Brockenhurst Football Club is a football club based in Brockenhurst, near Lymington, in Hampshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Grigg Lane.
The club was established in 1898. They became founder members of the New Forest League, and went on to win the league several times. After World War I the club played in the Bournemouth League, before joining the West Section of the Hampshire League in 1923. However, after finishing bottom of the West Section in 1925âÂÂ26, they left the league, returning to the New Forest League. The club re-entered the Hampshire League in 1935, joining Division Two, but left after only two seasons, again dropping back into the New Forest League.
In 1947 Brockenhurst rejoined the Hampshire League for a second time. They were Division Three West runners-up in 1951âÂÂ52 and became members of the new Division Three following league reorganisation in 1955. The club were Division Three champions in 1959âÂÂ60, earning promotion to Division Two. After finishing as runners-up in Division Two in 1961âÂÂ62, they were promoted to Division One. However, the club finished second-from-bottom of Division One in 1964âÂÂ65 and were relegated back to Division Two.
Brockenhurst were Division Two champions in 1970âÂÂ71, securing promotion to Division One. They went on to finish as runners-up in 1973âÂÂ74 and were Hampshire League champions in 1975âÂÂ76. The club were runners-up again in 1979âÂÂ80. In 1986 they were founder members of the Wessex League, finishing last in the league's inaugural season. When the league gained a second division in 2004, Brockenhurst became members of Division One, which became the Premier Division in 2006.
After finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 2010âÂÂ11, Brockenhurst were relegated to Division One. However, they were Division One champions in 2012âÂÂ13, earning promotion back to the Premier Division. In October 2013 the club were involved in a Hampshire Senior Cup tie against Andover Town which ended 0âÂÂ0 after extra time. The subsequent penalty shootout resulted in 29 consecutive goals being scored, with Brockenhurst winning 15âÂÂ14, a result later confirmed by the Football Association as an English record (and possibly a world record) for the highest number of consecutive goals scored in a penalty shootout.
In 2019âÂÂ20 Brockenhurst won the Bournemouth Senior Cup, winning 5âÂÂ4 on penalties against Hamworthy United after a 2âÂÂ2 draw. The following season saw them win the Hampshire Senior Invitation Plate. In 2021âÂÂ22 the club won the Russell Cotes Cup, defeating Hamble Club 5âÂÂ3 on penalties after a 4âÂÂ4 draw.
The club initially played at a ground near Rhinefield Ornamental Drive before moving to a ground on Lymington Road between the Snakecatcher and Rose & Crown pubs before World War I. After the war they relocated to Fathersfield, where they played until moving to Black Knoll in 1931 after the Fathersfield site was needed for housing. In 1937 the club relocated again, this time to Oberfield. Following World War II they played at Tile Barn, until moving to Grigg Lane in 1951.
The Grigg Lane site had been bought from the Morant Estate in 1950, and dressing rooms and a small stand were initially built. A social club was added in 1972, with floodlights erected in the same year. In 1978 a new 200-seat elevated stand was built, with changing rooms located underneath.