KEEPIETHE MAGAZINE OF THE SCOTTISH FOOTBALL PARTNERSHIP UPPIE & TRUST DECEMBER 2016

Scottish Football Partnership

Working in partnership with: GRASSROOTS A quick look at our CLUBS AWARDED PORTABLE CHANGING funding season so far... 5 ROOMS

SUPPORTING 1,863 PLAYERS

GRASSROOTS CLUBS AWARDED PORTABLE FACILITIES AWARDS NEW FLOODLIGHTS FOR GOALPOSTS GRASSROOTS CLUBS 10 SUPPORTING TO SENIOR CLUBS 4 ACTIVITY FOR 12 PLAYERS KIDS WILL 779 BE TAKING SUPPORTING WINTER TRAINING PART IN ACTIVITY FOR OUR NEW PLAYERS SUPPORT FOR THE SCOTTISH ‘FOOTEA’ SCHOOLS’ FA NATIONAL CUP 700 COMPETITIONS PROJECT

SUPPORTING 80 PARTICIPATION FOR 4,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN

GRASSROOTS CLUBS NEWLY CREATED SCOTTISH AWARDED FUNDING 67GRASSROOTS TEAMS 4 FOR 3G PITCHES SUPPORTING ACTIVITY FOR NEW PLAYERS THROUGH SCOTTISH FA CLUBS SUPPORTING OUR GROWING THE RECEIVE LIFE SAVING WEEKLY ACTIVITY 1,073 GAME INITIATIVE DEFIBRILLATORS 1,615 FOR PLAYERS 1 3 2 A snapshot of the Grassroots clubs we’ve been supporting through our Growing the Game initiative 2016...

CENTRAL REGION EAST REGION At The Scottish Football Partnership Trust, we care about Growing the Game and with the support of The Clydesdale Bank that’s exactly what we’ve been doing in 2016.

The Growing the Game initiative is designed As a direct consequence we have, this season, been to assist Grassroots Community football clubs able to incentivise 60 clubs from all over Scotland throughout the country increase their playing to start 67 new teams. A staggering 1,073 players SYNGENTA JUVENILES F.C. BLAIRGOWRIE & RATTRAY COMMUNITY F.C. membership by reducing the financial burden on both boys and girls have now been brought into the  2011 mixed section  Working with 2 coaches  2009 & 2010 boys section  Working with 5 coaches parents, players and coaches at the initial team game in a positive, safe and friendly environment  20 new players created  Fun Fours format of the game  30 new players created  Fun Fours format of the game set-up stage. within the Scottish FA’s Quality Mark accredited The funding provided to each club helps to put a club structure. We have now met our target of SOUTH WEST REGION NORTH REGION tackle in to off-set the cost of items such as match Growing the Game with the creation of 67 new strips, training kit and equipment, small-sided teams with a combined investment of £30,000 in goals, league registration and insurance fees. grassroots football in 2016.

BEITH JUNIORS COMMUNITY F.C. DYCE F.C  2007 Age group  Working with 3 coaches  Girls Under 7-9  Working with 2 coaches  14 new players created  7v7 format of the game  12 new players created  Fun Fours format of the game

WEST REGION SOUTH EAST REGION

FINNART FOOTBALL ACADEMY MELROSE F.C.  Under 9 Girls  Working with 3 coaches  Girls Under-9’s  Working with 5 coaches  10 new players created  Small sided matches  26 new players created  4v4, 5v5 & 7v7 format of the game The youngsters from Blantyre Soccer Academy from the South West Region are pictured here 3 4 NEW GRASSROOTS GRASSROOTS PLAYERS Growing the Game TEAMS BROUGHT CREATED INTO THE 2016 in numbers 67 1,073 GAME PARTICIPATION IN GIRLS PARTICIPATION IN BOYS VOLUNTEER FOOTBALL BOOSTED BY FOOTBALL BOOSTED BY 195 COACHES NEW PLAYERS NEW PLAYERS SUPPORTING THE NEWLY 509 564 CREATED TEAMS

CENTRAL REGION EAST REGION WEST REGION SOUTH WEST REGION SOUTH EAST REGION NORTH REGION PARTICIPATING TEAMS PARTICIPATING TEAMS PARTICIPATING TEAMS PARTICIPATING TEAMS PARTICIPATING TEAMS PARTICIPATING TEAMS • WASPS CC • RAITH ROVERS/LADIES/ • GLENVALE FC • TROON THISTLE YFC • MELROSE FC • WEST END FC • CENTRAL RIO FC GIRLS FC • FC • DEAN THISTLE FC • MURIESTON UNITED FC • LEWIS UNITED YFC • SYNGENTA JFC • ST ANDREWS GIRLS CFC • VICTORIA PARK FC • BEITH JUNIORS CFC • DALKEITH THISTLE • CULTER YFC • STIRLING ALBION JA • BRECHIN CITY YOUTH FC • PARK SPORTS PROJECT • EK THISTLE FC COMMUNITY FC • DONSIDE JFC • GARTCAIRN FA • ROSYTH FC • FINNART FA • GLENBURN MINERS/ • BLACKBURN UNITED FC • DYCE BC • DUMBARTON UNITED AFC • BLAIRGOWRIE & RATTRAY CFC • PALACE PARK FC WELFARE FC • LOANHEAD MINERS YFC • NEWTONHILL BC • HOLYTOWN COLTS YC • DUNDEE EAST GIRLS FC • CAMPBELTOWN & • KILWINNING CSC • EDINBURGH RED LIONS FC • STONEHAVEN YFC • ROSSVALE FC • DULOCH JFC DISTRICT CFC • KILBIRNIE CSC • EDINBURGH SOUTH CFC • DO SOCCER ACADEMY • STENHOUSEMUIR FC • DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC GFC • KNIGHTSWOOD FC • BLANTYRE SA • DUNBAR UTD COLTS • HUNTLY YFC • CUMBERNAULD COLTS FC • BROUGHTY UNITED YOUTH FC • DRUMCHAPEL UNITED FC • AUCHINLECK TALBOT FC • KELSO FC • GLENTANAR CFC RESULTING NEW • FERRY ATHLETIC FC • MORTON CT • THREAVE ROVERS FC • KSQ FC RESULTING NEW PLAYER IMPACT RESULTING NEW RESULTING NEW RESULTING NEW RESULTING NEW PLAYER IMPACT PLAYER IMPACT PLAYER IMPACT PLAYER IMPACT PLAYER IMPACT 218 138 144 262 179 132 5 6 New Portable Changing Facilities Scottish Schools’ FA National for Grassroots Clubs Cup Competitions 2016/17 GLENROTHES ATHLETIC F.C. The SFP Trust is delighted once again to be working Both organisations have the common aims of giving Glenrothes Athletic F.C., who were formed in 2008, in partnership with The Scottish Schools’ F.A. in the as many young people as possible the opportunity to were recently awarded portable changing rooms from delivery of their 2016/17 National Cup Competitions. play and enjoy football in a safe and well-structured The Scottish Football Partnership. These new changing The Schools F.A. continues to play a pivotal role in the environment. In schools’ football we can only do this rooms, which were delivered in the summer, will now development of the game in Scotland by providing through the commitment and hard work of our volunteer provide the club with sufficient facilities to meet the opportunities for young people – boys and girls – to teachers. The SFPT’s involvement this session is with our U-16s Boys, U-15s Girls, U-18s Girls National demand of the ever-growing number of players joining participate in football. For the youngsters involved, the Shields and our U-18s National Inter-Association Cup the club. Glenrothes Athletic currently operate ten opportunity to represent their school is a real honour and this will benefit approximately 4,000 young people teams from their base at Gilvenbank in Fife ranging and we would like to wish them, and everyone involved, Scottish Football being able to play in such an environment. Partnership from 5-a-side teams to a youth team playing 11-a-side every success in the Finals of these Competitions. football, with plans in place to not only increase this In particular I am delighted that SFPT are supporting A word from the Scottish Schools’ F.A. President, Joe number but to also focus on the development of girls our girls’ tournaments as this allows the SSFA to Harkins... continue to build on the work we have been doing for football. club’s Development Officer said “On behalf of everyone “As President of the Scottish Schools’ Football some 15 years now in promoting and developing girls’ The SFP were greatly impressed with the commitment associated with Glenrothes Athletic Football Club we Association it gives me great pleasure to acknowledge football across the country. of this ambitious grassroots club to growing football in would like to thank the Scottish Football Partnership the continued support of The Scottish Football Again, I thank Stuart and the SFPT for their continued the Fife area by creating opportunities for boys and for making this investment in our club. This is a good Partnership Trust and its Chief Operating Officer, Stuart support and look forward to an enjoyable and successful girls alike to participate in the sport. The club achieved news story for the future development of football in our Scottish FA Quality Mark status in December, 2014 McCaffrey for the 2016-17 season. season for us both.” area and we are delighted with the support received and are involved in developing plans, in association from the SFP and Fife Council in making this project with the Gilvenbank Community Sports Hub and Fife a reality”. Council to construct a new pavilion at the ground. Almost 150 players and 25 coaches train and play “Our new facilities will not only add to the at Gilvenbank and the SFP changing facilities will experience we can provide for our current PROJECTS benefit not only the home teams but the away clubs SUPPORTING visiting the ground. The project would not have been crop of young players but will help us to possible without the assistance of Fife Council who grow as a club in the future” 1,863 have invested time and money into supporting the PLAYERS development at Gilvenbank Park. Sandy Waterson, the Sandy Waterson, Development Officer

OTHER PORTABLE CHANGING ROOM PROJECTS BEING DELIVERED SHORTLY Formatine United Back F.C. Youth Academy Isle of Lewis Aberdeenshire 4,000

Pictured here is Darren Fletcher, Scotland International Team Captain with Alex McMenemy from The Schools F.A.

Mid Annandale F.C. Houston United Lockerbie

7 8 Get Fit. Get Healthy. Have Fun!

KILWINNING SPORTS CLUB

Local schoolchildren from Pennyburn Primary and new dribbling skills to develop their spacial awareness, St. Winning’s Primary Schools have been participating speed of thought, motor skills and vision. We have just in an exciting, brand new 12 week community project finished weeks five and six with the children being delivered by The Scottish Football Partnership Trust coached on technique and control. The youngsters and Kilwinning Sports Club. have been hugely enthusiastic, excitedly practising Through a fun and progressive structure, the their routines and especially enjoying the small-sided programme has offered these young children a chance games at the end of the session. There are definitely to enjoy and participate in an hour of fun football- some budding stars in the group – Dylan, Alfie, Harley based activity, followed by an hour of education around and Gwilym definitely stand out, although once again EDITABLE leading a healthier lifestyle through diet and nutrition. Yazmin and Aleshea are extremely impressive in their The kids are then served a hot, tasty and nutritious dedication and skill. There are always lots of exhausted meal at the Sports Club. but happy children at the end of the training session way to the café to sit and enjoy a hot, healthy meal grateful for the support which the project has received – watch out Ronaldo and Messi – the kids from The pictures below show some of the kids at the together – favourites so far have included chicken and from the Kilpatrick Fraser Charitable Trust.” Kilwinning are kicking up a storm! EDITABLE launch of the project with Kilmarnock F.C. player Lewis broccoli pasta, homemade soup and pasta bolognese, Colin Hunter, Youth Coach at Kilwinning SC commented Morrison, who helped put them through their paces The second hour of the sessions have been spent followed by three choices of fruit all washed down “We are delighted to be working in association with The on the astro-turf at the end of October, 2016. Lewis, a teaching the kids the importance of healthy eating, with lots and lots of water. The food has been so good SFP Trust on this new project which will see Kilwinning local lad who played for his school team, Pennyburn encouraging them to eat five portions of fruit and that quite a few have managed an extra portion... not Primary, then spent some time with the youngsters vegetables a day, stressing the importance of water and mentioning any names Liam!! Sports Club welcome over 40 local schoolchildren over encouraging them to keep fit through participation two 12 week blocks. We are always looking for new hydration in their diet, identifying energy sources and On launching the new project, Stuart McCaffrey, Chief in sport and talking through the benefits of a healthy ways to engage with the local community and the recognising the three main food groups in any healthy Operating Officer at The SFP Trust said “The sport of lifestyle. FooTea project is a fantastic way to showcase what eating plan. Each child spends time reading and football when used positively can act as a significant we can offer to young members of our community For their hour of football, weeks one and two saw completing their own glossy workbook and they have tool for personal and community development. We the children learn about the variations in passing been particularly impressed that blueberries, whilst are excited to be delivering this project at Kilwinning at our state-of-the-art facilities here in Kilwinning. the ball, the importance of warming-up and cooling- small, offer huge health benefits including boosting Sports Club – an organisation truly at the heart of the Participation in sport can bring a lifetime of benefits EDITABLE down and the difference between dynamic and static brain power and that bananas not only help keep your community – and to be given the opportunity to positively and we look forward to working with the children from stretching. Colin Hunter and James, youth coaches at digestive system working well, but the serotonin found engage with local schoolchildren to encourage them Pennyburn and St. Winning’s to Get Fit, Get Healthy KSC spent weeks three and four teaching the children in them makes you happy! The kids then make their towards a healthy and active lifestyle. We are most and Have Fun!”

“I can do keepie uppies” - Alfie “I like the football and the food” - Aleshea EDITABLE “We get to interact with new kids” - Dylan

“I like it cause it gets me active” - Stephen

“I like it because it keeps us healthy” - Josh

“I learned to kick the ball correctly” - Harley

“I am learning new skills” - James

FOOTEA PROJECT LAUNCHED FRIDAY 21ST FOR MORE INFORMATION OCTOBER For more information on the project and our next FooTea initiative at Cumbernauld Colts F.C. commencing in January, 2017, please check out the 2016 FooTea section of our website www.thescottishfootballpartnership.com/footea

9 10 Trust Award PENICUIK ATHLETIC YOUTH F.C.

Penicuik Athletic Youth F.C. was formed in 2012 from there applications were made to sportscotland and the merger of two football clubs with, at that time, Midlothian Council who also provided significant funds a playing membership of around 200 players. This towards the project. The Scottish Football Partnership was a big step for the clubs involved, but both were Trust also received an application for funding and we willing to move forward and use their best efforts to offer were delighted to be able to offer support for this improved facilities for the players. Since the merger, project. At that stage, Penicuik Athletic F.C. were also the club has grown rapidly adding approximately 30- able to secure a Licence to Occupy granting the club 40 new players per annum and developing links with first right of access to the facility outwith school hours. Penicuik Athletic Junior FC and Penicuik Amateur This fantastic facility will enable PAYFC to continue FC as well as local schools and the local Community on their journey, which has seen them assist in the Sports Hub. development of a facility which will be available to the wider community including pupils at Beeslack Following the merger, the potential of developing the Community High School, local primary schools and old shale pitch at Beeslack Community High School other local sports organisations. was identified as a prime opportunity to meet the club’s current and future needs. Dialogue was quickly Shaun Millican from the club said “PAYFC would like established with Maureen Sanford at the school to acknowledge the support of The Scottish FA, The who was very keen to explore this further. Together, Scottish Football Partnership Trust, The Ministry of an application was made to the MOD for an award Defence, sportscotland and Midlothian Council. We from the Army Covenant Fund and an award in the would like to extend special gratitude to Maureen amount of £200,000 was received for the project. This Sanford who worked tirelessly over 4 years to see this fantastic funding acted as a cornerstone and from facility to fruition.”

Facilities Award CELTIC F.C.

The Scottish Football Partnership were pleased to be Celtic F.C.’s Head of Youth Development, Chris McCart able to award a grant to Celtic Football Club to assist commented: with the installation of a new FIFA 2 star 3G surface “We are delighted to have worked with The Scottish at the club’s Lennoxtown Training Centre. Pictured Football Partnership on this initiative and we are sure here is Scott Sinclair on the new pitch at Lennoxtown. Scottish Football the recent upgrading of our facility will provide huge Partnership The club are on record as saying; benefit to the club.”

“Celtic Football Club is delighted to announce that “Celtic is a club of immense stature in the game and it has worked together with The Scottish Football we strive to ensure at all times that our facilities are the Partnership to deliver a new FIFA 2 star 3G surface at best available. We all know that Scotland can deliver Lennoxtown Training Centre. a changeable climate and often that is when artificial The Scottish Football Partnership works in the interests surfaces come into play. However, in its own right, of all levels of the game, from SPFL clubs to youngsters’ the new facility at Lennoxtown provides a fantastic community football programmes and aims to assist and playing surface, one of the best in the country and we develop organisations across a wide range of areas are sure it will prove very useful in the development including training, facilities, education and disability.” of our players.”

11 12 SFP Trust Awards New Floodlights to 4 Grassroots Clubs GLENBURN MINERS WELFARE F.C.

The SFP Trust has provided funding support to maintain training on grass parks despite the change of Glenburn Miners Welfare F.C. to assist the club clocks and to date the lights are fully utilised 3 nights purchase new portable floodlights. a week. This means that approximately 100 kids have Andy McLaughlin from the club commented been able to benefit from continued football training and benefit from the associated health and social gains “The portable floodlights purchased by Glenburn that are associated with playing football.” Miners Welfare F.C. with the help from a grant from The Scottish Football Partnership Trust have been “As a community focused club we have made local a godsend to the club. Winter training facilities in schools and other member clubs aware that we have the local area are at a premium and previously our the floodlights and that they are available for booking teams would either have to pay a premium for private through Glenburn MWFC. This will allow local schools hire facilities or cancel training altogether. The costs and other community sports clubs to benefit in the involved in hiring private facilities restrict the amount same way that we have. The floodlights have been that we can invest in training kits, training gear etc. and a resounding success and we look forward to more cancelling training means that we risk losing players to teams and clubs increasing their participation through other clubs. With the floodlights we have been able to their use.”

PROJECTS SUPPORTING 700 PLAYERS Shona Robison, MSP on the new 3G pitch SFP General Award for NEW FLOODLIGHTS HAVE ALSO BEEN Craigie Community Sports Hub AWARDED TO The official opening of the new 3G pitch facility, situated High School’s curricular PE and after-school sport in the grounds of Craigie High School, was opened by activity is greatly enhanced by the facility supporting the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport, activity every weekday, until CCSH use kicks in every Shona Robison MSP, following a long term project and evening. fundraising campaign led by the Craigie Community The funding for the pitch, successfully secured We also supported Earlston Rhyners Youth F.C. and they are pictured here training under their new lights Sports Hub (CCSH). Earlston Rhymers F.C, by CCSH, included a major contribution from the The new pitch has absolutely transformed what was an CashBack for Pitches fund back in 2014 and obsolete blaes pitch and in the period since it opened sportscotland’s Sports Facilities Fund. Along with to the public has proven hugely popular for football The Scottish Football Partnership, this multi-agency training, matches and coach education and also for project attracted donations from the Robertson Trust, rugby training. Gannochy Trust, Garfield Weston Foundation, Moffat Bayside F.C. In a fantastic example of partnership working, Craigie Charitable Trust and Dundee City Council.

Scottish Football Partnership

Neilston Juniors F.C.

13 14 SFP General Award Scottish Football Facilities Award Partnership AWARD OF KELTY HEARTS J.F.C. AYR UNITED F.C. DEFIBRILLATORS FROM THE Kelty Hearts F.C. were grateful to receive funding from part of the £7.3m Kelty Community Centre project. The The Scottish Football Partnership was delighted to part of their Club Licensing requirements, the stairs PARTNERSHIP... the SFP to help part-fund the installation of two new club officially opened their revamped New Central Park assist Ayr United F.C. in their task to replace the existing required to be fully replaced. Lewis Grant, Director at MAKING SPORT covered spectator enclosures at New Central Park. It home with a match against Heart of Midlothian XI. The and aged fire escape stairs at the East and West the club stated... was in season 2014/2015 when the club celebrated SAFER Fife Jambos welcomed their Edinburgh counterparts areas of the Main Stand at . The club’s “We really appreciate the funding support provided its 40th birthday in style by winning the East Region Scottish Football to their stadium and won the match 2-0 in front of emergency exit stairs had reached the end of their by the SFP which has allowed us to implement critical Partnership Girvan F.C., Golspie Super League for the first time that work began on the a large crowd. The facility is already a great asset to useful life and in order to ensure ongoing spectator ground improvements and to satisfy the terms of our Sutherland F.C. revamp of Central Park. In 2016, further development safety and to achieve a ground Safety Certificate as Safety Certificate.” and of the ground took place with new standing areas the community and is widely used by local grassroots University F.C. were clubs as well as Dunfermline Athletic, Cowdenbeath successfully awarded and terracing built, along with the two new covered defibrillators from enclosures and the installation of a state-of-the-art 3G and Raith Rovers in addition to Kelty Primary School The Scottish Football playing surface, which was funded by Fife Council as and members of the public. Partnership. The SFP recognised the importance of these clubs having access to their own devices and the huge difference that having such machines could make if any cardiac incidents were to occur at their grounds. The equipment will be available at the clubs’ home matches and training sessions and will also accompany them to Facilities Award away matches. ST MIRREN F.C.

The SFP was delighted to be able to assist St. Mirren along with our valued partners SMISA, Northern Steel F.C. in a project to install a new raised platform for the Decking Limited, JKM Timber, JW Grant, Paisley club’s disabled supporters within the Main Stand at the Engineering LTD and Impact Signs. This will give our Paisley 2021 stadium. Tony Fitzpatrick, the club’s Chief St. Mirren disabled supporters a platform they can Girvan F.C. Facilities Award Scottish Football Executive said “As a club we cannot thank The Scottish be proud of to show their valued support at all home Partnership Football Partnership enough for providing funding games.” DALBEATTIE STAR F.C. Scottish Football Partnership Dalbeattie Star F.C. has taken another step forward which includes disabled toilets, a first aid facility, to improve the facilities at Islecroft Stadium. With the toilets, media office, clubroom and new access for support of the SFP, the club has now installed new supporters and disabled persons. Colin Holden at the Golspie Sutherland F.C. floodlights at the stadium. The installation of these club said “We would like to thank The Scottish Football new lights is a major development at the club, along Partnership for their continued financial support and with the completion last year of their new clubhouse guidance in making this project a success.”

Glasgow University F.C.

15 16 New Portable Goalposts Funding Support for New 3G Scottish Football for 10 Grassroots Clubs Partnership Pitches at 4 Grassroots Clubs BENEFITTING STAMPERLAND F.C. HILLWOOD F.C. | FIFERS FOR THE COMMUNITY SCIO | BONNYTON THISTLE F.C. | STRATHAVEN DYNAMO A.F.C. Stamperland F.C., who play in the Sean McCracken from the club commented 779 Soccer Development League, were delighted to receive Hillwood Boys Club founded in 1966 is one of Glasgow’s granting £35,000 worth of modular changing rooms “This award has enabled us to offer further support to PLAYERS longest and well-established grassroots football clubs. to the club. In 2016, the SFP Trust was so impressed an award from the SFP Trust which enabled the club our kids in the club to enhance the experience they get The club have had many notable achievements in their with the club’s ambitions and fundraising progress that to purchase two sets of fun four goals to assist with from our sessions but also to help with their progress in THE FOLLOWING history having won 8 Scottish Cup titles and having the development of their young players. Stamperland it agreed to award a further £20,000 to the project. CLUBS WERE the game. The club had been discussing ways in which been Runners- up on four separate occasions. Over the F.C. currently have 230 kids registered from the age of ALSO RECENTLY we could have looked to finance these purchases but years, Hillwood have developed a strong reputation for With the funding profile being complete, WH Malcolm AWARDED GOALS five through to those in their teens and are constantly the support of the SFP Trust has allowed us to do this a producing players who have gone on to play at senior were appointed to construct a full-size 3G pitch in FOR THEIR YOUNG looking to develop additional age groups. lot quicker and the kids are loving their new goalposts!” level and they can list the likes of Alex McLeish, Kenny May, 2016. The project was completed in September, PLAYERS Burns, Bobby Hutchinson, Ross Cormack, Peter Mac 2016 and with the club now having access to two Donald and Owen Coyle as former players. In 1999, natural grass playing areas, changing facilities and a club officials identified that in order for Hillwood B.C. to state-of-the-art 3G pitch, they are a perfect example continue to grow and evolve a new centralised playing of an organisation determined to provide a platform for and training facility required to be developed. the next generation of young players to continue their Kelso Football Club In 2001, a site within the area of Priesthill was identified footballing journey. and early discussions took place on the possibility of securing a lease over the land from Glasgow City “A lot of hard work has gone into achieving Council. For the next twelve years, Hillwood B.C. new Hillwood Park and this was only made continued their journey to develop their own home Forfar Farmington F.C. possible with the support and dedication facilities with fundraising beginning in earnest at the of club officials and volunteers. We are start of 2013 in conjunction with the Hillwood Social & very grateful to all of the various funding Recreational Trust, an organisation they had helped to partners, including The Scottish Football create in order to gather further financial support for a PROJECTS 3G pitch facility for the club and the wider community. Partnership and Trust who have contributed Neilston Juniors F.C. SUPPORTING Major funding came that year in the shape of £300,000 to this fantastic new facility which will WEEKLY ACTIVITY from the Priesthill Barratt Trust and £129,000 from benefit not only Hillwood Boys’ Club but Glasgow City Council. also the local community.” 1,615 In 2015, £100,000 support was offered from The Loanhead Miners PLAYERS Youth F.C. Landfill Trust, with the Scottish Football Partnership Chairman, Willie Smith PROJECTS DELIVERING IN Glasgow-based Victoria Park F.C. (pictured below) were also recently awarded goals for their young players.

Portobello Community Football Academy 2017

The Spartans F.C.

Strathaven Dynamo AFC

Edinburgh South F.C.

17 18 Supporting Scottish football from the grassroots up.

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