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| Full name | Boreham Wood Football Club | |||
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| Nickname | The Wood | |||
| Founded | 1948 | |||
| Ground | Meadow Park,Borehamwood | |||
| Capacity | 4,500 (1,700 seated)[1] | |||
| Chairman | Danny Hunter | |||
| Manager | Luke Garrard | |||
| League | National League | |||
| 2024–25 | National League South, 5th of 24 (promoted via play-offs) | |||
| Website | borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk | |||
Boreham Wood Football Club is a professionalfootball club based inBorehamwood, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently members of theNational League, the fifth tier ofEnglish football, and play atMeadow Park. Established in 1948, they are known as "the Wood".
The club was established in 1948 as a merger of Boreham Wood Rovers and Royal Retournez, and began playing in the Mid-Herts League.[2] In 1951 they joined theParthenon League, and finished as runners-up in 1953–54 and 1954–55 before winning the title in 1955–56.[3] After finishing as runners-up again in 1956–57,[3] they joined the Spartan League.[4] They finished as runners-up in 1963–64 and again in 1965–66,[4] after which they switched to Division Two of theAthenian League.[5]
The1968–69 season saw Boreham Wood win Division Two, earning promotion to Division One. The following season they finished as runners-up in Division One and were promoted to the Premier Division.[5] After the division was disbanded in 1973, the club were placed in Division One for the1973–74 season, in which they were league champions and reached the first round of theFA Cup for the first time, eventually losing 3–0 atSouthend United.[5] At the end of the season the club joined Division Two of theIsthmian League. They won the division in1976–77 and were promoted to the renamed Premier Division.[5] Thefollowing season saw them reach the first round of the FA Cup again, losing 2–0 in a replay toSwindon Town after a 0–0 draw at home.[5]
The club remained in the Premier Division until being relegated to Division One at the end of the1981–82 season, in which they finished bottom of the table.[5] In1994–95 they were Division One champions, and were promoted back to the Premier Division. The1996–97 season saw them reach the second round of the FA Cup for the first time after they beatRushden & Diamonds 3–2 in a first round replay. In the second round they lost 2–1 atLuton Town. In thesame season they also won theIsthmian League Cup.[6] They repeated their FA Cup feat thefollowing season, beatingHayes in the first round before losing 2–0 toCheltenham Town in a replay.[5] In1998–99 they reached the first round again, losing 3–2 at home to Luton.
After being relegated in1999–2000 they won Division One at thefirst attempt to make an immediate return to the Premier Division.[5] However, they were relegated again at the end of the2002–03 season, although the season did see them reach theFA Cup first round again, where they lost 5–0 atTorquay United. Afterone season in Division One North (andanother FA Cup first round appearance, a 4–0 defeat atBlackpool), they were transferred to Division One East of theSouthern League.[5]
After winning Division One East in2005–06, a season in which they also reached thesemi-finals of the FA Trophy, losing 3–0 on aggregate toWoking, the club were promoted to the Premier Division of the Isthmian League. A fourth-place finish in2009–10 saw them qualify for the promotion play-offs, and after beatingAveley 1–0 in the semi-finals, a 2–0 win overKingstonian in the final resulted in promotion to theConference South.[5] The2012–13 and2013–14 seasons saw the club reach the FA Cup first round again, losing at home toBrentford and away atCarlisle United in a replay.[5] In2014–15 Boreham Wood finished as runners-up in the Conference South. In the subsequent play-offs, they beatHavant & Waterlooville 4–2 on aggregate before defeatingWhitehawk 2–1 in the final to earn promotion to the renamed National League.[5] Their first season in the National League saw atenth FA Cup first round appearance, ending with a 2–1 defeat at home toNorthwich Victoria.[5]
In the2017–18 FA Cup Boreham Wood beatFootball League opposition for the first time, defeatingBlackpool 2–1 at home in the first round.[7] In the second round they lost 3–0 atCoventry City. The club went on to finish fourth in the National League at the end of the season, qualifying for the play-offs. After beatingAFC Fylde 2–1 andSutton United 3–2, they lost 2–1 toTranmere Rovers in the Wembley final. In2019–20 the club finished fifth and again qualified for the play-offs. After defeatingHalifax Town 2–1 in the quarter-finals, they lost 1–0 toHarrogate Town in the semi-finals. The club reached the first round of the2020–21 FA Cup, in which they defeatedLeague Two clubSouthend United 4–3 on penalties after a 3–3 draw.[8] They went on to beatCanvey Island 3–0 in the second round, earning a third round tie withMillwall, which they lost 2–0.[9] In the2021–22 FA Cup, the club reached the fifth round for the first time after beatingLeague One clubAFC Wimbledon in the third round andChampionship clubAFC Bournemouth in the fourth.[10][11] They lost 2–0 toPremier League clubEverton in the fifth round.[12] The2022–23 season saw them finish sixth in the National League; in the subsequent promotion play-offs, they defeatedBarnet 2–1 in the quarter-finals, before losing 3–2 after extra time toNotts County in the semi-finals. Thefollowing season they finished fourth-from-bottom of the National League and were relegated to the National League South.[13] However, in2024–25 they secured an immediate return to the National League, finishing fifth in the league before going on to defeatMaidstone United 1–0 in the play-off final.[14]
The club initially played at Eldon Avenue until moving toMeadow Park in 1963.[15]
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| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Luke Garrard |
| Assistant Manager | Jack Payne |
| First Team Coach | Ross Weare |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Dan McAteer |
| Lead Physical Performance Coach | Brandon Bevans |
| Lead Analyst | Cavill Costi |
| Senior Therapist | Ciaran Pack |
| Kit Manager | Loretta Browne |
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