England Football Charity
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    • Who We Are
      • Our Trustees
      • Our Staff
    • What We Do
      • About Us
      • What We Fund
    • Why Support Us
      • The Challenge
      • Our Current Mission
      • The Power of Football
    • Standards
      • Governance
      • Safeguarding
      • ED&I
      • Data Protection
  • Home
  • Who We Are
    • Our Trustees
    • Our Staff
  • What We Do
    • About Us
    • What We Fund
  • Why Support Us
    • The Challenge
    • Our Current Mission
    • The Power of Football
  • Standards
    • Governance
    • Safeguarding
    • ED&I
    • Data Protection

The Power of Football

Football has a unique power to deliver positive societal outcomes to some of the hardest to reach groups in society. As the national game and most played team sport in the country, football has the ability to engage these individuals like no other sport can:

>£10bn


...annual social & economic impact from grassroots football

Confident female footballer

7%

>62k

57%

...more confidence amongst adults who play regular football

Nightime football match

57%

>62k

57%

...of regular footballers believe football helps to reduce the levels of crime and antisocial behaviour 

Walking football match

15%

>62k

>62k

...higher levels of happiness for over-50 walking footballers than non-participants 

Footballer balancing ball

>62k

>62k

>62k

...fewer cases of mental health disorders every year

Football has well-documented, positive physical and mental health benefits, but also drives individual, community and societal development. We want to bring these benefits to those who have the most to gain from them and who, at the moment, have the most difficulty in accessing them.

Help Our Cause

Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and improve conditions. Your generous donation will fund our mission.

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The England Football Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales (1204361)

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