west allotment celtic
PARTNERSHIP & SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
THOMAS POTTER Stockist and distributor of fastenings, nuts, bolts, screws, flanges, manufacturing hose fittings and special plate flanges.
Unit 3J, Admiral Business Park, Nelson Way, Cramlington, NE23 1WG
Tel: 01670 591 100
www.thomaspotter.com MAIN SPONSORS OF WEST ALLOTMENT CELTIC
contents 2. Welcome to Allotment 3. Club History - In Brief 4. Matchday Sponsorship 5. Full Season Sponsorship 6. Off the Field Sponsorship 7. Three Miles West 8. Volunteer Opportunities 9. Our Current Sponsors
PARTNERSHIP & SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
welcome to allotment On the behalf of the Committee, I’d like to thank you for your interest in supporting West Allotment Celtic Football Club for our 2013/2014 season.
and a passionate, expanding and supportive community around the club. We also have a development team, West Allotment Celtic ‘A’, that will make its debut in 2013/14.
The club ended its eight-year spell without silverware at the end of last season, defeating Northallerton Town to lift the Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup trophy. The cup victory capped a fantastic end of season resurgence, ultimately finishing in seventh place in Division Two of the Northern League.
We have always been renowned in nonleague circles as a well-run club, and continue to strive towards maintaining these standards. Last year, we won the Northern League’s Hospitality Award, in recognition of our generosity towards visiting teams and guests. We have a comprehensive and routinely updated website, produce a wellreceived matchday programme, and release a glossy club magazine, Three Miles West, on a bi-monthly basis.
On the field, we hope to push for promotion back to the First Division. Off the field, we are looking to buttress our footballing ambition by securing the financial future of the club. These aims can be achieved with the support of local businesses like yourselves, raising our respective profiles in the wider community. We would greatly appreciate any support that you feel you can offer the club. We completely understand that is more difficult than ever for small businesses, and are therefore committed to doing everything we can to promote the businesses that are generous enough to sponsor us. We are fortunate enough to have an extremely dedicated Committee, one of the best non-league grounds in the country which we share with Newcastle United Reserves, a rich and extensive history,
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We have had our struggles in the past, and the future is far from secure, but with your help we have the makings of a successful football club that is the centre of the local community. Now really is a fantastic time to get involved with West Allotment Celtic, and we look forward to welcoming you onboard. The Committee
club history - in brief West Allotment Celtic were formed in 1928, the culmination of a merger between West Allotment Primitive Methodists and West Allotment Juniors. After moving to the newly-created Tynemouth & District League in 1935, the club began to grow in stature, ultimately joining the Second Division of the Northern Amateur League in 1938. World War II put a halt on progress, but Allotment’s success resumed thereafter, as they won the championship for four consecutive seasons between 1956 and 1960, along with the NFA Amateur Cup in 1957 and the NFA Minor Cup in 1958.
A number of players moved on in the sixties, and Allotment entered a period of decline as an unavoidable result. The club bounced back with a vengeance in the seventies, led by prolific forward Benny Williams. Allotment won the NFA Amateur Cup once more, and eventually won the coveted championship in 1982 in a nail-biting play-off, after a series of tantalising near misses in previous years. Celtic comfortably retained the title one year later. Allotment ascended into the Northern Alliance, and won the Challenge Cup one year after promotion. The club went from strength to strength, winning the first of eight Alliance titles in 1987, never finishing lower than sixth in the league. After dominating the Northern Alliance for over a decade, manager Terry Mitchell guided Allotment into the Northern League in 2003/04. To the surprise of many, Allotment swept to the Division Two title in their debut season, earning automatic promotion to Division One. Celtic enjoyed six fruitful years in the upper echelon, even finishing ninth on one occasion, but ultimately suffered relegation in 2011. Despite the setback, Allotment have begun the rebuilding process in style, winning the Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup last May.
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matchday sponsorship
matchday programme sponsor £100 per match
- Your logo on the front cover of the matchday programme - A full page advert inside the matchday programme - Your business promoted via our Twitter feed - Complimentary match ticket - Complimentary matchday programme
match sponsor From £150 per match
- Your logo on the front cover of the matchday programme - A full page advert inside the matchday programme - Your business promoted on the PA system and our Twitter feed - Up to five complimentary match tickets - Complimentary matchday programmes - Complimentary food and drink before and after the match
match ball sponsor
£30 per match midweek - £40 per weekend match
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- A half page advert inside the matchday programme - Your business promoted on the PA system - Two complimentary match tickets - Two complimetntary matchday programmes
full season sponsorship
main shirt sponsorship
£2500 per season (monthly install. of £210 available) - Your logo on the front of the home shirts - Regular and extensive season-long press coverage via the website and our Twitter feed - Four perimeter advertising boards at Whitley Park - the ground shared with Newcastle United Reserves - Full page advert in the matchday programme - Prominent advert on the website and Twitter - Four complimentary season tickets - Complimentary matchday programmes - VIP guest at our End of Season Dinner
tracksuit & training wear sponsorship £800 per season (monthly install. of £70 available)
- Your logo on your choice of training wear or warm up gear - Regular and extensive season-long press coverage, including on matchdays - Two perimeter advertising boards - Prominent advert on the website, Twitter and in the matchday programme - Four complimentary season tickets - Complimentary matchday programmes - VIP guest at our End of Season Dinner
follow us on twitter @wacfc Follow our Twitter feed for the latest Celtic news and matchday commentaries - and get your business noticed by almost 1,000 followers
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off the field sponsorship programme sponsorship £100 per season for a full page advert £50 per season for a half page advert
Promote awareness of your business with an advert in our 28-page, full-colour matchday programmes, as well as on our website and social media channels. Adverts can be designed on request.
perimeter board advertising £200 per season
Promote awareness of your business with a perimeter advertising board at the ground we share with Newcastle United Reserves, as well as with a prominent advert on our website.
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the letter draw £1 per week
You could enter our weekly letter draw, supporting the club and having the opportunity to win a share of our £850 per week prize fund. Simply select five letters every week; if three of your letters match those drawn, you could win a share of the prize money. The jackpot must be won every week. If you choose to enter for the next five draws, the club will give you your sixth draw free of charge!
player sponsorship
£30 per season
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Support your favourite player by having your company logo or name next to his profile in the matchday programme and under his profile on the club website.
paul stoneman Proudly sponsored by ECS Ltd
Three Miles West
magazine sponsorship £50 per issue for a full page advert
Launched over Christmas in 2012, Three Miles West is West Allotment Celtic’s bi-monthly club magazine. Packing exclusive features, retrospectives and interviews within its 24 glossy pages, the magazine has garnered significant attention, being featured in the Sunday Sun, as well as being lauded as “brilliant” by Northern League Chairman Mike Amos. The 75 copies printed every two months have sold out within days of release, necessitating a pre-order system to meet the increasing demand. The magazine is scheduled to be released in August, October, December of 2013, as well as February and May of 2014. Any sponsorship revenue goes towards the production and distribution of the magazine, and adverts can be designed in-house upon request. Don’t miss your chance to feature in one of the Northern League’s most unique publications!
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volunteer opportunities Are you a keen football fan? Could you assist your local football club at grassroots level? West Allotment Celtic are looking for extra volunteers to push the club forward in the 2013/2014 season. Following on from last season’s successes on and off the pitch, the club would like to get more people involved to ensure that there is always enough people to keep Allotment moving in the right direction - upwards. Whether you’re eager to spend a few hours of your free time in aid of your local side, or are searching for invaluable work experience, we are grateful for any support or assistance you may be willing to provide. Roles covering the commercial and media aspects of the club are available, whilst matchday helpers are always greatly appreciated.
assistant press officer - Producing match reports, features and interviews for the local newspapers, club magazine, matchday programme and the website - Helping to run the club’s Facebook and Twitter accounts - Free entry to all matches - Transport provided for away fixtures
social events planner - Plan fundraising events, such as race nights, football talk-ins, etc. - Help to promote social events via social media networks
matchday helpers
- Working primarily with the West Allotment Celtic ‘A’ team Anyone interested should contact Jonny Thompson on the number or email address listed - Assist in the preparation of the pitch prior to below. Alternatively, get in touch via the website: kick-off - Assistance with the completion of paperwork - Provide general assistance to the manager
www.westallotmentcelticfc.com
contact us for tailored
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Tailored packages that suit your requirements and budgets are available, simply get in touch with David Dodds or Jonny Thompson to discuss what we can do to promote your business while you support the club. If have any questions about anything detailed, please do not hesitate to get in touch - we need the support of local businesses to keep this football club heading in the right direction.
WARMEST THANKS TO OUR
current sponsors THOMAS POTTER LTD Main club sponsor 2012/13 ECS Ltd Forest Hall YPC G Ramage & Sons Windows Ltd Northumbrian Leisure Read Milburn & Co Foster Maddison Tyne Tyres Alisons Apartments
Bowes Mitchell Moorview Vets Seashells Fish & Chips DD Gas Services Wade Financial Tony Newman Planning Decorators Daren Persson Fleet School of Funeral Services Motoring Silk Family Law 1 Way Car Tuition Embleys Estate Agents Evans Halshaw Jeff Elliott and Sons Archers Fish & Chips Joan & David Balmer Robson Laidler J F Potts and Sons
sponsorship packages Jonny Thompson David Dodds
07847 540 034 sponsorship@westallotmentcelticfc.com 07995 246 245 sponsorship@westallotmentcelticfc.com
Alternatively, you can contact us directly through our website:
www.westallotmentcelticfc.com
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Š West Allotment Celtic Football Club 2013