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Chesham United

Chesham United FC

Kit impression

Founded

1917

Years standing

109

Home ground

The Meadow, Chesham

Capacity

5,000284 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

Isthmian League
Premier Division champions 1992–93
Division One champions 1990–91, 1996–97
Division Two North champions 1986–87
Southern Football League
Premier Division South champions 2023–24
Spartan League
Champions 1921–22, 1922–23, 1924–25, 1932–33
Division Two champions 1921–22
Athenian League
Memorial Cup winners 1963–64, 1968–69
Berks & Bucks Senior Cup
Winners 1921–22, 1925–26, 1928–29, 1933–34, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1975–76, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2013–14, 2017–18

Nickname: The Generals

The Case For Them

Chesham United are not a spare club. They are England National League North and South, The Meadow, Chesham, and 109 years of people deciding this was theirs, pick them and the season has a second spine.

Something to defend
The cabinet is not empty: Isthmian League and Southern Football League. Small enough to recite from memory, big enough to argue about in a pub.
Cathedral football
The Meadow, Chesham holds around 5,000,284. Even a routine league game arrives with a noise floor most clubs only reach in a semi-final.
You get a nickname
Known as The Generals. That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.
Easy weekend
London Luton Airport (LTN) is about 26km from the ground, and Chesham tube station is 1km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.

Matchday Trip

Ground: The Meadow, Chesham. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

London Luton Airport (LTN)

26 km / 16 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Chesham tube station

Walkable from the platform

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Pulling fixtures and table…

Around the ground

Things To Do Near The Meadow, Chesham

Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.

Landmarks within a 4 km radius

Matchday Shortlist

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Getting to The Meadow, Chesham