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

The Camberley & Yorktown team of 1904–05, one of the founders of the Surrey Senior League. Wiki

The 1990s saw the Combined Counties- from the now-defunct Ryman’s second divi-
League get stronger with the acceptance of a sion being accepted and a number of clubs
number of sides from Isthmian and Spartan being relegated from the league.
leagues. Clubs have also been accepted from 2011–12 saw the first non-mainland side
the old Chiltonian League which no longer join the league when Guernsey were elected
exists. The new millennium has seen the to the 1st Division.
league spreading it’s net further and further Season 2018–19 witnessed Chertsey Town
with clubs from Oxon and Sussex joining the becoming the first-ever CCL team to win the
ranks. The Combined Counties is certainly F.A. Vase at Wembley.