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Clubs that fit these criteria need to have majority ownership of their club, not minority ownership. Minority owners include Swansea City A.F.C., Cambridge City F.C., and York City F.C. Note that Merthyr Town F.C., Newport County F.C. and Wrexham F.C. are technically Welsh clubs, but play in the English league system.
DFCSG was established due to a 2015 merger between three fan groups: Darlington FC Community Interest Company (which represented approximately 800 fans), Darlington Supporters Club and Darlington Supporters Trust. [35] East Thurrock Community FC - Fan owned football club formed in 2024 after closure of East Thurrock united in 2023. Fisher F.C.
The Football Supporters' Association (The FSA) is the national, democratic, representative body for football supporters in England and Wales. They are the leading advocates for supporter ownership, better fan engagement, cheaper ticket prices, the choice to stand at the match (safe standing), protecting fan rights, good governance, diversity, and all types of supporter empowerment across both ...
An early overseas supporters' club was formed in Malta in 1981 as a branch of the Spurs Supporters Club, [61] and another was formed in Norway in 1982. [62] The earliest Spurs supporters' club in the United States was LA Spurs formed in 2005. [63] In Australia, OzSpurs is the official supporters' group of Tottenham Hotspur which has chapters in ...
A supporters' group or supporters' club is an independent fan club or campaign group in sport, mostly association football. Supporters' groups in continental Europe are generally known as ultras , which derives from the Latin word ultrā, [ 1 ] meaning beyond in English, with the implication that their enthusiasm is 'beyond' the normal.
In British sports, a supporters' trust is a formal, democratic and not-for-profit organisation of fans who attempt to strengthen the influence of supporters over the running of the club they support. There are over 140 supporters' trusts across England , Wales and Scotland and the majority of these are affiliated to football clubs, however ...
Carl Fearn, co-chairman of Gaygooners, Arsenal Football Club’s supporters group for LGBT fans, said of the rainbow colours at Wembley: “This is a welcome, but small, gesture by the FA.
The Football Supporters' Federation (FSF) was an organisation representing football fans in England and Wales. It campaigned across a range of issues and supports fan representation on clubs' boards, lower ticket prices, and the introduction of safe standing areas at grounds in the top two tiers of English football. The organisation was free to ...