Chasetown F.C.

Chasetown
Full nameChasetown Football Club
Nickname(s)The Scholars, The Chase
Founded1954; 70 years ago (1954) (as Chase Terrace Old Scholars)
GroundThe Scholars Ground,
Church Street, Chasetown
Burntwood WS7 3QL
Capacity3,000 (500 Seated)
ChairmanSteve Jones
ManagerMark Swann
LeagueNorthern Premier League Division One West
2023–24Northern Premier League Division One West, 11th of 20
WebsiteClub website

Chasetown Football Club is an English football club based in the Chasetown area of Burntwood, Staffordshire. The club plays in the Northern Premier League First Division West and is nicknamed The Scholars, having been formed by affiliates of nearby Chase Terrace High School in the Chase Terrace area of Burntwood.

Chasetown gained national recognition in November 2005 when the BBC televised the club's FA Cup first round home tie with Oldham Athletic, in which the team held their Football League opponents to a 1–1 draw. They went on to finish the 2005–06 season as Midland Alliance champions and gain promotion. In the 2007–08 F.A Cup the Scholars defeated Port Vale 1–0 in a Second Round replay. In doing so, they became the lowest ranked club to reach as the Third Round Proper of the FA Cup.[1] before losing to eventual finalists Cardiff City.

  1. ^ "Chasetown dream on after Cup win". BBC official website. 12 December 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2007.