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HISTORY OF THE CLUB Cammell Laird at home in front of some 500 for success in this League! 2013/14, Nogsy
supporters. left the Club in October that year, leaving his
CHESSINGTON & Wseason to bring the ground up to lev- Andrew brought in ex CHUFC player Dar-
ork was carried out during the close assistant Andrew Ellis to take charge.

HOOK UNITED el five standard and they now possess a stand ren Woods to assist him but to no avail as
for 200 spectators and also erected a covered we were relegated to Division One finishing
area behind one goal. bottom of the Premier Division after flirting
Season 2006/07 had Chessington languish- with that position for the previous two years.
ing in the relegation zone but 15 matches Division One was probably a breath of fresh
unbeaten saw them finish a creditable 10th air & Darren & Andy took it on the chin &
position. 2007/08 season saw us use a huge
number of players who had us playing some
good attacking football, but the weather
caught us napping, & with only one match in
eight weeks, finally finished the season once
again mid-table.
2008/09 & saw the introduction of a new
ormed as Chessington F.C. in 1921, the club’s fortunes declined alarmingly in the manager after Paul Norris decided to step set out to earn promotion back to the Pre-
Fclub entered the Kingston & District early 80s. Relegation to the Surrey Premier down after 10 years. Enter Glynn Stephens as mier Division but with 19 games to play, it
League and within two years were the Divi- League was quickly followed by further de- manager. Glynn had been reserve team man- seemed a bridge too far until a run of just
sion 4 Champions. Further honours proved motion to the Surrey Combination, Bank- ager at Ashford Town (Middx) after a glitter- two defeats & two draws & a dramatic final
elusive through the divisions until 1961 win- ruptcy was a real possibility. The introduc- ing playing career amongst some of the top game of the season when, 1-3 down at HT v
ning the Premier Division. tion of a new management team in 1986, led Ryman teams, but he took to it admirably & Alton Town & Worcester Park beating Ban-
By 1968, the club had moved to the Premier by Chairman Graham Ellis, (of Hook Unit- took the team to its second highest finish of stead, it all seemed in vain until a strange
Division of the Middlesex League, which ed & Hook Youth) saw a rebirth of the club 6th, since we entered this competition. twist of fortune as the lads scored four 2nd
was their first taste of intermediate football. and return to former glory under the banner Four years later & sadly, Glynn found the go- half goals & Banstead won at Worcester Park
They ended that first season as Runners-up ‘Chessington & Hook United FC’ & ex-skip- ing tough & halfway through the 20011/12 to send the mammoth crowd of over 350 de-
and were consequently admitted to the Sur- per Eric Wicks as Manager & Graham’s son season, parted company with the Club. In for lirious, that means we finish third in the table
rey County Senior League – a major mile- Paul assistant. By 1994, they were back in the Glynn came once again……...Paul (Nogsy) above Worcester Park & back in the Premier
stone in the club’s history. Even more signifi- Surrey Premier League, by just one point to Norris!! Division, unfortunately, we couldn’t sustain
cantly, they became Division 1 Champions in make a welcome return to Senior football in Nogsy changed the team around in an ef- our Premier Division status, once again,
the 1970-71 season. In 1972, the club joined the Combined Counties League. Eric stands fort to save the Club from relegation, but our pitch lets us down leaving us to play 16
the Home Counties League and continued to down due to work commitments, Paul takes all in vain as we finished third from bot- games in 34 days, a bridge too far as we end
play in the League until the formation of the the reins. Chessington played through to the tom, only Banstead Athletic & Mole Valley up 2nd bottom to be relegated to Div One.
current Combined Counties League in 1978. League Cup Final in their first season versus SCR were below us, but our fate was in the Fifth in the following season meant we’d be
That season, the most successful in the Ash United at Woking, only to lose 6-1. hands of a relegated Whyteleafe team who once again playing Division One in 2017/18.
club’s history, when they brought home sev- They finished third in the Premier division were bottom of Ryman South but decided In the 2021/22 season Andrew Ellis was ap-
en trophies! ‘04/05 and the season after, made the 4th not to come down to CCL but enter the Kent pointed as manager following the departure
Despite the successes of the late 70s, the round of the F.A. Vase, beaten 2-1 by finalists League leaving us free to continue our quest of Glen Nichols.