The2016–17 Combined Counties Football League season (known as the2016–17 Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 39th in the history of theCombined Counties Football League, afootball competition in England.
The league constitution was announced on 17 May 2016.[1] The season began on 2 August and concluded in May 2017.
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hartley Wintney |
| Promoted | Hartley Wintney |
| Relegated | Badshot Lea Bedfont & Feltham Raynes Park Vale |
| Matches | 506 |
| Goals | 1,724 (3.41 per match) |
2017–18 → | |
The Premier Division was increased from 22 to 23 clubs, and featured five new teams after the promotion ofAshford Town to theSouthern League, and the relegation ofChessington & Hook United,Cove andRedhill to Division One:
In June 2016,North Greenford United, relegated from theSouthern Football League, successfully appealed against their placement in theHellenic Football League following relegation from theSouthern Football League, and were placed in the Combined Counties Premier Division.[2]
Camberley Town, Epsom & Ewell, Hartley Wintney, Walton & Hersham and Westfield applied for promotion to Step 4 for 2017–18.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartley Wintney | 44 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 131 | 41 | +90 | 111 | Promoted to theSouthern League East Division |
| 2 | Westfield | 44 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 106 | 52 | +54 | 93 | |
| 3 | Hanworth Villa | 44 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 73 | 47 | +26 | 81 | |
| 4 | Epsom & Ewell | 44 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 90 | 57 | +33 | 79 | |
| 5 | Walton & Hersham | 44 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 78 | |
| 6 | Camberley Town | 44 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 84 | 58 | +26 | 72 | |
| 7 | Horley Town | 44 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 89 | 67 | +22 | 70 | |
| 8 | Bedfont Sports | 44 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 78 | 80 | −2 | 64 | |
| 9 | Spelthorne Sports | 44 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 80 | 76 | +4 | 63 | |
| 10 | Abbey Rangers | 44 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 73 | −2 | 63 | |
| 11 | Windsor | 44 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 78 | 71 | +7 | 61 | Transferred to theHellenic League |
| 12 | Knaphill | 44 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 83 | 81 | +2 | 60 | |
| 13 | Sutton Common Rovers | 44 | 18 | 5 | 21 | 64 | 72 | −8 | 59 | |
| 14 | North Greenford United | 44 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 83 | 78 | +5 | 58 | |
| 15 | Colliers Wood United | 44 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 75 | 80 | −5 | 56 | |
| 16 | Guildford City | 44 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 78 | 86 | −8 | 53 | |
| 17 | A.F.C. Hayes | 44 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 64 | 82 | −18 | 51 | |
| 18 | Farnham Town | 44 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 59 | 83 | −24 | 49 | |
| 19 | Chertsey Town | 44 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 55 | 91 | −36 | 49 | |
| 20 | CB Hounslow United | 44 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 55 | 85 | −30 | 47 | |
| 21 | Badshot Lea | 44 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 61 | 113 | −52 | 39 | Relegated toDivision One |
| 22 | Bedfont & Feltham | 44 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 54 | 118 | −64 | 34 | |
| 23 | Raynes Park Vale | 44 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 43 | 91 | −48 | 30 |
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Banstead Athletic |
| Promoted | Banstead Athletic Redhill Balham |
| Relegated | Epsom Athletic |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 1,322 (4.32 per match) |
2017–18 → | |
Division One was increased from 17 to 18 clubs, and featured six new teams after CB Hounslow United, Bedfont & Feltham and Abbey Rangers were promoted to the Premier Division,Dorking Wanderers Reserves left the league, andSandhurst Town transferred to theHellenic League:
The season began on 6 August 2016 withAsh United andFrimley Green accruing the first points on the board with a 1–1 draw at Young's Drive,Ash. Frimley Green were deducted the point they earned from this match when it transpired that they had fielded an ineligible player.
Two matches remained unplayed because the visiting clubs were unable to raise teams.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banstead Athletic | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 117 | 34 | +83 | 81 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Redhill | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 106 | 35 | +71 | 73 | |
| 3 | Balham | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 104 | 52 | +52 | 67 | |
| 4 | Worcester Park | 34 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 93 | 53 | +40 | 68[a] | |
| 5 | Chessington & Hook United | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 64 | |
| 6 | Eversley & California | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 90 | 69 | +21 | 62 | |
| 7 | AC London | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 93 | 40 | +53 | 63[b] | |
| 8 | Bagshot | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 91 | 74 | +17 | 60 | |
| 9 | Sheerwater | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 64 | 75 | −11 | 52 | |
| 10 | Staines Lammas | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 49 | |
| 11 | Cobham | 34 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 48 | |
| 12 | Ash United | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 62 | 78 | −16 | 44 | |
| 13 | Frimley Green | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 38[c] | |
| 14 | South Park Reserves | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 64 | 103 | −39 | 29 | |
| 15 | Dorking | 34 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 48 | 87 | −39 | 25 | Folded at the end of the season |
| 16 | Farleigh Rovers | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 65 | 123 | −58 | 23 | |
| 17 | Cove | 34 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 57 | 124 | −67 | 17[d] | |
| 18 | Epsom Athletic | 34 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 19 | 161 | −142 | 6 | Relegated to theSurrey South Eastern Combination |