Drumchapel United F.C.

Drumchapel United Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Glasgow district of Drumchapel, currently competing in the West of Scotland League First Division.

Drumchapel United
Full nameDrumchapel United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Drum, Drummy
Founded2001
GroundDonald Dewar Centre
Drumchapel, Glasgow
Co-managersJohn Black and Adam Hopes
LeagueWest of Scotland League First Division
2022–23West of Scotland League First Division, 4th of 16
View of the team's home venue at the Donald Dewar Sports Centre

Formed as an amateur club in 2001, they fielded teams in the Central Scottish AFL and the Football Central Sunday AFL and were winners of the Scottish Amateur Cup in 2007 (runners-up in 2010 and 2011),[1] also lifting the West of Scotland Cup four times.[2]

The club successfully applied for their first team to join the newly founded West of Scotland Football League for the 2020–21 season.[3]

Beyond the adult teams, there is an established youth system with multiple teams for boys and girls (the latter affiliated to Partick Thistle W.F.C.),[4] and community involvement.[5][6][7]

In their first full season in the West of Scotland League, Drumchapel finished 2nd in Conference C. After winning the Strathclyde Cup they went on to secure the Cup-Winners Shield and qualified for the 2022–23 Scottish Cup. They reached the fourth round of the competition, beating Easthouses Lily, Nairn County, Gretna 2008, and FC Edinburgh before losing 2–1 to Elgin City. Their 1–0 win over FC Edinburgh from SPFL League One in the third round (61 places above them) is a record for the biggest difference in league position for a lower ranked winning club in Scottish Cup history.

Current squad edit

As of 2 August 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   IRL Ryan Scully
GK   SCO Josh Crawford
DF   SCO Martin Orr
DF   SCO Jamie Mills
DF   SCO Martin McNiff
DF   SCO Joe Coleman
DF   SCO Dom McLaren
DF   SCO Ruaridh McIntyre
DF   SCO Andy Geggan
DF   SCO Cammy Robertson
MF   SCO Callum McKenzie
MF   SCO Jack Breen
MF   SCO Kevin Fell
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ALG Youcef Narbesla
MF   SCO Nathan Fell
MF   SCO Ryan Deas
MF   SCO Alex Docherty
MF   SCO Kyle Munro
FW   SCO Dan Finnigan
FW   SCO Jordan Love
FW   SCO James Marks
FW   SCO David Hopkirk
FW   SCO David Templeton
FW   POR Joao Victoria
FW   NGA Munir Idris

Honours edit

  • West of Scotland Football League First Division winners: 2023-24
  • Strathclyde Cup winners: 2021–22, 2023–24
  • East, South & West of Scotland Cup-Winners Shield winners: 2021–22
  • South Challenge Cup runners-up: 2022–23

References edit

  1. ^ "Scottish Amateur Cup Final 2016 Programme" (PDF). SAFA. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. ^ West Of Scotland Amateur Cup Final 2018 Programme, Scottish Amateur Football Association
  3. ^ Pirie, Mark (15 April 2020). ""Lanarkshire juniors exodus confirmed as ALL clubs revealed as part of West of Scotland League". Daily Record. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. ^ Partick Thistle Women's FC establishes full girls' pathway in partnership with Drumchapel United, Partick Thistle FC, 5 February 2020
  5. ^ Drumchapel United continue to grow, Clydebank Post, 13 April 2014
  6. ^ Drumchapel United, Glasgow Life
  7. ^ Drumchapel United Football Club handed 25-year lease for playing field to help develop the club, Glasgow Live, 9 December 2016

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