Chippenham United F.C. was an English

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club based in

Chippenham Chippenham is a market town in north-west Wiltshire, England. It lies north-east of Bath, Somerset, Bath, west of London and is near the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town was established on a crossing of the River Avon, ...

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. The team played in the

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for twelve seasons after

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, but left in 1960.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 They also participated in the

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for fourteen seasons.

League history

Joining the Western League Division Two for the 1948–49 season, United won the division at their first attempt, gaining promotion to Division One. The following season, they finished above their local rivals

Chippenham Town Chippenham Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England. They are currently members of and play their games at Hardenhuish Park. History The club states it was established in 1873,

for what was to be the only time in the club's history. United's best league finish was in 1950–51, when they finished fourth, with Town in third position. The following seasons were less successful, and they only escaped relegation in 1955–56 due to expansion of Division One. However, the club was relegated in 1957–58 after finishing bottom of the table. The club dropped out of the Western League at the end of the 1959–60 season, and disbanded a couple of years later.

FA Cup history

Chippenham United entered the FA Cup throughout the late 1940s and 1950s. During their first Cup run in 1948–49 they defeated Radstock Town before losing 2–1 at home to

Trowbridge Town Trowbridge Town Football Club is a football club based in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. They compete at Step 7 in the and play at Woodmarsh, on the southern edge of the town. History A Trowbridge Town team was originally formed in 1880 and ...

in the preliminary round. The following season they reached the first qualifying round, losing 3–0 at Clandown. Their best efforts in The FA Cup were in 1953–54 when they reached the fourth qualifying round, losing 3–1 at Newport (IOW); and in 1955–56 when they defeated four clubs before losing 6–2 to

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, again in the fourth qualifying round. The club's last attempt in the competition was in 1961–62.

References

{{reflist Defunct football clubs in England Western Football League Defunct football clubs in Wiltshire Chippenham Association football clubs disestablished in 1962 Association football clubs established in the 19th century