About the club
Football for everyone, since 1976
Rossvale FC was founded in Bishopbriggs in 1976 by John Grey. Fifty years on it's one of the largest community clubs in Scotland, run entirely by volunteers, and still growing.
Rossvale offers players of all ages, genders and backgrounds the opportunity to play football. From four year olds at Pre-Academy to our senior men's and women's first teams, more than 700 players across 40 teams train and play with us every week.
We are a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Every coach is a volunteer, PVG checked and SFA qualified, and every pound raised through subs, sponsorship, the club shop and the lottery goes back into pitches, kit and coaching.
What we stand for
- Football for everyone, whatever your ability
- Safe, well-run sessions led by qualified volunteers
- A clear pathway from first touch to first team
- A growth mindset: hard work, positivity, and learning from mistakes
- Good mental health, on and off the pitch
You only get out what you put in.
Scottish FA Quality Mark
A Platinum Legacy accredited club
Rossvale holds the Scottish FA's Platinum Legacy Quality Mark, the highest award in the programme. It is not a badge the club gave itself. It is assessed against published criteria, evidenced document by document, and reassessed every three years.
The highest award
The Platinum Award is our highest and most prestigious award within Quality Mark. It not only recognises a club's commitment and great work on pitch with players, teams and coaches but also demonstrates that the club has truly got Football For All at the heart of what they do.
Quality Mark is run by the Scottish FA in partnership with sportscotland, and is awarded at Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
What Platinum asks of a club
Football for all
A minimum of 12 team age groups or player offerings drawn from the children's, youth, adult and female game. That is the breadth Platinum asks for, rather than one strong section.
Qualified coaching
Head coaches qualified to Scottish FA Level 1.3, assistant coaches to 1.1, with the UEFA Grassroots Leader Award recommended across a quarter of all coaches.
Child wellbeing and protection
The Scottish FA Child Wellbeing and Protection Policy adopted in full, with a named Wellbeing and Protection Officer appointed, inducted and trained.
Governance and planning
A constitution, codes of conduct, club policies and a development plan looking three to five years ahead. That is the longest planning horizon of any Quality Mark level.
Community impact
Evidence of good practice across all four Platinum club offering pillars: social development, charitable activity, community support and environmental commitments.
What we sign up to
- Football For All Strategy
- Child Wellbeing Club
- Eco Friendly Club
- Let Them Play Club
- National Player Pathway Club
John Grey founds Rossvale FC
A boys' club in Bishopbriggs, run out of local pitches by a handful of volunteers.
The academy takes shape
Pre-Academy and Junior Academy programmes give younger children a proper start in the game, and the pathway grows towards 11-a-side.
Women's and girls' football
Girls' teams from under 7s upwards, a Ladies Development squad and a women's first team playing in Kirkintilloch.
Registered charity
Rossvale Community FC becomes a SCIO, SC050687, with a board and committee behind it.
50th anniversary
Over 700 players, 40 teams, 100 coaches and eight venues. A golf day, a dinner and a year of celebrating the club.
The people running it
All volunteers. To reach any of them, use the enquiry form and say who it's for.
Ian Grey
Club PresidentSon of founder John Grey. Leads the club's growth strategy and has run Rossvale for years.
Stevie McCandlish
ChairmanChairs the board and committee.
Billy Stevenson
Head of Club Development and OperationsPartnerships, sponsorship, fundraising and the day-to-day running of the club.
Craig Downs
Head of Compliance and FacilitiesPitches, facility hire, coach registration, PVG and policies.
Michael Docherty
Head of Women's and Girls' FootballLeads the girls' pathway from under 7s to the women's first team.
Jim Hill
Operations, Women's and Girls' FootballSupports the running of the women's and girls' sections.
Lynn Stewart
TreasurerClub finances.
Erin Brodie
TreasurerClub finances and My Club Hub.
Briege Foley
New player enquiriesFirst point of contact for families looking to join.
Where we play
Eight venues across Bishopbriggs, Kirkintilloch, Lennoxtown and North Glasgow.
- Directions
Huntershill Sports Complex
35 Auchinairn Road, Bishopbriggs, G64 1RU
Training and matches - Directions
Turnbull High School
St Mary's Road, Bishopbriggs, G64 2EH
Evening training and home matches on the school pitches and indoor halls - Directions
Bishopbriggs Academy
Wester Cleddens Road, Bishopbriggs, G64 1HZ
Evening training and home matches on the school pitches and indoor halls - Directions
Leisuredrome
147 Balmuildy Road, Bishopbriggs, G64 3HD
Outdoor all-weather training sessions for our younger age groups - Directions
Lennoxtown High Park Community Sport Complex
18 Glazert Park Drive, Lennoxtown, G66 7EY
Home matches on the all-weather pitch for various age groups - Directions
Kirkintilloch Leisure Centre
Woodhead Park, Kirkintilloch, G66 3DD
Midweek training for age groups based around Kirkintilloch - Directions
Milton Sports Campus
Milton, Glasgow
Training - Directions
Kirkintilloch Community Sports Hub
72 Donaldson Street, Kirkintilloch, G66 1XS
Women's first team training and home matches
Be part of the next fifty
Play, coach, volunteer or sponsor. There's a place for you at Rossvale.