Our partner, Wasp Community Club and The Hive are delighted to announce two exciting opportunities to join our growing team and help make a lasting difference across the local community.

We are currently recruiting for a full-time School to Community Club Lead and a part-time Employability and Health Lead, with both roles playing a vital part in delivering programmes that use sport, education and wellbeing to create positive opportunities for local people.

The School to Community Club Lead will strengthen pathways from schools into Wasp Community Club football programmes, leading the delivery of our School of Football and Learning Through Football initiatives while helping young people progress into community football, coaching, volunteering and leadership opportunities.

The Employability and Health Lead will deliver employability and wellbeing programmes through The Hive, using the café as a practical learning environment to help participants build confidence, develop workplace skills and progress into volunteering, training, education and employment, while embedding health and wellbeing support throughout their journey. There is scope for this role to add hours.

Job Descriptions

How to Apply

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role to kieren@alloaathletic.co.uk.

The Wasps Community Club reserve the right to close applications early. We look forward to welcoming passionate and motivated individuals who want to make a real difference in our community.

SPFL releases fixtures for expanded KDM Evolution Trophy league phase

The SPFL has today published the 2026/27 fixtures for the league phase of the KDM Evolution Trophy, which kicks off on Tuesday August 11.

This season’s competition will see 10 guest clubs participate in an expanded 40-club league phase. A total of 120 games will be played over six matchdays, involving 10 William Hill League 1 clubs, 10 William Hill League 2 clubs, 10 guest clubs from the Scottish Highland Football League and the Scottish Lowland Football League East and West, and 10 William Hill Premiership B teams. The 22 highest-placed clubs will be joined by the 10 William Hill Championship clubs for the start of the knock-out stages.

Prize money has been maintained for this season meaning over £1.3 million will be shared with clubs, with the winners receiving £150,000, and the runners-up £100,000. Clubs progressing from the league phase will be guaranteed at least £30,000.

Fifteen-year-olds will again be eligible to participate in the competition, where youth prospects will play a minimum of six competitive matches against senior opposition.


Alloa have been drawn against Motherwell B, Hibernian B, Gala Fairydean Rovers, Clydebank, Annan Athletic and Stranraer.

2026-27

Date	Home	Time/Results	Away	Ground
2026-08-11 19:45:0011 August 2026	Alloa Athletic	19:45:007:45 pm	Stranraer	N/A
2026-08-25 19:45:0025 August 2026	Alloa Athletic	19:45:007:45 pm	Motherwell	N/A
2026-09-08 19:45:008 September 2026	Clydebank	19:45:007:45 pm	Alloa Athletic	N/A
2026-09-22 19:45:0022 September 2026	Alloa Athletic	19:45:007:45 pm	Hibernian	N/A
2026-09-26 15:00:0026 September 2026	Alloa Athletic	15:00:003:00 pm	Gala Fairydean	N/A
2026-10-13 19:45:0013 October 2026	Annan Athletic	19:45:007:45 pm	Alloa Athletic	N/A

Neil Doncaster, SPFL group chief executive, said: “We are pleased to announce the fixtures for the league phase of the season 2026/27 KDM Evolution Trophy.

“After a successful first season of the new-look competition, we are hugely excited to welcome 10 guest clubs into our expanded tournament. We would like to thank KDM Group for their continued sponsorship of the competition as we prepare for the league phase commencing next month.”

Iain Jones, chief executive of KDM Group, said: “We are delighted to continue our support of the KDM Evolution Trophy this season, and look forward to the opening fixtures kicking off in August. We wish all clubs involved in the tournament the very best of luck.”

The league phase will conclude on Tuesday October 13, with the Round of 32 scheduled for November 3/4. The showpiece final will take place on either the weekend of March 27/28 or April 3/4.

We’re pleased to welcome a triple signing ahead of our Premier Sports Cup opener against Edinburgh City.

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Alloa Athletic are pleased to confirm the signing of goalkeeper Lawton Green.
The 22-year-old New Zealand shot-stopper was a graduate of the Motherwell academy in 2021. Lawton later signed for Greenock Morton then a stint abroad in Indonesia with Kuala Lumpur City.

Lawton spent last season as the understudy to Ross Stewart at Queen of the South. The move to Alloa ensures the two keepers will continue their close working relationship.

Alloa Athletic are pleased to confirm the signing of defender Joe Ellison.

The 20-year-old center-back was a graduate of the St. Johnstone youth academy. Joe made 43 appearances for Berwick Rangers last term as they made their best finish in the Lowland League since 2022-23. Joe signs featuring heavily our preseason schedule.

Alloa Athletic pleased to confirm the signing of midfielder Grant Marchant.

The former Kilmarnock youth, Grant spent last season gaining invaluable first-team experience on loan with Albion Rovers, where he featured regularly for the Lowland League side.

Welcome to the Wasps, Lawton, Joe and Grant!

Alloa Athletic are thrilled to announce the signing of Kyle Glasgow, who joins the club on a cooperation loan agreement from Rangers.

The gifted 16-year-old attacking midfielder much like his squad mate Max Cameron played an integral role in a trophy-laden season for the Rangers Academy last year, helping the club secure a domestic double by capturing silverware at both U17 and U19 levels. His next step is to transition into senior football and we’re pleased to be welcoming him to Alloa to do that.

A dual-nationality talent, he’s previously been called up by the Portuguese U16s but is currently representing Scotland at U17 level.

Welcome to the club, Kyle!

Alloa Athletic are delighted to welcome Max Cameron, 17, to the club on a cooperation loan agreement from Rangers.

The highly-rated teenage prospect arrives at the Indodrill Stadium with a burgeoning reputation as one of the most exciting young talents in Scottish football.

Last season, Cameron was instrumental in Rangers tying up domestic honours at both U17 and U19 level. His standout performances during those championship-winning campaigns proved his readiness to make the step up to a competitive senior environment and showcase his talents at first-team level.

In addition to his club success, Max has consistently shone on the international stage. He is a regular feature for the Scotland National Team at U17 level, showcasing his ability against some of the top young players in Europe.

Welcome to the Wasps, Max!

Alloa Athletic are pleased to confirm that our cooperation agreement with Rangers has been renewed for a second season.

This innovative partnership bypasses rigid domestic loan regulations, allowing elite Scottish talent aged 16–21 to transition into senior football by moving fluidly between both clubs throughout the campaign.

We were pleased to welcome Calum Adamson, Lewis Stewart, and Josh Gentles through the agreement last season, and we look forward to working with the next wave of young talent to aid their development while providing them with crucial first-team experience at Alloa.

Andy Graham, Alloa Athletic Manager:

The co-operation loan system is designed to improve opportunities for young Scottish players and last seasons partnership with Rangers did exactly that. The players improved our squad but we also saw big developments in them from playing senior football regularly. I’m delighted to have the agreement in place for another year and we hope more young Scottish talent can benefit from it.

David McCallum, Interim Head of Rangers Academy:

Our experience with Alloa last year showed the real value these partnerships can have, providing our young players with an excellent environment to experience senior football and allowing us to work closely with a club that shares our commitment to player development.