Broxburn United
Formed 1912
Founder member of the reformed Scottish League Division Two 1921. Failed re-election 1926.
Kit History
1912-1917 (c)
1919-1920 (a,c)
1920-circa1922 (a,b)
1922-1923 (a,c)
1925-1926 (a,c)
Background
The club was formed by the merger of two senior sides Broxburn FC (formed in 1883 as Broxburn Thistle; became Broxburn in 1889) and Broxburn Athletic. It was remarkable that a town the size of Broxburn had supported two senior teams for so long. United competed in the Central League apart from two seasons spent in the Eastern League (1915-17). When the Scottish Second Division was reinstated after the First World War by incorporating the Central League, Broxburn United were one of the new clubs elected to take part. In their brief career they generally finished in mid-table but in 1926 they finished bottom. As the Third Division had just been scrapped, they were forced to seek re-election. The members patience seems to have been exhausted by the failure of the Third Division clubs to complete their fixtures and there was little sympathy for Broxburn who were voted out in favour of Forfar Athletic.
The club spent one season in the Scottish Alliance before giving up their senior status and joining the Midlothian Junior League. They fared little better at this level, resigning after one season. In 1932 the club was wound up.
Sources
- (a) The Scottish League Former Members (Norman Nichol 1992)
- (b) The Broxburn Football Story (Gus Martin)
- (c) Alick Milne