Xero’s Partnership with The FA and England Football

Introducing our partnership with The Lionesses and grassroots football, to improve the financial health of football clubs to help get more women and girls into the game.

Beautiful game, beautiful business

Supporting women’s football

We believe that for women’s football to thrive, the financial viability of clubs at all levels is essential.

Why England Football and The Lionesses?

England Football Accredited Leagues and England Football Accredited Clubs set the standards, raise the bar and fly the flag of respect and diversity for football in England. Through this partnership, we will deliver support for girls and women at both grassroots and elite levels.

Better numbers

We both believe the financial health of clubs at all levels is essential to enabling growth and sustainability in the women’s game.

Small businesses and community

Every club is a small business, and Xero is dedicated to improving the lives of small business owners, their advisors and communities.

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Support for football clubs

How Xero supports football clubs

Xero provides a 25% discount on its accounting software subscription and a range of guides and other resources to help clubs run smoothly.

Better numbers for football clubs

Ways that Xero partners can support clubs

See some of the ways Xero accountants and bookkeepers can help their local football club.

Helping clubs with better numbers

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Learn more about our partnership

: In England, football has a huge impact on the economy with 13.5m people across the country playing football regularly, contributing £7.74bn to the economy. The financial health of clubs at all levels is essential to enabling growth and sustainability in the women’s game, however, almost half of grassroots football clubs say they find managing the club finances a struggle. (According to The FA, 1645 (47%) of clubs surveyed consider the financial management of their club to be somewhat difficult).
In England, football has a huge impact on the economy with 13.5m people across the country playing football regularly, contributing £7.74bn to the economy. The financial health of clubs at all levels is essential to enabling growth and sustainability in the women’s game, however, almost half of grassroots football clubs say they find managing the club finances a struggle. (According to The FA, 1645 (47%) of clubs surveyed consider the financial management of their club to be somewhat difficult).
: As the Official Small Business Accounting Software Partner of England Football, we’ll work together to improve the financial health of the 7,500 England Football Accredited clubs across England - helping them to get more women and girls into the game. Together with England Football, we see the opportunity to combine our software, support, educational resources and community of advisors as a way to make running a football club easier and more financially sustainable. Every football club is a small business and Xero is dedicated to improving the lives of small business owners, their advisors and their communities.
As the Official Small Business Accounting Software Partner of England Football, we’ll work together to improve the financial health of the 7,500 England Football Accredited clubs across England - helping them to get more women and girls into the game. Together with England Football, we see the opportunity to combine our software, support, educational resources and community of advisors as a way to make running a football club easier and more financially sustainable. Every football club is a small business and Xero is dedicated to improving the lives of small business owners, their advisors and their communities.
: Together with The FA we will continue to create campaigns to promote the importance of financial sustainability in the women’s game. We’re united in our belief that better numbers off the pitch really do mean better numbers on it. Learning from the 49 County FAs who are already using the software, Xero and England Football will work on a range of initiatives to enable England Football Accredited Clubs across the country to improve financial viability, and encourage their local small business community, and advisors to support them too.
Together with The FA we will continue to create campaigns to promote the importance of financial sustainability in the women’s game. We’re united in our belief that better numbers off the pitch really do mean better numbers on it. Learning from the 49 County FAs who are already using the software, Xero and England Football will work on a range of initiatives to enable England Football Accredited Clubs across the country to improve financial viability, and encourage their local small business community, and advisors to support them too.
: England Football Accredited Leagues and England Football Accredited Clubs set the standards, raise the bar and fly the flag of respect and diversity for football in England. Being Accredited helps clubs attract players, coaches and volunteers with tailored support to build the strong, sustainable, successful league or club they want to be.
England Football Accredited Leagues and England Football Accredited Clubs set the standards, raise the bar and fly the flag of respect and diversity for football in England. Being Accredited helps clubs attract players, coaches and volunteers with tailored support to build the strong, sustainable, successful league or club they want to be.