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Broxburn United were a Scottish football club based at Sports Park Broxburn, West Lothian formed by the amalgamation of the town’s two senior clubs Broxburn and Broxburn Athletic in 1912. The club were former members of the Scottish Football League.

Broxburn F.C. were founded in 1883 as Broxburn Thistle, adopting their regualr name in 1889. The club was the more senior of the town’s two teams and first came to attention as members of the Eastern League in 1891-92. The club went on to appear in many of the top competitions below the Scottish Football League in subsequent seasons, appearing in the Central Football Combination, the Scottish Football Alliance, the Scottish Football Union and the Central Football League.

The less successful of the town’s clubs, this team appeared in the Eastern Football League in 1905-06 and the Central Football League 1909-10. They should not be confused with the current junior side Broxburn Athletic F.C.

Broxburn United emerged in 1912 when it became clear that a small town like Broxburn could no longer support two senior sides. United became members of the Central Football League (apart from a spell in the Eastern Football League from 1915 to

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