Scotland Team Leaders
Mark Fleming · National Director
Mark is the founder and National Director of Sports Chaplaincy Scotland. After becoming chaplain to Partick Thistle FC in 1998 he subsequently developed chaplaincy at many other football clubs and then other sports. Alongside this role, he has provided mental health awareness training to NHS National Services Scotland and the SPFL Trust. He has also provided in-house mental health awareness training at a range of football clubs and sporting governing bodies such as the English Football Association, Scottish Football Association, Scottish Rugby Union and the Camanachd Association. In his spare time, he enjoys watching football as a neutral and hill climbing. Mark gained an MA in Sports Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care in 2016.
Stuart Coleman · Assistant National Director
Stuart has been Assistant National Director of Sports Chaplaincy Scotland since 2023. A former professional player at Clyde FC, Stuart became chaplain of the club in 2011 before becoming chaplain at Cumbernauld Colts FC in 2016. After a spell as Pastoral Director of the Lowland Football League between 2019 - 2023, Mark recognised his potential to eventually take over from him as National Director at some point in the future.
Rebecca Langlands · Pastoral Director for Female Chaplains and Administrator for Sports Chaplaincy Scotland
Rebecca is our Sports Chaplaincy Scotland Administrator and Pastoral Director for our Female chaplains. She has been chaplain with Skye Camanachd Women since 2020.
James Stout · Trustee
James represents Sports Chaplaincy Scotland as a Trustee on the Board of Sports Chaplaincy UK and Ireland.
Ray Montgomerie · Sports Chaplaincy Scotland Ambassador
Ray Montgomerie is a former professional footballer and Kilmarnock legend, best known for captaining the club to their historic Scottish Cup win in 1997, and now serves as Club Ambassador at Kilmarnock FC. Beyond his playing career, Ray played a pivotal role in the early development of sports chaplaincy in Scottish football, helping open doors for the first chaplaincy appointments at club level. Having personally experienced the value of chaplaincy, he strongly believes in its role in supporting the mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing of players and staff. He is honoured to serve as the first-ever Ambassador for Sports Chaplaincy Scotland.
Mark and Stuart provide pastoral support to chaplains in other sports – including golf, shinty, cricket, ice hockey, basketball, rugby union, rugby league and athletics.