Broomhill F.C. (Scotland)

Broomhill Football Club, also known as Open Goal Broomhill, is a Scottish football team originating in the Broomhill area of Glasgow, although since 2016 home matches have been played at Recreation Park in Alloa, Clackmannanshire. The club was formed in 2014 as a senior team associated with Broomhill Sports Club, under the name BSC Glasgow, and was renamed Broomhill F.C. prior to the start of the 2021–22 season. They were elected to the Scottish Lowland Football League, in the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system, for the 2014–15 season. As of the 2022–23 season, Broomhill will partner with Open Goal podcast, with Simon Ferry taking up position as manager.

Broomhill
Full nameOpen Goal Broomhill Football Club
Nickname(s)BSC
Founded2014 (as BSC Glasgow)
GroundRecreation Park, Alloa
Capacity3,100[1]
ChairmanGeorge Ross
General ManagerGeorge Fraser
ManagerSimon Ferry
LeagueLowland League
2020–21Lowland League, 4th of 17
WebsiteClub website

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.[2] 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 onto 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,[3] 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.[4]

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.[5] The club previously ground-shared with Maryhill at Lochburn Park for their first two seasons in the Lowland League.

Current squad

As of 15 February 2022[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  SCO Stephen Barr
— DF  SCO Tony Coutts
— DF  SCO Lewis Crawford
— DF  SCO Jordan Duncan
— DF  SCO Jack MacCalman
— DF  SCO Kirk McKnight (on loan from Kilmarnock)
— DF  SCO Adam Moss
— DF  SCO Regan O'Sullivan
— MF  SCO Reegan Aitken (on loan from Greenock Morton)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  SCO Euan Griffiths
— MF  SCO Mark Lamont (on loan from Alloa Athletic)
— MF  SCO Aiden McLaughlin
— MF  SCO Gabe Skeoch
— MF  SCO Ryan Sinnamon (captain)
— MF  SCO Connor Smith
— FW  SCO Josh Cooper (on loan from Greenock Morton)
— FW  SCO Finlay Gray
— FW  SCO Evan Maley
— FW  SCO Ryan Tierney

On loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  SCO Cammy MacNair (on loan at Blantyre Vics)

Coaching staff
PositionName
Manager Simon Ferry
Assistant Manager
First Team Coach Davy Adams
First Team Coach Bill Reside
Goalkeeping Coach Fraser Wilson
Physio Lynn Glen
Kitman Davie Wilson
Under 20s Coach Alex Miller

Season-by-season records
Season Division Tier League Scottish Cup
Finish Played Wins Draws Losses Points
BSC Glasgow F.C.
2014–15 Lowland League 5 10th 26 7 9 10 30 Did Not Participate
2015–16 Lowland League 5 7th 28 12 5 11 41 1st Round Replay, losing to Auchinleck Talbot
2016–17 Lowland League 5 7th 30 12 6 12 42 2nd Round, losing to Beith Juniors
2017–18 Lowland League 5 3rd 30 20 5 5 65 2nd Round, losing to Buckie Thistle
2018–19 Lowland League 5 2nd 28 18 7 3 61 3rd Round, losing to Forfar Athletic
2019–20 Lowland League 5 3rd† 22 16 3 3 51 5th Round, losing to Hibernian
2020–21 Lowland League 5 4th† 13 9 3 1 30 Preliminary Round Two, losing to Haddington Athletic
Broomhill F.C.
2021–22 Lowland League 5 15th 34 10 4 20 34 2nd Round, losing to Tranent

† 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.[7]

Honours

References
  1. "Alloa Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  2. Macpherson, Graeme (1 May 2014). "Broomhill: from kids' sports club to senior football?". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  3. "A New Beginning – Broomhill FC". Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  4. "Broomhill FC Media Information". Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  5. "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.
  6. "Squad". Broomhill FC. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  7. FC, BSC Glasgow (13 April 2020). "Weird way to end it but third place on points per game". @BSCGlasgowFC. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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