Chinnor F.C.
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| Full name | Chinnor Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Biz | |
| Founded | 1971 | |
| Ground | Station Road, Playing Fields | |
| Chairman | Andy Bennett | |
| Manager | David Ridgley | |
| League | Hellenic Football League Division One East |
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| 2014–15 | Hellenic Football League Division One East, 5th |
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Chinnor F.C. are a football club based in Chinnor, near Thame, Oxfordshire, England. It has been a member of Hellenic Football League Division One East since 2003.
History
The football club was initially created as a youth team in 1971 when two parents found no football clubs in the local area.[1]
The team was a founding member of the Chiltonian League Division Two in 1985–86 from which it was promoted to Division One in its first season after finishing third.[2] The team was relegated back in 1990–91 to Division Two, which was now renamed Division One. In 2003–04 the team joined the Hellenic Football League.[2]
In 2010 the club was made a FA Charter standard club and achieved its Community badge in 2010, shortly followed in 2011 with being recognised as The Community Club of the Year by the Oxfordshire FA.[3]
Chinnor appointed new first team manager David Ridgley for the 2011–12 season. Ridgley continues at the helm with Lewis Craker & Craig Williams his assistants. Chinnor also field a 'A' and 'B' teams in lower leagues.
Squad
First Team
Manager: David Ridgley Assistants: Lewis Craker & Craig Williams Director of Football: Eddie Wright
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve Team:
Manager: Richard Searl Assistants: Paul Searl & Parminder Bains
A Team:
Manager: Andy Wagerfield Assistant: Joe Hersey
B Team:
Manager: Andy Frain Assistants: Simon Gardner & Nigel Evans
Veterans A:
Manager: Andrew Threlfall Assistant: Neil Pearson
Veterans B:
Manager: Mark Willis
Over 50's:
Manager: Andy Bennett
Ground
Chinnor play their home games at Station Road, Chinnor, Oxon, OX39 4PU. For the beginning of the 2015/16 season until December Chinnor will be playing home matches at Culham Road, home of Abingdon Town FC. This is due to the development of a new club house in Chinnor.
Honours
- Wycombe Senior Cup:[4]
- Runners-up: 2012-13
Ladies' team
There is also a ladies' team within Chinnor Youth FC. The club has been running for six years, with the ladies' team playing in the FA cup and reaching four cup finals in as many years. The ladies' squad won the North Division Two League 2006–07 and reached the final of the Oxfordshire County Cup.
References
- ↑ http://www.chinnoryouthfc.co.uk/club/History
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chinnor – Football History database
- ↑ http://www.chinnoryouthfc.co.uk/club/Home
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