The 1996–97 Combined Counties Football League season was the 19th in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England.
The league was won by Ashford Town (Middlesex) for the third time in succession.
League table
Football league season| Season | 1996–97 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Ashford Town |
| Promoted | Corinthian-Casuals |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,268 (3.34 per match) |
| ← 1995–96 1997–98 → | |
The league was reduced from 22 clubs to 20 after D.C.A. Basingstoke, Eton Wick and Peppard joined the Chiltonian League, and Horley Town joined the Crawley and District League. Two new clubs joined:
- Corinthian-Casuals, transferred from the Spartan League
- Cove, resigned from the Isthmian League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashford Town | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 107 | 39 | +68 | 87 | |
| 2 | Corinthian-Casuals | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 86 | 36 | +50 | 83 | Promoted to the Isthmian League Division Three |
| 3 | Bedfont | 38 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 94 | 56 | +38 | 73 | |
| 4 | Feltham | 38 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 88 | 67 | +21 | 66 | |
| 5 | Farnham Town | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 80 | 42 | +38 | 64 | |
| 6 | Reading Town | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 62 | 60 | +2 | 64 | |
| 7 | Chipstead | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 55 | +12 | 62 | |
| 8 | Sandhurst Town | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 61 | |
| 9 | Godalming & Guildford | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 69 | 47 | +22 | 59 | |
| 10 | Netherne | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 48 | |
| 11 | Viking Sports | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 59 | 67 | −8 | 48 | |
| 12 | Hartley Wintney | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 78 | −13 | 47 | |
| 13 | Cove | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 47 | |
| 14 | Cobham | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 42 | |
| 15 | Westfield | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 42 | |
| 16 | Ash United | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 38 | |
| 17 | Raynes Park Vale | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 53 | 90 | −37 | 36 | |
| 18 | Cranleigh | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 52 | 88 | −36 | 33 | |
| 19 | Merstham | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 39 | 87 | −48 | 33 | |
| 20 | Walton Casuals | 38 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 47 | 90 | −43 | 31 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
References
External links
- Combined Counties League Official Site Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
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