Drumchapel United F.C.

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Drumchapel United
Full nameDrumchapel United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Drum, Drummy
Founded2001
GroundDonald Dewar Centre
Drumchapel, Glasgow
Co-managersJohn Black and Adam Hopes
League West of Scotland League First Division
2022–23 West of Scotland League First Division, 4th of 16

Drumchapel United Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Glasgow district of Drumchapel, currently competing in the West of Scotland League First Division.

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Formed as an amateur club in 2001, they fielded teams in the Central Scottish AFL and the Football Central Sunday AFL and were winners of the Scottish Amateur Cup in 2007 (runners-up in 2010 and 2011), [1] also lifting the West of Scotland Cup four times. [2]

The club successfully applied for their first team to join the newly founded West of Scotland Football League for the 2020–21 season. [3]

Beyond the adult teams, there is an established youth system with multiple teams for boys and girls (the latter affiliated to Partick Thistle W.F.C.), [4] and community involvement. [5] [6] [7]

In their first full season in the West of Scotland League, Drumchapel finished 2nd in Conference C. After winning the Strathclyde Cup they went on to secure the Cup-Winners Shield and qualified for the 2022–23 Scottish Cup. They reached the fourth round of the competition, beating Easthouses Lily, Nairn County, Gretna 2008, and FC Edinburgh before losing 2–1 to Elgin City. Their 1–0 win over FC Edinburgh from SPFL League One (61 places above them) was briefly a record for the biggest difference in league position between winning and losing team in Scottish Cup history until Darvel beat Aberdeen 1–0 in the same competition.

Current squad

As of 2 August 2023

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Ryan Scully
— GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Josh Crawford
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Martin Orr
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jamie Mills
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Martin McNiff
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Joe Coleman
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Dom McLaren
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ruaridh McIntyre
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Andy Geggan
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Cammy Robertson
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Callum McKenzie
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jack Breen
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kevin Fell
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Algeria.svg  ALG Youcef Narbesla
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Nathan Fell
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ryan Deas
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Alex Docherty
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kyle Munro
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Dan Finnigan
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jordan Love
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO James Marks
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO David Hopkirk
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO David Templeton
— FW Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Joao Victoria
— FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Munir Idris

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ "Scottish Amateur Cup Final 2016 Programme" (PDF). SAFA . Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. ↑ West Of Scotland Amateur Cup Final 2018 Programme, Scottish Amateur Football Association
  3. ↑ Pirie, Mark (15 April 2020). ""Lanarkshire juniors exodus confirmed as ALL clubs revealed as part of West of Scotland League". Daily Record. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. ↑ Partick Thistle Women's FC establishes full girls' pathway in partnership with Drumchapel United, Partick Thistle FC, 5 February 2020
  5. ↑ Drumchapel United continue to grow, Clydebank Post, 13 April 2014
  6. ↑ Drumchapel United, Glasgow Life
  7. ↑ Drumchapel United Football Club handed 25-year lease for playing field to help develop the club, Glasgow Live, 9 December 2016
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