Football Focus Issue 65 | Page 31

Chester-le-Street Town

Chester-le-Street

Town

FOOTBALL CLUB

Based at Moor Park , Chester-le-Street Town FC clinched promotion to the First Division of the Northern League last season . As a club they have made superb progress under the guidance of Chairman Joe Burlison and President John Tomlinson .

Their performances last season surprised many as they stormed to promotion , winning twenty eight , drawing six and losing just eight of their forty two matches . This saw them finish in third place in the league with ninety points , beating off the challenge of some quality sides below them . Promotion was a superb achievement for the club and they will now be looking to build on this in their new surroundings . As long as they are able to retain their current group of players and can perhaps make one or two quality signings they should be in with a good chance of retaining their Division 1 status . It would be fair to say that they have not perhaps enjoyed the start to the campaign that they would have liked however having won one , drew one and lost nine of their first eleven matches . This has left them sitting second from bottom in the league . Chester-le-Street Town is not a club to focus solely upon their senior section however and they are a great example of a family club providing people in their local area of all ages an opportunity to play football in a safe and enjoyable environment . In total they have 22 youth teams , as well as a reserve side and two female teams . Indeed , their youth section is one of the standout features of their set up . This is reflected by the fact that there has been a steady flow of players from the club to have gone on to play for professional clubs or to represent the club at first team level . It is important for any club to be able to produce their own talent if they are to be successful over a sustained period and this is an area they appear to have covered . It will certainly be exciting to see how their current group of youngsters are able to progress over the coming years . Although Chester-le-Street Town ’ s first team has not enjoyed the start to the league campaign that they would have liked this time around they appear to be a club that has everything in place to enable them to look forward to a bright and successful future .
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