Tuesday 18th August, 2020 at 3:01pm
Partick Thistle FC is proud to announce FirstPoint USA as the club’s first ever sleeve sponsor.
Founded in Glasgow in 2001, FirstPoint has grown to become the world’s leading US sports scholarship and university admissions agency and is now the latest business to back the Jags ahead of season 2020/21. The FirstPoint USA logo will appear on the left sleeve of every Thistle home and away top throughout the upcoming campaign.
FirstPoint USA’s chief executive is former footballer Andrew Kean, whose connection to the club goes back more than 20 years when he wore the red and yellow during a number of first team friendlies. However, following the success of his own experience as an athlete-scholar in Cincinnati, central defender Kean chose to create FirstPoint which has since helped a further 60,000 students enjoy lifechanging opportunities at 2,500+ of the best colleges and universities in the States.
Partick Thistle Chief Executive, Gerry Britton said “This year is the first opportunity we’ve had to feature a sleeve sponsor so we’re delighted to welcome FirstPoint USA into the Thistle family with this innovative partnership.
“It goes without saying it has been a challenging time for sport in Scotland, as it has across the world, so we are incredibly grateful that Andy Kean and the team at FirstPoint have given their backing to the club for the season ahead.”
Currently based in Hillington, near Glasgow Airport, FirstPoint also has offices in Manchester, London, Shanghai, Dubai, Singapore and Melbourne.
Andrew Kean, FirstPoint USA CEO, said: “We’re always looking for new ways to partner with sporting associations, so to team up with one of Scotland’s most iconic football clubs was an opportunity we couldn’t turn down. On a personal level, it’s a club I already knew well but when I met with them recently I was really impressed with the passion and drive so we jumped at the opportunity to come on board.
“It’s a brilliant platform for us to tell the FirstPoint story to a wider football audience – and hopefully our backing can play a small part in helping Ian and the team have a successful season ahead. We’re proud to be Partick Thistle’s first ever sleeve sponsor and can’t wait to get along to a game and see the team in action as soon as we are able to.”
Famous FirstPoint athletes include professional golfer Danny Willett, US Masters champion in 2016, Ireland women’s hockey star Ayeisha McFerran and former Thistle youth player Chris Edwards.
