Chatham Town F.C.

Chatham Town
Full name	Chatham Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Chats
Founded	1894
Ground	The Sports Ground,; Chatham, Kent; (Capacity: 2,000 (307 seated))
Chairman	Jeff Talbot
Manager	Alex O'Brien league = Isthmian League Division One South
2008–09	Isthmian League Division One North, 10th (transferred)
Home colours	Away colours

Chatham Town are an English Association Football club, based in Chatham, Kent. They currently play in the Isthmian League First Division South and are nicknamed "The Chats".

Premier League clubs Portsmouth and West Ham United played their first ever league matches against Chatham.

[edit] History

1894-95 - Founder member of Southern League. Founder member of Kent League. Kent League Champions
1900-01 - Resigned after 10 matches and record (10-1-2-7-6-32-4) expunged
1920-21 - Rejoined Southern League, English Section
1921 - Left Southern League
1927-28 - Rejoined Southern League
1929 - Left Southern League
1959 - Kent League disbanded
1964-65 - Joined Metropolitan League
1968-69 - Joined Kent League
1971-72 - Kent League Champions on goal average despite leaving 2 games unplayed
1973-74 - Kent League Champions (2nd time)
1974 - Changed name to Medway
1974-75 - Kent League runner-up
1979 - Name reverted to Chatham Town
1979-80 - Kent League Champions (3rd time)
1980-81 - Kent League runner-up
1983-84 - Rejoined Southern League
1988-89 - Rejoined Kent League
1993-94 - Missed runner-up spot on goal difference
1994-95 - Kent League runner-up
1998-99 - Division One renamed Premier Division
1999-00 - Missed runner-up spot on goal difference
2000-01 - Kent League Champions (4th time)
2001-02 - Rejoined Southern League

Best league position: 13th in Southern League, Eastern division (then level 7), 2003-04
Best FA Cup performance: 2nd round proper, 1926-27
Best FA Trophy performance: 1st round replay, 2001-02
Best FA Vase performance: 2nd round, 1999-00.