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Chippenham Park Football Club was a
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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, ...
, Wiltshire, England, between 2012 and 2019. They were members of the
Wiltshire League The Wiltshire Football League, also known as the Wiltshire League and the Wiltshire Senior League, is a Association football, football league in England which was formed by amalgamation in 1976. All clubs are affiliated to a County Football Ass ...
and Western League, and played at Hardenhuish Park.


History

The club was formed as a feeder club to
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,
in 2012, replacing the adult teams of FC Chippenham Youth.CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Park life could lift Bluebirds
Gazette & Herald, 25 May 2012
They were admitted to the Premier Division of the
Wiltshire League The Wiltshire Football League, also known as the Wiltshire League and the Wiltshire Senior League, is a Association football, football league in England which was formed by amalgamation in 1976. All clubs are affiliated to a County Football Ass ...
, finishing third in their first season. This was enough for promotion to Division One of the Western League, where they played until 2019, when the club was dissolved and replaced by the Chippenham Town under-23 team.


Ground

The club played at Chippenham Town's Hardenhuish Park. The ground opened in 1919, with a new clubhouse built in 1979 and floodlights installed in 1986. 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. The pitch at Hardenhuish Park has a noticeable slope, downwards towards the Bristol Road end.


Records

*Best
FA Vase The Football Association Challenge Vase, also known as the Isuzu FA Vase for sponsorship reasons, is an annual football competition run by and named after The Football Association (The FA), for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English Nation ...
performance: Second round, 2014–15


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