Chesham United F.C.
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| Full name | Chesham United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Generals | ||
| Founded | 1917 | ||
| Ground | The Meadow Chesham Buckinghamshire | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman | Brian McCarthy | ||
| Manager | Andy Leese | ||
| League | Southern League Premier Division | ||
| 2014–15 | Southern League Premier Division, 12th | ||
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Chesham United is a football club in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, who play in the Southern League. Nicknamed "the Generals", they play home matches at The Meadow.
In 2010, chairman Charles Manchester passed the club into the hands of the Chesham United Supporters Trust and Alan Calder took over as chairman.[1] Chesham United Supporters' Trust hold only a 2.69% shareholding in the club, and has "no direct responsibility for running the parent club."[2]
History
The football team are nicknamed "The Generals" because they were once the football team of the General Baptist Church (now called Broadway Baptist Church) in Chesham. Chesham Generals merged with Chesham Town (established in 1879) to form United. Chesham Town FC was the football team of Christ Church, Chesham, founded by the Rev G.M.L. Reade the curate.
- 1879 – Chesham Town FC formed by Rev Reade, curate of Christ Church, Chesham
- 1917 – Formed as a merger of Chesham Generals and Chesham Town
- 1947–48 – Joined Corinthian League from the Spartan League.
- 1960–61 – Corinthian League runner-up (on goal average)
- 1963–64 – Corinthian League disbanded, and along with most of the other sides, joined enlarged Athenian League in new Division One
- 1967–68 – FA Amateur Cup runner-up
- 1973–74 – Joined Isthmian League in its new Division Two
- 1977–78 – Division Two renamed Division One
- 1985–86 – Relegated to Division Two North
- 1986–87 – Champions,Isthmian League Division Two North
- 1990–91 – Champions Isthmian League Division One
- 1991–92 – Berks and Bucks Senior Cup winners
- 1992–93 – Champions Isthmian League Premier Division
- 1992–93 – Won Berks and Bucks Senior Cup
- 1994–95 – Relegated to Division One
- 1996–97 – Isthmian League Division One Champions; promoted to Premier Division
- 2002–03 – Relegated to Division One North
- 2004–05 – Joined Southern Football League Premier Division
- 2006–07 – Relegated to Division One South & West
- 2007–08 – Won Berks & Bucks Senior Cup (3–0 vs Wycombe Wanderers)
- 2009–10 – Promoted to Southern League Premier Division
- 2013–14 – Southern League Premier Division Runners-up
- 2013–14 – Won Berks and Bucks Senior Cup
Seasons
| Year | League | Lvl | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | Leading league scorer | FA Cup | FA Trophy | Average home attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Goals | Res | Rec | Res | Rec | |||||||||||||
| 2010–11 | Southern Football League Premier Division |
7 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 71 | 6th of 21 | Steve Wales | 14 | QR2 | 1–1–1 | QR1 | 0–1–1 | 339 |
| 2011–12 | Southern Football League Premier Division |
7 | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 76 | 53 | +23 | 73 | 4th of 22 Lost in playoff semifinal |
Simon Thomas | 20 | QR2 | 1–0–1 | QR2 | 1–1–1 | 349 |
| 2012–13 | Southern Football League Premier Division |
7 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 75 | 3rd of 22 Lost in playoff semifinal |
Simon Thomas | 16 | QR1 | 0–0–1 | R2 | 4–1–1 | 323 |
| 2013–14 | Southern Football League Premier Division |
7 | 44 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 102 | 47 | +55 | 92 | 2nd of 23 Lost in playoff final |
Drew Roberts | 34 | QR1 | 0–0–1 | R1 | 3–0–1 | 378 |
| 2014–15 | Southern Football League Premier Division |
7 | 44 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 79 | 72 | +7 | 60 | 12th of 23 | Ryan Blake | 18 | QR1 | 0–1–1 | QR1 | 0–0–1 | 297 |
Ground
Chesham United play their home games at The Meadow, Amy Lane, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1NE.
Honours
- Spartan League Division One/Premier
- Champions: 1921–22, 1922–23, 1924–25, 1932–33
- Spartan League Division Two
- Champions: 1921–22
- Corinthian League Division One
- Runners-up: 1960–61, 1961–62
- Isthmian League Premier Division
- Champions: 1992–93
- Isthmian League Division One
- Champions: 1990–91, 1996–97
- Isthmian League Division Two (North)
- Champions: 1986–87
- Southern League Premier Division
- Runners-up: 2013–14
- Southern League Midlands Division
- Play-Off Winners: 2009–10
- F.A. Amateur Cup
- Runners-up: 1967–68
- Athenian League Memorial Cup
- Winners: 1963–64, 1968–69
- Berks and Bucks Senior Cup
- Winners: 1921–22, 1925–26, 1928–29, 1933–34, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1975–76, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2013–14
- Runners-up: 1930–31, 1932–33, 1984–84, 1993–94, 2001–02, 2011–12, 2012–13
Prior to 1917
- Spartan League
- Champions: 1913–14 (Generals)
- Berks and Bucks Senior Cup
- Winners: 1900–01 (Generals), 1903–04 (Town), 1907–08 (Town)
- Runners-up 1887–88 (Town), 1904–05 (Generals), 1908–09 (Town)
Club records
- Best league position: Isthmian League Premier Division Champions 1992–93,
- Best FA Cup performance: 3rd round, 1979–80
- Best FA Amateur Cup performance: runners-up, 1967–68
- Best FA Trophy performance: 4th round, 1998–99
Former players
1. Players that have played/managed in the Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caKerry Dixonps.
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.
References
- ^ History Chesham United FC
- ^ "Chesham United Supporters' Trust". Chesham United Football Club. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- Chesham United at the Football Club History Database