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FC4M40(+M9) DAY - Saturday 2nd September: 1,500 FREE Tickets for our game vs Leamington FC

FC4M40(+M9) DAY - Saturday 2nd September: 1,500 FREE Tickets for our game vs Leamington FCAfter the success of a similar initiative for our last home game of last season against Gainsborough Trinity, we are once again giving away 1,500 free tickets as part of our commitment to the local community, this time for our home game against newly-promoted Leamington FC on Saturday 2nd September at 3pm.

Residents who have an M40 and M9 postcode can collect up to 4 tickets per household from the FC United office on the production of a utility bill or driving licence which displays their M40 or M9 postcode. The FC United office at Broadhurst Park will be open weekdays between 9am and 5pm for residents to collect tickets.

Tickets will not be available to collect on the day, so if you wish to come along and watch the match for free, please collect your tickets from Broadhurst Park before 5pm on Friday 1st September.

FC United of Manchester
Broadhurst Park
Lightbowne Road, Moston M40 0FJ
Tel: 0161 769 2005

If you are involved with a local school or community project and wish to request tickets for this match please contact us on 0161 976 2005 or email office@fc-utd.uk

On the day of the game, turnstiles open at 1pm and your ticket gains access to the ground, but once inside you are free to decide where you wish to stand or sit to watch the match. There is a large standing terrace behind the goals, together with seats and terraces in the Main Stand. If you wish to sit down at the match, we would advise you to get to the ground early to take your seat.

Food and drink is available to buy once inside the ground, with access to the Main Stand Bar via the glass doors at the back of the Main Stand or by accessing the large bar that is situated underneath the large terrace behind the goals. Sweets and soft drinks can be bought from the FC United tuck shop which is situated in the corner between the Main Stand and St. Mary’s Road End stand. We also have a recently opened club shop situated to the right of the reception, selling all kinds of FC United merchandise.

So if you are a resident living in a M40 or M9 postcode, please come along and enjoy and fantastic afternoon at your local football ground.

A bit about FC United of Manchester

FC United was founded in 2005 by Manchester United supporters following Malcolm Glazer’s takeover of the Old Trafford club. This was seen as a catalyst and final straw by some, but it was not the sole reason for the formation of FC United.

FC United is a semi-professional football club that is 100% supporter owned, with members of the club having a direct say in how the club is run. The small staff team at FC United is supported by over 200 dedicated volunteers.

FC United is one of the best supported teams in non-league football averaging over 2,600 supporters at every home match, with over 500 supporters regularly travelling to away matches. The atmosphere generated at FC United matches is the envy of most other clubs, with supporters chanting and singing throughout the entire match.

Although FC United is member owned, you don’t have to be a member to come and watch FC United matches. Everyone is welcome at an affordable price of £1 Adults, £6 Concessions and £3 for under 18’s where you can simply turn up on the day and pay on the gate.

When FC United was established, the following core principals were set out:

-The Board will be democratically elected by its members.
-Decisions taken by the membership will be decided on a one member, one vote basis.
-The club will develop strong links with the local community and strive to be accessible to all, discriminating against none.
-The club will endeavour to make admission prices as affordable as possible, to as wide a constituency as possible.
-The club will encourage young, local participation - playing and supporting - whenever possible.
-The Board will strive wherever possible to avoid outright commercialism.
-The club will remain a non-profit organisation.

In our first season we competed in the North West Counties League (10 leagues below the Premier League). Following a succession of promotions, FC United now play in the National League North (6th tier of English football) in the same league as former league clubs Stockport County, Darlington, York City, Kidderminster Harriers and Boston United together with local sides Salford City, Curzon Ashton and Chorley.

In May 2015 FC United, who had previously ground-shared at Bury FC, moved into Moston in their new community facility at Broadhurst Park. The move to Moston was backed by a group of local residents under the name of M40 4FC who helped campaign for build of the ground for the benefit of the local community.

The £6.3M facility is shared by Moston Juniors FC and includes a 4,400 capacity stadium together with floodlit 3G Pitches and two grass pitches. Inside the ground there is a Function Room which is available for people in the local community to hire out, together with a supporters bar housed underneath the St. Mary’s Road End Terrace.

In addition to the First Team, FC United also has a Reserve Team named Moston United, a Youth Team, Academy Team, a Women’s Team and a Disability Team who all play their home matches on the 3G Pitch at Broadhurst Park.

Last season was our second season in the National League North in which we finished 13th. We were also crowned Manchester Premier Cup champions after defeating Stalybridge Celtic 1-0 in the final at Oldham Athletic’s Boundary Park.

Saturday’s opposition Leamington FC are back at the sixth level of English football after earning promotion last season from the Southern Premier League as play-off champions. Their start to the season has been quite a challenging one and they go into the bank holiday weekend bottom of the table after earning only 3 points so far, when they won their opening game of the season against Gainsborough Trinity. The Reds will therefore be hoping to be in with a good chance of adding some further points to the board and it is sure to be an exciting game.

Also, so that they don’t feel left out by the giveaway to our local fans (and because we’re all-round good eggs), we will be giving away 50 tickets to Leamington FC supporters making the long journey up from Warwickshire. As the banner says, making friends not millionaires!


First Posted ~ 14:39 Sun 27 Aug 2017
News ID ~ 7561
Last Updated ~ 16:00 Fri 19 Feb 2021