Chesham United F.C.

Chesham United

Full name

Chesham United Football Club

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

Home colours

Away colours

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

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
Year	League	Lvl	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Position	Name	Goals	Res	Rec	Res	Rec	Average home attendance
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 caps.
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

External links

Club website

Southern League

Premier Division	Bedworth United Bideford Biggleswade Town Cambridge City Chesham United Chippenham Town Cirencester Town Dorchester Town Dunstable Town Frome Town Histon Hitchin Town Hungerford Town Kettering Town King's Lynn Town Leamington Merthyr Town Paulton Rovers Poole Town Redditch United Slough Town St Neots Town Stratford Town Weymouth

Division One Central	AFC Rushden & Diamonds Arlesey Town Aylesbury Aylesbury United Barton Rovers Beaconsfield SYCOB Bedford Town Chalfont St. Peter Egham Town Fleet Town Godalming Town Hanwell Town Kings Langley Leighton Town North Greenford United Northwood Petersfield Town Potters Bar Town Royston Town St Ives Town Uxbridge Ware

Division One South & West	AFC Totton Banbury United Bashley Bishop's Cleeve Bridgwater Town Burnham Cinderford Town Didcot Town Evesham United Larkhall Athletic Mangotsfield United Marlow North Leigh Shortwood United Slimbridge Swindon Supermarine Taunton Town Tiverton Town Wantage Town Wimborne Town Winchester City Yate Town

Seasons	1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Spartan South Midlands League

Premier Division	AFC Dunstable Bedford Berkhamsted Biggleswade United Broxbourne Borough Cockfosters Colney Heath Hadley Harefield United Hertford Town Hoddesdon Town Holmer Green Leverstock Green London Colney London Tigers Oxhey Jets St. Margaretsbury Stotfold Sun Sports Tring Athletic Welwyn Garden City Wembley

Division One	Ampthill Town Arlesey Town Reserves Baldock Town Brimsdown Broadfields United Buckingham Athletic Chesham United Reserves Codicote Crawley Green Edgware Town Harpenden Town Hatfield Town Hillingdon Borough Langford New Bradwell St. Peter Risborough Rangers Southall Winslow United Wodson Park Woodford Town

Division Two	AFC Hillgate Amersham Town Aston Clinton Aylesbury United Reserves Clean Slate Grendon Rangers Hale Leys United Kent Athletic Loughton Manor Mursley United Old Bradwell United Pitstone & Ivinghoe United St. Albans City Reserves Stony Stratford Town The 61 Totternhoe Tring Corinthians Wolverton Town

Seasons	2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Predecessor leagues: Aetolian League Greater London League London League Metropolitan League Metropolitan–London League South Midlands League Spartan League

Coordinates: 51°41′55.889″N 0°36′50.450″W / 51.69885806°N 0.61401389°W / 51.69885806; -0.61401389

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