Bromley have been promoted to League One for the primary time of their historical past with two video games of the season to spare.
The Ravens had been made to attend to realize the feat after shedding to MK Dons and drawing with Cambridge over the previous week.
However Notts County’s defeat to Barnet on Saturday means the League Two leaders can not be caught within the computerized promotion locations.
Based in 1892, the Ravens took 132 years to succeed in the EFL, however in simply their second season they’ve reached the third tier.
It’s a sensational achievement for the south-east London membership, led by boss Andy Woodman.
Bromley are seven factors clear for fourth-placed Salford after Saturday’s outcomes and end the marketing campaign with video games towards Salford and Walsall.
‘The rise has been exceptional’
Sky Sports activities’ EFL Editor Simeon Gholam:
“It took Bromley 132 years to succeed in the Soccer League. It has taken simply two for them to get from League Two to League One.
“A small neighborhood membership tucked away within the nook of south-east London, it appeared unthinkable once they gained the Nationwide League play-off last in 2024 to succeed in the EFL. This isn’t a membership that has had cash pumped into it. It’s success achieved with graft, togetherness and endeavour.
“Andy Woodman, in cost since 2021, has been the driving pressure on the helm. He by no means allow them to relaxation on their laurels once they reached League Two, insisting the one manner was up.
“Final season they threatened the play-offs, earlier than falling away in the direction of the tip, this season they’ve stormed the division.
“After a slowish begin, they hit the highest of on the finish of December and have held that spot all through everything of this calendar 12 months.
“Hayes Lane, their house since 1938, holds simply over 6,000 followers – lower than 2,000 of these are seated. They’ve needed to modify and replace the bottom as they’ve grown and needed to tear out their outdated synthetic pitch simply two summers in the past once they reached the EFL.
“It should subsequent host League One soccer and sides which have performed within the Premier League and, for some, even in Europe within the twenty first century.
“The rise has been exceptional.”
‘Bromley identification distinctive within the EFL… it’s a actual Cinderella story’
Dave Edwards on the Sky Sports activities Important EFL podcast:
“It is likely one of the most fantastic neighborhood soccer membership’s I’ve visited. It is very distinctive, particularly within the EFL, to have a spot like that.
Bromley had been solely promoted from the Nationwide League in 2024
“They’ve acquired the social membership within the nook the place all of the followers are earlier than the sport, then they arrive again out, and there’s all of the ‘Participant of the Match’ stuff in there on the finish.
“Andy Woodman has created one thing very particular there and so they’ve acquired the entire fanbase actually engaged with it.
“I’m actually completely satisfied for him. He’s come from a goalkeeping coach background, acquired this chance, grabbed it with each arms and excelled at this soccer membership.
“Identification is so necessary for them. They’re unapologetic in the best way they play. Lots of people who watch them for the primary time will assume they’re a long-ball staff, however they’re not. I might say they’re a long-passing staff.
“They play share soccer however they’re all on the identical web page. The quantity of occasions they get down the edges, whether or not that’s a striker or the wingers getting in and placing crosses into the field, it’s so easy however so efficient.
“It’s a actual Cinderella story.”
