Chard Town Football Club is a football club based in Chard, Somerset, England. Affiliated to the Somerset County FA, they are currently members of the Somerset County League Premier Division and play at Dening Sports Fields.
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| Full name | Chard Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Robins | ||
| Founded | 1920 | ||
| Ground | Dening Sports Fields, Chard | ||
| Chairman | Lyndsey Gage | ||
| Manager | Ashley Fussell | ||
| League | Somerset County League Premier Division | ||
| 2023–24 | Somerset County League Premier Division, 8th of 16 | ||
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History
editThe club was established in 1920.[1] They became members of the Perry Street & District League and won the league's Challenge Cup in 1930–31.[2] After winning the cup again in 1937–38, the club were league champions in 1939–40.[2] After World War II Chard joined the Somerset County League. They were Division Two champions in 1949–50 and won the Somerset Senior Cup in 1952–53.[3][4] The club were Division One champions the following season.[3] After winning the league for a second time in 1959–60,[3] they won the Senior Cup again in 1966–67, and went on to win the league the following season.[3] The club were champions again in 1969–70.[5]
In 1976 Chard moved up to the Western League, becoming members of the new Division One.[6] They were Division One runners-up in 1983–84, earning promotion to the Premier Division. Although the club were relegated after finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 1986–87, they were Division One runners-up again the following season and were promoted back to the Premier Division.[6] The club won the South West Counties Cup in 1988–89,[4] but were relegated again at the end of the 1992–93 season, and remained in Division One until a second-place finish in 1995–96 saw them return to the Premier Division.[6]
Chard were relegated in 1997–98 after finishing second-from-bottom of the Premier Division. They were Division One runners-up in 2005–06 and were promoted to the Premier Division for the fourth time. However, they were relegated back to Division One three seasons later.[6] The club resigned from the Western League at the end of the 2017–18 season and dropped into the Premier Division of the Somerset County League.
Honours
edit- Somerset County League
- Division One champions 1953–54, 1959–60, 1967–68, 1969–70
- Division Two champions 1949–50
- Perry Street & District League
- Champions 1939–40
- Challenge Cup winners 1930–31, 1937–38
- Somerset Senior Cup
- Winners 1952–53, 1966–67
- South West Counties Cup
- Winners 1988–89
Records
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Somerset football club turning 100 this year will get new stadium Somerset Live, 24 February 2020
- ^ a b Handbook 2012–2013 Season[permanent dead link] Perry Street & District League
- ^ a b c d Official Handbook of the Somerset County League 2012–2013 Somerset County League
- ^ a b Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p574 ISBN 978-1869833695
- ^ Somerset Senior League 1960–1970 Non-League Matters
- ^ a b c d e f Chard Town at the Football Club History Database