Scottish FA Annual Review 2012

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IntroDUCTION
President’s Welcome..............................................04
Chief Executive’s Report.........................................06
section 1 / Performance
Mark Wotte’s Performance Review......................10
National Teams.........................................................12
William Hill Scottish Cup........................................15
Football Development Programme.......................16
Coach Education......................................................17
Referee Development.............................................18
Section 2 / Strong Quality Growth
Tesco Bank Football Challenge.............................22
Leonardo Da Vinci Projects....................................24
Cashback For Communities....................................25
Modern Apprentice Programme...........................27
section 3 / Better Financial Returns
Financial Report.......................................................30
Commercial Report..................................................32
Hampden Park Ltd...................................................33
Scottish Football Museum......................................34
Medical Centre.........................................................35
section 4 / Respected and Trusted to Lead
Henry McLeish Review...........................................38
Compliance...............................................................40
Club Licencing..........................................................41
Online Registration..................................................42
Board/Committees...................................................43
Attendance Register...............................................46
INTRODuction

It is my pleasure to introduce the Scottish
FA’s Annual Review for 2011.
It has been another challenging year for
Scottish football but the major changes
undertaken since last year’s Annual
General Meeting has given the Scottish FA
a platform to build an exciting future for the
game, one I believe we can look forward to
with genuine optimism.
We have just come through arguably the
most significant period of transformation
and modernisation the Association has
ever undergone and I genuinely believe the
range of improvements have put us at the
forefront of football governance.
In this regard, I would like to express my
thanks to our Chief Executive, Stewart
Regan, the Board of Directors and the
staff at the Scottish FA for embracing
this vision and implementing this change
process seamlessly.
This change would not have been possible
without the support of our members, either.
It is often forgotten that the Scottish FA
exists to promote, foster and develop the
game at all levels.
While issues at the apex often dominate the
media agenda, it is important to recognise
the contributions of those who underpin
the game: the coaches, the volunteers, the
affiliated associations and those whose
involvement is purely for the love of football.
It is equally important to understand the
issues in other areas of the game and that
we work together. Travelling the country
and observing football from the Highland
League to the South of Scotland is one of
the most rewarding aspects of my role. It
is essential that every area of the game is
given the support of the Scottish FA, not
just financially.
It was heartening to see all areas of
the game come together last June and
unanimously accept the Scottish FA¹s vision
for the future. Real change, real leadership
comes when all strands work together.
There is a new ethos and a new
philosophy at the Scottish FA and this
has been embraced, adopted and
promoted throughout the country, from
the Scottish Premier League, the Scottish
Football League to our Affiliated National
Associations. It manifests itself at our
council meetings, which have now been
enhanced by Parliamentary-style debates,
providing members with an opportunity to air
their views on the major aspects affecting
the game which, in turn, will be distilled into
potential action points for the Professional
and Non Professional Game Boards.
It is my responsibility to help bring the
various facets of Scottish football together
and ensure everyone, regardless of
their status, has a voice in the ongoing
development of the game. We all have a
responsibility to improve the national sport
and I believe the Scottish FA is equipped to
lead us into an exciting new chapter.
Campbell Ogilvie
President
President’s
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The Scottish Government’s manifesto
commitment to a National Performance
Centre will also give our current national
teams and aspiring future Scotland
stars a facility conducive to world-class
development in the years to come.
On the field, Scotland’s failure to reach
the play-offs for UEFA Euro 2012 was a
disappointment but the progress made
under Craig Levein is indisputable. The
national coach has created a youthful
and vibrant squad who are committed
to playing the game in an attractive and
entertaining manner. We now have the
vast majority of our squad competing in
the Barclays Premier League and the
nPower Championship, respectively the
most illustrious and competitive league
competitions in Europe.
That can only bode well for the future
development of Charlie Adam, Barry Bannan
et al, while the emergence of James Forrest
at Celtic is another rich source of optimism.
The growth of the women’s game was
another major feature of 2011. Under Anna,
the women’s national team has reached
its highest-ever FIFA raking and narrowly
missed out on qualifying for the Women’s
World Cup. The success of Glasgow City in
reaching the last 16 of the UEFA Women’s
Champions League underpinned one of the
largest growth areas in Scottish football.
Participation is equally important and Jim
Fleeting’s commitment to One National Plan
and doubling the number of people playing
the game (from 65,000 to 130,000 registered
players) will allow us to broaden the base
of the game, strive to improve the number
and quality of all-weather facilities and
ultimately produce more players.
The area of governance was a central
theme of the McLeish Report and another
area of radical development at the Scottish
FA. The arrival of Vincent Lunny as our
first-ever Compliance Officer has brought
credibility, efficiency and transparency
to our new disciplinary procedures. The
Judicial Panel Protocols have enabled
us to govern Scottish football in a more
robust manner, reflecting the demands of
the modern game. The Judical Panel panel
provides independence but also, with more
than 100 members of a cab-rank system,
enables us to utilise a wide range of skills
and qualifications.
Our new, streamlined Board now has
the focus to tackle issues of strategic
importance, with the appointment of Barrie
Jackson bringing a fresh perspective as the
first Independent Non Executive Director.
Equally, the creation of the Professional
and Non Professional Game Boards
has allowed each to concentrate on
operational matters specific to their part
of the game. This has been a massive step
forward in ensuring meaningful decision
making in matters that affect the two main
constituencies within Scottish football.
Financially, as outlined in this review,
the Scottish FA is in good health in
an otherwise uncertain time for the
Scottish and, indeed, global game.
UEFA’s commitment to centralisation of
commercial rights will provide yet more
financial security from 2014, which will
enable us to continue to support the game
at all levels.
The above progress leaves us in a far
better place to be respected and trusted
to lead as the game’s governing body. A
strategic plan, though, is nothing without
willingness, leadership and a collective
commitment and determination to see the
plan through to its conclusion.
Stewart M Regan
Chief Executive
If 2011 was the year of revolution at the
Scottish FA, then January 12th was the day
that destiny was created.
A gathering of our Board and senior
management at a conference suite in
Lanarkshire’s Bellshill Hilton sowed the
seeds of change that have been manifest in
every pore of our governing body.
The scale and pace of that change cannot
and must not be underestimated. In the
first year – indeed first six months – since
our strategic plan was unanimously
approved at the Annual General Meeting,
95% of the recommendations made by
Henry McLeish in his seminal two-part
Review of Scottish Football have either
been actioned or completed.
While it is important to maintain that rate
of progress, it is worth reflecting on the
diversity of those radical improvements.
The Scottish FA, in many of its operational
aspects, is unrecognisable from its
previous incarnation.
For the first time in its 138-year-history,
a vision and a set of tangible values and
goals have been established. Scotland
United: A 2020 Vision is more than simply a
plan. It has become our Bible: a document
that outlines our ambitions from now until
the end of the decade. It is user-friendly
and provides tangible objectives whether
you are the National Team Coach or a
Development Officer out in the field. It is
our statement of intent.
Since that meeting in January, our Boards,
senior management and staff have
dedicated themselves to realigning their
priorities behind the four key pillars:
Perform and Win
Strong Quality Growth
Respected and Trusted to Lead
Better Financial Returns
In each regard, we finished 2011 far
stronger than we started it.
The appointment of Mark Wotte as our
first-ever Performance Director represents
the biggest commitment the Scottish FA
has made to elite talent development
in Scotland. He was the outstanding
candidate and has wasted no time in
implementing his performance strategy.
The arrivals of Ricky Sbragia, Scott Booth
and Dean Gorre have bolstered the national
coaching staff of Craig Levein, Anna
Signeul and Billy Stark and this year we
can look forward to the first term of our
seven Regional Performance Schools.
These schools will house the most talented
S1s throughout the country and the
Scottish FA has committed £15m over the
next four years to support this project.
Chief executive’s
report
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Section 1 /
PERFORMANCE
Scotland at a
major finals
Higher standards
Future team
growing
Home of
great coaches
Elite referees
(top 10)
Level 1
Scotland winning
Level 2
Men qualify for Euro 2012
Women planning for UEFA 2013 qualification
2011
New Scottish Football Performance
Development Programme launched
New academy system approved for 2012-2013
Scots 55% of SPL players
60 players in EPL/Championships (19 EPL)
Elite coaching plan implemented
Referee performance plan produced
and implemented
The Scottish FA Scoreboard
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The Scottish FA’s performance strategy is
unquestionably our greatest commitment to
elite talent development.
In July, Mark Wotte was announced as our
first ever National Performance Director
and the Dutchman wasted little time in
bringing the strategy to life. Mark was
technical director at Feyenoord and worked
with Southampton and, latterly, Ismaily
in Egypt before being identified as the
outstanding candidate to lead the Scottish
FA into an era of performance.
“I am very excited about this project,”
Wotte said. “Scottish football has a very
proud history but it is now more important
we plan for a proud future. The various
organisations must find a way of working
together to produce world-class players.
We see similar-sized countries like
Slovenia, Iceland and Croatia developing
and we must do something fundamentally
different to qualify for major finals, not just
at A squad level but throughout the age
groups, both men and women.
“I have encountered a lot of goodwill
and eagerness for us to succeed and the
performance strategy gives us a path to
follow collectively.”
Upon arriving, Mark immediately recruited
the former Manchester United and
Sunderland coach, Ricky Sbragia, to
take charge of the under-17s for their
UEFA European Championship qualifying
campaign. Scott Booth, the former
Scotland internationalist who played for
Aberdeen, Borussia Dortmund, Utrecht and
FC Twente, also joined as assistant coach
to the National Youth Teams, with Wotte
enduring a more fluid approach to the
coaching network.
Mark wotte’S
Performance review
Ricky will move forward with the under-19s
this summer and Dean Gorre, the former
Ajax under-19 coach, was recruited to take
charge of the new intake of under-17s.
“The idea is to have one coach focusing
on one team,” he said. “It is important to
have continuity, especially in international
football when the players do not have the
opportunity to join up regularly. Ricky came
in and worked with the under-17s but as
those players move up, so Ricky will move
with them to the under-19s to help their
development. He is an excellent coach
with a fantastic reputation having worked
with Sir Alex Ferguson, Sam Allardyce and
Steve Bruce.”
The Regional Performance Schools are
the crown jewels of the new strategy.
Seven schools throughout the country
have been selected to house the cream
of Scotland’s talented young footballers.
There, they will marry their football
education with their normal curriculum as
part of the Scottish FA’s commitment to elite
player development.
The Scottish FA has appointed seven
coaches to work in conjunction with the
schools and the players’ clubs to enhance
their technical skills at a key stage of
their development.
Ray McKinnon, the former Dundee United
midfielder, Brian McLaughlin, the former
Celtic winger, and Ian Ross, the former St
Mirren player, have each been assigned to
an RPS. Ian Cathro, regarded as one of the
most promising youth coaches in Scotland,
has joined from Dundee United, and Gordon
Craig, Greg Miller and Andrew Goldie bring
a wealth of experience in youth coaching
to complete the team.
They will each take up to 20 of the most
talented under-12 players in their region
– both boys and girls – and provide a
minimum five extra coaching sessions per
week focusing on skills development. Over
a four-year period, this will provide the
most talented young footballers throughout
the country with an extra 800 sessions. This
exciting new project is part of the Scottish
FA’s £15m investment in the Performance
Strategy over the next four years.
“I believe the Performance Schools will
prove to be one of the most significant
and positive developments for Scottish
Scotland’s long-serving youth coach, Ross Mathie, retired in December.
The former Kilmarnock player enjoyed 30 years at the Scottish FA, and in that time has
led several Scotland teams to UEFA finals tournaments, most recently the under-17
showpiece in 2008. He has also served as a member of UEFA technical teams at youth
final tournaments in the last few years.
“It has been an absolute privilege to have worked with the Scottish FA over the past
30 years, alongside wonderful professional people who have made my time at the
association a most enjoyable experience,” said Ross.
Scottish FA Chief Executive Stewart Regan added: “I would like to thank Ross for his
remarkable contribution, not just to the Scottish FA but to Scottish football in
general. He will be missed by his friends and colleagues throughout football but
also by the players whose lives, not just careers, have been enhanced by Ross’s
positive influence.”
football in decades,” he said. “They will
enhance the coaching provided by the
clubs by implementing an Individual
Player Development Programme by our
experienced teachers. Our young players
need more contact time with the ball and
must develop key skills like balance, agility,
speed, movement and co-ordination.”
Regional Performance
Schools and Coaches:
Braidhurst High School (Motherwell)
Gordon Craig
Broughton High School (Edinburgh)
Greg Miller
Graeme High School (Falkirk)
Ian Ross
Grange Academy (Kilmarnock)
Andrew Goldie
Hazelhead Academy (Aberdeen)
Ray McKinnon
Holyrood Secondary School (Glasgow)
Brian McLaughlin
St John’s High School (Dundee)
Ian Cathro
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Scotland’s absence from major
tournaments may endure but optimism
for a brighter future tempered the
disappointment of failing to qualify for UEFA
Euro 2012.
Craig Levein’s first campaign as national
team coach may not have been notable
for ending a 14-year hiatus from major
championship finals but it was successful
in instilling a new philosophy tailored to a
lively new generation of talented players.
Barry Bannan, Charlie Adam, Craig
Mackail-Smith, JamieMackie, Grant
Hanley, Danny Wilson and James Forrest
all emerged with international credentials.
Where once international fortunes had
been dependent on individual heroism, the
re-establishment of a collective ethos was
arguably the greatest success throughout
Group I.
Scotland’s preparations began with
uplifting participation in the Carling Nations
Cup. Arousing 3-0 victory against Northern
Irelandat Dublin’s Aviva Stadium gave a
glimpse of new-look Scotland, with a fusion
of firmness and flair. Kenny Miller, James
McArthur – with an exquisite lob – and Kris
Commons ensured an emphatic victory.
The extent of that progress was given the
sternest test of all when Scotland travelled
to England to play a Brazil side laden with
talent. A 2-0 defeat at the Emirates Stadium
was no disgrace and was a high-intensity
warm-up for the conclusion of the Carling
Nations Cup.
A 3-1 win against Wales, with strikes
from James Morrison, Kenny Miller and
Christoph Berra, ensured Scotland’s place
in the final against the host nation and
despite enjoying the majority of possession,
Scotland succumbed to a solitary Robbie
Keane strike.
Preparations were concluded with a 2-1
victory against Denmark at Hampden, a
hard-fought encounter decided by Robert
Snodgrass’s first goal for his country.
Scotland resumed their Group I campaign
in fine fettle, but a heartbreaking late
equaliser for Czech Republic at Hampden
in September left a mountain to climb. Just
when it had seemed Darren Fletcher’s
goal has sealed a 2-1 victory that would
have thrust Scotland in to contention, a
blatant act of simulation handed the Czech
Republic a lifeline from the spot.
A 2-2 draw was not fatal, and a tense 1-0
win against Lithuania three days later
kept Scotland in the frame for a play-off
place, courtesy of Steven Naismith. Craig
Mackail-Smith ensured a grandstand
finale with the only goal in Liechtenstein
but defeating the world champions, Spain,
and requiring Lithuania to curb the Czech
Republic proved a forlorn hope.
A victory away to Cyprus and a spirited
1-1 draw in Slovenia enabled Craig Levein
to continue to build on the progress in
anticipation of a hugely competitive World
Cup qualification group including Croatia,
Serbia, Belgium, Macedonia and Wales.
MEN’S A
NATIONAL TEAM
This was a landmark year for women’s
football. On the international stage, the
Women’s World Cup Finals in Germany was
one of the most successful tournaments
yet. The final itself highlighted the
importance of new media in promoting
the women’s game, setting a new Twitter
record with 7196 tweets sent per second as
Japan defeated USA in Frankfurt.
On the domestic front, Glasgow City’s
march into the last 16 of the UEFA Women’s
Champions League, with a squad featuring
seven Scotland national team players,
sparked renewed interest in the women’s
game in this country.
Scotland’s reputation on the international
stage continues to grow apace. The annual
climb up the women’s rankings table
continued in 2011. By December, Anna
Signeul’s side were at an all-time high of
13th in Europe and 22nd in the world.
The annual Cyprus Women’s Cup
tournament in February was the catalyst
for a positive year, as Scotland lined
up against a host of sides finalising
preparations for the Women’s World Cup
finals in Germany.
Scotland finished 4th in the 12 team
tournament, with results including a
historic 2-0 win over England - a first
win over the Auld Enemy for more than
30 years.
There were milestones for two young
midfielders, as Arsenal’s Kim Little picked
up her 50th cap, and Glasgow City’s Jo Love
hit 100 international appearances.
Tynecastle was named as the new home of
the women’s national team in September,
as Scotland prepared to face France,
Republic of Ireland, Wales and Israel in
Group 4 of the UEFA Women’s Euro 2013
qualifying round.
Scotland kicked off their campaign in
style, as expectations of qualification for a
first major finals build. A potentially tricky
away trip to Israel was duly negotiated, as
Scotland secured all three points with a 6-1
win in Ness Ziona.
Women’s Youth Teams
Pauline Hamill’s side narrowly missed
out on a place in the second round of the
UEFA Women’s Under-17 Championship in
October. A win over Kazakhstan and draws
with Austria and Iceland were not quite
enough, as Scotland finished in second
place.
After tasting success with a finals berth
in 2010, Scotland women’s under-19s are
on course to repeat that feat in 2012. After
topping their first qualifying round group,
Shelley Kerr’s side will face Italy, Russia
and Spain as they bid to reach the finals in
Turkey in July 2012.
WOMEN’s
National Team
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Scotland Under-21s made a positive start to
their UEFA European Under-21 Championship
qualifying campaign, defeating the
Netherlands 2-1 in Nijmegen and ending the
year undefeated in Group 10 after four games.
The Under-19s were edged out of a place
in the elite round stage of the UEFA
European Under-19 Championship after
Belgium defeated them 3-1 on the last day
of qualifying.
Ross Mathie’s Under-17 squad narrowly
missed reaching the 2011 finals after
drawing their last group game against
Czech Republic having already defeated
Slovakia and drawn with Italy. Despite not
qualifying, Mathie’s side failed to lose any
of their six qualification games.
Ricky Sbragia took over the Under-17
side in the summer after Mathie signalled
his intention to retire, ending a 30-year
association with the Scottish FA, and
his team topped their qualifying group in
Macedonia to reach the elite round with
impressive wins over the group hosts and
San Marino and a draw against Turkey.
Scotland Under-16s finished in third place in
the Sky Sports Victory Shield with England
taking the title for the 11th time in a row.
YOUTH
National TeamS
Celtic lifted the Scottish Cup for the 35th
time in their history with a 3-0 victory over
Motherwell in May, earning manager Neil
Lennon his first trophy as Celtic manager.
Goals from Ki Sung Yueng, Mark Wilson –
with the aid of a deflection - and Charlie
Mulgrew ensured a winning end to the
season for Celtic, who were pipped for the
Clydesdale Bank Premier League title by
their Old Firm rivals, Rangers.
“We’ve had a great season and fell just
short in the championship, but this is a
fitting end,” said Lennon. “I’m delighted
for everyone associated with the club. It’s
the first trophy for a few years. The players
deserved it and so did the supporters.”
Motherwell defeated St Johnstone and
Dundee United, the 2010 winners, en route
to Hampden Park but found Celtic to be an
insurmountable obstacle.
“There’s no doubt Celtic were the better
side,” said a pragmatic Stuart McCall.
“We knew we had to be at our best and
a few of us weren’t at their best but we
couldn’t ask for anymore in desire, drive
and determination.”
In August, the Scottish FA signed a
three-year, seven-figure contract with
William Hill to become the title sponsor of
the Scottish Cup. Carling also became the
Official Beer of the Scottish Cup.
Stewart Regan, Scottish FA Chief Executive,
said: “We are proud to have a leading
brand like William Hill as sponsor of the
Scottish Cup for the next three seasons.”
Celtic also lifted the Scottish FA Youth
Cup after a Liam Gormley strike earned
them a 2-1 extra-time victory over their
rivals, Rangers.
William Hill
SCOTTISH Cup
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Football
Development programme
The Football Development department are
fully aligned behind the new strategic plan,
Scotland United: A 2020 Vision.
Work is already under way in meeting the
key objectives within the plan of doubling
the number of participants in the game
from 65,000 to 130,000 by 2015, a project that
involves all aspects of the game uniting to
provide their respective players’ details under
the Big Count banner.
We are responsible for growing the base of
the game which, in turn, will help develop
more talented players for the performance
side. On both sides, the need for more high-
quality facilities and access to football is
hugely important and, in this regard, we have
made some key appointments.
Ritchie Wilson was promoted from his
post as Regional Manager to Community
Development Manager. He will have the
huge responsibility of working closely with
our Affiliated National Associations’s in
developing their specific areas of our game.
The Equity Programme will be overseen
by Faheem Bhatti, who will be responsible
for five new Equity Officers under his
leadership creating links and programmes
in this area. We also recruited six Girl/
Women’s Club Development Officers, who
have been fantastic in creating quality
working relationship with clubs for female
players and we are seeing a huge benefit
for this group. This group will be supervised
by Sheila Begbie, the Head of Girls’ and
Women’s Football.
There was also the first appointment of a
Facilities Manager, Cameron Watt, who has
addressed his challenges with enormous
enthusiasm. He will support the Regional
Managers in improving local facilities
throughout Scotland and offer advice to our
many clubs seeking to improve their playing
areas. However his first task is to deliver
a clear audit of what we have at present
and what our areas of need are and how
that reflects in the number of football clubs
we have. It will also be important for him
to liaise with our ANA’s in seeking their
direction in relationship to their long term
goals and plans.
David McArdle joined to develop the
disability programme following the departure
of Stuart Sharp.
The sponsorships with Tesco Bank and
McDonald’s have given many young players
excellent opportunities to play under Andy
Gould’s guidance and the support of the
efficient Regional team. Sheila has ensured
the relationship she has created with her
clubs has continued to blossom. Donald Park
continues to develop the Coach Education
programme with new resources and more
courses offered throughout the country.
The task to record the number of participating
players in our game in Scotland has been a
difficult one, but the target of 100,000 before
the end of the year looks achievable with the
new crop of young players now playing in a
vibrant player pathway from a 4 a side to 7’s
at 9 years of age.
To resource this we have once again been
delighted with the attendance in our Coach
Education courses at all levels. It is amazing
that year after year they turn up in their 1,000’s
to participate. This has an obvious impact
on our licence courses, where tomorrow’s
pro club managers will ascend from. The
licence course numbers have been fantastic,
with candidates from senior international pro
clubs to our recreational coaches and youth
level coming through the process. Great
credit to Donald Park in ensuring the quality
of the course is maintained at all times.
The Scottish FA provides one of the finest
and most respected Coach Education
programmes in world football.
This year, almost 10,000 coaches of all
levels and abilities took part in a diverse
range of education programmes overseen
by the Scottish FA’s Director of Football
Development, Jim Fleeting, with support from
the vastly experienced Donald Park.
Coach Education is accessible to all,
whether it is through the Children’s
programmes – which account for more
than 8000 of our applicants – the Youth
programme, tailored Goalkeeping and
Disability programmes or the suite of UEFA
qualifications that entice some of the biggest
names in the game to Scotland.
This year, two of the most prominent coaches
in the world game, Marcello Lippi and
Andres Villas Boas, visited Hampden Park
for a special QA session open to all UEFA
Licence participants and those coaches
undertaking their Continuous Professional
Development. CPD is a mandatory
requirement for all UEFA Licenced coaches to
attend 15 hours of additional coaching over a
three-year period.
While in town, Italy’s World Cup-winning
coach from 2006 and the former Chelsea
manager took part in the William Hill
Scottish Cup draw, which drew a record
attendance to the Scottish Football
Museum’s Hall of Fame.
Among those who have enlisted for the
Pro Licence are the former Scotland
internationalists, David Weir, Graham
Alexander, Scott Booth, Paul Richie, Scott
Gemmill and Stuart McCall. They were
joined by Anna Signeul, the Women’s
National Team Coach, Gary Locke, Nick
Dasovic, Jim McIntyre, Alan Stubbs
and David Unsworth among others from
professional football backgrounds.
A plethora of household names also
signed-up for the Advanced Licence,
among them former Scotland caps
Colin Cameron, John Kennedy and Gary
McAllister, fellow Leeds United legend
Brian Deane and Gavin Strachan, son of the
former Celtic manager, Gordon.
That list was complemented by players
currently augmenting their playing careers
with coach education, among them Stephen
McManus and Keith Lasley.
The enduring success of the Coach Education
courses is, suggests Fleeting, a legacy of
hard work in cultivating the programme.
“I am hugely proud to continue the great
work of the Scottish FA’s Coach Education
programme,” he said. “It has often been
misrepresented as a Largs Mafia but when
you look at those who have either graduated
from or lead the coaching programmes – Sir
Alex Ferguson, Walter Smith, Andy Roxburgh,
Craig Brown, David Moyes, Owen Coyle, etc –
it is not a bad mafia to be part of.
“I am proud of the course and feel a
responsibility to continue to evolve and
enhance the services we provide. The fact
that we have Barclays Premier League
managers, World Cup-winning coaches and
coaches who have won silverware at club
level in Europe shows that our courses are
respected throughout the game.”
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The department met one of the Scottish
FA’s Strong Quality Growth objectives with
the appointment of Steven McLean and
Craig Thomson as Scottish FA Recruitment
and Education Managers with effect from
July 2011. This was a unique and ground
breaking initiative by the department to
have two active referees working at the
Scottish FA.
These appointments, which reflect similar
working practices throughout other
European countries such as Holland,
Germany, and Norway, will allow us to
reach the target of recruiting 3100 referees
by 2015.
With the introduction of the Recruitment
and Education Managers, the department
has been able to complete its first ever Club
Visitation Scheme to raise the awareness
and understanding of the Laws of the
Game. At the start of season 2011/2012,
every senior professional club in Scotland
were visited by the department and given a
presentation on the Pre-Season Guidelines,
which were shown to every senior referee
at our Summer Conference in St Andrews.
So far the department, in conjunction with
PFA Scotland, have visited 61 clubs and
spoken to over 1000 players, coaches and
administrators.
The department has continued to work
closely with the Scottish Qualification
Authority to create two recognised SQA
units that on completion will allow school
pupils to become fully qualified referees. To
date, the number of schools involved in the
SQA Personal Development Award is
17 and the number of pupils who have
either completed the course or are in the
process of undergoing the course are
over 200. The SQA Qualification will also
be soon introduced into Further
Education establishments.
The department is also undergoing a similar
programme with all Under-19 players at
clubs either through the SQA Qualification
or an Awareness Programme of the Laws
of the Game.
The department has also visited every
local refereeing association to outline
the strategy of the department for the
forthcoming years and to raise the
awareness of the Scottish FA Campaign of
Refocus on Football.
INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
Our international officials continue to be
appointed to high profile matches in the
latter stages of all European competitions.
In particular, our officials have been
appointed to the quarter-finals of the
Champions League and both the quarter-
finals and semi-finals of the Europa League.
Craig Thomson took charge of the
Barcelona v Shakhtar Donetsk Champions
League quarter-final first leg in April at
the Camp Nou, with his team consisting of
Francis Andrews and Graham Chambers
(assistant referees), Alan Muir and Euan
Norris (additional assistant referees) and
Willie Collum (fourth official).
Willie refereed FC Twente v Villarreal in the
quarter-final of the Europa League, with
George Drummond and Graham Chambers
(assistant referees), Euan Norris and Stevie
O’Reilly (additional assistant referees)
and Bobby Madden (fourth official). Craig
completed his European exploits in the
semi-final first leg of the Europa League tie
between Benfica and Braga, with the help
of Francis Andrews and Graham Chambers
(assistant referees), Alan Muir and Calum
Murray (additional assistant referees) and
Bobby Madden (fourth official).
Particular mention should be made to
Morag Pirie, Scotland’s sole FIFA Female
Referee, who was rewarded for her
excellent performances throughout the
year with promotion within the UEFA
Female Categories. Morag has regularly
represented Scotland in UEFA competitions
referee
development
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FIFA Assistant Referees
James Bee
Graham Chambers
William Conquer
Martin Cryans
George Drummond
Gordon Middleton
Derek Rose
Alasdair Ross
Stuart Stevenson
FIFA Referees
Craig Thomson Elite
William Collum Elite Development
Euan Norris First
Steven MacLean Second
Bobby Madden Second
John Beaton Third
Kevin Clancy Third
FIFA FEMALE Referee
Morag Pirie First
throughout the year and her involvement
has helped to increase and develop the
number of female referees participating
both in Scotland and in Europe.
Bobby Madden has been recognised for
his consistent performances in his matches
in UEFA and was promoted to Category 2 in
December 2011.
With the development and promotion of younger
referees in UEFA, it was a decision of the Scottish
FA Referee Committee, in conjunction with the
department, to promote John Beaton and Kevin
Clancy to the FIFA List of Referees and Alan Mulvanny
and Stuart Stevenson to the FIFA List of Assistant
Referees with effect from December 2011. These
recent entrants to the FIFA List have all successfully
completed the UEFA Core Course. Derek Rose has also
been re-appointed to the FIFA list of Assistant Referees
having previously been on the FIFA List. This takes the full
complement of FIFA Referees to seven and FIFA Assistant
Referees to 10.
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Section 2 /
strong qualitY growth
Double the number
of registered
recreational
players in
non-professional
football
One national plan
More attractive
modern game for
all participants
More talented
young players
Level 1
Double registered
participation in
our game
Level 2
90,000 participants (76,000)
300 Quality Mark clubs (323)
2500 registered referees (2,534)
2011
Community Partnership Board established
Funding mechanism established
Performance Awards Scheme
New season adopted by women’s game
and U-12
Facilities priorities agreed
Positive coaching Scotland
All Youth Associations sign up to National
Player Pathway
New content for Levels 1 and 2
Regional/Local Development Centres
concept and agreed
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The Scottish FA’s flagship participation
programme, the Tesco Bank Football
Challenge, enjoyed a fantastic 2011.
An inspirational project, it introduces
football to Primary 2 and Primary 3 children
(six to eight years old) across Scotland,
helping to get them engaged in a healthy
and active lifestyle.
Now in its second full season, over 30,000
children have been engaged so far with
that number set to reach over 36,000 by the
end of the current football season.
Pupils participate in a six-week block
of coaching through physical education
classes (PE) in schools, delivered by
qualified Scottish FA coaches. At the end
of each block clusters of schools come
together for a football festival.
Festivals in 2011 were held at locations
including St Mirren Park (Paisley), Rugby
Park (Kilmarnock) and Somerset Park (Ayr)
as well as new facilities including Toryglen
Regional Football Centre (Glasgow),
Aberdeen Sports Village, and Ravenscraig
Regional Sports Facility (Motherwell) as
well as a host of local facilities. In 2012
Tynecastle Stadium in Edinburgh will host
its first festival.
At the conclusion of the football season
a national festival is held at the National
Stadium, Hampden Park for around 400
children who enjoy a magical day of
football fun on the pitch and much more.
The Tesco Bank Football Challenge has
seen support from clubs and players up
and down the country, eager to lend their
backing to the principle of getting kids
playing the nation’s game.
Aberdeen, Ayr United, Celtic, Dundee
United, Falkirk, Heart of Midlothian,
Hibernian, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Stirling
Albion, Stenhousemuir, St Johnstone, St
Mirren, Rangers, Ross County are among
the clubs who have backed the programme
with players, managers and coaches
attending events the length of the country.
Many of the country’s best known
football personalities have supported
the programme including: national
coach Craig Levein along with Craig
Gordon (Sunderland), Gregg Wylde
(Bolton Wanderers), James McArthur
(Wigan Athletic), John Kennedy (Celtic),
Ian Durrant (Rangers), Craig Brown
(Aberdeen), Ricky Foster (Bristol City),
Peter Houston (Dundee United and
Scotland assistant coach).
With significant media support from
national and local outlets, the Tesco Bank
Football Challenge has also generated
significant coverage for a previously
untapped area of the game.
Supported by Scottish FA partner Tesco
Bank, who are making a £1m investment
over the four year term of the agreement,
the Tesco Bank Football Challenge is
the foundation level of the Scottish FA’s
Development Plan.
Based on the four-a-side “Desire to Play”
programme, it is designed to develop social
skills, health and fitness, camaraderie,
and the development of general physical
literacy skills.
The programme also provides on-going
teacher training to enable them and other
school volunteers to carry on with the
programme long after the development
officers have gone. Over 1000 teachers
and volunteers have already gone through
continuous professional development
(CPD) training.
Supported by one of the widest activation
projects ever seen in grassroots sport in
Scotland, a new generation of children
are loving football. That can only be a
good thing.
Tesco Bank
FOOTBALL CHALLENGE
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The Scottish FA Leonardo da Vinci
Initiative has gone from strength to
strength with a further three funding
applications being approved by
the European Union. This initiative
funds training camps for the Modern
Apprenticeship trainees at our
professional clubs and also funds coach
education study visits to other European
countries. To date, the Scottish FA has
received funding totalling £3.3m from
this EU programme, which has allowed a
total of 1368 apprentice players and 557
coaching staff to benefit from European
mobility. We have submitted applications
for additional funding in 2012-13 amounting
to a further £415,000 and we will be
advised of the outcome in May 2012.
Aberdeen, Celtic, Livingston, Motherwell,
Queen’s Park and Rangers Under-19
squads have taken part in two-week
training camps in Turkey, Portugal and
Cyprus. The number of venues being
offered to member professional teams in
2012-13 will increase with the addition of
a Spanish partner. These training camps
for young professional players has allowed
them exposure to European training and
coaching practices via interaction with
host teams, as well as experiencing
different playing styles and tactics.
On the coach education side of things,
groups of coaches from all of the six
regions have been involved in work
experience and Continuing Professional
Development (CPD) visits to a variety of
European destinations, including Spain,
Holland and Portugal. Current Scottish
FA UEFA Pro Licence candidates have
been supported to attend the UEFA Euro
Under-21 Championships in Denmark and
groups of coaches directly involved in
women’s football have attended the Cyprus
Cup on an annual basis as part of the
initiative to increase female participation in
Scotland. These study visits allow coaches
to interact with other European clubs and
coaches and examine club infrastructure,
community involvement, player
development and coaching innovation over
a one-week period. The coach education
funding has assisted in addressing a
number of recommendations identified and
contained in the recent Henry McLeish
Review of Scottish Football.
Leonardo Da vinci
Projects
CASHBACK
partnership
The past year’s activity has without doubt
been the busiest for the Cashback for
Communities partnership with the Scottish
Government. As well as continuing with
the activity, there has been a focus on
developing new ideas to include in a new
submission to the Scottish Government for
an extension to the contract which was due
to conclude in August 2011.
We were absolutely delighted to be given
a new contract in January 2011, with a
£3m funding stream committed through
until August 2014 provided we continue to
represent the partnership in the agreed way
and hit the objectives laid out in the bid. We
felt that the submission made in September
2010 was a comprehensive one. It pledged
to add more value to already successful
projects, creating new opportunities for
increased participation and integration into
the sport for a wide range of Scotland’s
youth. We have taken on the challenge with
excitement and enthusiasm.
The commencement of the new agreement
has included the following projects:
Diversionary Activity: There are two
initiatives that make up this element of the
partnership. The Bank of Scotland Midnight
Leagues and Street Football schemes are
designed to provide free weekly activity
on evenings and weekends in all 32 Local
Authorities across the country. Both
projects have continued to do this in 2011
with over 95,000 people taking part.
Schools of Football: This is a social and
academic project designed to assist a
selected group of S1-2 pupils attending
high schools in areas of social deprivation
with the development of a variety of skills
for their time in school and outside school
using football as the vehicle. This project
mainly selects pupils who have difficulties
identified in primary school ranging from
poor social skills to truancy. We currently
operate in 16 schools to over 440 pupils.
Volunteer Development: Since 2008 when
Cashback commenced, this project has
underpinned everything we do and it has
continued to be the case in 2011. Over 1700
individuals go through Cashback-funded
coach education every year and their
deployment into local schools, projects and
clubs in a voluntary capacity is the caveat
that we ask for in return for this funded
coach education.
Girls and Women’s Club Development
Officers: The 2011-2014 contract has
allowed the Head of Girls and Women’s
Football, Sheila Begbie, to expand her team
of grassroots workers in order to increase
capacity and infrastructure within the
game. We know there are many thousands
of girls and women playing the game
informally but there is a huge discrepancy
in the amount that play regularly with teams
and one of the key roles for the GWCDO’s
will be to reduce that discrepancy and
promote the game to many more people.
Football Equity: This is an area where
we as an association have never had
a resource specifically dedicated to
increasing activity rates from within BME
communities. Cashback have allowed us to
recruit a team of six people (one manager
and five officers) to work towards a series
of objectives and targets over the next
three years. This creates opportunities
for participation for those diverse
communities but also builds sustainability
and integration into current Scottish FA
activities, where perhaps the awareness
of their purpose and availability is not at its
highest. This will be a huge challenge that
we feel will not only benefit our game but
assist with addressing unacceptable social
intolerances towards people from different
cultural and religious backgrounds.
In 2010, UEFA amended their own grading
system for grassroots provision in their
member associations. The project called
the ‘UEFA Star System’ moved from being a
one start to five-star grading to incorporate
a sixth and seventh star. In 2010, the
Scottish FA, already a 5-star association,
applied for the next level, becoming one of
only seven associations recognised.
Last year, we applied for the seventh
star and await the decision of the UEFA
Grassroots panel this year.
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Under the guidance of the Scottish FA’s
first Performance Director the Achieving
Excellence in Sporting Performance
Modern Apprenticeship (MA) is providing a
key ingredient to the strategy of developing
young talent and is providing a platform
for those progressing from the newly
established performance schools as the
young players develop and sign with senior
professional clubs in Scotland.
The MA programme, delivered in
partnership between Scottish clubs and the
Scottish FA, is in receipt of funding support
from Skills Development Scotland and
has the backing of Scottish Qualifications
Authority (SQA) and the sector skills
council SkillsActive who represent sport
and recreation in the UK.
With 135 young players registering on
the MA programme this season and a
further 110 players continuing into their
second year of their apprenticeship, this
is ensuring they are in receipt of the best
start to their footballing career whilst also
providing support and development for the
day when they hang up their boots.
The results from previous years can be
seen in the current squad selections from
the players who have come through the
programme. With over 90% of the Scotland
under-17 squad being selected from the
current Modern Apprentices providing a
testament to what is being achieved by
member clubs in Scotland. The Scotland
under-19 squad consists of over 80%
of players who have come through the
apprenticeship programme and 75% of
the current Scotland-21s squad being
home grown. Craig Levein’s A squad is
also benefitting from players who have
completed their apprenticeship with names
like James Forrest, Danny Wilson, Steven
Naismith, Kris Boyd and Shaun Maloney.
Significant achievements have been
recorded in November 2011 when the
results from the apprentices who started
on the programme in 2009 provided
evidence of 18% of them signing full time
contracts with a senior club with a further
62% still earning from the game at various
levels. These results compare well with
those recorded in 2008 where 12% of the
apprentices signed full time contracts with
a senior club and 34% were earning from
the game at various levels.
An important result regarding employment
was also noted with 2% recorded as
unemployed after the programme had been
completed with the balance employed in a
range of diverse industries, justifying the
emphasis the Scottish FA and clubs place
on providing the additional educational we
require the players to take up as part of
their apprenticeship.
Modern Apprenticeship
Programme
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Section 3 /
Financial returns
Provide additional
£1.5m of
cumulative profit
from 2011-2015
Level 1
Increase income
by £1.3m
5% cost reduction
Level 2
Commercial development strategy
complete and Business Development
Manager employed
New fixture planning structure agreed
to deliver additional £100k contribution
each year
Zero-based budgeting applied
Focus on cost control adopted company
wide 1% reduction on 2011 budget
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Financial
REPORT
Scottish Cup 25%
Television and Radio 25%
International Matches 19%
Commercial Income 16%
Football Development 8%
Youth Action Plan 4%
Other Income 3%
2010
£24.7m
2009
£22.6m
2011
£27.2m
2010
£4.8m
2011
£6.2m
2009
£5.0m
SCOTTISH FA TURNOVER
The Scottish FA’s total turnover, excluding subsidiary company, amounted to £27.2 million
for 2011, a record sum which was £2.5 million higher than the figure for 2010. The main
reason was the full year’s effect of an enhanced television and radio contract with IMG,
covering a four year period commencing season 2010/11, in respect of International and
Scottish Cup matches. In addition to the rise in guarantees, additional income continued
to be earned under the terms of the contract as a result of increased sales of overseas
broadcast and trackside advertising rights.
William Hill Scottish Cup Payments to Member Clubs
Due to the new enhanced television deal, the Scottish FA was able to pay out over £6.2
million to member clubs from the Scottish Cup during 2011. The level of payments to
member clubs from the Scottish Cup can be seen in the following graph.
A further £2.5m was distributed in respect of year end solidarity, performance awards
and licensed club payments to clubs and associations. Payments under the Performance
Initiative made by the Scottish Football Partnership amounted to almost £1.7 million,
representing a significant increase from the previous year’s level. The Scottish FA
continued to support the Scottish Football Partnership in its ongoing activities on behalf
of Scottish clubs and a payment of £3 million was made to the Partnership during the year.
INCOME
Income from International Matches, which included a sell-out attendance against the Czech Republic, also showed a significant increase
from 2010 due to increased amounts allocated from the new television deal.
There was no headline sponsor for the Scottish Cup competition in 2010/11 which impacted on revenue in the 2011 financial statements.
However, the bonus payments paid to participating clubs were maintained at the previous levels. During the year we secured the
sponsorship of William Hill for the Scottish Cup commencing from the 2011-12 season.
The various sources of turnover, excluding subsidiary company, are shown in the accompanying graph.
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The Association’s revenue from its
commercial activities amounted to £15.4m
in 2011.
During the course of the year new
sponsorships were concluded as well as
the renewal of existing agreements.
In August, William Hill was announced as
the new title sponsor of the Scottish Cup in
a three-year deal. William Hill have become
only the second brand title sponsor in
the cup’s history and will join Carling as
partners of the 127-year-old competition.
In the summer Specsavers, who are the
official sponsor of our referees, agreed
to support our new schools initiative
which is an SQA approved qualification
to enable pupils to become fully qualified
referees. Further new agreements were
also negotiated with the Football Company
to install LED trackside advertising at
our Under-21 matches as well as a new
licence with Konami for interactive football
products. In addition, contracts were
renewed with Cruise as the supplier of
team clothing, Taggarts for the supply of
executive vehicles and GH Warner for
licensed footwear.
There was a change in structure during
2011 with the Commercial Department
becoming responsible for negotiating
and securing opposition for all friendly
matches of the Men’s A squad, both home
and away. As a result of this change,
the glamour match against Brazil at the
Emirates Stadium in March was agreed.
With more of a focus on the commercial
element of these negotiations, funding was
then made available for the squad to have
a training camp in La Manga prior to the
match against the former world champions.
This along with matches against Denmark,
Cyprus and the three matches in the Carling
Nations Cup complemented the UEFA Euro
2012 qualifying campaign.
In addition, a dedicated Sales Executive
was employed in the department to focus
on generating further income streams and
to build on the new strategy of attracting
category partners to our properties in
addition to the title partners, thus providing
more revenue sources.
The new Scotland home kit was launched
in November which was worn by the Men’s
A squad for the first time in the friendly
match in Cyprus. The kit retained the
traditional dark indigo colour but featured
an array of design innovations, including
unique saltire embossing and a polo collar.
However, the most noticeable and popular
change was the return to the retro-style
badge on the kit, which pays homage to the
round badge used on the 1974 shirt worn at
the World Cup in West Germany. This new
adaptation also marks the founding of the
Scottish FA in 1873.
Scotland Supporters Club renewals were
also launched in November with an initial
early bird offer of £45 for two years. SSC
membership for the new two-year period
commenced in January 2012, with over
22,500 members having renewed to date.
With approximately 18,000 on a waiting
list to join we are confident of reaching
our maximum membership of 35,000 again
in 2012.
Negotiations are already under way for the
announcement of further new sponsorships
during 2012 and the department is confident
of another lucrative year.
Commercial
rEPORT
Could it be magic? A reformed and reunited
Take That ensured a spellbinding summer
at Hampden Park.
The return of the boyband’s prodigal
son culminated in 160,000 excitable fans
passing through the national stadium over
the course of their three-day Scottish leg of
their Progress Tour back in June.
The climax to both domestic cup
competitions, Scotland’s UEFA Euro 2012
qualifying campaign and another legendary
stadium act all contributed to another
excellent year for Hampden Park Limited.
The Scottish Cup final was won by Celtic in
front of a capacity crowd after victory over
Motherwell in May.
Neil Diamond returned to the stadium for a
second time in July, enhancing Hampden’s
reputation as a leading concert venue on
the international circuit.
The major event calendar was complete
in September when the unique passion
and energy created by a Hampden
crowd was again evident as Scotland’s
European campaign headed towards a
thrilling climax. A controversial 2-2 draw
against Czech Republic dented hopes of
qualification but a follow-up victory
against Lithuania gave a glimmer of hope
to the 52,000 fans who had packed the
national stadium.
This year, The Scottish Communities Cup
League Cup Final was won by Kilmarnock
after a single late goal in March, while the
William Hill Scottish Cup final will be played
at the Stadium on Saturday 19th May.
The support of our commercial partners is
highly valued and remains fundamental to
our success. Our long-standing relationship
with BT Scotland continues to flourish and
the first year with our new pouring partner,
Carling, has been excellent.
Despite competing in the current
challenging economic climate, our catering
partner, Sodexo Prestige, also enjoyed
a strong year. It is widely acknowledged
that Hampden has some of the finest
conferencing and banqueting facilities
in the country and Sodexo have been
proactive in maintaining awareness within
the sector.
The daily corporate business generated
by Sodexo is key to Hampden’s success.
The senior management team have been
instrumental in driving the business
forward with particular focus on meeting
customer expectations and providing local
quality produce.
Two years of planning and preparation
will come to fruition this summer when
Hampden hosts eight football matches
in ten days for the 2012 London Olympic
Games. This is a unique and historical
opportunity for football fans and families to
come to The National Stadium and be part
of the biggest sporting event on the planet.
Planning also continued in 2011 for
Hampden’s major role in the forthcoming
2014 Commonwealth Games. The Stadium
will be temporarily transformed to become
a world-standard athletics arena that will
host the track and field competitions. Many
of the world’s top athletes are expected
to compete in the Games and savour the
unique atmosphere of one of the world’s
most famous sporting arenas.
A few more chapters will soon be added to
Hampden’s long and rich history from the
exciting times ahead.
HampDen Park
Limited
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The Hall of Fame enjoyed yet another
successful year with four new names
being inducted at a glittering event at the
Glasgow Hilton Hotel. Paddy Crerand, the
Manchester United and Scotland legend,
was inducted along with the Terry Butcher,
the former Rangers captain and current
Inverness Caledonian Thistle manager.
“I felt very humbled and proud to receive
my award, with so many fantastic people
in front of me,” said Butcher, who later
became Scotland assistant manager under
George Burley. “When you go through the
list of inductees, it’s just awesome.
“I had just over four-and-a-half years with
Rangers and in that time I scored a few
own goals, marked a few doors, broke my
leg and got a criminal record . . . but apart
from that it was fantastic. Scottish football
hit me right between the eyes when I
arrived 25 years ago.”
There were also posthumous inductions
for the Celtic goalkeeper and Lisbon Lion,
Ronnie Simpson, and RS McColl, the
former Queens Park, Newcastle United
and Rangers player who scored 13 goals
in 13 appearances for Scotland between
1896 and 1908. There was also a special
induction for the legendary sportwriter,
Hugh McIlvanney.
The event was headlined by Sir Alex
Ferguson, an inductee from 2004 who was
celebrating his 25th year as manager of
Manchester United.
The beginning of the year signalled
the completion of a £110,000 Museums
Galleries Scotland-funded project aimed
at overhauling the existing lighting
system within the main exhibition space
and making improvements to existing
displays. The result has meant dramatically
improved lighting levels within the space,
while the installation of a modern and
efficient lighting system has helped to
reduce the museum’s carbon footprint.
Under this project, a number of the existing
displays have been given a new lease of
life thanks to the installation of new audio
visual equipment.
In January 2011 we also opened a new
exhibition, ‘Football in the 50s’, which
provided a nostalgic trip down memory
lane to a time when European football
was in its infancy and when the Scotland
national team was setting out on its first
World Cup campaign. Throughout the
summer of 2011, the museum celebrated
10 years at Hampden Park. A dramatically
reduced entrance fee and a special
exhibition covering major events in
Scottish football over the last decade
attracted 1600 people over just one
weekend, helping us to commemorate this
important milestone in style.
Our ongoing support for Alzheimer
Scotland was a notable feature throughout
the year. In February a special exhibition
promoting the Football Reminiscence
Project was opened by the Minister for
Culture. In October the Scottish Football
Hall of Fame exhibition space hosted a
Sportsman’s Dinner which helped to raise
funds for Alzheimer Scotland. At the end
of the year, a fine art exhibition, organised
by Glasgow’s Compass Gallery in support
of Alzheimer Scotland, was successfully
launched within the museum.
Additional changes to the museum
exhibition space included the
installation of a colourful cartoon
exhibition by the renowned artist, Malky
McCormack, and the introduction of a
Clubs Gallery, providing a permanent
place within the museum for all 42 senior
league clubs in Scotland.
The Sports Medicine Centre continues to
support football at all levels in Scotland, as
well as providing services and advice to
many other sporting groups and the local
community. Within the Scottish FA, the
centre supports a variety of departments,
particularly football development, national
teams and referees, and will have an input
to the new performance structure.
Staff monitor and advise on training
programmes and fitness for our referees, an
input which has been recognised by both
UEFA and FIFA. Staff from the centre work
with Scottish FA international teams, both
men’s and women’s, at all levels at home
and abroad. It is proposed that we provide
medical and physiotherapy assessments
and backup for those pupils entering the
new performance schools in 2012.
The centre maintains a position at the
forefront of education within football and
the wider sporting community. It works in
partnership with Glasgow University in the
training of health professionals through
both MSc and BSc degree courses and
contributes to the teaching of students
attending Strathclyde and Glasgow
Caledonian universities, both of whom
are board members of the centre. In
addition, the centre provides a number of
training courses designed for doctors and
physiotherapists with an interest in sport
and exercise medicine.
Our educational remit also includes
the Sports First Aid course designed
to improve the knowledge and skills of
touchline carers and the SportPromote
advanced pitch-side skills course has
been recognised by UEFA as the template
for such teaching across Europe. While
all of the above is an important service to
sport in Scotland the core business of the
Centre remains to provision of an expert,
affordable physiotherapy and health and
fitness service to those who exercise,
whether for sport of fun.
The third year of the Scottish Government
Cardiac Screening programme for young
athletes, run within the centre by the
Scottish FA Medical Consultant, Professor
Stewart Hillis, has been completed. This
programme is designed to screen for
preventable causes of sudden death
during activity in young people in Scotland.
With Scottish FA funding, the screening
programme has been made available to all
players in the professional game in Scotland.
The centre continues to provide medical and
physiotherapy support for Scotland’s elite
sportsmen and women through our work
with the sportscotland Institute of Sport.
Staff regularly support individuals and teams
both at home and abroad and will contribute
to the Olympic Games at Hampden in 2012
and the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
in 2014. Our work continues with a number
of external clients both sporting and
commercial including Scottish Ballet,
Dance School of Scotland and Glasgow
School of Sport and provides support to a
number of social inclusion and integration
projects in line with our charitable
objectives. Allied to this programme, the
centre provides access at no cost to
the individual to a medical and fitness
examination, designed to monitor football
coaches’ health and prevent later illness.
Scottish
FOOTBALL MUSEUM
Medical
Centre
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Section 4 /
respected and
trusted to lead
An Environment of
Trust, Respect and
Confidence
Level 1
Restructured
Board and
Committees
New-style
Judicial System
ExcellentMember
and Customer
Relations
High Performing
People
Committed to
Equity
Level 2
New Board and Committee structure
operational
Support agreed for regions
Updated Articles and Rules
New Judicial Panel System introduced
suitably staffed with clear procedures
External communications strategy agreed
Registration management information
First satisfaction survey completed
Leadership Development Programme
in place
Talent ID programme established
Leadership and Development Plans in
place for all levels of staff
Implement staff feedback mechanism
Equity action plan published
2011
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Henry McLeish has hailed the Scottish FA’s
“significant progress” in actioning 95% of
his 103 recommendations from the two-
part Review of Scottish Football in the first
six months.
The former First Minister spoke
enthusiastically of the scale of Stewart
Regan’s programme of reforms since the
historic Annual General Meeting in June,
at which unanimous approval was given for
the biggest constitutional changes in the
Scottish FA’s 138-year history.
“The Scottish FA deserve huge credit
for implementing more change in the
last six months than had taken place in
the previous 60 years,” said McLeish.
“When [former President] George Peat
commissioned me to undertake this review
back in May 2009, I knew that it had to
provide a comprehensive assessment of
the problems, challenges and, of course,
the opportunities that faced football and I
believe my report has achieved just that.”
“The progress made so far has been
a major step forward for a game
experiencing major challenges. There has
been significant progress and it is clear
that the Scottish FA realised something
significant and substantial had to be done.”
Since June, the Scottish FA has reduced
its main board from 12 to seven, with the
appointment of an Independent Non-
Executive Director, Barrie Jackson, and, in
four years time, the addition of a second
INED. The creation of new Professional
and Non Professional Game Boards bring
greater strategic focus to both parts of the
game. The appointment of Mark Wotte,
the first-ever Performance Director, was
shortly followed by the appointment of
seven Performance Coaches. In addition,
the appointment of Vincent Lunny as
Compliance Officer was another significant
recommendation made by McLeish.
“We are building for the long term,”
McLeish added. “That’s the sensible way
for Scotland to move and we are moving in
the right direction. The message today is
that tremendous progress is being made.
We are exceeding expectations from
when I took this on. It’s not just a short-
term response to the report but long-term
rebuilding. If we are going to make changes
we have to get it right.”
With the number of people attending
football matches in Scotland decreasing,
McLeish was also keen to place emphasis
on the need for Scottish football clubs to
provide inspiration on the field to create a
new generation of top players as well as
getting people back through the turnstiles.
“For far too long there has been a
reluctance to embrace modernisation in
Scottish football and make the game fit
for purpose in the 21st Century but finally
we are starting to see the green shoots of
recovery. However, in terms of modernising
the game, it is important that there is a
vastly superior product on the pitch to
attract fans back to grounds.
“Right now I believe clubs aren’t too far
above only attracting their core support
and that has to change. I believe the
recommendations being implemented
by the Scottish FA will result in a better
standard of player and that can only be
good for the state of our national game.”
HENRY MCLEISH
REVIEW
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In December 2011, the Scottish FA Board considered a report from a Licensing Steering Group which had been tasked with reviewing
the potential extension of the licensing system to all member clubs. Licensing is the means by which we ensure our clubs comply with
membership criteria both domestically and internationally, for those involved in European competition.
The National Licensing system was amended after a long process during 2011 and was changed the beginning of this year. Awards are
now graded at Gold, Silver, Bronze and Entry levels, and there is also an exceptional award available for clubs at Platinum standard.
Overall, 10 club awards were granted at the first meeting of the Licensing Committee.
The Licensing Committee is required to consider club applications covering five key aspects of club activity: ground criteria, first-team
football criteria, youth team football criteria, legal/administration and finance criteria, and codes of practice. Clubs are free to make
application at each level in each of the five sections of criteria.
Of the 50 separate applications from the 10 clubs, only one was not accepted at the level applied for. All member club applications will
be considered this year.
The Licensing system will encompass formal assessments against Club Academy Scotland standards in September and October 2012.
The outcome will have a major impact on clubs in terms of their star rating and funding from the Scottish FA.
Following a detailed report by the steering group, the Board agreed the following:
• To extend the Club Licensing system to the remaining 20 Member Clubs from 2012 by invitation and from 2013, for those 20
clubs that chose not to apply for a licence in 2012.
• To make it a requirement for membership of the Scottish FA that each Member Club is licenced at least to Entry level
standard. Clubs will be given until 2016 to meet this requirement.
• To make a recommendation to the General Meeting in 2013 that from the 2015/16 season, member clubs are required to be
licensed to be eligible for participation in the Scottish Cup competition. Those clubs that are not members will be required to
meet the Entry level standard as a minimum.
CLUB
LicenSing
Compliance
The creation of the Judicial Panel Protocol
is one of the flagship changes of the
Scottish FA’s new strategic plan.
The aim was simple, given the demands
of the modern game, it was important
that the disciplinary procedures were
legally robust but also, in the interests
of good governance, were independent,
transparent and efficient.
Thanks to the work of our legal and
disciplinary departments, the new
protocols were drafted in time for the start
of the 2011-12 season and were activated
by the interim Compliance Officer, Will Cole.
In October, Vincent Lunny was appointed
on a full-time basis, joining after an
illustrious career in the legal profession
with the Crown Office and Procurator
Fiscal Service.
The statistics underline the fairness and
efficiency of the new procedures. Of the
159 cases referred to the Compliance
Officer, more than two-thirds were
processed to a full determination, with less
than a third resulting in no further action.
The Fast Track process was acclaimed as
the crown jewel of the system, with the
timescales allowing Players References
and Compliance Officer references to be
heard and determined on the Thursday
following weekend matches by a
three-person independent Judicial Panel.
The panel consists of more than 100
members. They are selected using a
cab-rank system and include former
footballers, coaches, match officials and
business professionals suitably qualified.
Of the 23 Fast Track Player References,
principally for Cases of Wrongful Dismissal
or Mistaken Identity, 11 were rejected by a
panel, five red cards were overturned, four
red cards were reduced to cautions and
three were withdrawn.
Of the 12 Fast Track References made
by the Compliance Officer, seven fixed
penalties were accepted, four references
were upheld and one was rejected.
“The Judicial Panel Protocols have been
a major step forward for the disciplinary
process in Scottish football,” said Vincent.
“As our President, Campbell Ogilvie,
has previously stated, people still get
disappointed by some decisions, but they
get disappointed a whole lot quicker.
“It is important to reiterate that the key
feature of the Protocols is the fact is that
decisions are made by an independent
panel made up of three members. This is
fundamental and often misunderstood. My
role is to translate any alleged misconduct
into potential rule breaches that then go to
a panel to decide.
“In order to get to that stage, it is vital
that I liaise with the Referee Development
Department, and in particular the Head of
Referee Development, John Fleming. They
are the experts in the FIFA Laws of the
Game. There is a difference between these
established on-field ‘football rules’, and the
Scottish FA’s disciplinary rules which we
use as part of our process.”
Vincent has been heartened by the
response to the new system by clubs,
coaches and players.
“They have been excellent and now have
a good understanding of the system.
Obviously I do not sit in during the panel
deliberations and that is a good opportunity
to speak to the managers or players
involved. They all leave with a better
understanding of the process and how
decisions are arrived at.
“You should always strive to improve and
refine and that is the next phase for us.
The most important enhancement is joining
the Referee Development Department on
the Club Visitation Scheme next season. It
is important that I get out to the clubs and
explain directly how the system works and
hear any constructive comments not just
from the coaching staff but the players.”
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The development of our online registration
system for senior clubs was handed over
for testing at the end of the year and will be
rolled out to clubs in the first half of 2012.
The system will allow clubs to register
and cancel player registrations online
via the club extranet, generate and print
the appropriate form, attach contractual
documentation to online applications for
registration and allow the Scottish FA and
relevant leagues to approve and manage
all player registration transactions. This
will enhance further the level of service
clubs receive.
The system will provide instant approval/
rejection of registration applications
as well as providing the reasons for
rejections and will fulfil the strategic aim
of streamlining processes, improving
communication and modernising the
Scottish FA approach to service provision.
It will also provide a reporting tool for fast,
accurate information on the numbers of
players playing the game at all levels as
well as assisting other departments within
the Scottish FA monitor the development
and progress of players through all levels
of the game.
When fully operational for the senior
game, it will be one of the first national
online registration systems in Europe. A
Departmental instructional/training DVD
on how to use the system is also being
produced in order to facilitate a smooth roll
out of the system to the member clubs.
The system will also provide for the
registration of players’ agents and
representation contracts entered
into between them and their clients
that have been lodged with the
Association in accordance with its player
agent’s regulations.
FIFA TMS (Transfer Matching System)
Following on from the successful training
programme undertaken by the department
for Scottish Premier League and Scottish
Football League, a similar training
programme was undertaken during 2011 for
the Scottish Highland Football League clubs
in Lossiemouth and Inverurie, as well as at
Hampden Park for Scottish Junior FA clubs
who require to use the system.
Since January 2009, when the Scottish
Premier League Clubs started using
the system, a total of 882 International
Transfers, inwards and outwards, have
been handled by the Association as well as
88 applications for the transfer of minors
(players under 18) into and out of Scotland.
The TMS system is currently being
updated/improved by FIFA and in May 2011
members of the Department participated in
an exercise undertaken by FIFA to gather
feedback and ideas on the re-design of
the system.
The department also continues to service
other areas of the Association’s work
such as Official Returns, Register of
Competitions and providing secretariat for
the Judicial Panel.
ONLINE
Registrations
BOARD OF
Directors
Stewart Regan Campbell Ogilvie Alan McRae Rod Petrie Tom JohnstonRalph Topping Barrie Jackson
REFEREE COMMITTEE (8)
Chairman: Alan McRae
Vice Chairman: David Reid
Members: Alan Freeland, Ian Fyfe, Jim McCluskey, Donald
McVicar, Sandy Roy and William Young
LICENSING COMMITTEE (7)
Chairman: Michael Johnston
Vice Chairman: Ewen Cameron
Members: Steven Brown, Andrew Dickson, Finlay Noble,
Richard Shaw and Dr Andrew Waddell
Standing
Committees
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Council
2011/2012
The professional
Game board
Non-professional
Game board
Stewart ReganCampbell Ogilvie Rod PetrieAlan McRae
Jim Ballantyne
Graham Harkness
David Longmuir
Donald Beaton
Sandy StablesPeter Lawwell
John Gold Tom Johnston Maureen McGonigle David Little
Andrew Renwick
Stewart ReganCampbell Ogilvie Rod PetrieAlan McRae Neil Doncaster Ralph Topping
honorary
Vice presidents
George Peat Jack McGinn John McBeth
Richard Shaw MBEAlan McRae Sandy Stables Steven BrownCampbell Ogilvie Rod Petrie Alan McIntosh
Dr Andrew WaddellAndrew Dickson Michael JohnstonStephen ThompsonScott Struthers James Ballantyne Ewen Cameron
Finlay Noble Colin Holden John GoldTom Johnston Maureen McGonigleDonald Beaton David Little
Sid ColumbineAlex McMenemy Gordon Pate Stewart TaylorIan Richardson Graham Harkness Frank Meade
David Reid Andrew Renwick John Taylor Brian Emmerson
Colin Holden
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Attendance
register 2011
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G. W. Peat 4 6 - 1 - - - - 2 -
C. Ogilvie 5 12 - - 3 - - 1 2 -
A. McRae 2 10 - - - - 4 - 1 -
J. McGinn 2 - - - - - - - - -
j. mcbeth 5 - - - - - - - - -
a.e. stables 3 6 - 4 - - - - - -
r.m. petrie 4 12 - - - - - - - 3
j.d. brown 3 - - - 1 6 - - - -
s. brown 4 - - - - 5 2 - - 2
e.j. riley 1 - - 4 3 - - - - -
a. mcintosh 4 - - - 3 - - - - 3
r.w. shaw m.b.e. 5 6 - - - 6 - - - 2
w.m. ritchie 2 - - - 2 6 - - - -
s.a. struthers 5 - - 2 - 6 - - - 1
j.w. ballantyne 3 4 - - - - - - 1 -
e.g. cameron 5 - - - - - - - - 4
l. cameron 1 - - - - - - - - 2
a. dickson 3 - - - - - - - - 3
s. thompson 3 - - 2 - 2 - - - -
m. johnston 5 - - 4 - - - - - 4
dr. a. waddell 4 - - - - - - 1 - 5
f.m. noble 2 - - - 3 6 - - - 2
c.c. holden 4 - - 3 3 - - - - -
A. Mackay 1 - 2 2 - - - - - -
t.a. johnston 4 9 - - - - - 1 - -
j. Gold 3 6 3 - - - - - - -
d.a. beaton 4 - 2 - - - - 1 - -
m. mcgonigle 3 - 1 - - - - - - -
D.M. LITTLE 5 - 3 - - - - 1 - -
dr. r.r. houston 1 - 2 - - - - - - -
a.b. mcmenemy 4 - 3 - - - - - - -
g.l.f. pate 4 - 3 - - - - - - -
i. richardson 5 - 3 - - - - - - -
s. taylor 4 - 3 - - - - - - -
t. mcgowan 2 - 3 - - - - - - -
g. harkness 2 - - - - - - - - -
f. meade 2 - - - - - - - - -
d. reid 2 - - - - - 2 - - -
a. renwick 2 - - - - - - - - -
j. taylor 2 - - - - - - - - -
b.s. emmerson 2 - - - - - - - - -
r.kelly 1 - - - - - - - - -
s. regan 5 12 1 - - - - - 2 -
Recreational
Football Disciplinary Appeals
General
Purposes Referee Medical Emergency LicensingBoardCouncil
Attendance
co-opted members 2011
r. topping - 5 - - - - - - - -
i. blair - - - - - - - - - -
n. doncaster - - - - - - - - - -
d. longmuir - - - - - - - - - -
a. freeland - - - - - - 4 - - -
i. fyfe - - - - - - 5 - - -
j. mccluskey - - - - - - 5 - - -
d. mcvicar - - - - - - 4 - - -
s. roy - - - - - - 5 - - -
w. young - - - - - - 5 - - -
j. fallon - - - - - - - 1 - -
prof. s. hillis - - - - - - - 1 - -
dr. j. maclean - - - - - - - 1 - -
Recreational
Football Disciplinary Appeals
General
Purposes Referee Medical Emergency LicensingBoardCouncil
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