Boreham Wood F.C.

Boreham Wood

Full name	Boreham Wood Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Wood
Founded	1948
Ground	Meadow Park, Borehamwood (Capacity: 4,502 (500 seated))
Chairman	Danny Hunter
Manager	Ian Allinson
League	Isthmian League Premier Division
2008–09	Isthmian League Premier Division, 18th
Home colours Away colours

Boreham Wood F.C. are a football club based in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, at Meadow Park football ground. They were established in 1948, and have reached the FA Cup 2nd Round proper twice in their history. They are currently playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division. They are affectionately known as "the Wood" and retain a local rivalry against St Albans City.

History

The club was formed in 1948 by the amalgamation of two local sides, Boreham Rovers and Royal Retournez. In 1966, after playing in such leagues as the Mid-Herts League and Parthenon League, they joined the Athenian League, where two promotions took them to the top division, where they were champions in 1973-74. After this the team joined the Isthmian League.

In 1977 they reached the Isthmian League Premier Division, and they were to bounce between the top two divisions on a number of occasions over the next 27 years. In 2004 a re-organisation of the pyramid saw them move to the Southern Football League Eastern Division, which they won in 2005-06, but further re-organisation in 2006 saw them promoted to the Isthmian League Premier Division rather than the Southern League's equivalent.

Current squad

No. Position Player - GK Anthony Anstead - DF Lee Harvey - DF Danny Murphy - DF Jon Wordsworth - DF Ollie Adedeji - DF Kevin Williams - MF Lee Allinson - MF Luke Donnelly

No. Position Player - MF Chris Watters - MF Greg Morgan - MF Louis Lee - MF Lewis Donovan - FW Sean Sonner - FW Jon Clements - MF Sosthene Yao

Honours

• Isthmian League:
  • Premier Division Runners-up: 1997-98
  • Division One Champions: 1994-95, 2000-01
  • Division Two Champions: 1976-77
• Isthmian League Cup:
  • Winners: 1996-97
  • Runners-up: 1998-99
• Full Members Cup Runners-up: 1994-95, 1995-96
• Southern Football League
  • Southern League Division One East Champions 2005-06
• Herts. Senior Challenge Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1998-99, 2001-02
• Herts. Charity Cup Winners: 1980-81, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1988-89, 1989-90
• London Challenge Cup Winners: 1997-98

Club records

• Best league performance: 2nd in Isthmian League Premier Division, 1997-98
• Best FA Cup performance: 2nd round proper, 1996-97 and 1997-98
• Best FA Amateur Cup performance: 3rd round, 1970-71
• Best FA Trophy performance: Semi-finals, 2005-06

Sources

• Boreham Wood at the Football Club History Database

External links

• Boreham Wood F.C. Homepage