Broomhill F.C. (Scotland)

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Broomhill
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Full nameBroomhill Football Club
FoundedNovember 15th 2014 (as BSC Glasgow)
Ground Dumbarton Football Stadium
Capacity2,020
ChairmanGeorge Ross
General ManagerGeorge Fraser
Manager Zander Diamond
League Lowland League
2023–24 Lowland League, 15th of 18
Website Club website

Broomhill Football Club is a Scottish football club playing its home matches at Dumbarton Football Stadium in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire. They are members of the Scottish Lowland Football League, in the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system. The club was formed in 2014 as BSC Glasgow, a senior team associated with Broomhill Sports Club, a youth sports organisation based in the Broomhill area of Glasgow, and were elected to the Lowland League for the 2014–15 season. They originally shared with Maryhill F.C. at their Lochburn Park ground before relocating to Alloa in 2016. In 2021, the senior team split from Broomhill Sports Club, who launched a new BSC Glasgow team in the development division of the West of Scotland Football League, with the senior team being renamed Broomhill F.C. and retaining the Lowland League place.

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History

Broomhill Sports Club was founded in Broomhill, Glasgow, in June 2004 as a multi-sports club for local children. By 2014 the club had grown to cater for 700 children in various sports, but primarily football.

BSC Glasgow F.C. was launched in 2014 as a senior football team to provide a pathway into adult football for players from the youth teams. [1] The club successfully applied to join the Scottish Lowland Football League for the 2014–15 season, and won the SFA South Region Challenge Cup in their first season.

From there BSC have gone on to reach the Lowland League Cup Final in 2016–17 and the South Challenge Cup final in 2017–18 before taking home the Lowland League Cup trophy in 2018–19. BSC Glasgow's improving fortunes in the Scottish Lowland Football League coincided with the arrival of manager Stephen Swift, claiming a third-place finish in 2017–18 and a runners up place in 2018–19.

On 1 July 2021, the club officially announced its separation from BSC Glasgow and changed its name to Broomhill Football Club, [2] retaining their membership of the Scottish Lowland League and Scottish Football Association while BSC Glasgow entered a new entity, an amateur team in the Development section of the West of Scotland Football League. [3]

In May 2022, the club announced a partnership with football media brand Open Goal, beginning from the 2022–23 season. The team rebranded as Open Goal Broomhill, with professional footballer and Open Goal podcast host Simon Ferry becoming the team's manager. [4] The roll-out mainly consisted of club-related content across Open Goal's platform, including a monthly, fly-on-the-wall documentary. [5] In March 2023, the club confirmed that their commercial partnership with Open Goal would conclude at the end of the season, with Ferry and his assistant coaches, Derek Lyle and Paul Slane, all stepping down from their respective roles as a result. [6] [7]

In May 2023 the club, having reverted to their original name, announced the return of manager Stephen Swift [8] and later announced a five year deal to move to the Dumbarton Football Stadium where the club have stated their aim to grow their fanbase and make the town their permanent home. [9]

Ground

From the 2016–17 season, the club reached an agreement with Scottish League One side Alloa Athletic to share Recreation Park, with a view to the club reaching their long-term goal of having their own facility located in Glasgow. [10] The club previously ground-shared with Maryhill at Lochburn Park for their first two seasons in the Lowland League.

For the 2022–23 season, as part of the commercial agreement with Open Goal, the club played their home games at Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld. [11]

Current squad

As of 21 May 2024 [12]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Luke Scullion
2 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kirk McKnight
4 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Joe Murphy
5 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ross Smith (vice-captain)
6 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Michael Miller (captain)
7 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Paul Kennedy
8 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Daniel Hunter
9 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Corey O’Donnell
10 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ally McColm
11 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Scott Roberts
12 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Max Wright
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ciaran McPhie
17 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Alfie Robinson
18 MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Rabin Omar
19 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Pat Moy
20 GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Stephen Barr
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jon Craig

Club staff

As of 21 May 2024

PositionName
Manager Zander Diamond
Assistant manager Gordon Wylde
First-team coach Martin Mooney
Goalkeeper coachVacant

Season-by-season records

SeasonDivisionTierLeague Scottish Cup
FinishPlayedWinsDrawsLossesPoints
BSC Glasgow F.C.
2014–15 Lowland League 510th26791030Did Not Participate
2015–16 Lowland League 57th281251141 1st Round Replay, losing to Auchinleck Talbot
2016–17 Lowland League 57th301261242 2nd Round, losing to Beith Juniors
2017–18 Lowland League 53rd30205565 2nd Round, losing to Buckie Thistle
2018–19 Lowland League 52nd28187361 3rd Round, losing to Forfar Athletic
2019–20 Lowland League 53rd†22163351 5th Round, losing to Hibernian
2020–21 Lowland League 54th†1393130 Preliminary Round Two, losing to Haddington Athletic
Broomhill F.C.
2021–22 Lowland League 515th341042034 2nd Round, losing to Tranent Juniors
2022–23 Lowland League 511th361561551 3rd Round, losing to Alloa Athletic

† Season curtailed due to coronavirus pandemic – At the end of the 2019–20 season, BSC claimed 3rd spot over East Stirlingshire due to points per game average. [13]

Honours

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  5. ↑ Thomson, Paul (4 May 2022). "Open Goal Lowland League "fly-on-the-wall" documentary promised as Si Ferry takes reins at Broomhill". Daily Record. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
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