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2021–22 Combined Counties Football League

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The 2021–22 Combined Counties Football League season (known as the 2021–22 Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 44th in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided for the first time into three divisions: the Premier North, the Premier South and the First.

Combined Counties Football League
Season2021–22
ChampionsBeckenham Town
Hanworth Villa
PromotedBeckenham Town
Hanworth Villa
Southall
Walton & Hersham
RelegatedChalvey Sports

The constitution was announced on 18 May 2021.[1]

After the abandonment of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[2][3] a number of promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the previous two seasons.

Premier Division North

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The new Premier Division North consists of 18 clubs. Seven of these participated in the old Premier Division last season, and were joined by 11 new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hanworth Villa (C, P) 34 30 4 0 90 14 +76 94 Promoted to the Isthmian League
2 Southall (P) 34 25 4 5 85 28 +57 79[a]
3 Egham Town 34 20 9 5 58 29 +29 69
4 Abbey Rangers 34 22 2 10 72 45 +27 68 Transferred to the Premier Division South
5 North Greenford United 34 19 4 11 100 60 +40 61
6 Ascot United 34 16 10 8 66 49 +17 58
7 Windsor 34 13 8 13 60 59 +1 47
8 Edgware Town 34 13 7 14 68 60 +8 46
9 Reading City 34 12 8 14 63 68 −5 44
10 Tadley Calleva 34 12 6 16 66 71 −5 42 Transferred to the Premier Division South
11 Spelthorne Sports 34 12 5 17 46 54 −8 41
12 St Panteleimon 34 11 5 18 60 69 −9 38 Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League
13 Burnham 34 9 7 18 51 95 −44 34
14 Wembley 34 9 6 19 49 73 −24 33
15 Virginia Water 34 9 5 20 43 70 −27 32
16 Wokingham & Emmbrook 34 7 8 19 41 63 −22 29
17 Holyport 34 7 4 23 33 74 −41 25 Reprieved from relegation[b]
18 CB Hounslow United (R) 34 7 4 23 25 95 −70 25 Relegated to Division One
Source: CCL Prem Div North Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Southall were promoted as they were one of ten runners-up at Step 5 promoted on a PPG (points per game) basis.
  2. ^ Holyport were one of the twelve clubs with the most PPG (points per game) out of 16 second-bottom clubs at Step 5, and were reprieved from relegation.[4]

Stadia and locations

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Abbey Rangers
 
Ascot United
 
Burnham
 
Holyport
 
Reading City
 
Tadley Calleva
 
Windsor / Virginia Water
 
Wokingham & Emmbrook
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Location of the clubs in the 2021–22 Combined Counties League Premier Division North, on a map of Berkshire
 
 
Hanworth Villa
 
CB Hounslow United
 
Edgware Town
 
Egham
Town
 
North Greenford United
 
Southall
 
Spelthorne Sports
 
St Panteleimon
 
Wembley
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Greater London Premier Division North clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Abbey Rangers Addlestone Addlestone Moor 1,000
Ascot United Ascot Ascot Racecourse 1,150
Burnham Burnham The 1878 Stadium 2,500
CB Hounslow United Hounslow Green Lane 2,100
Edgware Town Kingsbury Silver Jubilee Park 1,990
Egham Town Egham Runnymede Stadium 5,500
Hanworth Villa Hanworth Rectory Meadow 1,000
Holyport Maidenhead Summerleaze Village 1,000
North Greenford United Greenford Berkeley Fields 2,000
Reading City Reading Rivermoor Stadium 2,000
Southall Stanwell Robert Parker Stadium 2,550
Spelthorne Sports Ashford Spelthorne Sports Club 1,000
St. Panteleimon Enfield Queen Elizabeth II Stadium[a] 2,500
Tadley Calleva Tadley Barlows Park 1,000
Virginia Water Windsor Stag Meadow[b] 4,500
Wembley Wembley Vale Farm 2,450
Windsor Windsor Stag Meadow 4,500
Wokingham & Emmbrook Wokingham Lowther Road 1,000
  1. ^ Groundshare with Enfield Town
  2. ^ Groundshare with Windsor

Premier Division South

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The new Premier Division South consists of 20 clubs. Twelve of these participated in the old Premier Division last season, and were joined by eight new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Beckenham Town (C, P) 38 29 5 4 107 33 +74 92 Promoted to the Isthmian League
2 Walton & Hersham (P) 38 28 7 3 93 29 +64 91[a]
3 Raynes Park Vale 38 26 6 6 100 39 +61 84
4 Jersey Bulls 38 24 9 5 98 34 +64 81
5 Badshot Lea 38 24 9 5 98 47 +51 81
6 Redhill 38 19 9 10 75 46 +29 66
7 Horley Town 38 17 6 15 63 64 −1 57
8 Balham 38 16 5 17 66 54 +12 53
9 Sheerwater 38 16 5 17 71 81 −10 53
10 Farnham Town 38 13 7 18 62 71 −9 46
11 Knaphill 38 10 15 13 57 67 −10 45
12 Camberley Town 38 13 5 20 43 60 −17 44
13 Colliers Wood United 38 12 6 20 46 64 −18 42
14 Cobham 38 10 11 17 49 64 −15 41
15 Guildford City 38 11 7 20 54 85 −31 40
16 Fleet Town 38 12 2 24 59 85 −26 38
17 Frimley Green 38 11 5 22 41 86 −45 38
18 AFC Croydon Athletic 38 8 11 19 49 82 −33 35
19 Banstead Athletic 38 7 7 24 45 91 −46 28 Reprieved from relegation[b]
20 Molesey (R) 38 2 7 29 33 127 −94 13 Relegated to Division One
Source: CCL Prem Div South Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Walton & Hersham were promoted as they were one of ten runners-up at Step 5 promoted on a PPG (points per game) basis.
  2. ^ Banstead Athletic were one of the twelve clubs with the most PPG (points per game) out of 16 second-bottom clubs at Step 5, and were reprieved from relegation.[4]

Stadia and locations

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Badshot Lea
 
Banstead Athletic
 
Camberley Town
 
Cobham
 
Farnham Town
 
Fleet Town
 
Frimley Green
 
Guildford City
 
Horley Town
 
Jersey Bulls
 
Knaphill
 
Molesey
 
Redhill
 
Sheerwater
 
Walton & Hersham
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Location of the clubs in the 2021–22 Combined Counties League Premier Division South, on a map of Surrey
 
 
AFC Croydon Athletic / Balham
 
Beckenham Town
 
Colliers Wood United
 
Raynes Park Vale
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Greater London Premier Division South clubs
 
 
Jersey Bulls
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Location of the clubs in the 2021–22 Combined Counties League Premier Division South, on a map of the Channel Islands
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Croydon Athletic Thornton Heath Mayfield Stadium 3,000
Badshot Lea Wrecclesham Westfield Lane 1,200
Balham Thornton Heath Mayfield Stadium[a] 3,000
Banstead Athletic Tadworth Merland Rise 1,500
Beckenham Town Beckenham Eden Park Avenue 4,000
Camberley Town Camberley Krooner Park 1,976
Cobham Cobham Leg O'Mutton Field 2,000
Colliers Wood United Wimbledon Wibbandune Sports Ground 2,000
Farnham Town Farnham Memorial Ground 1,500
Fleet Town Fleet Calthorpe Park 2,000
Frimley Green Frimley Green Recreation Ground 2,000
Guildford City Guildford Spectrum Football Ground 1,320
Horley Town Horley The New Defence 1,800
Jersey Bulls Saint Helier Springfield Stadium 2,000
Knaphill Knaphill Redding Way 1,000
Molesey West Molesey Walton Road 4,000
Raynes Park Vale Raynes Park Prince George's Playing Fields 1,500
Redhill Redhill Kiln Brow 2,000
Sheerwater Sheerwater Eastwood Centre 600
Walton & Hersham Walton-on-Thames Elmbridge Sports Hub 2,500
  1. ^ Groundshare with AFC Croydon Athletic

Division One

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Division One was increased from 20 to 21 clubs after Farnham Town, Jersey Bulls and Walton & Hersham were promoted to the Premier Division South; Dorking Wanderers Reserves, Epsom & Ewell and Godalming Town were transferred to the Southern Combination; Chessington & Hook United, Tooting Bec and Westside were transferred to the Southern Counties East League; and Ash United and Fleet Spurs were transferred to the Wessex League. The remaining nine clubs were joined by twelve new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 London Lions (C, P) 40 32 4 4 144 47 +97 100 Promoted to the Premier Division South
2 Hilltop (P) 40 26 6 8 113 59 +54 84[a] Qualification for the play-offs
3 Wallingford Town (O, P) 40 22 13 5 102 73 +29 79
4 Rayners Lane 40 24 6 10 115 64 +51 78
5 Eversley & California 40 24 3 13 82 52 +30 75
6 Kensington & Ealing Borough 40 23 6 11 81 53 +28 75
7 FC Deportivo Galicia 40 21 9 10 134 85 +49 72
8 Sandhurst Town 40 21 6 13 87 54 +33 69
9 Berks County 40 19 5 16 99 85 +14 62
10 A.F.C. Hayes 40 16 7 17 73 70 +3 55
11 Bedfont & Feltham 40 14 10 16 73 64 +9 52
12 Langley 40 14 9 17 74 78 −4 51
13 British Airways 39 12 11 16 75 76 −1 47[b]
14 A.F.C. Aldermaston 39 13 5 21 61 111 −50 44
15 Enfield Borough 40 12 5 23 78 93 −15 41 Transferred to the Eastern Counties League
16 Woodley United 40 13 2 25 53 113 −60 41
17 London Samurai Rovers 40 11 5 24 70 111 −41 38
18 Bagshot 40 10 7 23 50 94 −44 37
19 Hillingdon Borough 40 9 7 24 57 82 −25 34 Reprieved from relegation[c]
20 Cove 40 8 6 26 57 137 −80 30
21 Chalvey Sports (R) 40 6 6 28 49 126 −77 24[d] Relegated to a feeder league
Source: CCL Div One Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Hilltop were promoted to Premier Division North in July 2022 after the withdrawal of Staines Town.
  2. ^ The match between British Airways and AFC Aldermaston remained unplayed at the end of the season.
  3. ^ All third-from-bottom sides at Step 6 were reprieved from relegation, and a number of second-from-bottom sides, including Cove, were reprieved on a PPG (points per game) basis.[5]
  4. ^ Chalvey Sports elected not to seek a reprieve from relegation from the FA, despite an opportunity to do so.[6]

Promotion playoffs

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 Hilltop 5
5 Eversley & California 1
2 Hilltop (1) 1
3 Wallingford Town (a.e.t) (1) 2
3 Wallingford Town 2
4 Rayners Lane 0

Stadia and locations

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AFC Aldermaston
 
Bagshot
 
Berks County
 
Chalvey Sports
 
Langley
 
Cove
 
Eversley & California
 
Sandhurst Town
 
Wallingford Town
 
Woodley United
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Location of the clubs in the 2021–22 Combined Counties League Division One, on a map of Berkshire
 
 
AFC Hayes
 
Bedfont & Feltham / British Airways
 
Enfield Borough
 
Deportivo Galicia
 
Hillingdon Borough / Hilltop
 
Kensington & Ealing Borough
 
London Lions
 
London Samurai Rovers
 
Rayners Lane
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Greater London Division One clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
A.F.C. Aldermaston Thatcham Waterside Park[a] 1,500
A.F.C. Hayes Hayes Farm Park 2,000
Bagshot Camberley Krooner Park[b] 1,976
Bedfont & Feltham Bedfont The Orchard 1,200
Berks County Binfield Hill Farm Lane[c] 4,000
British Airways Bedfont The Orchard[d] 1,200
Chalvey Sports Burnham The 1878 Stadium[e] 2,500
Cove Cove Oak Farm 2,500
Enfield Borough Finchley The Maurice Rebak Stadium[f] 1,500
Eversley & California Eversley Fox Lane 1,000
FC Deportivo Galicia Bedfont Bedfont Recreation Ground[g] 3,000
Hillingdon Borough Ruislip Middlesex Stadium 3,587
Hilltop Ruislip Middlesex Stadium[h] 3,587
Kensington & Ealing Borough Perivale Reynolds Field[i] 3,000
Langley Slough Arbour Park[j] 2,000
London Lions Arkley Rowley Lane 1,500
London Samurai Rovers Hanworth Rectory Meadow[k] 1,000
Rayners Lane Rayners Lane The Tithe Farm Social Club 1,000
Sandhurst Town Sandhurst Bottom Meadow 1,950
Wallingford Town Wallingford Hithercroft 1,500
Woodley United Tilehurst, Reading Rivermoor Stadium[l] 2,000
  1. ^ Groundshare with Thatcham Town
  2. ^ Groundshare with Camberley Town
  3. ^ Groundshare with Binfield
  4. ^ Groundshare with Bedfont & Feltham
  5. ^ Groundshare with Burnham
  6. ^ Groundshare with Wingate & Finchley
  7. ^ Groundshare with Bedfont Sports
  8. ^ Groundshare with Hillingdon Borough
  9. ^ Groundshare with Hanwell Town
  10. ^ Groundshare with Slough Town
  11. ^ Groundshare with Hanworth Villa
  12. ^ Groundshare with Reading City

References

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  1. ^ "National League System club allocations – Steps 5–6, Season 2021–22". The FA. 18 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ^ "FA provides update on NLS Steps 3-6". The Football Association. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Changes to promotion and relegation at Step 5". North East Counties Football League. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Promotion / Relegation – 2021/22 Season". Southern Counties East Football League. November 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Chalvey Sports look forward to life in Step 7". Football in Bracknell. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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