Chertsey Town
We managed three promotions and three cup wins
during that period plus winning the Isthmian Team
of the Year in 1993/4 season as a result of promotion,
winning the League Cup, Divisional Cup and Charity
Shield Winners as a Division 2 team beating Stevenage
5-0.
With over 25 years of direct responsibility in non-
league football the most challenging role is getting a
balance between the cost of success against club income,
whilst ensuring the club does not overspend.
To achieve success a winning team is not enough as
it has to go together with ground improvements that
comply with the league a promotion takes you to.
Roles in the club change and hardworking
committees on which every non-league club survives
needs to be headed by an executive management/board
that can run the club as a business.
Business support financially is a chicken and egg
situation and has been proved this season throughout
the journey of CTFC winning the FA Vase at Wembley
on Sunday 19th May 2019.
Sponsorship and advertising comes on the back of
success and only when we reached the last eight did
that source of income increase to levels that have had a
financial effect on the club.
The same goes for the fans coming to home games
seeing 92 paying for our first pre-qualifying round that
increased gradually up to when 1884 paying supporters
were at Alwyns Lane for the semi-final second leg
against Northwich Victoria. Followed up with over 6000
tickets for the final being sold through Chertsey.
The mood at the club is something I have never
experienced before and extends to the whole town and
beyond.
To be part of the most historic sporting achievement
for Chertsey as a town has given enormous pride and to
some extent disbelief of the national coverage.
Hopefully a few hundred will be added to our gate
next season with a League and Vase double it has been
a superb season and but for a backlog of fixtures in the
final eight weeks of the season we may have achieved
other cup success.
Following the standing down of Dave Anderson after
our Vase win (his agreement was for the past season
We are a traditional sweet shop, we also
sell hot drinks, slushies & soft ice cream.
We cater for parties, party bags, favours,
table sweets, christenings, weddings
Proud sponsor of Chertsey Town Football club
Chertsey Level Crossing, Chertsey, KT16 9BQ
“The club approached me about supporting
them around eight weeks ago and being a
massive Chertsey fan I couldn’t be happier to
get on board. The team is doing brilliantly and
playing a great fast flowing style of football.
Congratulations for a fantastic season and thank
you for the exciting times. I would personally like
to thank the club for allowing my son Sidney to
be the mascot in the FA Vase Final.”
George Longman
www.footballfocusmag.com
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