The British Army has not been so heavily committed to operations for many years and the consequences of this for competitive team sport are felt across the sporting arena. It is often difficult for footballers of representative standard to be available for team selection; perhaps this is an increasing trend.
Yet the enthusiasm by players, coaches and officials to continue in this most favoured sport remains exceptionally high. Sports facilities and equipment continue to be widely available and in increasing quality.
The resources required to run football throughout the Army, at all levels, remain available. Army Football is in a healthy state and we seek to improve upon this standing.
There is no doubting, however, that we would not be able to provide the service that we do to football, without the support of our sponsors.
We are therefore extremely grateful to HP, Towergate Wilson, Trinity Insurance, Fujitsu, Royal British Legion, Salamander, Selex and Umbro for their continued support.