Broxburn Athletic F.C.

Broxburn Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the town of Broxburn in West Lothian. They play their home games at Albyn Park. The team currently competes in the East of Scotland League Premier Division, the sixth tier of Scottish football, having moved from the junior leagues in 2018.[1]

Broxburn Athletic
Full nameBroxburn Athletic Football Club
Nickname(s)The Brox, The Burn, The Badgers
Founded1947
GroundAlbyn Park
Greendykes Road
Broxburn
Capacity2,050
PresidentJimmy Porteous
ManagerSteve Pittman
LeagueEast of Scotland League Premier Division
2022–23East of Scotland League Premier Division, 10th of 16
WebsiteClub website

History

Broxburn reached the Scottish Junior Cup semi-final on five occasions, the last time being in 1971 when they lost by a single goal to eventual cup winners Cambuslang Rangers.

The club won the East Region South Division in 2009–10 and then gained promotion to the East Superleague two years later. They spent six seasons in the Superleague, with a best finish of 5th in their final season.

After moving to the senior football pyramid for the 2018–19 season, Broxburn won the East of Scotland League Conference C. However they narrowly missed out on the title and promotion to the Lowland league in the round robin playoff against the winners of the other Conferences, Penicuik Athletic and Bonnyrigg Rose.

The club became a full SFA member in 2019 which allowed them to enter the 2019-20 Scottish Cup. They reached the fourth round having won five matches (including victories over higher ranked East Stirlingshire, Cowdenbeath, and Inverurie Loco Works), before going out to Premiership side St. Mirren in Paisley. Broxburn were supported by 1,600 fans who made the trip along the M8, selling out the North Stand at St Mirren Park.[2]

Albyn Park

In 1946, Mr. G. W. Bartaby-Pearson, with the help of local businessmen, started the process of reforming Broxburn and secured Albyn Park from the Earl of Buchan. After help from supporters who made the ground improvements, the stadium opened in 1948 with a Heart of Midlothian v Rangers meeting which attracted a crowd of around 3,500.

Albyn Park was completely redeveloped in 200910 as part of the Broxburn United Sports Club project into a new community facility with a 3G artificial pitch (replaced 2020).[3]

It sits on the original Albion Park used by Broxburn F.C. in 1889. Athletic took over the lease in 1894 until both clubs amalgamated in 1912 and played at the sports park (now the Broxburn Sports Centre). Athletic then moved back in 1921 until going defunct in 1924. West Lothian Council now owns the land and Broxburn has a lease until 2036.

The facility is also used by Broxburn Athletic Colts and other clubs. New changing rooms, a social club and floodlights were also constructed. The ground includes a large enclosure on the same side as the changing rooms. The remainder of the ground consists of grass bankings and covered terracing.

Senior squad

As of 26 May 2024[4]

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 Scotland SCO Robert Watt
GK Scotland SCO Shaun Donoghue
DF Scotland SCO Jordan Wright
DF Scotland SCO Greg Page
DF Scotland SCO Marcus Millar
DF England ENG Andy Gillen
DF Scotland SCO Dan Nimmo
DF Scotland SCO Marky Munro
DF Scotland SCO Jack Sayers
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Scotland SCO Ben Davidson
MF Scotland SCO Callum Bremner
MF Scotland SCO Calum Heath
MF Scotland SCO Ross Nimmo
MF Scotland SCO Lewis Turner
MF Scotland SCO Steven Clark
MF Scotland SCO Liam Gray
MF Scotland SCO Liam Campbell
MF Scotland SCO Mark McConnell
captain MF Scotland SCO Nick Locke
FW Scotland SCO Gary Brass
FW Scotland SCO Greg Binnie
FW Scotland SCO Errol Douglas
FW Scotland SCO Kai Wilson
FW Scotland SCO Darren Downie

Club staff

Committee

Role Name
PresidentScotland Jimmy Porteous
Vice PresidentScotland John Hughes
SecretaryScotland Jim Provan
TreasurerScotland Alan Cunningham
Club PhotographerScotland Andrew MacPherson
Chaplain Scotland Andrew MacPherson

Coaching staff

Role Name
ManagerUnited States Steve Pittman
Assistant ManagerScotland Derek McWilliams
CoachScotland Billy McPhee
CoachScotland
Goalkeeper CoachScotland Ian McLaren
PhysioScotland Mark Fountain
PhysioScotland John Porteous

Source

Managerial history

Name Nationality Years
John McGuigan Scotland 1949-?
Willie Peden Scotland 1954-1956
Jim McKinnon Scotland ?-1971
Peter Fortunate Scotland 1973-?
Bill Bruce Scotland ?-1975
Bill Baxter Scotland 1975-?
Peter Duncan Scotland ?-1989
Derek O'Connor Scotland ?-1989[5]
Bill Henderson Scotland 1989-1990[6][7]
Willie Verth Scotland 1991-1992
Jackie Smyth Scotland 1992-?
Willie Turley Scotland 1997-1998
Jamie Dolan Scotland 2004-2008
Steve Pittman United States 2009-2015
Max Christie Scotland 2014-2017
Brian McNaughton Scotland 2017-2020
Chris Townsley Scotland 2020-2023[8]
Scott McNaughtonc Scotland 2023
Steve Pittman United States 2023-[9]

c Caretaker manager

Season-by-season record

Senior

Season Division Tier Pos. Pld. W D L GD Pts Scottish Cup
Broxburn Athletic
2018–19East of Scotland League Conference C
6
1st
24
2202+6266
Did Not Participate
2019–20
6
3rd†
19
1153+1138Fourth round, losing to St Mirren
2020-21
6
null††
11
5 1 5 +1 16 First round, lost to Nairn County
2021-22
6
6th
34
15 4 15 +5 49 Preliminary round, lost to Dunbar United
2022-23
6
9th
30
11 10 9 +9 43 First round, lost to Dunipace

† Season curtailed due to COVID-19 pandemic - Broxburn Athletic finished third, based on the 'points per game' measure.

†† Season declared null and void due to COVID-19 pandemic

Honours

Junior

Record attendances

Historic

  • 31,085 - 1950-51 Scottish Junior Cup Semi Final vs Irvine Meadow, Hampden Park, Glasgow
  • 11,400 - 1951-52 Scottish Junior Cup vs Kilsyth Rangers, Albyn Park, Broxburn

Recent

  • 1,059 - 2019-20 Scottish Cup 2nd Round Replay vs Cowdenbeath, Albyn Park, Broxburn
  • 4,372 - 2019-20 Scottish Cup 4th Round vs St. Mirren, Simple Digital Arena, Paisley

References

55.93826°N 3.46825°W / 55.93826; -3.46825

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