Chalvey Sports F.C.

Chalvey Sports Football Club is a football club based in the Chalvey area of Slough, England. They are currently members of the Hellenic League Division One East and play at Slough Town's Arbour Park.

Chalvey Sports
Full nameChalvey Sports Football Club
Nickname(s)The Stabmonks[1]
Founded1885
GroundArbour Park, Slough
Capacity2,000 (500 seated)[2]
ChairmanScott Young
ManagerMatt Young
LeagueHellenic League Division One East
2019–20Hellenic League Division One East (season abandoned)

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,[3] subsequently playing in the Slough & District League. During their time in the league they won the Norfolkian Senior Cup and the Slough Senior Cup.[4]

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.[4] In 1996–97 they were Premier Division champions.[4] The club won the League Cup in 2012–13.[5] 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.[6]

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.[4] The club relocated to Slough Town's Arbour Park in 2017.[7]

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
  1. Origin of our nickname "Stab monks" Chalvey Sports F.C.
  2. Arbour Park: sports, leisure, business Slough Borough Council
  3. Great Western Combination 1939–1964 Non-League Matters
  4. Club history Chalvey Sports F.C.
  5. History East Berkshire League
  6. CHALVEY SPORTS at the Football Club History Database
  7. WATCH: Chalvey Sports FC aim high after move into the Arbour Park Community Sports Stadium Slough Observer

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