Petition · past parliament

To help financially Grassroots football teams during suspension of all sport

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

To Help and Support Grassroots Football clubs as many clubs relies on Subscribers to financial support their local clubs. Without this support many club may fold and the grassroots game may disappear forever.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We understand that you want the Government to support grassroots football teams, but it's not clear exactly what you want the Government to do to achieve this.

You could start a new petition calling on the Government to set up a fund to support grassroots football teams during the coronavirus outbreak, or to provide additional funding to local authorities to provide this support.

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

Timeline

18 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
8 Apr 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Apr 2020

Follow this petition

Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.

Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.