Albion Rovers are delighted to confirm that forward Tylar Denholm has returned to the club for the upcoming campaign.
The 19-year-old striker makes the move to The Reigart Stadium having most recently been on the books with SPFL outfit Kelty Hearts where he lifted the Lowland League U20s Developmental Cup and the East of Scotland Cup. Tylar was previously at the club during our first fifth-tier season on loan from Livingston.
“I’m buzzing to be back,” Tylar told club media. “I’ve known the Gaffer and George for years now, they make you work hard and improve as a player – the fans were a big factor too. They give you that extra boost when you’re playing.”
Albion Rovers are delighted to confirm that defender Chris Neeson has joined the club for the upcoming campaign.
The 18-year-old centre-back joins having departed SPFL outfit Hamilton Accies this summer. Neeson spent last season out on loan at Darvel and Thorniewood United in the West of Scotland league system and was part of Accies’ famed youth group that played in the UEFA Youth League. He also made his first team debut for the now Broadwood-based side two seasons ago.
“It’s been brilliant so far,” Neeson said. “When the club came in for me, I felt that it would be a great opportunity. It’s been enjoyable so far – Sandy and George have been brilliant and I have fitted in straight away. It was a no-brainer. It’s an opportunity to play in the Lowland League.”
Albion Rovers are delighted to confirm that defender Devan McColl has returned to the club for the upcoming campaign.
The 21-year-old left-back, who can play across the backline, played for Park’s Motor Group Lowland League sides East Stirlingshire and Broomhill last term and now joins Sandy Clark’s squad having previously been on the books during the club’s first fifth-tier season.
“I’m buzzing to be back,” McColl beamed. “I had a great time here before and I am delighted to be back. There was only one thing on my mind once I got the ball to return – the fans were a big factor too. They give you that additional boost.”
⚽️ An update from the Albion Rovers FC Board of Directors as we head into next season.
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General season tickets will be on sale/collection via the club shop this Saturday, May 24 from 10.30am until noon.
Adult – £149 | Concessions – £79 | U14s – £20
Cash/cheques accepted.
Please note: For those under-16 and purchasing a season ticket, a responsible adult must accompany you on a matchday.
As requested children’s away tops are now in stock.
We do extend our appreciation for the invaluable support from all at this time.
The Club would like to share an update from the recently-formed tripartite working group which is investigating how to take forward the vision of transforming The Reigart Stadium into a community hub for the people of Coatbridge. The main focus of the Project Board is to attain our facility aspirations for grassroots and community football.
The Albion Rovers Facility Development Project Board includes two representatives from the Club’s Board, two representatives from the Albion Rovers Community Trust and two representatives from the Albion Rovers Supporters Trust. We are also engaging with a consultant who has extensive experience in securing partner funding for community sporting projects.
Frank Croall (ST) was elected as chair of the Board with Isabelle Boyd (CT) being elected as vice-chair of the Board.
Frank Croall (ST) Chair
Isabelle Boyd (CT) Vice-chair
Forbes Prentice (ST)
Tom Castles (CT)
Robert Cameron (ARFC)
Ben Kearney (ARFC)
The Project Board is continuing to explore various funding streams in line with our long-term vision of transforming The Reigart Stadium’s facilities so we can transition to operating as a vibrant and accessible community sports hub.
The project Board agreed that our initial focus should be to attain funding which would allow for the installation of an artificial pitch to replace the current grass surface. This would empower the Board and ARFC to be able to deliver wider participation and community engagement through the likes of our fantastic Community Trust.
It has been a whirlwind start. It is clear that we are at the beginning of an exciting journey that will no doubt have highs and lows along the way. There is no limit to what we can achieve and the feedback the Project Board has received so far from outwith the Club has been wholly positive.
We have engaged with the Scottish FA regarding The Scottish Football Facilities Fund – which has two strands.
The Member Support stream, which helps a Club retain or improve their Club Licensing Status, is where the Board believes our journey would be best placed to start and we have initially engaged with the Scottish FA regarding this. Currently, Albion Rovers holds an Entry Licence. The Club aspires to reach Bronze License level.
The Community Football Spaces stream – created from investment received from the UK Government’s Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) – is a clear target capital investment fund for the Board in the future and we are exploring how to reach a position where we would be able to submit a robust, evidence-based application.
The Board believe a phased approach, working closely with the Scottish FA and The Scottish Football Partnership Trust, is how we should proceed.
Last week, the Board and Club met with both parties. MSP Fulton MacGregor and a representative from MP Frank McNally’s office also attended. The consensus was clear: a project with the aim of replacing the Club’s grass pitch to allow The Reigart Stadium to operate as a community sports hub is the way forward for Albion Rovers. We’d like to thank those who attended.
Over the coming months, the Board will continue to engage with the Scottish FA and The Scottish Football Partnership Trust. Further engagement will allow us to develop our course of action going forward.
Our phased approach is likely to be firstly new floodlights and accessible changing facilities for community football then an ambitious bid for a full artificial pitch next year.
We will work tirelessly to be in a position to apply for both strands of the Scottish Football Facilities Fund when they next open.
The Club can confirm the following pricing structure for the 2025/26 campaign.
Season ticket pricing has been frozen. We continue to recognise our supporters’ immense backing across the Club and the current cost of living crisis.
Matchday league admission pricing has also been frozen going into the new season.
The Board have also agreed that the 2024/25 away kit will continue for another campaign.
We recognise that the popular purple strip arrived a little later than expected, and this decision also acknowledges that you are continuing to back the Club elsewhere.
Our special retro-themed 2024/25 home kit, which will adorn the chosen names of our Rovers Return backers, will replace the current 2024/25 strip.
In line with rising manufacturing and processing costs, the cost of buying replica material from the Club will slightly increase.
We’ll be in touch with our Rovers Return backers shortly regarding tiered benefits.
We’d also like to thank those involved in running the fan-led GoFundMe page which has now reached over £7,000. We are grateful to everyone who has donated.
For every £5 that an individual donates, they will be entered into a draw for a signed top and boots from Alan Reid + John Gemmell’s matchworn shirt from the 2011 play-offs.
The draw will be made at half time during our final Park’s Motor Group Lowland League clash with Celtic B next Saturday at The Reigart Stadium. There will be a special guest helping out too!
Finally, supporters may have seen Fulton MacGregor MSP’s social media post regarding a meeting with the Scottish FA and football stakeholders.
We are thankful for the level of support that we have received from our elected representatives and would like to also place on record our thanks to the Albion Rovers Facility Development Project Board as we look to attain our facility aspirations for grassroots and community football.
The Project Board are leading how to take forward our vision of transforming The Reigart Stadium into a community hub.
Adult £149
Concession £79
U14 £20
Adult £11
Concession (over-65, students, those out work) £6
U14 £3
Carers go free
Adult £50
Kids £40
The Club would like to share details of a recently-formed tripartite working group which is investigating how to take forward the vision of transforming The Reigart Stadium into a community hub for the people of Coatbridge. The main focus of the Project Board is to attain our facility aspirations for grassroots and community football.
The Albion Rovers Facility Development Project Board includes two representatives from the Club’s Board, two representatives from the Albion Rovers Community Trust and two representatives from the Albion Rovers Supporters Trust.
Frank Croall (ST) was elected as chair of the Board with Isabelle Boyd (CT) being elected as vice-chair of the Board.
Frank Croall (ST)
Isabelle Boyd (CT)
Forbes Prentice (ST)
Tom Castles (CT)
Robert Cameron (ARFC)
Ben Kearney (ARFC)
The Project Board is currently exploring opportunities regarding the possibility of attaining funding to upgrade The Reigart Stadium’s facilities, including but not limited to the installation of an artificial surface to replace our grass pitch and further community multi-sport facilities.
The Project Board attended a ‘Team Talk’ initial meeting with the Scottish FA regarding this.
The Project Board has been hard at work in the background to put the building blocks in place now that the full application stage is open.
Following previous Scottish FA advice, the Project Board began a tender process with approved companies regarding the potential full application stage. We continue to work closely with the Scottish FA’s Club Services team.
The Project Board is engaging with a consultant who has extensive experience in securing partner funding for community sporting projects.
The Project Board will update supporters as we make progress on this journey to create community facilities at Cliftonhill.
| Membership Level | Monthly Contribution | Total | Benefits | |
| Member | £10 | £100 | Donor’s name on the website roll of honour. Donor’s name sublimated into the 2025-26 home shirt. *You choose the name that you would like to appear on the shirt, you can donate in memory of a loved one. Entry to a new quarterly raffle to win a signed shirt. | |
| Gold | £50 | £500 | As above with the additional benefits: One 2025-26 Home or Away shirt of your choice. 1 One 2025-26 Adult Season Ticket. 2 Four complimentary tickets per season for your friends to take in a game. 3 Two tickets per season for you to enjoy our Boardroom hospitality experience. 4 | |
| Platinum Crazy Gang | £100 | £1000 | As above with the additional benefits: A framed signed Albion Rovers shirt, with your name and message of thanks engraved. 5 Season ticket upgraded for you to enjoy our Boardroom hospitality experience. 6 Any cup tickets purchased will be upgraded to include our Boardroom hospitality experience. Fifteen per cent discount on all mascot, match ball and match sponsorship packages. |
*Albion Rovers Football Club reserve the right to withdraw any name provided that could be deemed as offensive.
1. Your choice of home or away shirt will be available for collection (or postage at additional cost) from September ’25.
2. An adult season ticket will require you to complete a Season Ticket form before you will be able to collect your ticket. Tickets will be available for collection before the first home league game of the season. Season tickets only permit entry to home league matches. Cup matches are not included.
3. Four complimentary tickets will be provided to you at the point of season ticket collection. The complimentary tickets can be used for entry to home league matches only.
4. You will be required to email in advance to book your boardroom visit, seven days in advance of the fixture you would like to attend. The boardroom experience can be used at home league matches only.
5. Your framed shirt will be available for collection (or postage at additional cost) from February 2026.
6. Your season ticket will be upgraded to allow the use of the boardroom experience for all home league matches.
7. Should you purchase any home cup match tickets; your ticket will be upgraded to allow the use of the boardroom experience.
8. Any failed or missing payments will forfeit all benefits.
9. Your personal data: the Club is a data controller in respect of personal data submitted by you and will hold and process personal data for legal and administrative purposes, to inform you of your contractual benefits as a Rovers Return Member or Purchaser and, where permitted, for marketing purposes. The personal data provided to the Club shall be processed, stored and transferred in accordance with the terms of the Club’s privacy policy, which is available at albionroversfc.com. We will use the information you give us to send you information as set out in the Club’s Data Protection Statement.
Firstly, we’d like to thank Bill Walker and all of his Squad Fund backers for their support over many years. Your generous support has led to a significant six-figure sum in donations since its inception in 2012. Our fundraising project, revealed officially today, will augment the Squad Fund’s immense contribution.
We now look forward to our third season in the Park’s Motor Group Scottish Lowland Football League acutely aware of the challenges ahead. We are at a critical juncture in our proud history.
The choice is clear: strive for better, push our boundaries and be ambitious. Do what we haven’t done well enough before – truly become Coatbridge’s community club; merit that title.
Or take the easy option. Sell the family silver. Rip the heart out of our great club for a swift payday. Ensure our survival but forfeit what Albion Rovers stands for in the process. No thanks.
Through no fault of our own, the opportunity to be invited as a guest club to the SPFL’s Viaplay Cup and Trust Trophy competitions has been taken away from us. Added to this, our third fifth-tier campaign marks our first without a significant SPFL parachute payment.
The reality is simple; we play in a division where there is no additional financial benefit linked to league performance.
To help us achieve our goals of further embedding our roots in Coatbridge by developing a community hub including an artificial playing surface, getting the best possible team on the park, and ultimately attaining SPFL status, we need your support to help build the foundations needed to achieve these longer-term objectives.
We are delighted to announce a new fundraising opportunity where businesses, individuals, Coatbridge-based or further afield are invited to pledge their support.
Unlike many clubs, Albion Rovers has no benefactor with deep pockets to help us achieve our strategic goals.
Our progress to this point has been built on the loyal support of the people and businesses in our community.
Our progress in the future is dependent on this continuing support and we firmly believe we have a bright future if our magnificent supporters continue to back us.
Famous cup runs, play-offs and promotions, epic battles at the bottom, and an iconic stadium home to a quintessential Scottish football club known for unearthing young gems – and playing host to the Crazy Gang and a host of lower-league legends.
Next season will be the start of a new chapter for Albion Rovers. We know not everyone can make The Reigart Stadium on a Saturday, and the Rovers Return means anyone can make a difference to our future.
The Rovers Return will launch on Tuesday, February 25.
And we are asking those who can spare it, to help build our budgets and give us the best possible chance of implementing our strategic plans for the wider Rovers community.
The Rovers Return is a new three-tiered donorship fundraising initiative where you will be able to contribute on a monthly basis to the club alongside an opportunity to make a one-off contribution.
For your contribution, there will be a host of brilliant benefits including a truly special opportunity to have a chosen name adorn our 2025/26 home kit.
Payments will be collected monthly (ten payments).
One-off payments can also be arranged by selecting the annual option.
You will still be able to purchase season tickets, sponsor matches/match balls/players, and continue to contribute to the Squad Fund in the same usual ways, this is a new initiative being put in place to help raise much-needed funds and reward fans for their contributions.
The benefits and draw prizes are outlined below:
| Membership Level | Monthly Contribution | Total | Benefits | |
| Member | £10 | £100 | Donor’s name on the website roll of honour. Donor’s name sublimated into the 2025-26 home shirt. *You choose the name that you would like to appear on the shirt, you can donate in memory of a loved one. Entry to a new quarterly raffle to win a signed shirt. | |
| Gold | £50 | £500 | As above with the additional benefits: One 2025-26 Home or Away shirt of your choice. 1 One 2025-26 Adult Season Ticket. 2 Four complimentary tickets per season for your friends to take in a game. 3 Two tickets per season for you to enjoy our Boardroom hospitality experience. 4 | |
| Platinum Crazy Gang | £100 | £1000 | As above with the additional benefits: A framed signed Albion Rovers shirt, with your name and message of thanks engraved. 5 Season ticket upgraded for you to enjoy our Boardroom hospitality experience. 6 Any cup tickets purchased will be upgraded to include our Boardroom hospitality experience. Fifteen per cent discount on all mascot, match ball and match sponsorship packages. |
SIGN UP for the Rovers Return will begin tomorrow and we will post on social media how you can support Albion Rovers going forward.
*Albion Rovers Football Club reserve the right to withdraw any name provided that could be deemed as offensive.
1. Your choice of home or away shirt will be available for collection (or postage at additional cost) from September ’25.
2. An adult season ticket will require you to complete a Season Ticket form before you will be able to collect your ticket. Tickets will be available for collection before the first home league game of the season. Season tickets only permit entry to home league matches. Cup matches are not included.
3. Four complimentary tickets will be provided to you at the point of season ticket collection. The complimentary tickets can be used for entry to home league matches only.
4. You will be required to email in advance to book your boardroom visit, seven days in advance of the fixture you would like to attend. The boardroom experience can be used at home league matches only.
5. Your framed shirt will be available for collection (or postage at additional cost) from February 2026.
6. Your season ticket will be upgraded to allow the use of the boardroom experience for all home league matches.
7. Should you purchase any home cup match tickets; your ticket will be upgraded to allow the use of the boardroom experience.
8. Any failed or missing payments will forfeit all benefits.
Subject: My Scottish Football App – Consent Required – Over 16 Years Old
Dear [Player/Official/Coach]
The Scottish FA are set to launch the My Scottish Football App. The app will allow members of the public to view fixtures, teamlines, match results, league tables and follow live match updates.
The purpose of this is to improve the app experience and promote engagement with fans who have downloaded the app. Players/officials/coaches who have profiles on Scottish FA COMET can choose to make their profile public to show their name, photograph and statistics which include results, appearances, goals, yellow and red cards.
The club is responsible for collecting players/officials/coaches’ consent to their information being displayed on the app. If you would like to opt in to display this information on your profile to the public, please provide your consent by following the steps below.
Click here to check the privacy settings for the app.
If you wish to have your profile set to public, please reply to the form question confirming your consent to do so and that you agree with the below statement.
“I hereby consent to my data described in the email about the My Scottish Football App being displayed on the app“
If you reply refusing your consent, or don’t reply at all, your profile will remain private.
You are able to withdraw your consent at any time. If you wish to do so, please email this email address confirming that you wish to withdraw consent, and your profile will be returned to private.
The use of your personal data by Scottish FA on the app will be dealt with in accordance with its privacy policy which is available here.
Kind regards
Albion Rovers FC are pleased to confirm the appointment of John Allan to the Club’s Board of Directors.
John, who has in excess of 30 years’ experience in the finance industry, helps head up popular financial group Clydegrove and brings valuable business and financial acumen.
We’re sure everyone associated with the Club will wish John well as he takes on this new role.
Robert Cameron (Chairperson)
Hugh Morrison
Ben Kearney
John Allan
