Main Club Sponsorship

Main Club Sponsorship entitles you to: -

• Pitch side advertising around the ground
• Sponsorship of FC United’s annual Youth United Day and People United Day with your logo on all publicity materials
• Your logo on a minimum of 20 adverts, for home first team matches, in the Manchester Evening News
• Logo on letterheads and club stationery
• Logo on the weekly e-newsletter sent out to 7,000 supporters
• Website banner – accessed by 3,000 unique users daily
• Full page advert in every programme
• Early season editorial piece in a match programme explaining the link up with your organisation
• Television interview backdrop
• Signed framed shirt
• Six season tickets with passes for the car park and lounge area

Price on application

127 Club

Membership of the 127 Club entitles you to: -

• 2 Adult season tickets.
• 4 Children's + 1 Adult season ticket to be donated to a school in your name via our community scheme.
• Car park pass for stadium car park (to be booked 7 days in advance).
• Access to lounge and bar on match day (pre-booking required).
• 25% Discount on Match Day and Player Sponsorship packages.
• A signed shirt, mounted on a personalised frame.
• Listing in the 127 Club directory printed at regular intervals in the programme.
• Listing on club website with link to your own site.
• Random front-page advert on the website.

Membership also entitles you to a place in the 127 Club September draw for:

• 5 Match day sponsorship packages.
• 8 Player sponsorships.
• 5 Match ball sponsorships.
• 2 Season long half-page advertisements in the club programme.
• 20 E-newsletter sponsorships.
• 6 replaceable season-long pitch side hoardings
• 4 half-page match programme advertorials (to be written and edited in conjunction with The Club)
• Free entry on Red Pages

Price £750 + VAT (£600 + VAT for those paying by July 31st)

Match Sponsorship

• Access to match for 6 people.
• Free buffet and drinks in the 1885 Lounge
• 1 Car park pass for stadium car park.
• Logo on front page of programme.
• Mention on match advertising (web/e-mail/press).
• Half-page advertisement in programme.
• Signed ball.
• Nominate and present man of the match.

Price £500 + VAT (25% discount for 127 Club members)

Player Sponsorship

• Logo in programme for the season.
• Link on player’s page of website.
• Signed framed photo from player.
• One marketing opportunity with player (to be agreed with the club).

Price £250 + VAT (25% discount for 127 Club members)
(Current sponsors of players have the option to secure their current player sponsorship if paid preseason renewal by the specified date)

Price £250 + VAT (25% discount for 127 Club members)

Match Ball Sponsorship

• 2 match tickets with refreshments and hospitality in the 1885 pitchside Lounge
• After the final whistle, relax with club officials and players who will be available for a souvenir photo and a signed match programme
• Present and receive signed ball
• Souvenir photographs of the day
• Mention in match programme
• 2 Complimentary Match Day Programmes and Team Sheets

Price £100 + VAT

Match Programme Sponsorship

• 2 match tickets with refreshments and hospitality in the 1885 pitchside Lounge
• After the final whistle, relax with club officials and players who will be available for a souvenir photo and a signed match programme
• Souvenir photographs of the day
• Mention in match programme
• Present and receive signed ball
• 2 Complimentary Match Day Programmes and Team Sheets

Price £100 + VAT

Programme Advertisements

• Season long full or half page colour advertisement (minimum 21 programmes)

Price £1400 + VAT for full page or £800 + VAT for half page for the whole season (copy deadline August 1st)

NB the above is a pre-season special price offer only. We are able to offer this heavily discounted price by passing on the discounts we can achieve on our programme printing

• Single page advert in a programme for a match of your choice £800 + VAT
• Single half page advert in a programme for a match of your choice £400 + VAT

Pitchside Advertising

• Promote your business to those who attend the match and watch FCUM TV with a pitchside advert.
• The price for an advert at all games (League and Cup) at Gigg Lane for a 20ft x 2ft banner is just £1000 plus vat for the 2009-10 season
• The price even includes the production and sign writing of your banner.

eNewsletter sponsorship

• Year long monthly banner advertisement despatched weekly to 5,000 supporters (£400 + VAT)
• Single banner advertisement in eNewsletter despatched to 5,000 supporters (£60 + VAT)

Red Pages

Advertise your Company on our Official Website. Red Pages offers a link direct to your business. The website has thousands of hits per week and these pages are often the first source of contact for our fans looking for specialist services.

Price £50 + Vat

Youth Match Sponsorship

• Support the Youth Team and become a Match Sponsor for just £50 plus VAT.
• Have your photo taken with the team
• Nominate, and Present to the FC United Man of the Match (option to add a prize from the club shop to present to the winner – prices on application)
• Web-listing

£50 plus VAT (£650 to be exclusive Youth Match sponsor for the season)

Birthday Bars

• Bars for exclusive hire for anniversary occasions, parties and business lunches/promotions

Prices on Application

Tournaments and Community Sponsorship Opportunities

FC United are committed to assisting all sections of the community in participating in football and sports. The club is keen to organise football tournaments, coaching and other sports’ related activities. We organize schools' football tournaments, a regional tournament for young people in care and youth portrait and match report competitions.

We welcome any organisations that wish to sponsor or assist us in organising or promoting such activities.

Why not show that you care for the community?

Michael Burtonwood
Commercial Manager
FC United of Manchester
5th floor, Hope Mill
113 Pollard Street
Manchester M4 7JA

tel: 0161 273 8950
mob: 07966 265353
email: sponsorship@fc-utd.co.uk