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Wikipedia - Broomhill F.C. (Scotland)
Broomhill Football Club is a Scottish football club playing its home matches at Dumbarton Football Stadium in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire. They are members of the Scottish Lowland Football League, in the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system. 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 Glasgow, and were elected to the Lowland League for the 2014–15 season. They originally shared with Maryhill F.C. 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 West of Scotland Football League, with the senior team being renamed Broomhill F.C. and retaining the Lowland League place.
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. 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 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, 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, 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.
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, fly-on-the-wall 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, Derek Lyle 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 Dumbarton Football Stadium where the club have stated their aim to grow their fanbase and make the town their permanent home.
Il Broomhill FC ha una ricca storia ed è stato uno dei primi club ad adottare il calcio professionistico. Nel 1894, il club fu uno dei membri fondatori della Northern Football League, che all'epoca era la lega professionistica più importante del nord dell'Inghilterra. Il Broomhill FC rimase nella Northern League fino al 1921, quando si unì alla Football League Third Division North.
Il Broomhill FC trascorse 13 stagioni nella Third Division North, raggiungendo il suo miglior piazzamento nel 1927-28, quando si classificò terzo. Tuttavia, il club non riuscì mai a ottenere la promozione in Second Division e nel 1934 fu relegato in Fourth Division. Il Broomhill FC rimase in Fourth Division fino allo scoppio della Seconda Guerra Mondiale nel 1939.
Dopo la guerra, il Broomhill FC riprese a giocare nella Fourth Division, ma non riuscì mai a ottenere la promozione in Third Division. Nel 1958, il club fu uno dei membri fondatori della nuova Fourth Division, che era il livello più basso del sistema calcistico inglese all'epoca. Il Broomhill FC rimase in Fourth Division fino al 1966, quando fu relegato in Northern Premier League.
Il Broomhill FC rimase nella Northern Premier League fino al 2004, quando fu promosso in Conference North, il sesto livello del sistema calcistico inglese. Il club rimase in Conference North fino al 2018, quando fu relegato in Northern Premier League Division One North West.
Il Broomhill FC è una squadra di calcio storica e ha un grande seguito di tifosi. Il club è noto per la sua passione e il suo impegno e ha sempre lottato per ottenere il successo.