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Gigg Lane
Gigg
Full name	Gigg Lane Stadium
Location	Gigg Lane; Bury; Greater Manchester
Built	1885
Opened	1885
Owner	Bury F.C.
Capacity	11,840
Field dimensions	112 x 73 yards
Tenants
	Bury F.C. (1885-present); FC United of Manchester (2005-present)

Gigg Lane is an all-seater football stadium in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. Historically within Lancashire, it was built for Bury F.C. in 1885, and has been their home ever since. The first match to be played at Gigg Lane was a friendly between Bury and Wigan Athletic on 12 September 1885, which Bury won 4-3. The stadium has had permanent floodlights since 1953, although the first floodlit match to be played there took place in 1889, before the Football League had authorised the use of floodlights in competitive matches.

Its current capacity is 11,000. The Manchester RD Stand is the largest stand at Gigg Lane. It contains a pattern of blue and white seats that spell out "BURY" and is home to the club's electronic scoreboard.

[edit] Other uses

The stadium has been used for many sports other than football, such as rugby league, cricket, baseball and lacrosse. It has also been used by football clubs other than Bury: Manchester United have hosted reserve-team matches at the ground, and FC United have shared the ground since the 2005-06 season. Recently, Manchester United footballer, Anderson, filmed a television advert for Adidas on the pitch at Gigg Lane.

[edit] References

"Bury Official Site". http://www.buryfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/GiggLane/0,,10422,00.html. Retrieved July 28 2005.
"Anderson filming by Adidas". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdI09e1oBLg&NR=1.
"Gigg Lane photos". http://fcunited.ru/en/stadium.php.

Coordinates: 53°34′49.82″N 2°17′41.36″W / 53.5805056°N 2.2948222°W / 53.5805056; -2.2948222