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| Full name | Drumchapel United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | The Drum | ||
| Founded | 2001 | ||
| Ground | Donald Dewar Centre Drumchapel,Glasgow | ||
| Co-managers | Adam Hopes & John Black | ||
| League | West of Scotland League Premier Division | ||
| 2024–25 | West of Scotland League Premier Division, 6th of 16 | ||
Drumchapel United Football Club is aScottishfootball club based in theGlasgow district ofDrumchapel, currently competing in theWest of Scotland League Premier Division.
Formed as an amateur club in 2001, they fielded teams in theCentral Scottish AFL and the Football Central Sunday AFL and were winners of theScottish 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 foundedWest of Scotland Football League for the2020–21 season.[3]
Beyond the adult teams, there is an establishedyouth system with multiple teams for boys and girls (the latter affiliated toPartick 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 the2022–23 Scottish Cup. They reached the fourth round of the competition, beatingEasthouses Lily,Nairn County,Gretna 2008, andFC Edinburgh before losing 2–1 toElgin City. Their 1–0 win over FC Edinburgh fromSPFL 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.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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West of Scotland Football League First Division
Strathclyde Cup
East, South & West of Scotland Cup-Winners Shield
South Challenge Cup
