Great news for football in Nottingham today, as Basford United Football Club are celebrating receiving funding from the Premier League to help them prepare for the restart of football and safe return of supporters to their stadium.

The Matchday Support Fund grant will help Basford United put in place measures that will make their ground safer for the 2020/21 season given the challenges caused by COVID-19.

The valuable funds will be used to purchase sanitisation units/signage & safety screens for all internal Bars & kitchens. With the club also clearly identifying safe standing areas we want all our visitors to feel safe and secure at our Greenwich Avenue premise.

The Matchday Support Fund is managed by the Football Stadia Improvement Fund (FSIF), which is financed by the Premier League and supports non-league and Women’s Football Pyramid clubs with the cost of improvements to their grounds.

The Matchday Support Fund follows the recent Pitch and Club Preparation Funds, which saw £8.7m in grants awarded by the Premier League, The FA and Government’s Football Foundation to prepare the country’s playing surfaces and facilities for the return of football.

Chris Munroe, Chairman of Basford United FC, said: “ Absolutely delighted to receive the Matchday Support Fund grant from the Football Foundation and it will go such a long way to making our ground secure for all users and visitors ”

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For more information please contact:
Tracie Witton at info.admin@basfordunitedfc.com