Walking Football Scotland in partnership with North Lanarkshire Leisure and Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire, are hosting this year’s National League tournament which will once again take place at the Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility.
Twelve teams have registered to take part, Fife Wanderers, Hearts 56, Hearts 98, Gala Fairydean Rovers, Ayr United Beresford, Ayr United Parkhouse, Stenhousemuir, Glasgow Sport East, Glasgow Sport West, North Lanarkshire, Motherwell and Oriam (Edinburgh).
Games will be held indoors and outdoors on 3G pitches with fixtures commencing on Wednesday 25th April 2018. Teams will meet on a monthly basis to play 3 league fixtures which will be 20 minutes per match.
After the games, players and spectators will have the chance to meet each other socially over a tea or coffee before heading home.
League table will be updated every month which will be emailed out and available on the WFS website www.walkingfootballscotland.org.uk and at www.nlleisure.co.uk
The full draw is as follows.
Game 1
Glasgow Sport East v Motherwell
North Lanarkshire v Ayr United Beresford
Hearts 56 v Ayr United Parkhouse
Glasgow Sport West v Fife Wanderers
Stenhousemuir v Hearts 98
GFR v Oriam
Game 2
Hearts 98 v Glasgow Sport West
Ayr united Parkhouse v Motherwell
Oriam v Hearts 56
GFR v Stenhousemuir
Ayr United Beresford v Glasgow Sport East
Fife Wanderers v North Lanark
Game 3
Hearts 56 v Stenhousemuir
Ayr United v Fife Wanderers
Glasgow Sport East v Ayr United Parkhouse
North Lanark v Hearts 98
GFR v Glasgow Sport West
Motherwell v Oriam
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.