2015–16 Combined Counties Football League

Combined Counties Football League

Season	2015–16
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The 2015–16 Combined Counties Football League season (known as the 2015–16 Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League for sponsorship reasons) is the 38th in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.

The league's constitution was announced on 29 May 2015.^[1]

Premier Division

Combined Counties Football League Premier Division

Champions	Hartley Wintney
Promoted	Ashford Town
Relegated	Redhill Chessington & Hook United Cove

The Premier Division was increased from 21 to 22 clubs, and features three new teams after the promotion of Molesey to the Isthmian League, and the relegation of Frimley Green to the First Division:

• A.F.C. Hayes, relegated from the Southern League Division One Central.
• Chessington & Hook United, promoted as third-placed club in the First Division.
• Redhill, relegated from the Isthmian League Division One South.

• Mole Valley SCR F.C. changed their name to Sutton Common Rovers F.C.

Five clubs have applied for promotion to Step 4: Ashford Town, Camberley Town, Epsom & Ewell, Hartley Wintney and Horley Town.^[2] Hartley Wintney have failed the ground grading requirements.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Hartley Wintney (C)	42	34	4	4	126	39	+87	106
2	Ashford Town (P)	42	31	3	8	112	51	+61	96	Promotion to SFL Division One/IFL Division One
3	Camberley Town	42	29	7	6	96	38	+58	94
4	Epsom & Ewell	42	26	8	8	104	46	+58	86
5	Knaphill	42	25	4	13	109	61	+48	79
6	Horley Town	42	21	9	12	92	62	+30	72
7	Hanworth Villa	42	21	4	17	76	71	+5	67
8	Colliers Wood United	42	17	8	17	78	80	−2	59
9	Westfield	42	16	11	15	63	68	−5	59
10	Farnham Town	42	16	9	17	78	70	+8	57
11	Spelthorne Sports	42	15	10	17	76	83	−7	55
12	Windsor	42	15	10	17	71	79	−8	55
13	Bedfont Sports	42	15	9	18	70	60	+10	54
14	Guildford City	42	16	6	20	77	95	−18	54
15	Raynes Park Vale	42	17	3	22	72	96	−24	54
16	A.F.C. Hayes	42	14	7	21	63	86	−23	49
17	Badshot Lea	42	15	3	24	62	104	−42	48
18	Chertsey Town	42	13	7	22	58	81	−23	46
19	Sutton Common Rovers	42	13	6	23	66	85	−19	45
20	Redhill (R)	42	11	6	25	64	87	−23	39	Relegation to Division One
21	Chessington & Hook United (R)	42	8	6	28	54	113	−59	30
22	Cove (R)	42	3	2	37	31	142	−111	11

Updated to games played on 20:44, 3 May 2016 (UTC).
Source: FA Full-Time, League Official Site.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Division One

Combined Counties Football League Premier Division

Promoted	Abbey Rangers Bedfont & Feltham CB Hounslow United

Division One was increased from 16 to 17 clubs, and features four new teams after AFC Croydon Athletic were promoted and transferred to the Southern Counties East League, Chessington & Hook United were promoted to the Premier Division, and Alton Town transferred to the Wessex League:

• Abbey Rangers, promoted from the Surrey Elite Intermediate League.
• Dorking Wanderers Reserves, joining from outside the pyramid structure (Suburban League).
• Frimley Green, relegated from the Premier Division.
• South Park Reserves, joining from outside the pyramid structure (Suburban League).

• Reserve sides are not eligible for promotion to Step 5.

• In March 2016, Dorking Wanderers Reserves announced their resignation from the league effective at the end of the season. This was due to Dorking Wanderers and Dorking groundsharing at Dorking Wanderers during the 2016–17 season.^[3]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bedfont & Feltham (P)	32	24	2	6	95	42	+53	74	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	CB Hounslow United (P)	31	23	5	3	70	25	+45	74
3	Abbey Rangers (P)	32	23	3	6	72	32	+40	72
4	Worcester Park	32	18	5	9	79	40	+39	59
5	Eversley & California	32	18	5	9	85	53	+32	59
6	Banstead Athletic	32	17	6	9	74	47	+27	57
7	Cobham	32	15	3	14	60	63	−3	48
8	Dorking	32	15	1	16	64	61	+3	46
9	Staines Lammas	32	14	3	15	61	54	+7	45
10	Ash United	32	11	9	12	57	59	−2	42
11	Frimley Green	32	10	4	18	48	64	−16	34
12	Sheerwater	32	10	3	19	55	70	−15	33
13	Sandhurst Town	31	8	8	15	49	87	−38	32
14	South Park Reserves	32	8	6	18	53	85	−32	30
15	Dorking Wanderers Reserves	32	5	8	19	32	66	−34	23	Resigning at the end of the season
16	Farleigh Rovers	31	7	2	22	41	92	−51	23
17	Epsom Athletic	31	5	5	21	37	93	−56	20

Updated to games played on 20:45, 3 May 2016 (UTC).
Source: Official Site.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

References

1. "League Consitution 2015–2016". CCFL. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
2. "Promotion applications for clubs aiming for Step 4". The FA. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
3. "Dorking Wanderers Reserves submit their resignation". Pitchero Non-league. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

External links

• Combined Counties League Official Site