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         ormed as Chessington F.C. in 1921, the  club’s fortunes declined alarmingly in the
      Fclub entered the Kingston & District  early 80s. Relegation to the Surrey Premier
      League and within two years were the Divi-  League was quickly followed by further de-
      sion 4 Champions. Further honours proved  motion to the Surrey Combination, Bank-
      elusive through the divisions until 1961 win-  ruptcy was a real possibility. The introduc-
      ning the Premier Division.            tion of a new management team in 1986, led
       By 1968, the club had moved to the Premier  by Chairman Graham Ellis, (of Hook Unit-
      Division of the Middlesex  League, which  ed & Hook Youth) saw a rebirth of the club
      was their first taste of intermediate football.  and return to former glory under the banner
      They ended that first season as Runners-up  ‘Chessington & Hook United FC’ & ex-skip-
      and were consequently admitted to the Sur-  per Eric Wicks as Manager & Graham’s son
      rey County Senior League – a major mile-  Paul assistant. By 1994, they were back in the
      stone in the club’s history. Even more signifi-  Surrey Premier League, by just one point to
      cantly, they became Division 1 Champions in  make a welcome return to Senior football in
      the 1970-71 season. In 1972, the club joined  the Combined Counties League. Eric stands
      the Home Counties League and continued to  down due to work commitments, Paul takes
      play in the League until the formation of the  the reins. Chessington played through to the
      current Combined Counties League in 1978.  League Cup Final in their first season versus
       That season, the most successful in the  Ash United at Woking, only to lose 6-1.
      club’s history, when they brought home sev-  They finished third in the Premier division
      en trophies!                          ‘04/05 and the season after, made the 4th
      Despite the successes of the late 70s, the  round of the F.A. Vase, beaten 2-1 by finalists
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