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Counties League was adopted for the 1979-  being formed a month or two earlier put fresh
      80 season.                            life into the league with an enthusiasm never
       In  1981-82  the  league  was  split  into  East  seen before. Wherever they played they set
      and West sections, with Ash United beating  new club attendance records bringing much
      Malden Town in the play-off. Since 1982 the  needed finances to every club.
      league has reverted back to one division.   Season 2003/04 saw yet another develop-
      The Combined Counties league reached an  ment to the league with the amalgamation
      agreement to become a feeder league for the  of the Surrey Premier league. This made the
      Isthmian League, whilst at the bottom end of  Combined Counties a much stronger force
      the league, arrangements had been made to  with a total of 42 member clubs and now
      accept clubs from the Surrey Premier at the  with two senior divisions.
      expense of the bottom club.            Season 2006/07 saw a major restructuring
       The  1990’s  saw  the  Combined  Counties  of the  league  with a number of new clubs
      league get stronger with the acceptance of a  from the now defunct Ryman’s second divi-
      number of sides from Isthmian and Spartan  sion being accepted and a number of clubs
      leagues. Clubs have also been accepted from  being relegated from the league.
      the old Chiltonian League which no longer   2011/12 saw the first non-mainland side
      exists. The new millennium has seen the  join the league, when Guernsey were elected



























      The Camberley & Yorktown team of 1904–05, one of the founders of the Surrey Senior League. Wiki
      league spreading it’s net further and further  to the 1st Division.
      with clubs from Oxon and Sussex joining the   Season 2018/19 witnessed Chertsey Town
      ranks. The Combined Counties is certainly  becoming the first ever CCL team to win the
      living up to it’s name.               F.A. Vase at Wembley.
       For the 2002/03 season AFC Wimbledon   Season 2019/20 saw the Jersey Bulls joining
      joined the league. The new club, having only  the league.
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