Football Supporters Federation

The Football Supporters' Federation was formed on 1 August 2002 from a merger of the National Federation of Football Supporters Clubs and The Football Supporters' Association. It's the sole representative body for football supporters in England and Wales. Membership is open to individuals and democratically constituted football supporters' clubs, associations and trusts.

The FSF are strongly opposed to Football Franchising, and support the work of WISA, The Dons trust and AFC Wimbledon in keeping football in Wimbledon, for the supporters of Wimbledon. Along with WISA, they are contacting the supporter groups of teams due to play Franchise FC at Selhurst to remind them why franchising could be the death knell of football in this country, and why they should boycott games. The relationship between WISA and the FSF has never been stronger, with Dave Boyle, Vice-Chair of the FSF, recently elected to the WISA Committee. WISA are working in conjunction with the FSF to prevent franchising become a regular occurance in our game - and are pleased to see the sole national body representing football supporters pick up the gauntlet to fight the travesity that is franchising.

The FSF website can be found here.

WISA are an FSF affiliated body, and represent the view of Wimbledon supporters on all FSF issues. However, you can also become an individual member, and WISA asks all Wimbledon supporters to join now. Download the Adobe Acrobat Membership Form (258k), or click here if you do not have Adobe Acrobat.

Just some of the many FSF standpoints include:

The financing and governance of football

There is more money in the game than ever before but also more doubts about hot it is being used and distributed. The FSF believes that football club owners and directors should have to pass a "fit and propper person" test and that greater resources should flow down from the top of the game to support the grass-roots. The FSF also strongly supports the work of Supporters Direct, the supporters' trust movement.

Football and Television

Many fans believe we are at saturation point with football on TV. Can anything be done about constant switches of matchdays and kick-off times to suit television? The FSF says yes, and that at the very least football supporters should be consulted about the contracts and agreements that seem to give TV companies carte blanche.

Oh, what an atmosphere!

Football is special. Every one of us loves our clubs, the anticipation before the game, the excitement during it and the post-mortems afterwards. The atmosphere and passion generated at football grounds can send a tingle down the spine. But bigger crowds have not always led to better atmosphere at all-seater stadiums. The FSF wants to increase choice and accessibility for all fans, not exclude those who have stood on the terraces all their lives. Massive increases in ticket prices also make live football less accessable for many.

Franchise Football

Wimbledon have been allowed to move to Milton Keynes despite the opposition of virtually all their fans, the local community and most of the football world. The FSF is determined that this decision shall not become the thin edge of the wedge.