Longsight Eagles Football Club

What Longsight Eagles Football Club does

Longsight Eagles Football Club is a non-profit community grassroots youth football organisation based in Longsight, Manchester, United Kingdom. The club operates from Belle Vue Sports Village and serves children aged 5-18 across six boys' youth teams spanning U7s through U18s, a dedicated girls' football programme with Saturday sessions for ages 5-14, and free half-term holiday camps (in partnership with VIDA) for children aged 5-14. It holds FA Accreditation and competes in the Salford & District Football League and the Manchester Youth Super League, providing weekly training sessions and regular match fixtures from August to May.

The club's core technology is fundamentally human-capital-intensive: qualified FA/UEFA-licensed coaches deliver structured coaching programmes, supported by a comprehensive safeguarding, equality, and code-of-conduct policy framework. The club runs a formal coaching development pathway from FA Introduction to Coaching (Level 1) through UEFA A License (Level 4), and its U18s coach was recruited by Everton FC Academy as a Manchester Talent ID Scout for the 2025/26 season. Digital infrastructure is limited to a Wix-hosted website, six social media channels (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, TikTok, X), and third-party integrations for merchandise (Pendle Sportswear) and camp bookings (McrActive).

Revenue is generated through membership and registration fees (recurring), paid holiday camp places (one-time), and club merchandise sales via the Pendle Sportswear online shop. A significant portion of the club's offering — including holiday camps for children receiving free school meals — is provided free of charge, subsidised through partnerships with Barclays, VIDA, UCFB, Sported, and Kick it Out. With approximately 9 employees and a volunteer-driven coaching model, the club operates as a community-focused entity rather than a commercially scaled business, with no disclosed financials, no funding rounds, and no external institutional ownership.

Name

Longsight Eagles Football Club

Legal name

Longsight Eagles Football Club

Website

https://longsighteagles.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Longsight Eagles Football Club is a non-profit grassroots youth football club in Longsight, Manchester, serving children aged 5-18 through FA-accredited age-group teams, a girls' programme, and free holiday camps via community partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Sports / Grassroots Football Club

NAICS

Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162), Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth & Scholastic Sports Organizations (K–12, AAU, Club Leagues) (MPAKACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE), Youth Athlete Development & Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) (HSADAEAE), Youth Multi-Sport Camps (General Athletics, Summer Camps) (MPAKAJAA)

Keywords

• Youth football coaching
• Grassroots football club
• Community youth sports
• Football coaching development
• School holiday football camps

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership and Registration Fees: Revenue generated through player registration and membership fees for participation in training sessions and league fixtures.
2. Holiday Camp Fees: Free football camps for children receiving free school meals; paid camps for non-eligible participants. Partnership with VIDA supports free community offerings.
3. Club Shop: Online shop selling club merchandise through Pendle Sportswear.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Longsight Eagles Football Club is a non-profit community grassroots football organisation that delivers structured youth football coaching and match fixtures for boys aged 5-18 across multiple age-group teams (U7s through U18s) and dedicated girls' football sessions. The club also runs free half-term and summer holiday football, arts, and education camps for children aged 5-14 in partnership with VIDA, and operates a coaching development pathway aligned with FA/UEFA qualification levels.

Product overview

Longsight Eagles Football Club is a non-profit community grassroots football organisation offering a multi-tiered portfolio of youth football services. The core offerings include structured youth football sessions for boys across five age groups (U7s through U18s), a dedicated girls' football programme with Saturday sessions, and free half-term holiday camps for children aged 5-14 featuring football, arts, and education activities. The club also provides a comprehensive coaching qualification and development pathway through the FA and UEFA licensing system. Supporting these core services is a governance framework of policies covering code of conduct, child safeguarding, equality, and health and safety.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Youth Football Sessions (U7s, U13s, U14s, U15s, U18s)

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• BarclaysminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor featured on the club's website. Barclays provides brand visibility and potential financial support for grassroots football development.
• VIDAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVIDA (Violence and Abuse Intervention Alliance) partners with the club for holiday camps providing football, arts, and education activities for children aged 5-14 in the Longsight community.
• UCFBminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity campus for football business offering potential educational pathways and career development for club members and coaches.
• SportedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK charity supporting community sports groups with organizational support and resources for grassroots clubs.
• Salford & District Football League (SDFL)coreOthersCompetitive league where U15s and U18s teams participate. SDFL provides match fixtures and league structure for age-group teams.
• Manchester Youth Super League (MYSL)coreOthersLeague competition for U7s team providing Saturday match fixtures throughout the football season from August to May.
• Kick it OutminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFootball's equality and inclusion organization supporting the club's equality policy and inclusive football environment.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• City of Liverpool FC: Community-owned football club in the North West with similar non-profit, member-led ethos and grassroots focus. Comparable operating model and community-football positioning, though operating in Liverpool rather than Manchester catchment.

Direct peers

• FC United of Manchester: Community-owned football club based in Manchester with strong grassroots ethos and member-led governance. Comparable in non-profit/community-driven model and Manchester location, though it primarily fields adult teams and a youth section.
• Moston Juniors FC: Manchester-based grassroots youth football club running age-group teams for local children. Highly comparable operating model: FA-affiliated, community-based, parent-volunteer driven youth football in the same geographic region.
• Brinnington Youth FC: Community youth football club in Stockport/Manchester area. Directly comparable as a small grassroots club focused on providing football opportunities for local youth in a similar social-impact-driven context.
• Stretford Paddock FC: Manchester community-focused football club built on similar grassroots values and non-elite participation ethos. Directly comparable as a community-owned club offering football opportunities to local residents in Greater Manchester.
• Moss Side Community FC: Manchester-based community grassroots football club serving youth players in a similar inner-city catchment. Highly comparable as a non-profit, FA-accredited grassroots club running multiple youth age-group teams in the same geographic market.

Others

• Sported: UK charity supporting grassroots community sports clubs with resources, training, and organisational support. Already a partner of Longsight Eagles and comparable as an ecosystem enabler for the same population of community sports organisations.
• UCFB (University Campus of Football Business): Higher education institution focused on football industry careers. Already a partner of Longsight Eagles and comparable as an ecosystem enabler providing educational/coaching pathways that supplement grassroots club development.

Broad incumbents

• Manchester United Foundation: Charitable arm of Manchester United FC delivering community football programmes across Greater Manchester. Comparable in targeting youth football participation in the same catchment, but operates as part of a much larger institutional ecosystem with substantially greater resources.
• Manchester City FC Community Programs: City Football Group's community and grassroots football programmes operating across Manchester. Overlaps in serving youth football participation in the same geographic market but with Premier League club backing, scale, and funding the subject lacks.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LongsightEagles
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@LongsightEaglesFC
• Facebookfacebook.com/longsighteagles
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/longsighteagles
• Instagraminstagram.com/longsighteaglesfc
• TikToktiktok.com/@longsight.eagles?lang=en-GB

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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