Everything your club needs to get payment admin sorted before the season starts.
Whether you're a club treasurer chasing unpaid subs or a league secretary drowning in admin, find helpful guides, how-to video content and exclusive offers for a winning payments strategy.
Faversham Strike Force freed up time for the pitch, not the paperwork
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.
Collect 97.3% of recurring subs payments on the first try.*
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We serve 1,500 football clubs across the UK and Ireland.
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*GoCardless Payment Success Rates, 2025
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4 ways manual payments are hurting your club
80% of clubs wait 20+ days for manual payments. Find out how automating your club's payment processes saves time, money, and members.
Three ways to reduce your admin burden
Drowning in football club admin? Here are three practical steps to reduce your payment workload and free up more time for the pitch.
CASC or charity-registered football club?
Discover how CASC and charity football clubs can save 25% on GoCardless transaction fees – and find out if your club qualifies.
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 committments. 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.
