We’ve teamed up with ex-Manchester United defender and football pundit, Gary Neville, to find the worst pitches in the country and help get them back to their best.
We’re looking for pitches with markings that are in a state of disrepair, impacting your team’s playing ability, including problems such as;
- Fading: lines wearing thin, or suffering from wear and tear
- Wiggly: lines that aren’t straight
- Inaccurate: lines that have been drawn incorrectly and aren’t regulation shape, length or diameter
- Thick/Thin: lines that have been painted at an incorrect width, using a brush or something else
- Errors: lines that have been drawn by mistake and are left to linger alongside the correct replacement
- Poorly maintained: lines that simply aren’t given the love or time they deserve
50 lucky clubs will be provided with new line marking machines, paint, GPS pitch mapping and maintenance training. Sound like something your team could do with? Fill in your details below for a chance to see the beautiful game more clearly.
Terms and Conditions
Application Requirements
1. Specsavers Optical Group Limited whose registered office is at La Villiaze, St Andrews, Guernsey, GY6 8YP, is the organiser of the Best Worst Pitch initiative (‘Specsavers’).
2. The application process is open to any grassroots football clubs across the United Kingdom (including Channel Islands and Isle of Man) (the ‘Entrant’).
3. The application process is open from 15/05/2025 at 16:30 (Local GMT) until 05/09/2025 at 16:30 (Local GMT) (together the ‘Entry Period’).
4. To apply, you will require internet access and must complete the application form which is linked in the Specsavers social media post (the ‘Entry’). All steps in the application process must be completed.
5. Specsavers accepts no responsibility for entries that are lost, delayed corrupted or not received due to technical disruptions, network congestions or for any other reason.
6. Inappropriate, offensive, brand damaging or illegible entries in the opinion of Specsavers shall not be accepted and will automatically be disregarded.
7. Applications submitted outside the Entry Period will not be considered by Specsavers. The time of an application will in each case be the time identified on the application form submitted by the Entrant.
8. By submitting an application, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.
9. By submitting an application, Entrants agree to participate in PR and social media content promoting the collaboration between Specsavers and the local grassroots football club. Consent forms will be provided by Specsavers to be signed by the individuals who participate in such content.
The Best Worst Pitch initiative
10. Each application will be reviewed by Specsavers and consideration given to the various factors including but not limited to the size of the club, location, ownership and state of the relevant football pitch, financial situation of the club and proximity to a Specsavers store. Specsavers will then choose 50 grassroots clubs from the Entrants. Those chosen 50 Entrants will be asked to collaborate with Specsavers in relation to the Best Worst Pitch initiative and in return for engaging in PR and social related activities they will receive the following gifts:
- 1 x Fusion Spray Marker (printed with bespoke Specsavers branding)
- 10 x Direct 10L Paint (a season's supply)
- 1 x Initial GPS Pitch Marking Service to provide the club with accurate markings to follow
- 1 x Bespoke Training Session on how to use the line painting kit referenced above
11. The list above is subject to change at Specsavers sole discretion.
12. Specsavers’ decision is final and no further correspondence will be entered into.
General
13. Specsavers reserves the right to hold void, cancel, suspend or change the details of the Best Worst Pitch initiative and/or review and revise these terms and conditions without notice and by continuing to take part subsequent to any revision of these terms and conditions, entrants shall be deemed to have agreed to any such new or amended terms.
14. Save where it has been negligent, Specsavers will not be responsible for any damage, loss or injury resulting from the Entries and/or the Entrants’ acceptance gifts listed in clause 10, or for technical, hardware or software failures, lost, faulty or unavailable network connections or difficulties of any kind that may limit or prohibit any Entrant’s ability to participate in the Best Worst Pitch initiative. Nothing in these terms and conditions shall in any way limit Specsavers’ liability for death or personal injury caused by its negligence or for any other matter where liability may not be limited as a matter of law.
15. These terms and conditions shall be governed in accordance with English law and be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
Data Protection
16. Personal data obtained in the application process will be collected, stored and processed for the purposes of running the Best Worst Pitch initiative. It will be held by Specsavers and its subsidiaries and holding companies and any subsidiaries of its holding companies (the “Specsavers Group”) either manually or electronically. The information will be restricted to authorised users only and treated in the strictest confidence. Personal data may be held by Specsavers, the Specsavers Group, for a period of up to 18 months after the closing date of the competition.
17. For full details on how your personal data is used please visit https://www.specsavers.co.uk/legal/privacy-statement