The club was established in 2000 as a merger of Chichester City and Portfield, and was originally named Chichester City United.[2] Both clubs were in Division One of the Sussex County League, with the new club taking their place in the division, with the new club losing their first league match 5–1 at home to Saltdean United.[3] They were Division One champions in 2003–04. The following season saw them finish sixteenth,[2] although they won the Brighton Charity Cup, beating Horsham on penalties in the final.[3] They retained it in 2005–06, defeating Ringmer 2–1 in the final.[3]
In 2006–07 Chichester won the Sussex RUR Cup with a 2–1 win over Whitehawk in the final.[3] In 2009 the club was renamed Chichester City.[4] The league was renamed the Southern Combination in 2015, with Division One becoming the Premier Division. In 2018–19 the club were Premier Division champions, earning promotion to the South East Division of the Isthmian League. In 2019–20 they reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, and were then given a bye to the second round due to Bury having been removed from the competition.[5] In the second round they lost 5–1 to League One side Tranmere Rovers.[6]
GroundEdit
The club originally played at Portfield's Church Road, with the agreement that Chichester District Council would sell the ground for housing and use the funds to redevelop Chichester City's Oaklands Park ground.[7] They moved to Oaklands Park in 2008 after a 100-seat stand was installed; the final match at Church Road was a 5–4 win against Three Bridges on 19 April.[3] A new clubhouse and changing rooms were completed in 2010, with hardstanding installed on all four sides of the pitch.[7]
chichester, city, chichester, city, football, club, semi, professional, football, club, based, chichester, west, sussex, england, affiliated, sussex, county, football, association, they, currently, members, isthmian, league, south, east, division, play, oaklan. Chichester City Football Club is a semi professional football club based in Chichester West Sussex England Affiliated to the Sussex County Football Association they are currently members of the Isthmian League South East Division and play at Oaklands Park Chichester CityFull nameChichester City Football ClubNickname s LillywhitesFounded2000GroundOaklands Park ChichesterCapacity2 000 1 ChairmanAndrew BellManagerMiles RutherfordLeagueIsthmian League South East Division2022 23Isthmian League South East Division 10th of 20Home coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Ground 3 Honours 4 Records 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe club was established in 2000 as a merger of Chichester City and Portfield and was originally named Chichester City United 2 Both clubs were in Division One of the Sussex County League with the new club taking their place in the division with the new club losing their first league match 5 1 at home to Saltdean United 3 They were Division One champions in 2003 04 The following season saw them finish sixteenth 2 although they won the Brighton Charity Cup beating Horsham on penalties in the final 3 They retained it in 2005 06 defeating Ringmer 2 1 in the final 3 In 2006 07 Chichester won the Sussex RUR Cup with a 2 1 win over Whitehawk in the final 3 In 2009 the club was renamed Chichester City 4 The league was renamed the Southern Combination in 2015 with Division One becoming the Premier Division In 2018 19 the club were Premier Division champions earning promotion to the South East Division of the Isthmian League In 2019 20 they reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time and were then given a bye to the second round due to Bury having been removed from the competition 5 In the second round they lost 5 1 to League One side Tranmere Rovers 6 Ground EditThe club originally played at Portfield s Church Road with the agreement that Chichester District Council would sell the ground for housing and use the funds to redevelop Chichester City s Oaklands Park ground 7 They moved to Oaklands Park in 2008 after a 100 seat stand was installed the final match at Church Road was a 5 4 win against Three Bridges on 19 April 3 A new clubhouse and changing rooms were completed in 2010 with hardstanding installed on all four sides of the pitch 7 Honours EditSouthern Combination Champions 2003 04 2018 19 Sussex RUR Cup Winners 2006 07 Brighton Charity Cup Winners 2004 05 2005 06Records EditBest FA Cup performance Second round 2019 20 4 Best FA Vase performance Fifth round 2017 18 4 See also EditChichester City F C players Chichester City L F C References Edit Mike Williams amp Tony Williams 2012 Non League Club Directory 2013 p775 ISBN 978 1 869833 77 0 a b Chichester City United at the Football Club History Database a b c d e Season by season history since 2000 Chichester City F C a b c Chichester City at the Football Club History Database FA Cup first round draw Eighth tier Chichester City receive a bye to second round BBC Sport 21 October 2019 Tranmere Rovers 5 1 Chichester City BBC Sport 1 December 2019 a b History 1 Chichester City F C External links EditOfficial website 50 50 33 040 N 0 46 31 480 W 50 84251111 N 0 77541111 W 50 84251111 0 77541111 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chichester City F C amp oldid 1160060414, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
