Former Kippen FC, Stirling Albion and Everton Goalkeeper Iain Turner marked his retirement from the game by donating a Scotland shirt to his local football park.
Iain wore the shirt as part of the successful Scotland team captained by David Weir who won the Kirin Cup Tournament held in Japan in 2006. The shirt will be displayed in the Pavilion at the Kippen Football Park.
Iain said, “My football career started in Kippen, so it seemed the right thing to do to donate it to the Kippen Sports Development group who manage the facilities. I hope that it might help inspire some of the local boys and girls to follow in my footsteps”.
The shirt was accepted by Paul Goodwin, Chair of Kippen Sports Development who said, “It was a real pleasure to meet Iain and to hear about the successful Kirin Cup campaign. It is not too often that we hear about Scotland winning tournaments, so it makes it rather special. We would like to thank Iain for the kind gesture on behalf of everyone in Kippen”.
Paul Goodwin
The Wee Vine 