Chesham United F.C.

Chesham United

Full name	Chesham United Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Generals
Founded	1917
Ground	The Meadow, Chesham
Ground Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Brian McCarthy
Manager	Andy Leese
League	Southern League Premier Division
2014–15	Southern League Premier Division, 12th
Home colours Away colours

Chesham United is an English football club based in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, currently playing in the Southern League, nicknamed "the Generals". They play their home matches at The Meadow. During the summer of 2010, the previous chairman, Charles Manchester, passed the stewardship of the club into the hands of the Chesham United Supporters Trust and Alan Calder took over as chairman.^[1]

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

Main article: List of Chesham United F.C. 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
2009–10	Southern Football League Division One Midlands	8	42	24	8	10	76	41	25	80	4th of 22 Promoted through playoffs			QR3	3-1-1	QR1	1-1-1
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

Ground

Chesham United play their home games at The Meadow, Amy Lane, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1NE.

Current squad

Numbers in brackets indicate sub appearances made. Up to and including 3/9/2014.

Name	Debut Date	2013/14 Starts (Subs)	2013/14 Goals	Career Starts (Subs)	Career Goals
Leon Archer	01/01/2009	0 (1)	0	100 (40)	46
James Beasant	24/04/2007	3 (0)	0	8 (1)	0
Daniel Braithwaite	22/03/2003	24 (4)	2	52 (4)	2
Alex Brown	12/10/2013	6 (4)	0	6 (4)	0
Greg Cross	01/08/08	0 (0)	0	29 (8)	20
Chris Dillon	17/08/2013	31 (2)	12	31 (2)	12
Inih Effiong	13/03/2012	10 (22)	5	42 (24)	21
Dave Fotheringham	20/08/2002	21 (11)	1	361 (73)	28
Danny Gordon	24/08/2013	20 (4)	1	20 (4)	1
Shane Gore	14/08/2010	31 (1)	0	191 (1)	0
Stephan Hamilton-Forbes	14/10/2013	0 (2)	0	0 (2)	0
Jack Harris	16/10/2013	0 (2)	1	0 (2)	1
John Kyriacou	06/09/2008	35 (0)	2	240 (16)	10
Mark Lambert	01/09/2007	23 (1)	1	297 (4)	13
Darren Purse	18/01/2014	1 (0)	0	1 (0)	0
Drew Roberts	17/08/2013	29 3)	26	29 (3)	26
Jimmy Robins	02/10/2012	0 (0)	0	1 (0)	0
Laurie Stewart	17/08/2013	26 (1)	0	26 (1)	0
Scott Thomas	20/08/2011	29 (3)	1	88 (19)	2
Steve Wales	18/08/2009	30 (4)	8	197 (21)	60

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 caps.
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.

• Laurence Batty
• Brian Caterer
• Matthew Howard
• Stephen Wilkins
• Dean Williams

References

• Chesham United at the Football Club History Database

External links

• Club website

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