Timeline

This page offers an in-depth Timeline of Key Events in the History of Central Football Academy, since its foundation in January 2014.


  • Jan 2024 – u16s won the LK Galaxy Tournament Cup

  • May 2023 – Erica Fletcher makes it into CYP Scotland final squad
  • Feb 2023 u14s won the LK Galaxy Plate
  • June 2023 – League Cup Winner u16s


  • Nov 2022 – League Winners u16s
  • Oct 2022Scossie Cup – u14s
  • June 2022 – u16s League Cup Finalists
  • May 2022Youngest Senior Debut – Astrud Nevin, 14
  • Jan 2022Playmaker Stats Recording Introduced
Kerry-Anne Charles with Astrud Nevin, May 2022
Seniors first ever goalscorer Kerry-Anne Charles with youngest debutant Astrud Nevin – May 2022

  • Dec 2021 – League winners u13s
  • Nov 2021 – League Cup winners u15s
  • Nov 2021‘View from the Centre’ reintroduced as a Fanzine
  • Nov 2021 Awarded SFA ‘Platinum’ Clubmark
  • Oct 2021 Ian Dibdin awarded the SFA Women’s and Girls Volunteer Coach of the Year 
  • Sept 2021 Legends Centre opened
  • Aug 2021 – 2006’s Boys Edinburgh Cup – Plate winners
  • Aug 2021 – 13’s Girls Edinburgh Cup – Bronze Cup winners
  • Mar 2021 – Empowering Communities – Club Spotlight – Falkirk Active Schools & Sports Dev

Dibs receiving the SFA Women’s & Girls’ Volunteer Coach of the Year – October 2021

  • Dec 2020 – Friendly League winners 13’s
  • Dec 2020 – Friendly League winners 15’s
  • Nov 2020 – COVchampions – Falkirk Community Trust award
  • Oct 2020 – Club Lottery introduced
  • Mar 2020 – Legends Training Programme introduced

Legends Training Programme introduced – March 2020


  • Nov 2019 – Legends finish joint 1st in Performance League but lose Playoff
  • Sep 2019 – Legends win League Cup
  • Aug 2019 – Legends Finalists in the Coalfields International Tournament
  • June 2019 – Legends win Pre Summer Performance League
  • Mar 2019 – Sophie Wilson wins cadet award from Falkirk Council, aged 13
  • Feb 2019 – Legends win the Inchyra Cup
Legends reach the final of the Coalfields Cup in Manchester – August 2019

  • Sep 2018 – League Cup winners u13s
  • Sep 2018 – Two Central Teams in u13s League Cup Final
  • Sep 2018 – Kate Nicholson captains Scotland U16s (4th Central Player to Captain a Scotland team)
  • Aug 2018 – Ellie, Shaney, Kim & Morgan leave for U.S Universities
  • July 2018 – ACES UK Winners – u15s
  • Apr 2018 – SWPL Player of the Month – Chelsea McEachran, aged 15
  • Mar 2018 – Awarded Club of the Year (Falkirk Council)
  • Mar 2018 – Internationalist – Abby Callaghan (SWF Cap)
  • Mar 2018 – Internationalist – Kate Nicolson (Scottish Schools Cap)
  • Feb 2018 – Official Club Programme launched – ‘A View from the Centre’
  • Jan 2018 – Independent Website launched
  • Jan 2018 – Awarded SFA Community Level Quality Mark
First SWPL Player Award (Chelsea McEachran, aged 15) – Apr 2018

  • Oct 2017 – Internationalist – Chelsea McEachran (SWF Cap)
  • Oct 2017 – Promotion – SWFL 1 Champions (Promoted to SWPL 2)
  • Oct 2017 – Inaugural Inchyra Cup
  • July 2017 – First International Trophy – Disney International Cup winners u18s
  • June 2017 – League champions u15s
  • May 2017 – League Cup winners u15s
  • Mar 2017 – Inchyra Park installed as the Home of Central Football Academy
CGFA Promoted to 2018 SWPL2 – Nov 2017

  • Oct 2016 – Internationalist – Chelsea McEachran (Scottish Schools Cap)
  • Oct 2016 – Internationalists – Leah Eddie, Tara McGonagil, Morgan Cross, Naomi Welch (SWF Caps)
  • Oct 2016 – League Cup winners u13s
  • Oct 2016 – League Champions u17s
  • June 2016 – ACES UK winners u17s
  • June 2016 – ACES UK winners u16s
  • Jan 2016 – Awarded SFA Development Level Quality Mark
Under 17s UK Champions – June 2016

  • Nov 2015 – Scottish Cup winners u15s
  • Nov 2015 – Internationalists – Kim McAlpine, Ellie Kane, Shaney McCabe, Kirstie McIntosh (SWF Caps)
  • Nov 2015 – Internationalist – Kirstie McIntosh (Scottish Schools Cap)
  • Oct 2015 – First Senior Trophy / First Promotion – SWFL Div 2 Champions (Promoted to SWFL 1)
  • Oct 2015 – League Champions u15s
  • June 2015 – League Cup winners u15s
  • June 2015 – League Cup winners u13s
  • May 2015 – First Boys Trophy – Perth Invitational Shield u15s
  • Mar 2015 – Club becomes Central Football Academy
  • Jan 2015 – Boys Section Introduced
Boys First Trophy – May 2015

  • Oct 2014 – Internationalist – Sam Kerr (Scottish Schools Cap)
  • Oct 2014 – First Internationalist – Sam Kerr (SWF Cap)
  • Oct 2014 – League Champions u13s 
  • July 2014 – First UK Trophy – ACES UK winners u14s
  • June 2014 – League Cup winners u13s
  • May 2014 – Inaugural ‘Walk to the Kelpies’
  • May 2014 – First Trophy – League Cup winners u15s
  • January 2014 – Central Girls Football Academy founded
Sam Kerr was Central’s first Internationalist – pictured with the Legends in May 2018