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Women's Football in the UK Structure of Burnley FC Girls & Ladies North West Football Leagues Sponsorship Opportunities Table of Contents 2

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Women and Girls Football is currently the nations 4 th biggest team sport with more than 250,000 playing every month the FA 24/1/13 Women's football set to join the big league Clare Balding in the Guardian 24/1/13 Post Olympic sponsors are looking to invest in a wider range of sports, including those played by women Womens Football in the UK 3

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The FA aims to make womens football the second most popular team sport in the country by 2018 A 5 year plan has been unveiled to capitalise on the popularity of Team GB womens football both during and after the Olympics including additional investment and a new commercial strategy Enhancements have been made to the Womens Super League to include a second division from next season 4

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Enhanced TV and media participation BT Sport to show Women's Super League games; BBC showed all games at 2013 European Championships, with all Englands games shown live on BBC2 5

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Girls Football Pyramid 6

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We have over 140 girls training and playing weekly throughout the season. In season 2014/15 we will enter 13 different teams in 3 leagues and our girls range from 4 to girls in the open age team. We are a charter standard development club. Each team has at least one FA Level 1 qualified coach, with significant commitment to undertake further qualifications. We have a dedicated committee including school liaison officers and child welfare officers. Structure of Burnley FC Girls & Ladies 7

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Many of our girls have gone on to play for either the Player Development Centre at Lancashire FA or a Centres of Excellence. Jodie Mountain Youth Blackburn & England Natalie Bell Youth Lancashire Mollie Farrell Youth Lancashire Sophie Greenwood Youth Lancashire Jessica Rawston U14s Lancashire Sadie Mitchell U14s - Lancashire Cara Milne-Redhead U13s Lancashire Chloe Broughton U11s - Lancashire 8

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Womens League Structure - Season 2014/15 FA Womens Super League 1 FA Womens Super League 2 Championship Northern Premier Championship Division 1 NW Regional Premier Division NW Regional Division 1 County League North West Football Leagues 9

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North West Women's Regional League 5 th tier of Women's football. In 2014/15 season we will enter a 1 st Team and a Reserve Team for the first time. Opponents include Bolton, Blackburn, Chester, Crewe, Morecambe, Preston North End & Wigan Area covered of c300 square miles. 10

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West Lancs Girls Football League The largest girls football league in England Lancs FA We will have teams in 9 different age groups season 2014/15 Opponents include Academy (Bolton), Blackburn, Blackpool, Bury, Manchester City, Preston North End & Wigan Area Covered Of c200 square miles. 11

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What Can we Offer Sponsors Company Logo on the front of all team shirts the latest version of the Burnley FC home football shirt. Recognition on our website www.bfcladies.co.uk, on twitter @bfcladies (c1300 followers), on our Facebook page Burnley FC Ladies and at our end of season Presentation night, where we have previously had Kieran Trippier and Brian Jensen present awards.www.bfcladies.co.uk Sponsorship Opportunities 12

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Recognition in our regular weekly slot in the main match day programme for Burnley FC and in local newspapers. Each season 6 of our sides get the opportunity to play a match on Turf Moor during the half time break of a Burnley FC match; at least one of these appearances will be held when the Sky TV cameras are televising the match. 13

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Recognition in local footballing publications many of our girls have appeared in One-two magazine. Appearances throughout Lancashire, Manchester and Merseyside both throughout the season and during summer tournaments. In season 2012/13 we have had tournaments successes at Bolton, Skelmersdale, Bispham and Ramsbottom. 16

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Your company name on the official Burnley FC Home Kit for 2014/2015 Your company in the official Burnley FC match day programme Your company on the Burnley FC Girls and Ladies Website 17

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Available Sponsorship Packages (fully tax deductible) Package 1 (All Playing Kit & Team wear) Company Logos On Playing Shirt/Training Shirt/Jacket. Brand marketing delivered throughout the North West every weekend by 140 young girls and women, further enhanced by a minimum of three half time displays at Turf Moor in front of over 10,000 spectators, with at least one of these to be shown live on Sky TV, a regular page in every Claret & You Burnley FC match day programme and backed up by regular social media commentary twitter, Facebook. Cost Of 17,000 18

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Package 2(Playing Kit Only) Company Logos On Playing Shirt Marketing support as per Package 1 Cost Of 10,000 Package 3 (Team wear) Logos On Training Shirt & Rain Jacket Marketing support as per Package 1 Cost Of 8,500 19

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Package 4 (Back Of Playing Shirts) Logos On Playing Shirt/Training Shirt Cost Of 2,500 Package 5 (Playing Shorts) Logos On Playing Shorts Cost Of 2,000 Package 6 (Individual Player / Team) Available on request From 250 20

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Club Contacts Tim Milne-Redhead Club Chairman tim@milne-redhead.freeserve.co.uk tim@milne-redhead.freeserve.co.uk 07557 885483 Paul Rosthorn Club Treasurer paul.rosthorn@btinternet.com paul.rosthorn@btinternet.com 07885 197242 Chris Holt Club Secretary Chris-holt@live.co.uk Chris-holt@live.co.uk 07889 995339 Lindsey Dawson Fundraising Officer lyndsaysrdawson@hotmail.com lyndsaysrdawson@hotmail.com 21