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.
Key
Key to league record
Level = Level of the league in the current league system
Pld = Games played
W = Games won
D = Games drawn
L = Games lost
GF = Goals for
GA = Goals against
GD = Goals difference
Pts = Points
Position = Position in the final league table
Top scorer and number of goals scored shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division.
Key to cup records
Res = Final reached round
Rec = Final club record in the form of wins-draws-losses
PR = Preliminary round
QR1 (2, etc.) = Qualifying Cup rounds
G = Group stage
R1 (2, etc.) = Proper Cup rounds
QF = Quarter-finalists
SF = Semi-finalists
F = Finalists
A(QF,SF,F) = Area quarter-, semi-, finalists
W = Winners
Seasons
Year
League
Cup competitions
Manager
Division
Lvl
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Position
Leading league scorer
Average[ 1] attendance
FA Cup [ 2]
FA Trophy
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
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
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
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 WakelingMark 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
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
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
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
Promoted after winning the play-off
2024–25
EFL League Two
4
—
Notes
Source: Bromley at the Football Club History Database
^ COVID-19 prevented fans from attending games
References