More clubs could go bust like Bury FC without action by the Football League, says MP

Bury's football ground
Bury FC Credit: Press Association

The English Football League (EFL) must intervene to stop more clubs going the way of Bury FC, the town's MP has warned.

Tory MP James Daly said almost a year on from Bury FC being kicked out of League One "nothing has changed".

During a Commons debate he added: "There are businesses in my constituency that have gone out of business because Bury does not exist.

"What are the EFL doing in respect of that? Nothing, and nothing has changed in 12 months.

"So I call on the EFL to face up to this issue, to ensure that the fans of clubs all over this country do not face the same fate as those of Bury, that they have a defender in the EFL."