1981–82 Combined Counties Football League

The 1981–82 Combined Counties Football League season was the fourth in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England.

With the arrival of several new clubs, the league was split into two divisions – East and West. The Eastern Division was won by Malden Town, after they won the league the previous season. The Western Division was won by Ash United. There was a championship playoff, which was won 3–0 on aggregate by Ash United. There was no promotion or relegation, although some clubs left the league at the end of the season and it reverted to a single division.

The league switched to the system of three points for a win, instead of two.

Eastern Division

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Combined Counties
Football League
Eastern Division
Season1981–82
ChampionsMalden Town
Matches played110
Goals scored373 (3.39 per match)

The Eastern Division featured eleven clubs, all from the previous season Combined Counties League.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Malden Town 20 16 4 0 61 11 +50 52
2 Lingfield 20 13 3 4 44 26 +18 42
3 Westfield 20 9 4 7 46 35 +11 31
4 British Aerospace (Weybridge) 20 8 7 5 35 31 +4 31
5 Cobham 20 8 5 7 30 25 +5 29
6 Godalming Town 20 6 8 6 29 28 +1 26
7 Virginia Water 20 7 3 10 24 29 −5 24
8 Cranleigh 20 6 5 9 28 40 −12 23
9 Chessington United 20 5 6 9 29 40 −11 21
10 Clarion 20 4 8 8 26 41 −15 20 Resigned to the Surrey Premier League
11 Sheerwater 20 1 1 18 21 67 −46 4
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: The system of using goal difference to separate two teams tied on points was used.

Western Division

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Combined Counties
Football League
Western Division
Season1981–82
ChampionsAsh United
Matches played110
Goals scored321 (2.92 per match)

The Western Division featured seven clubs from the previous season Combined Counties League along with four new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ash United 20 15 2 3 38 21 +17 47
2 Alton Town 20 12 3 5 32 17 +15 39
3 Farnham Town 20 9 8 3 37 23 +14 35
4 Hartley Wintney 20 7 10 3 33 23 +10 31
5 Guildford & Worplesdon 20 7 6 7 34 31 +3 27
6 Chobham 20 7 6 7 33 33 0 27
7 Frimley Green 20 7 3 10 27 27 0 24
8 Cove 20 6 6 8 27 30 −3 24
9 Lightwater 20 7 1 12 18 37 −19 22 Resigned to the Surrey Premier League
10 Wrecclesham 20 3 7 10 25 39 −14 16
11 Yateley Town 20 1 6 13 17 40 −23 9
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: The system of using goal difference to separate two teams tied on points was used.

References

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  1. ^ a b "1981–82 Combined Counties League". fchd. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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