West Dunbartonshire
Council area of Scotland
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| 2024 | Dumbarton F.C. won the Scottish Third Division Play-Offs in the 2023-24 season. |
| 2024 | Dumbarton F.C. continues to wear Macron brand strips for the third consecutive season, with a home kit featuring white with a black and gold band. |
| November 2024 | Dumbarton F.C. placed in administration. |
| August 2024 | By August 2024, the council's composition had undergone changes through by-elections and shifts in political allegiances. |
| July 2024 |
Dumbarton Football Stadium
Marbill Coaches buys the naming rights, renaming the ground to The Marbill Coaches Stadium.
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| January 20 2024 | Achieved a home attendance of 2,020 at Dumbarton Football Stadium in a match against Rangers. |
| 2023 |
Dumbarton Football Stadium
Following Moreroom's dissolution, stadium name reverts to Dumbarton Football Stadium.
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| 2023 |
Dumbarton Football Stadium
Broomhill, a Lowland Football League side, announced they would relocate and play their matches at the Dumbarton Football Stadium after moving from Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld.
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| 2023 | Dumbarton F.C. finished 4th in League Two, narrowly missing out on promotion, with 58 points from 36 matches. |
| 2023 | West Dunbartonshire has 17 community council areas, with 10 of these areas actively maintaining community councils as of this year. |
| May 2023 | Announced the return of manager Stephen Swift and signed a five-year deal to move to Dumbarton Football Stadium, aiming to grow their fanbase and establish a permanent home. |
| March 2023 | Confirmed the conclusion of their commercial partnership with Open Goal, with Simon Ferry, Derek Lyle, and Paul Slane stepping down from their roles. |
| 2022 | Dumbarton F.C. achieved a strong 2nd place finish in League Two with 62 points from 36 matches. |
| 2022 | Dumbarton F.C. youth teams were runners-up in both the West Region Under 18s Cup and West Region Under 17s Cup for the 2022-2023 season. |
| 2022 | Finishes 11th in the Lowland League with 51 points from 36 matches, and is eliminated from the Scottish Cup in the 3rd Round by Alloa Athletic. |
| 2022 | The club moved their home games to Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld as part of a commercial agreement with Open Goal for the 2022–23 season. |
| 2022 | West Dunbartonshire Council held an election that established a new council composition with Scottish Labour winning 10 seats, Scottish National Party winning 7 seats, Independent politicians holding 4 seats, and West Dunbartonshire Community Party winning 1 seat. |
| May 2022 | Announced a partnership with football media brand Open Goal, rebranding as Open Goal Broomhill with Simon Ferry becoming the team's manager. |
| May 18 2022 | Martin Rooney returns again to lead the council, representing Scottish Labour. |
| 2021 | Dumbarton F.C. was relegated from League One, finishing 9th with 34 points from 36 matches. |
| 2021 | Now known as Broomhill F.C., finishes 15th in the Lowland League with 34 points from 34 matches, and is eliminated from the Scottish Cup in the 2nd Round by Tranent Juniors. |
| September 2021 |
Dumbarton Football Stadium
Moreroom, a Manchester-based housing specialist, agrees to sponsor the stadium for the 2021-22 season, renaming it to Moreroom.com Stadium.
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| July 1 2021 | Officially separated from BSC Glasgow and changed the club's name to Broomhill Football Club, retaining Scottish Lowland League and Scottish Football Association membership. |
| May 2021 | Stephen Farrell appointed as club manager. |
| May 2021 | Club ownership changed, with Brabco selling majority share to Cognitive Capital. |
| 2020 | Dumbarton F.C. played in League One, finishing 9th with 25 points from 22 matches. |
| 2020 | Finishes 4th in the Lowland League with 30 points from 13 matches, with the season curtailed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Eliminated from the Scottish Cup in the Preliminary Round Two by Haddington Athletic. |
| 2020 | Broomhill F.C. were runners-up in the SFA South Region Challenge Cup. |
| 2019 | Dumbarton F.C. maintained their position in League One, finishing 6th with 38 points from 28 matches. |
| 2019 | Broomhill F.C. won the Lowland League Cup. |
| 2019 | Finishes 3rd in the Lowland League with 51 points from 22 matches, with the season curtailed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Eliminated from the Scottish Cup in the 5th Round by Hibernian. |
| 2019 | County Buildings in Dumbarton were demolished as part of the ongoing office consolidation strategy. |
| 2018 | Dumbarton F.C. finished 6th in League One with 46 points from 36 matches. |
| 2018 | Achieved runners-up place in the Scottish Lowland Football League under manager Stephen Swift. |
| 2018 | Won the Lowland League Cup trophy, securing their second significant cup victory. |
| 2018 | Reached the South Challenge Cup final. |
| 2018 | The council consolidated most of its offices to the historic Burgh Hall, retaining the front part of the 1866 building and constructing a modern office complex to the rear. |
| October 2018 | Jim Duffy takes over as manager of Dumbarton F.C. |
| May 2018 |
Dumbarton Football Stadium
Your Radio naming rights deal cancelled. C&G Systems agrees a three-year sponsorship deal a week later.
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| March 2018 | Dimitris Froxylias receives a call-up to the Cyprus national football team, making his debut against Montenegro and becoming the club's first international player since Harry Chatton in 1932. |
| March 2018 | West Dunbartonshire Council rejected Brabco's proposed stadium development plans. |
| 2017 | Dumbarton F.C. was relegated from the Championship, finishing 9th with 30 points from 36 matches. |
| 2017 | Under manager Stephen Swift, achieved a third-place finish in the Scottish Lowland Football League. |
| 2017 | Rosebery Place offices were demolished during the council's office consolidation efforts. |
| July 2017 |
Dumbarton Football Stadium
Club agrees a naming rights deal with Your Radio, renaming the stadium to 'The YOUR Radio 103FM Stadium'.
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| May 17 2017 | Jonathan McColl from Scottish National Party becomes council leader, returning SNP to leadership. |
| 2016 | Dumbarton F.C. played in the Championship, finishing 8th with 39 points from 36 matches. |
| 2016 | Reached the Lowland League Cup Final. |
| 2016 | The team again finishes 7th in the Lowland League with 42 points from 30 matches, and is eliminated from the Scottish Cup in the 2nd Round by Beith Juniors. |
| 2016 | The club relocated from Maryhill F.C.'s Lochburn Park ground to Alloa. |
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