Chalvey Sports F.C.
{{short description|Association football club in England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Chalvey Sports
| image = ChalveySports.png
| fullname = Chalvey Sports Football Club
| nickname = The Stabmonks[https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/chalveywmcsports/a/origin-our-nickname-stab-monks-45266.html Origin of our nickname "Stab monks"] Chalvey Sports F.C.
| founded = 1885
| ground = Eltham Avenue Recreation Ground, Slough
| capacity =
| chairman = Bradley O'Brien
| manager = Brian Higgins
| league = {{English football updater|ChalveyS}}
| season = {{English football updater|ChalveyS2}}
| position = {{English football updater|ChalveyS3}}
}}
Chalvey Sports Football Club is a football club based in the Chalvey area of Slough, England. They are currently members of the {{English football updater|ChalveyS}} and play at Eltham Avenue in Slough.
History
The club was founded in 1885. In 1954 they joined Division One of the Great Western Combination, which they won at the first attempt, earning promotion to the Premier Division. They left the league at the end of the 1958–59 season,[https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regions_2/gwc39.html Great Western Combination 1939–1964] Non-League Matters subsequently playing in the Slough & District League. During their time in the league they won the Norfolkian Senior Cup and the Slough Senior Cup.[https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/chalveywmcsports/a/club-history-38604.html Club history] Chalvey Sports F.C.
In 1992 the Slough & District League merged into the East Berkshire League, with Chalvey placed in Division One. They were Division One champions in 1992–93 and were promoted to the Premier Division. In 1996–97 they were Premier Division champions. The club won the League Cup in 2012–13.[https://web.archive.org/web/20161003151006/http://eastberkshirefootballleague.pitchero.com/articles/history-146 History] East Berkshire League In 2016 they transferred to Division Two East of the Hellenic League. After winning the division in 2016–17 and 2017–18, the club were promoted to Division One East.{{fchd|name=Chalvey Sports|id=CHALWMCS}} At the end of the 2020–21 season they were transferred to Division One of the Combined Counties League.
Chalvey finished bottom of Division One in 2021–22 and were relegated to the Premier Division of the Thames Valley Premier League. However, they resigned from the league midway through the following season, before rejoining Division Two East of the Hellenic League for the 2023–24 season. The club switched to the Premier Division of the East Berkshire League prior to the 2024–25 season.
Ground
The club were based at the Garibaldi Pub during the 1980s, before moving to Chalvey Working Men's Club, changing the club name to Chalvey W.M.C. Sports. The club relocated to Arbour Park, the home ground of Slough Town, in 2017.[https://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/sport/15639522.watch-chalvey-sports-fc-aim-high-after-move-into-the-arbour-park-community-sports-stadium/ WATCH: Chalvey Sports FC aim high after move into the Arbour Park Community Sports Stadium] Slough Observer In 2021 they moved to Burnham's 1878 Stadium.[https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/non-league-paper/394291/chalvey-sports-to-groundshare-with-burnham/ Chalvey Sports to groundshare with Burnham] The Non-League Paper, 25 July 2021
Honours
- Hellenic League
- Division Two East champions, 2016–17, 2017–18
- East Berkshire League
- Premier Division champions 1996–97
- Division One champions 1992–93
- League Cup winners 1994–95, 2001–02, 2012–13
- Great Western Combination
- Division One champions 1954–55
- Norfolkian Senior Cup
- Winners 1964–65, 1971,72, 1998–99
- Slough Town Senior Cup
- Winners 1956–57
- Ascot & Fielden Cup
- Winners 2003–04
Records
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/chalveywmcsports Official website]
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Category:Association football clubs established in 1885
Category:1885 establishments in England
Category:Football clubs in England
Category:Football clubs in Berkshire
Category:Great Western Combination
Category:East Berkshire Football League
Category:Hellenic Football League