Arthur Duncan Award 2025

𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐑 𝐃𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃 2025

’𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝑾𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑭𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒄𝒐𝒕𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅’

Arthur Duncan became involved in walking football in 2015 when the Healthy Hearts Club at Stirling Sports Village laid the foundations for a new group. From his very first session, Arthur became a passionate advocate for walking football, recognising its value in fostering social connection, wellbeing, and camaraderie among participants.

A talented graphic artist, Arthur made an enormous creative contribution to Walking Football Scotland (WFS). Together with former Chair Gary McLaughlin, he designed the iconic WFS logo, later assigning full copyright to the organisation. Arthur’s creative touch extended far beyond the logo, as he regularly produced leaflets, programmes, and strip graphics that helped promote the sport across Scotland.

While his local work was prolific, it is the WFS logo — inspired by his beloved Saltire — that stands as his most enduring legacy, symbolising his lasting impact on walking football in Scotland.

In recognition of his outstanding contribution, Walking Football Scotland established the Arthur Duncan Memorial Award in 2022. The inaugural recipient was Mags Muir of Carnoustie Panmure, followed by Colin Craig of Drumchapel United in 2023 and then Billy Brown of Edinburgh City last year.

We now invite member club and regional representatives to submit nominations for the 2025 Arthur Duncan Memorial Award. Nominations should be no more than 200 words and explain why the nominee deserves this recognition for their exceptional contribution to walking football and their local community. (Please note - only one nomination should be submitted for their nomination, per club)

𝙉𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙣𝙤𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮 30𝙩𝙝 𝙉𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩@𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙.𝙤𝙧𝙜