Chard Town Football Club is a
football
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club based in
Chard, Somerset
Chard is a town and a civil parish in the English county of Somerset. It lies on the A30 road near the Devon and Dorset borders, south west of Yeovil. The parish has a population of approximately 13,000 and, at an elevation of , Chard is the s ...
, England. Affiliated to the
Somerset County FA
The Somerset County Football Association, also known as the Somerset FA, is the governing body of football in the county of Somerset. The association was formed in 1885.
History
The Somerset County Football Association was formed in 1885. ...
, they are currently members of the and play at Dening Sports Fields.
History
The club was established in 1920. They became members of the
Perry Street & District League and won the league's Challenge Cup in 1930–31.
[ After winning the cup again in 1937–38, the club were league champions in 1939–40.][Handbook 2012–2013 Season]
Perry Street & District League After World War II
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Chard joined the Somerset County League
The Somerset County League is a football competition based in England. The Premier Division sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System. It is a feeder to the Western League Division One and has promoted a club in seven of the ...
. They were Division Two champions in 1949–50 and won the Somerset Senior Cup in 1952–53.[Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) ''Non-League Club Directory 2017'', Tony Williams Publications, p574 ] The club were Division One champions the following season.[Official Handbook of the Somerset County League 2012–2013]
Somerset County League After winning the league for a second time in 1959–60,[ they won the Senior Cup again in 1966–67, and went on to win the league the following season.][ The club were champions again in 1969–70.]
Non-League Matters
In 1976 Chard moved up to the Western League, becoming members of the new Division One.[ The club won the South West Counties Cup in 1988–89,][ but were relegated again at the end of the 1992–93 season, and remained in Division One until a second-place finish in 1995–96 saw them return to the Premier Division.][
Chard were relegated in 1997–98 after finishing second-from-bottom of the Premier Division. They were Division One runners-up in 2005–06 and were promoted to the Premier Division for the fourth time. However, they were relegated back to Division One three seasons later.][
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Honours
*Somerset County League
**Division One champions 1953–54, 1959–60, 1967–68, 1969–70
**Division Two champions 1949–50
*Perry Street & District League
**Champions 1939–40
**Challenge Cup winners 1930–31, 1937–38
*Somerset Senior Cup
**Winners 1952–53, 1966–67
*South West Counties Cup
**Winners 1988–89
Records
*Best FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...
performance: Second qualifying round, 1977–78, 1982–83[
*Best ]FA Trophy
The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a men's football knockout cup competition run by and named after the English Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams. The compet ...
performance: First qualifying round, 1985–86[
*Best ]FA Vase
The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase, is an annual football competition for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English National League System (or equivalently, tier 9 or 10 of the overall English footbal ...
performance: Fourth round, 1989–90
See also
* Chard Town F.C. players
References
External links
Official website
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Football clubs in England
Football clubs in Somerset
Association football clubs established in 1920
1920 establishments in England
Chard, Somerset
Perry Street and District League
Somerset County League
Western Football League