1979–80 Combined Counties Football League
The 1979–80 Combined Counties Football League season was the second in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England. This was the first season in which the "Combined Counties League" name was used after the inaugural season was held under the name of the "Home Counties League".[1]
The league was won by Guildford & Worplesdon for the first time.
League table
[edit]| Season | 1979–80 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Guildford & Worplesdon |
| Matches played | 210 |
| Goals scored | 831 (3.96 per match) |
← 1978–79 1980–81 → | |
The league was expanded from 13 to 15 clubs as two new clubs joined:
- Godalming & Farncombe United
- Virginia Water, joining from the London Spartan League Senior Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guildford & Worplesdon | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 85 | 18 | +67 | 51 |
| 2 | Ash United | 28 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 107 | 28 | +79 | 45 |
| 3 | Malden Town | 28 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 42 |
| 4 | British Aerospace (Weybridge) | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 74 | 34 | +40 | 41 |
| 5 | Chessington United | 28 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 35 |
| 6 | Westfield | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 34 |
| 7 | Cobham | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 31 |
| 8 | Lion Sports | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 25 |
| 9 | Godalming & Farncombe United | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 25 |
| 10 | Hartley Wintney | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 25 |
| 11 | Lightwater | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 23 |
| 12 | Sheerwater | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 72 | −38 | 17 |
| 13 | Yateley Town | 28 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 35 | 109 | −74 | 11[a] |
| 14 | Virginia Water | 28 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 28 | 88 | −60 | 9 |
| 15 | Clarion | 28 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 31 | 115 | −84 | 6[b] |
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: The system of using goal difference to separate two teams tied on points was used.
Notes:
Rules for classification: The system of using goal difference to separate two teams tied on points was used.
Notes:
References
[edit]- ^ "The History of the League". Combined Counties Football League. Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
- ^ "1979–80 Combined Counties League". fchd. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
External links
[edit]- Combined Counties League Official Site Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine