A semi-pro football club scouted 16-year-old Ben Glendon after he attended three trials with us in five months.

Ben first came to our trials in Manchester back in August 2018 but wasn’t at the required level and received no interest from scouts on the day.

But after receiving individual graded feedback from the coach, going away and working on the advice he received, Ben returned in October.

This time he was able to impress the scouts and received an invitation to a further trial with Stalybridge Celtic FC, who play in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.

"He went down to the training ground and did really, really well,” explained Douglas, Ben’s dad.

“He was invited back on the 29th December and when he went back to UK Football Trials on 21st December the scout was there again, and was keen to make sure Ben would be returning to the club after Christmas.”

Sadly, as can happen in football the scout moved clubs soon after, putting an end to Ben’s opportunity with Stalybridge Celtic.

Douglas said: “All of a sudden we got the news that he’d moved on and his replacement wanted to go in another direction, so the second trial didn’t happen which was a bit gutting for Ben.

“But it’s just one of those things, he’s moved on and is now starting regularly for Altrincham’s Youth Team. He’s booked in to both of the 5 Day Camps and another trial with UKFT this year and is looking forward to going.”

We would like to wish Ben good luck for the rest of the season and look forward to seeing him again next week - you can watch his video highlights from previous trials HERE