- Bank of Scotland has printed just 100 limited edition £20 banknotes featuring an image inspired by Scott McTominay's iconic overhead kick, with all proceeds benefiting Crisis Scotland, the national charity dedicated to ending homelessness in Scotland.
- Fans have three ways to acquire a note: a live online collectors' auction (currently bid up to £2,000, closing June 26) that includes a pair of signed McTominay boots, a public prize draw at a suggested £10 entry with a free option available, and one-day "Vault Shootout" pop-up events in Glasgow's Queen Street Station (May 30) and Edinburgh's St James Quarter (June 17).
- McTominay, who joined SSC Napoli from Manchester United for £25.7m, is at the peak of his career. Napoli have rejected multiple Premier League and Saudi bids to keep him. This marks his first known collaboration with Bank of Scotland.
- The notes are legal tender and can technically be spent like any regular £20 note, but their rarity and cultural significance make them coveted collector's items.
Scott McTominay’s overhead kick that fired Scotland to the 2026 FIFA World Cup has officially landed on a Bank of Scotland banknote.
The bank has printed just 100 limited edition £20 notes featuring the goal set against the iconic Forth Bridge backdrop, with all proceeds going to Crisis Scotland, the national homelessness charity.
Fans can grab one through three routes: a live collectors’ auction (bids reaching £2,000, closing June 26), a public prize draw at a suggested £10 donation with a free entry option, and “Vault Shootout” pop-up events at Glasgow’s Queen Street Station (May 30) and Edinburgh’s St James Quarter (June 17).
McTominay, 29, is at the height of his career. His 2024-25 Serie A MVP season with SSC Napoli was followed by the club rejecting multiple Premier League and Saudi offers to retain him.
Turning peak sporting moments into brand gold is a growing play in the industry, just as Kyle Kuzma starred in Champion’s high-profile Spring/Summer 2026 campaign. Banking brands are increasingly joining that wave, too. Graham Norton recently fronted Revolut’s “Welcome to My Bank” campaign in a similar cultural play.
McTominay holds a current Adidas partnership, including the “You Got This” campaign, and previously fronted Konami’s eFootball franchise, but this marks his first known collaboration with Bank of Scotland.
The bank has previously worked with Scottish comedian Susan Calman for its “By Your Side” 2023 campaign and actor James Cosmo for its “Decisions Well Made” ad, and first ran a charity banknote auction in 2017 for World Mental Health Day.
Takeaways
Bank of Scotland isn’t just slapping a footballer’s face on a note, it’s threading together national identity, cultural memory, and social good into one smart, scarcity-driven campaign. With only 100 notes in circulation, the bank has created a genuine collector’s event, not just a charity drive.
The pivot to auction-plus-raffle mechanics means they can extract high-value bids from collectors while keeping the campaign accessible to everyday fans at a £10 entry.
For Scott McTominay, being immortalized on legal tender is a rare commercial achievement even for elite athletes, it cements his status as a national symbol at the exact moment his club value is skyrocketing.
And for Crisis Scotland, anchoring their fundraising to a goal that millions of Scots watched live is inspired timing. This campaign shows how purpose-driven partnerships, when the cultural hook is real and not manufactured, can cut through in ways standard ad campaigns simply cannot.
Could we see more banks and financial institutions follow Bank of Scotland’s lead, using sporting moments and cultural icons to drive charitable giving? Is this the beginning of a longer brand relationship between Scott McTominay and Bank of Scotland, or a one-off tied to Scotland’s World Cup moment?
