League: Lowland League 2025/26

By Stuart McLellan and Finn MacKay. 

We returned to Albyn Park for the last time in the 2025/26 season, with title contenders Bonnyrigg Rose the visitors in the Lowland League. 

Broxburn are in their traditional home kits. Red and white shirts, white shorts and red and white socks. Visitors Bonnyrigg Rose are in their changed kit. Yellow shirts, black shorts and yellow socks.

Broxburn Athletic make two changes to last week’s 4-0 loss to Clydebank. In comes Bob Watt and Matty McDonald replace Jack McConnell and Greg Page. Bonnyrigg Rose make one change to last weekends 3-2 comeback win against Caledonian Braves. Billy King replaces Callum Connolly who was injured in the warmup.

Was a pleasure to have young reporter Finn McKay helping us today. Hope you enjoyed your day.

Bonnyrigg Rose had the ball in the net on nine minutes. Max Dowling’s cross finds Cameron Ross who scores but is ruled offside.

On sixteen minutes, a corner by Kane Thomson finds Jon Robertson whose header hits the bar. The ball comes back to Errol Douglas whose header is saved by Bonnyrigg Rose keeper Ross Connelly.

Bonnyrigg come close on twenty-three minutes. Cameron Ross feeds in Jay McGarva who fires his shot over the bar. On thirty-four minutes, A Bonnyrigg Rose corner finds captain Neil Martyniuk whose header hits the post. The rebound is fired over the bar by Josh Laing.

GOAL! Broxburn take the lead on thirty-seven minutes. A long ball into the box from the right by Scott McCrory-Irving finds Gallagher Lennon whose header hits the bar. Jon Robertson reacts quickest and scores at the back post for the games opening goal.

On forty minutes, a deep Bonnyrigg Rose cross finds Billy King whose shot is saved by Broxburn keeper Bob Watt.

GOAL! Broxburn add a second right on the stroke of half time. Kyle Bell picks up in centre midfield and plays a good pass out wide to Kane Thomson. Thomson plays a ball in to Errol Douglas who scores into the left corner.

Half Time (2-0 Broxburn Athletic)

GOAL! Bonnyrigg Rose pull a goal back on fifty minutes. From a free kick on the edge of the box, Lee Currie slams it in high into the net leaving Broxburn keeper no chance.

On fifty-four minutes a shot by Bonnyrigg Rose winger Billy King is saved down low.

Kane Thomson is booked on fifty-six minutes for time wasting.

Matty McDonald is booked on sixty-two minutes for a foul on Cammy Ross.

Broxburn make their first change of the match on fifty-six minutes. Greg Page replaces Kane Thomson.

Bonnyrigg Rose make their first change on sixty-seven minutes. MacKenzie Scott replaces Kallum Higginbotham.

Jon Robertson is next in the book on seventy-three minutes for dissent.

Next in the book is Bonnyrigg’s Josh Laing for a foul on Kyle Bell on sixty-eight minutes.

On seventy-two minutes, Lee Currie hits a free kick from distance, and his effort isn’t far over the bar.

Substitution Bonnyrigg Rose on seventy-four minutes. Gregor Nicol replaces Josh Laing.

On seventy-five minutes. Broxburn make another substitution.  Alasdair Shrive replaces Jon Robertson.

Alasdair Shrive does well to win possession high up the park. He plays a good ball into Errol Douglas who doesn’t take a good touch, and the ball runs away from him.

Bonnyrigg Rose make another change on eighty-one minutes. Rudi Bryce replaces Max Dowling.

On eighty-three minutes, Nick Locke replaces Jamie Docherty.

GOAL! Bonnyrigg equalise on the eighty eighth minute. A corner from the left taken by Billy King, goes all the way into the corner.

Big chance for Bonnyrigg to grab three points deep into injury time. the ball falls for Billy King, whose effort hits the bar.

It finished 2-2 at Albyn Park. A positive performance and one where both teams could have won it in the end.

FULL TIME

Broxburn Athletic 2 (Robertson & Douglas)

Bonnyrigg Rose 2

VIEW FROM THE ALBYN MAN OF THE MATCH

 Gallagher Lennon was fantastic for us. Best game he has had in a Broxburn shirt. He is this week’s man of the match.

 MATCH OFFICIALS

REFEREE– Michael McCart

ASSISTANT REFEREE’S– Andrew Simmonds & Craig Stevens.

Next Game:

Saturday the 18^th of April

Tranent (Away)

Lowland League

Foresters Park

3pm

By Stuart McLellan

We took on Linlithgow Rose in the rescheduled Lowland League game at Albyn Park on Tuesday night.

Broxburn are in their traditional home kits. Red and white shirts, white shorts and red and white socks. Linlithgow Rose are in white shirts, black shorts and socks.

Broxburn make two changes from last Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Caledonian Braves. Errol Douglas and Kane Thomson replace Marcus Lavery and Luke Watkins. Visitors Linlithgow Rose make one change to last weekend’s 2-0 victory over Gretna 2008. Olly Hamilton replaces Louis MacGuire.

Broxburn come out the traps fast right from kick off. Sam Gormley picks up and drives forward. His ball through finds Errol Douglas, whose shot is over. Looks to be blocked by Linlithgow Rose defender Craig Smith, but the linesman gives a goal kick. On two minutes, Broxburn should be ahead. Kyle Bell picks up a slack pass at the halfway line and drives forward down the left. He plays a ball across to Errol Douglas and his shot is right at Linlithgow keeper Binnie.

GOAL! Linlithgow Rose take the lead on ten minutes. Callum Rae finds Lucas Stenhouse, whose shot is spilled by Broxburn keeper Bob Watt and goes over the line for the opening goal of the game.

On sixteen minutes, A ball forward comes of the arm of Broxburn’s Kane Thomson and referee Broadfoot has no hesitation pointing to the spot. GOAL! Up steps Lucas Stenhouse who puts it right down the middle. 2-0 to the visitors.

On twenty-three minutes. Scott McCrory-Irving crosses for Errol Douglas, whose shot is pushed onto the post by Linlithgow Rose keeper Cammy Binnie.

Broxburn have the ball in the net through Kyle Bell. But it’s judged to be offside.

GOAL! Broxburn are back in the match. On forty minutes, a cross in from the right by Matty McDonald is half cleared as far as Jamie Docherty who scores a fantastic volley into the corner.

GOAL! Just when it looked like Broxburn were back in the match. Linlithgow regain their two-goal lead right on half time. Adam McGowan picks up on the left. His dangerous cross is tapped home by the onrushing Calum Rae.

HALF TIME (3-1 Linlithgow Rose)

On forty-eight minutes, Greg Page is booked for a foul on James Berry.

GOAL! Linlithgow Rose add a fourth on forty-nine minutes. Jamie Watson’s cross in finds Adam McGowan whose initial shot is blocked, but with the second he scores a powerful effort into the left corner, leaving Bob Watt no chance.

Scott McCrory Irving has a shot over the bar on fifty-six minutes.

On fifty-eight minutes, Broxburn have a penalty. A ball through by Scott McCrory Irving finds Matty McDonald in on the right. He is wiped out by Linlithgow keeper Cammy Binnie who is booked. Up steps Errol Douglas, whose effort is well saved by Binnie. From the resulting corner, Kyle Bell shoots wide of target.

Substitution Linlithgow Rose on sixty-one minutes. Jamie Allan replaces Paul Kennedy.

GOAL! It’s 5-1 Linlithgow Rose on sixty-three minutes.  Connor McMullan plays in Lucas Stenhouse who scores into the right corner for his Hatrick!

Linlithgow Rose make a substitution on seventy-two minutes. Blair Henderson replaces Olly Hamilton. They make another change on seventy-five minutes. Liam Middleton replaces the injured Callum Rae.

On seventy-nine minutes. Jamie Docherty is booked for a foul on Lucas Stenhouse on the touch line.

Broxburn Athletic make a double change on eighty-seven minutes. Nick Locke and Leo Easdon replace Matty McDonald and Jamie Docherty.

GOAL! Linlithgow add a sixth on eighty-eight minutes. Lucas Stenhouse drives in from the right and lays the ball of to Adam McGowan, whose strike finds the bottom left corner from outside the box, for his second of the day.

Not the best day at the office for us tonight. Conceded silly goals and did not take our chances when they came. We have now got over a week’s break before we play Cumbernauld in the rearranged game, due to their League Cup Final on Sunday.

FULL TIME

Broxburn Athletic 1

Linlithgow Rose 6

MATCH OFFICIALS

REFEREE– Stuart Proudfoot

ASSISTANT REFEREE’S– Josh Horan & Lauchlan Dougall

Next Game:

Saturday the 28^th of March

Cumbernauld Colts (Home)

Lowland League

Albyn Park

3pm

By Stuart McLellan 

This weekend, we returned to Albyn Park where we take on Civil Service Strollers on Lowland League duty.

 Broxburn are in their traditional home kits. Red and white shirts, white shorts and red and white socks. Visitors Civil Service Strollers are in all navy-blue kit with red trim.

Broxburn make three changes to last week’s 3-1 loss to Tranent. There is a debut for Alloa loanee Leo Easdon and starts for Luke Watkins and Robbie Hamilton. They replace Errol Douglas, Kyle Bell and Gallagher Lennon. Civil Service Strollers make four changes to the team that defeated Albion Rovers 2-0 last weekend. In comes Josh McCulloch, Calum Yeats, Alieu Faye and Ryan Duncan. They replace Jay Mill, Alfie Smith, Tom Findlay and Chrissy McGinn.

GOAL! Civil Service Strollers take an early lead. With just two minutes on the clock, Ryan Duncan’s corner on the left is headed home from close range by Matty Shaw.

On seventeen minutes, Josh McCulloch plays a long ball forward that finds Mark Beveridge through on goal. His effort is wide of the right-hand post.

GOAL! Broxburn equalise! A cracking ball from centre back by Sam Gormley finds Robbie McGale, who accelerates down the right, away from the Strollers centre back Ross Pollock and cuts it back for Robbie Hamilton who scores a tap in from close range.

The first booking of the match comes on nineteen minutes. Strollers’ defender Josh McCulloch is booked for a foul on Luke Watkins.

Sam Gormley plays another great pass from centre back, right to the feet of Robbie McGale, whose cross is cleared.

GOAL! Strollers retake the lead on twenty-eight minutes. Marc Laird whips a free kick into the box, and the header is won by Matty Shaw at the back post, across goal to Ross Pollock who scores from close range with a header.

On thirty-one minutes, Luke Watkins cuts in from the left wing, and his shot is saved by Strollers keeper Adam Meek.

Unfortunately, Robbie Hamilton is injured can’t continue and is replaced by Kyle Bell on forty-five minutes.

Half Time (2-1 Civil Service Strollers)

 Broxburn make a change at the half time break. Nick Locke replaces Leo Easdon.

A deflected Jamie Docherty shot is wide of the right-hand post on forty-six minutes. Two minutes later, Kyle Bell picks up deep in the Broxburn half. He drives forward, before releasing Luke Watkins on the left. His dangerous low cross is turned behind by Strollers Ross Clarke for a Broxburn corner. Civil clear the resulting corner.

GOAL! Broxburn are level on fifty-six minutes. Ali Shrive’s long ball forward looks harmless, but Strollers defender Josh McCulloch makes a mess of it, Nick Locke intercepts the slack pass and slots past keeper Meek for 2-2.

Double change for Civil Service Strollers on Fifty-seven minutes. Chrissy McGinn and Tom Findlay replace Josh McCulloch and Callum Yeats.

Scott McCrory-Irving drives into the box from the left and his shot is saved by Adam Meek.

Broxburn gaffer John Miller is booked for something he said to the referee on sixty-two minutes. On sixty-three minutes, a free kick by Robbie McGale is saved by Civil keeper Adam Meek. A long ball forward by Meek looks to be under control. Marcus Lavery looks to head back to keeper Bob Watt, who has come of his line and didn’t expect it. Fortunately, it goes narrowly wide of the left-hand post.

Double Civil Service Strollers change on seventy-four minutes. Alfie Smith and Adrianos Anagnostou replace Ryan Duncan and Mark Beveridge.

Next in the book is Strollers Chrissy McGinn for a foul on Marcus Lavery on eighty-three minutes.

Substitution Civil Service Strollers on eighty-seven minutes. Jay Mill replaces Arran Brookfield.

On eighty-nine minutes. A corner by Robbie McGale is headed wide by Sam Gormley.

A draw is probably a fair result in the end. Broxburn will be disappointed on the two goals conceded. Now we look to Tuesday and a chance to get to the EOSQC final. Biggest game of the season!

FULL TIME

Broxburn Athletic 2 (Hamilton & Locke)

Civil Service Strollers 2

VIEW FROM THE ALBYN MAN OF THE MATCH

 This week, I never had a chance to put a poll out. But thought, Luke Watkins was excellent. Fitness starting to show now and was excellent.

  MATCH OFFICIALS

REFEREE– Josh Hay

ASSISTANT REFEREE’S– Kenny Brown & Howard Wilkin

Next Game:

Tuesday the 10^th of March

Camelon (H)

EOSQC Semi Final

Albyn Park

7.45pm

We return to Albyn Park this Saturday for a rescheduled game in the Lowland League against on form Tranent.

 Broxburn are in their traditional home kits, red and white shirts, white shorts and red and white socks. Visitors Tranent are in all blue kits.

Broxburn make two changes to last Friday’s 1-0 win over Hearts B. In comes Jamie Docherty and Errol Douglas who replace Robbie Hamilton and Kane Thomson. Tranent make two changes to last weekend’s home draw with Cowdenbeath. In comes Harry Girdwood and Guy McGarry who replace Greig Spence and Euan Greig.

The visitors are first to threaten on three minutes from a corner, there is a scramble in the box and eventually after a bit of panic, Broxburn keeper Bob Watt collects the ball. A minute later, a shot by Guy McGarry is just wide of the right-hand post.

Jamie Docherty races towards goal and tries to find Errol Douglas with a ball over. Tranent’s Josh Grigor does well to match Docherty and get an important block in before Tranent clear their lines. On eight minutes, a corner from Robbie McGale finds Sam Gormley at the back post, whose header hits of the back of Euan Bauld, but the linesman gives a goal kick.

There is a huge downpour at Albyn Park, as everyone races for the stand.

On twenty-four minutes, a free kick from Dean Brett is over the bar from Tranent. A shot by Guy McGarry is saved by Bob Watt on twenty-six minutes.  On twenty-eight minutes, a throw in by Tranent’s Nick Aitchison is headed half clear by Sam Gormley as far as Dean Brett whose volley is narrowly wide of the right post.

The visitors are having the better of possession so far without really creating much. Putting a lot of long balls/long throws into the box that Broxburn are defending well.

Alasdair Shrive is the first in the book for a push on Guy McGarry on thirty-eight minutes. Two minutes later, Marcus Lavery is booked for a crunching tackle where he looked to get the ball.

A free kick by Connor Doan is just wide of target on forty-two minutes.

Robbie McGale’s ambitious effort is over the bar bang on the half time whistle.

Half Time (0-0)

 A low Robbie McGale cross is right over the goal line with no takers on forty-eight minutes. A Jamie Docherty shot from distance is over the bar for Broxburn on fifty minutes. On sixty minutes, Scott McCrory Irving plays a good ball forward to Errol Douglas, who plays it infield to Kyle Bell. Kyle takes a touch with his left before hitting a volley that is well saved down low by Kelby Mason.

Tranent’s Scott Gray is booked on sixty-two minutes for a foul on Kyle Bell.

A free kick by Jamie Docherty is saved by Tranent keeper Kelby Mason on sixty-three minutes. Docherty also  had a shot over the bar a minute later

 GOAL! Tranent open the scoring on sixty-five minutes. A long ball forward is nodded on by Guy McGarry to Cameron McGinley who lays it off for the onrushing McGarry who finds the right corner.

 Broxburn make their first change of the match. Luke Watkins replaces Jamie Docherty on sixty-six minutes.

Gallagher Lennon is next to see yellow. He goes right through the back of Guy McGary on seventy minutes.

GOAL! Tranent add a second on seventy-two minutes. A long ball into the box by Nick Aitchison is headed down by Guy McGarry for Scott Gray, whose low drive finds the left corner.

Goal! 3-0 Tranent on seventy-eight minutes. The ball breaks to veteran striker Greig Spence who scores from close range.

Double Substitution for Broxburn on seventy-nine minutes. Robbie Hamilton & Nick Locke replace Alasdair Shrive and Matty McDonald

Tranent make a treble substitution on eight minutes. Sam Jones, Greig Young and Euan Greig replace Dean Brett, Robbie McIntyre and Guy McGarry.

Goal! Broxburn pull a goal back on eighty-five minutes. A low Luke Watkins cross finds Robbie Hamilton who scores at the back post.

Gallagher Lennon receives a second yellow card for a foul on Josh O’ Connor on ninety minutes and Broxburn are reduced to ten men.

Tranent head home with a big three points. Broxburn lost focus for ten minutes and were punished. Not much between the sides.

FULL TIME

Broxburn Athletic 1 (Robbie Hamilton)

Tranent 3

VIEW FROM THE ALBYN MAN OF THE MATCH

 Luke Watkins this week, looks sharp and done well when he came on, grabbing an assist.

MATCH OFFICIALS

REFEREE– Ross Donaldson

ASSISTANT REFEREE’S– Andrew Simmonds & William Ferguson

Next Game:

Saturday the 7^TH of March

Civil Service Strollers (Home)

Lowland League

Albyn Park

3pm

We returned to Albyn Park on Saturday, where we host Celtic B in the Lowland League.

Broxburn Athletic are in their traditional kits. Red and white shirts, white shorts and red and white socks. Visitors Celtic B are in their changed kits of white shirts and green shorts and socks.

Broxburn Athletic make four changes to the side that lost 3-2 to University of Stirling last weekend. In comes Jon Robertson, Luke Watkins, Kane Thomson and Marcus Lavery. They replace Greg Page, Errol Douglas, Alasdair Shrive and Kyle Bell. Visitors Celtic B make two changes from their last fixture, a 3-1 win over Cumbernauld colts. In comes Marcus Gill and Robert Rachwal who replace Corey Shaw and Sean McArdle.

GOAL! Broxburn take the lead on five minutes. And it’s a well worked goal. Matty McDonald picks up the ball before passing to Kane Thomson, Thomson feeds in Robbie McGale on the right, whose cross finds Jamie Docherty who side foots it into the corner.

A shot by debutant Kane Thomson deflects over the bar on eleven minutes. The resulting corner is headed clear by Celtic B’s Nathan Meechan.

On twenty-seven minutes, Celtic B come close to an equaliser. Thomas Hatton picks up on the right, cuts inside and drags his shot just wide of the post. On thirty-three minutes, a shot by Thomas Hatton is blocked by Sam Gormley. Two minutes later, a shot by Nathan Meechan is way over the bar for Celtic B.

Celtic B have had a lot of the ball in the first half with no real threat and not many talking points Barr a good Broxburn goal.

Half Time (1-0 Broxburn Athletic)

Number of changes at the half time break. Unfortunately, Jon Robertson suffered an injury and was replaced by Alasdair Shrive. Celtic B make a double change, Joseph Haney and Nathan Meechan are replaced by Cole Crawford and Rhys Dargie.

 Good play by Kane Thomson who robs Celtic B’s Michael Charlton, drives in on goal. His shot is saved by the feet of Celtic keeper Marcus Gill.

GOAL! Celtic B equalise on fifty-seven minutes. Michael Charlton finds substitute Rhys Dargie, who cuts into the box and finds the left corner with a sweet strike.

Broxburn make a double change on sixty-one minutes. On comes Kyle Bell and Errol Douglas who replace Luke Watkins and Jamie Docherty.

Huge chance for Broxburn. Kyle Bell robs Celtic’s Franics Turley of the ball. He squares it for Errol Douglas, whose shot is blocked by an excellent challenge by Finlay Hale for the visitors.

Substitute Errol Douglas has a shot saved pushed away by Celtic keeper Gill, the loose ball is cleared by Michael Charlton.

Celtic winger Thomas Hatton has been a huge stand out today. He comes close on Seventy-six minutes. He takes on Robbie McGale, and his cross is just wide of target.

Broxburn make another double change on seventy-eight minutes. Nick Locke and Greg Page replace Marcus Lavery and Matty McDonald.

On seventy-nine minutes. Thomas Hatton’s shot is pushed away by Bob Watt.

A cross by Scott McRory Irving is half cleared as far as Alasdair Shrive. His shot is way over the bar. A free kick, taken by Greg Page is well blocked by the Celtic wall. On ninety-two minutes, a Broxburn corner is half cleared as far as Scott McCrory-Irving who heads it down to Errol Douglas. The big man at full stretch, drags his effort just wide of the right-hand post.

A draw, that in the end could have went anyway. We turn our attentions to the cup on Tuesday night against Cumbernauld Colts.

FULL TIME

Broxburn Athletic 1 (Docherty)

Celtic B 1

VIEW FROM THE ALBYN MAN OF THE MATCH

 The winner this week, was Scott McCrory Irving with 54% of votes. He was excellent for the Badgers today!

MATCH OFFICIALS

REFEREE– Jordan Curran

ASSISTANT REFEREE’S-Andrew Simmonds & David Dickson

Next Game:

Tuesday the 16^th of February

Cumbernauld Colts (Home)

Lowland League Cup QF

Albyn Park

7.45PM