Bromley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Bromley, Greater London, England. They are currently members of EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Bromley play their home matches at Hayes Lane.
Early history
Formed in 1892, they were founder members of the Southern League in 1894, before becoming founder members of the London League in 1896. After winning the Division Two title, they spent one season in the Kent League. In 1907, they became founder members of the Spartan League and won the division title before joining the Isthmian League. They won the Isthmian League in 1908–09 and 1909–10 as well as the FA Amateur Cup in 1910–11. Bromley joined the Athenian League in 1919, which they won in 1922–23, 1948–49 and 1950–51. In this period, they also won the FA Amateur Cup in 1937–38 and 1948–49. They joined the Isthmian League again in 1952–53.
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Key to league record
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Key to cup records
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Seasons
| Year | League | Cup competitions | Manager | |||||||||||||||||
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| Division | Lvl | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | Leading league scorer | Average[1] attendance |
FA Cup[2] | FA Trophy | London Cup[3] | |||||
| Name | Goals | Res | Rec | Res | Rec | |||||||||||||||
| Joined the Isthmian League from the Athenian League. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952–53 | Isthmian League | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 71 | 35 | +36 | 38 | 2nd of 15 | — | — | — | QR1 | 1-0-1 | — | ||||
| 1953–54 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 76 | 45 | +31 | 39 | 1st of 15 | — | — | — | PR | 0-0-1 | ||||||
| 1954–55 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 38 | 3rd of 15 | — | — | — | QR1 | 1-0-1 | ||||||
| 1955–56 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 31 | 2nd of 15 | — | — | — | PR | 0-0-1 | ||||||
| 1956–57 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 78 | 60 | +18 | 37 | 3rd of 16 | — | — | — | QR3 | 3-0-1 | ||||||
| 1957–58 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 35 | 4th of 16 | — | — | — | QR2 | 2-0-1 | ||||||
| 1958–59 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 29 | 9th of 16 | — | — | — | QR1 | 0-1-1 | ||||||
| 1959–60 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 74 | 46 | +28 | 36 | 6th of 16 | — | — | — | QR1 | 1-0-1 | F | |||||
| 1960–61 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 89 | 42 | +47 | 46 | 1st of 16 | — | — | — | QR1 | 0-0-1 | ||||||
| 1961–62 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 49 | 69 | -20 | 24 | 14th of 16 | — | — | — | QR2 | 1-0-1 | ||||||
| 1962–63 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 34 | 7th of 16 | — | — | — | QR2 | 1-0-1 | ||||||
| 1963–64 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 64 | 75 | -11 | 30 | 15th of 20 | — | — | — | QR2 | 1-2-1 | ||||||
| 1964–65 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 71 | 80 | -9 | 39 | 9th of 20 | — | — | — | QR1 | 0-0-1 | ||||||
| 1965–66 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 69 | 101 | -32 | 25 | 16th of 20 | — | — | — | QR2 | 1-0-1 | ||||||
| 1966–67 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 50 | 67 | -17 | 31 | 14th of 20 | — | — | — | QR1 | 0-0-1 | ||||||
| 1967–68 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 80 | -22 | 34 | 13th of 20 | — | — | — | QR1 | 0-0-1 | ||||||
| 1968–69 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 52 | 95 | -43 | 23 | 17th of 20 | — | — | — | QR1 | 0-0-1 | ||||||
| 1969–70 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 28 | 111 | -83 | 10 | 20th of 20 | — | — | — | QR2 | 1-0-1 | ||||||
| 1970–71 | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 34 | 77 | -43 | 26 | 16th of 20 | — | — | — | QR2 | 2-1-1 | ||||||
| 1971–72 | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 64 | +3 | 42 | 11th of 21 | — | — | — | QR4 | 3-1-1 | ||||||
| 1972–73 | 42 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 70 | -39 | 18 | 20th of 22 | — | — | — | PR | 0-0-1 | ||||||
| Isthmian League added a second division. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–74 | Isthmian League Division One |
42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 37 | 81 | -44 | 30 | 19th of 22 | — | — | — | QR1 | 0-0-1 | — | — | |||
| 1974–75 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 25 | 110 | -85 | 21 | 22nd of 22 Relegated |
— | — | — | PR | 0-1-1 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | ||||
| 1975–76 | Isthmian League Division Two |
42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 64 | 86 | -22 | 44 | 16th of 22 | — | — | — | QR2 | 1-0-1 | PR | 0-0-1 | |||
| 1976–77 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 70 | 7th of 22 | — | — | — | R1 | 4-0-1 | QR2 | 2-2-1 | ||||
| Isthmian League divisions renamed. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–78 | Isthmian League Division One |
42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 74 | 41 | +33 | 82 | 3rd of 22 | — | — | — | QR2 | 1-1-1 | QR2 | 2-1-1 | |||
| 1978–79 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 76 | 50 | +26 | 66 | 8th of 22 | — | — | — | PR | 0-0-1 | PR | 0-0-1 | ||||
| 1979–80 | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 93 | 44 | +49 | 82 | 2nd of 22 Promoted |
— | — | — | QR1 | 1-0-1 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | ||||
| 1980–81 | Isthmian League Premier Division |
6 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 69 | -6 | 57 | 10th of 22 | — | — | — | QR3 | 2-0-1 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | ||
| 1981–82 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 63 | 79 | -16 | 46 | 19th of 22 | — | — | — | QR1 | 0-0-1 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | ||||
| 1982–83 | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 54 | 15th of 22 | — | — | — | QR1 | 1-0-1 | R1 | 3-0-1 | ||||
| 1983–84 | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 72 | -49 | 32 | 22nd of 22 Relegated |
— | — | — | QR2 | 1-0-1 | QR3 | 2-1-1 | ||||
| 1984–85 | Isthmian League Division One |
7 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 71 | 64 | +7 | 63 | 8th of 22 | — | — | — | QR1 | 1-1-1 | QR3 | 2-2-1 | F | |
| 1985–86 | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 80 | 2nd of 22 Promoted |
— | — | — | QR4 | 4-2-1 | QR3 | 2-1-1 | ||||
| 1986–87 | Isthmian League Premier Division |
6 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 63 | 72 | -9 | 59 | 11th of 22 | — | — | — | QR1 | 0-1-1 | QR2 | 1-3-1 | ||
| 1987–88 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 76 | 2nd of 22 | — | — | — | QR3 | 2-1-1 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | ||||
| 1988–89 | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 54 | 14th of 22 | — | — | — | QR3 | 2-2-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | ||||
| 1989–90 | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 69 | -37 | 32 | 21st of 22 Relegated |
— | — | — | QR4 | 3-2-1 | QR3 | 0-0-1 | ||||
| 1990–91 | Isthmian League Division One |
7 | 42 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 80 | 2nd of 22 Promoted |
— | — | — | QR2 | 1-0-1 | QR2 | 1-1-1 | ||
| 1991–92 | Isthmian League Premier Division |
6 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 57 | -6 | 54 | 12th of 22 | — | — | — | QR3 | 2-0-1 | R2 | 4-0-1 | ||
| 1992–93 | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 51 | 72 | -21 | 46 | 17th of 22 | — | — | — | QR2 | 1-0-1 | QR3 | 0-0-1 | ||||
| 1993–94 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 56 | 69 | -13 | 49 | 15th of 22 | — | — | — | QR2 | 1-0-1 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | ||||
| 1994–95 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 76 | 67 | +9 | 65 | 6th of 22 | — | — | — | QR2 | 1-2-1 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | ||||
| 1995–96 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 52 | 91 | -39 | 37 | 19th of 22 | — | — | — | QR3 | 2-3-1 | QR3 | 0-1-1 | ||||
| 1996–97 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 67 | 72 | -5 | 48 | 18th of 22 | — | — | — | R1 | 4-1-1 | QR3 | 2-1-1 | ||||
| 1997–98 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 52 | 15th of 22 | — | — | — | QR1 | 0-0-1 | QR3 | 1-0-1 | ||||
| 1998–99 | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 50 | 72 | -22 | 35 | 22nd of 22 Relegated |
— | — | — | QR3 | 1-0-1 | R2 | 0-0-1 | ||||
| 1999–2000 | Isthmian League Division One |
7 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 62 | 65 | -3 | 60 | 9th of 22 | — | — | — | QR3 | 3-2-1 | R3 | 1-0-1 | ||
| 2000–01 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 63 | 86 | -23 | 48 | 18th of 22 | — | — | — | QR1 | 1-0-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | ||||
| 2001–02 | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 44 | 74 | -30 | 41 | 19th of 22 | — | — | 224 | QR2 | 2-0-1 | R2 | 1-1-1 | ||||
| Isthmian League Division One divided into two sections. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–03 | Isthmian League Division One South |
7 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 76 | 6th of 24 | — | — | 294 | QR2 | 2-1-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | W | |
| 2003–04 | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 80 | 58 | +22 | 76 | 8th of 24 | — | — | 223 | QR3 | 3-2-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | ||||
| Conference North and Conference South, a new sixth tier leagues created, while the Isthmian League divisions One merged. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–05 | Isthmian League Division One |
8 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 75 | 4th of 22 Promoted |
335 | QR4 | 4-2-1 | R2 | 2-0-1 | George Wakeling Mark Goldberg | |||
| Promoted after winning the play-off | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–06 | Isthmian League Premier Division |
7 | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 62 | 11th of 22 | 417 | QR4 | 3-1-1 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | Mark Goldberg | |||
| 2006–07 | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 83 | 43 | +40 | 80 | 2nd of 22 Promoted |
718 | R1 | 4-0-1 | QR2 | 1-1-1 | ||||||
| Promoted after winning the play-off | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | Conference South | 6 | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 77 | 66 | +11 | 64 | 11th of 22 | 643 | QR4 | 2-1-1 | R1 | 1-0-1 | F | Mark Goldberg Simon Osborn | ||
| 2008–09 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 64 | -4 | 54 | 13th of 22 | 519 | QR2 | 0-0-1 | QR3 | 0-0-1 | Mark Goldberg | |||||
| 2009–10 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 68 | 64 | +4 | 55 | 12th of 22 | 523 | R1 | 3-0-1 | QR2 | 0-0-1 | ||||||
| 2010–11 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 49 | 61 | -12 | 57 | 11th of 22 | Leon McKenzie Warren McBean |
8 | 548 | QR3 | 1-2-1 | QR3 | 0-0-1 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 52 | 66 | -14 | 45 | 17th of 22 | Hakeem Araba | 14 | 483 | R1 | 3-0-1 | QR3 | 0-0-1 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 54 | 69 | -15 | 48 | 15th of 22 | Pierre Joseph-Dubois | 16 | 509 | R1 | 3-0-1 | R3 | 3-2-1 | W | |||
| 2013–14 | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 82 | 50 | +32 | 80 | 3rd of 22 | Bradley Goldberg | 23 | 629 | QR3 | 1-0-1 | QR3 | 0-0-1 | QF | |||
| Lost in the play-off semifinal. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–15 | 40 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 79 | 46 | +33 | 77 | 1st of 21 Promoted |
Moses Emmanuel | 15 | 1,077 | R1 | 3-1-1 | R2 | 2-1-1 | - | |||
| Fifth and sixth tier divisions renamed. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–16 | National League | 5 | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 67 | 72 | -5 | 60 | 14th of 24 | Moses Emmanuel | 19 | 1,398 | QR4 | 0-0-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | - | Mark Goldberg Neil Smith |
| 2016–17 | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 59 | 66 | -7 | 62 | 10th of 24 | Blair Turgott | 12 | 1,113 | QR4 | 0-0-1 | R2 | 1-0-1 | - | Neil Smith | ||
| 2017–18 | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 75 | 57 | +18 | 70 | 9th of 24 | Josh Rees | 16 | 1,445 | R1 | 1-1-1 | F | 5-4-0 | - | |||
| 2018–19 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 68 | 69 | -1 | 60 | 12th of 24 | JJ Hooper | 14 | 1,479 | R1 | 1-0-1 | R1 | 1-0-0 | - | |||
| 2019–20 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 52 | 13th of 24 | Michael Cheek | 13 | 2,018 | R1 | 1-1-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | - | |||
| The regular season was cut short due to COVID-19, final league positions decided by points-per-game | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–21 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 63 | 53 | +10 | 69 | 7th of 22 | Michael Cheek | 23 | – [a] | R1 | 1-0-1 | R4 | 1-1-0 | - | Neil Smith Andy Woodman | ||
| Lost in the play-off quarterfinal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–22 | 44 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 67 | 10th of 23 | Michael Cheek | 17 | 1,962 | R1 | 1–0–1 | W | 5–1–0 | - | Andy Woodman | ||
| 2022–23 | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 68 | 53 | +15 | 71 | 7th of 24 | Michael Cheek | 17 | 2,585 | QR4 | 0–0–1 | R3 | 0–0–1 | - | |||
| Lost in the play-off semifinal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–24 | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 73 | 49 | +24 | 81 | 3rd of 24 | Michael Cheek | 23 | 2,637 | R1 | 1–0–1 | SF | 3–1–1 | R2 | |||
| Promoted after winning the play-off | ||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- Source: Bromley at the Football Club History Database
- ^ COVID-19 prevented fans from attending games
References
- ^ "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "FA Cup past results". The FA. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "London Senior Cup". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
This page was last edited on 10 June 2024, at 15:31