SCOTTISH FA ANNUAL REVIEW

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INTRODUCTION PRESIDENT’S INTRODUCTION ◊ ◊ p2 A LOOK BACK AT THE YEAR ◊ ◊ p5

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PLAYING THE GAME THE NATIONAL TEAMS ◊ ◊ p10 LIVE IT PLAY IT LOVE IT ◊ ◊ p13

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RUNNING THE GAME FINANCIAL REPORT ◊ ◊ p22 CLUBS AND PLAYERS ◊ ◊ p28 REFEREEING AND DISCIPLINE ◊ ◊ p32 OUR GAME ◊ ◊ p35

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SUBSIDIARY COMPANY HAMPDEN PARK LIMITED ◊ ◊ p40

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SCOTTISH FA OUR PEOPLE ◊ ◊ p44

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t is my great pleasure to introduce the Scottish Football Association’s Annual Review for 2009.

The last twelve months have been a period of significant transition for the organisation and for Scottish Football in general. New commercial deals have secured a strong financial future off the pitch, while our new coaching teams continue to push towards their goal of taking Scotland back to major championships on a regular basis. There is no doubt that much of the public focus has been on George Burley and his team as they try to qualify for the World Cup in South Africa. In many ways it has been a mixed campaign so far, but we still sit in a strong position to secure one of the play off places. George has had to cope with the burden of expectation that existed as a result of the last Euro qualifying campaign. He has brought his own brand of football philosophy to the team, shown faith in young players and is not afraid to be positive in his approach to matches. There have been issues along the way, but the simple fact remains that we are still very much in contention in the group. Billy Stark’s team so nearly qualified for the European Championships. It was another case of so near and yet so far for them as they fell at the final hurdle against Denmark.

It was a similar story for Anna Signeul’s squad as they were cruelly denied a place in their own European Championships by the smallest of margins in the play off match against the highly fancied Russians. Both Billy and Anna are now rebuilding their squads and are bringing through more talented youngsters and are full of hope for the future. This to me is the Scottish FA’s main responsibility. We can grab headlines by securing sponsors for the Scottish Cup and we can raise substantial funds through new TV deals, but it is what we do with the money that matters. In some of the most difficult economic times in recent years, we managed to forge a partnership with the Government and Willie Haughey to secure sponsorship for the Scottish Cup and our new TV deal for International and Cup matches is the biggest in our history. This money will be invested directly into the game. This level of financial security will allow us to enhance the huge amount of work that we are already doing to get more youngsters to play the game. It will give us the opportunity to create even more teams and it will mean that we can offer even more coaching courses for the thousands of volunteers who give up their time to run the game across Scotland.

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I am proud to be President of the Scottish FA and am proud of our players, coaches and clubs. Seeing Rangers in a European Final, Celtic in the latter stages of the Champions League and Aberdeen doing so well in the UEFA Cup showed that our clubs can compete at the highest level. However, we cannot stand still. Former First Minister Henry McLeish has been given the task of reviewing our game and bringing forward proposals that will offer opportunities for success at all levels. Everyone who has an interest in the game must do what they can to support Henry and, wherever possible, implement changes that will benefit our game. With the increased revenue and a desire to review what is good and what is not so good about our game we have a real chance to make a difference. I for one will do everything I can to make sure that we do just that.

George W. Peat President, The Scottish FA

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A LOOK BACK AT THE YEAR

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can quicken and the improvements to the way in which the game is taught and promoted can continue.

Our work on Youth Football continues to pay dividends, with our ‘Live It, Play It, Love It’ brand for youth football being adopted and used right across the country. Our new regional structure is allowing us to ensure that there is a co-ordinated approached to how youngsters play the game and our work with key partners such as HBOS, McDonalds and Cashback is seeing more and more teams created for both boys and girls.

The Scottish Cup which was won by Rangers in a dramatic final in May, this season became the Homecoming Cup after a unique deal was struck between ourselves, the Scottish Government and businessman Willie Haughey of City Refrigeration. As well as providing the Association and member clubs revenue through having a Cup Sponsor, this particular deal showed the strength of the relationship that has been built up with Government, but also that the magic of the Cup is still something that captivates clubs, players, fans and sponsors.

f 2007 was a year of incredible highs and devastating lows, then it is perhaps only natural that 2008 was more about consolidation and steady progress on and off the pitch.

Commercially, the Association continues to perform well. This year saw the signing of the biggest TV deal in our history which will mean that, from 2010, we will be able to pump even more money into grassroots and youth football. Over the course of the year. much was said and written about the Youth Action Plan – some of it positive, some of it less so. What is clear, however, is that a huge amount of effort has gone into getting the structures in place that will allow us to make a real and long lasting difference to the game in Scotland. 2008 saw this work continue, but the financial stability offered by the new TV deal will mean that the pace

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While the Association tends to focus on the National Teams which we run, this year saw some incredible performances by our member clubs on the European stage. Aberdeen qualified out of the UEFA Cup group stage and played out two classic matches against the mighty Bayern Munich in the knock out phase. Celtic once again showed their pedigree by making it to the last 16 of the Champions League for the second season in a row and Rangers embarked upon an epic European

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adventure that took them all the way to the UEFA Cup Final in Manchester. Seeing a Scottish team in a European final – particularly in an era of such great financial disparity between the large and small European leagues – is something that the entire country can take great pride in. Although, ultimately, Rangers fell at the final hurdle, their performances – along with those of Aberdeen and Celtic – made the footballing world stand up and take notice of our country. Our National Teams have had mixed success in their respective qualifying tournaments. George Burley’s squad have fought themselves back into contention for South Africa with some spirited performances. They hold their qualifying destiny in their own hands and the entire country is right behind them. Billy Stark’s Under 21s so very nearly made it to the European Championships, but were undone at the last by Denmark. Billy has begun the process of rebuilding his team and has introduced a number of new players to the squad. They have gotten off to a flying start to their latest Euro campaign and currently sit atop their group after two wins from two.

Anna Signeul, who this year signed a contract extension with the Association, saw her women move into uncharted territory when they qualified for the European Championship play offs. Few people gave them much of a chance against the mighty Russians, but the Scots gave them a fright over the two legs and so very nearly secured a famous victory. Our various Youth Teams continue to show that there are talented boys and girls making their way in the game here in Scotland. Ross Mathie saw his Under 17s qualify for the European Championships in Turkey and, while results were not what he would have wanted, the performances of the likes of John Fleck and others show that there is a real positive feeling about the game at this level. The past twelve months have highlighted just how important the work of the Scottish FA is – both on and off the park. Our National Teams provide the backdrop for the mood of the country and our commercial activities allow us to make investments in the future. The Scottish FA is proud to be at the heart of football and of Scotland.

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THE NATIONAL TEAMS

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World Cup drama, glamour friendlies and play-off disappointment. 2008 was a year of ups and downs for our National Teams.

The Mens National Team This early part of 2008 was all about building for the start of the World Cup campaign for new boss George Burley and his team. A commendable draw against a multi-talented Croatia team in new man’s first game in charge showed the Scottish footballing public that in George Burley they had a manager who believed in attacking football and who wasn’t afraid to bring through new talent. A spirited performance in Prague in which young Motherwell striker David Clarkson scored on his debut and a home friendly against a vastly improved and vastly under-rated Northern Ireland team were the final stages of the preparations for the qualifying campaign.

Scotland sit second in their group and still in with a real chance of making the World Cup. Special mention must go to the friendly match against Argentina in November. At the time the game was arranged, Argentina were a glamorous opponent – but by the time the match rolled round they had appointed a certain Diego Armando Maradona as their new manager. His first match in charge of his country brought him back to the venue where he scored his first international goal. Scotland was gripped by Maradona-mania and the match was shown live around the world. It was an incredible occasion and a suitable end to a dramatic year.

Mens Youth Teams

The road to South Africa has, so far, had its up and downs. An opening defeat in the heat of Macedonia was followed up by a fine victory in Iceland. This was followed by a home draw against Norway in a match that was marked by both team’s inability to finish off clear cut chances.

It was another chapter in the weighty book of Scottish near misses for Billy Stark’s U21 squad. Despite some great results, the team narrowly missed out on the play offs for the European Championships when they fell to a last gasp defeat in Denmark. The manner of their play and the standard of technical ability on show throughout the campaign won Billy’s side many admirers.

To continue the up and down theme of the group so far defeat against the Dutch in Amsterdam was then followed up by victory over Iceland at Hampden. The end result being that

As is always the case with age-group football, just when a good squad is being put together, the players have to move on as a result of their age. So, for the U21s there has been a period

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of re-grouping and rebuilding since the Denmark match. A new group of players have moved up from the U19s and have made a real impact. Scotland sit atop their qualifying group and are looking a solid bet for a play off place at least. It was another good year for the U19s who made it through to the Elite Round of the European Championships. Victories over Hungary, Azerbaijan and San Marino meant that the young Scots finished the initial qualifying campaign at the top of their group. The Victory Shield saw the U16 team record a fine victory over Wales before drawing with Northern Ireland and going down to eventual tournament winners England. It was another of Ross Mathie’s teams, though, grabbed most of the limelight in 2008. The U17 squad travelled to Turkey to take part in the European Championships and, while they didn’t qualify for the knock our stages, the experience that the players gained from being at a major championships will serve them well in the future.

Women’s National Team If there was heartache for Billy Stark’s U21 squad in narrowly failing to make the play offs, Anna Signeul’s team were left with broken hearts after losing to Russia in their play off tie for the European Championships. Few people would have given the Scottish team much chance against the mighty Russians and, after the first leg, it appeared

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a foregone conclusion that the Scots would miss out. However, that 3-2 defeat in the home leg seemed to spur on the Scots and gave the Russians a real scare on their home patch. A 2-1 win for Scotland, although not enough to see the team qualify, was a significant result that marked the progress that the team has made in recent years. The Scots currently sit at 25 in the FIFA ranking and are at 15 in Europe. This is the highest the team have ever reached and Anna and her squad want to rise higher still.

Womens Youth Teams 2008 was a year of significant achievement for the youth teams. The U19s had a particularly good year by making it to the European Championships in France. They came through their qualifying campaign with flying colours and headed to the finals ready to make their mark. However, the draw was very unkind to the young Scots and, despite some great performances, failed to make it out of a group that contained Sweden, Germany and the Auld Enemy, England. The U17s entered uncharted territory when UEFA, for the first time, organised a European Championships at this level. Despite their relative inexperience, the Scots came within a whisker of making it to the inaugural finals after going down narrowly to France.

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LIVE IT, PLAY IT, LOVE IT

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We say it all the time – and we say it to people in Government, in the Private Sector and to people involved in the game.

up new possibilities and opportunities for people wishing to become coaches.

Football is a great sport.

Through our ‘Live It, Play It, Love It’ brand we are not just getting more and more kids to take up the game – we are looking at new ways to make them live better, healthier lifestyles.

We know the passion that it instils in us, we know the confidence that we get from playing as part of a team. And, of course, we know all about the health benefits we get from being fit and active. That’s why football is great - and that is why we want our kids to play it. Not all of our young people will be able to reach the very top of the game. Not everyone can be a James McFadden, a Julie Fleeting a George Burley or an Anna Signeul. But everyone can take something from being a part of football. That is why we spend so much time, effort and money on coaching and training our young people and the volunteers who run the game. The past twelve months have seen us build on the foundations that we laid with the Youth Action Plan. We have continued to invest in our regional structure that has seen us forge partnerships with central and local government as well as companies such as HBOS, McDonalds and the Coalfields Regeneration Trust. With them, we have created new teams, brought more boys and girls into football and have opened

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Through our work with The Winning Scotland Foundation, we are introducing Positive Coaching to Scotland. This impressive new technique teaches players, coaches and parents to not only develop a winning mental attitude, it also teaches them how to cope with defeat and how best to nurture talent at all levels. Our philosophy is about teaching kids to play the game, but also giving them the opportunity to enjoy it. We teach them about teamwork, about discipline and about winning and being confident. In short, we are not just about developing better players, we want to help develop better people. It’s a bold aim. It’s what ‘Live It, Play It, Love It’ is all about.

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Cashback for Communities Over the past twelve months, we have seen our partnership with the Scottish Government, through the Cashback for Communities scheme, flourish. Substantial funding has been made available and has allowed us to either create or further develop a number of key projects.

Bank of Scotland Soccer One Bank of Scotland Soccer One has proven to be a real success for the Scottish FA. Initially a pilot project in three local authority areas, further investment from the Bank and Cashback has led to a massive expansion of the programme. Schools in all 32 Local Authorities now have the opportunity to take part in the scheme which offers a structured 20 week games and training programme to S1 pupils. So far 307 out of 350 of Scottish secondary schools are taking part in the programme – with 5006 kids taking part and 552 teams created. Due to the success of this programme we are currently looking at opening it up to S2 and S3 pupils.

Bank of Scotland Midnight Leagues Bank of Scotland Midnight Leagues have been in operation across Scotland since 2004. Further funding made available through Cashback has allowed us to expand the number of

venues and increase the number of young people who have the chance to play organised five a side football in the evening. We currently have 119 venues signed up to the scheme, with thousands of youngsters taking part.

Street Football Street Football is another unique project that is directly funded by Cashback. This evening, weekend and school holiday scheme is designed to give young people the opportunity to play football, as well as offering an alternative to antisocial behaviour. It takes place across the country, but specifically in areas where antisocial behaviour is a particular problem. Throughout 2008, over 7500 youngsters have attended 272 different street football venues.

Schools of Football Funded by Cashback, 6 schools across the country – Newbattle Community High School in Dalkeith, Castlehead High School in Paisley, Braidhurst High School in Motherwell, St Machar in Aberdeen, Craigie High School in Dundee and Cumnock Academy – have been chosen as Schools of Football. In these schools, young boys and girls are selected to join a programme which sees daily football training added to their curriculum. This is a groundbreaking initiative which we would like to see rolled out across Scotland. Although we don’t, at this

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stage, have full results of its impact, anecdotally the results are stark. Amongst the pupils on the scheme, attendance is better, social development is improving and academic grades are moving in the right direction. Without doubt, the players physical wellbeing technical football ability have also significantly improved.

Volunteer Development Cashback funding has allowed the Scottish FA to develop strong links with Higher, Further and Tertiary education in recruiting coaches for projects and communities. The volunteers that we recruit don’t just work in our schemes, they also carry the experience and knowledge that they gain into clubs and teams across the country. Our work in Volunteer Development is not a headline grabber, but it is, without doubt amongst the most important work that we do. The funding from Cashback has allowed the Scottish FA to recruit six Player and Coach Development Officers, all of whom are based at our Schools of Football and who work tirelessly to recruit and train 16-25 year olds as football coaches and administrators.

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3G pitches, better changing facilities and upgrade of existing grass pitches. This injection of cash will make a real difference to clubs and players right across Scotland.

Girls & Womens Football While all of our schemes that we operate are aimed at bringing more boys and girls into football, 2008 saw us secure substantial funding through Cashback that will be dedicated towards the development of the womens game across the country. The money will be allocated during 2009, but there are clear objectives as to what we want to achieve in this area. We want more girls and women to play the game, we want stronger and better organised clubs and more work put into recruiting and training female volunteers.

Facilities

2008 saw our full time League Administrator for the Girls and Women’s Football co-ordinate, organise and administer the Scottish Women’s Premier League. Season 2008/09 has also seen the successful integration of all senior women’s domestic league and cup competitions into the Scottish FA structures.

This year will see the distribution of over £2 million of Cashback funds to community and youth groups across Scotland in order to help them develop their facilities. This money will mean more

This year also saw all of the girls’ youth leagues moved into the Scottish FA, which has meant that we have been working closely with regional administrators with regard to the planning

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and co-ordination of fixtures and cup competitions for the youth regional leagues. We have also introduced a change in playing season for the youth regional leagues, whereby the new season will run from March - November 2009, and are currently working towards bringing the senior season into line from March 2010.

Disability Football The Scottish FA has once again increased the number of opportunities for those with disabilities to play and experience the national game in 2008. Furthermore the Association has remained at the forefront of the development of opportunities for those within this specialised area both at home and abroad. This has been demonstrated with the Association working closely with UEFA and a number of Scottish National Governing Bodies to ensure that those with disabilities are afforded the same opportunities as those in the mainstream population. Local Authorities via their sport development teams and football development officers have continued to provide where possible, access to football for those with disabilities through school coach blocks, festivals and disability soccer centres. Each of the six Scottish FA Regions has been given a key area within their remit to develop opportunities for players with disabilities. Together with the co-ordination of grassroots

opportunities, each region has been given the task of creating a minimum of one regional participation centre and one learning disability development squad. Many of these squads now participate in the national five, seven and eleven a-side championships that are organised in partnership with Scottish Disability Sport (SDS). In addition to these national championships there is also a National Schools League and Inter-Region fixture structure that is designed to ensure that players adhere to the training opportunities provided. Through its partnership with SDS the Association has continued to deliver two international programmes for those with Learning Disabilities (LD) and Cerebral Palsy/Stroke/ Acquired Brain Injury (CP). The Scottish CP programme has continued to increase the number of players with this particular disability playing football across Scotland. The CP National team have had limited competition in 2008 due to the Beijing Paralympics, however performed well in friendly internationals in the later part of the year against England and Finland. Additionally in partnership with SDS, Event Scotland, sportscotland, UK Sport, Glasgow City Council and Capability Scotland the Scottish FA have submitted a bid to the CPISRA to host the 2010 European Championships.

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Coaching the Coaches

Grassroots Club Development

One way of getting more and more young boys and girls into the game - and ensuring that they enjoy themselves so much that they keep on playing - is to make sure that they are properly coached.

The Scottish FA recognises that the long-term sustainability of our game lies with grassroots clubs as this is where the majority of our players participate in organised football. With the introduction of our Quality Mark initiative in 2006, the project aims to support grassroots youth clubs and schools to raise playing, coaching and administrative standards.

We know that the game in Scotland could not possibly work without the help of the thousands of volunteers up and down the country who give up their time to run teams and to administer leagues and clubs. That is why we have invested so much of our own time, energy and finance in running courses that enables these volunteers to learn how best to teach the game. This is a priority area for the Scottish FA and one which we will continue to grow in the years ahead. Total Free In-Service Training Courses/ Attendees

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Total courses run by the Scottish FA/ Number of Attendees

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66/ 1834

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362/6978

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121/ 3930

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459/ 9014

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As a result of investment from our partners Big Lottery, sportscotland and McDonalds, the Scottish FA have employed six new Club Development Managers to take this work forward. This has culminated in over 100 clubs receiving our award with a further 200 working towards it.

Partnership with McDonald’s The relationship between the Scottish FA and McDonald’s is both long standing and strong. Throughout 2008, they have continued to support grassroots football by investing in schemes in primary schools in every part of Scotland. Over 10,000 youngsters take part in McDonald’s funded projects – with 400 primary schools taking part in a 20 week football programme. They also help to run regional ‘Festivals of Football’ across the country. This year also saw them expand their interest in the Scottish game by becoming involved in the Scottish FA Quality Mark

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initiative. This scheme aims to encourage good practice in clubs, recruit more volunteers to train young people and, ultimately bring more people into the game. They also continue to sponsor one of our headline events, the McDonald’s and Sunday Mail Grassroots Football Awards. This special evening recognises and rewards the many people who do so much to support our game.

Community Scheme Initiatives Without doubt, one of the Scottish FA’s closest partners is Local Government. Over 45 football development officers have been employed by Local Authorities and Senior Clubs across Scotland, all of whom are making a significant contribution to key Scottish FA objectives. Tens of thousands of young people benefit from the regular holiday programmes, participation centres and club development work that the Development Officers run each year. They also have a direct input into other Scottish FA schemes such as Quality Mark, Coach Education and the programmes run through our partnerships with Cashback, McDonald’s and the Bank of Scotland.

Positive Coaching Scotland The Scottish FA have entered into a new partnership with the Winning Scotland Foundation in order to introduce a new

approach to the way we work with young people called Positive Coaching. Positive Coaching is a new way of helping parents and coaches to encourage young people to stay in football, by focussing on the development of skills and maximising effort – and embracing the attitude of ‘don’t be afraid to make mistakes.’ In 2009, the Scottish FA will work with Positive Coaching in a number of pilot Local Authority areas in order to address a decline in touchline behaviour and the ‘win at all costs’ mentality of some parents and coaches.

Continuous Professional Development The Scottish FA puts a lot of time, effort and resources into ensuring that the people who coach the game and achieve licenses receive the best possible training. Our UEFA license courses have an enviable reputation, with some of the world’s top coaches receiving their training in Scotland on Scottish FA courses. In order to ensure that all coaches continue to sustain and develop their talents, the Scottish FA has started to introduce a system of Continuous Professional Development for all current license holders. In practice, this means that all license holders must make a commitment to continually update their training and knowledge in order to retain their license.

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This is part of a UEFA scheme and the Scottish FA is proud to be a part of it.

Coach Development Scotland has a long, proud history of producing outstanding coaches. Over the course of the last twelve months we have taken steps to ensure that we continue to do so. We have worked to identify coaches who have an exceptional talent in the areas of developing the skills of children, youths and adults and are now working directly with them in order to make sure that they make the most of their talent and ensure that their skills are directly applied to the benefit of our game. We also, through the Leonardo Project, make sure that our top coaches have the opportunity to visit other countries, meet other coaches and experience new ideas.

Course Development The Scottish FA have spent many years perfecting the content of the various courses that we offer at all levels of the game. We enjoy a reputation for delivering world-class courses and are constantly seeking new ways to improve and innovate. As part of this, 2008 saw us move from a paper based system of assessment of coaches to one whereby people on courses have to submit their session plans and the rest of their work electronically.

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This makes the running of the courses much more professional and allows us to ensure that there is a level of equity applied to all marking and recording of information. A by product of this, of course, is that people who are undertaking the courses have to learn new IT skills and be able to grasp the new technologies that permeate the modern game. It is a development that has been welcomed throughout the football family.

UEFA Study Group Scheme UEFA want National Associations to work together to share best practice in the area of coaching and development. Throughout 2008 we have played a full role in this. In the last twelve months, coaches from our senior clubs and members of the Scottish FA’s Football Development Department have visited Croatia, Spain and Holland in order to look at the way that they run their coach education and to trade ideas and share knowledge. We also hosted Finland, Greece, Russia, Northern Ireland, Georgia and Latvia here in Scotland in order to show them how we run our coach education and also to discuss ideas around youth development.

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he Association’s total turnover, excluding subsidiary companies, amounted to £20.6 million for 2008. This was a reduction from last year’s record figure of £25.3 million which included four sell-out qualifying matches held at Hampden Park and the hosting of the UEFA Cup Final. In contrast, 2008 included only one home qualifying match, with Scotland being drawn as part of a smaller qualifying group of 5 teams. Notwithstanding the overall fall in turnover, the Association was able to report increased revenues from commercial enterprises, and also increased income from football development activities, in particular the CashBack For Communities initiative. Furthermore, additional income continued to be earned in excess of the basic guarantee under the television contract, due to increased sales of overseas broadcast rights.

INCOME Scottish Cup.............................................24% Commercial Income................................22% International Matches..........................19% Television and Radio............................... 17% Football Development Dept...................7% Youth Action Plan...................................... 5% Other Income.............................................. 6%

The various sources of turnover, excluding subsidiary companies, are shown in the accompanying graph. Despite having no Scottish Cup sponsor for 2007/08, the Association continued to make bonus payments to participating clubs at improved levels. The total amount paid to clubs from the 2007/08 competition, including bonus payments, television and radio fees, and share of revenue from the semi-finals and final, amounted to over £5 million, which is a record figure as can be seen in the table.

PAYMENTS TO CLUBS FROM SCOTTISH CUP 2003/04

£4,429,000

2004/05

£4,837,000

2005/06

£4,678,000

2006/07

£4,907,000

2007/08

£5,041,000

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As part of the overall Youth Action Plan project, payment of the annual Performance Club Grants was met by the Scottish Football Partnership during the year, with the Association distributing a further £1.1 million to clubs, together with a payment of £360,000 to the Scottish Football Partnership. In addition to the Performance Club Grants Scheme, the Association has continued to invest in the work of the Football Development department, including the Youth Action Plan, Community Scheme, CashBack For Communities, National Youth Project, Coach Education courses, and the Children’s, Youth and Adult programmes. Total expenditure across these areas, excluding payroll costs, amounted to £2.2 million. In common with many other businesses holding equity investments, the Association has felt the impact of the economic downturn on share prices. Accordingly, a provision of £650,000 has been made for impairment in the market value of the share portfolio as at 31 December 2008.

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EXPENDITURE Payments to member clubs................28% Match costs..............................................24% Staff costs................................................20% Football Development Dept................10% Departmental costs................................ 4% Other Administrative costs................ 14%

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Commercial Activities The Association’s commercial revenue amounted to £16.2 million in 2008, a 46% increase on the 2007 total. This increase is due in the main to additional monies received from our media rights partner IMG for sales of matches overseas, in particular Scotland matches, during the successful Euro 2008 qualifying campaign. During the year several new contracts were either concluded or renewed and new licensees also came on board. An extremely lucrative contract extension was concluded with IMG for a further 4 years from 2010-2014 which will be worth approximately £55-60 million over that 4 year period. This extension to the contract marks a continuation of the successful partnership between the companies which started in 2002. The most high profile new sponsorship was announced in October 2008. This is a unique partnership with businessman Willie Haughey through his company City Holdings Ltd and the Scottish Government which sees the Scottish Cup competition rebranded as the Homecoming Scottish Cup. The sponsorship is a 2 year deal worth over £1 million per year to the Scottish FA.

The Scottish Government will have branding and naming rights for the tournament supported by City Holdings Ltd. For the competition in season 2008/09 the rights will be used to celebrate Homecoming, but it is expected that the Government will take the opportunity to promote healthy living and good citizenship over the course of the deal. Another new contract concluded during the course of the year was with Panini for a 3 year period. This well known company will produce a series of products including collectable stickers and trading cards featuring members of the Scotland squad. Several new licences for the supply of Scotland merchandise were concluded during the course of the year as well as many renewals and a new contract was concluded with the Trophy Centre as a partner of girls’ and women’s football for a period of one year. A contract with Seat for the supply of vehicles was also renewed while agreement was reached to extend the Jaguar/Taggarts contract. In August 2008 the new home kit from Diadora was unveiled at Stirling Castle with several players from the Men’s and Women’s A squads involved in modelling the new kit.

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The first home match of the new World Cup 2010 Qualifying campaign against Norway was not until October 2008 and the team played in front of a sell-out crowd. This was followed by a healthy crowd of over 32,000 for the glamour friendly against Argentina in November. During the year membership of the Scotland Supporters Club rose to its maximum possible figure of 32,500. In August 2008 the 30,000th member, Alistair Graham aged 16 came on board and there was a photo opportunity with him and George Burley. With the decision reached to extend the membership to 32,500 members of the public were given the opportunity to call in and register for the remaining 2,500 places. Within a few hours of these remaining places being made available they were snapped up and the club is now closed to new members. In a move away from paper based application forms the majority of Scotland Supporters Club members now apply for their match tickets on line or by phone which helps to improve efficiencies. Now only those members without e-mail addresses receive application forms by post and that number is reducing every match.

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In May 2008 an extensive research project was also undertaken with SSC members to find out their views on various aspects from how they receive tickets to their views on the overall match day experience. The research was conducted in conjunction with research company TNS and took the form of an on-line questionnaire. The company confirmed that for this survey they received the highest ever response level for a questionnaire of this kind. The results are forming the basis of future actions including multi match tickets. With more initiatives planned for 2009 we look forward to continuing the trend of achieving high revenue through the Association’s commercial ventures.

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CURRENT SPONSORSHIP AND LICENSE AGREEMENTS Avia Signs: Official Signage Partner Bank of Scotland: sponsorship of Soccer One and Midnight League programmes (www.bankofscotland.co.uk) Big Lottery: Funding Partner of Youth Football CashBack: Sponsor of Men’s Under 21 Team, Official Community Partner and Sponsor of Street Football, Soccer 2 & 3 and Volunteer Programme (www.cashbackscotland.com) Diadora: Official Supplier of Kit and Footballs for the National Teams and Official Kit Sponsor of Scottish FA referees (www.diadora.com) Football Football: An Official Online Merchandise Partner of the Scottish FA (www.officialscotlandshop.com)

Homecoming Scotland: sponsor of Scottish Cup competition (www.homecomingscotland2009.com) IMG: Media Rights Partner (www.imgworld.com) McDonald’s: official Community Partner and sponsor of Quality Mark Programme (www.mcdonalds.co.uk) Nationwide Building Society: Official Financial Services Partner (www.nationwidefootball.co.uk) Park’s of Hamilton: supplier of coaches for the Scotland National Teams (www.parks.uk.com) PPL Sport & Leisure: publication Partner for match programmes (www.pplsport.com)

Seat: Official Vehicle Supplier (www.seat.co.uk) Specsavers: Main Sponsor of Referees (www.specsavers.co.uk) Sportscotland: Funding Partner of Scottish FA including Youth Football Taggarts: Official Supplier of Executive Cars (www.taggarts.co.uk Team Talk International: supplier of travel guide information (www.teamtalkinternational.com) Tennent’s: sponsor of the International Men’s A & B and Women’s A Teams (www.tennents.com) Trophy Centre: partner of Girls’ and Women’s football (www.trophycentre.co.uk)

Purely Scottish: Official Water Supplier (www.purelyscottish.com)

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03 CLUBS AND PLAYERS

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Club Licensing The Scottish FA has continued to show a real commitment to Club Licensing over the past 12 months. While there is still much work needing to be done to get all of our member clubs up to a standard where they can be licensed, 2008 was a year where much progress has been made. More than 50 percent of Scottish Football League Clubs have now been issued with a license. This meant that we met our target for the season, but more importantly it meant that the standard of facilities and management of clubs is continuing to improve.

There was much debate in 2008 about introducing club licensing criteria to the Scottish Highland Football League (SHFL). An extensive consultation exercise was carried out with the Clubs in the SHFL and a full feasibility study was commissioned to assess the impact and benefits of introducing Licensing Criteria. The end result being that it is our intention to draft criteria that would apply to the clubs in the SHFL from the start of the 2009/2010 season.

While we continue to audit clubs in order to see how they stack up against the Club Licensing criteria, it is important to recognise that we want to work with them to help identify funding for improvements – but also to share best practice between unlicensed and licensed clubs.

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Player Registrations This has been a busy year for the department, with the groundwork being carried out for a number of important projects that will offer real improvements to many parts of the football family. The next phase of the National Registrations Project is in the process of being implemented for the start of Season 2009/2010. The development by IT, assisted where appropriate by Registrations Department, of web access for the Scottish Amateur FA association secretaries to their portion of the system allows them to input their club’s player registrations. Further discussions are planned with affiliated national associations regarding their access to the system and there also requires to be further consultation with Senior Clubs re online services to be provided after the new web facility has been delivered. The development of the Players’ Agents database has also been progressed with all of the current 56 SFA licensed agents contact details and photos now on the website. The Department has also overseen the introduction of the necessary changes to the system in relation to the UK Border

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Agency Points Based System (formerly Work Permits) and hosted the first appeal under the new system in March 2009. A series of Registration Seminars covering all junior regions and senior affiliated associations is underway. The seminars which have been held so far have been well received and have been beneficial to the clubs, regions, affiliated national associations and staff alike. FIFA is introducing a Transfer Matching System which will go live during Season 2010/2011. The Registrations Department along with representatives of the SPL clubs attended a training seminar, organised by FIFA, at Hampden Park in January 2009. It is the Department’s responsibility to develop an in house training programme on the new system for all Scottish Football League Clubs by the end of 2009. The above work together with the servicing of the Appeals Committee, Appeals Sub-Committee, Appeals Board, General Purposes Committee, Medical Sub-Committee, Compensation Tribunals and Arbitrations ensures that the Department continues to be at the heart of the Association’s operations.

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Scottish Cup Competitions The 2007/08 Scottish Cup was the first year that the National Cup Competition had taken place without a headline sponsor since 1989. In order to ensure that Clubs continued to receive the financial benefits that come with participation and progress in the Cup, the Scottish FA underwrote the competition. The lack of a headline sponsor allowed the Association to use the Cup to directly promote our work on Youth Football, with our ‘Live It, Play It, Love It’ brand featuring prominently in all of the rounds including the final. The tournament itself was packed with drama and excitement. Queen of the South made it to the final after defeating Aberdeen in one of the most remarkable matches to be played at Hampden in many a year. Rangers needed extra time and penalties to book their appearance in the end of season showpiece.

back. However, the Glasgow giants were not to be undone and lifted the cup courtesy of a Kris Boyd winner. The 2008/09 and 2009/10 Cup Competitions will be sponsored by Willie Haughey and the Scottish Government. All the indications are that the magic of this wonderful tournament is very much alive and well. The 2007/08 Scottish FA Youth Cup was won by Rangers with a dramatic victory over Celtic in what was the second Old Firm final in as many years. Over 7000 people came to the National Stadium to see Rangers overcome their old rivals 3-1 after extra time. The interest in the Youth Cup shows that Scots have an appetite to follow the fortunes of their clubs at all levels, but also retain an interest in looking out for the next generation of talented players who are starting out in the game.

Rangers looked to have the final sown up after two early goals against the Doonhammers, but the men from Dumfries showed the spirit that had gotten them to the final and pegged Rangers back with an incredible second half fight

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Refereeing 2008 saw the Scottish FA fully implement all of the conditions of the UEFA Refereeing Convention. We were proud to be one of the first countries to be admitted to the Convention and are determined to uphold and improve the fine reputation that this country has for refereeing throughout the world. One of the major changes that flowed from our membership of the Convention was the need to split the Refereeing and Disciplinary sections into two distinct departments. This work was carried out in 2008 and saw Laura Dougan appointed as Disciplinary Manager, while Drew Herbertson and his team continued to oversee the appointment of referees at a variety of levels of the game. The appointment of referees continues to be a huge undertaking, particularly with the Scottish FA being responsible for all Senior, Junior and Women’s appointments. This means that the department is required to look after a minimum of 6250 matches a season, with 9600 actual appointments made.

continual criticism of officials and negative publicity at the top of the game is stopping people from considering becoming referees. With the private lives of referees being front page news and conspiracy theories given airtime, we are fast approaching a situation whereby there will not be enough match officials to ensure that the game continues to run across the country. Throughout the course of the past twelve months, the Association has tried to open up more dialogue between officials and managers and players. This is something that will continue in the years to come. There is much hard work being carried out by individual referee associations to recruit new blood into the profession and the Scottish FA will support this through a campaign to try and educate the general public about refereeing and the laws of the game. The continued relationship with Specsavers has allowed the Association to hold a very successful series of training days across Scotland. This again is helping draw new people into refereeing.

Referee Recruitment As is the case in every year, bringing new referees into the game is a serious problem. There is no doubt that the

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International Referee Appointments The Scottish FA is proud of the number of Scottish referees who continue to be chosen to represent their country both by FIFA and by UEFA. We were delighted that Morag Pirie became the first of our female referees to make it onto the FIFA List.

Having carried out disciplinary functions for the Scottish Women’s Premier League from the start of season 200708, the department also assumed responsibility for issues relating to misconduct in women’s football in the Scottish Women’s Football Leagues 1 and 2, as well as the Cup competitions.

Disciplinary Department The Disciplinary Committee had to deal with its first case of Improper Conduct since the introduction of these new provisions at the start of the season.

FIFA Referees

Alleged Improper Conduct includes, but is not limited to, acts of simulation committed by players with the obvious intent of causing any match official to make an incorrect decision. Indeed it was not an act of simulation but an alleged offensive gesture which required investigation.

Charlie Richmond

The player concerned was photographed making a onefingered gesture towards opposing supporters in August 2008.

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Alan Muir Calum Murray Craig Thomson Douglas McDonald Euan Norris Morag Pirie William Collum

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Sports Medicine This has been a year of continued growth for the Sports Medicine Centre. Over ten thousand people have attended the centre, which represents a 9% increase on last year. This period of increased activity has allowed us to build on the services that we offer to Scottish football, the general public and the wider sporting community that includes the Scottish and Area Institutes of Sport and other Governing Bodies. We have recruited an additional full time physiotherapist and a sport scientist. This increase in staff has seen us develop a full range of health and fitness assessment packages and continue to be a major provider of Sports First Aid training. This year also saw us organise a major sports medicine symposium. This was a hugely exciting and successful event with 120 delegates taking part. However, it was in the area of heart screening that we have arguably made the biggest impact over the course of this year. We have entered into a partnership with the Scottish FA, the Scottish Government and the University of Glasgow that will provide a no cost Cardiac Screening programme for all active 16 year olds in Scotland. This programme has now been expanded to include all SPL and SFL clubs. There is no doubt

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that this will have a major impact on the health and wellbeing of young Scots from across the country.

International Football Association Board The International Football Association Board (IFAB) came to Scotland in 2008, when the annual meeting was held within the magnificent surroundings of Gleneagles Hotel. The meeting was attended by both FIFA President Sepp Blatter and UEFA President Michel Platini. While no major changes to the laws of the game were considered, several important issues were discussed – notably goal line technology and tackling simulation. It was clear from the meeting that there is no real desire to introduce technology to the game and, subsequently, UEFA have embarked on an experiment that will see a match official placed behind each goal during a game. While the Scottish FA has reservations about this, Scottish referees have been playing a full and active role in the experiment. Having the FIFA and UEFA Presidents in attendance at the meeting meant that we were able to add a little more glamour to the draw for the Scottish Cup. Having Messrs Blatter and Platini conduct the Semi Final draw really did highlight the magic of the Cup.

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Developing Better Players, Developing Better People Football has an important role to play in promoting good citizenship and encouraging our young people to lead healthier, more active lives. With this in mind, the Scottish FA entered into an exciting new partnership with the Scottish Government, The Police and other football bodies such as the SPL and SFL to create the Government and Football Partnership. Chaired by Gordon Smith and attended by senior figures from all the partner organisations including Ministers and Chief Constables, the aim of the group is to work to provide solutions to existing issues that affect football and society, but also to make sure that the positive aspects of football are used to speak directly to young people. As part of this new partnership, a senior Civil Servant from the Scottish Government has been seconded to the Scottish FA to take the work forward. Gavin Gray has been tasked with co-ordinating the work of the Partnership, but also to work with stakeholders, charities and other interested groups.

Racism It goes without saying that Racism has no place in football or in society. The past twelve months have seen us work with

the Police, clubs, players and supporters in order to ensure that we eradicate this type of disgraceful behaviour from our grounds forever. The Scottish FA has a great relationship with Show Racism the Red Card and supported a number of activities throughout the course of the year. Their annual School Competition was its usual fantastic success and Scottish players have given their time to take part in events as well as appear in promotional materials.

Sectarianism We have continued to tackle the issue of sectarianism head on – specifically through our Club Licensing Scheme. We expect all Clubs to set out what they are doing to tackle sectarianism and also to make it clear what action they take against anyone who contributes to the problem. Clubs are ultimately held responsible for the behaviour of their fans and sanctions can and will be applied if it is felt that Clubs are not doing enough to address particular issues. These sanctions can include fines, annulling and replaying fixtures, deduction of points, closing parts of stadiums, playing fixtures behind closed doors, withholding the title and, ultimately, exclusion from the league.

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We do recognise the excellent work that Clubs are doing in this area and we also understand that this is a society issues – not just something that has its basis within football. Our work with the Government and Football Partnership allows us to look at ways to build on the many positives of football while working to eradicate the negatives.

This year saw us launch our first official publication – Scotland; the birthplace of the modern game – as well as taking exhibitions to the Scottish Parliament and around the country. Our exhibition at Holyrood has been extremely well received by MSPs and our travelling exhibition, entitled ‘Matchday’, has been viewed by audiences across Scotland.

The Scottish Football Museum

Here at Hampden, new exhibits this year included - The Trophy Room; a fantastic display of over 60 football trophies; The Auld Enemy; a celebration of the oldest international football rivalry in the world and Scottish Football, the Rivals; an exploration of football rivalry at all levels in Scotland.

The Scottish Football Museum exists to promote the unique football heritage of Scotland, to build and maintain a national football collection, and to educate and inspire future generations. The Museum continues to grow from strength to strength. The last twelve months have seen many milestones reached and many exhibits developed and displayed both here at Hampden and around the country. Perhaps the most significant achievement came in June last year when the museum was awarded full accreditation with Museums Libraries Archives (MLA) as a ‘non government funded national museum.’ In addition to reaching this status, we were awarded with two special commendations for research.

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ampden Park Limited had a challenging year in 2008. Fewer competitive matches in the international calendar, only two concerts, increased costs, and a slowdown in the conferencing & banqueting sector during the last quarter including the Christmas period, resulted in a disappointing year financially, for the Stadium. The season’s climax, the Scottish Cup Final, was another classic with Queen of the South battling back from being two goals down, only to lose a third and decisive goal to Rangers in the 71st minute. Hampden’s reputation as Scotland’s leading outdoor concert venue continued to grow in 2008 with outstanding performances by Neil Diamond and Bon Jovi - back in Glasgow to rock Hampden for the third time in 7 years. Scotland’s first World Cup qualifying fixture at home against Norway was played in front of a full stadium and a record number of hospitality guests in October.

Throughout the year HPL received continued support from our principal corporate partner BT Scotland, who have extended their partnership through to 2014, and also from Inbev UK. Our 10-year relationship with CocaCola drew to a close during the year and we thank Coca-Cola for their valued support. The programme for 2009 is exceptional. The football calendar is strong with potentially four competitive internationals and six cup games. Prestige Scotland will continue to drive the stadium’s conferencing and auditorium facilities. Throughout the summer, Take That will play to an unprecedented 165,000 fans over three consecutive nights, followed by performances from AC/DC, the Eagles, Bruce Springsteen, U2 and Coldplay. Hampden’s status on the international stage will soon be enhanced when the stadium will be the only Scottish venue to host football matches during the 2012 Olympic Games. Initial scoping exercises have

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been carried out as the planning process gathers momentum. Similarly, Hampden is the key venue for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The Games present an outstanding opportunity for Glasgow that will leave a legacy for generations to come. Hampden, Scotland’s National Stadium, has exciting times ahead.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Gordon Smith

George Peat

Campbell Ogilvie

Alan McRae

President

First Vice President

Second Vice President

Tom Johnston

Donnie MacIntyre

Brown McMaster

John Gold

Rod Petrie

Richard Shaw

Lex Gold

Sandy Stables

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STANDING COMMITTEES Board of Directors

General Purposes Committee

Chairman: George Peat

Chairman: Rod Petrie

Vice Chairman: Campbell Ogilvie

Vice Chairman: Eric Riley

Members: John Gold, Lex Gold, Tom Johnston, Donnie MacIntyre, Brown McMaster, Alan McRae, Rod Petrie, Richard Shaw, Gordon Smith and Sandy Stables

Members: Hugh Campbell Adamson, Derrick Brown, Andrew Dickson, Michael Johnston, Andrew McClymont, Angus Mackay, Sandy Stables and Andrew Waddell

Professional Football Committee

Referee Committee

Chairman: George Peat

Chairman: Alan McRae

Vice Chairman: Campbell Ogilvie

Vice Chairman: Scott Struthers

Members: Iain Blair, Jim Ballantyne, Duncan Fraser, Lex Gold, David Longmuir, Brown McMaster and Gordon Smith

Members: Drew Fleming, Ian Fyfe, Kenny Hope, Jim McCluskey, Sandy Roy and Bob Valentine

Recreational Football Committee

Medical Committee

Chairman: John Gold Vice Chairman: David Little

Chairman: Tom Johnston Vice Chairman: Maureen McGonigle

Members: Donald Beaton, Colin Brown, Rod Houston, Maureen McGonigle, Tom McGowan, Angus Mackay, Alex McMenemy, Ian Richardson and Stewart Taylor

Members: Jim Fallon, Prof. Stewart Hillis, David Little, Gordon Mackay, Dr John MacLean, Mike Mulraney, Campbell Ogilvie and Andrew Waddell

Disciplinary Committee

Emergency Committee

Chairman: Richard Shaw

Chairman: George Peat

Vice Chairman: Sandy Stables

Vice Chairman: Campbell Ogilvie

Members: Hugh Campbell Adamson, Jim Ballantyne, Andrew Dickson, David Dowling, Duncan Fraser, Michael Johnston, Finlay Noble and Scott Struthers

Members: Lex Gold, Brown McMaster, Alan McRae and Gordon Smith

Appeals Committee Chairman: Donnie MacIntyre Vice Chairman: Derrick Brown Members: Donald Beaton, David Dowling, Andrew McClymont, Mike Mulraney, Finlay Noble and Eric Riley

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COUNCIL 2008 / 2009 PATRON Her Majesty The Queen OFFICE BEARERS PRESIDENT George W. Peat ‘ FIRST Vice-President R. Campbell Ogilvie SECOND Vice-President Alan McRae HON. VICE-PRESIDENTS David H. Will C.B.E. John C. McGinn John F. McBeth AFFILIATED ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES Aberdeenshire and DistrictF.A. Sandy Stables East of Scotland F.A. Rod Petrie Fife F.A. Derrick Brown Forfarshire F.A. Hugh A. Campbell Adamson Glasgow F.A. Andrew Dickson

North of Scotland F.A. David A. Dowling

AFFILIATED NATIONAL ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES

Southern CountiesF.A. Richard W. Shaw M.B.E.

Scottish Amateur F.A. Angus Mackay

StirlingshireF.A. Mike Mulraney

Scottish Junior F.A. Tom Johnston

West of Scotland F.A. Scott A. Struthers

Scottish Schools’ F.A. John Gold

LEAGUE REPRESENTATIVES

Scottish Welfare F.A. Donald Beaton

Scottish Football League Brown McMaster Jim Ballantyne Donnie MacIntyre Scottish Premier League Eric J. Riley Duncan Fraser Michael Johnston East of Scotland Football League Dr Andrew Waddell Highland Football League Finlay Noble

Scottish Women’s Football Maureen McGonigle Scottish Youth F.A. David Little REGIONAL COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES Colin Brown Dr. Roderick R. Houston Alex B McMenemy Ian Richardson Stewart Taylor Mr Tom McGowan

South of Scotland Football League Andrew R. McClymont

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Derrick Brown

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Jack McGinn

John McBeth

Hugh Campbell Adamson

Andrew Dickson

David Dowling

Dick Shaw

Jim Ballantyne

Donald MacIntyre

Eric Riley

Duncan Fraser

Michael Johnston

Andrew McClymont

Angus Mackay

Tom Johnston

John Gold

Maureen McGonigle

David Little

Dr. Roderick R. Houston

Alex B McMenemy

Ian Richardson

Stewart Taylor

Tom McGowan

Donald Beaton

Dr Andrew Waddell

Mike Mulraney

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SCOTTISH FA STAFF CHIEF EXECUTIVES OFFICE Gordon Smith, Chief Executive Sandra Buchanan, Personal Assistant Karen Curwen, Personal Assistant COMMERCIAL & MARKETING David Kells, Group Commercial Director Colin Banks, Marketing Manager Karen Presly, Brand Manager Andrea Rennie, Brand Manager Jennifer Hutchison, Brand Manager Anne Marie McGhie, Personal Secretary CUSTOMER SERVICES Alison Jack, Customer Services Manager Siobhan Boyd, Assistant Customer Services Manager Susan McCue, Customer Services Executive – Ticketing Sharon Ellis, Customer Services Agent – Ticketing Aoibhin Friel, Customer Services Executive – Supporter’s Club Michelle Rigley, Customer Services Agent – Supporter’s Club Gillian Hughes, Customer Services Agent –Membership services Bob Bryan, Mailroom Manager Glenda Robertson, Receptionist Geraldine Buckman, Receptionist/ Mailroom Assistant COMMUNICATIONS Rob Shorthouse, Head of Communications Catherine MacDonald, Communications Executive Clare Bodel, Assistant Communications Executive Kayleigh Cameron, Assistant Communications Executive Stephen Tulloch, Graphic Designer Val West, Desktop Publishing Operator Joe McGlynn, Print Manager John Mathie, Printer

FINANCE Jim Hynes, Head of Department Keith Sharp, Financial Accountant Kirsten Thomson, Accountant Nicola Rae, Purchase Ledger Clerk Sandra Woodhouse, Accounts Assistant REFEREE ADMINISTRATION Drew Herbertson, Head of Department Jamie McKeegan, Admin. Asst. Maureen Cooper, Admin. Asst. Steven Harris, Admin. Asst. Louise McChesney, Admin. Asst./Dept. Secretary REFEREE DEVELOPMENT DEPT Donald McVicar, Head of Department Hugh Dallas, Referee Development Officer Joanne McArthur, Admin. Asst./Dept. Secretary FOOTBALL ADMINISTRATION David Findlay, Head of Football Administration Derek Hunter, National Club Licensing Manager Laura Dougan, Disciplinary Dept. Manager Mark Snell, Admin. Assistant. Willie Neil, Kit Room Supervisor George Boor, Kit Room Assistant Brendan McIlduff, Kit Room Assistant Andrew Niven, National Teams Administration, Competitions and Matches Manager Frank Reilly, Assistant Manager Anne Arthur, Senior Administrator (competitions) Liz Robertson, Senior Administrator (events) Eileen Logan, Administrator Julie Frame, League Administrator, Girls’ and Womens’ Football Sandy Bryson, Head of Registrations Dept. Karen Costello, Admin. Asst. Matthew Reid, Admin. Asst. Vicki McMullan, Admin. Asst./Dept. Secretary Derek Kirkwood, Security Advisor Maurice Brannan, Travel Manager Julie Burrows, Senior Travel Consultant

FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT Jim Fleeting, Director of Football Development Tommy McIntyre, Assistant Director of Football Development Sheila Begbie, Head of Girls’/Womens’ Football Andy Gould, Head of Regional Development Neil Mackintosh, Head of Youth Development Andrew Gilchrist, Regional Manager - Central Paul McNeill, Regional Manager - West Mark Munro, Regional Manager - South East Ian Lowe, Regional Manager - East Graeme Sutherland, Regional Manager - North Richard Wilson, Regional Manager South West Mark McNally, Technical Development Officer Tom Docherty, Manager National Youth Project Marco McIntyre, SVQ Verifier/Assessor Donald Gillies, Cashback Project Co-ordinator Stuart Sharp, Development Officer for Disability Football Tim Berridge, Audio Visual Technician Amanda Macdonald, Admin. Asst./ Senior Secretary Shirley Hargan, Admin. Asst./Dept. Secretary Tracy Young, Admin. Asst./Dept. Secretary Kirsty Mullen, Admin. Asst./Dept. Secretary Trevor Thomson, Web Content Editor Sam Milne, Girls’ / Womens’ Development Officer Ian Ross, Player & Coach Development Officer - Central Brian McLaughlin, Player & Coach Development Officer - West Jimmy Bone, Player & Coach Development Officer - East Iain Scott, Player & Coach Development Officer - North Scott Guy, Player & Coach Development Officer - South West Chris Smith, Player & Coach Development Officer - South East HUMAN RESOURCES Viv Coady, Head of Human Resources Jacqueline Sinclair, HR Admin. Asst.

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SCOTTISH FA STAFF (cont.) LEGAL Heather-Anne Barton, Head of Department Margaret Murray, Personal Assistant

EAST (Regional Manager – Ian Lowe)

Mark Spalding (West Dunbartonshire) Scottish FA Football Development Officer

Atholl Henderson (St Johnstone FC) Scottish FA Community Coach

NATIONAL TEAMS George Burley, National Coach Billy Stark, Youth Teams National Coach Anna Signeul, National Coach, Girls’/Women’s Football Ross Mathie, International Youth Team Coach Richard Simpson, National Teams Administrator Marion Waddell, National Youth Teams Administrator Ann-Helén Grahm, National Development Officer, Asst. to National Coach Kate Cooper, National Team Administrator, Girls’/Women’s Football Shelly Kerr, Technical and Development Programme Manager

Stevie Baxter (Angus) Scottish FA Football Development Officer

Andy Smith (North Lanarkshire) Scottish FA Senior Football Development Officer

YOUTH ACTION PLAN, SPECIAL PROJECTS AND IT Alan MacNab, Project Implementation Manager Scott MacKintosh, IT Manager Craig Stewart, Database Developer Lorraine Wales, Webmaster Craig Brown, Junior Web Developer John McDonald, IT Support Assistant

Alan Sharp (Glasgow City) Scottish FA Football Development Officer

Keith Wright (Midlothian) Scottish FA Football Development Officer

Stuart Smith (Glasgow City) Scottish FA Football Development Officer

Dougie Anderson (Scottish Borders) Scottish FA Youth Development Officer

Gary Doctor (Glasgow City) Scottish FA Football Development Officer

Drew Kelly (Scottish Borders) Scottish FA Football Development Officer

Stuart Rafferty (Inverclyde) Scottish FA Youth Development Officer

Chris Roberts (City of Edinburgh) Scottish FA Football Development Officer

Craig McPherson (Inverclyde) Scottish FA Football Development Officer

David Sheldon (City of Edinburgh) Scottish FA Youth Development Officer

Frazer Robertson (St Mirren FC) Scottish FA Community Coach

SOUTH WEST (Regional Manager – Richard Wilson)

Dylan Kerr (Argyll & Bute) Scottish FA Football Development Officer

Peter Allan (South Lanarkshire) Scottish FA Football Development Officer

CENTRAL (Regional Manager – Andrew Gilchrist)

David White (South Ayrshire) Scottish FA Football Dvelopment Officer

Stuart Alexander (East Dunbartonshire) Scottish FA Football Development Officer

Paul McDonald (Kilmarnock FC) Scottish FA Community Coach

Gavin Levey (Aberdeen FC) Scottish FA Community Coach

Alan Morgan (Forth Valley) Scottish FA Youth Development Officer

Robert Totten (Dumfries & Galloway) Scottish FA Football Development Officer

Peter Budge (Highlands) Scottish FA Football Development Officer

Scott Kinross (Stirling) Scottish FA Football Development Officer

Craig Hamilton (North Ayrshire) Scottish FA Youth Development Officer

SCOTTISH FA COMMUNITY COACHES AND FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS – In order of Region NORTH (Regional Manager – Graeme Sutherland) Martin Rae (Ross County FC) Scottish FA Community Coach Jim Crawford (Aberdeen FC) Scottish FA Community Coach

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David Honeyman (Fife) Scottish FA Football Development Officer Gavin Tinley (Dundee City) Scottish FA Football Development Officer WEST (Regional Manager – Paul McNeill) Nicola Barbour (East Renfrewshire) Scottish FA Youth Development Officer John Gervaise (East Renfrewshire) Scottish FA Football Development Officer Graham Diamond (Glasgow City) Scottish FA Senior Football Development Officer

Steven Ferguson (Clackmananshire) Scottish FA Football Development Officer Bobby Jenks (Motherwell FC) Scottish FA Community Coach Steven Hamilton (North Lanarkshire) Scottish FA Football Development Officer SOUTH EAST (Regional Manager – Mark Munro) Walter Borthwick (East Lothian) Scottish FA Football Development Officer Jim Grant (West Lothian) Scottish FA Football Development Officer Neil Orr (The Lothians) Scottish FA Youth Development Officer

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Attendance Registers 2008/09 C G.W. Peat R.C. Ogilvie A. McRae D.H. Will J.C. McGinn J.F. McBeth A E. Stables R. Petrie J.D. Brown H.A. Campbell Adamson A. Dickson D.A. Dowling R.W.Shaw M. Mulraney S.A. Struthers T.B. McMaster J. Ballantyne D. MacIntyre E.J. Riley D. Fraser M. Johnston Dr. A. Waddell F. Noble A.R. McClymont A. Mackay T. Johnston J. Gold D.A. Beaton Mrs. M. McGonigle D. Little C. Brown R.R. Houston A.B. McMenemy I. Richardson S. Taylor T. McGowan G. Smith Co-opted Members Lex Gold Iain Blair Jim Ballantyne Duncan Fraser David Longmuir David Little Alex McMenemy Gordon Mackay Prof Stewart Hillis Dr John MacLean Jim Fallon

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