Woodman’s quiet revolution paying dividends for table-topping Bromley
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<p>The south-east London club have promotion to League One within sight in just their second season in the EFL with their manager central to the transformation</p><p>With half an hour to go before kick-off , a roar echoes round the ground. MK Dons have levelled with Cambridge United via a penalty deep into injury time, Aaron Collins scoring from the spot to deny the hosts victory.</p><p>In the 20-minute interlude between Shayne Lavery’s opener at the Abbey Stadium a
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Woodman’s quiet revolution paying dividends for table-topping Bromley The south-east London club have promotion to League One within sight in just their second season in the EFL with their manager central to the transformation W ith half an hour to go before kick-off , a roar echoes round the ground. MK Dons have levelled with Cambridge United via a penalty deep into injury time, Aaron Collins scoring from the spot to deny the hosts victory. In the 20-minute interlude between Shayne Lavery’s opener at the Abbey Stadium and the referee’s fateful whistle, Cambridge looked set to go top of the table. Instead Bromley get under way against Accrington Stanley with a one-point lead at the summit of League Two, much to the relief of the home fans. There has been a quiet revolution in this corner of suburban south-east London. A decade ago, Bromley were in the middle of their first season in the National League. Having hosted crowds in the low hundreds in the Conference South a few years before, the club started to grab people’s attention. There was no single turning point – a first appearance in the FA Trophy final in 2018 ended in heartbreak, Bromley squandering their lead at the death before losing on penalties – but their progress was undeniable. Attendances in the hundreds became attendances in the thousands, there was investment in facilities and the team, once they settled in the fifth tier, started to set their ambitions higher. The arrival of Andy Woodman in 2021 was the catalyst for a deeper transformation. Recruited from Arsenal, where he had been head of goalkeeping, Woodman had little experience as a head coach, but came with a habit of sprinkling gold dust. The former keeper came through the ranks at Crystal Palace, where he formed a lifelong friendship with Gareth Southgate – the pair served as best men at each other’s weddings – marked by mutual supportiveness during the biggest moments of their careers. Meanwhile, Woodman’s son, Freddie, has played between t...
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