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Chamber and committees

Ardrossan’s Billy Gilmour Makes Scottish Football History in Italy

  • Submitted by: Kenneth Gibson, Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
  • Motion reference: S6M-17712

That the Parliament congratulates Billy Gilmour and Scott McTominay on becoming the first Scottish players to win the Serie A title; notes that the Ardrossan-born Gilmour and compatriot McTominay played key roles, throughout the season, not least in SSC Napoli’s 2-0 victory over Cagliari on 23 May 2025, which secured the club’s fourth league title in its 99-year history; understands that McTominay, subsequently voted the most valuable player in Italy, opened the scoring with an acrobatic finish before Romelu Lukaku sealed the win, and that Gilmour started the match and contributed to a composed midfield performance; acknowledges that the pair join Jack Diment and James Squair, of the 1905 Juventus team, as the only Scots to have won a top-flight Italian league title; notes that their success follows Lewis Ferguson’s Coppa Italia win with Bologna earlier in the month, marking a historic season for Scottish footballers in Italy; recognises the celebrations that followed in Naples, including a victory parade attended by an estimated 200,000 fans and a congratulatory audience with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, and considers that this achievement will inspire young footballers across Scotland and beyond.


Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Neil Bibby, Miles Briggs, Stephanie Callaghan, Bob Doris, Annabelle Ewing, Fulton MacGregor, Rona Mackay, Michael Marra, Liam McArthur, Stuart McMillan, Audrey Nicoll, Paul O'Kane, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance