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For Broxburn Athletic before 1917, see Broxburn United F.C.

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
LeagueLowland League
2023–24East of Scotland League Premier Division, 1st of 16 (promoted)
Websitehttps://www.broxburnathletic.co.uk

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 Lowland League, the fifth tier of Scottish football, having moved from the junior leagues in 2018.[1]

History

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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. [citation needed]

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. Broxburn were champions in the 2023–24 season, finishing in front of title race rivals Musselburgh Athletic and once again earned a spot in the promotion playoffs where they faced South of Scotland Football League champions Dalbeattie Star F.C.. The first leg was played at Dalbeattie's Islecroft stadium, and the 2nd leg at Broxburn's Albyn park. Broxburn were victorious, securing a 12-2 aggregate victory and promotion to the Lowland Football League for the 2024-25 season.

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] In the 2023–24 Scottish Cup Broxburn reached the third round after victories over Lochee United, Nairn County and Deveronvale before going out on penalties to Buckie Thistle at Albyn Park. The reported attendance of this match was 1175.[3]

Albyn Park

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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 2009–10 as part of the Broxburn United Sports Club project into a new community facility with a 3G artificial pitch (replaced 2020).[4]

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

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As of 28 November 2024[5]

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 Jordan Pettigrew
— GK Scotland SCO Robert Watt
— DF Scotland SCO Greg Page
— DF Scotland SCO Marcus Millar (out on loan to Blackburn United)
— DF Scotland SCO Marky Munro
— DF Scotland SCO Jack Sayers
— DF Scotland SCO Joseph Smith (on loan from Queens Park)
— DF England ENG Jonathan Page
— DF Scotland SCO Luke Morris
— MF Scotland SCO Andy Rodden
— MF Scotland SCO James Russell
— MF Scotland SCO Owen Wardell (on loan from Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Sweden SWE Alassan Jones
— MF Scotland SCO Bryan Mwangi (on loan from Dundee United)
— MF Scotland SCO Fionn McLeod Kay
— MF Scotland SCO Kyle Bell
— MF Scotland SCO Lewis Turner
— MF Scotland SCO Nick Locke (captain)
— FW Scotland SCO Scott McCrory-Irving
— FW Scotland SCO Gary Brass
— FW Scotland SCO Goodwin Kangni-Soukpe (on loan from Stirling Albion)
— FW Scotland SCO Errol Douglas
— FW Scotland SCO Darren Downie

Club staff

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Committee

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Role Name
President Scotland Jimmy Porteous
Vice President Scotland John Hughes
Secretary Scotland Jim Provan
Treasurer Scotland Alan Cunningham
Club Photographer Scotland Andrew MacPherson
Chaplain Scotland Andrew MacPherson

Coaching staff

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Role Name
Manager Scotland Steve Pittman
Assistant Manager Scotland Derek McWilliams
Coach Scotland Billy McPhee
Coach Scotland Steve McIlhone
Goalkeeper Coach Scotland Ian McLaren
Physio Scotland Mark Fountain
Physio Scotland John Porteous

Source

Managerial history

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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[6]
Bill Henderson Scotland 1989-1990[7][8]
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[9]
Scott McNaughtonc Scotland 2023
Steve Pittman United States 2023-[10]

c Caretaker manager

Season-by-season record

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Senior

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Season Division Tier Pos. Pld. W D L GD Pts Scottish Cup
Broxburn Athletic
2018–19 East of Scotland League Conference C
6
 1st
24
 22 0 2 +62 66
Did Not Participate
2019–20
East of Scotland Premier Division
6
 3rd†
19
 11 5 3 +11 38 Fourth round, losing to St Mirren
2020–21
East of Scotland Premier Division
6
 null††
11
 5 1 5 +1 16 First round, lost to Nairn County
2021–22
East of Scotland Premier Division
6
 6th
34
 15 4 15 +5 49 Preliminary round, lost to Dunbar United
2022–23
East of Scotland Premier Division
6
 9th
30
 11 10 9 +9 43 First round, lost to Dunipace
2023–24
East of Scotland Premier Division
6
 1st
30
 23 5 2 +46 74 Third round, lost to Buckie Thistle

† 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

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Junior

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Record attendances

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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

  • 1,172 - 2023-24 Scottish Cup 3rd Round vs Buckie Thistle, Albyn Park, Broxburn
  • 4,372 - 2019-20 Scottish Cup 4th Round vs St. Mirren, Simple Digital Arena, Paisley

References

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  1. ^ McLauchlin, Brian (7 June 2018). "East of Scotland League vote signals exodus of 25 junior clubs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ^ Hardie, David. "St Mirren 3-0 Broxburn Athletic: Tough luck as battling Broxburn see their Scottish Cup run come to an end". Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. ^ "BROXBURN ATHLETIC V BUCKIE THISTLE – Broxburn Athletic Football Club".
  4. ^ Broxburn United Sports Club opens its new community facility Archived 26 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine August 2010
  5. ^ "Squad | Broxburn Athletic - Official Website". www.broxburnathletic.co.uk/. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  6. ^ "COURIER Friday December 15 1989 Courier Sport: Touchline Topics Golf Snooker Pool Shinty Whitburn floored by ." 15 December 1989. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  7. ^ "COURIER Friday December 15 1989 Courier Sport: Touchline Topics Golf Snooker Pool Shinty Whitburn floored by ." 15 December 1989. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  8. ^ "48 COURIER Friday November 16 1990 ASAP TEMPS! TEMPS! Urgently required for various assignments throughout West ." 16 November 1990. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Blackburn United boss praises 'brilliant' display in derby win over Broxburn Athletic". Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  10. ^ "NEW MANAGEMENT TEAM IN PLACE". Broxburn Athletic FC. 22 January 2023.
  11. ^ Honours, Broxburn Athletic FC

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