Posted on 5th July 2013
English football’s original supporters trust, Northampton Town Supporters Trust, are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year and here they tell us about the trust’s pioneering journey since 1992…
Coventry City groundshare with Northampton Town
This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
Statement on Coventry City’s potential groundshare with Northampton Town.
Malcolm Clarke, Chair of the FSF, said: “This is a terrible day for Coventry City and its supporters. To see your club ripped from the community from where it was born must be one of the hardest things a fan can go through.
“34 miles might only be an hour’s drive but there’s clearly a gap of a million miles between the views of lifelong supporters and venture capitalists Sisu.
“Football is not a normal business, clubs are woven into the fabric of their area’s history. The game’s governing bodies should have acted earlier to stop things ever going this far.
“It’s quite clear to the FSF that clubs shouldn’t move without gaining approval from fans first.”
Further reading:
- Coventry Telegraph – Sky Blues may never play in Coventry again, academic warns
- Supporters Direct – Coventry City: The World Is Watching
- Guardian (David Conn) – Coventry move closer to groundshare with Northampton Town
Thanks to Diego’s Sideburns for the image reproduced under CC license.
