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the county, the Surrey Senior League was   For the 2002/03 season, AFC Wimbledon
      renamed the Home Counties League in  joined the league. The new club, having only
      1978-79. However there were objections to  been formed a month or two earlier put fresh
      the new title and the current title, Combined  life into the league with an enthusiasm never
      Counties League was adopted for the 1979-  seen before. Wherever they played they set
      80 season.                            new club attendance records bringing much-
       In 1981-82 the league was split into East  needed finances to every club.
      and West sections, with Ash United beat-  Season 2003/04 saw yet another develop-
      ing Malden Town in the play-off. Since 1982  ment to the league with the amalgamation
      the league has reverted back to one division.  of the Surrey Premier League. This made the
      The Combined Counties league reached an  Combined Counties a much stronger force
      agreement to become a feeder league for the  with a total of 42 member clubs and now
      Isthmian League, whilst at the bottom end of  with two senior divisions.
      the league, arrangements had been made to   Season 2006/07 saw a major restructuring
      accept clubs from the Surrey Premier at the  of the league with a number of new clubs
      expense of the bottom club.           from the now-defunct Ryman’s second divi-
       The  1990s  saw the  Combined  Counties-  sion being accepted and a number of clubs





















      The Camberley & Yorktown team of 1904–05, one of the founders of the Surrey Senior League. Wiki
      League get stronger with the acceptance of a  being relegated from the league.
      number of sides from Isthmian and Spartan   2011/12  saw  the  first  non-mainland  side
      leagues. Clubs have also been accepted from  join the league when Guernsey were elected
      the old Chiltonian League which no longer  to the 1st Division.
      exists. The new millennium has seen the   Season 2018/19 witnessed Chertsey Town
      league spreading it’s net further and further  becoming the first-ever CCL team to win the
      with clubs from Oxon and Sussex joining the   F.A. Vase at Wembley.
      ranks. The Combined Counties is certainly   Season 2019/20 saw the Jersey Bulls joining
      living up to its name.                the league.
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