Chippenham Town FC are an English football club based in Chippenham, Wiltshire, which plays in the Southern League Premier Division, the seventh highest tier in the English league system. They are nicknamed the Bluebirds and play their home matches at Hardenhuish Park. They are most noted as being the oldest football club in the South West of England. Their home kit consists of a blue shirt, blue shorts and blue socks.
Top scorer and number of goals scored shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division.
Key to league record
Key to cup records
The club joined Division Two of the Western League in 1904, but also continued to play in the Wiltshire League.[1]
At the end of the 1905–06 season the club withdrew from the Western League.
Most competitive football was suspended in England between 1940 and 1945 due to World War II.
In the 1946-47 season the club did not play 3 of the scheduled matches due to the harshness of the weather.[2]
In the 1947-48 season the club did not play the scheduled match against Soundwell.
The departures of 13 clubs from the Western League in 1960 meant that Division 2 was scrapped. The 20 remaining clubs + Exeter City Reserves became members of a single section competition, hence no promotion is recorded here.[3] The club, between the 1964-65 season and the beginning of the 1968-69 season, left the Western League and rejoined the Wiltshire League.
At the end of the 1972-73 season, the club transferred to the Western League.The 1989-90 season saw the introduction of 3 points for a win.
The introduction of the English Football League pyramid system started around 1991 at which point the club were competing at Level 8
The Western League Premier Division became a Level 9 league in 2007 due to re-organisation of the lower league system.Seasons where the club were successful in gaining promotion or winning a trophy are highlighted in green and relegation in red.[4]
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| Year | League | Lvl | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | Top league scorer [6] | FA Cup | FA Trophy | FA Vase | Average home attendance | ||||
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| Name | Goals | Res | Rec | Res | Rec | Res | Rec | |||||||||||||
| 1904-05 | Wiltshire League Division 1 | N/A | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 16 | 9th of 11 | |||||||||
| Western League Division 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 74 | -50 | 4 | 9th of 9 Last place | |||||||||||
| 1905-06 | Wiltshire League Division 1 | N/A | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 29 | 3rd of 12 | |||||||||
| Western League Division 2 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 47 | -24 | 12 | 8th of 10 | |||||||||||
| 1906-07 | Wiltshire League Division 1 | N/A | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 23 | 6th of 12 | |||||||||
| 1907-08 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 22 | +38 | 28 | 1st of 10 Champions | |||||||||||
| 1908-09 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 17 | +32 | 26 | 1st of 9 Champions | |||||||||||
| 1909-10 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 28 | 2nd of 11 | |||||||||||
| 1910-11 Records incomplete | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 16 | 5th of 10 | |||||||||||
| 1911-12 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 36 | -1 | 18 | 6th of 10 | |||||||||||
| 1912-13 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 58 | 28 | +30 | 25 | 2nd of 11 | |||||||||||
| 1913-1919 | No competitions | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1919-20 | Wiltshire League Division 1 | N/A | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 24 | 4th of 11 | |||||||||
| 1920-21 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 29 | 7th of 14 | |||||||||||
| 1921-22 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 67 | 23 | +44 | 38 | 2nd of 15 | |||||||||||
| 1922-23 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 33 | 2nd of 14 | |||||||||||
| 1923-24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924-25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1925-26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1926-27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1927-28 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 85 | 71 | +14 | 32 | 6th of 15 | |||||||||||
| 1928-29 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 100 | 39 | +61 | 43 | 1st of 15 Champions | |||||||||||
| 1929-30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1930-31 | Western League Division 2 | N/A | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 82 | 68 | +14 | 28 | 10th of 17 | |||||||||
| 1931-32 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 99 | 105 | -6 | 28 | 12th of 18 | |||||||||||
| 1932-33 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 71 | 99 | -28 | 23 | 17th of 18 | |||||||||||
| 1933-34 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 73 | 95 | -22 | 25 | 16th of 18 | |||||||||||
| 1934-35 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 53 | 126 | -73 | 17 | 17th of 18 | |||||||||||
| 1935-36 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 64 | 147 | -83 | 13 | 18th of 18 Last place | |||||||||||
| 1936-37 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 71 | 98 | -27 | 25 | 12th of 18 | |||||||||||
| 1937-38 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 91 | 90 | +1 | 40 | 6th of 18 | |||||||||||
| 1938-39 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 56 | 87 | -31 | 19 | 18th of 18 Last place | |||||||||||
| 1939-40 | Western League | N/A | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 51 | 78 | -27 | 16 | 7th of 11 | |||||||||
| 1940 - 1945 | No Competitions | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1945-46 | Western Premier League | N/A | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 84 | 41 | +43 | 34 | 2nd of 14 | 2Q | 2–0–1 | |||||||
| 1946-47 | Western League Division 1 | 8 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 115 | 68 | +47 | 42 | 4th of 18 | PR | 0–0–1 | |||||||
| 1947-48 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 65 | 97 | -32 | 22 | 16th of 18 | PR | 1–0–1 | |||||||||
| 1948-49 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 94 | 50 | +44 | 43 | 4th of 18 | |||||||||||
| 1949-50 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 77 | 70 | +7 | 33 | 8th of 18 | 1Q | 2–1–1 | |||||||||
| 1950-51 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 86 | 48 | +38 | 44 | 3rd of 18 | PR | 1–0–1 | |||||||||
| 1951-52 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 103 | 41 | +62 | 50 | 1st of 18 Champions | 1R | 5–2–1 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 84 | 58 | +26 | 37 | 5th of 17 | 2Q | 2–0–1 | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 79 | 49 | +30 | 41 | 5th of 18 | 4Q | 4–0–1 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 83 | 39 | +44 | 49 | 2nd of 18 | PR | 0–0–1 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 70 | 50 | +20 | 41 | 4th of 17 | 1Q | 0–1–1 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 77 | 67 | +10 | 39 | 8th of 19 | 4Q | 4–1–1 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 71 | 74 | -3 | 33 | 15th of 19 | 2Q | 1–1–1 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 36 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 104 | 66 | +38 | 43 | 6th of 19 | 3Q | 2–1–1 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 42 | 3rd of 19 | 1Q | 0–0–1 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | Western League | 8 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 79 | 81 | -2 | 41 | 12th of 21 | 1Q | 0–1–1 | |||||||
| 1961-62 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 79 | 71 | +8 | 40 | 9th of 20 | 3Q | 1–1–1 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 92 | 60 | +32 | 42 | 12th of 22 | 3Q | 2–1–1 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 75 | 62 | +13 | 38 | 13th of 22 | 2Q | 1–1–1 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 75 | 82 | -7 | 40 | 13th of 22 | 2Q | 0–0–1 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | Wiltshire Premier League | 9 | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 104 | 51 | +53 | 48 | 3rd of 19 | 2Q | 1–0–1 | |||||||
| 1966-67 | 32 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 102 | 50 | +52 | 50 | 2Q | 1–0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1967-68 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 82 | 29 | +53 | 35 | 3rd of 14 | 2Q | 1–1–1 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | Hellenic League Premier Division | 8 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 84 | 50 | +34 | 39 | 5th of 17 | 1Q | 0–0–1 | |||||||
| 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 63 | 66 | -3 | 34 | 9th of 18 | 3Q | 2–2–1 | 1Q | 0–0–1 | ||||||||
| 1970-71 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 48 | 4th of 18 | 1Q | 0–0–1 | |||||||||
| 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 37 | 5th of 17 | 1Q | 1–0–1 | 1Q | 0–0–1 | ||||||||
| 1972-73 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 64 | -19 | 26 | 11th of 17 | 1Q | 0–0–1 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | Western League | 8 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 82 | -57 | 12 | 19th of 19 No relegation possible | 1Q | 0–0–1 | 1Q | 0–0–1 | |||||
| 40 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 55 | 85 | -30 | 42 | 15th of 21 | 2Q | 1–0–1 | 2Q | 1–0–1 | ||||||||
| 1975-76 | 44 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 66 | 94 | -28 | 43 | 20th of 23 | 1Q | 0–0–1 | PR | 0–0–1 | |||||||
| 1976-77 | Western League Division 1 | 9 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 57 | 5th of 18 | 1Q | 0–0–1 | 2R | 0–0–1 | |||||
| 36 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 40 | 74 | -34 | 28 | 19th of 19 No relegation possible | 1Q | 0–0–1 | 1R | 0–0–1 | ||||||||
| 1978-79 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 64 | 4th of 19 | 1Q | 0–1–1 | PR | 0–0–1 | |||||||
| 1979-80 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 62 | -4 | 42 | 11th of 22 | 1Q | 0–0–1 | 1R | 1–0–1 | |||||||
| 1980-81 | 36 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 76 | 24 | +52 | 58 | 1st of 19 Promoted | 1Q | 1–1–1 | 1R | 1–0–1 | |||||||
| Western League Premier Division | 8 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 33 | 14th of 20 | PR | 0–0–1 | 2R | 2–0–1 | ||||||
| 1982-83 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 54 | -14 | 32 | 13th of 20 | 1Q | 0–1–1 | 2R | 2–0–1 | |||||||
| 1983-84 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 44 | 56 | -12 | 34 | 16th of 20 | PR | 0–1–1 | 2R | 2–0–1 | |||||||
| 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 46 | 7th of 22 | 4Q | 4–1–1 | 1R | 1–0–1 | ||||||||
| 1985-86 | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 52 | 5th of 22 | 3Q | 2–1–1 | 4R | 3–0–1 | |||||||
| 1986-87 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 42 | 9th of 22 | 2Q | 1–1–1 | 2R | 1–0–1 | |||||||
| 1987-88 | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 35 | 62 | -27 | 28 | 20th of 22 | PR | 0–0–1 | 1R | 0–0–1 | |||||||
| 1988-89 | 40 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 48 | 52 | -4 | 36 | 12th of 21 | 1Q | 1–0–1 | 3R | 3–1–1 | |||||||
| 1989-90 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 46 | -10 | 49 | 13th of 21 | 1Q | 1–1–1 | 1R | 1–0–1 | |||||||
| 1990-91 | 40 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 42 | 64 | -22 | 42 | 17th of 21 | 1Q | 0–1–1 | 1R | 1–1–1 | |||||||
| 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 58 | 95 | -37 | 46 | 14th of 21 | PR | 0–0–1 | 2R | 2–0–1 | ||||||||
| 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 65 | 86 | -21 | 38 | 16th of 20 | 1QR | 1–0–1 | PR | 0–0–1 | ||||||||
| 34 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 49 | 8th of 18 | 1QR | 1–1–1 | 1R | 1–2–1 | ||||||||
| 1994-95 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 51 | 8th of 18 | PR | 0–0–1 | 1R | 1–0–1 | |||||||
| 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 53 | 41 | +8 | 45 | 10th of 18 | PR | 0–2–1 | 3R | 4–0–1 | ||||||||
| 1996-97 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 48 | 5th of 8 | PR | 0–0–1 | 3R | 3–0–1 | |||||||
| 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 53 | 57 | -4 | 50 | 12th of 20 | 3QR | 3–2–1 | 3R | 2–1–1 | ||||||||
| 1998-99 | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 93 | 41 | +52 | 82 | 3rd of 20 | PR | 0–0–1 | 1R | 0–0–1 | |||||||
| 1999-2000 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 69 | 41 | +28 | 63 | 4th of 19 | 3 QR | 3–1–1 | Final | 8–1–1 | |||||||
| 2000-01 | 38 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 109 | 27 | +82 | 95 | 2nd of 20 Promoted | QR2 | 2–2–1 | QF | 4–0–1 | |||||||
| 2001–02 | Southern Football League Division One West | 7 | 40 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 81 | 28 | +53 | 87 | 2nd of 21 Promoted | QR2 | 1-0-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | |||||
| 2002–03 | Southern Football League Premier Division | 6 | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 68 | 5th of 22 | QR2 | 0-0-1 | R2 | 1-0-1 | |||||
| 2003–04 | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 51 | 63 | -12 | 47 | 21st of 22 | QR3 | 1-0-1 | R2 | 0-0-1 | – | ||||||
| 2004–05 | 7 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 81 | 55 | +26 | 75 | 2nd of 22 Lost in playoff final | QR2 | 1-0-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | – | |||||
| 2005–06 | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 77 | 4th of 22 Lost in playoff final | R1 | 4-1-1 | QR3 | 2-1-1 | |||||||
| 2006–07 | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 66 | 7th of 22 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | QR2 | 1-2-1 | 509 | ||||||
| 2007–08 | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 73 | 44 | +29 | 73 | 4th of 22 Lost in playoff semifinal | QR4 | 3-1-1 | QR3 | 2-0-1 | 489 | ||||||
| 2008–09 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 51 | +13 | 65* | 8th of 22 | David Pratt | 16 | QR3 | 2-1-1 | QR2 | 1-1-1 | 420 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 74 | 3rd of 22 Lost in playoff final | Lewis Powell | 23 | QR4 | 3-1-1 | R2 | 4-1-1 | 411 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 40 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 68 | 7th of 21 | Lewis Powell | 14 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | QR2 | 1-2-1 | 411 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 53 | 11th of 22 | Alan Griffin | 19 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | R1 | 2-4-1 | 372 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 63 | 67 | -4 | 51 | 15th of 22 | Alan Griffin | 17 | QR4 | 3-0-1 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | 328 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 59 | 87 | -28 | 48 | 18th of 23 | Alan Griffin | 20 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | 319 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 44 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 61 | 11th of 23 | Alex Ferguson | 10 | QR3 | 2-0-1 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | 310 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 76 | 53 | +23 | 74 | 8th of 24 | Andy Sandell | 21 | QR4 | 3–1–1 | QR1 | 0–0–1 | 352 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 46 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 94 | 47 | +47 | 103 | 1st of 24 Promoted | Andy Sandell | 27 | QR3 | 2–0–1 | QR2 | 1–0–1 | 463 | ||||
| 2017–18 | National League South | 6 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 70 | -7 | 54 | 13th of 22 | Andy Sandell | 12 | QR2 | 0–0–1 | QR3 | 0–0–1 | 600 | ||
| 2018–19 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 57 | 64 | -7 | 55 | 13th of 22 | Nathaniel Jarvis | 17 | QR4 | 2–2–1 | QR3 | 0–1–1 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 45 | -6 | 42 | 14th of 22 | Scott Twine | 6 | R1 | 3–2–1 | QR3 | 0–1–1 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 16 | 16th of 21 | Bradley Ash | 4 | QR4 | 2–0–1 | R2 | 0–0–1 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 61 | 50 | 11 | 59 | 7th of 21 | Ricky Aguiar | 7 | QR3 | 1–1–1 | R2 | 0–0–1 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 16 | 21st of 24 | Caine Bradbury, Alefe Santos, Jordan Young | 2 | R2 | 4–1–1 | R3 | 1–0–0 | |||||