Dunfermline Athletic Ladies go above and beyond for bullied girl

Eight-year-old Ava Clark has suffered from low self-confidence due to bad experiences at School.

Mother Sarah Millar said: “She was really quite traumatised, and she became a shell of herself. We’ve been trying to build her up and get her back on her feet, and she absolutely loves football.

“I reached out to the Pars Foundation, and I wanted to see if she could go along to watch them training.

“The foundation manager Kelly Armstrong got back in touch really quickly and said that they’d like to invite her along. When we got there, they presented her with a signed football from all of the girls. They all introduced themselves and made pals with her like she was one of the team.

“Then they got in touch and asked if she wanted to be the mascot. They presented her with a strip with her name on the back, and she walked onto the pitch with them.”

It was a great match to be invited to, as Dunfermline thrashed Alloa 6-1 to remain top of the league.

The players made Ava feel like part of the team. (Image: Thomas Sands) Ms Millar continued: “Alex Davie is her favourite, and she was the captain for the game. She said that if she scored, she would dedicate the goal to Ava.

“Ava’s Ronaldo daft, so when Alex scored, she done his celebration. Ava just burst out crying, she was that over the moon.

“I can’t describe how much they’ve went above and beyond for her. She went to school today the happiest girl I’ve ever seen. I’ve never seen her like this.

“They’ve made a wee girl’s dreams come true, and it’s all she keeps talking about.”

Ava with her favourite player Alex Davie (Image: Thomas Sands) Now the Pars Foundation have expressed interest in working with Ava’s primary school, St Brides in Cowdenbeath.

Ms Millar also extended her thanks to the team manager Charles Dignan, along with the whole team and coaching squad. She added: "They're all great, and we could probably do with some of them on the men's team."