Broomhill Football Club was a Scottish

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club that played in the

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, the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system for 11 seasons. 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

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, and was elected to the Lowland League for the 2014–15 season. They originally shared with

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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

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, with the senior team being renamed Broomhill F.C. and retaining the Lowland League place.

History

Broomhill Sports Club was founded in

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, 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. 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, 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

. 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. The roll-out mainly consisted of club-related content across Open Goal's platform, including a monthly,

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documentary. 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,

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and Paul Slane, all stepping down from their respective roles as a result. In May 2023 the club, having reverted to their original name, announced the return of manager Stephen Swift and later announced a five-year deal to move to the

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where the club stated their aim to grow their fanbase and make the town their permanent home. On 30 May 2025, the club announced they would cease operations with immediate effect following relegation from the Lowland League.

Ground

Initially the club ground-shared with

at Lochburn Park for their first two seasons in the Lowland League. Ahead of the 2016–17 season, the club reached an agreement with

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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

. From the 2022–23 season, as part of the commercial agreement with Open Goal, the club played their home games at

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, Cumbernauld.Broadwood stadium welcomes Open Goal Broomhill FC as new tenants

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, 14 June 2022 For their final two seasons in 2023–24 and 2024–25, they played their home matches at

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Season-by-season records

† 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.

Honours

**''Runners-up:'' 2018–19 * SFA South Region Challenge Cup **Winners: 2014–15 **''Runners-up:'' 2017–18, 2019–20 * Lowland League Cup **Winners: 2018–19 ** Runners-up: 2016–17

References

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