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Posted on 7th February 2022
The FSA is pleased to launch its first comprehensive survey which will document the attitudes and experiences of fans of women’s football across a wide range of issues throughout the women’s game.
The survey will look to capture a comprehensive picture on everything from your matchday experiences to thoughts on the new broadcast deal with Sky Sports and the BBC; your views on how your club engages with its fanbase to on-the-pitch issues and competition structure, and everything in between.
The survey is open to anyone who supports a team in the women’s game, from the Super League to the National League and beyond, as well as those who are followers of the women’s game in general.
It doesn’t matter if you’re a season ticket-holding devotee, someone who just goes to the occasional game, or just someone who roots for the women’s equivalent of the men’s team that you follow; we want the views of all fans of the women’s game to make this the most comprehensive set of data possible.
The survey should take no more than around 10-15 minutes to complete – and you can do so here.
The FSA’s women’s game network manager, Deborah Dilworth, said: “It’s really important for us that fans from across the women’s game fill in this survey, as the results will not only help inform the FSA’s campaigning and work in women’s football, but this research will also give us a valuable insight into what matters in the minds of fans on a range of issues.”
Everyone who completes the survey will have the chance to enter into a prize draw to win one of the FSA’s “Over 100 years of fans supporting women’s football” banners which has been signed by the England Lionesses squad.
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Three-quarters (74.8%) of fans intend to return to stadiums from the first fixture in August, with two-thirds of supporters (65.2%) describing themselves as ‘excited’ and four in ten (41.7%) ‘optimistic’ about a return to grounds next season according to the results of an FSA survey.
Every few years we conduct a national fans survey to assess the state of the game and the views of football supporters – and you can fill in the 2023 FSA National Supporters Survey here.
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