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The Cornwall Combination League is a football competition based in the western half of
Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...
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, formed in 1959. The current league sponsors are drinks retailers LWC. The league has a single division of 20 clubs, being larger than any league below step 6 in the English football league system. The Champion club may apply for promotion to the St Piran Football League, West Division. The bottom clubs may be relegated to one of the level 13 leagues of the English football league system – normally the
Trelawny League The Trelawny League is an English association football league comprising clubs from West Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, ...
. No Cornwall Combination clubs are currently eligible for national competitions; the only time a club from the league has played in the
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was when
Falmouth Town Falmouth Town Association Football Club is a football club based in Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. They are currently members of the and play at Bickland Park. The club were the first Cornish team to reach the first round proper of the F ...
played a single match in 1983–84, the only season Falmouth's first team played in the Combination. In 2009, Troon were accepted back into the league after an eight-season absence to replace the promoted Perranporth. In 2010, Pendeen returned to the league after 12 seasons in junior football and Portreath were relegated. In 2011, Falmouth Athletic DC were promoted into the league at the expense of Ludgvan who were relegated. Helston Athletic took the title and accepted promotion into the South West Peninsula League in Division One West. In 2012, Goonhavern and Ludgvan returned to the Combination League after finishing top two in the Trelawny League whilst Penzance Reserves were relegated to the Trelawny League. Redruth United join the league for the 2013-14 competition replacing Holman Sports who were relegated and for the 2014-15 season Helston Athletic Reserves joined the league from the
Trelawny League The Trelawny League is an English association football league comprising clubs from West Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, ...
, replacing Falmouth Athletic who folded.


Member clubs 2022–23

*Goonhavern Athletic *Hayle Reserves * Helston Athletic 3rds *Mawnan *Pendeen Rovers *
Porthleven Porthleven () is a town, civil parish and fishing port near Helston, Cornwall, England. The most southerly port in Great Britain, it was a harbour of refuge when this part of the Cornish coastline was infamous for wrecks in the days of sail. Th ...
Reserves *Praze *RNAS Culdrose *Rosudgeon *St Agnes Reserves *St Day Reserves *St Ives Town *St Just * Wendron United 3rds


List of Champions


External links


Website containing league tables, match scores and other information about the league since the 1959–60 season
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