Welcome to the Scottish Welfare FA official website
To boost the morale of the workers after the 1914-18 conflict the Scottish Welfare Football Association (SWFA) was instituted in the latter part of 1918 and became affiliated to the Scottish Football Association in the same year.
Over the last few year the SWFA have seen changes in their national trophies, namely the Templeton Cup, which was gifted by the Templeton Carpet Factory, and the Daily Record, which was gifted to the SWFA in 1929/30. Both have now been retired and the original trophies can now to be seen in the Museum at Hamden Park.
These have been now replaced with the Donald McNair Trophy and the Jack Bryson Trophy, both provided by the SWFA through grant aid funding received by the Scottish Football Association. These trophies are played annually over the winter and summer periods by all member clubs within the SWFA.
In addition, the Highland Welfare Cup (Tom Hunter Memorial) is now played over the summer period by clubs in the North of Scotland, and the Rolls Royce Trophy, contested since 1958/59, played for by Associations in membership of the SWFA. All National Cup Competitions will be subject to review over the course of the next twelve months.
Competitions within the SWFA are played over two separate periods: summer being April to Marchand winter being August to July. On the whole, most summer seasons will run between April and September and most winter seasons will run between August and May. Most summer Associations are to be found in the North of Scotland, and Central Scotland playing host to the majority of winter Associations.
The SWFA conducts business on a monthly basis through the Committee and the Full Committee. Both meet using the latest online meeting facilities. The last few years have been difficult and football continues to face challenges in relation to people willing to participate. The SWFA is no different and will maintain the ethos of providing cost free football with a view to assisting people to maintain their health and wellbeing.
The SWFA will also maintain the belief that every player can only register with one club at a time.
