Darlington have launched their 2025 'Boost The Budget' campaign.
The aim is to raise £180,000 to help the football budget.
Last season they raised £189,225.
This from Darlington:
'Since its inception eight years ago, 'Boost the Budget' investors have contributed just shy of £1m to the club's playing budget; a staggering contribution, and the very definition of "fan ownership".
Football fortune income (ie, TV revenue, cup runs and player sales) can also add to the playing budget throughout the course of a season. But the more we raise now, the better Steve and Terry's prospects are of both attracting and retaining top players during the close season.
As always, we know that making a financial commitment to the club may not be possible at the level which you have invested previously. It is important we look after ourselves and our families first and foremost. However, if you are fortunate enough to be able to invest for the coming season, it will make a significant and material difference to the playing budget and the targets we hope to secure.'
How did they raise so much last year?
'In May 2024, Darlington FC fans answered the BTB call yet again and raised a staggering £189,225 for Steve and Terry's 2024/2025 budget.
As they always do, Darlington fans got right behind the campaign from the off, raising the highest ever day one total (£46,381), hitting 50% of target by May 19th, getting to £100,000 the next day, hitting £150,000 with a day to go and then beating the highest BTB target to date by £27,155 with a breath-taking final day of donations.
Indeed, The £189,225 raised is the fifth
time that a final BTB total has beaten the previous years' total (from
just seven full BTB campaigns, not including January 2024's mini-BTB).
The average pledge was an incredible £212. Since May 2023, Darlington
fans have invested an astonishing £383,375 into the club's playing
budget.'