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.[1] The season began on 2 August and concluded in May 2017.

Premier Division
Combined Counties Football League
Premier Division
Season2016–17
ChampionsHartley Wintney
PromotedHartley Wintney
RelegatedBadshot Lea
Bedfont & Feltham
Raynes Park Vale
Matches played506
Goals scored1,724 (3.41 per match)

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:

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.[2]

Camberley Town, Epsom & Ewell, Hartley Wintney, Walton & Hersham and Westfield applied for promotion to Step 4 for 2017–18.

League table
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 the Southern Football League
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 the Hellenic 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 to Division One
22 Bedfont & Feltham 44 9 7 28 54 118 −64 34
23 Raynes Park Vale 44 7 9 28 43 91 −48 30
Source: FA Full-Time CCL Prem Div Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division One
Combined Counties Football League
Division One
Season2016–17
ChampionsBanstead Athletic
PromotedBanstead Athletic
Redhill
Balham
RelegatedEpsom Athletic
Matches played306
Goals scored1,322 (4.32 per match)

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:

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
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 the Premier 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[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2]
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[lower-alpha 3]
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[lower-alpha 4]
18 Epsom Athletic 34 2 0 32 19 161 −142 6 Relegated to the Surrey South Eastern Combination
Source: FA Full-Time CCL Div One Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Worcester Park were awarded three points when Bagshot failed to raise a team for their match on 18 March.
  2. 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.
  3. Frimley Green were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player at Ash United on 6 August.
  4. Cove were reprieved from relegation.

References
  1. "Club allocations 2016–17". Farnham Town F.C. 17 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  2. "Notice of successful appeal". Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
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