About us

Our vision is to transform the lives of disadvantaged men and women in the UK using the power of sport. We achieve this through a structured football and education programme that helps build confidence, improve health, extend social networks, and develop skills towards long-term education, employment and independence.

Our players come from a range of disadvantaged backgrounds including homelessness, drug and alcohol abuse, displacement, unemployment, crime, learning difficulties and mental health. Most players are put in contact with Street League through referral agents such as homeless hostels, job centres, drug rehabilitation projects and refugee teams.

We currently work in London and Glasgow where we regularly work with more than 1000 people in partnership with 60 organisations. In the coming years we also aim to set up new projects in other cities so that more people and communities can benefit from Street League.

For a sample of what Street League is all about, watch this three minute film

Street League is a registered charity set up in 2001. We are funded by a range of national and local organisations including Comic Relief, Sport England and the Football Foundation. Our charity number is 1101313.

Street League Timeline

2001: Street League founded by Dr. Damian Hatton running a football league for disadvantaged adults in east London.

2002: Street League becomes a founding member of the streetfootballworld network.

2003: Gilberto Silva becomes Patron of Street League and leads a football tour to Brazil.

2005: Street League launches Glasgow project.

2007: Street League now works woth more than 1000 disadvantaged adults on a regular basis, and plans to extend to a third location in 2008.