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Bromley Cross Football Club was founded in 1981, by Neil Johnstone as Club Secretary, Chairman and Treasurer. Dave Sidey was the Manager of the team, called Volunteer F.C., which played friendly open age football matches in the Chorley Alliance League in the 1981/82 season.
In the summer of 1982 Jim Dearden joined the club as Manager of the team.
In 1983/84 season the club had two teams in The Chorley Alliance League.
In the 1984/5 season the club changed its name to Bromley Cross Volunteers F.C. and entered an extra team in the Bolton Combination. The team played home matches at Longsight Playing Fields situated behind The Royal Oak Public House.
In 1986 the club changed its name to Bromley Cross Football Club and entered a team in The Bolton Boys Federation. The Manager was B Catterall, Andrew Yates was the Assistant Manager and July Ramwell Club Secretary. The club entered one team in the Chorley Alliance League.
In November 1986 the club acquired John Street Football Ground on a 99 year lease.
In October 1987 Andy Barker became the second Assistant Manager and Neil Johnstone was registered as Secretary to the Chorley League. Alan Cordner took over the post of Secretary.
In 1989 Neil Johnstone registered as Club Secretary of the Bolton Combination League. Neil remained as Club Chairman.
In 1990 the club had five youth teams playing in the Bolton Boys Federation and two teams in The Bolton Combination. At this time the club withdrew the two teams playing in the Chorley Alliance League. Neil Johnstone was elected as club Chairman, Neil then resigned this post and was elected as President of the club. Andy Barker was elected as Chairman.
At the end of the 1991 season, the open age teams left The Bolton Combination and registered with The Lancashire Amateur League and played in that league until 1994.
The open age teams were disbanded in 1994, the club concentrating on youth football.
In 1995 Masons Arms FC, later to merge with Bromley Cross FC, was founded by Adam Murphy and David Bowl as an open age Sunday Football team playing in the Bolton Pioneer Sunday Football League.
In 2001 Andy Barker resigned as Club Chairman, Alan McNorton was elected as Club Chairman Paul Heath resigned as Treasurer. Nick Polding who had been collecting monies for Rob Acworth’s team was asked by Alan McNaughton if he would take over the post which he did and continues to this date.
In 2002 Phil Dawson was elected as Club Chairman.
In 2003 the clubs trophies were lost when the Railway Pub was renovated.
In 2004 Lindsay Longthorne was elected as Club Secretary, Judith Dawson volunteered for the post of Child Protection Officer and Phil Bailey the post of School Liaison Officer. A Disciplinary Committee was set up - the members included Eric Needham, Rob Ashworth and Ian Kelly.
In 2004 a plan was conceived to amalgamate the club with Turton F.C. however this did not take place. Eric Needham was elected as Vice Chairman and Andy O‘Connor was elected as Referee Co-ordinator. At this time the club had 30 teams including girls football playing in four leagues.
Jim Dearden moved from the area in 2004 after twenty two years service to the club.
2005 Phil Dawson resigned as Chairman, Lindsay Longthorne, Judith Dawson and Phil Bailey also resigned their posts. This was probably the most difficult time in the clubs history because of the numbers of senior members of the committee resigning at the same time, however the other members of the club pulled together to keep the club from folding until the next AGM.
In 2005, after 10 years in the Bolton Pioneer League, Masons Arms FC decided it was time for a change and became Egerton FC. At this point the team also moved its base to the Cross Guns in Egerton. The team also decided to move from the Bolton Pioneer League to the Bolton and District Sunday League.
In 2008, after a remarkable 13 seasons as an amateur 'pub' team, Egerton FC merge with the junior football club Bromley Cross FC to become part of a much bigger club and to provide Bromley Cross with an open age team.
2008 also saw the formation of Bromley Cross Vets team.
