To celebrate our partnership with 18 County FAs, we’re giving UK grassroots football clubs and leagues the chance to win one of 10 individual cash prizes of £1,500. Sign up via this landing page and complete thirty eligible payment actions in your account - like setting up a sub mandate or collecting a fee - by 11:59 PM BST on 30th September 2026 for your chance to win.
(Open to UK grassroots football clubs and leagues only. See full T&Cs here).
***Terms and conditions apply. See FAQs section below for more details.
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850 members. 58 teams. One treasurer. Here's how Faversham Strike Force switched 90% of their club subs payments to Direct Debit – and got their evenings back.
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“GoCardless has helped us split larger costs, like ground rents for clubs, over instalment payments with Direct Debit. It links well with our league's accounting system, helping us reduce administration.”
Stephen Owst, General Secretary, Hull Sunday Football League
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Less admin, more football. These short videos show you exactly how to set up and use GoCardless – so you can get back to the pitch faster.
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Add members one by one, in bulk via CSV, or let them sign up themselves with a link or QR code.
Ready to automate your subs and secure your chance to win a £1,500 cash for your squad? Sign up and collect thirty payments today to claim 90 days of fee-free processing and automatically enter the draw before the September 30th deadline. Ts&Cs apply.
**IDC, The Business Value of The GoCardless Platform for Recurring Payments, 2020
FAQs
Organisations that collect payments. Whether one-off or recurring, scheduled or instant. Collect directly from customers’ bank accounts – quick, easy, and reliable.
Yes. GoCardless are the Official Payment Partner of 18 County FAs. We process over US$130bn annually for 100,000+ organisations. Most importantly, we move league data off personal laptops and into a regulated environment, helping to protect your committee from liability.
When you connect GoCardless with Xero, it creates an automated system for your league. Send digital invoices from Xero and clubs pay instantly via a GoCardless link. As soon as they pay, the systems sync to automatically reconcile the fees. Transforming your manual bookkeeping into a real-time digital ledger.
You decide when you receive your payouts, so it's most convenient for you without the added admin or reconciliation. Choose from daily, weekly or monthly payouts and get your funds exactly when you need them.
No. While we are famous for automated recurring payments (perfect for seasonal subs), our Instant Bank Pay feature works for one-off fines or affiliation fees. It allows clubs to pay you instantly via their banking app, with the funds settling much faster than traditional transfers. You can also split the transaction into instalments on a schedule that works for you.
We offer transparent, pay-as-you-go pricing with no commitments. Because we use bank-to-bank payments, we help businesses significantly reduce the cost of taking payments compared to cards. Plus, as part of this campaign, you may be eligible for 90 days of fee-free transactions.
To welcome you to GoCardless, we are giving you 90 days without transaction fees (the “Promotion”). You will not be charged any GoCardless transaction fees for transactions successfully collected by GoCardless during the Promotion Period – up to to a total transaction volume limit of £5,000 if you are located in United Kingdom.
Complete six (6) Eligible Payment Actions (see below) using your GoCardless account before the end of the Promotion Period and get either £300 in Kelme UK gift cards for a new football kit for your football team or a £150 SportsNetWorld voucher towards training equipment (the “Prize”).
If you're a registered charity and are not a merchant on custom pricing, then you’re eligible for our Charity Pricing plan which has been in place since 1st January 2022.
The Charity Pricing plan provides registered charities and non-profit organisations with a 25% discount on the standard transaction fees for all of our direct debit and instant bank pay schemes. Find out more.
Refer clubs in your league and get £100 for each club that processes £2,000 in payments with GoCardless.
