1.4 million individuals volunteer in football ACROSS THE COUNTRY - without them the game wouldn’t exist.

Welcome! My Name is Nayim Ahmed, the Volunteer Development Officer at London FA. At London FA one of our strategic priorities for 2024-2028 focuses on developing a valued network of volunteers, coaches and referees. Our goal is to ensure a more supported, connected and empowered volunteer workforce in grassroots football that is representative of London’s diverse community.

To do this we are focusing on supporting our club and league network to recruit new volunteers and retain existing volunteers whilst creating football environments for the workforce to thrive. 

To all our volunteers making football in London happen, we want to thank you for your time and expertise. 

Why Volunteer?

There are many benefits to getting involved in football as a volunteer. These include:

• Learning new skills
• Helping others and giving something back to the game you love
• Becoming part of a team and meeting new people
• To do something different to the day job
• Connect with your community
• To build self-confidence
• Meet new people and develop a network in football
• Build your CV and increase your employability
• Help grow and sustain grassroots football

We know that currently 84% of football volunteers started to give something back to their club.