Chard Town F.C.

"Chard Town" redirects here. For the parish, see Chard, Somerset.

Chard Town

Full name	Chard Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Robins
Founded	1920
Ground	Dening Sports Fields, Chard (Capacity: Unknown)
Chairman	Brian Beer
Manager	Ian Burns
League	Western League Division One
2010–11	Western League Division One, 15th
Home colours

Chard Town F.C. is a football club based in Chard, Somerset, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA. They playing the Western Football League Division One.

Club history

The club was founded in 1920, and played local football until joining the Western League when it re-established a second division in 1976. They have frequently moved between the Premier Division and Division One, but are currently members of the Division One following relegation from the Premier Division at the end of the 2008–09 season.

They have been regular entrants in national cup competitions in recent years, never reaching the First Round proper of the FA Cup, and with a best FA Vase run of reaching the Fourth Round (last 32 clubs) in 1989–90.

The club also fields two teams in the Perry Street and District League.

Club honours

• Western League Division One runner-up – 1983–84, 1987–88, 1995–96, 2005–06
• Somerset Senior League winners – 1949–50, 1953–54, 1959–60, 1967–68, 1969–70
• Somerset Senior Cup winners – 1952–53, 1966–67
• Somerset Senior League KO Cup winners – 1961–62, 1971–72, 1976–77

External links

• Web-teams site
• Chard Town at the Football Club History Database