Chelmsford City F.C.

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Chelmsford City
Full name Chelmsford City Football Club
Nickname(s) The Clarets
Founded 1938
Ground Melbourne Stadium, Chelmsford
(Capacity >3,000)
Chairman Flag of England Peter Webb
Manager Flag of England Jeff King
League Conference South
2007-08 Isthmian League Premier Division, 1st (champions)
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Chelmsford City Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in Chelmsford, Essex. Based at the Melbourne Stadium, they will start the 2008-09 season in the Conference South.

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[edit] History

The club is based in Chelmsford, which, despite the team's name, is not a city but the county town of Essex. The current team was founded as a professional team in 1938, after an amateur team played at the New Writtle Street ground between 1922 and 1938 which was formed in 1878. Chelmsford City's local rivals include Braintree Town, Thurrock and Grays Athletic

The club previously played at the New Writtle Street ground from their formation in 1938 until 1997 when the club was made homeless and shared grounds first with Maldon Town and then with Billericay Town at their New Lodge ground. In January 2006, the club moved back home to Chelmsford at the Melbourne Athletics Stadium, also known as Chelmsford Sport and Athletic Centre.

The club's current manager is Jeff King who took over from Craig Edwards in May 2006.

The first game back at Melbourne Park was against former landlords Billericay Town was played in front of a near capacity crowd of 2,998. Chelmsford won the game 2-1, with Jamie Richards gaining the first ever goal at the new stadium on 21 minutes.

Clinched the Isthmian League Premier Division title on April 5th 2008 following a draw with Ramsgate which gave them an unassailable lead thus gaining promotion to the Conference South for the 2008/9 season, which will be their first at Conference Level.

[edit] Current squad

No. Position Player
- Flag of England GK Danny Gay
- Flag of England GK Ashley Harrison
- Flag of England DF Steve Ward
- Flag of England DF Andy Duncan (Captain)
- Flag of England DF Stuart Ainsley
- Flag of England DF Greg Oates
- Flag of England DF Aidan Collins
- Flag of England DF Lee Protheroe
- Flag of England DF Joel Kitamirike
- Flag of England DF Chris Duffy
- Flag of England MF Jeff Minton
No. Position Player
- Flag of England MF Spencer Knight
- Flag of England MF Mario Noto
- Flag of England MF Dave Rainford
- Flag of England MF Ollie Berquez
- Flag of England MF Jon Keeling
- Flag of England FW Jason Hallett
- Flag of England FW Bertie Brayley
- Flag of England FW Kezie Ibe
- Flag of England FW Ricky Holmes
- Flag of England FW James Lawson

NB Fixed squad numbers are not used in the Isthmian League

[edit] Selected former managers

[edit] Notable Former Players

[edit] Player records

[edit] Most appearances

# Name Career Appearances Goals
1 Flag of England Tony Butcher 1956 - 1971 560 286
2 Flag of England Derek Tiffin 1950 - 1964 553 n/a
3 Flag of England Lenny Tomkins 1971 - 1983 509 n/a
4 Flag of England Colin Johnson 1981 - 1993 468 n/a
5 Flag of England Bobby Smith 1963 - 1973 443 n/a
6 Flag of Ireland John Devine 1977 - 1988 410 n/a
7 Flag of England Terry Price 1969 - 1983 389 n/a
8 Flag of England Mick Loughton 1970 - 1978 382 n/a
9 Flag of England Peter Gillott 1959 - 1970 376 n/a
10 Flag of England Terry Eades 1962 - 1978 363 n/a

[edit] Most goals

# Name Career Appearances Goals Goals/Game
Ratio
1 Flag of England Tony Butcher 1956 - 1971 560 286 0.510
2 Flag of England Frank Peterson 1970 - 1983 302 146 0.483
3 Flag of England Syd Plunkett 1947 - 1952 219 139 0.634
4 Flag of England Frank Bishop 1979 - 1985 316 113 0.357
5 Flag of England Terry Price 1969 - 1983 389 108 0.277
6 Flag of England Les Dicker 1948 - 1960 262 106 0.404
7 Flag of England Denny Foreman 1945 - 1950 n/a 97 n/a
8 Flag of England Bud Houghton 1965 - 1967 n/a 73 n/a
9 Flag of England Tony Rogers 1992 - 1996 n/a 71 n/a
10 Flag of England Colin Grant 1971 - 1975 n/a 63 n/a

[edit] Managerial history

Dates Name Notes
1938-1938 Flag of England Billy Walker
1938-1939 Flag of England Alan Sliman
1939-1940 Flag of England Harry Warren
1940-1949 Flag of England Arthur Rowe
1945-1950 Flag of England Jack Tresadern
1951-1952 Flag of Ireland Billy Walsh
1952-1954 Flag of England Ben Burley
1955-1959 Flag of England Frank Grice
1959-1963 Flag of England Harry Ferrier
1963-1965 Flag of England Billy Frith
1966-1966 Flag of England Peter Harburn
1966-1969 Flag of England Harry Ferrier
1969-1970 Flag of England Geoff Walker
1970-1974 Flag of England Dave Bumpstead
1974-1975 Flag of England Sid Prosser
1975-1975 Flag of England Bill Leivers
1976-1977 Flag of England Bobby Kellard
1977-1978 Flag of England Mick Loughton
1978-1979 Flag of England Ollie Hopkins
1979-1980 Flag of England Don Walker
1980-1981 Flag of England Colin Harper
1981-1984 Flag of England Mick Loughton
1985-1987 Flag of England Joe O'Sullivan
1987-1989 Flag of England Chris Symes
1989-1990 Flag of England George Borg
1990-1992 Flag of England Danny O'Leary
1992-1996 Flag of England Joe O'Sullivan
1996-1996 Flag of England Robbie Garvey & Paul Watts
1996-1996 Flag of England Roy McDonough
1996-1998 Flag of England Colin Norman (Joint with Gary Bellamy)
1996-2001 Flag of England Gary Bellamy
2001-2003 Flag of England Paul Parker
2003-2004 Flag of England Steve Mosely
2004-2005 Flag of England Aidan Boxall
2005-2006 Flag of England Craig Edwards
2006-present Flag of England Jeff King

[edit] Honours

  • Southern League
    • Champions 1945/46, 1967/68, 1971/72
    • Southern Division champions 1988/89
    • League Cup winners 1945/46, 1959/60, 1990/91
  • Non-League Champions Cup
    • Winners 1971/72
  • Eastern Floodlight Cup
    • Winners 1966/67, 1974/75, 1977/78, 1981/82, 1982/83, 1986/87
  • Essex Professional Cup
    • Winners 1957/58, 1969/70, 1970/71, 1973/74, 1974/75
  • Essex Senior Cup
    • Winners 1985/86, 1988/89, 1992/93, 2002/03
  • Isthmian League Premier Division
    • Winners 2007/08

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