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Corinthians 1919-20

12 seasons. 1988 was a truly historic year, the last 18 fixtures, the club sank to finish in
with the club securing its first-ever home 13th.
ground, merging with the crippled Tolworth In 2008 the club enjoyed the momentous
FC, thus taking over the running of their honour of celebrating 125 years of football
facilities. This season also saw the Corinthi- with a commemorative match at Wembley
an-Casuals Tour Of Brazil, when legendary Stadium.
Brazilian international, Socrates, donned the The 2010/11 season was the most memorable
famous chocolate and pink colours for a spe- for many years as the club lifted the Surrey
cial game. A runners-up berth in 1993 and Senior Cup for the first time in 57 years when
winning the League Cup in 1995 were the Leatherhead were defeated 2-0 in the final at
highlights of the Spartan League era before Gander Green Lane.
the club switched to the Combined Counties Corinthian-Casuals Football Club continues
League in 1996. In the first season, a run- to take great pride in their rich and glorious
ners-up spot was achieved to at last win back
our place in the Isthmian League. history. Tolworth
The new Division 1 South lasted only two
seasons, and on each occasion, the club fin-
ished in the bottom four. The 2004/05 season
saw a reversion to a single Division 1. New Corinthian
Year passed with the club in 3rd place. How-
ever, a heavy loss at Horsham started a stun- Casuals
ning decent, and with just two wins in