post. 20 August 1908. p. 6. Retrieved 2026-10-02 – via findmypast.co.uk.
- ↑ "Chit-Chat". Bury Free Press. 20 August 1892. p. 5. Retrieved 2026-10-02 – via findmypast.co.uk.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL". Bury Free Press. 30 September 1893. p. 7. Retrieved 2026-10-02 – via findmypast.co.uk.
- ↑ "Bury Alexandra Football Club". Bury Free Press. 5 October 1895. p. 7. Retrieved 2026-10-02 – via findmypast.co.uk.