Boreham Wood Football Club is a professional

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club based in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently members of the

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, the fifth tier of English football, and play at Meadow Park. Established in 1948, they are known as "the Wood" and have a local rivalry with St Albans City.

History

The club was established in 1948 as a merger of Boreham Wood Rovers and Royal Retournez, and began playing in the Mid-Herts League.Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) ''Non-League Club Directory 2013'', p269 In 1951 they joined the

Parthenon League The Parthenon League was a football league covering Greater London and the surrounding area. History The league was formed in 1951 with 11 clubs, nine of which had come from the Middlesex Senior League.Parthenon League 1951–1966
Non-League Matters After finishing as runners-up again in 1956–57, they joined the Spartan League.
Non-League Matters They finished as runners-up in 1963–64 and again in 1965–66, after which they switched to Division Two of the Athenian League. The 1968–69 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. After the division was disbanded in 1973, the club were placed in Division One for the 1973–74 season, in which they were league champions and reached the first round of the

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for the first time, eventually losing 3–0 at Southend United. At the end of the season the club joined Division Two of the

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. They won the division in 1976–77 and were promoted to the renamed Premier Division. The following season saw them reach the first round of the FA Cup again, losing 2–0 in a replay to Swindon Town after a 0–0 draw at home. The club remained in the Premier Division until being relegated to Division One at the end of the 1981–82 season, in which they finished bottom of the table. In 1994–95 they were Division One champions, and were promoted back to the Premier Division. The 1996–97 season saw them reach the second round of the FA Cup for the first time after they beat Rushden & Diamonds 3–2 in a first round replay. In the second round they lost 2–1 at Luton Town. In the same season they also won the Isthmian League Cup.A Brief History of the Club
Boreham Wood F.C. They repeated their FA Cup feat the following season, beating

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in the first round before losing 2–0 to

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in a replay. In 1998–99 they reached the first round again, losing 3–2 at home to Luton. After being relegated in 1999–2000 they won Division One at the first attempt to make an immediate return to the Premier Division. However, they were relegated again at the end of the 2002–03 season, although the season did see them reach the FA Cup first round again, where they lost 5–0 at

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. After one season in Division One North (and another FA Cup first round appearance, a 4–0 defeat at

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), they were transferred to Division One East of the Southern League. After winning Division One East in 2005–06, a season in which they also reached the semi-finals of the FA Trophy, losing 3–0 on aggregate to

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, the club were promoted to the Premier Division of the Isthmian League. A fourth-place finish in 2009–10 saw them qualify for the promotion play-offs, and after beating Aveley 1–0 in the semi-finals, a 2–0 win over

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in the final resulted in promotion to the

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. The

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and 2013–14 seasons saw the club reach the FA Cup first round again, losing at home to

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and away at

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in a replay. In 2014–15 Boreham Wood finished as runners-up in the Conference South. In the subsequent play-offs, they beat

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4–2 on aggregate before defeating Whitehawk 2–1 in the final to earn promotion to the renamed National League. Their first season in the National League saw a tenth FA Cup first round appearance, ending with a 2–1 defeat at home to

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. In the

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Boreham Wood beat

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opposition for the first time, defeating

2–1 at home in the first round. In the second round they lost 3–0 at

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. The club went on to finish fourth in the National League at the end of the season, qualifying for the play-offs. After beating

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2–1 and Sutton United 3–2, they lost 2–1 to Tranmere Rovers in the Wembley final. In 2019–20 the club finished fifth and again qualified for the play-offs. After defeating Halifax Town 2–1 in the quarter-finals, they lost 1–0 to

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in the semi-finals. The club reached the first round of the

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, in which they defeated

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club Southend United 4–3 on penalties after a 3–3 draw. They went on to beat

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3–0 in the second round, earning a third round tie with Millwall, which they lost 2–0. In the

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, the club reached the fifth round for the first time after beating League One club

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in the third round and Championship club

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in the fourth. They lost 2–0 to

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club Everton in the fifth round.

Ground

The club initially played at Eldon Avenue until moving to Meadow Park in 1963.Boreham Wood
Pyramid Passion

Current squad

Management staff

Honours

**Division One champions: 1976–77, 1994–95, 2000–01 **League Cup winners: 1996–97 * Southern League **Division One East champions: 2005–06 * Athenian League **Division One champions: 1973–74 **Division Two champions: 1968–69 *

Parthenon League The Parthenon League was a football league covering Greater London and the surrounding area. History The league was formed in 1951 with 11 clubs, nine of which had come from the Middlesex Senior League.Herts Senior Cup The Herts Senior Cup, officially titled the Hertfordshire County Football Association Senior Challenge Cup, is the oldest County-based football Cup competition based exclusively in Hertfordshire, England. It was first contested in the 1886-87 se ...

**Winners: 1971–72, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19 *

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**Winners: 1980–81, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1989–90 *

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**Winners: 1997–98

Records

*Best league performance: 4th in the

, 2017–18 *Best

performance: Fifth round, 2021–22 *Best

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performance: Third round, 1970–71 *Best

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performance: Semi-finals, 2005–06 *Record attendance: 4,101 vs St Albans City, FA Cup second round, 6 December 2021 *Most appearances: David Hatchett, 714 *Most goals: Mickey Jackson *Record transfer fee paid: £18,000 to

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for Morgan FerrierMorgan Ferrier apologises to Boreham Wood after transfer saga
The Non-League Football Paper, 25 July 2018 *Record transfer fee received: £25,000+ from

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for Morgan Ferrier

References

External links

Official website
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