2020–21 Combined Counties Football League

Combined Counties Football League
Season2020–21

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

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

Combined Counties Football League Premier Division
ChampionsNone
PromotedSutton Common Rovers
RelegatedNone

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
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
Source: FA Full-Time CCL Prem Div Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Sutton Common Rovers promoted based on points per game calculations from 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons combined.


Results table

Home \ Away ABB ASC BAD BAN CAM CBH COB CWU EGH FRI GLD HAN KNA MOL RED RPV SCR SHE SOU SPE
Abbey Rangers — 2–2 0–1 3–2 1–1 4–0 4–1 0–2
Ascot United 0–4 — 3–1 1–1 5–2 6–0 1–1
Badshot Lea 1–0 — 5–1 3–1 2–0 3–2 2–4 3–2
Banstead Athletic 2–0 — 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–1
Camberley Town 1–0 1–3 — 1–3 3–1 1–0 0–4
CB Hounslow United 0–1 — 1–1 5–0 0–3
Cobham 2–1 2–0 — 1–1 0–1 5–3 0–4 0–2
Colliers Wood United 2–0 — 2–4 0–2 3–4 2–2 1–3 0–3
Egham Town 0–1 — 2–2 2–4 0–2
Frimley Green 0–4 3–5 3–2 — 1–2 4–0 2–0 3–3
Guildford City 0–2 0–1 — 0–1 1–4
Hanworth Villa 3–2 3–0 2–2 3–1 — 1–1 5–0
Knaphill 2–2 0–2 4–1 5–2 — 5–1 2–1 0–3 1–0
Molesey 1–7 3–1 0–3 0–2 0–3 — 0–0 0–2 0–4
Redhill 3–4 4–1 4–1 — 0–2 0–5 1–1
Raynes Park Vale 1–4 0–3 2–1 0–0 2–1 — 1–3
Sutton Common Rovers 0–0 3–1 4–0 4–1 — 1–0 3–0
Sheerwater 0–0 1–0 2–1 5–0 1–2 —
Southall 0–1 2–0 4–1 1–4 3–1 —
Spelthorne Sports 1–1 1–2 0–1 8–0 4–0 2–0 4–0 3–1 3–2 —
Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division One

Combined Counties Football League Division One
ChampionsNone
PromotedFarnham Town
Walton & Hersham
Jersey Bulls
RelegatedNone

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
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
Source: FA Full-Time CCL Div One Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Promotions based on points per game calculations from 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons combined.


Results table

Home \ Away ASH BAG BDF BRI CHU COV DGA DOW E&C E&E FAR FLE GOD HAY JER K&E SAN TOO WES W&H
Ash United — 7–0 2–3 2–3 5–1 2–3 1–3 0–3
Bagshot — 0–2 1–4 2–3 1–3 0–3
Bedfont & Feltham 3–2 2–1 — 3–2 1–4 0–1
British Airways — 4–3 1–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–0
Chessington & Hook United 2–2 — 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–2 2–1 4–0 0–4 0–5
Cove 1–1 1–1 — 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–3 0–5
FC Deportivo Galicia 3–0 — 8–0 6–1 1–1
Dorking Wanderers Reserves 3–1 4–0 — 5–1
Eversley & California 3–1 1–5 1–1 0–0 — 1–2 1–2 2–3 4–1
Epsom & Ewell 2–1 0–0 4–1 — 0–3
Farnham Town 3–2 3–0 1–0 — 3–1 2–1 3–0
Fleet Spurs 2–0 2–1 4–0 1–0 — 1–2 0–1 1–3 0–0
Godalming Town 1–1 3–1 2–4 1–2 — 2–3
A.F.C. Hayes 2–4 2–1 3–1 — 0–1
Jersey Bulls —
Kensington & Ealing Borough 8–2 3–1 4–2 1–1 0–2 5–1 — 2–4
Sandhurst Town 2–0 0–6 1–3 0–2 —
Tooting Bec 1–0 1–3 2–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 —
Westside 2–0 0–2 1–0 5–1 2–1 — 0–2
Walton & Hersham 6–0 9–0 6–0 4–0 0–4 2–0 0–1 4–2 3–2 —
Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fripp-Smith Trophy

At the group stage, each team plays each other once.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAN FLE FRI E&C ASC ASH
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 —
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2021. Source: [3]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SPE DGA K&E HAY CBH BRI
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 —
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2021. Source: [4]

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAD SHE GUI GOD FAR
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 —
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2021. Source: [5]

Group D

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 —
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2021. Source: [6]

Quarter-finals

6 May 2021 (2021-05-06) Sandhurst Town 6–2 FC Deportivo Galicia Bottom Meadow, Sandhurst
19:45
8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) Abbey Rangers 1–1
(5–3 p)		 Sheerwater Addlestone Moor, Addlestone
15:00
8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) Badshot Lea 3–0 Fleet Town Westfield Lane, Wrecclesham
15:00
11 May 2021 (2021-05-11) Spelthorne Sports 2–0 Cobham Spelthorne Sports Club, Ashford
19:45

Semi-finals

15 May 2021 (2021-05-15) Badshot Lea 0–3 Sandhurst Town Westfield Lane, Wrecclesham
15:00
15 May 2021 (2021-05-15) Spelthorne Sports 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Abbey Rangers Spelthorne Sports Club, Ashford
15:00

Final

22 May 2021 (2021-05-22) Sandhurst Town 1–0 Spelthorne Sports Memorial Ground, Farnham
15:00 Bowerman (pen.) Report

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  3. ^ "League Now Suspended". 21 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ^ "FA Update On Steps 3-6". 24 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Fripp-Smith Trophy". Combined Counties League. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  6. ^ "EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure". The Non-League Paper. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.