Chelmsford F.C.
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| Full name | Chelmsford City Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) |
The Clarets City |
| Founded | 1878 (Chelmsford F.C.) 1938 (Chelmsford City F.C.) |
| Ground | Melbourne Stadium, Chelmsford |
| Capacity | 3,000 (1,300 seated) |
| Chairman | Vacant |
| Manager | Rod Stringer |
| League | National League South |
| 2016–17 | National League South, 4th of 22 |
Chelmsford City Football Club is a football club based in the city of Chelmsford, Essex, England. They are currently members of the National League South, the sixth tier of English football, and play at the Melbourne Stadium.
Chelmsford Football Club was established in 1878 by members of the Chelmsford Lawn Tennis and Croquet club in order to give them something to do in the winter. The club won the Essex Senior Cup in 1892–93 and again in 1901–02. In 1895 they were founder members of the North Essex League, but left in 1900 to join Division One of the South Essex League. In 1903–04 the club also entered a team into the newly-formed South East Anglian League, but left after a single season. They finished bottom of Division One of the South Essex League in 1903–04, and again in 1910–11. In 1908–09 they spent a season playing in the Eastern Division of the Spartan League.
In 1912 Chelmsford were amongst the founder members of the Athenian League, although they also continued to play in the South Essex League for another season. In 1922 the club failed to be re-elected and dropped into the Middlesex County League. In 1923–24 they also entered a team into the Essex & Suffolk Border League. That season saw the club win the Middlesex County League and finish second in the Border League, prompting them to step up to the Premier Division of the London League. In the following season, Chelmsford won the East Anglian Cup, a feat repeated in 1926–27 and 1928–29. The club won the London League Premier Division title in 1930–31, before becoming founder members of the Eastern Counties League in 1935. Two years later they left the ECL to become founder members of the Essex County League.
In 1938, it was decided to form a professional club in order to join the Southern League. Having seen how Colchester Town had fared so badly after the formation of the professional Colchester United, it was decided to close down the existing club and to reform as "Chelmsford City", despite the fact that Chelmsford itself would not be granted city status until 2012.
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