Fourteen teams from throughout the UK took part in the first Age Scotland Walking Football Festival at Ainslie Park on Sunday.
Teams from throughout the UK including two from Newcastle Upon Tyne and squads from Inverness, Glasgow, Dundee, Annan, Ayr Stenhousemuir, Midlothian, Galashiels and Edinburgh attended the event which proved to be a great success.
Players had to wear pedometers which recorded the number of steps walked, and during the tournament almost one millions steps were taken by the players.
After a round robin, the Hibernian Football Fans in Training beat the Midlothian/Galashiels select after a sudden death penalty shoot out following a hard fought 0-0 draw in the first semi-final whilst Glasgow Life defeated Annan Athletic in the other.
The Hibs Ffit fans took the lead in the final but Glasgow fought back to equalise before the Easter Road side grabbed a late winner to secure the trophy.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle won the award for the most number of steps taken.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
