Anglian Combination
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The Anglian Combination Football League is an English football league that operates in the East Anglia area. The league specifically covers Norfolk and northern Suffolk and is also known as the Dolphin Autos Anglian Combination Football League after its principal sponsor. Dolphin Autos took over from Lovewell Blake as the league's main sponsor for the 2006-07 season, ending a period of 14 years of sponsorship from Lovewell Blake since 1992.
It consists of well over 100 teams and has seven divisions - the Anglian Combination Premier Division plus divisions 1 - 6. Its top division is currently at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System.
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[edit] History
The league was formed in 1964, as a merger of the East Anglian League and the Norfolk & Suffolk League and had a transitional season in 1964-65 before settling down to a regular format for 1965-66 of four divisions for first teams and three for reserves. A further division for first teams was added for 1966-67, and that format remained unchanged until the previously separate reserve divisions incorporated into the main structure for the 2003-04 season. The winners of the Premier Division are also known as the Sterry Cup winners and are eligible for promotion to the Eastern Counties Football League.
[edit] Clubs for 2006-07 season
- Premier Division (Sterry Cup)
Acle United | Attleborough Town | Beccles Town | Blofield United | Brandon Town | Cromer Town | Dersingham Rovers | Gorleston Reserves | Halvergate United | Lowestoft Town Reserves | Mattishall | North Walsham Town | Norwich Union | Sheringham | Sprowston Athletic | St Andrews | Wroxham Reserves
- Division One (East Anglian Division 1 Cup)
Aylsham Wanderers | Dereham Town Reserves | Gayton United | Hempnall | Hindringham | Holt United | Loddon United | Long Stratton | Mundford | Scole United | Southwold Town | Sprowston Wanderers | Stalham Town | Watton United | Wells Town | Wymondham Town
- Division Two (Allerton Cup)
Anglian Windows | Bungay Town | Caister United | Corton | Downham Town Reserves | Fakenham Town Reserves | Great Yarmouth Town Reserves | Horsford United | Kirkley Reserves | Norwich C E Y M S | Norwich St Johns | Norwich United Reserves | Poringland Wanderers | Reepham Town | Thorpe Rovers | Wortwell
- Division Three (East Anglian Division 2 Cup)
Acle United Reserves | Beccles Caxton | Beccles Town Reserves | Brandon Town Reserves | C N S O B U | Hellesdon | Hempnall Reserves | Martham | Mattishall Reserves | Morley Village | Oulton Broad & Notleys | South Walsham | Sprowston Athletic Reserves | Swaffham Town Reserves | Thorpe Village | West Lynn S.S.C (formerly Foster Athletic F.C.)
- Division Four (George Hunt Cup)
Blofield United Reserves | Brandenham Wanderers | Bungay Town Reserves | Caister United Reserves | Cromer Town Reserves | Halvergate United Reserves | Harleston Town | Hindringham Reserves | Loddon United Reserves | Necton | Norwich St Johns Reserves | Norwich Union Reserves | St Andrews Reserves | Thetford Rovers | Wells Town Reserves | Wymondham Town Reserves
- Division Five (W.P. Baker Cup)
Attleborough Town Reserves | Aylsham Wanderers Reserves | Dersingham Rovers | East Harling | Easton | Foulsham | Mundford Reserves | Newton Flotman | North Walsham Town Reserves | Norwich C E Y M S Reserves | Scole United Reserves | Sheringham Reserves | Sprowston Wanderers Reserves | Stalham Town Reserves | Thorpe Village Reserves | Watton United Reserves
- Division Six (Tom Tillett Cup)
C N S O B U Reserves | Easton Reserves | Freethorpe | Gayton United Reserves | Great Ryburgh | Hellesdon Reserves | Holt United Reserves | Horsford United Reserves | Hoveton Wherrymen | Long Stratton Reserves | Marlingford | Martham Reserves | Poringland Wanderers Reserves | Reepham Town Reserves | Thorpe Rovers Reserves | Wortwell Reserves
[edit] Anglian Combination Winners
[edit] 1964-65
For the league's first "transitional" season, the members of the amalgamating leagues were split into three tiers, "Senior", "Junior" and "Reserves". Each of these three tiers was split into two parallel divisions, designated simply "A" and "B".
| Season | Senior A | Senior B | Junior A | Junior B | Reserves A | Reserve B |
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| 1964-65 | C N S O B U | Dereham Town | York Athletic | Southwold Town | Gothic res | Henderson res |
[edit] 1965-2003
After the initial transitional season, the first teams in the league were split into four divisions, based on their finishing positions in 1964-65. These became the Premier Division, Divisions 1, 2 and 3. A Division 4 was added for 1966-67. Reserve sides were similarly split into three divisions, Reserve Divisions 1, 2 and 3.
| Season | Premier | One | Two | Three | Four | Res One | Res Two | Res Three |
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| 1965-66 | C N S O B U | York Athletic | Horsford United | Poringland | N/A | Watton United res | Thorpe Village res | Norman Old Boys res |
| 1966-67 | Watton United | Horsford United | North Walsham Town | Eaton Rangers | Hellesdon | Watton United res | Bungay Town res | Shipdham res |
| 1967-68 | Watton United | Diss Town | Earlham Y C | Hellesdon | Birds Eye (Lowestoft) | Norman Old Boys res | Reepham Town res | Holt United res |
| 1968-69 | Gorleston | Sheringham | Hellesdon | Birds Eye (Lowestoft) | Thetford Rovers | York Athletic res | Holt United res | Sextons res |
| 1969-70 | St Andrews | Hellesden | Birds Eye (Lowestoft) | Overstrand | Earlham Rangers | Watton United res | Thorpe Village res | Fakenham Town res |
| 1970-71 | C N S O B U | Wymondham Town | Lakenham Y C | Boulton & Paul | Bodham | St Andrews res | Hoveton United res | Shipdham res |
| 1971-72 | C N S O B U | Fakenham Town | Southrepps | Beccles Town | Stags | Hoveton United res | Fakenham Town res | Hellesdon res |
| 1972-73 | Hellesdon | Reepham Town | Thetford Rovers | Salhouse | Gorleston res | Henderson res | Wymondham Old Boys res | Norwich Lads Club res |
| 1973-74 | C N S O B U | Diss Town | Swaffham Town | Carrow | Wells Town | Norwich Union res | Thetford Rovers res | Aylsham Wanderers res |
| 1974-75 | C N S O B U | Bungay Town | Southwold Town | Newton Flotman | Wortwell | St Andrews res | Fakenham Town res | Newton Flotman res |
| 1975-76 | St Andrews | Southwold United | Wroxham | Wortwell | Yarmouth Town res | St Andrews res | Newton Flotman res | Sprowston Wanderers res |
| 1976-77 | Diss Town | Wroxham | Newton Flotman | Gorleston res | Mundham & Seething | St Andrews res | Beccles Town res | Earlham Spinney res |
| 1977-78 | Lowestoft Town res | Brundall United | Wortwell | Brandon Town | Town Hall | St Andrews res | Sheringham res | Holt United res |
| 1978-79 | Diss Town | Newton Flotman | Kirkley | Lakeford Rangers | Bradenham Wanderers | Wroxham res | Thetford Rovers res | Wortwell res |
| 1979-80 | Lowestoft Town res | Kirkley | Lakeford Rangers | Bradenham Wanderers | Acle United | Fakenham Town res | C E Y M S res | Kirkley res |
| 1980-81 | Hoveton United | Bungay Town | Gorleston res | Harleston Town | South Walsham | Hoveton United res | Kirkley res | Bradenham Wanderers res |
| 1981-82 | Wroxham | Wymondham Town | Harleston Town | Mundford | Mundham & Seething | Hoveton United res | Bradenham Wanderers res | Attleborough res |
| 1982-83 | Wroxham | Gorleston res | Bradenham Wanderers | Acle United | Hempnall | Wroxham res | C E Y M S res | Wells Town res |
| 1983-84 | Wroxham | Blofield United | Swaffham Town | Hempnall | Mulbarton United | Wroxham res | Wells Town res | East Harling res |
| 1984-85 | Wroxham | Thetford Rovers | Hempnall | Ashlea | North Walsham Town | Wroxham res | Thetford Rovers res | Loddon United res |
| 1985-86 | Watton United | Wymondham Town | Wortwell | Thurton & Ashby | Mattishall | Watton United res | Blofield United res | Poringland United res |
| 1986-87 | St Andrews | Ashlea | Aylsham Wanderers | Town Hall | Watton United res | Wroxham res | Aylsham Wanderers res | Loddon United res |
| 1987-88 | Wroxham | Bungay Town | Town Hall | Watton United | Beccles Caxton | Wroxham res | Carrow res | Hempnall res |
| 1988-89 | Norwich United | Kirkley | Stalham Town | Poringland Wanderers | Wroxham res | St Andrews res | Overstrand res | Ashlea res |
| 1989-90 | Newton Flotman | Dereham Hobbies | Mulbarton United | Attleborough Town | Norwich United res | Blofield United res | Lakeford Rangers res | Stalham Town res |
| 1990-91 | Blofield United | Wymondham Town | Mattishall | Scole United | Corton | Newton Flotman res | Stalham Town res | Mulbarton United res |
| 1991-92 | Overstrand | Horsford United | Diss Town res | Town Hall Scripts | South Walsham | Wymondham Town res | Mulbarton United res | Reepham Town res |
| 1992-93 | Mulbarton United | Wroxham res | Thorpe Village | South Walsham | Anglian Windows | Carrow res | Loddon United res | Caister United res |
| 1993-94 | Blofield United | Lowestoft Town res | Poringland Wanderers | Anglian Windows | Halvergate United | Blofield United | Thorpe Village res | C E Y M S res |
| 1994-95 | Wroxham res | Thorpe Village | North Walsham Town | Acle United | Hingham Athletic | St Andrews | Poringland Wanderers res | Wortwell res |
| 1995-96 | Horsford United | Loddon United | Attleborough Town | Scole United | Thetford Town res | Blofield United | Beccles Town res | Anglian Windows res |
| 1996-97 | Mulbarton United | Acle United | Scole United | Swaffham Town res | Downham Town res | Acle United res | Brandon Town res | Aylsham Wanderers res |
| 1997-98 | Dereham Town | Scole United | Wells Town | East Harling | Great Ryburgh | Acle United res | Oulton Broad / L R res | Thetford Rovers res |
| 1998-99 | Attleborough Town | Lakeford Rangers | Sprowston Athletic | Watton United res | Dereham Town res | Acle United res | Caister United res | Saham Toney res |
| 1999-00 | Kirkley | Sprowston Athletic | Norwich Union | Dereham Town res | Hindringham | Acle United res | Scole United res | Wells Town res |
| 2000-01 | Blofield United | Gorleston res | Halvergate United | Holt United | Gayton United | Blofield United res | Wells Town res | Watton United res |
| 2001-02 | Kirkley | Beccles Town | Hindringham | Gayton United | Fosters Athletic | Wells Town res | Halvergate United res | Fosters Athletic res |
| 2002-03 | Kirkley | Halvergate United | Horsford United | Sheringham | Southwold Town | Kirkley res | Norwich Union res | Costessey Sports res |
[edit] 2003-present
In 2003 the league was re-organised, reducing the number of divisions from eight to seven. The reserve divisions were included within the main structure of the league, allowing the reserve teams the possibility of promotion to the divisions containing other clubs' first teams.
| Season | Premier | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | Cromer Town | Watton United | Sheringham | Southwold Town | Sprowston Athletic res | Norwich Union res | Hindringham res |
| 2004-05 | Blofield United | Sheringham | Southwold Town | Norwich St Johns | Kirkley res | Cromer Town res | Sprowston Wanderers res |
| 2005-06 | Cromer Town | Dersingham Rovers | Mundford | Kirkley res | Beccles Caxton | Thetford Rovers | Foulsham |
[edit] Cup competitions
In addition to the league, clubs take part in the following cup competitions:
- Don Frost Memorial Cup
Single match between the winners of the Senior League (Mummery) Cup and the winners of the Premier Division from the previous season.
- Senior League Cup
Cup competition for all clubs in the Premier Division and Division 1. The two teams drawn together for each tie play one match with extra-time then penalties separating the sides.
- Junior League Cup
Cup competition for any side competing in Divisions 2,3,4,5 and 6 plus the reserve sides of Eastern Counties League clubs competing in the Norfolk or Suffolk county cups. The two teams drawn together for each tie play one match with extra-time then penalties separating the sides.
- Reserve League Cup
Cup competition for any of the reserve sides in Divisions 2,3,4,5 and 6.
- Norfolk Senior County Cup
Norfolk's premier cup competition with all teams from Norfolk that play in the Premier Division, Division 1 and any Norfolk sides that compete in the Eastern Counties League or Ridgeons League.
- Norfolk Junior County Cup
Main cup competition for junior sides from Norfolk that compete in Divisions 2,3,4,5 and 6 of the league as well as sides from the lower leagues.
- Suffolk Senior County Cup
Open to teams from Suffolk that play in the Premier Division and Division 1 as well as Suffolk teams playing in the Eastern Counties League.
- Suffolk Junior County Cup
Cup competition for teams from Suffolk in Divisions 2,3,4,5 and 6 as well as reserve sides of clubs that are in the Eastern Counties League that are competing in the Suffolk Senior Cup.
[edit] External link
- Official League Site
- Diss Express - local newspaper website covering several of the league's teams
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