Association football club in Bromley, England
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Bromley Football Club is a professional football club based in Bromley, Greater London, England. They are presently members of the National League, the fifth tier of English football, and play at Hayes Lane.

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history [edit ]

Established in 1892, [ 2 ] Bromley initially played in the South London League, [ 3 ] before becoming founder members of the Southern League in 1894, joining Division Two. [ 4 ] however, after finishing bottomland of Division Two in 1895–96 they left to become fall through members of the London League, besides joining Division Two. [ 4 ] They won the division at the first undertake, and were promoted to Division One. [ 5 ] They switched to the Kent League for the 1898–99 season, but after finishing bottomland of the league, they returned to Division One of the London League. [ 4 ] During the 1899–1900 season the clubhouse recall from Division One, taking over their reserves ‘ fixtures in Division Two. [ 5 ] They withdrew from Division Two at the end of the 1900–01 season. [ 5 ] In 1907 the club were founder members of the Spartan League and went on to become its inaugural champions. [ 4 ] They joined the Isthmian League for the watch season, and won back-to-back titles in 1908–09 and 1909–10. In 1910–11 the club won the FA Amateur Cup, beating Bishop Auckland 1–0 in the final examination. [ 4 ] The season besides saw them finish seventh in 1910–11, [ 4 ] the cabaret returned to the Kent League and were placed in Division One. [ 6 ] They remained in the league until World War I, [ 6 ] but joined the Athenian League when football resumed in 1919. [ 4 ] The golf club were athenian League champions in 1922–23. In 1937–38 they reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time. After beating King ‘s Lynn in the first round, they lost 4–1 at Scarborough in the second. [ 4 ] They besides reached the concluding of the FA Amateur Cup again, beating Erith & Belvedere 1–0. [ 4 ] The baseball club repeated the feat the follow season, this meter playing Football League opposition for the first time as they lost 8–1 at Lincoln City in the second polish. [ 4 ] In 1945–46 another second beat appearance resulted in a 4–2 aggregate kill to Watford. [ 4 ] In 1947–48 they held Reading to a 1–1 draw in the first round off, before losing the replay at Elm Park 3–0. [ 4 ] The golf club won another athenian League championship and the FA Amateur Cup in 1948–49, with the following season seeing another FA first round frustration, this time 2–1 to Watford. In 1950–51 the club won their third base Athenian League title ; the season besides saw them lose 1–0 to Aldershot in the FA Cup first base rung. Going directly into the first circle the following season, they lost 3–2 at Torquay United. [ 4 ] In 1952 they rejoined the Isthmian League, and after finishing as runner-up in their beginning season back in the league, they were champions in 1953–54. [ 4 ] They won the league for a one-fourth time in 1960–61. [ 4 ] After finishing bottom of Division One in the 1974–75 season Bromley were relegated to Division Two. In 1976–77 the club appeared in the FA Cup first polish for the first time in over twenty years, losing 7–0 at Swindon Town. Division Two became Division One in 1977, and the golf club were promoted to the Premier Division after finishing as runner-up in 1979–80. [ 4 ] They were relegated to Division One again in 1983–84, but returned to the Premier Division as Division One runner-up in 1985–86. Another delegating followed in 1989–90, but was followed by an immediate return to the Premier Division as Division One runner-up in 1990–91. [ 4 ] In 1996–97 they qualified for the FA Cup beginning polish again, but were beaten 3–1 at home by Enfield. [ 4 ] Bromley were relegated to Division One again at the end of the 1998–99 temper. A fourth-place complete in 2004–05 saw them qualify for the promotion play-offs, and after defeating Metropolitan Police on penalties in the semi-finals, they beat Horsham 3–1 in the final to earn promotion to the Premier Division. [ 7 ] In 2006–07 they finished as runner-up in the Premier Division, again qualifying for the forwarding play-offs. A 1–0 succeed over AFC Wimbledon in the semi-finals and a victory against Billericay Town on penalties in the final examination saw them promoted to the Conference South. The season had besides seen them reach the FA Cup inaugural round again, finally losing 4–1 at Gillingham. Further appearances in the inaugural round were achieved in 2009–10 ( against Colchester United ), 2011–12 ( Leyton Orient ), 2012–13 ( Fleetwood Town ) and 2014–15 ( Dartford ), but they were beaten on each occasion. [ 4 ] In 2014–15 Bromley won the Conference South, earning promotion to the renamed National League, [ 4 ] where they have remained since. Another FA Cup first gear round appearance in 2017–18 saw them defeated by Rochdale. The temper besides saw them reach the final of the FA Trophy, where they lost 5–4 on penalties to Brackley Town after the match had ended in a 1–1 guide. [ 8 ]

grind [edit ]

The club initially played at the Queensmead Recreation Ground, before moving to Glebe Road. [ 9 ] Seven years by and by they moved to the Plaistow Cricket Club anchor when Glebe Road was bought for function as housing. [ 9 ] however, the cricket clubhouse ‘s ground was besides obtained for house in 1904, leading to the football cabaret ( and the early sports club using the ground ) to move to a web site on Hayes Lane. The new ground was opened on 3 September 1904. [ 9 ]

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In 1938 the baseball club moved to the current Hayes Lane grind. The phonograph record attendance of 10,798 was set during a game against a Nigeria XI in September 1948. [ 9 ] The establish presently has a capacity of 5,000, of which 1,300 is seated and 2,500 is covered. [ 3 ]

stream police squad [edit ]

As of 7 October 2021[10]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Out on loan [edit ]

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Coaching staff [edit ]

Club personnel [edit ]

As of 5 August 2019 [ 11 ]

Role

Name

Chairman
England

Vice-Chairman
England

Director of Football
England

Assistant Director of Football
England

Vice President
England

Director
England

General Manager

England

Commercial Manager

England

Honours [edit ]

  • National League
    • National League South champions 2014–15
  • Isthmian League
    • Champions 1908–09, 1909–10, 1953–54, 1960–61
  • Athenian League
    • Champions 1922–23, 1948–49, 1950–51
  • Spartan League
    • Champions 1907–08
  • London League
    • Division Two champions 1896–97
  • FA Amateur Cup
    • Winners 1910–11, 1937–38, 1948–49
  • London Senior Cup
    • Winners 1909–10, 1945–46, 1950–51, 2002–03, 2012–13[2]
  • Kent Senior Cup
    • Winners 1949–50, 1976–77, 1991–92, 1996–97, 2005–06, 2006–07[2]
  • London Challenge Cup
    • Winners 1995–96[2]
  • Kent Floodlit Trophy
    • Winners 1978–79[2]
  • Kent Amateur Cup
    • Winners 1907–08, 1931–32, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1959–60[2]

Records [edit ]

See besides [edit ]

In popular culture [edit ]

Lifelong fan Dave Roberts has written several books on his experiences following Bromley FC : The Bromley Boys ( 2008 ), [ 13 ] 32 Programmes ( 2011 ) [ 14 ] and Home and Away ( 2016 ). [ 15 ] The Bromley Boys has besides been made into a film available on DVD and via cyclosis, starring Martine McCutcheon, Alan Davies and Jamie Foreman. [ 16 ]

References [edit ]

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