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THE NEW SAINTS FC of Oswestry Town THE NEW SAINTS FC of Oswestry Town Promote Your Company with The New Saints of Oswestry Town #SupportYourLocalChampions Contents Page About The Club 3 The New Saints of Oswestry Town - A Brief History 4 Youth Development 5 Ladies Football 6 Be Part Of Our Community 7 Be Part Of Our Online Presence 8 Be Part Of Our Success 9 European Football 10 Be Part Of Our Media Coverage 11 Sponsorship And Advertising Opportunities 12 2 | www.tnsfc.co.uk About The Club The New Saints of Oswestry Town are the most successful club in the history of the Welsh Premier League. The club ended the 2015/2016 domestic campaign by celebrating a famous domestic treble comprising: - A record tenth Welsh Premier League title - Winning the Word Cup - Successfully defending the FAW Welsh Cup This success has enabled the club to consistently qualify for major European Competitions, playing regularly in both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The New Saints are also currently ranked number one in Wales and 64th in the World on http://footballdatabase.com/clubs-ranking/the-new-saints www.tnsfc.co.uk | 3 The New Saints Of Oswestry Town - A Brief History The New Saints of Oswestry Town were formed as a result of the merger of Llansantffraid and Oswestry town in 2003 and played as Total Network Solutions, the multi-million pound company that was eventually acquired by BT in 2005. The club was immortalised on Sky TV when presenter Jeff Stelling famously commented: “They’ll be dancing in the streets of Total Network Solutions tonight!” In 2005 the club was renamed The New Saints of Oswestry Town FC. About the Stadium Redeveloped in 2007 at a cost of more than £3 million, The New Saints home ground at Park Hall, Oswestry has a state-of-the-art floodlit 3G pitch and includes a major leisure development known as The Venue. Complete with bowling alley, fitness suite, bar, eatery, function room and soft play area, The Venue attracts families through its doors seven days a week. On match days the function room is transformed into a sponsor’s lounge, which can cater for 200 corporate guests. They’ll be dancing in the streets of Total Network Solutions tonight! Jeff Stelling Sky TV presenter 4 | www.tnsfc.co.uk Youth Development The New Saints of Oswestry Town was the first Welsh Premier League club to be awarded official academy accreditation in 2002 after the introduction of the UEFA Licensing Procedure for clubs competing in National Leagues throughout Europe. The academy programme now caters for over 200 players, both male and female, from the age of 7-19 yrs. The key objectives of the academy are to: - Establish The New Saints FC as a focus for young players locally. - Improve the standard of young players in the area. - Provide opportunities for players to compete at the highest possible level. - Increase the quality and number of trained adults working with young players in the area. Scholarship Programme The New Saints of Oswestry Town have established a full time scholarship programme for 16-19 year olds in conjunction with North Shropshire College in Oswestry. The scholarship programme is now in its fourteenth year and caters for 48 students who combine football and education as part of their course. www.tnsfc.co.uk | 5 Ladies Football Formed in 2002, The New Saints Ladies play in the FA Women’s Premier League. The team reached the Women’s FA Cup second round In the 2015/2016 season where they faced Derby County Ladies. The Saints Ladies are Shropshire’s leading women’s football team and have won the Women’s Challenge cup on ten occasions. The club also have a thriving Junior section with teams competing in the Shropshire Girls League at Under 10, 12 and 14 as well as having successful Youth teams at Under 16 and 18 in the Central Warwickshire Girls League. In 2013, the Under 16’s were FA National Futsal champions after winning the Shropshire and West Midlands trophies along the way. 6 | www.tnsfc.co.uk Be Part Of Our Community The New Saints FC Foundation is a charitable organisation that aims to engage with the local community to provide positive, sustainable football, sports and educational activities for young people. The Foundation’s involvement extends across many areas including education, health, social inclusion and equality, underlining our commitment to make a positive difference in Oswestry and the local area. As a club, The New Saints proactively supports local projects and encourages greater support from all stakeholders in Oswestry and the local community. The New Saints recognise the important role that we can play in engaging with young people throughout the community and we enjoy close links with local primary and secondary schools. Ian Williams Chief Operating Officer, The New Saints of Oswestry Town. The artificial pitch is used by the local community all week, with local junior and senior clubs as well as hosting a thriving six-a-side league and a number of local and national events throughout the year. www.tnsfc.co.uk | 7 Be Part Of Our Online Presence The New Saints of Oswestry Town have a rapidly growing online presence and our website is currently receiving over 18,000 visits each month. We regularly achieve more than one million Twitter impressions every calendar month and our active Facebook page is regularly updated. According to www.googlefight.com our online presence rivals many English Premier League Clubs. This online profile provides a great opportunity for companies to extend the reach of their brands across the UK and Europe at a considerably more affordable cost than the English League clubs. Website Twitter 12 Month Summary 12 Month Summary Sessions Tweets 218,000 40,200 Unique Visitors Tweet impressions 110,000 16,700,000 Page Views Retweets 533,000 8,900 Followers 40,600 8 | www.tnsfc.co.uk Be Part Of Our Success The New Saints of Oswestry Town are the most successful club in the history of the Welsh Premier League and have won the Welsh Premier League a record ten times. Honours Promoted to Welsh Premier League: 1993 Champions (10): 1999/00, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 Runners-up (5): 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2007/08, 2010/11 Welsh Cup winners (6): 1995/96, 2004/05, 2011/12, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 Runners-up (2): 2000/01, 2003/04 Welsh League Cup winners (7): 1994/95, 2005/06, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2014/15, 2015/16 Runners-up (1): 2012/13 FAW Premier Cup winners (1): 2006/07 Welsh Intermediate Cup Winners (1): 1992/93 Cymru Alliance League Winners (1): 1992/93 Highest attendance: 14,563 against Liverpool, 2005 First progression in European football (4–1) agg -v- Bohemian, 2010 Shropshire Senior Cup: 2011/12 www.tnsfc.co.uk | 9 European Football Our success in Welsh football has meant consistently qualifying for European competition each year, playing recently in both UEFA Europa and UEFA Champions League games. The opportunity to play big European clubs gives the club more exposure, more spectators, higher quality TV coverage and a broader media and marketing platform. 2016/17 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2016-17 Q1 CL The New Saints 2-1 SP Tre Penne 2016-17 Q1 CL SP Tre Penne 0-3 The New Saints 2016-17 Q2 CL The New Saints 0-0 Apoel FC 2016-17 Q2 CL Apeol FC 3-0 The New Saints 2015/16 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2015-16 Q1 CL B36 Tórshavn 2-1 The New Saints 2015-16 Q1 CL The New Saints 4-1 B36 Tórshavn 2015-16 Q2 CL The New Saints 0-1 Videoton 2015-16 Q2 CL Videoton 1-1 The New Saints 2014/15 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2014-15 Q2 CL FK Slovan 1-0 The New Saints 2014-15 Q2 CL The New Saints 0-2 FK Slovan 2013/14 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2013-14 Q2 CL The New Saints 1-3 Legia Warsaw 2013-14 Q2 CL Legia Warsaw 1-0 The New Saints 2012/13 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2012-13 Q2 CL The New Saints 0-0 Helsingborgs 2012-13 Q2 CL Helsingborgs 3-0 The New Saints 2011/12 EUROPA LEAGUE 2011-12 Q1 EL The New Saints 1-1 Cliftonville 2011-12 Q1 EL Cliftonville 0-1 The New Saints 2011-12 Q2 EL The New Saints 1-3 FC Midjtylland 2011-12 Q2 EL FC Midjtylland 5-2 The New Saints 2010/11 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2010-11 Q2 CL Bohemian 1-0 The New Saints 2010-11 Q2 CL The New Saints 4-0 Bohemian 10 | www.tnsfc.co.uk Be Part Of Our Media Coverage Match days are always buzzing with media attention. The national Welsh channel S4C features The New Saints football matches on a weekly basis, either in full or in their highlights show on Sgorio. Media coverage of The New Saints doesn’t stop at match coverage. The press office works hard to ensure that stories about work in the community are also heard. The strong relationship with media outlets ensures exposure of the club is maximised in the direct community of Oswestry, Shropshire and in the wider community of the West Midlands and Wales. A quick Google search reveals that The New Saints online coverage is extensive; this is optimised by the website and social media pages which are updated daily. We regularly achieve coverage in all of these media outlets: Media Name Circulation Shropshire Star 30,280 (newspaper) 983,867 monthly unique users (online) Oswestry & Border Counties Advertizer 7,696 Oswestry & Border Chronicle 10,780 County Times and Express 12,666 Wrexham Leader 8,159 The Daily Post ( Wales) 23,645 Coverage also on BBC Radio Shropshire, Signal 107 and BBC Radio Wales.
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