Key Takeaways
- Bromley will play in League One next season after rivals Notts County lost 2-1 to Barnet.
- The Kent club reach the third tier in only their second year as a Football League team.
- Two more wins would crown them champions and keep their home record unbeaten all season.
Bromley have clinched a historic promotion to League One after watching results go their way from the sidelines. A late defeat for Notts County at Barnet on Saturday lifted the Ravens into the top three with two rounds still to play, sealing their first-ever place in the English third tier.
The south-London outfit entered the weekend unsure if their fate would be decided on the pitch. A loss at MK Dons and a mid-week stalemate with Cambridge United had delayed the party, but Barnet’s victory ended the suspense and sparked celebrations around Hayes Lane.
Formed in 1892, Bromley spent most of their life in non-league football. Only in 2022 did they join the EFL, and now, just 24 months later, they stand on the brink of the Championship’s doorstep. If they beat both Salford City and Walsall in their final fixtures, they will also finish as League Two champions and become only the second club to go a whole season unbeaten at home in the fourth tier, matching Exeter City’s class of 1989-90.
Andy Woodman’s squad have lost only once in front of their own fans all campaign, collecting 50 points from a possible 63. The run stretches back to a seven-match undefeated start that put them third in September, followed by a 21-game streak without defeat that began with a December win over Crawley Town.
Striker Michael Cheek has led the line, netting 16 league goals before a recent injury. The 34-year-old has 130 goals in 289 appearances since arriving from Ebbsfleet United five years ago, becoming a fans’ favourite and the club’s main threat.
From National League South in 2015 to League One in 2026, Bromley’s climb is one of the swiftest in modern English football. Two more victories would turn a fairytale rise into an outright coronation.