Football Medicine & Performance Association

What Football Medicine & Performance Association does

The Football Medicine & Performance Association (FMPA) is a UK not-for-profit professional association founded in 2010 to represent medicine and performance practitioners working in professional football. It is the first and only independent representative body for this occupational group, sitting alongside the PFA, LMA, FA, EFL, and SFA, and serves doctors, physiotherapists, sports scientists, performance analysts, sports therapists, strength and conditioning coaches, and allied professionals across Premier League, EFL, Scottish Premiership, and Women's Super League clubs, as well as national teams. The organization is headquartered at 3 Chatburn Road, Clitheroe, Lancashire, and operates with a 12-person team led by CEO Eamonn Salmon.

The FMPA's product portfolio centers on a tiered individual membership (Full at £25/month, Full with Register at £35/month, Affiliate at £22.50/month, Associate at £17.50/month) bundled with expert legal representation through Enigma Legal, free contract review, recruitment services, a wellbeing helpline, CPD access including the British Journal of Sports Medicine, and a 50-issue peer-reviewed quarterly publication. The FMPA Register is a searchable directory of 94 verified practitioners used by clubs and national teams for recruitment, and is the organization's flagship marketplace asset. Additional products include the MPA Diploma (£300 for non-members, free for members), the Club Membership Scheme allowing clubs to offer FMPA membership as an employment benefit, the Grassroots Football Initiative connecting elite practitioners with non-league clubs, and a commercial partner ecosystem spanning rehabilitation technology (BTL, Bioventus, SwimEx, Game Ready), financial planning (Pareto), altitude training (Sporting Edge), and medicines management (ORB for Health, MedsOnTrack).

The FMPA operates a community-led subscription revenue model with supplemental income from MPA Diploma fees, club-level subscriptions, and commercial partner advertising through the FMPA Business Directory. Distribution is primarily digital via fmpa.co.uk, with secondary channels including weekly eNews, monthly podcasts (Apple, Spotify, SoundCloud), social media across LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (60,000+ followers), an annual conference and awards ceremony, and university partnerships (Queen Mary, UCL, University of Lancashire, Leeds Beckett) for graduate pipeline development. Reported operational metrics include 200,000 website views in the 2025/26 season, a 10,000-contact database circulated to over 200 professional clubs, and a 99.9% membership renewal rate.

Name

Football Medicine & Performance Association

Legal name

Medicine and Performance Association Ltd

Website

https://fmpa.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Football Medicine & Performance Association (FMPA) is a UK not-for-profit membership association founded in 2010, representing medicine and performance practitioners across professional football clubs and national teams. It provides legal representation, recruitment, CPD education, and a practitioner register serving individual practitioners, clubs, and the wider football medicine community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Clitheroe

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: The FMPA generates primary revenue through tiered membership subscriptions. Full Membership is priced at £25.00/month, Affiliate Membership at £22.50/month, and Associate Membership at £17.50/month. Additional revenue comes from FMPA Register listings (£10/month extra for Full members) and the MPA Diploma course (£300 for non-members, free for members).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The FMPA provides tiered membership subscriptions (Full, Affiliate, Associate) to medicine and performance practitioners working in or aspiring to enter professional football. Members receive expert legal representation, contract appraisal, recruitment support, CPD and education access (including BJSM and JSSM journals), wellbeing services, financial planning referrals, and listing on the FMPA Register practitioner database. Standalone paid offerings include the MPA Diploma online course and the Club Membership Scheme for football clubs, with additional revenue from commercial partnerships and a quarterly publication.

Product overview

Football Medicine & Performance Association (FMPA) is a not-for-profit professional association offering a comprehensive membership ecosystem for medicine and performance practitioners in professional football. The core offering centers on FMPA Full Membership (£25/month), FMPA Affiliate Membership (£22.50/month), and FMPA Associate Membership (£17.50/month), which provide legal representation, recruitment services, education/CPD access, and FMPA Register eligibility. Key products include the MPA Diploma online course (preparing graduates for professional football), the FMPA Register (searchable directory of practitioners), the Football Medicine & Performance Publication (quarterly journal), FMPA Podcasts (audio content), and CPD education bundles. The association also provides Club Membership Scheme, Exit Package support, Wellbeing Services, Contract Advice, and Representation & Support. Through commercial partnerships, members access discounted products and services listed in the FMPA Business Directory. The Grassroots Football Initiative extends professional care to non-league levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FMPA Full Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• 200,000 website views in 2025/26 season
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SwimExcoreTechnology or IntegrationSwimEx Sports Fitness, Hydrotherapy Pools and Plunge Pools have delivered Sports Wellbeing since 1986. SwimEx's unique paddlewheel delivers fantastic laminar flow water resistance for sports peak performance training and rehabilitation. Athletes can also commence recovery exercises much earlier due to the buoyancy of the SwimEx variable depth deep water wells alleviating their bodyweight, accelerating their return to action and helping prevent future injuries.
• Sporting Edge (UK) LtdcoreTechnology or IntegrationSporting Edge is the UK-based global leader in the design and provision of state-of-the-art Altitude & Environmental Facilities, trusted by the world's most prestigious sports organisations. They provide altitude chambers for top-tier football clubs seeking marginal gains in physical preparation.
• BTL IndustriescoreTechnology or IntegrationBTL is a global leader in non-invasive rehabilitation technologies with more than 30 years of ongoing innovation and a direct presence in over 80 countries. Trusted by sports medicine teams, physiotherapists, and high-performance centres worldwide for accelerating recovery, enhancing functional performance, and growing medical services.
• BioventuscoreTechnology or IntegrationBioventus is a global leader of innovations for active healing. Their mission is to partner with the healthcare community to deliver innovative medical devices and meet the evolving needs of patients, allowing them to resume and enjoy active lives. Focus on joint health treatments including hyaluronic acid products.
• Pareto Financial PlanningcoreOthersAward-winning firm of independent financial advisers (IFAs) providing financial planning services to members including mortgages, protection, pensions, investments, and tax planning. Pareto has over £700 million under influence and manages employee benefit solutions for over 500 companies.
• L & M Consulting LimitedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsultancy that works with organisations to promote positive psychological wellbeing for sustainable, optimal performance. Provides wellbeing articles and resources for FMPA members.
• Prostate Cancer UKminorOthersNational charity supported by FMPA for men's health awareness. FMPA supports Prostate Cancer UK through partnership and awareness initiatives.
• Children with Cancer UKminorOthersNational children's charity dedicated to the fight against childhood cancer. FMPA supports through partnership and awareness initiatives.
• DEBRA (Butterfly Skin Charity)minorOthersNational charity and patient support organisation for people living with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), also known as Butterfly Skin. FMPA partnership for awareness and support.
• Kick It OutminorOthersFootball's equality and inclusion organisation at the heart of the fight against discrimination for everyone who plays, watches or works in football.
• Enigma LegalcoreOthersLegal services provider with panel of expert barristers experienced in sports industry. Works closely with League Managers Association. Provides employment law, contract disputes, and termination support for FMPA members. Martin Price is FMPA Board member.
• British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFMPA has successfully negotiated FULL and direct access to the British Journal of Sports Medicine for members through the education platform. BJSM is a biweekly peer-reviewed medical journal covering sports science and sports medicine.
• Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (JSSM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFMPA has been granted official permission to add a direct link to the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine. Non-profit scientific electronic journal publishing research and review articles in sports medicine and exercise sciences.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• UK Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA): UKSCA is the UK professional body for strength and conditioning coaches, including those working in elite football. It offers accreditation, education, and a member register — directly comparable to FMPA's practitioner register and CPD education bundle.
• League Managers Association (LMA): The LMA is the representative body for football managers and coaches in the UK and Ireland. It mirrors FMPA's structure as a membership-driven organisation delivering legal, educational, and wellbeing services, working alongside the same governing bodies (FA, EFL, PFA).
• Professional Footballers' Association (PFA): The PFA is the UK representative body for professional footballers and sits alongside FMPA within the English football governance ecosystem. Both operate as membership organisations providing representation, legal services, education, and wellbeing support to a defined professional group inside the football industry.
• Society of Sports Therapists (SST): SST is the UK membership body for sports therapists, a core practitioner group represented by FMPA. Both organisations provide professional recognition, CPD, and career development pathways for practitioners working in elite and grassroots sport.
• British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine (BASEM): BASEM is the UK membership association for sport and exercise medicine physicians, providing CPD, advocacy, and professional standards. FMPA serves a closely overlapping community of practitioners in elite football, making BASEM a natural peer in sports medicine representation.

Broad incumbents

• International Society for Sports Medicine (FIMS): FIMS is the global umbrella body for national sports medicine associations. It is a broader incumbent that operates internationally in the same sports medicine professional representation space FMPA occupies domestically in UK football.
• The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP): CSP is the UK's chartered professional body for physiotherapists, including sports physiotherapists who work in professional football. As a much larger and broader body, it overlaps with FMPA on the physiotherapy segment but serves physiotherapists across all settings rather than specialising in elite football.
• The FA (The Football Association): The FA is the UK football governing body that FMPA works alongside. While not a membership association in the practitioner sense, The FA governs medical and performance standards in the sport and is the closest institutional incumbent shaping the regulatory environment FMPA operates in.

Regional players

• American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM): AMSSM is the largest US membership organisation for sports medicine physicians. It is functionally analogous to a UK sports medicine association but operates in North America, making it a regional peer for FMPA's international membership ambitions.

Others

• BJSM (British Journal of Sports Medicine): BJSM is the peer-reviewed sports medicine journal that FMPA has secured direct member access to. It is an enabling content partner rather than a competitor, but its brand and editorial standards are deeply intertwined with FMPA's CPD value proposition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FMPA_Official
• Facebookfacebook.com/Officialfmpa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/football-medicine-performance-association
• Instagraminstagram.com/fmpa_official

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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