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CoMbined Counties football league

          he Combined Counties League can
      Ttrace its existence back to 1922 when
      the Surrey Senior League was formed. The
      present title was not adopted until 1979. The
      first champions in 1922–23 were Egham,
      with Carshalton Athletic as runners-up.
       Farnham United Breweries were champi-
      ons twice and runners-up twice to Epsom
      Town between 1923–27. Camberley & York-
      town were the first club to record a hat-trick
      of championship wins between 1930–33.
      The Second World War brought the Surrey
      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
      league by storm winning the championship  outside the county, the Surrey Senior League
      four times between 1946–50. After finishing  was renamed the Home Counties League in
      second in 1949–50 Banstead Athletic took  1978–79. However there were objections to
      over the role as most consistent club. They  the new title and the current title, Combined
      were champions for the next four seasons  Counties League was adopted for the 1979–
      and never finished lower than second be-  80 season.
      tween 1949–59.                         In 1981–82 the league was split into East
       In the 1960s a number of sides switched to  and West sections, with Ash United beating
      the Spartan League they included Molesey,  Malden Town in the play-off. Since 1982
      Chertsey Town, Addlestone, Hampton, Ban-  the league has reverted back to one division.
      stead Athletic and Feltham. Most of these  The Combined Counties league reached an
      clubs had previously won the Surrey Senior  agreement to become a feeder league for the
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