The 2016–17 Combined Counties Football League season (known as the 2016–17 Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 39th in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England.
The league constitution was announced on 17 May 2016.[1] The season began on 2 August and concluded in May 2017.
Premier Division
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hartley Wintney |
| Promoted | Hartley Wintney |
| Relegated | Badshot Lea Bedfont & Feltham Raynes Park Vale |
| Matches played | 506 |
| Goals scored | 1,724 (3.41 per match) |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
The Premier Division was increased from 22 to 23 clubs, and featured five new teams after the promotion of Ashford Town to the Southern League, and the relegation of Chessington & Hook United, Cove and Redhill to Division One:
- Abbey Rangers, promoted as third-placed club in Division One.
- Bedfont & Feltham, promoted as runners-up in Division One.
- CB Hounslow United, promoted as champions of Division One.
- Walton & Hersham, relegated from the Isthmian League.
In June 2016, North Greenford United, relegated from the Southern Football League, successfully appealed against their placement in the Hellenic Football League following relegation from the Southern Football League, and were placed in the Combined Counties Premier Division.[2]
Camberley Town, Epsom & Ewell, Hartley Wintney, Walton & Hersham and Westfield applied for promotion to Step 4 for 2017–18.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartley Wintney | 44 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 131 | 41 | +90 | 111 | Promoted to the Southern League East Division |
| 2 | Westfield | 44 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 106 | 52 | +54 | 93 | |
| 3 | Hanworth Villa | 44 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 73 | 47 | +26 | 81 | |
| 4 | Epsom & Ewell | 44 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 90 | 57 | +33 | 79 | |
| 5 | Walton & Hersham | 44 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 78 | |
| 6 | Camberley Town | 44 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 84 | 58 | +26 | 72 | |
| 7 | Horley Town | 44 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 89 | 67 | +22 | 70 | |
| 8 | Bedfont Sports | 44 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 78 | 80 | −2 | 64 | |
| 9 | Spelthorne Sports | 44 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 80 | 76 | +4 | 63 | |
| 10 | Abbey Rangers | 44 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 73 | −2 | 63 | |
| 11 | Windsor | 44 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 78 | 71 | +7 | 61 | Transferred to the Hellenic League |
| 12 | Knaphill | 44 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 83 | 81 | +2 | 60 | |
| 13 | Sutton Common Rovers | 44 | 18 | 5 | 21 | 64 | 72 | −8 | 59 | |
| 14 | North Greenford United | 44 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 83 | 78 | +5 | 58 | |
| 15 | Colliers Wood United | 44 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 75 | 80 | −5 | 56 | |
| 16 | Guildford City | 44 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 78 | 86 | −8 | 53 | |
| 17 | A.F.C. Hayes | 44 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 64 | 82 | −18 | 51 | |
| 18 | Farnham Town | 44 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 59 | 83 | −24 | 49 | |
| 19 | Chertsey Town | 44 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 55 | 91 | −36 | 49 | |
| 20 | CB Hounslow United | 44 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 55 | 85 | −30 | 47 | |
| 21 | Badshot Lea | 44 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 61 | 113 | −52 | 39 | Relegated to Division One |
| 22 | Bedfont & Feltham | 44 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 54 | 118 | −64 | 34 | |
| 23 | Raynes Park Vale | 44 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 43 | 91 | −48 | 30 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Division One
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Banstead Athletic |
| Promoted | Banstead Athletic Redhill Balham |
| Relegated | Epsom Athletic |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 1,322 (4.32 per match) |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
Division One was increased from 17 to 18 clubs, and featured six new teams after CB Hounslow United, Bedfont & Feltham and Abbey Rangers were promoted to the Premier Division, Dorking Wanderers Reserves left the league, and Sandhurst Town transferred to the Hellenic League:
- AC London, transferred from the Kent Invicta League.
- Bagshot, promoted from the Aldershot & District League.
- Balham, promoted from the Surrey Elite Intermediate League.
- Chessington & Hook United, relegated from the Premier Division.
- Cove, relegated from the Premier Division.
- Redhill, relegated from the Premier Division.
- Reserve sides are not eligible for promotion to Step 5.
The season began on 6 August 2016 with Ash United and Frimley Green accruing the first points on the board with a 1–1 draw at Young's Drive, Ash. Frimley Green were deducted the point they earned from this match when it transpired that they had fielded an ineligible player.
Two matches remained unplayed because the visiting clubs were unable to raise teams.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banstead Athletic | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 117 | 34 | +83 | 81 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Redhill | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 106 | 35 | +71 | 73 | |
| 3 | Balham | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 104 | 52 | +52 | 67 | |
| 4 | Worcester Park | 34 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 93 | 53 | +40 | 68[a] | |
| 5 | Chessington & Hook United | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 64 | |
| 6 | Eversley & California | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 90 | 69 | +21 | 62 | |
| 7 | AC London | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 93 | 40 | +53 | 63[b] | |
| 8 | Bagshot | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 91 | 74 | +17 | 60 | |
| 9 | Sheerwater | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 64 | 75 | −11 | 52 | |
| 10 | Staines Lammas | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 49 | |
| 11 | Cobham | 34 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 48 | |
| 12 | Ash United | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 62 | 78 | −16 | 44 | |
| 13 | Frimley Green | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 38[c] | |
| 14 | South Park Reserves | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 64 | 103 | −39 | 29 | |
| 15 | Dorking | 34 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 48 | 87 | −39 | 25 | Folded at the end of the season |
| 16 | Farleigh Rovers | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 65 | 123 | −58 | 23 | |
| 17 | Cove | 34 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 57 | 124 | −67 | 17[d] | |
| 18 | Epsom Athletic | 34 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 19 | 161 | −142 | 6 | Relegated to the Surrey South Eastern Combination |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Worcester Park were awarded three points when Bagshot failed to raise a team for their match on 18 March.
- ^ AC London were deducted six points on 21 November for fielding an ineligible player. They were later awarded three points when Epsom Athletic failed to raise a team for their match on 8 April.
- ^ Frimley Green were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player at Ash United on 6 August.
- ^ Cove were reprieved from relegation.
References
- ^ "Club allocations 2016–17". Farnham Town F.C. 17 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ^ "Notice of successful appeal". Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
External links
- Combined Counties League Official Site Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
This page was last edited on 6 July 2023, at 20:05