2016–17 Combined Counties Football League
The 2016–17 Combined Counties Football League season (known as the 2016–17 Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 39th in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England.
The league constitution was announced on 17 May 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.farnhamtownfc.com/news/club-allocations-2016-2017-1616539.html? |title=Club allocations 2016–17 |date=17 May 2016 |publisher=Farnham Town F.C. |access-date=2016-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701062416/http://www.farnhamtownfc.com/news/club-allocations-2016-2017-1616539.html |archive-date=2016-07-01 |url-status=dead }}
The season began on 2 August and concluded in May 2017.
Premier Division
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Combined Counties Football League
Premier Division
|season= 2016–17
|winners= Hartley Wintney
|promoted= Hartley Wintney
|relegated= Badshot Lea
Bedfont & Feltham
Raynes Park Vale
|matches= 506
|total goals= 1724
|prevseason= 2015–16
|nextseason= 2017–18
}}
The Premier Division was increased from 22 to 23 clubs, and featured five new teams after the promotion of Ashford Town to the Southern League, and the relegation of Chessington & Hook United, Cove and Redhill to Division One:
- Abbey Rangers, promoted as third-placed club in Division One.
- Bedfont & Feltham, promoted as runners-up in Division One.
- CB Hounslow United, promoted as champions of Division One.
- Walton & Hersham, relegated from the Isthmian League.
In June 2016, North Greenford United, relegated from the Southern Football League, 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.northgreenfordunitedfc.co.uk/club/News/view/920214 |title=Notice of successful appeal |access-date=2016-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812011859/http://www.northgreenfordunitedfc.co.uk/club/News/view/920214 |archive-date=2016-08-12 |url-status=dead }}
Camberley Town, Epsom & Ewell, Hartley Wintney, Walton & Hersham and Westfield applied for promotion to Step 4 for 2017–18.
=League table=
|section=Premier Division
|res_col_header=PR
|team1=HAR|name_HAR=Hartley Wintney
|team2=WES|name_WES=Westfield
|team3=HAN|name_HAN=Hanworth Villa
|team4=E&E|name_E&E=Epsom & Ewell
|team5=W&H|name_W&H=Walton & Hersham
|team6=CAM|name_CAM=Camberley Town
|team7=HOR|name_HOR=Horley Town
|team8=BED|name_BED=Bedfont Sports
|team9=SPE|name_SPE=Spelthorne Sports
|team10=ABB|name_ABB=Abbey Rangers
|team11=WIN|name_WIN=Windsor
|team12=KNA|name_KNA=Knaphill
|team13=SCR|name_SCR=Sutton Common Rovers
|team14=NGR|name_NGR=North Greenford United
|team15=CWU|name_CWU=Colliers Wood United
|team16=GLD|name_GLD=Guildford City
|team17=HAY|name_HAY=A.F.C. Hayes
|team18=FAR|name_FAR=Farnham Town
|team19=CHE|name_CHE=Chertsey Town
|team20=CBH|name_CBH=CB Hounslow United
|team21=BAD|name_BAD=Badshot Lea
|team22=BDF|name_BDF=Bedfont & Feltham
|team23=RPV|name_RPV=Raynes Park Vale
|win_HAR=35|draw_HAR=6|loss_HAR=3|gf_HAR=131|ga_HAR=41
|win_WES=28|draw_WES=9|loss_WES=7|gf_WES=106|ga_WES=52
|win_HAN=24|draw_HAN=9|loss_HAN=11|gf_HAN=73|ga_HAN=47
|win_E&E=23|draw_E&E=10|loss_E&E=11|gf_E&E=90|ga_E&E=57
|win_W&H=21|draw_W&H=15|loss_W&H=8|gf_W&H=70|ga_W&H=42
|win_CAM=22|draw_CAM=6|loss_CAM=16|gf_CAM=84|ga_CAM=58
|win_HOR=21|draw_HOR=7|loss_HOR=16|gf_HOR=89|ga_HOR=67
|win_BED=17|draw_BED=13|loss_BED=14|gf_BED=78|ga_BED=80
|win_SPE=18|draw_SPE=9|loss_SPE=17|gf_SPE=80|ga_SPE=76
|win_ABB=17|draw_ABB=12|loss_ABB=15|gf_ABB=71|ga_ABB=73
|win_WIN=17|draw_WIN=10|loss_WIN=17|gf_WIN=78|ga_WIN=71
|win_KNA=18|draw_KNA=6|loss_KNA=20|gf_KNA=83|ga_KNA=81
|win_SCR=18|draw_SCR=5|loss_SCR=21|gf_SCR=64|ga_SCR=72
|win_NGR=16|draw_NGR=10|loss_NGR=18|gf_NGR=83|ga_NGR=78
|win_CWU=15|draw_CWU=11|loss_CWU=18|gf_CWU=75|ga_CWU=80
|win_GLD=15|draw_GLD=8|loss_GLD=21|gf_GLD=78|ga_GLD=86
|win_HAY=14|draw_HAY=9|loss_HAY=21|gf_HAY=64|ga_HAY=82
|win_FAR=14|draw_FAR=7|loss_FAR=23|gf_FAR=59|ga_FAR=83
|win_CHE=14|draw_CHE=7|loss_CHE=23|gf_CHE=55|ga_CHE=91
|win_CBH=14|draw_CBH=5|loss_CBH=25|gf_CBH=55|ga_CBH=85
|win_BAD=11|draw_BAD=6|loss_BAD=27|gf_BAD=61|ga_BAD=113
|win_BDF=9|draw_BDF=7|loss_BDF=28|gf_BDF=54|ga_BDF=118
|win_RPV=7|draw_RPV=9|loss_RPV=28|gf_RPV=43|ga_RPV=91
|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P=Promoted to the Southern League East Division
|result1=P
|col_T=#CCCCFF|text_T=Transferred to the Hellenic League
|result11=T
|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Relegated to Division One
|result21=R|result22=R|result23=R
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=complete
|source=[http://full-time.thefa.com/Table.do?divisionseason=804403053 FA Full-Time CCL Prem Div Table]
}}
Division One
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Combined Counties Football League
Division One
|season= 2016–17
|winners= Banstead Athletic
|promoted= Banstead Athletic
Redhill
Balham
|relegated= Epsom Athletic
|matches= 306
|total goals= 1322
|prevseason= 2015–16
|nextseason= 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, 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. 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.
=League table=
|section=Division One
|res_col_header=PR
|team1=BAN|name_BAN=Banstead Athletic
|team2=RED|name_RED=Redhill
|team3=BAL|name_BAL=Balham
|team4=WOR|name_WOR=Worcester Park
|team5=CHU|name_CHU=Chessington & Hook United
|team6=E&C|name_E&C=Eversley & California
|team7=ACL|name_ACL=AC London
|team8=BAG|name_BAG=Bagshot
|team9=SHE|name_SHE=Sheerwater
|team10=STA|name_STA=Staines Lammas
|team11=COB|name_COB=Cobham
|team12=ASH|name_ASH=Ash United
|team13=FRI|name_FRI=Frimley Green
|team14=SPK|name_SPK=South Park Reserves
|team15=DOR|name_DOR=Dorking
|team16=FAR|name_FAR=Farleigh Rovers
|team17=COV|name_COV=Cove
|team18=EPS|name_EPS=Epsom Athletic
|win_BAN=25|draw_BAN=6|loss_BAN=3|gf_BAN=117|ga_BAN=34
|win_RED=23|draw_RED=4|loss_RED=7|gf_RED=106|ga_RED=35
|win_BAL=20|draw_BAL=7|loss_BAL=7|gf_BAL=104|ga_BAL=52
|win_WOR=21|draw_WOR=2|loss_WOR=11|gf_WOR=93|ga_WOR=53
|win_CHU=19|draw_CHU=7|loss_CHU=8|gf_CHU=72|ga_CHU=43
|win_E&C=19|draw_E&C=5|loss_E&C=10|gf_E&C=90|ga_E&C=69
|win_ACL=18|draw_ACL=12|loss_ACL=4|gf_ACL=93|ga_ACL=40
|win_BAG=19|draw_BAG=3|loss_BAG=12|gf_BAG=91|ga_BAG=74
|win_SHE=16|draw_SHE=4|loss_SHE=14|gf_SHE=64|ga_SHE=75
|win_STA=14|draw_STA=7|loss_STA=13|gf_STA=56|ga_STA=51
|win_COB=15|draw_COB=3|loss_COB=16|gf_COB=64|ga_COB=64
|win_ASH=13|draw_ASH=5|loss_ASH=16|gf_ASH=62|ga_ASH=78
|win_FRI=10|draw_FRI=9|loss_FRI=15|gf_FRI=57|ga_FRI=56
|win_SPK=7|draw_SPK=8|loss_SPK=19|gf_SPK=64|ga_SPK=103
|win_DOR=7|draw_DOR=4|loss_DOR=23|gf_DOR=48|ga_DOR=87
|win_FAR=6|draw_FAR=5|loss_FAR=23|gf_FAR=65|ga_FAR=123
|win_COV=4|draw_COV=5|loss_COV=25|gf_COV=57|ga_COV=124
|win_EPS=2|draw_EPS=0|loss_EPS=32|gf_EPS=19|ga_EPS=161
|adjust_points_WOR=3
|hth_WOR=Worcester Park were awarded three points when Bagshot failed to raise a team for their match on 18 March.
|adjust_points_ACL=-3
|hth_ACL=AC London were deducted six points on 21 November for fielding an ineligible player. They were later awarded three points when Epsom Athletic failed to raise a team for their match on 8 April.
|adjust_points_FRI=-1
|hth_FRI=Frimley Green were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player at Ash United on 6 August.
|hth_COV=Cove were reprieved from relegation.
|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P=Promoted to the Premier Division
|result1=P|result2=P|result3=P
|col_FLD=#FFCCCC|text_FLD=Folded at the end of the season
|result15=FLD
|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Relegated to the Surrey South Eastern Combination
|result18=R
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=complete
|source=[http://full-time.thefa.com/Table.do?divisionseason=813481771 FA Full-Time CCL Div One Table]
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.combinedcountiesleague.co.uk/ Combined Counties League Official Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030224205/http://www.combinedcountiesleague.co.uk/ |date=2013-10-30 }}
{{Combined Counties League}}
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