Glasgow Gladiators Powerchair FC

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Glasgow Gladiators
Full nameGlasgow Gladiators Powerchair Football Club
Short nameGGPFC
Founded24 May 2016;7 years ago (24 May 2016)
Ground Craigholme Sports Complex
Chairman Peter McGuire
TreasurerKenny Munro [1]
LeagueMDUK Scottish Powerchair League
Website Club website

Glasgow Gladiators Powerchair Football Club is a Scottish powerchair football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. It was formed on 24 May 2016, and currently competes in the MDUK Scottish Powerchair League. The club consists of two teams: Glasgow Gladiators PFC and Glasgow Gladiator Bravehearts.

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History

The team started out as Glasgow City Powerchair, but evolved into the Clyde Powerchair Football Club (PFC)—the country's first powerchair football club—in September 2012 after receiving funding from Glasgow Sport. The team trained at the Craigholme Sports Complex and facilities in Cumbernauld, and entered five teams into the inaugural season of the Scottish Powerchair Football League. [2] [3]

For the 2015–16 season, Clyde PFC was split into two teams with the Cumbernauld teams continuing as Clyde PFC and the Craigholme teams coming under the control of Queen's Park F.C. After some initial success, the Queen's Park team found it difficult to compete with the other clubs in the league due to a lack of funding. The players, therefore, unanimously voted to break from Queen's Park and establish a new club that would be recognized by funding bodies. [4]

On 24 May 2016, the new club was formally established. To determine the club's name, a players-poll was conducted via Facebook, and 'Glasgow Gladiators' was selected by a 10–2 vote over four other proposals. Later that summer, the club badge was designed by two members of the club's committee; it incorporates elements found in various logos used by other disabled sports and football clubs, as well as two stars added to honor two deceased former club members.

In June 2017, the club received a £10,000 grant from the Big Lottery Fund [5] [6] for the purchase of new equipment including a communal specialised electric wheelchair, which would assist in introducing new players to the sport (a personal chair costs £5000), [1] [7] [3] [2] and to support the costs of its operations, as well as offering the bowling-based wheelchair sport Boccia. [1] [6]

An early day motion, primarily sponsored by Scottish MP Stewart McDonald, congratulating the club for receiving the grant and commending its members for their efforts was tabled by the British Parliament on 28 June 2017. [8]

Further funds have been raised by players via participation in events such as fun runs, [7] and as the club became more widely known, supporters of Rangers F.C. showed an interest in offering financial assistance due to Gladiators players being fans of the club. [7]

Glasgow Gladiators were one of 5 finalists in The People's Projects 2018 STV West region. They successfully amassed enough votes to become one of three winners in the region and won funding of £46,596 to expand their powerchair football and boccia clubs.

Club committee

The club is run by the players themselves, supported by parents and caregivers. A committee was established to manage the daily affairs of the club for the players.

Chairman Peter McGuire
Vice-chairman Idrees Ahmed
SecretaryBrian Quinn
TreasurerKenny Munro [1]

Players

The Glasgow Gladiators teams for the 2016 Scottish League Cup wearing their home and away kits. Glasgow Gladiators PFC at Scottish League Cup 2016.jpg
The Glasgow Gladiators teams for the 2016 Scottish League Cup wearing their home and away kits.

As of November 2017, the club has thirteen members and divided into two teams: Glasgow Gladiators PFC (seven players) and Glasgow Gladiator Bravehearts (six players). The players have disabilities such as Cerebral Palsy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus.

Glasgow Gladiators Powerchair FC

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1NAFlag placeholder.svg Daniel Quinn
5naFlag placeholder.svg Gerry Jamieson
7NAFlag placeholder.svg Josh Millar [1]
9NAFlag placeholder.svg Idrees Ahmed
10NAFlag placeholder.svg Connor Colhoun [2]
23{{{pos}}}Flag placeholder.svg Ross Munro
24{{{pos}}}Flag placeholder.svg Eddie Kirkwood [3] [2] [7]

Glasgow Gladiator Bravehearts

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
2NAFlag placeholder.svg Steven Sweeney
4naFlag placeholder.svg Chris Elliott
8naFlag placeholder.svg Christopher Chetty
11NAFlag placeholder.svg Reegan Stevenson
18NAFlag placeholder.svg Veronica Mitchell
20NAFlag placeholder.svg Zoe McLauchlan
67NAFlag placeholder.svg Peter McGuire
88NAFlag placeholder.svg Alexander Tavendale

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