England, county: Durham
26 XII 2025 / Chester-le-Street Town FC - Park View AFC 0-1 / Northern League Division 2 (= ENG level 10)
Timeline
- 1920 / Foundation of a club in Chester-le-Street, county Durham, which takes on the name Chester-le-Street Town FC, joining the Northeastern League that same year. It is unclear where the ground of this club was situated.
- 1927 / Chester-le-Street Town FC descends from Division 1 of the Northeastern League to Division 2, one year after the subdivision had been created.
- 1935 / After finishing in last place in Northeastern League Division 2 for the third time in five seasons (1931, 1933, 1935), Chester-le-Street Town FC is transferred to the Wearside League.
- 1936 / Finishing bottom of the table in its first season in the Wearside League, Chester-le-Street Town FC withdraws from competitive football, probably folding altogether at the end of the 1935-36 season.
- 1972 / Foundation of a new football club in Chester-le-Street, which takes on the name Garden Farm FC – in fact the name of the pub where the foundation meeting took place. Joining the Newcastle City Amateur League, Garden Farm FC settles on the Low Fell ground in Gateshead due to no suitable ground being available in Chester-le-Street proper.
- 1973 / Moving away from Low Fell in Gateshead, Garden Farm FC settles on the Riverside ground in Chester-le-Street.
- 1974 / Abandoning its membership of the Newcastle City Amateur League, Garden Farm FC joins the Washington League instead.
- 1977 / Abandoning its membership of the Washington League, Garden Farm FC joins the Wearside League instead. That same year, the club leaves the Riverside ground, settling on the Sacriston Colliery Welfare Football Pitch instead.
- 1978 / Garden Farm FC changes its name to become Chester-le-Street Town FC, i.e. the exact same name as its pre-war predecessor.
- 1980 / Abandoning the Sacriston Colliery Welfare Football pitch after three years, Chester-le-Street Town FC settles on Moor Park in Chester Moor. At the time, the ground had no facilities, with the grandstand and terraces being added later.
- 1981 / Chester-le-Street Town FC wins the Wearside League, 1 point ahead of closest followers Whickham FC. That same year, the club also conquers the Monkwearmouth Cup for the first time.
- 1982 / Chester-le-Street Town FC wins the Monkwearmouth Cup for the second year running.
- 1983 / Finishing as runners-up in the Wearside League, 6 points behind champions Blue Star FC, Chester-le-Street Town FC chooses to join the Northern League for the new season, being placed in Division 2 of that league system.
- 1984 / Clinching the title in Northern League Division 2, 7 points ahead of closest followers Sunderland Ryhope Community Association FC, Chester-le-Street Town FC wins promotion to Division 1 of the said league system.
- 1985 / In its best cup run in the FA Vase, Chester-le-Street Town FC reaches R5 of that competition, in which the club is knocked out by future professional league side Fleetwood Town FC after a third replay (1-1, 2-2, 3-0).
- 1987 / Having knocked out Bedlington Terriers FC, Harrogate Town AFC, and Easington Colliery AFC successively, Chester-le-Street Town FC reaches qualifying round 4 of the FA Cup for the first and only time in its history, in which the club suffers elimination at the hands of Caernarfon Town FC.
- 1989 / Finishing in second-last place in Northern League Division 1, Chester-le-Street Town FC suffers relegation into Division 2 after five years, along with bottom club Crook Town AFC.
- 1992 / Finishing in third place in Northern League Division 2, Chester-le-Street Town FC wins promotion to Division 1 of the said league system, along with champions Stockton FC, runners-up Durham City AFC, and fourth place club Hebburn FC.
- 1997 / Finishing in third-last place in Northern League Division 1, Chester-le-Street Town FC drops back into Division 2 of the said league system, along with Whickham FC and bottom club West Auckland Town FC.
- 1998 / Runaway champions in Northern League Division 2, 10 points ahead of closest rivals West Auckland Town FC, Chester-le-Street Town FC wins promotion to Division 1 of the said league system along with the aforementioned club and third-placed Marske United FC.
- 1999 / In the best season in club history, Chester-le-Street Town FC manages a third place in Northern League Division 1.
- 2000 / New dressing rooms are inaugurated at Moor Park.
- 2010 / Finishing in third-last place in Northern League Division 1, Chester-le-Street Town FC drops back into Division 2 of the said league system along with Morpeth Town AFC and bottom club Horden Colliery Welfare FC.
- 2016 / Finishing in third place in Northern League Division 2, Chester-le-Street Town FC manages a return to Division 1 after six years, along with champions South Shields FC and runners-up Sunderland Ryhope Colliery Welfare FC.
- 2017 / Finishing in second-last place in Northern League Division 1, Chester-le-Street Town FC descends back into Division 2 of the said league system after just one season, along with bottom club West Allotment Celtic FC.
- 2018 / Chester-le-Street Town FC conquers the Ernest Armstrong Cup, the cup competition of the Northern League, defeating Ryton & Crawcrook Albion FC in the final (2-0).
- 2020 / A new clubhouse is inaugurated at Moor Park.
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