Season | 2020–21 |
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← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
The 2020–21 Combined Counties Football League season (known as the 2020–21 Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 43rd in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided for the final time into two divisions; the Premier and the First. The constitution was announced on 21 July 2020.[1] After the abandonment of the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[2] the league's constitution remained largely unchanged, with the planned structural changes being put in place after this season.
The 2020–21 season started in September and was suspended on 21 December again as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[3] The league season was subsequently abandoned.[4] The league committee later announced a supplementary cup competition, the Fripp-Smith Trophy, to provide competitive football for their clubs. All clubs were invited to take part, with 23 ultimately accepting.[5]
Promotion, relegation and restructuring
[edit]The scheduled restructuring of non-league football took place at the end of the season to include a new division that was added to the Combined Counties at step 5 for 2021–22. Promotions from steps 5 to 4 and 6 to 5 were based on points per game across all matches over the two abandoned seasons (2019–20 and 2020–21), while teams were promoted to step 6 on the basis of a subjective application process.[6]
Premier Division
[edit]Champions | None |
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Promoted | Sutton Common Rovers |
Relegated | None |
The Premier Division was reduced from 21 to 20 clubs after Balham transferred to the Southern Counties East League as they moved to groundshare with AFC Croydon Athletic.[1]
League table at time of curtailment
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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1 | Sutton Common Rovers | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 6 | +29 | 35 | Promotion to the Isthmian League South Central Division[a] |
2 | Badshot Lea | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 31 | Transfer to the Combined Counties Premier South |
3 | Spelthorne Sports | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 13 | +23 | 29 | Transfer to the Combined Counties Premier North |
4 | Hanworth Villa | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 26 | |
5 | Southall | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 25 | |
6 | Ascot United | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 24 | |
7 | Knaphill | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 24 | Transfer to the Combined Counties Premier South |
8 | Banstead Athletic | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 20 | |
9 | Abbey Rangers | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 17 | Transfer to the Combined Counties Premier North |
10 | Sheerwater | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 17 | Transfer to the Combined Counties Premier South |
11 | Cobham | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 17 | |
12 | Camberley Town | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 15 | |
13 | Egham Town | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 14 | Transfer to the Combined Counties Premier North |
14 | Redhill | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 14 | Transfer to the Combined Counties Premier South |
15 | Colliers Wood United | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 12 | |
16 | Frimley Green | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 11 | |
17 | Raynes Park Vale | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 10 | |
18 | CB Hounslow United | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 6 | Transfer to the Combined Counties Premier North |
19 | Guildford City | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 4 | Transfer to the Combined Counties Premier South |
20 | Molesey | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 52 | −46 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Sutton Common Rovers promoted based on points per game calculations from 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons combined.
Results table
[edit]Division One
[edit]Champions | None |
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Promoted | Farnham Town Walton & Hersham Jersey Bulls |
Relegated | None |
Division One remained at 20 clubs, and was unchanged from the previous season.
- Reserve sides are not eligible for promotion to Step 5.
League table at time of curtailment
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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1 | Farnham Town | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 31 | Promotion to Premier Division South[a] |
2 | Walton & Hersham | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 9 | +27 | 26 | |
3 | Westside | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 24 | Transfer to the Southern Counties East League |
4 | Tooting Bec | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 23 | |
5 | FC Deportivo Galicia | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 20 | |
6 | Dorking Wanderers Reserves | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 20 | Transfer to the Southern Combination |
7 | Epsom & Ewell | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 19 | |
8 | Kensington & Ealing Borough | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 19 | |
9 | Fleet Spurs | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 19 | Transfer to the Wessex League |
10 | British Airways | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 17 | |
11 | Chessington & Hook United | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 17 | Transfer to the Southern Counties East League |
12 | Bedfont & Feltham | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 14 | |
13 | Godalming Town | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 14 | Transfer to the Southern Combination |
14 | Jersey Bulls | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 | Promotion to Premier Division South[a] |
15 | Sandhurst Town | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 12 | |
16 | Eversley & California | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 11 | |
17 | Cove | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 11 | |
18 | A.F.C. Hayes | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 10 | |
19 | Ash United | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 7 | Transfer to the Wessex League |
20 | Bagshot | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 47 | −38 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Results table
[edit]Fripp-Smith Trophy
[edit]At the group stage, each team plays each other once.
Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAN | FLE | FRI | E&C | ASC | ASH | |
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1 | Sandhurst Town | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 12 | Advance to quarter final | — | X | 3–1 | P–P | X | 9–0 | |
2 | Fleet Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | 1–5 | — | X | P–P | X | X | ||
3 | Frimley Green | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 7 | X | 2–2 | — | 3–2 | 1–3 | X | ||
4 | Eversley & California | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | X | X | X | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | ||
5 | Ascot United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 4 | 1–6 | 0–1 | X | X | — | 4–5 | ||
6 | Ash United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 3 | X | 1–3 | 1–2 | X | X | — |
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SPE | DGA | K&E | HAY | CBH | BRI | |
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1 | Spelthorne Sports | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 12 | Advance to quarter final | — | X | X | 6–0 | P–P | 2–0 | |
2 | FC Deportivo Galicia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 10 | 2–3 | — | X | X | 3–3 | 5–4 | ||
3 | Kensington & Ealing Borough | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | 2–3 | 1–2 | — | X | X | X | ||
4 | A.F.C. Hayes | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | X | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 4–0 | X | ||
5 | CB Hounslow United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 2 | X | X | 2–4 | X | — | 1–1 | ||
6 | British Airways | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 1 | X | X | P–P | P–P | X | — |
Group C
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAD | SHE | GUI | GOD | FAR | |
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1 | Badshot Lea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to quarter final | — | X | X | A–A | 3–0 | |
2 | Sheerwater | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | 0–3 | — | 3–2 | X | X | ||
3 | Guildford City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | 0–1 | X | — | X | 2–1 | ||
4 | Godalming Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | X | 1–2 | 0–4 | — | X | ||
5 | Farnham Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | X | 0–3 | X | 0–1 | — |
Group D
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ABB | COB | RPV | RED | WES | TOO | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Abbey Rangers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 15 | Advance to quarter final | — | X | X | 2–0 | 8–2 | 5–1 | |
2 | Cobham | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 12 | 1–3 | — | X | X | X | 2–0 | ||
3 | Raynes Park Vale | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 9 | 3–4 | 0–2 | — | 4–2 | X | X | ||
4 | Redhill | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | X | 2–3 | X | — | 4–1 | X | ||
5 | Westside | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 3 | X | 0–3 | 0–3 | X | — | 3–1 | ||
6 | Tooting Bec | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 0 | X | X | 1–3 | 1–3 | X | — |
Quarter-finals
[edit]6 May 2021 | Sandhurst Town | 6–2 | FC Deportivo Galicia | Bottom Meadow, Sandhurst |
19:45 |
8 May 2021 | Abbey Rangers | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Sheerwater | Addlestone Moor, Addlestone |
15:00 |
8 May 2021 | Badshot Lea | 3–0 | Fleet Town | Westfield Lane, Wrecclesham |
15:00 |
11 May 2021 | Spelthorne Sports | 2–0 | Cobham | Spelthorne Sports Club, Ashford |
19:45 |
Semi-finals
[edit]15 May 2021 | Badshot Lea | 0–3 | Sandhurst Town | Westfield Lane, Wrecclesham |
15:00 |
15 May 2021 | Spelthorne Sports | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Abbey Rangers | Spelthorne Sports Club, Ashford |
15:00 |
Final
[edit]22 May 2021 | Sandhurst Town | 1–0 | Spelthorne Sports | Memorial Ground, Farnham |
15:00 | Bowerman (pen.) | Report |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National League System club allocations – Steps 5–6, Season 2020–21" (PDF). The Football Association. 21 July 2020 – via The Non-League Paper.
- ^ "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "League Now Suspended". 21 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "FA Update On Steps 3-6". 24 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Fripp-Smith Trophy". Combined Counties League. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure". The Non-League Paper. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Combined Counties League Official Site Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine