Chipstead F.C.
Surrey club founded in 1906, now in Combined Counties League.
Chipstead Football Club is a football club based in Chipstead, near Banstead, in Surrey, England. Affiliated to the Surrey County Football Association, the club currently plays at High Road. The team competes in the Premier Division South of the Combined Counties League.
Quick Facts
- Club
- Chipstead
- Full name
- Chipstead Football Club
- Nickname
- The Chips
- Founded
- 1906
- Ground
- High Road, Chipstead
- Capacity
- 2,000 (150 seated)
- Chairman
- Heather Armstrong
- Manager
- Jordan Wilson
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History
The club was formed in 1906 when locals put together a team to play workers building Netherne Hospital. Chipstead joined the Surrey Intermediate League in 1962 and remained there until moving to the new Surrey Premier League in 1982, where they finished runners-up three times and won the League Cup three times. In 1986 they entered the Combined Counties League, winning the Challenge Trophy in their first season and the league title in 1989–90. After further cup and league successes, a second league title in 2006–07 earned promotion to Division One South of the Isthmian League. League reorganisation placed them in the South Central Division in 2018. In 2023–24 Chipstead finished second-from-bottom of the South Central Division and were relegated to the Premier Division South of the Combined Counties League.
Ground
The club play at High Road, which was originally part of the Shabden Park Farm estate owned by Lord Marshall. After World War II players changed in a cow shed until a new hut was brought in from Hookwood. The ground was bought from the local council in 1998. A 100-seat stand was erected in 2004 to replace an old wooden stand. There is also covered standing for 150 installed behind one goal. The ground currently has a capacity of 2,000, of which 150 is seated and 200 covered.
Honours
Combined Counties League: Premier Division champions 1989–90, 2006–07; Premier Division Challenge Cup winners 1992–93, 1994–95; Challenge Trophy winners 1986–87, 1990–91. East Surrey Charity Cup: Winners 1960–61.
Records
Best FA Cup performance: Fourth qualifying round, 2008–09. Best FA Trophy performance: Second qualifying round, 2009–10. Best FA Vase performance: Third round, 1997–98, 1998–99. Record attendance: 1,170. Most goals: Mick Nolan, 124.
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