Dronfield Town Football Club

What Dronfield Town Football Club does

Dronfield Town Football Club is a community grassroots football club and registered charity (charity number 1099938) founded in 1998 and headquartered in Dronfield, Derbyshire, United Kingdom. The organization delivers participation-based football across adult, youth, and women's sections, fielding 35+ teams and serving more than 400 registered footballers from the HE Barnes Stadium and Gosforth Fields facilities. The club holds England Football Accreditation, certifying compliance with The FA's grassroots operating standards and providing access to affiliated leagues and development funding pathways.

The club's core product is organized football participation — fixtures, coaching, league entry, and facility access — rather than a commercial technology or services offering. Administrative operations are supported by the MyClubPro platform, which handles membership registration, payments, and team administration. The organization employs approximately 6 staff and relies on volunteers for coaching, committee work, and matchday operations; there is no proprietary technology, data product, or digital platform developed in-house. Facility utilization is split between the HE Barnes Stadium (the primary competitive venue) and Gosforth Fields (secondary pitches).

The business model is a non-profit, community-funded construct. Income is generated from membership subscriptions, matchday fees, local commercial sponsorships, and ad hoc fundraising activity, with surpluses reinvested into operations, coaching, and facility maintenance rather than distributed to owners. There are no equity holders, no venture funding, and no commercial product lines; the customer base is the local Dronfield and North Derbyshire community, with member households representing the principal demand segment. The club's competitive context is the lower tiers of the English football pyramid, where financial sustainability depends on volunteer capacity, local sponsorship, and grant support rather than commercial revenue scale.

Name

Dronfield Town Football Club

Legal name

Dronfield Town Football Club

Website

https://dronfieldtownfc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dronfield Town Football Club is a grassroots community football charity in Dronfield, Derbyshire, running 35+ teams and serving 400+ footballers across adult, youth, and women's sections from the HE Barnes Stadium and Gosforth Fields facilities, funded through memberships, matchday fees, sponsorships, and fundraising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Grassroots Football Club

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE)

Keywords

• Grassroots football club
• Youth football programs
• Community sports club
• Competitive football leagues
• Football training sessions

Headquarters

HQ city

Dronfield, England

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership and Registration Fees: Revenue from player registrations, subscriptions, and membership fees for the club's 35+ teams across all age groups.
2. Matchday Revenue: Spectator admission fees at matches. Spectator costs are £5 for adults, £3 for pensioners, and u16s admitted free. Additional revenue from raffle tickets and matchday programmes.
3. Sponsorship: Local business sponsorship packages offering brand visibility on matchdays, social media promotion, website exposure, and matchday signage. Multiple named sponsors support the club.
4. Fundraising and Events: Revenue from club events such as the annual Golf Day (£250 per team of four), Summer Tournament entry fees, and other fundraising activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Dronfield Town Football Club is a community grassroots football club based in Dronfield, Derbyshire, operating as a registered charity (number 1099938). It runs over 35 teams across men's, women's, boys', girls', and Mini Soccer age groups, serving more than 400 footballers. The club offers competitive league football, youth development programs including Weetabix Wildcats sessions for girls aged 5-11, goalkeeper training, pitch hire at Coal Aston, and fundraising events such as the annual Golf Day.

Product overview

Dronfield Town Football Club is a community grassroots football organization operating under MyClubPro's website platform. The club offers organized football teams across multiple categories including men's, women's, boys', girls', and Mini Soccer programs. The club's primary offering is organized football participation for over 400 footballers across more than 35 teams, with additional programs including Wildcats sessions for girls aged 5-11, goalkeeper training, and summer tournaments. The club is a registered charity (number 1099938) and utilizes the MyClubPro platform for website management, fixture scheduling, team registration, and payment processing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Organized Football Teams (Men's, Women's, Boys', Girls') League and friendly competitive football participation across more than 35 teams for players of all ages and abilities, from Mini Soccer through to veterans football. Teams compete in local leagues such as the Northern Counties East League Division One and Sheffield & Hallamshire County FA leagues.
• Mini Soccer Sessions Introductory football sessions for children aged 4-6, designed to develop basic skills in a fun and safe environment, run on Saturdays.
• Wildcats Sessions (Girls 5-11) Non-competitive football program in partnership with Weetabix Wildcats for girls aged 5-11, priced at £3 per session, designed to introduce girls to football in a fun environment.
• Goalkeeper Training Specialist goalkeeper coaching sessions for club members and visiting players, held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at club facilities.
• Annual Golf Day Fundraising Event Annual fundraising golf day at Hallowes Golf Club, priced at £250 per team of four, raising funds for the club.
• Coal Aston Pitch Rental Pitch hire service at Coal Aston for external teams and organizations, with online booking forms for 5v5, 7v7, 9v9, and 11v11 pitch availability.
• Matchday Spectator Admission Spectator admission at matches including Women's First Team, with adult tickets at £5, pensioners at £3, and under-16s admitted free. Includes matchday programmes and raffle tickets.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• England FootballcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe club holds England Football Accreditation status, indicating compliance with national standards for youth football clubs. This partnership provides the club with recognition and alignment with national football development frameworks.
• MyClubProcoreTechnology or IntegrationMyClubPro provides the club's website platform and member management system. The club uses MyClubPro for team management, fixtures, results, player registrations, fee payments, and club communications.
• Northern Counties East LeaguecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Men's First Team competes in the Northern Counties East League Division One. This league partnership provides competitive football opportunities and league structure for the club's senior team.
• Sheffield & Hallamshire County FAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe club participates in leagues organized by the Sheffield & Hallamshire County FA, which provides league structure and governance for youth and adult football.
• Gosforth Fields Sports AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for use of Gosforth Fields facilities including 3G pitch and grass pitches for training and matches.
• Weetabix WildcatsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe club runs Weetabix Wildcats sessions for girls aged 5-11, a non-competitive football program designed to introduce girls to football in a fun environment.
• Hallowes Golf ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue for the club's annual Golf Day fundraising event on June 12, 2026.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Radford FC: Nottinghamshire-based amateur football club that has played Dronfield Town FC in NCEL fixtures. Similar community-led amateur club with comparable team count and operational scale.
• Handsworth FC: Amateur football club based in Handsworth, Sheffield. Directly comparable community grassroots club in the same South Yorkshire/Derbyshire catchment area as Dronfield Town FC.
• Maltby Main FC: Northern Counties East League Division One opponent of Dronfield Town FC's Men's First Team. A small amateur community football club in South Yorkshire of directly comparable scale, structure, and league tier.
• Belper Town FC: Northern Counties East League club based in Belper, Derbyshire. Comparable Derbyshire amateur football club competing in the same regional league system with similar community-based operating model.
• Stocksbridge Park Steels FC: Northern Counties East League club in Stocksbridge near Sheffield. Amateur community club with similar scale, player base, and league participation to Dronfield Town FC.

Regional players

• Parkgate FC: South Yorkshire amateur football club operating at a similar community level. Comparable scale, volunteer-run structure, and regional league participation in the same geographic amateur football market.
• Sheffield FC: Historic Sheffield-based community football club (founded 1857, world's oldest). Operates in the same Sheffield/Derbyshire amateur football ecosystem with similar grassroots participation model, though with greater historical brand recognition.
• Hallam FC: Sheffield-based amateur football club with a long history of community football participation. Comparable amateur scale and South Yorkshire regional operating geography to Dronfield Town FC.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dronfieldtownfc
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=100064530053615
• Instagraminstagram.com/sheridans_beauty
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dronfield-town-football-club

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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