Watt is Football?

Football is a team sport played between two teams consisting of 11 players each. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball (primarily using your feet) beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed goal defended by the opposing team. Matches are played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. Football is the world’s most popular sport, with an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories!

Competitions

The Football Club have 7 competitive teams (6 men’s and 1 women’s), all of whom compete in various BUCS leagues on Wednesdays against other universities and colleges. The men’s 1s, 2s and 3s/U20s also compete in weekend fixtures in addition to their BUCS matches. Team training sessions are on Monday (all teams) and Thursday (men’s 1s, 2s and 3s/U20s and women’s) evenings on both the indoor and outdoor synthetic pitches. Recreational opportunities are available on Sunday evenings on the outdoor synthetic pitch.

  • Men’s 1s – competing in BUCS Premier North (Wednesdays) and East of Scotland First Division (Saturdays)
  • Men’s 2s – competing in BUCS Scottish Tier 3 (Wednesdays) and LEAFA Championship (Saturdays)
  • Men’s 3s/U20s – competing in BUCS Scottish Tier 5B (Wednesdays) and East of Scotland Development League West Region (Fridays)
  • Women’s – competing in BUCS Scottish Tier 1 (Wednesdays)
  • Men’s 4s – competing in BUCS Scottish Tier 5B (Wednesdays)
  • Men’s 5s – competing in BUCS Scottish Tier 6B (Wednesdays)
  • Men’s 6s – competing in BUCS Scottish Tier 6B (Wednesdays)

Intramural Football League

The Heriot-Watt University Intramural Football League is a 7-a-side league which runs every Sunday evening on the outdoor synthetic pitch at Oriam. Anyone affiliated with the university can enter their own team into the league (whether that’s students, staff or alumni) or play as an individual. Keep an eye out on our social media pages for when the sing-up link becomes available!

Coaches

Men’s 1s- Banji Koya (Head Coach), Craig Sives (Assistant Coach) and Reece Doherty (Physio)

Men’s 2s – TBC

Men’s 3s/U20s – Banji Koya (Head Coach), Andrew Mackenzie (Assistant Coach) and Conor McCabe (Coach)

Women’s – Paul Doig

Men’s 4s – Aidan Quinn

Men’s 5s – Harry Woolven

Men’s 6s – Owen Nolan

Committee 24/25

President – Calum Selman

Vice President – Ellie Smith

Vice President – Finlay McNaught

Club Coordinator – Callum Holmes

BUCS Coordinator – Darcy Munro

Social Media Officer – Cameron Kerr

Social Media Officer – Oskar Winterbourne

Treasurer – Robbie Logan

Social Secretary – Sami Doig

Social Secretary – Kate Mitchell

Wellbeing Officer – Annika Meyer

Recreational Officer – Ted Bowie