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Combined


      Counties




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          he Combined Counties League can trace  by storm winning the championship four
      Tits existence back to 1922 when the Sur-  times between 1946-50.
      rey Senior League was formed. The present   After finishing second in 1949-50 Banstead
      title was not adopted until 1979. The first  Athletic took over the role as most consist-
      champions in 1922-23 were Egham, with  ent club. They were champions for the next
      Carshalton Athletic as runners-up.    four seasons and never finished lower than
       Farnham United Breweries were champi-  second between 1949-59.
      ons twice and runners-up twice to Epsom   In the 1960s a number of sides switched to
      Town between 1923-27. Camberley & York-  the Spartan League they included Molesey,
      town were the first club to record a hat-trick  Chertsey Town, Addlestone, Hampton, Ban-
      of championship wins between 1930-33.  stead Athletic and Feltham. Most of these
      The Second World War brought the Surrey  clubs had previously won the Surrey Senior
      Senior League to a close between 1939-46.  League championship at least once. In 1968-
      Farnham United Breweries were champions  69 a second division was formed which was
      twice and runners-up twice to Epsom Town  known  as Division One,  with  the original
      between 1923-27. Camberley & Yorktown  league becoming the Premier Division. As
      were the first club to record a hat-trick of  the majority of clubs forming Division One
      championship wins between 1930-33. The  were junior sides there was no automatic
      Second World War brought the Surrey Sen-  promotion and relegation between the divi-
      ior League to a close between 1939-46. After  sions. After three seasons Division One was
      the war newcomers to league in 1946-47 in-  disbanded and the league continued as be-
      cluded Chertsey Town, Devas Institute, Lag-  fore.
      onda Sports, who after several name chang-  Early in the 1970’s Farnham Town and
      es became Petters Sports, Leatherhead and  Farnborough Town joined the Spartan League.
      Worcester Park. Leatherhead took the league  In an attempt to attract clubs from outside
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