Fading memories of the London Senior Cup

Famous clubs like Brentford, Wimbledon, and Leyton Orient all enter sides in the London Senior Cup, as do our National League South neighbours Welling and Dulwich Hamlet. But Bromley haven’t entered the competition since they won it in 2013. This is a real shame as it’s a big part of the club’s history and it has provided some great memories over the years.

I was 14 the first time I saw Bromley play in a proper cup final. I was too young to go to the club’s famous Kent Senior Cup win in 1977, so when we reached the London Senior Cup final in May 1985, I wasn’t going to miss out.

This was our first county cup final in eight years, so it was a big deal. During that period, our only flirtation with cup success was an appearance in the 1982 Eastern Floodlight Cup final, which we lost to Chelmsford City over two legs.