FC United in running for two major awards this week

This week sees FC United in the running for two major awards, as the club has been shortlisted in the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards and the Co-operative of the Year Awards.

The club is receiving recognition in these two contrasting awards for its high-profile work over the past 12 months that has highlighted social enterprise and the benefits of a co-operative approach to a national and international audience.

The shortlisting citation for the Co-operative of the Year award said that FC United "actively promotes collectivism and co-operativism to a wide audience and sets new standards for member engagement along the way." The EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards has shortlisted FC United general manager Andy Walsh as a regional finalist for the North area. The judges were particularly impressed with the club’s use of social finance and its success as a high-profile social enterprise making a difference in the sporting arena.

The winners of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards are announced on Tuesday this week in Manchester and the Co-operative of the Year will be unveiled at the Co-op Congress in Birmingham on Friday 26 June.