| Club: | Brechin City |
| Season: | 2017–18 |
| Manager: | Darren Dods |
| Stadium: | Glebe Park Brechin, Scotland (Capacity: 4,083) |
| League: | Championship |
| League Result: | Tenth (relegated) |
| Cup1: | Challenge Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First round, lost to Buckie Thistle |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Group stage, Fourth |
| Cup3: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Fourth round, lost to Celtic |
| League Topscorer: | Jordan Sinclair (5)[1] |
| Season Topscorer: | Jordan Sinclair (6)[2] |
| Highest Attendance: | League: 2,627[3] vs. Dundee United (25 November 2017) Cup: 712[4] vs. Falkirk (29 July 2017) |
| Lowest Attendance: | League: 445 vs. Dumbarton (17 March 2018) Cup: 526 vs. Forfar Athletic (18 July 2017) |
| Average Attendance: | 923 |
| Largest Win: | League: None Cup: (18 November 2017) |
| Largest Loss: | League: (17 April 2018) Cup: (20 January 2018) |
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| Prevseason: | 2016–17 |
| Nextseason: | 2018–19 |
| Updated: | 9 May 2018 |
The 2017–18 season was Brechin City's first season in the Scottish Championship, having finished 4th in the 2016–17 Scottish League One, winning promotion by defeating Raith Rovers and Alloa Athletic in the Championship play-offs. Brechin became the first club in 126 years to fail to win a league match, picking up just four points from 4 draws.[5] Their sole win during the 2017–18 season came against Highland League side Buckie Thistle in the third round of the Scottish Cup.[6]
Brechin City also competed in the Scottish Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
See main article: article and 2017–18 Scottish Championship.
See main article: article and 2017–18 Scottish League Cup.
See main article: article and 2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup.
See main article: article and 2017–18 Scottish Cup.
|-|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan:|-|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Brechin City but left during the season:|}
| Date | Position | No. | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 June 2017 | DF | 5 | Ryan McGeever | Queen's Park | Free | [7] | ||
| 15 June 2017 | FW | 10 | Isaac Layne | Grays Athletic | Free | [8] | ||
| 18 June 2017 | DF | 15 | Euan Spark | Dunfermline Athletic | Free | [9] | ||
| 14 July 2017 | DF | 20 | Sean Crighton | Livingston | Free | [10] | ||
| 14 July 2017 | MF | 21 | Jordan Sinclair | Livingston | Free | |||
| 14 July 2017 | MF | 18 | Kalvin Orsi | St Mirren | Free | |||
| 4 January 2018 | MF | 7 | Callum Tapping | Queen of the South | Free | [11] | ||
| 22 February 2018 | MF | 25 | Craig Storie | Aberdeen | Free | [12] [13] |
| Date | Position | No. | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2017 | DF | — | Darren McCormack | Free agent | Released | [14] [15] | ||
| 31 May 2017 | FW | — | Ross Caldwell | Blantyre Victoria | Free | |||
| 6 June 2017 | FW | — | Alan Trouten | Albion Rovers | Free | [16] | ||
| 2 July 2017 | DF | — | Gareth Rodger | Edinburgh City | Free | [17] | ||
| 15 July 2017 | DF | — | Dougie Hill | Dumbarton | Free | [18] | ||
| 1 January 2018 | DF | 7 | Ally Love | Clyde | Free | [19] |
| Date | Position | No. | Nationality | Name | From | Duration | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2017 | FW | 17 | Connor McLennan | Aberdeen | 5 months | [20] | ||
| 26 January 2018 | FW | 16 | Callumn Morrison | Heart of Midlothian | End of the season | [21] | ||
| 26 January 2018 | FW | 22 | Dylan Mackin | Livingston | End of the season | [22] | ||
| 23 February 2018 | DF | 17 | Kostadin Gadzhalov | Dundee | 1 month | [23] |
| Date | Position | No. | Nationality | Name | To | Duration | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 November 2017 | GK | 26 | Scott Costello | Thornton Hibs | 2 months | [24] | ||
| 26 January 2018 | DF | 12 | Chris O'Neil | Airdrieonians | End of season | [25] |