

Meet the Team
Our highly qualified and experienced coaching team will help get the best out of you on the pitch and in the classroom.
Meet the Team


Mark Spencer
Male Scholarship Head Coach
UEFA A Licence holder and PGCE qualified teacher, Mark Spencer, has an extensive background in football and education programmes and as a teacher.

Kevin Darke
Male Scholarship Head Coach
Kevin's varied experience as a UEFA A Licence coach and leading on SEND programmes helps him get the best out of any player, no matter their background and challenges.
Steven McClarence
Female Scholarship Head Coach
An experienced coach having spent more than a decade with Foundation of Light's female football scholarship and previously working with the Sunderland AFC Academy.

Kirsty McFarlane
Scholarship Coach

Ian Dipper
Scholarship Coach
Stephen Colquhoun
Scholarship Coach

Chris Armstrong
Scholarship Coach
Nick Lander
Scholarship Coach
Rees Greenwood
Scholarship Coach
Cameron Park
Performance Analyst / Scholarship Coach
Ollie Etchells
Lead Physio
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