Broxburn Athletic F.C.
Main Achievements during a long History
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A few of the successes of Broxburn Athletic Junior Football Club during their long history are listed below -
- 1896/97 - East of Scotland Junior Cup winners
- 1903/04 - East of Scotland Junior Cup winners
- 1950/51 - East of Scotland Junior Cup winners
- 1959/60 - Murray Cup winners (this cup was originally played for the benefit of OAPs)
- 1978/79 - B Division League Champions
Broxburn Athletic's claim to fame is that they are one of only two teams who have reached the Scottish Junior Cup semi finals on five different occasions and they have lost all five times. The other team is Carluke (Milton) Rovers.
The details of the Broxburn matches are as follows -
- 1894 - Ashfield 4 - Broxburn Athletic 1, played at Springvale Park
- 1896 - Parkhead 3 - Broxburn Athletic 2, played at Beechwood Park
- 1951 - Irvine meadow 2 - Broxburn Athletic 0, played at Hampden - this was after 2-2 draw at Hampden
- 1956 - Lugar Boswell 3 - Broxburn Athletic 2, played at Firhill
- 1971 - Cambuslang Rangers 1 - Broxburn Athletic 0, played at Ibrox
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