The 1996–97 Combined Counties Football League season was the 19th in the history of the
Combined Counties Football League
The Combined Counties Football League is a regional men's Association football, football league in south-eastern England with members in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Middlesex, Oxfordshire, Surrey, and the wester ...
, a
football
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competition in England.
The league was won by
Ashford Town (Middlesex) for the third time in succession.
League table
The league was reduced from 22 clubs to 20 after
D.C.A. Basingstoke,
Eton Wick
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and
Peppard joined the
Chiltonian League
The Chiltonian League was an English football league, existing from 1984 until its merger with the Hellenic League in 2000. While never having a defined place in the English football league system
The English football league system, al ...
, and
Horley Town joined the
Crawley and District League. Two new clubs joined:
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Corinthian-Casuals, transferred from the
Spartan League
The Spartan League was a football league in England covering London and adjacent counties. Established in 1907, it merged with the South Midlands League in 1997 to form the Spartan South Midlands League.
History
The Spartan League was establi ...
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Cove
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, resigned from the
Isthmian League
The Isthmian League () is a regional Association football, football league covering Greater London, East of England, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs.
Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, th ...
References
External links
Combined Counties League Official Site
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1996-97
1996–97 in English football leagues