Football Trust
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The Football Trust was a Government funded body to improve the safety of sports stadiums in the United Kingdom.
It was set up by the Labour Government in 1975, with the assistance of the pools companies and the Football League. Its original primary purpose (when it was known as the Football Grounds Improvement Trust) was to assist with the costs of implementing the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.
In October 1990, Chancellor of the Exchequer John Major
reduced tax on the pools competitions such as "spot the ball" to help fund the trust.
It was chaired by Tom Pendry.
The Trust was wound up in 2000 and replaced with the Football Foundation
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It was set up by the Labour Government in 1975, with the assistance of the pools companies and the Football League. Its original primary purpose (when it was known as the Football Grounds Improvement Trust) was to assist with the costs of implementing the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.
In October 1990, Chancellor of the Exchequer John Major
John Major
Sir John Major, is a British Conservative politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990–1997...
reduced tax on the pools competitions such as "spot the ball" to help fund the trust.
It was chaired by Tom Pendry.
Club | Grant (£) |
Aston Villa | 3,476,361 |
Blackburn Rovers | 3,453,437 |
Chelsea | 4,402,949 |
Coventry City | 3,465,131 |
Derby County | 4,641,487 |
Everton | 2,465,325 |
Leeds Utd | 2,583,373 |
Leicester City | 2,712,447 |
Liverpool | 3,362,691 |
Man Utd | 3,692,619 |
Middlesbrough | 4,210,311 |
Newcastle | 3,418,275 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 4,299,086 |
Sunderland | 4,454,354 |
Arsenal | 3,072,167 |
Bristol City | 2,328,531 |
Nottingham Forest | 2,267,384 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 3,519,216 |
West Ham | 4,068,663 |
Wembley | 2,057,253 |
The Trust was wound up in 2000 and replaced with the Football Foundation
Football Foundation
The Football Foundation is the United Kingdom’s largest sports charity, investing £40m into communities each year thanks to money provided by its funding partners the Premier League, The FA and the Government...
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