Wikipedia - Chipstead F.C.
Chipstead Football Club is a football club based in Chipstead, near Banstead, in Surrey, England. Affiliated to the Surrey County Football Association, they are currently members of the Isthmian League South Central Division and play at High Road.
History
The club was established in 1906 after a team was formed by locals to play workers building Netherne Hospital. In 1962 the club joined the Surrey Intermediate League, where they played until joining the new Surrey Premier League in 1982. They were subsequently runners-up on three occasions and won the League Cup three times.
In 1986 Chipstead moved up to the Combined Counties League. They won the league's Challenge Trophy in the first season, and went on to win the title in 1989–90. They were runners-up the following season won the Challenge Trophy again in 1990–91. The 1992–93 season saw them finish as runners-up and win the Premier Division Challenge Cup, with the Challenge Cup won again in 1994–95. They were league runners-up again the following season. After winning the league for a second time in 2006–07 the club were promoted to Division One South of the Isthmian League.
Chipsteads Heimstadion ist der Chipstead FC Ground, der Platz für 1.500 Zuschauer bietet. Der Verein trägt rot-weiß gestreifte Trikots, schwarze Hosen und weiße Stutzen.
Zu den bekanntesten ehemaligen Spielern von Chipstead gehören John Bainbridge, der für England auf internationaler Ebene spielte, und Ronnie Wallwork, der für Manchester United und Everton spielte.
Chipstead hat in seiner Geschichte mehrere Auszeichnungen gewonnen, darunter die Isthmian League Premier Division (2010/11) und den Surrey Senior Cup (1988/89, 2000/01, 2010/11).
Der Verein ist bekannt für seine starke Jugendarbeit und hat mehrere Spieler hervorgebracht, die Profifußballer geworden sind, darunter Chris Smalling, der für England auf internationaler Ebene spielte.