# The Scout Hub — Football Trials & Scouting

> Football Trials & Scouting (iPhone/iPad app by McLaughlin Sportek Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-scout-hub/id6803681168 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [McLaughlin Sportek Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/6803681170)
- Category: Sports, Business
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 47 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-29
- Data updated: 2026-10-14

## What is The Scout Hub?

Because talent shouldn't be limited by who you know.

The Scout Hub is the UK's grassroots and semi-professional football talent marketplace, built to fix a broken system where opportunities depend on connections, not ability.

FOR PLAYERS & STAFF
- Browse trials at verified clubs across the UK
- Apply directly — no agent, no middleman
- Build a verified playing history and profile
- Get discovered through Smart Match and the Discover map
- Track applications and trial invites in one place

FOR CLUBS
- Post trials and reach players actively looking
- Shortlist and manage applicants with Smart Match
- Verify your club with your FA number
- Find staff — managers, physios, analysts, kit staff, and more

FOR SCOUTS & AGENTS
- Discover talent through verified playing histories
- Connect directly with players and clubs

Built by an ex-non-league player who lived the problem this app solves. The Scout Hub levels the playing field for everyone who's good enough but hasn't had the connections to prove it.

## Is The Scout Hub safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess The Scout Hub.

## Is The Scout Hub legit?

The Scout Hub has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for The Scout Hub is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.0.3 — 2026-10-10

What's new in 1.0.3

• Clearer, safer reporting — report a concern with built-in safety guidance, including emergency contact details, and a faster review for anything involving young people.
• Clubs can now confirm their Club Welfare Officer and DBS attestation to run trials for under-18s.
• Coaches who join a club can be cleared to help with youth trials.
• Extra protection for young players across the app.
• General performance and reliability improvements.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-09-08

New in this update:

- Coaches and staff can now request to join a club's staff team, and once approved help post trials and discover players on the club's behalf
- New celebratory animations for milestones like getting shortlisted, verified, or upgrading your plan
- General performance and reliability improvements

### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-06

This update brings The Scout Hub in line with the web app and adds new safety tools:

Safety
• Block a user directly, alongside existing message reporting
• Urgent safeguarding reports now notify our team right away
• Staff, scouts and agents can add a DBS certificate number to their profile

Messaging & Applications
• Live unread-message badges and app icon notification count
• Full application status timeline (Applied, Viewed, Shortlisted, Invited)
• Adjustable Smart Match weighting and saved searches
• Trial waitlists when a paid trial fills up

Account
• Instant self-service account deletion
• A new "pause account" option if you just need a break

Design
• Refreshed icons and typography
• Smoother loading states and a new launch animation

Also included: numerous fixes to buttons, confirmations and profile links that weren't working correctly.

### 1.0 — 2026-08-29

No release notes.

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