A 13-year-old from Stamford will follow in the footsteps of BBC’s Gary Lineker and BT Sport’s Jake Humphrey when he goes behind the scenes at his local non-league team’s Emirates FA Cup first round tie at Hartlepool United.
Tom Clifton, a student at Catmose College, Oakham, was spotted by The FA after posting a video blog at Stamford’s draw against Wrexham in fourth round qualifying.
Stamford won the replay at The Racecourse Ground that saw The Northern Premier First Division South side earn a David vs Goliath tie against League Two Hartlepool.
As well as access all areas at Victoria Park for Tom, a friend and his mum, Tom has also been given a 4GEE Action Cam courtesy of Wembley Stadium sponsor EE and a one-year subscription to Adobe Premier Pro video editing software.
The FA’s internal video production team (FATV) are also going to give Tom a tutorial on how to edit the perfect video so he can achieve his dreams to join the likes of Theo Baker, KSI and Miniminter as the next big YouTube star.
Tom said: “My videos rarely get more than 500 views, but it was great to hear that The FA were actually one of them.
“I would have been going to Hartlepool to watch Stamford anyway, but being given the chance to go pitchside, see the dressing rooms and even interview the players is just amazing.
“I’m so excited – although a bit nervous.”
The FA is now calling on other fans throughout the rest of the competition to get involved and show them their own FA Cup adventure.
The FA will be giving away prizes after each round for the best video shared on social media using #CupStory and mentioning @EmiratesFACup #EmiratesFACup.
Stay tuned for Tom’s vlog following this weekend’s first round by following @EmiratesFACup on Twitter.
For more information on this season’s FA Cup adventure, visit TheFA.com/TheEmiratesFACup.
