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HISToRy oF THE Club
Chessington &

Hook United

ormed as Chessington F.C. in 1921, the club’s history, when they brought home sev-
Fclub entered the Kingston & District en trophies!
League and within two years were the Divi- espite the successes of the late 70s, the
sion 4 Champions. Further honours proved Dclub’s fortunes declined alarmingly in
elusive through the divisions until 1961 win- the early 80s. Relegation to the Surrey Pre-
ning the Premier Division. mier League was quickly followed by further
By 1968, the club had moved to the Premier demotion to the Surrey Combination, Bank-
Division of the Middlesex League, which was ruptcy was a real possibility. The introduc-
their first taste of intermediate football. tion of a new management team in 1986, led
They ended that first season as Runners-up by Chairman Graham Ellis, (of Hook Unit-
and were consequently admitted to the Sur- ed & Hook Youth) saw a rebirth of the club
rey County Senior League – a major mile- and return to former glory under the banner
stone in the club’s history. Even more signifi- ‘Chessington & Hook United FC’ & ex-skip-
cantly, they became Division 1 Champions in per Eric Wicks as Manager & Graham’s son
the 1970-71 season. In 1972, the club joined Paul assistant. By 1994, they were back in the
the Home Counties League and continued to Surrey Premier League, by just one point to
play in the League until the formation of the make a welcome return to Senior football in
current Combined Counties League in 1978. the Combined Counties League. Eric stands
That season, the most successful in the down due to work commitments, Paul takes