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Glasgow Amputee Footballer to Represent Scotland

  • Submitted by: Annie Wells, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 March 2024
  • Motion reference: S6M-12660

That the Parliament congratulates Harris Tinney, from Bellahouston, who will be representing Scotland’s national amputee team after being called up to play for Team Scotland at the Amputee Football European Championships 2024; notes that the team competed in the European Amputee Football Federation Nations League in West Fife and that that after finishing with six points in its games, it proudly qualified for the European stage; understands that Harris first took up amputee football at the age of nine after losing his foot at just five days old; further understands that having started with the juniors AFAS team, the striker was asked to join the senior’s squad when he was just 14 years old, and has continued to train with Palace Park, a mainstream football team; acknowledges that the team will be joining 16 other ballers and team staff as it heads to Haute-Savoie, France, on 29 May 2024; understands that the team has set up a JustGiving page due to the financial strains of funding the trip and that it has received help from the Scottish Football Association and private individuals, and wishes Harris and the entire squad the best of luck.


Supported by: Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Foysol Choudhury, Sharon Dowey, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Annabelle Ewing, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Pam Gosal, Jamie Greene, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Ivan McKee, Stuart McMillan, Ash Regan, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Sue Webber, Tess White, Brian Whittle