1980–81 Combined Counties Football League

The 1980–81 Combined Counties Football League season was the third in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England.

The league was won by Malden Town for the first time.

League table

Football league season
Combined Counties
Football League
Season1980–81
ChampionsMalden Town
Matches played342
Goals scored1,232 (3.6 per match)

The league was expanded from 15 to 19 clubs as four new clubs joined:

  • Cranleigh
  • Farnham Town, joining from the London Spartan League Premier Division.
  • Lingfield
  • Wrecclesham
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Malden Town 36 23 9 4 85 41 +44 55 Placed to Eastern Division
2 Hartley Wintney 36 23 9 4 64 34 +30 55 Placed to Western Division
3 Westfield 36 24 6 6 91 46 +45 54 Placed to Eastern Division
4 Farnham Town 36 22 9 5 78 43 +35 53 Placed to Western Division
5 Chessington United 36 24 4 8 93 47 +46 52 Placed to Eastern Division
6 Ash United 36 22 7 7 100 44 +56 51 Placed to Western Division
7 Guildford & Worplesdon 36 21 8 7 88 42 +46 50
8 Lion Sports 36 13 13 10 70 52 +18 39 Left at the end of the season
9 British Aerospace (Weybridge) 36 17 4 15 88 61 +27 38 Placed to Eastern Division
10 Godalming Town 36 13 6 17 48 69 −21 32
11 Cobham 36 10 10 16 55 64 −9 30
12 Virginia Water 36 11 5 20 55 75 −20 27
13 Wrecclesham 36 9 9 18 59 81 −22 27 Placed to Western Division
14 Cranleigh 36 9 9 18 56 83 −27 27 Placed to Eastern Division
15 Sheerwater 36 7 12 17 48 80 −32 26
16 Lingfield 36 8 9 19 45 66 −21 25
17 Yateley Town 36 9 6 21 49 87 −38 24 Placed to Western Division
18 Lightwater 36 3 4 29 30 99 −69 10
19 Clarion 36 2 5 29 30 118 −88 9 Placed to Eastern Division
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: The system of using goal difference to separate two teams tied on points was used.

References

  1. ^ "1980–81 Combined Counties League". fchd. Retrieved 18 May 2015.

External links

  • Combined Counties League Official Site Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
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