Broomhill F.C. (Scotland)

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Broomhill
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Full nameBroomhill Football Club
Founded
  • 2004 (as Broomhill Sports Club)
  • 2014 (as BSC Glasgow)
  • 2021 (as Broomhill FC)
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 https://broomhillfc.com/

Broomhill Football Club is a Scottish football club that plays 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 was 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 went 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, who claimed 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 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 14 March 2025 [12]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
3 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ben Ferguson(on loan from East Kilbride F.C.)
4 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Michael Aitken
5 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Conor Duffy
6 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Andrew Lind
7 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Chris Mahon
8 DF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Arnie Kasa(Captain)
9 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Lewis Lobban
12 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Max Wright
14 FW Flag of Angola.svg  ANG Tuacenio dos Santos
16 DF Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Yusuf Hussain
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Brannan McDermott(on loan from Motherwell)
19 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Alex Fairlie(on loan from Queens Park)
20 GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Stephen Barr
23 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Matthew O'Donnell
24 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Louis Thompson
25 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Alex Thomson
GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Harry Broun
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ally McColm
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Che Campbell(on loan from Partick Thistle)
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kieran Gibbons (on loan from Peterhead)
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Zac Mooney
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Lewis Cooper

Club staff

As of 2 July 2024

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

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

References

  1. Macpherson, Graeme (1 May 2014). "Broomhill: from kids' sports club to senior football?". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  2. "A New Beginning – Broomhill FC". Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. "Broomhill FC Media Information" . Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. Young, Graeme (4 May 2022). "Open Goal announce Broomhill partnership as Simon Ferry named manager of Lowland League side". Daily Record. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  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.
  6. Irvine, David (23 March 2023). "Open Goal confirm Broomhill FC split as Si Ferry, Paul Slane & Derek Lyle to depart". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  7. Pentland, Michael (23 March 2023). "Club Statement". Open Goal Broomhill FC. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  8. "Welcome Home Swifty". Twitter. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  9. "Ground Sharing Update". Dumbarton FC. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  10. "BSC Glasgow to ground share with Alloa Athletic FC". bscglasgow.co.uk. 6 June 2016. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  11. Broadwood stadium welcomes Open Goal Broomhill FC as new tenants, North Lanarkshire Council, 14 June 2022
  12. "Squad". Broomhill FC. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  13. FC, BSC Glasgow (13 April 2020). "Weird way to end it but third place on points per game". @BSCGlasgowFC. Retrieved 6 May 2020.