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