Who hires inside the ground

Stadium Employers

Most stadium roles aren't with the football club – they're with one of a small number of catering, hospitality, cleaning and security companies that operate inside the ground.

If you’ve ever bought a pint at half-time, been shown to a hospitality suite or had your bag checked at a turnstile, you’ve met a stadium employer. These are the companies that actually pay your wage – the football club just happens to play there.

Knowing who runs each contract is half the battle when you’re applying: it tells you which application portal to use, which uniform you’ll wear, and who your shift manager will be on a Saturday afternoon.

Below are the operators we currently profile in detail.

Catering & food services

Aramark UK

Aramark UK is the British arm of US food-services giant Aramark – the matchday catering partner at Old Trafford and t...

Hospitality & catering

Delaware North UK

Delaware North is a global hospitality and food service company – its UK arm runs the long-term hospitality contract ...

Premium hospitality & catering

Levy UK

Levy UK is the premium hospitality and events arm of Compass Group – the catering operator at Wembley, Tottenham Hots...

Facilities management & cleaning

OCS Group

OCS Group is one of the UK's largest facilities management providers – running cleaning, security and integrated FM a...

Event security & stewarding

Showsec

Showsec is the UK's largest event security and stewarding company – present at most major stadium and arena events ac...

Hospitality & catering

Sodexo Live!

Sodexo Live! is the sports, leisure and major-events arm of Sodexo – the long-term hospitality partner at Anfield, St...