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.
Chipstead FC ha ganado la Isthmian League Cup en dos ocasiones, en 1998 y 2004. También ha ganado la Surrey Senior Cup en cinco ocasiones, en 1900, 1901, 1929, 1974 y 2005.
El club juega sus partidos en casa en el Chipstead Park, que tiene una capacidad de 2.000 espectadores. Chipstead FC tiene una rivalidad con el club vecino Leatherhead FC.
Algunos de los jugadores más notables que han jugado para Chipstead FC son el ex internacional inglés Neil Webb, el ex internacional irlandés Mark Kennedy y el ex internacional escocés Paul Dickov.
Chipstead FC es un club comunitario que se enorgullece de su historia y tradición. El club tiene una fuerte base de aficionados y es un elemento importante de la comunidad local.