Football MATTERS

ASLIE PITTER MBE STONEWALL FC FOUNDER MEMBER

UP IN LIGHTS: Wembley Stadium will host Stonewall’s match against AFC Wilberforce on Friday

STONEWALL FC wasn’t started so we could play at Wembley or one of us could get an MBE. We started it so gay people who wanted to play football could do so in a safe environment.
Totally by accident we found we were helping change attitudes. We could have folded within a year but you have to keep fighting.
Through the hard work from the people in the club, the supporters and, in recent years, the Football Association and t...