FC United of Manchester - walk2support

A fan with a plan to celebrate the return of supporters inside stadiums by completing a 200km fundraising walk from my home in Tewkesbury Gloucestershire to Broadhurst Park, the home of FC United of Manchester.

I'll be setting off on my journey on Saturday 19th June 2021 and will arrive at the stadium on Saturday 26th June ready for the FC United legends game, the Club's first post lockdown event.

I'm a co-owner and season ticket holder at FC and my fundraiser is fully endorsed by the Club, with all money raised going directly to the Club. After the devastating financial effects caused by the pandemic my aim is for the funds to be used on as many areas as possible, doing my small bit to help after what has been an incredibly challenging time for us all.

Our non footballing projects continue to be integral to the local community, as highlighted on BBC's The One Show, and the community spirit, hard work and dedication shown by co-owners and volunteers has been truly incredible.

I hope we can all come together yet again to raise as much money as possible for this beautiful Club of ours.

UPDATE: As of Friday 18th June I will be offering an exclusive gift of a signed Rammy Rattler print designed by All Football Prints. Please read the info below to see how to claim your prize.



• 1x A3 print of the Rammy Rattler 2007 signed by Karl Marginson, Tom Greaves and Neil Reynolds (frame shown is for demonstration purposes only)

• These A3 signed prints will be individually numbered and exclusively limited to this fundraiser

• Cost: For donations of £40 and over (please write "print" in the message section when making the GoFundMe donation)

• For those who have already donated £40 or over and wish to receive one then please message through the GoFundMe page

• If you have already made a donation and wish to top it up to £40 to receive a print then please write "print" in the message section when making the new GoFundMe donation

• If you are planning on making a cash donation on the day of the legends game and would like a copy then just leave your name and details so we can make a log of it

• Once the fundraiser has ended we will draw two lucky winners, who have donated any amount to the fundraiser, to receive a copy each

• All prints should be available to collect from Broadhurst Park from Saturday 3rd July at the Bury game but we will notify you if this date changes (please contact the Club if you need the print to be shipped and they will quote depending on your location. NB: postage and packaging to all UK and Northern Ireland addresses will cost £4.99)


If you fancy keeping up to date with my training and the walk itself feel free to check out the following Facebook group...
Facebook walk2support 

NB Paul Smith is the Operations Manager of FC United and is the named beneficiary of this fundraiser on behalf of the Club