The ramblings of a football historian, whose interests lie in the origins of the game and the ups and downs of Spurs and Barnsley FC.
Monday 26 March 2018
RAVENS AND SAINTS
Bromley FC were founder members of the Southern League Division Two in 1894, two years after their founding.
Bromley, the Ravens, will play at Wembley in the Trophy Final after beating Gateshead 4-3 on aggregate after a 1-1 draw at "The Heed".
Their last visit to the national stadium was on April 23rd 1949 when they met Romford in the Amateur Cup Final in front of 93,000 spectators. Bromley won 1-0. On their way to final the Ravens beat Leytonstone in the semi-final, the famous Pegasus in the quarters, Barking, Wimbledon and Maidenhead Utd. 2,264 attended.
In 1911, 1938 and 1949 the club won the FA Amateur Cup beating the very famous Bishop Auckland (at Herne Hill 3,000), Erith and Belvedere (at the Den, 33,000) and Romford (at Wembley 93,000) consecutively.
Here are two very scratchy films of the final. the first section is mainly about the pre-match stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTdJ_YaAb0U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4W9WjlKhkk
Bromley meet Brackley Town who reach the hallowed turf for the first time overcoming Wealdstone 3-0 after two legs. 2,008 watched the game.
The Saints, from Northampton, play in the National League North at St James' Park, and were founded in 1890. In 2016-17 they won through to the Second Round of the FA Cup beating Gillingham and losing 0-1 to Blackpool in Round Two.
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