Use your football affinity card with pride!

Football club affinity credit cards are a great way to demonstrate your support for your team on a day-to-day basis. Issued by a bank in partnership with a football club, a football affinity credit card has a stylish design featuring the team's colours and emblem.

Although you sometimes won't see it advertised, football club credit card deals typically generate income for the clubs from their partner banks. This may be earmarked for special use, such as supporting their youth player football academy.

Besides supporting your chosen club, benefits for you as a football club affinity credit card holder may include discounts when shopping with selected partners or opportunities to win special prizes, exclusively available from your club.

Featured football affinity credit cards:

Manchester United credit card - offers fantastic "money can't buy" prizes : apply now.
Liverpool FC credit card - support the club's long term development via the Academy : apply now.
Chelsea FC affinity card - help Chelsea FC to search for star players of the future : apply now.
Arsenal FC credit card - supports the Youth Development programme : apply now.
Tottenham FC affinity card - supports Spurs, generating income for the club : apply now.
West Ham Utd credit card - generate benefits for the Hammers : apply now.

Before you apply: all football club credit card applicants must be a) employed, b) over 23 years of age, c) a homeowner, d) have an income of over £20,000, e) not have any recent credit defaults (CCJ's, current arrears or missed payments) on credit cards, loans or mortgages and e) be a UK resident who can provide proof of address(es) for the last two years.

Why football clubs have credit card partnerships

Many football clubs in the UK now have an affinity credit card, offering their own branded credit card to their supporters, issued by a partner bank.

Affinity cards can generate significant income for a football club - deals usually involve the banks paying a set amount to a football club for each new credit card account opened plus further payments over the course of future years, based on card usage. You won't usually see the specific levels of contribution advertised, due to commercial sensitivities.

Affinity cards are also a great way for football clubs to deepen their relationships with their fans.

As a holder of a football club credit card, you'll receive a specially designed card - often one of a choice of cards - that you can use to show off your support. You'll also receive monthly statements, sometimes including special offers or other information from the club and its marketing partners.

The Manchester United football club credit card also offers a points-based reward scheme, allowing you to earn points based on your spending that you can use to enter draws for exclusive prizes.