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the reins. Chessington played through to the  of Ryman  South but decided not to come
      League Cup Final in their first season versus  down to CCL but enter the Kent League leav-
      Ash United at Woking, only to lose 6-1.  ing us free to continue our quest for success
      They finished third in the Premier division  in this League! 2013/14, Nogsy left the Club
      ‘04/05 and the season after, made the 4th  in October that year, leaving his assistant An-
      round of the F.A. Vase, beaten 2-1 by finalists  drew Ellis to take charge.
      Cammell Laird at home in front of some 500   Andrew brought in ex CHUFC player Dar-
      supporters.                           ren Woods to assist him but to no avail as
            ork was carried out during the close  we were relegated to Division One finishing
      Wseason to bring the ground up to level  bottom of the Premier Division after flirting
      five standard and they now possess a stand  with that position for the previous two years.
      for 200 spectators and also erected a covered
      area behind one goal.
       Season 2006/07 had Chessington languish-
      ing in the relegation zone but 15 matches
      unbeaten saw them finish a creditable 10th
      position. 2007/08 season saw us use a huge
      number of players who had us playing some
      good attacking football, but the weather   ivision One was probably a breath of
      caught us napping, & with only one match in  Dfresh air & Darren & Andy took it on
      eight weeks, finally finished the season once  the chin & set out to earn promotion back
      again mid-table.                      to the Premier Division but with 19 games
       2008/09 & saw the introduction of a new  to play, it seemed a bridge too far until a run
      manager after Paul Norris decided to step  of just two defeats & two draws & a dramatic
      down after 10 years. Enter Glynn Stephens as  final game of the season when, 1-3 down at
      manager. Glynn had been reserve team man-  HT v Alton Town & Worcester Park beating
      ager at Ashford Town (Middx) after a glitter-  Banstead, it all seemed in vain until a strange
      ing playing career amongst some of the top  twist of fortune as the lads scored four 2nd
      Ryman teams, but he took to it admirably &  half goals & Banstead won at Worcester Park
      took the team to its second highest finish of  to send the mammoth crowd of over 350 de-
      6th, since we entered this competition.  lirious, that means we finish third in the table
      Four years later & sadly, Glynn found the go-  above Worcester Park & back in the Premier
      ing tough & halfway through the 20011/12  Division, unfortunately, we couldn’t sustain
      season, parted company with the Club. In for  our Premier Division status, once again,
      Glynn came once again……...Paul (Nogsy)  our pitch lets us down leaving us to play 16
      Norris!!                              games in 34 days, a bridge too far as we end
       Nogsy changed the team around in an effort  up 2nd bottom to be relegated to Div One.
      to save the Club from relegation, but all in  Fifth in the following season meant we’d be
      vain as we finished third from bottom, only  once again playing Division One in 2017/18.
      Banstead Athletic & Mole Valley SCR were   After two seasons in Division One the club
      below us, but our fate was in the hands of a  are striving for a place back in the Premier

      relegated Whyteleafe team who were bottom  League.
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