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We are incredibly proud to announce that we have extended our partnership with Southampton Football Club for the 2025/26 season. The enhanced partnership will see Bargate become Official New Homes Partner across the club, as well as the Official Back of Shorts Partner for the club’s Women’s First Team. We will also continue to support Saints Foundation as a Corporate Patron.
This announcement follows two successful years working together with Southampton FC, in which we have backed key local initiatives, such as funding 100 free places at SFC Soccer Schools for Pupil Premium children and redeveloping The Bargate Sensory Room at St Mary’s Stadium. These campaigns saw both our organisations recognised at the UK Sponsorship Awards, shortlisted in the category for “Social Purpose – Community Engagement”.
We recently unveiled a major rebrand that puts thoughtful design, craftsmanship, community, place and purpose at its heart, a move that mirrors our commitment to building locally with meaning. Rooted in Hampshire, we are dedicated to creating communities where people feel connected, much like our ongoing collaboration with Southampton FC and Saints Foundation. The new visual identity will be rolled out alongside Southampton FC this season, featured pitch-side at St Mary’s Stadium and proudly displayed on the back of the Women’s First Team’s shorts.
Mark White, Managing Director, said: “As a Hampshire-based housebuilder, we take huge pride in supporting our communities, and our partnership with Southampton Football Club is an extension of that. Whether it’s backing grassroots football, creating safe spaces for fans with autism or disabilities, or promoting sport and health to young and elderly people through the Saints Foundation, our values are perfectly aligned. Sponsoring the Women’s First Team is a meaningful next step that reflects our shared belief in equal opportunity and visibility across all areas of the game.”
Greg Baker, Chief Revenue Officer of Southampton Football Club, said: “We’re thrilled to be growing our partnership with Bargate. They have been fantastic supporters of the club and the local community throughout the last two years.
“Our organisations share an ambition to support the local community, which has been highlighted perfectly by some of the key projects that we’ve been able to deliver together already, such as The Bargate Sensory Room and the free places on our Soccer Schools for Pupil Premium eligible children.
“We’re excited to see the new Bargate brand pitch-side at St Mary’s Stadium and on the back of our women’s first team shorts, as well as continuing to collaborate on impactful campaigns off-the-pitch.”
