Backing grassroots teams with essential equipment

The donation is part of our ongoing commitment to help community teams thrive by providing essential equipment that promotes participation and inclusion at every level of the game.

We are proud to be the exclusive Principal Partner for Scottish Women’s Football and the Scottish Women’s Premier League and are dedicated to supporting the women’s game from grassroots to elite.

To help community clubs thrive, we are providing 6 x kit packages to grassroots clubs featuring bibs, cones, water bottles and Puma footballs (sized for U14s). We are also providing 10 pairs of brand-new Puma football boots to help clubs support players with any financial barriers to participation.

We asked the SWPL1 and SWPL2 players who’d come through the grassroots pyramid to come along and support a community club they value for their work to further the develop the game.

Midfielder Jade, who racked up over 50 appearances for Forfar Farmington, later signed for Dundee Utd before switching to Montrose, who play in the ScottishPower Premier League. She recently visited a Forfar training session at Station Park to handover the kit alongside Heather McDonald from our brand team.

Jade McLaren said: “It’s amazing to be back. I loved playing for Forfar when I was younger. It’s shaped me into the player that I am today, and I’ve made so many friends that I’ll keep for life.

“Football is for everyone and we need to keep girls in the game and keep the game growing – something as simple as having the right kit is actually a huge part of that.”

Jeff Rioch, Forfar Vice Chair and Coach, said: “Like most coaches I got involved because my daughter played. She joined the U11s but left after two seasons – 18 years later, I’m still here! We’ve got over 100 girls at the club, all the way from our 5-year-old mini-kickers upwards.

“It’s great seeing the girls develop as players, moving up the levels and possibly to the senior team. But also more importantly seeing them develop as people – being part of a team, part of a good club, being respectful and supporting one another.”

He added: “Receiving this new kit means a lot, it’s difficult these days to attract sponsorship so we’re really fortunate Jade has chosen to nominate us and we’re really grateful to ScottishPower for supporting grassroots clubs all over the country. It’ll help these girls push on again for the next couple of seasons and continue their pathway in football.”

The kit giveaway comes as we work closely with both SWF and the SWPL to invest in supporting the continued growth of the women’s game.

Keith Anderson, Chief Executive of ScottishPower, said: “We want to energise women’s football for both current and future generations and build a community of players that inspire even more people to play and enjoy the game.

“That means working with our partners at SWF and the SWPL to help clubs and players overcome barriers to their growth and operation which can sometimes be as simple has everyone having the right kit, all the way down to bibs, balls and boots.

“Grassroots football is the heartbeat of our communities. We’re proud to play our part in helping these clubs continue to inspire, develop talent, and bring people together. This donation reflects our commitment to making a positive difference where it matters most.”

Our company is at the heart of communities across the country, whether it’s through the thousands of green jobs being created, the renewable power it generates or the secure, stable electricity it supplies - keeping the lights on from power to plug.

We are also a major employer in Scotland with a key focus on encouraging more women to consider STEM careers.

Our partnership joins parent company, Iberdrola, which has been promoting equality through sport since 2016, through competitions and federations in Spain and Brazil.

It supports more than 100 competitions, 32 of them as Iberdrola leagues, reaching an estimated 600,000 female athletes.