Overview
Barnet Football Club is an association football club, based in Edgware, Middlesex. Founded 135 years ago in 1888, the team currently compete in the National League, the 5th tier of English football.
They play their home matches at The Hive Stadium, and are nicknamed "The Bees".
The team's playing kit is manufactured by Stanno and is made of 100% recycled polyester.
History
Barnet Football Club was founded in 1888 and has won several local and national trophies since, including two Athenian League championships in 1931 and 1932, an FA Amateur Cup in 1946, and a Football Conference title in 2015.
The club has played in the Football League since 1988 and achieved promotion to the third tier in 1994, although they have experienced relegation several times.
In 2009, the club launched its state of the art training facility, The Hive, and in 2013 they became the first English club to appoint a world-famous Dutch international as joint head coach.
After relegation to the National League in 2018, the Bees secured a place in the play-offs in the 2019/20 season, although they were eventually defeated by Notts County.