The East Fife Community Football Club has received an early Christmas present in the form of a donation from the East Fife Football Club first team players.

The players operate a fines system between themselves for misdemeanours such as picking up unnecessary bookings, turning up late for training or on matchdays, leaving personal belongings behind after games & training and even not wearing flip flops in the showers. The money collected usually goes towards their Christmas and end of season nights out but this year with festivities curtailed, they decided they would like to donate the money to a local charity.

Club captain Kevin Smith explains; “When it became apparent that we would not be able to have our usual Christmas night out, it was unanimously agreed between the players that we would like to do something with the money collected for a local charity. We asked around and as soon as the EFCFC was mentioned we decided that is where we wanted the cash to go. The EFCFC is pathway for local youngsters to progress from age group football to the East Fife FC first team and their work is already bearing fruit with the likes of Liam Newton and Josh McConville joining the squad from the Under 20s this season. I am proud to be captain of a great club that is the heart of the local community and although £350 isn’t a huge sum, we all hope it helps in these testing times.”

Dave Heddle, the Director of Football for EFCFC was delighted with the generosity of the first team squad and reflected that “this shows the community spirit that exists around the Locality Hub Bayview Stadium and the links we have established between the CFC & EFFC. Like all charities at the present time, every penny is a prisoner, and we thank the East Fife players for acknowledging the work we do.”