Surrey 4
Surrey 4 is a level 12 English Rugby Union League. It is made up of teams predominantly from Surrey and south-west London. The teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Promoted teams move up to Surrey 3 and since the cancellation of Surrey 5 at the end of the 1991–92 season there has been no relegation as this is the lowest level controlled by the RFU. At the end of the 1999-2000 season, Surrey 4 was cancelled with teams automatically going up to Surrey 3 or dropping out of the league. After a hiatus of 4 seasons the division was reinstated.
Current season or competition: 2019–20 Surrey 4 | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1988 |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Croydon (1st title) (2019–20) (promoted to Surrey 3) |
| Most titles | Haslemere, Old Bevonians, Old Glynonians, University of Surrey (2 titles) |
| Website | englandrugby.com |
Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-12 national competition.
Teams for 2019-20
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  Haslemere Reigate & Horley Woking Locations of the 2019-20 Surrey 4 teams in Surrey
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Locations of the 2019-20 Surrey 4 teams in Greater London
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Teams for 2018-19
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Egham Haslemere Horley Reigate Locations of the 2018-19 Surrey 4 teams in Surrey
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Locations of the 2018-19 Surrey 4 teams in Greater London
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Teams for 2017-18
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Egham Haslemere Guildfordians Reigate Woking Locations of the 2017-18 Surrey 4 teams in Surrey
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 M & C Suttonians Raynes Park Wandsworthians Locations of the 2017-18 Surrey 4 teams in Greater London
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Teams for 2016-17
Teams for 2015-16
- Egham Hollowegians
- Haslemere
- Horley
- Old Haileyburians
- Old Johnians
- Old Oundelians
- Old Suttonians
- Raynes Park
- Wandsworthians
- Woking
Teams for 2014-15
Teams for 2012-13
- Egham Hollowegians
- Haslemere
- Merton
- Metropolitan Police
- Old Glynonians
- Old Oundelians
- Reeds Weybridge
- Wandsworthians
- Woking
Teams for 2009-2010
- London Economicals
- Egham Hollowegians
- Guildfordians RFC
- Old Glynonians
- Lightwater RFC
- Reigate
- Wandsworthians
- Woking
Surrey Reserve League 1st XV's
Below Surrey 4 there is the Surrey Reserve Leagues this is for Surrey teams 2xv's and below, there are some 1xvs playing here.
- Old Johnians
- Racal Decca
- Esher Amateurs
- Old Suttonians
- Lightwater
- South Godstone Stags
Original teams
When this division was introduced in 1988 it contained the following teams:
- British Aerospace
- Economicals
- Lightwater
- Oxted
- Racal-Decca
- Royal Holloway College
- University of Surrey
Surrey 4 honours
Surrey 4 (1988–1993)
The original Surrey 4 was tier 11 league with promotion up to Surrey 3 and relegation to Surrey 5 until that division was cancelled at the end of the 1991–92 season.
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 1988–89 | 7 | University of Surrey[lower-alpha 2] | Royal Holloway College | Multiple teams[lower-alpha 3] | ||||||||||
| 1989–90 | 11 | Old Bevonians | Reigate & Redhill | Shene Old Grammarians, Old Epsomians | ||||||||||
| 1990–91 | 11 | London Fire Brigade | BBC | University of Surrey, Racal-Decca, Gibraltar Engineers[lower-alpha 4] | ||||||||||
| 1991–92 | 10 | Old Caterhamians | King's College Hospital[lower-alpha 5] | No relegation[lower-alpha 6] | ||||||||||
| 1992–93 | 11 | Haslemere | Lightwater[lower-alpha 7] | No relegation | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Surrey 4 (1993–1996)
The creation of National 5 South meant that Surrey 4 dropped from a tier 11 league to a tier 12 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion was to Surrey 3 and there was no relegation as Surrey 4 was at the lowest level of the league structure.
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 1993–94 | 8 | Egham | Old Johnians | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 1994–95 | 10 | Kew Occasionals | Old Wellingtonians | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 1995–96 | 11 | King's College Hospital | Worth Old Boys | No relegation | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Surrey 4 (1996–2000)
The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Surrey 4 reverted back to being a tier 11 league. Promotion continued to Surrey 3 and there was no relegation. Surrey 4 was cancelled at the end of the 1999–00 season, with the majority of teams transferring to Surrey 3 or dropping out of the league system.
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 1996–97 | 8 | Haslemere | Old Johnians | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 1997–98 | 6 | University of Surrey | St George's Hospital[lower-alpha 8] | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 1998–99[2] | 3 | Old Bevonians | Old Johnians | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 1999–00[3] | 5 | Old Abingdonians | Economicals[lower-alpha 9] | No relegation | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Surrey 4 (2005–2009)
Surrey 4 was reintroduced as a tier 12 league for the 2005–06 season. Promotion was to Surrey 3 and, as the division was at the lowest level of the English league system, there was no relegation.
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 2005–06[4] | 10 | Pelhamians | Teddington 2nd XV[lower-alpha 10] | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2006–07[5] | 9 | Merton | Woking | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2007–08[6] | 7 | Old Oundelians | Haslemere | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2008–09[7] | 10 | CL London | Old Radleian | No relegation | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Surrey 4 (2009–present)
Surrey 4 remained a tier 12 league despite national restructuring by the RFU. Promotion continued to Surrey 3 and there was no relegation.
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 2009–10[8] | 8 | Old Glynonians | Economicals | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2010–11[9] | 9 | Streatham-Croydon | Haslemere | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2011–12[10] | 10 | Guildfordians | Reigate | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2012–13[11] | 9 | Old Glynonians | Metropolitan Police | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2013–14[12] | 9 | Old Georgians | Merton | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2014–15[13] | 10 | Reeds Weybridge | Reigate | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2015–16[14] | 10 | Old Haileyburians | Old Johnians | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2016–17[15] | 9 | Horley | Old Glynonians | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2017–18[16] | 9 | Woking | Guildfordians | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2018–19[17] | 8[lower-alpha 11] | Old Suttonians | Egham Hollowegians | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2019–20[18] | 7 | Croydon | Raynes Park | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2020–21 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Haslemere (2)
- Old Bevonians (2)
- Old Glynonians (2)
- University of Surrey (2)
- CL London (1)
- Croydon (1)
- Egham (1)
- Guildfordians (1)
- Horley (1)
- Kew Occasionals (1)
- King's College Hospital (1)
- London Fire Brigade (1)
- Merton (1)
- Old Abingdonians (1)
- Old Caterhamians (1)
- Old Georgians (1)
- Old Haileyburians (1)
- Old Oundelians (1)
- Old Suttonians (1)
- Pelhamians (1)
- Reeds Weybridge (1)
- Woking (1)
Notes
- In June 2019 Reigate RFC senior section 'absorbed' Horley RFC seniors and stated an intention to compete as Reigate & Horley in season 2019-20 [1].
- Restructuring of the Surrey leagues due to the introduction of Surrey 5 for the following season meant that champions University of Surrey were not promoted.
- The introduction of Surrey 5 for the following season meant that four clubs were relegated including Lightwater, Racal-Decca, Economicals and Oxted. Bottom side British Aerospace would ultimately drop out of the league system.
- Gibraltar Engineers would drop out of the league.
- The restructuring of the Surrey leagues caused by the cancellation of Surrey 5 at the end of the season meant that seven clubs were promoted including Chipstead, Shene Old Grammarians, Old Suttonians, Royal Holloway College and Woking.
- The cancellation of Surrey 5 at the end of the season meant there was no relegation.
- 3rd place London Media were also promoted.
- Runners up St George's Hospital would later drop out of the league system.
- Due to the low number of teams Surrey 4 would be cancelled until the 2005-06 season. Old Abingdonian and Economicals would be promoted to Surrey 3, Kings Cross Steelers would transfer to East Counties 3 South while the remaining teams would drop out of the league altogether.
- London Media were also promoted along with champions Pelhamians and runners up Teddington 2nd XV.
- Reduced from 9 to 8 teams after Mitcham & Carshalton dropped out of the league.
References
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- "1998-1999 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- "1999-2000 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- "2005-2006 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- "2006-2007 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- "2007-2008 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- "2008-2009 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- "2009-2010 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- "2010-2011 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- "2011-2012 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- "2012-2013 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- "2013-2014 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- "2014-2015 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- "2015-2016 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- "2016-2017 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- "2017-2018 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- "2018-2019 London & South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
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