BSC Glasgow F.C.

BSC Glasgow
Full name BSC Glasgow Football Club
Founded 2014
Ground The Indodrill Stadium, Alloa
Ground Capacity 3,100[1]
Chairman Stephen Prince
Manager Mark S. Adams
League Lowland League
2015–16 Lowland League, 7th

BSC Glasgow Football Club is a Scottish football team originating in Glasgow, although from 2016 home matches are being played at The Indodrill Stadium in Alloa, Clackmannanshire. The club was formed in 2014 as a senior team associated with Broomhill Sports Club, a multi-sport youth organisation. They were elected to the Scottish Lowland Football League, in the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system, for the 2014–15 season.

History

Broomhill Sports Club was founded in Broomhill, Glasgow, in June 2004 as a multi-sports club for children. By 2014 the club had grown to cater for 700 children in sports including football, karate, netball and hockey.

BSC Glasgow FC was launched in 2014 as a senior football team associated with the sports club, 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.

Players

First Team Squad

As of 01 November 2016

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

No. Position Player
Scotland GK Joe Wilton
Scotland GK Stephen Barr
Scotland DF Lewis Bell (on loan from Celtic)
Scotland DF Shaun Bowers (on loan from Celtic)
Scotland DF Robbie Duncan
Scotland DF Christian Kasongo
Scotland DF Paul Keys
Scotland DF Matt Niven
Scotland DF Mark Toner (Vice Captain)
Scotland DF Gerard Traynor
Czech Republic MF Arnault Bembo
No. Position Player
Scotland MF Riccardo Corrieri
Scotland MF Jamie Cunningham
Scotland MF Mark Dryden (Captain)
Scotland MF Gary Redpath
England MF Tom Woods
Scotland FW Matthew Beckett
Scotland FW Aidan Ferris
Scotland FW Ryan Holms
Scotland FW Robert Jones
Scotland FW Husnain Mansoor

Ground

From the 2016–17 season, BSC reached an agreement with Scottish League One side Alloa Athletic to share The Indodrill Stadium, with a view to the club reaching their long-term goal of having their own facility located in Glasgow.[3] The club previously ground-shared with Maryhill at Lochburn Park for their first two seasons in the Lowland League.

Honours

Season-by-season record

Season Div. Pos. Pld. W D L Pts. Scottish Cup
BSC Glasgow
2014–15Lowland League10th26791030DNP
2015–16Lowland League7th281251141Lost in 1st Round Replay vs Auchinleck Talbot

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. "BSC Glasgow to ground share with Alloa Athletic FC". bscglasgow.co.uk. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.

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