ASHTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB SPONSORSHIP...

ASHTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB

SPONSORSHIP BROCHURE

INTRODUCTION Ashton United has entered an exciting

new era of professionalism both on and

off the pitch!

Founded in 1878, we began playing at Hurst

Cross in 1880, which makes our ground one

of the oldest football grounds in the world.

This is where our history and heritage began.

These days we have a highly committed

ongoing community plan and we all share the

ambition to drive our club forward

professionally, commercially and socially.

Whether you are an individual or a business,

there is something here for everyone. The

many ways in which we work with our

partners has made all of the developments at

the club possible in this last year. Together

we aim to achieve even more next season.

Together we are Ashton United

CONTACT STEVE HOBSON, DIRECTOR | 07868 849184

SPONSORSHIP A Sporting Chance

Associate your company with the positive imagery of sport. Sport

offers complementary ways to promote your business and achieve

objectives, particularly in respect of Corporate Social Responsibility!

Increase your visibility in local and regional media and your

standing as a caring employer! Relatively low sums of money can

make a big difference to a club such as Ashton United.

By Thinking Local

The byword in sports sponsorship today is ‘grassroots’, in more

ways than one. Business’s such as yours are ‘thinking globally and

acting locally’, in order to reach old and new customers. Whether

your favoured game is football, rugby, cricket, or whether or not

you are a sports fan at all, this is classic marketing. The association

of your company with the positive imagery of Ashton United FC; the

visibility in local and national media; the gratitude of the fans, your

customers, and your Employees, for the support you lend to their

team; all add up to a large helping of exposure. Your business can

achieve a boost for little cost.

Your Brand can be seen by 1000’s each week

Your sponsorship package will be designed to incorporate your logo

and ensure it receives maximum exposure from all media especially

the local press. Display of your business name on banners around

the venue, advertisements in programmes and on other

merchandise. Use of the club in advertisements and other

promotions undertaken by your company Website links between

you, Ashton United and other company websites puts your business

further into the spotlight. All this exposure indicates that your

company cares about the local community and is prepared to invest

in its future and the welfare of its residents

Club Networking Membership

Ashton United through its business and community partnerships is

creating a network of companies and community partners who are

dealing with each other for a common purpose. Your business is

ideally placed to take advantage of the unique opportunity Ashton

United is offering companies and community partners.

Steve Hobson

Director


• Directors lounge named after your company for the duration of the sponsorship

• Popular stand facia advertisement

• Advertising board in prime location in Directors lounge

• Company logo or name across front of Ashton United FC home and away kit

• Acknowledgement on league/sponsors media board

• Company logo on letterheads and club stationery

• Website banner with web link

• Full page full colour advert in every league match day programme

• 2 match day sponsorship packages during the season

• 2 VIP tickets available to every home league game, including executive lounge, on request

• Regular PA endorsements

• An editorial piece in a match programme and on club website explaining the link up with your company

• Signed and framed shirt

• 2 tickets to our annual sportsman’s evening

• Screen advertising of your company on our bar TV’s 7 days per week

• Networking opportunities with fellow sponsors

Heightened community awareness of the company brand

Marketing exposure to our 6000+ twitter followers

MAIN CLUB SPONSORSHIP


MAIN SHIRT SPONSORSHIP • Company Logo or name on Ashton United FC home and away kit

• 8ft x 2ft 6ins pitch side advertising board


• Regular PA endorsements

• Website presence with web link

• Full page full colour advert in every league match day programme

• Screen advertising of your company on our bar TV’s 7

days per week


• Heightened community awareness of the company brand

2ND TIER SHIRT SPONSORSHIP • Your company logo or name on rear below neck of Ashton United FC, home and away kit

• Half page full colour advert in every match day programme





TRACKSUIT SPONSORSHIP • Your company logo or name on the team tracksuits





PLAYER SPONSORSHIP • Picture with the player

• Acknowledgement in the programme

STADIUM SPONSORSHIP • Your company logo or name above players/officials reception door at Ashton United FC

• Name on front of every program, Team Sheet, Season Tickets, Year Planner, on the official website and in League handbooks

• Name mentioned in or on all local media releases for every game

• Website presence with hyperlink

• Logo or name on letterheads and club stationery

• 2 x 8ft x 2ft 6ins pitch side advertising boards

• Full page advert in every league matchday programme

• An Editorial piece in a match programme explaining the link up with your organisation



• 2 tickets to sportsmans dinner


• PA endorsement

• A match day sponsorship package during the season

STAND SPONSORSHIPS • Your company logo or name on roof facia facing pitch

• Your company logo or name on website with weblink

• 8ft x 2ft 6ins pitch side advertising board

• Half page advert in every league programme

• An Editorial piece in a match programme explaining the link up with your organisation

• 4 season tickets in reserved stand seats and access to the Executive Lounge on request



FIXTURE BOARD SPONSORSHIP • Company Logo or Name on our fixture board

• Half page advert in every programme


• 2 season tickets

DUG OUT SPONSORSHIP • Company Logo or Name on top or reverse of the dug out’s

• Half page advert in every programme




MATCH SPONSORSHIP A match sponsorship is an ideal opportunity to meet customers or suppliers in an informal social environment. Or perhaps a company day out with a difference is on the cards. All too often the ‘shop floor’ misses out on a corporate away day. A match sponsorship at Ashton United FC is an ideal way of saying a corporate thanks to your staff team.

• 10 guests

• 3 course pre-match meal with wine

• Free match programmes

• Half Time refreshments

• Pre-match managers team talk

• PA & match programme endorsement


Bar tab available

(Additional places available pro-rata)


MATCHBALL SPONSORSHIP • 2 guests

• 3 course pre-match meal with wine

• 2 free match programmes

• PA & match programme endorsement

• Half Time refreshments

• Bar tab available


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME ADVERTISING Ashton United’s Match day league programme will be seen by thousands of people throughout the course of a season - giving a company great brand exposure. Available in Full, Half or Quarter page spaces. The Programme's are also distributed throughout the community.


GROUND BOARD ADVERTISING Pitch perimeter and stadium advertising boards at Hurst Cross are constantly proving to be a cost effective way of reaching

over 500 supporters per week, within the stadium, for the entire season. As well as for Ashton United First team the

stadium is used for other local games, where up to 80 families and friends of both teams are inregular attendance. Some

matches will attract three times that amount of people and at the end of the season the stadium is used regularly by local

leagues for cup finals, for festivals and for a brass band competition attracting thousands of visitors.

Exposure in local and national media, including video and TV media, your company name can be associated with the

success of Ashton United FC Ground advertising entitles you to two match tickets to any Home league game of your choice

Board Sizes Available 16ft x 2ft 6ins and 8ft x 2ft 6ins

TV SCREEN ADVERTISING Ashton United has 2 x 42” and 2 x 22” screen TV’s in the club bar with continuous rolling advertisements on the social club TV’s, gives your business with your company name, logo and message, over 600 weekly viewings to more than a thousand, mainly local visitors, every week.

ONLINE ADVERTISING www.ashtonutd.com With more than 2000 visitors per week the club website is proving to be an attractive way of reaching the local community and a good way of endorsing a business in the local community. Regular emails to club members are also sponsored by business partners as an additional means of exposing the business to potential customers, Be the Website main advertiser for the full season or advertise with hyperlink to your site on website.

MATCH PROGRAMME MAIN SPONSORS • Full page advert in programme for the season

• Banner on front page


• Networking opportunities


‘FIELD OF FANS’ – PITCH SQUARE ADVERTISEMENT Per square advertising for a company or individual in every matchday programme. (100 squares available)

VIP PACKAGE • Free entry to all home league games

• Pre-match tea/coffee, biscuits

• Half time refreshments

• Matchday programme

• Complimentary post match drink

MATCH DAY MASCOT Give your child a match day to remember at Hurst Cross

with our match day mascot package.

• 2 match tickets with refreshments in the Executive Lounge

• Meet the team and get photographs with their favourite players

• Lead the team out with the club captain and have reserved seats in the main stand

• Photographs and acknowledgement in the next

match programme

• 2 compliementary match day programmes

SEASON TICKETS With massive savings if you purchase before 1st August, its time to grab yours now!


ASHTON UTD SUPER DRAW This is your opportunity for just £1 per week or £2 if you wish to double your chances, to win a share of

£250,000

Unlike the National Lottery, all the winners are notified, so there is no need to worry if you do not check the Super Draw winning

numbers, and receive their prizes by post to their home address.

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