THIS BLOG WAS CREATED FROM THE VERY BEGINNINGS OF SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC'S FORMATION

Scarborough Athletic F.C were formed on June 25th 2007 following the winding up order imposed on the old club after the local council turned down the club's survival plans. The club were finally forced into liquidation with debts of £2.5 million by a High Court judge, and so ended the club's magnificent 128 year history, no thoughts or consideration was to be spared for anyone connected with the club or the towns footballing public. However a trust had been formed and we were prepared for such a situation should it arise. The Seadog Trust applied to the Northern Counties East League to enter newly formed Scarborough Athletic and they were succesful in their application.
The new club are a continuation of the old one, they have the same kit, badge, motto etc and most importantly have kept a large number of the old supporters. This blog was started by me from the very beginnings of Scarborough Athletic FC and will follow the fortunes, both good and bad of the newly formed club as they try to get back to the higher levels of the football pyramid where they rightly belong. A rival team has also been formed 'Scarborough Town', I do not expect that particular club will have much of a future, but do they realise the damage that they are causing to the future success of football in the town, our town cannot support 2 teams, Athetic are here to stay, we are the town's number one football team and will return to the higher levels of the game in the next few seasons..


THIS BLOG WAS ESTABLISHED FROM THE BEGINNINGS OF SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC AND WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE CLUB ON THEIR JOURNEY BACK TO THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE. I AM NOT HERE TO ADVERTISE OR MAKE MONEY FROM 3RD PARTY LISTINGS, I AM HERE TO SIMPLY FOLLOW THE CLUB AND TRY TO KEEP THIS BLOG AS INTERESTING AS POSSIBLE. COMMENTS ARE WELCOME.

Sunday 19 October 2008

'BORO' CHAIRMAN DESERVEDLY GIVEN SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD.

From official website.
Simon Cope, chair of Scarborough Athletic, has been awarded the Richard Lillicrap Award at the annual national conference of Supporters’ Direct – the government backed group who are the umbrella organisation of all supporters Trusts and supporter-owned football clubs.
The conference, held at the QEII Centre in London, was attended by FA chairman Lord Triesman, who was the event’s keynote speaker, and Andy Burnham, Secretary of State for Culture Media & Sport, and former chair of Supporters Direct.
Cope’s award is in recognition of his continuing commitment and effort in forwarding the Supporters Trust movement, and is named after a former Supporters’ Direct and Swansea City Trust board member. Cope was nominated by his fellow board members for the award.
Cope said: "This award has come as a complete surprise to me, and I am immensely proud for our work here at Boro to be recognised by the wider Supporters' Trust community.
“It is a testament not just to my work but to all those who have helped in the creation of the Trust and subsequently Scarborough Athletic FC."
At the conference hustings for Supporters’ Direct’s annual elections were also held. Cope himself is standing for election to the Supporters’ Direct board, which will bring mutual benefit to Scarborough Athletic FC.
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