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| Full name | Bromley Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Ravens, The Lillywhites | |||
| Founded | 1892 | |||
| Ground | Hayes Lane, Bromley | |||
| Capacity | 5,150 (1,606 seated)[1] | |||
| Chairman | Robin Stanton-Gleaves | |||
| Manager | Andy Woodman | |||
| League | EFL League Two | |||
| 2023–24 | National League, 3rd of 24 (promoted via play-offs) | |||
| Website | http://bromleyfc.co.uk | |||
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Bromley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Bromley, Greater London, England. They are currently members of EFL League Two. Bromley play their home matches at Hayes Lane.
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. After several promotions and relegations between Division One and Two of the Isthmian League in the second half of the 20th century, they joined the Conference South in 2007–08. They won the Conference South title in 2014–15 to earn promotion to the fifth tier. After two unsuccessful play-off attempts, as well as winning the FA Trophy in 2021–22 in this period, they won the National League play-offs in 2023–24 to reach the English Football League for the first time in their history.