Board Update

The first meeting of the FSSB board following the election of Gareth Castick, John Raftery and Jon Wiggans as board members took place on 13 March 2025.

After undertaking the role on an interim basis since November 2024 John Woodhead was appointed as chair of FSSB.

An FSSB representative vacancy on the board of the The Bury Football Club Company Limited (“TBFCCL”) will be filled by Jon Wiggans.  Mike Goodier was appointed as chair of the TBFCCL board after undertaking the role on an interim basis since January 2025.  The other FSSB representatives on the TBFCCL board will continue to be Mike Howarth and Ian Pearson.

It was agreed that a new commercial sub-committee of the FSSB board should be created, Jon Wiggans, Ian Pearson and John Raftery will sit on this.

The Operations Committee will continue to be chaired by Gareth Castick.  Mike Howarth, John Woodhead and Jon Wiggans from the FSSB board also sit on this together with Head of Operations Casey Lynchey and football club secretary Ian Coyle.

The Football Committee will continue to operate with Jon Newby, Gareth Castick and John Woodhead from the FSSB board together with Dave McNabb and Ian Coyle.

Finally, Rod Peters will continue to act as secretary of FSSB.