football
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club based in
Chalfont St Peter
Chalfont St Peter is a large village and civil parish in southeastern Buckinghamshire, England. It is in a group of villages called The Chalfonts which also includes Chalfont St Giles and Little Chalfont. The villages lie between High Wycombe a ...
,
Buckinghamshire
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, England. They are currently members of the Combined Counties Premier Division North and play at Mill Meadow.
History
The club was established in 1926 and initially played in local leagues.History Chalfont St Peter A.F.C. In 1948 they joined Division Two of the
Great Western Combination
The Great Western Combination was a football league in south-central England.
History
The league was established in 1939, initially as a wartime competition as many other leagues had been abandoned following the outbreak of World War II. Its or ...
and were runners-up in their first season, earning promotion to Division One.Great Western Combination 1939–1964 Non-League Matters They were Division One runners-up in 1955–56, but left the league at the end of the 1957–58 season to join the
Parthenon League
The Parthenon League was a football league covering Greater London and the surrounding area.
History
The league was formed in 1951 with 11 clubs, nine of which had come from the Middlesex Senior League.London League.
In 1962 Chalfont St Peter joined the
Spartan League
The Spartan League was a football league in England covering London and adjacent counties. Established in 1907, it merged with the South Midlands League in 1997 to form the Spartan South Midlands League.
History
The Spartan League was establish ...
. When it merged with the
Metropolitan–London League
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to form the
London Spartan League
The Spartan League was a football league in England covering London and adjacent counties. Established in 1907, it merged with the South Midlands League in 1997 to form the Spartan South Midlands League.
History
The Spartan League was establish ...
in 1975, the club were placed in to Division Two. After winning Division Two in 1975–76, the club switched to Division Two of the Athenian League, although at the end of the 1976–77 season the league was reduced to a single division. They won the League Cup in 1976–77 and 1982–83, and were Athenian League runners-up in 1983–84. However, the league folded at the end of the season and the club joined Division Two North of the
Isthmian League
The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs.
Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...
. They were transferred to Division One South in 1986, and were champions of the division in 1987–88, earning promotion to Division One.
Chalfont St Peter remained in Division One until the end of the 1993–94 season, when they were relegated to Division Two. They were relegated to Division Three at the end of the 1999–2000 after finishing bottom of Division Two. In 2002 Division Three became Division Two following league reorganisation. In 2006 the division was abolished and the club joined the Premier Division of the
Spartan South Midlands League
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. They were Premier Division runners-up and won the league's Challenge Trophy in 2007–08 with a 2–0 win against
Brimsdown Rovers
Brimsdown Rovers F.C. were a football club based in Brimsdown in the London Borough of Enfield, England. They played their home games at the Goldsdown Road stadium, Brimsdown in the London Borough of Enfield. Notable former players include David ...
, before finishing as runners-up again in 2009–10. They went on to win both the Challenge Trophy and Premier Division in 2010–11, earning promotion to Division One Central of the Southern League. At the end of the 2017–18 season the club were transferred to the South Central Division of the Isthmian League.
The club were relegated from the Isthmian League at the end of the 2021–22 season after losing a relegation play-off to Boldmere St Michaels.
Ground
The club initially played at Gold Hill Common, before moving to Mill Meadow (also known as the Playing Fields) on Gravel Hill in 1949. A stand was built in 1956, and a small amount of terracing built behind one goal, which later had cover installed. The ground currently has a capacity of 4,500, of which 220 is seated and 120 covered.
Club staff
Honours
*Isthmian League
**Division Two champions 1987–88
*Athenian League
**League Cup winners 1976–77, 1982–83
*Spartan League
**Division Two champions 1975–76
*Spartan South Midlands League
**Premier Division champions 2010–11
**Challenge Trophy winners 2007–08, 2010–11
*Berks & Bucks Intermediate Cup
**Winners 1952–53, 1984–85Club Honours Chalfont St Peter A.F.C.
*Berks & Bucks Benevolent Cup
**Winners 1964–65
*Wycombe Senior Cup
**Winners 2006–07
Records
*Highest league position: 11th in Isthmian League Division One, 1989–90, 1990–91
*Best
FA Cup
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best performance: Third qualifying round, 1985–86, 1998–99, 2012–13, 2014–15
*Best
FA Trophy
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best performance: Third qualifying round, 1989–90, 1991–92
*Best
FA Vase
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best performance: Semi-finals, 2008–09
*Record attendance: 2,550 vs
Watford
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Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...
, friendly match, 1985Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) ''Non-League Club Directory 2013'', p491
*Most goals, Eddie Sedgwick (148)Meet our visitors Westfield F.C.
*Biggest victory: 10–1 vs Kentish Town, Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division, 23 December 2008
*Heaviest defeat: 0–13 vs
Lewes
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, Isthmian League Division Three, 7 November 2000
See also
*
Chalfont St Peter A.F.C. players Chalfont may refer to:
United Kingdom
* A collection of villages in Buckinghamshire, England known collectively as "The Chalfonts":
** Chalfont St Giles
** Chalfont St Peter
** Little Chalfont
* Chalfont Common, in Buckinghamshire, England
* Ch ...