Established in 1892, Bromley initially played in the South London League, before becoming a founder member of the
Southern League in 1894, joining Division Two. However, after finishing bottom of Division Two in
1895–96 they left to become founder members of the
London League, also joining Division Two. They switched to the
Kent League for the 1898–99 season, but after finishing bottom of the league, they returned to Division One of the London League. They remained in the league until
World War I, In
2006–07 they finished as runners-up in the Premier Division, again qualifying for the promotion play-offs. A 1–0 win over
AFC Wimbledon in the semi-finals and a victory against
Billericay Town on penalties in the final saw them promoted to the Conference South. The season had also seen them reach the FA Cup first round again, eventually losing 4–1 at
Gillingham. Further appearances in the first round were achieved in 2009–10 (against
Colchester United), 2011–12 (
Leyton Orient), 2012–13 (
Fleetwood Town) and 2014–15 (
Dartford), but they were beaten on each occasion. The season also saw them reach the
final of the
FA Trophy, where they lost 5–4 on penalties to
Brackley Town after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw. In
2020–21 the club finished seventh in the National League, qualifying for the promotion play-offs, in which they lost 3–2 to
Hartlepool United in the quarter-finals. In the
2022–23 season they finished seventh in the National League again. On 10 August 2024, Bromley beat
Harrogate Town 2–0 to win their first
EFL League Two match, with
Michael Cheek scoring the club's first League goal. They then played south London rivals
AFC Wimbledon at Hayes Lane twice in four days, losing their
EFL Cup first round tie 2–1, then winning their first home league game 2–0. The
2025–26 season saw them win the League Two title, earning promotion to
League One for the first time in the club's history. ==Ground==