Nickname(s) The Badgers Chairman Pete Lynes Founded 1898 | Ground Capacity 2,000 (200 seated) Manager Patkrick McManus | |
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League Wessex Football League Premier Division | ||
Brockenhurst F.C. is a football club from Brockenhurst, near Lymington, in Hampshire, England. It was founded in 1898 and played mostly in friendlies before eventually joining the New Forest League. The club moved up to the Hampshire League in 1924 but after only two seasons at the higher level dropped back into the New Forest League. Elevation to the Hampshire League was achieved for a second time in 1935, but again the stay was a short one and Brockenhurst fell back into the New Forest League in 1937. In 1947 the club again moved up to the Hampshire League and this time the promotion proved to be sustainable – the Badgers remaining a fixture in that league until 1986. The club now competes in the Wessex League Premier Division.
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History
In 1986 Brockenhurst became a founding member of the Wessex League and has remained in that league ever since. In 2002 the New Forest side finished 5th in the competition (the club's highest ever placing) but in 2006 relegation loomed as the club slumped to 21st. Only a league re-structure saved the Badgers from the drop.
Away from league football the club has been a regular entrant in both the FA Cup and FA Vase, reaching the third qualifying round of the FA Cup three times, while the best Vase run was in that competition's first season, 1974–75, when The Badgers reached the fifth round (last 16).
The 2012–13 season saw the club finish as Champions of Division One of the Wessex league, and gain promotion to the Premier Division.
On the 9 October 2013, Brockenhurst was involved in a Hampshire Senior Cup tie against Andover Town. After the match finished 0-0 after extra time, the subsequent penalty shootout resulted in 29 consecutive goals being scored, with Brockenhurst winning 15-14. This was later confirmed by the Football Association as an English record (and possibly a world record) for the highest number of consecutive goals scored in a penalty shootout.
League honours
Cup honours
Stadia
Brockenhurst play their home games at Grigg Lane, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, SO42 7RE.
The club has had three homes – Rhinefield Road, Brookley Road and, since 1950, the current home ground – Grigg Lane.
The Grigg Lane ground (which recently won an award from the Wessex League) can be found in the centre of the village. There are two turnstiles allowing entrance to the ground – one in Grigg Lane itself and the other in Fathersfield on the opposite side of the stadium. On match days a small tea bar and a snack bar operate.
The clubhouse has a snooker table, dartboards, table football and Sky TV/BT Sports. Together with an extensive bar and a heated outdoor patio/BBQ area fills in the gap between the clubhouse and the main grandstand.
Record Attendance 1,104 v St Albans City (FA Amateur Cup – January 1974)