2016–17 Combined Counties Football League

Combined Counties Football League

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The 2016–17 Combined Counties Football League season (known as the 2016–17 Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League for sponsorship reasons) will be the 39th in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.

The league constitution was announced on 17 May 2016.^[1] The season began on 2 August and is set to conclude in May 2017.

Premier Division

Combined Counties Football League Premier Division

The Premier Division is increased from 22 to 23 clubs, and features four new teams after the promotion of Ashford Town to the Southern League, and the relegation of Chessington & Hook United, Cove and Redhill to the First Division:

• Abbey Rangers, promoted as third-placed club in the First Division.
• Bedfont & Feltham, promoted as runners-up in the First Division.
• CB Hounslow United, promoted as champions of the First Division.
• Walton & Hersham, relegated from the Isthmian League Division One South.

In June 2016, North Greenford United successfully appealed against their placement in the Hellenic Football League following relegation from the Southern Football League, and were placed in the Combined Counties Premier Division.^[2]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Hartley Wintney	23	19	2	2	76	22	+54	59	Promotion to the SFL Division One/IFL Division One
2	Westfield	21	14	5	2	49	20	+29	47
3	Hanworth Villa	22	12	3	7	36	28	+8	39
4	Walton & Hersham	18	11	5	2	30	15	+15	38
5	Knaphill	21	11	2	8	46	40	+6	35
6	Guildford City	24	10	5	9	52	49	+3	35
7	Epsom & Ewell	19	10	4	5	48	27	+21	34
8	Horley Town	19	10	4	5	42	28	+14	34
9	Colliers Wood United	21	9	5	7	38	35	+3	32
10	Windsor	24	9	5	10	41	41	0	32
11	Bedfont Sports	18	9	3	6	37	37	0	30
12	Camberley Town	20	8	4	8	37	26	+11	28
13	Spelthorne Sports	21	7	5	9	33	35	−2	26
14	CB Hounslow United	19	8	2	9	34	39	−5	26
15	North Greenford United	20	7	4	9	42	43	−1	25
16	Abbey Rangers	20	7	4	9	29	37	−8	25
17	Farnham Town	19	7	2	10	31	41	−10	23
18	A.F.C. Hayes	21	5	5	11	31	42	−11	20
19	Sutton Common Rovers	18	5	3	10	25	35	−10	18
20	Raynes Park Vale	23	4	5	14	30	50	−20	17
21	Chertsey Town	20	4	5	11	23	52	−29	17	Relegation to Division One
22	Badshot Lea	22	4	2	16	28	62	−34	14
23	Bedfont & Feltham	21	3	4	14	26	60	−34	13

Updated to games played on 18:20, 3 December 2016 (UTC).
Source: FA Full-Time CCL Prem Div Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Division One

Combined Counties Football League Division One

Division One is increased from 17 to 18 clubs, and features six new teams after CB Hounslow United, Bedfont & Feltham and Abbey Rangers were promoted to the Premier Division, Dorking Wanderers Reserves left the league, and Sandhurst Town transferred to the Hellenic League:

• AC London, transferred from the Kent Invicta League.
• Bagshot, promoted from the Aldershot & District League.
• Balham, promoted from the Surrey Elite Intermediate League.
• Chessington & Hook United, relegated from the Premier Division.
• Cove, relegated from the Premier Division.
• Redhill, relegated from the Premier Division.
• Reserve sides are not eligible for promotion to Step 5.

The season began on 6 August 2016 with Ash United and Frimley Green accruing the first points on the board with a 1–1 draw at Young's Drive, Ash.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Banstead Athletic	17	13	1	3	63	22	+41	40	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Bagshot	18	13	0	5	48	37	+11	39
3	Redhill	17	11	1	5	48	22	+26	34
4	Chessington & Hook United	20	9	5	6	33	27	+6	32
5	AC London	17	11	4	2	59	17	+42	031^#
6	Balham	18	9	4	5	50	28	+22	31
7	Sheerwater	20	9	2	9	34	48	−14	29
8	Eversley & California	16	8	3	5	40	37	+3	27
9	Staines Lammas	16	8	2	6	29	22	+7	26
10	Cobham	17	8	2	7	35	31	+4	26
11	South Park Reserves	17	7	4	6	47	45	+2	25
12	Ash United	16	7	3	6	29	28	+1	24
13	Worcester Park	14	7	0	7	43	28	+15	21
14	Frimley Green	18	5	4	9	29	27	+2	018^‡
15	Dorking	19	5	2	12	30	46	−16	17
16	Farleigh Rovers	18	4	3	11	35	65	−30	15
17	Epsom Athletic	21	2	0	19	10	80	−70	6
18	Cove	16	1	1	14	19	71	−52	4

Updated to games played on 18:24, 3 December 2016 (UTC).
Source: FA Full-Time CCL Div One Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
^‡ Frimley Green were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player at Ash United on 6 August.
^# AC London were deducted six points for fielding an ineligible player.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

References

1. "Club allocations 2016–17". Farnham Town F.C. 17 May 2016.
2. Notice of successful appeal

External links

• Combined Counties League Official Site