Chippenham Park F.C.

Chippenham Park
Full name	Chippenham Park Football Club
Nickname(s)	Park
Founded	2012
Ground	Hardenhuish Park, Chippenham
Capacity	3,000 (300 seated)[1]
Chairman	Neil Blackmore
Manager	Joe Sharples
League	Western League Division One
2017–18	Western League Division One, 11th of 22
Home colours	Away colours

Chippenham Park Football Club is a football club based in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England. They are currently members of the Western League Division One and play at Hardenhuish Park.

History

The club was formed as a feeder club to Chippenham Town in 2012, replacing the adult teams of FC Chippenham Youth.^[2] They were admitted to the Premier Division Wiltshire League,^[2] finishing third in their first season.^[3] This was enough for promotion to Division One of the Western League, where the club have played since.^[4]

Ground

The club play at Chippenham Town's Hardenhuish Park. The ground opened in 1919, with a new clubhouse built in 1979 and floodlights installed in 1986.^[5] Covered standing is provided behind one goal and along the opposite side of the pitch to the main stand. This was built in 1993, replacing an earlier stand that had been damaged by storms.^[5] The pitch at Hardenhuish Park has a noticeable slope, downwards towards the Bristol Road end.^[5] The ground currently has a capacity of 3,000, of which 300 is seated and 1,000 covered.^[6]

Records

Best FA Vase performance: Second round, 2014–15^[4]

References

↑ Chippenham Town Non-League Club Directory
1 2 CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Park life could lift Bluebirds Gazette & Herald, 25 May 2012
↑ Wiltshire Senior League Premier Division Non-League Matters
1 2 Chippenham Park at the Football Club History Database
1 2 3 Chippenham Town Pyramid Passion
↑ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p460 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0

External links

Chippenham Park F.C. on Twitter

Coordinates: 51°27′56.182″N 2°7′43.540″W / 51.46560611°N 2.12876111°W / 51.46560611; -2.12876111

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[1] Chippenham Town Non-League Club Directory

[GH-2] 1 2 CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Park life could lift Bluebirds Gazette & Herald, 25 May 2012

[3] Wiltshire Senior League Premier Division Non-League Matters

[FCHD-4] 1 2 Chippenham Park at the Football Club History Database

[PP-5] 1 2 3 Chippenham Town Pyramid Passion

[NLCD-6] Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p460 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0

2018–19 Western Football League
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