Historic Glasgow FC battles closure after sponsor pulls out
Source: heraldscotland.com
- Historic Glasgow football club Thistle FC is battling to avoid closure after its main sponsor withdrew support.
- The club needs to raise £250,000 immediately to pay off debts and secure its future at the Barlia sports complex.
- Without urgent funds, the club faces liquidation, ending over a century of community football history.
Thistle FC, a historic amateur football club in Glasgow, is fighting for survival after losing its primary sponsor. The club, which has operated for more than 100 years at the Barlia sports complex in Drumchapel, must now find £250,000 to settle debts or risk being wound up. This crisis highlights the vulnerability of grassroots sports clubs to funding shortfalls, threatening a key piece of local heritage.