Stafford Rangers launch video appeal to raise £80k towards Shed End revamp - WATCH
Stafford Rangers have launched a video appeal as it continues to raise funds to rebuild its iconic Shed End.
The club has raised more than £2,000 towards the scheme which is expected to cost close to £80,000.
A video uploaded to the clubs Stafford Rangers TV channel on YouTube sees fans Graham Mitchell and Alan Gee discuss their love for the club and urge fans to help towards a crowd-funding campaign to build the new spectator stand.
Mr Mitchell said: "We are seeking funding to build a new spectator shelter at Stafford Rangers Football Club.
"Known affectionately by the fans as the Shed End, the stand is our Kop.
"Currently, the club has no covered areas behind either goal.
"The money that you generously give will be used to pay for the new Shed End and will be gratefully received.
"All of the money to date has been raised by the fans has helped us to secure planning permission.
"Through the generous donations we have raised £10,000, however, we now need another £80,000 in order to build it."
The new Shed End extends by 72m in length by 9m in depth, broadly the width of the football pitch.
The shelter benefits from detailed planning permission and Building Control Approval will be submitted imminently.
Stafford Rangers FC is a semi-professional football club that currently plays in the Evo-Stik Premier Division following a championship winning season last year.
The club has been in existence since 1876 and the fans, as well as the club, are working in unison to improve spectator facilities.
The team draws an average home attendance of over 600 fans, with the highest attendance this season for a home game standing at over 1800 fans against local rivals Hednesford Town FC.
In addition to first team games, the ground also hosts reserve team and academy sides; senior and youth team football.
