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Chesham United F.C.
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| Full name | Chesham United Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Generals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | The Meadow, Amy Lane, Chesham (Capacity 5000) |
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| Chairman | Charles Manchester | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Andy Leese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Southern League Division One Midlands |
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| 2006-07 | Southern League Division One South and West, 15th |
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Chesham United is an English football club based in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, currently playing in the Southern League. They are nicknamed "The Generals" because they were once the football team of the General Baptist Church (now called Broadway Baptist Church) in Chesham. Chesham Generals merged with Chesham Town F.C. (established in 1894) to form United. They play their home matches at The Meadow.
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- 1917 - Formed as a merger of Chesham Generals and Chesham Town
- 1947-48 - Joined Corinthian League
- 1960-61 - Corinthian League runner-up (on goal average)
- 1963-64 - Corinthian League disbanded, and along with most of the other sides, joined enlarged Athenian League in new Division One
- 1967-68 - FA Amateur Cup runner-up
- 1973-74 - Joined Isthmian League in its new Division Two
- 1977-78 - Division Two renamed Division One
- 1986 - Relegated to Division Two North
- 1986-87 - Isthmian League Division Two North Champions; promoted to Division One
- 1990-91 - Isthmian League Division One Champions; promoted to Premier Division
- 1992-93 - Isthmian League Champions
- 1995 - Relegated to Division One
- 1996-97 - Isthmian League Division One Champions; promoted to Premier Division
- 2003 - Relegated to Division One North
- 2004-05 - Joined Southern League Premier Division
- 2006-07 - Relegated to Division One South & West
The club appointed former England and AC Milan star Luther Blissett as manager on Feb 15, 2006. One of Blissett's first signings was AFC Wimbledon's Michael Harvey, famous for his time in the rap group So Solid Crew. Blissett and Harvey knew each from their time in Sky One's TV show The Match. Another participant from The Match who has also turned out for the Generals is goalkeeper Alex Lawler, an actor who has appeared in Dream Team and Mike Bassett: England Manager. Blissett has since left the club.
Since July 2007, the Generals have been managed by Andy Leese
- Best league position: Isthmian League champions 1992-93, 1999-00
- Best FA Cup performance: 3rd round, 1979-80
- Best FA Amateur Cup performance: runners-up, 1967-68
- Best FA Trophy performance: 4th round, 1998-99
- Chesham United at the Football Club History Database
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