An uneven playing field: a mixed methods, multiphase feasibility study of a programme to reduce gambling among at-risk men in a professional football club setting

Blair Biggar; Christopher Bunn; Gerda Reith; Heather Wardle; Craig Donnachie; Manuela Deidda; Frankie Graham; Cindy Gray; Nicola Greenlaw; Kate Hunt; Matthew Philpott; Neil Platt; Robert Rogers; John Rooksby; Sally Wyke

doi:10.1186/s12889-026-26845-z

An uneven playing field: a mixed methods, multiphase feasibility study of a programme to reduce gambling among at-risk men in a professional football club setting

Blair Biggar
, Christopher Bunn
, Gerda Reith
, Heather Wardle
, Craig Donnachie
, Manuela Deidda
, Frankie Graham
, Cindy Gray
, Nicola Greenlaw
, Kate Hunt
, Matthew Philpott
, Neil Platt
, Robert Rogers
, John Rooksby
, Sally Wyke

School of Psychology & Sport Science

University of Glasgow
University of Strathclyde
Bet Know More, London, UK
University of Stirling
Healthy Stadia, Liverpool, UK
Beacon Counselling Trust, Liverpool, UK
Northumbria University

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Original language	English
Journal	BMC Public Health
Early online date	5 Mar 2026
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-26845-z
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 5 Mar 2026

UN SDGs

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Gambling behaviour change
Football
Betting
Intervention
Public health
Gambling

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Biggar, B., Bunn, C., Reith, G., Wardle, H., Donnachie, C., Deidda, M., Graham, F., Gray, C., Greenlaw, N., Hunt, K., Philpott, M., Platt, N., Rogers, R., Rooksby, J., & Wyke, S. (2026). An uneven playing field: a mixed methods, multiphase feasibility study of a programme to reduce gambling among at-risk men in a professional football club setting. BMC Public Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-26845-z

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