Goals Galore: Celebrating Michael Cheek and the man whose record he surpassed
17.09.25, 20:55 Updated 18.09.25, 08:20
Peter Etherington
It’s getting late at Hayes Lane. Floodlights dim, media folk mill, subs warm down, broadcasters pack up. Twenty minutes earlier, Bromley suffered a last-gasp equaliser courtesy of an apology-email of a refereeing decision, and now, in the shadow of the John Fiorini stand, the atmosphere is muted, bordering on sour.
Suddenly, there’s movement at the end of the tunnel. Out into the night air steps Michael Cheek, his frame still steaming from the game’s exertions. He’s there to accept the Sky Bet Player of the Match trophy, and he does so with a broad smile and short-sentenced gratitude. Photo taken, plastic trophy in hand, he strides away towards the tunnel, but stops when a young fan calls out to him requesting a selfie. “Of course, mate,” Cheek replies, dipping into the boy’s orbit to smile at the camera once more. Photo taken, plastic trophy in hand, Bromley’s top goalscorer of the modern era slips away into the humid stank of the tunnel, leaving the young fan beaming in his wake.
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