The 2017–18 Combined Counties Football League season (known as the 2017–18 Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 40th in the history of the

Combined Counties Football League The Combined Counties Football League is a regional men's football league in south-eastern England with members in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Jersey, Kent, Middlesex, Oxfordshire, Surrey, and the western half and ...

, a football competition in England. The constitution was announced on 26 May 2017.

Premier Division

The Premier Division was reduced from 23 to 22 clubs, and featured four new teams after the promotion of

Hartley Wintney Hartley Wintney is a large village and civil parish in the Hart district of Hampshire, England. It lies about northwest of Fleet and east of Basingstoke. The parish includes the smaller contiguous village of Phoenix Green as well as the haml ...

to the Southern League, the transfer of Windsor to the Hellenic League, and the relegation of

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, Bedfont & Feltham and Raynes Park Vale to the First Division: *

Balham Balham () is an area in south London, England, mostly within the London Borough of Wandsworth with small parts within the neighbouring London Borough of Lambeth. The area has been settled since Saxon times and appears in the Domesday Book as ...

, promoted as third-placed club in Division One. * Banstead Athletic, promoted as champions of Division One. *

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, relegated from

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...

. * Redhill, promoted as runners-up in Division One. With the suspension of ground grading Grade E for this season and the creation of a new league at Steps 3 and 4, the champions of all Step 5 leagues were compulsorily promoted to Step 4. Of the fourteen runners-up, the twelve clubs with the best PPG (points per game ratio) were also to be compulsorily promoted, but with resignations and mergers in leagues above, thirteen runners-up were promoted. Teams at Step 5 without ground grading Grade F were to be relegated to Step 6, but no club in this division failed the ground grading process. All Step 5 leagues were fixed at 20 clubs for 2018–19, but in this case there were no further relegations or reprieves.

League table

Division One

Division One was increased from 18 to 19 clubs, and featured six new teams after Balham, Banstead Athletic and Redhill were promoted to the Premier Division, and

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and Epsom Athletic left the league: *

, relegated from the Premier Division. * Bedfont & Feltham, relegated from the Premier Division. *

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, promoted from the

Middlesex County League The Middlesex County Football League is a football competition based in England loosely drawing teams from the central, northern and western parts of Greater London. The league was founded in 1984 and initially had only one division, although it ...

. * Fleet Spurs, transferred from the

Wessex League The Wessex Football League is an English association football league formed in 1986, with its premier division currently at the fifth step of the National League System, or the ninth tier of the overall English football league system. The part ...

* Kensington Borough, transferred from the

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. * Raynes Park Vale, relegated from the Premier Division. *Reserve sides are not eligible for promotion to Step 5. Step 6 clubs without ground grading Grade G were to be relegated to Step 7, and three clubs in this division failed the ground grading process. All Step 6 leagues were fixed at a maximum of 20 clubs for 2018–19, but in this case there were no further relegations or reprieves.

League table

References

External links

Combined Counties League Official Site
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