BO’NESS UNITED MATCH SUMMARY SEASON 2025/2026

Date – Saturday 03 January 2026
Competition – Park’s Motor Group Lowland League

Broxburn Athletic 1
(McDonald 28)

Bo’ness United 2
(Mitchell 44, Brown 66)

Bo’ness United celebrated the New Year with an impressive performance at Broxburn Athletic, winning by the odd goal in three to come away with all of the points. Two early blocks in the Bo’ness box signalled the BU determination while creating a couple of chances, Jordan Armstrong heading over and Kieran Mitchell seeing his shot rebuffed by the Broxburn defence. Athletic also had a good opportunity, specifically a Jon Robertson effort that went wide of the target. As it was just short of the half hour Broxburn made the breakthrough, Matthew McDonald getting onto the ball before making room for himself to fire low into the Bo’ness net. The BUs responded with a Billy Mortimer header that just missed the target and a low ball across the box that was only missing the touch to convert. However just before half time the BUs did get the equaliser, Billy Mortimer chesting the ball back into the path of Kieran Michell who blasted home from just inside the Broxburn box.

After the break both sides set about getting ahead, Jon Robertson heading just past the BU post shortly followed by a Tom Grant header going wide of the Broxburn upright. With just under twenty five minutes remaining Bo’ness were in front. Shaun Brown chased down the left to connect with a great Kieran Mitchell pass before he cut inside and curled a low shot that found the opposite corner of the net. The BUs came close again with a Tom Grant free kick shot that was deflected onto the top of the Broxburn bar but Bo’ness then had to work to ensure they held onto their precious lead. BU keeper Allan Fleming dashed out of his goal to clear from the feet of Christopher O’Kane and just before the end he made a great save to stop Jamie Docherty’s goal bound shot.

Another fine BU win and they hope to continue the trend in next week’s new derby clash at home to East Stirlingshire.

Bo’ness United: 1 Allan Fleming, 2 Roan Fitzpatrick, 3 Jordan Armstrong, 4 Mark McLuckie,
5 Alasdair Davidson, 6 Adam Masson 7 Jack Hodge, 9 Billy Mortimer (Stevenson 87), 10 Tom Grant, 11 Shaun Brown, 16 Kieran Mitchell

Subs:, 12 Ryan Stevenson, 14 Jamie Watson (Not Used), 15 Keir Macaulay (Not Used),
17 Connor McMinn (Not Used), 18 Hamza Nimaga (Not Used), 8 Kyle Johnston (Not Used), SG Matthew Wallace (Not Used)