Chesham United - Match Preview

Last updated : 15 August 2006 By Gary Holmes

Watford's reserves travel to Chesham United tonight, for their second and final pre-season warm up ahead of the opening Barclays Premiership Reserve League South fixture against West Ham United on Tuesday 29 August.

Luther Blissett
The fixture against the Southern League Division One South and West side, who are managed by former Watford legend Luther Blissett, will see the Ron Andrews Memorial Trophy being played for in memory of a long standing Chesham United supporter.

The Golden Boys are expected to field a reasonably strong line-up for the game, which should include the likes of Joel Grant, Toumani Diagouraga and Theo Robinson.

The match at Amy Lane kick-offs at 7.45pm.


























Directions:

Chesham United Football Club

Amy Lane

Chesham
Buckinghamshire
HP5 1NE

Tel No: 01494 783964

From M25, via the South or M4/M40

Take J18 off the M25 taking the left lane of the slip road to turn left on to the A404 to Chorleywood/Amersham. You will follow this road through Chorleywood straight through 2 sets of lights. You will then pass a school on your left handside, about 1 mile down the road from there you will see the road bear to the left with a right turn to Chenies and Latimer, take this turn and follow the road in to Chenies, this road will lead you to Chesham, you will see a manor house to your right as you follow the road for about 3 miles.

You will eventually find yourself on a one way system at a 'left turn only' junction, you will shortly pass an open air pool to your left, follow the road under the bridge, Chesham United is the 2nd exit off the roundabout.

From the M40


Take J2 on the roundabout off the motorway, head toward Beaconsfield on the short dual carriageway take the first exit off the next roundabout. Get in to the right hand lane and take the right exit taking the A335 for about 3 miles. As you approach the next roundabout take the right hand side lane for the second exit. Take a left turn at the following roundabout and right at the front of Tesco store. Take a left turn at the next rounabout.

As you follow up the road under the next bridge, go straight over the next mini roundabout, then right at the roundabout in front of Dr Challoners School, then left at the next mini roundabout. Go straight over the next two mini roundabouts until you arrive at the roundabout at the bottom of the hill, Chesham United is on the first exit at a tight angle.

From the M4

Take J8/9 A404 which will lead you to the M40, take the M40 London exit, then follow the directions above.

By Train


Chesham is part of the London Underground network and is on the far west of the Metropolitan Line. Walk out of the station and head down station road towards the high street (this is the grey road you can just see at the top of the map below). Turn left and follow signs towards Amersham until you pass two petrol stations which are opposite each other. At the next roundabout take third exit into Chesham United`s ground. Walk takes approx 5 - 10 minutes.

Directions courtesy of Chesham United FC.