We travel South on Saturday for a Lowland League match against Gretna 2008 at Raydale Park.
Gretna 2008 are managed by Vinnie Parker who is assisted by Kevin Somerville. Parker’s backroom team consist of Coach Jack Boyko, analyst’s Adnan Dogrultan & Ally Mason and physio’s Ollie Hughes and Jinette Pearson.
Players to watch for the Raydale Park side, include centre forward Seam McKenzie and Iain Anderson and centre back Sam Atkinson.
Currently, Gretna 2008 lie seventeenth (second bottom) in the Lowland League. Winning three, drawing four and losing fifteen of their twenty-two fixtures so far.
LAST FIXTURE
Clydebank 5 Gretna 2008 0
Atkinson (GK), Short, Tait, Douglas, Atkinson, Lamonby, Skinner, Oram, Anderson, Gunn & McKenzie
Due to the recent bad weather, Gretna haven’t played in 2026. Their last game was on Saturday the 27th of December against Clydebank at Holm Park. Neil McLaughlin gave the hosts the lead on nine minutes, which was the only goal of the first half.
Second half goals from Nicky Low, Aaron Black and a Lee Gallagher double gave the lead leaders a good 5-0 win.
LAST GAME BETWEEN THE SIDES (Broxburn Athletic 4 Gretna 2008 2
(14/10/2025) Lowland League – Albyn Park
Broxburn Athletic Starting Eleven– Watt (GK), McGale, Gormley, Page, Lavery, Robertson, McRory-Irving, McDonald, Watkins, Docherty & Douglas.
Gretna 2008 Starting Eleven– Cross, Weir, McMurtie, Douglas, Short, Oram, Atkinson, Tait, Cranston, Ivison & McKenzie.
Visitors Gretna 2008 opened the scoring on thirteen minutes. A cross from the left by Andrew Oram finds Sean McKenzie who heads into the right corner of the net. Broxburn were level on seventeen minutes. A long ball forward by Matty McDonald finds Jamie Docherty wide left. He cuts inside and on his right foot slams his shot into the left corner. The teams went in level at the half time break.
Broxburn took the lead on sixty-six minutes. Robbie McGale’s corner is meant to be for Kyle Bell, but it goes past him too Jamie Docherty. Doc from outside the box scores a cracker with his right foot into the far-left corner, leaving Harry Cross with no chance. Athletic added a third on seventy-three minutes. A shot by Jon Robertson hits the bar and deflects to the feet of Errol Douglas. Douglas taps in from close range. Gretna pulled one back on seventy-nine minutes. A long throw in is headed back by Marcus Lavery into his own net. Broxburn put the game to bed on eighty-seven minutes, with a fourth. Errol Douglas nods it on for Kyle Bell, who picks up 30 yards from goal, drives into the box and slots it home past Gretna goalie Harry Cross.
RECENT FORM BETWEEN THE SIDES
(24/8/24) Gretna 2008 0 Broxburn Athletic 2
(15/2/25) Broxburn Athletic 1 Gretna 2008 6
(4/10/25) Broxburn Athletic 4 Gretna 2008 2
Gretna 2008: Last Four Fixture’s
(6/12/25) Gala Fairydean (H) 1-4 (Loss)
(13/12/25) Tranent (A) 1-1 (Draw)
(16/12/25) Celtic B (H) 4-5 (Loss)
(27/12/25) Clydebank (A) 5-0 (Loss)
