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Combined

Counties

Football

League

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