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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.
[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
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 |
Tony Butcher |
1956 - 1971 |
560 |
286 |
2 |
Derek Tiffin |
1950 - 1964 |
553 |
n/a |
3 |
Lenny Tomkins |
1971 - 1983 |
509 |
n/a |
4 |
Colin Johnson |
1981 - 1993 |
468 |
n/a |
5 |
Bobby Smith |
1963 - 1973 |
443 |
n/a |
6 |
John Devine |
1977 - 1988 |
410 |
n/a |
7 |
Terry Price |
1969 - 1983 |
389 |
n/a |
8 |
Mick Loughton |
1970 - 1978 |
382 |
n/a |
9 |
Peter Gillott |
1959 - 1970 |
376 |
n/a |
10 |
Terry Eades |
1962 - 1978 |
363 |
n/a |
[edit] Most goals
# |
Name |
Career |
Appearances |
Goals |
Goals/Game
Ratio |
1 |
Tony Butcher |
1956 - 1971 |
560 |
286 |
0.510 |
2 |
Frank Peterson |
1970 - 1983 |
302 |
146 |
0.483 |
3 |
Syd Plunkett |
1947 - 1952 |
219 |
139 |
0.634 |
4 |
Frank Bishop |
1979 - 1985 |
316 |
113 |
0.357 |
5 |
Terry Price |
1969 - 1983 |
389 |
108 |
0.277 |
6 |
Les Dicker |
1948 - 1960 |
262 |
106 |
0.404 |
7 |
Denny Foreman |
1945 - 1950 |
n/a |
97 |
n/a |
8 |
Bud Houghton |
1965 - 1967 |
n/a |
73 |
n/a |
9 |
Tony Rogers |
1992 - 1996 |
n/a |
71 |
n/a |
10 |
Colin Grant |
1971 - 1975 |
n/a |
63 |
n/a |
[edit] Managerial history
Dates |
Name |
Notes |
1938-1938 |
Billy Walker |
1938-1939 |
Alan Sliman |
1939-1940 |
Harry Warren |
1940-1949 |
Arthur Rowe |
1945-1950 |
Jack Tresadern |
1951-1952 |
Billy Walsh |
1952-1954 |
Ben Burley |
1955-1959 |
Frank Grice |
1959-1963 |
Harry Ferrier |
1963-1965 |
Billy Frith |
1966-1966 |
Peter Harburn |
1966-1969 |
Harry Ferrier |
1969-1970 |
Geoff Walker |
1970-1974 |
Dave Bumpstead |
1974-1975 |
Sid Prosser |
1975-1975 |
Bill Leivers |
1976-1977 |
Bobby Kellard |
1977-1978 |
Mick Loughton |
1978-1979 |
Ollie Hopkins |
1979-1980 |
Don Walker |
1980-1981 |
Colin Harper |
1981-1984 |
Mick Loughton |
1985-1987 |
Joe O'Sullivan |
1987-1989 |
Chris Symes |
1989-1990 |
George Borg |
1990-1992 |
Danny O'Leary |
1992-1996 |
Joe O'Sullivan |
1996-1996 |
Robbie Garvey & Paul Watts |
1996-1996 |
Roy McDonough |
1996-1998 |
Colin Norman (Joint with Gary Bellamy) |
1996-2001 |
Gary Bellamy |
2001-2003 |
Paul Parker |
2003-2004 |
Steve Mosely |
2004-2005 |
Aidan Boxall |
2005-2006 |
Craig Edwards |
2006-present |
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
- 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
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