Matlock Town Football Club has secured significant investment from a local businessman.
The investment aims to allow the club to attract high calibre players to become a future contender for promotion.
It will also, in the long term, help the club build on its financial sustainability.
A statement from the football club says: “Matlock Town Football Club can confirm that an agreement has been reached that secures significant investment from a local businessman with immediate effect.
“This investment will, in the short-term, enable the club to attract high calibre players to initially help maintain its NPL Premier Division status, and then aim to become a future contender for promotion.
“In the long-term, this investment will enable the club to build on its financial sustainability, whilst maintaining the community, fan-led ethos that will always remain pivotal to the structure of Matlock Town FC.”
