1979–80 Combined Counties Football League
| Season | 1979–80 |
|---|---|
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← 1978–79 1980–81 → | |
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, which operates at levels 9–10 of the English football league system. 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. There was no promotion or relegation.
League table
The league was expanded from 13 to 15 clubs as two new clubs joined:[2]
- Godalming & Farncombe United
- Virginia Water
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDiff1 | Pts2 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guildford & Worplesdon (C) | 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* | |
| 14 | Virginia Water | 28 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 28 | 88 | –60 | 9 | |
| 15 | Clarion | 28 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 31 | 115 | –84 | 6* |
* Yateley Town had two points awarded, and Clarion had two points deducted.
1 The system of using goal difference to separate two teams tied on points was used.
2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
References
- ↑ "The History of the League". Combined Counties Football League.
- ↑ "1979–80 Combined Counties League". fchd. Retrieved 17 May 2015.