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Combined

Counties

Football

League

he Combined Counties League can league by storm winning the championship
Ttrace its existence back to 1922 when four times between 1946–50. After finishing
the Surrey Senior League was formed. The second in 1949–50 Banstead Athletic took
present title was not adopted until 1979. The over the role as most consistent club. They
first champions in 1922–23 were Egham, were champions for the next four seasons
with Carshalton Athletic as runners-up. and never finished lower than second be-
Farnham United Breweries were champi- tween 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. Af- sions. After three seasons Division One was
ter the war newcomers to league in 1946–47 disbanded and the league continued as be-
included Chertsey Town, Devas Institute, fore.
Lagonda Sports, who after several name Early in the 1970’s Farnham Town and
changes became Petters Sports, Leatherhead Farnborough Town joined the Spartan
and Worcester Park. Leatherhead took the League. In an attempt to attract clubs from