Secretary of State backs Edinburgh South’s Field of Dreams campaign

28/08/2025

"The biggest community football club in the East of Scotland finally hope to hear some good news over their Field of Dreams campaign for a new home ground today, as the Secretary of State for Scotland puts his personal backing behind Edinburgh South’s case with the City of Edinburgh Council.

Ian Murray MP, the local representative for a club with over 1000 players from soccer school to men’s and women’s senior teams, will be at a meeting with representatives from club and council tomorrow. After SEVEN years of haggling over a site, there is now serious hope that South – whose senior men’s team have been threatened with expulsion from the East of Scotland First Division because they don’t have a home ground of their own – will be granted permission to build at Inch Park."


Read the full article here: https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/local-football/edinburgh-football-club-political-backing-new-home-ground-5291384

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