Cumbernauld Colts Football Club is a

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team from

Cumbernauld Cumbernauld (; ) is a large town in the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Dunbartonshire and council area of North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is the tenth List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, most-populous locality in Scotl ...

, Scotland which was formed in 1969 and currently compete in the . The senior team competed in the

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with the club eventually entering the

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in 2015.

History

Colts were formed in 1969, and had success as a youth football club in the 70s and 80s, helping develop young footballers such as future

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internationals

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and Dougie Bell. The club had a period of decline in the '90s, due to several of its teams disbanding. It was re-branded in 1999, and built its way back up. In 2015, the club was awarded full membership of the

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and was elected to the SLFL.

Ground

Colts currently play at the all-seated

Broadwood Stadium Broadwood Stadium is a multi-use community stadium and sports complex in the Westfield, Cumbernauld, Westfield area of Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire. The stadium is currently the home of Scottish League One side Hamilton Academical F.C., Hamilt ...

Current squad

As of 1 July 2025

Coaching staff

*Manager: John Doyle *Assistant manager: David Gormley * Coach: Zander Diamond *Goalkeeping coach: David Porter * Physio: Shannon Laverty

Season-by-season record

Lowland League

† Season curtailed due to coronavirus pandemic

Honours

Lowland League Cup *Winners: 2017–18 SFA South Region Challenge Cup *''Runners-up:'' 2016–17

References

External links

Official website
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