Anglian Combination

Anglian Combination

Countries	England
Founded	1964
Divisions	7
Number of teams	106
Levels on pyramid	Levels 11-17
Feeder to	Eastern Counties League (Division One)
Relegation to	Anglian Combination (Division One)
Domestic cup(s)	Don Frost Memorial Cup Senior League Cup Junior League Cup
Current champions	Cromer Town (2010-11)
Website	Official website

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 Premier Division plus divisions 1 to 6. Its top division is currently at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System.

Blofield United have won the Sterry Cup 6 times, more than any other team in history.

History

The league was formed in 1964, as a merger of the East Anglian League and the Norfolk & Suffolk League (established 1897) and had a transitional season in 1964-65 before settling down to a regular format for the 1965-66 season 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 League.

Clubs for 2011-12 season

• Premier Division (Sterry Cup)

Acle United | Beccles Town | Blofield United | Cromer Town | Hempnall | Kirkley & Pakefield Reserves | Loddon United | Mattishall | North Walsham Town | Norwich St. Johns | St. Andrews | Sheringham | Spixworth | Wells Town | Wroxham Reserves | Wymondham Town

• Division One (East Anglian Division 1 Cup)

Bradenham Wanderers | Brandon Town | Caister | Corton | Dersingham Rovers | Hellesdon | Hindringham | Holt United | Horsford United | Long Stratton | Norwich CEYMS | Poringland Wanderers | Reepham Town | Sprowston Athletic | Stalham Town | Watton United

• Division Two (Allerton Cup)

Acle United Reserves | Attleborough Town | Aylsham | Beccles Caxton | Bungay Town | Downham Town Reserves | East Harling | Foulsham | Harleston Town | Hempnall Reserves | Mundford | Scole United | Sprowston Wanderers | Thetford Rovers | Thorpe Village

• Division Three (East Anglian Division 2 Cup)

Anglian Windows | Blofield United Reserves | Cromer Town Reserves | Easton | Freethorpe | Hemsby | Loddon United Reserves | Marlingford | Martham | North Walsham Town Reserves | Southwold Town | Sprowston Athletic Reserves | Swaffham Town Reserves | University of East Anglia | Wymondham Town Reserves

• Division Four (George Hunt Cup)

Beccles Town Reserves | Bungay Town Reserves | Caister Reserves | Fakenham Town Reserves | Hoveton Wherrymen | Long Stratton Reserves | Mattishall Reserves | Mulbarton Wanderers | Newton Flotman | Redgrave Rangers | St. Andrews Reserves | Sheringham Reserves | South Walsham | Thorpe Rovers | Waveney

• Division Five (W.P. Baker Cup)

Attleborough Town Reserves | Aylsham Reserves | Bradenham Wanderers Reserves | Buxton | Corton Reserves | Hindringham Reserves | Holt United Reserves | Mundford Reserves | Norwich CEYMS Reserves | Poringland Wanderers Reserves | Reepham Town Reserves | Saham Toney | Spixworth Reserves | Watton United Reserves | Wells Town Reserves

• Division Six (Tom Tillett Cup)

Brandon Town Reserves | City of Norwich School Old Boys Union | East Harling Reserves | Easton Reserves | Foulsham Reserves | Freethorpe Reserves | Hemsby Reserves | Hingham Athletic | Horsford United Reserves | Martham Reserves | Scole United Reserves | Stalham Town Reserves | Thorpe Village Reserves | Yelverton

Anglian Combination Winners

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
1964-65	C N S O B U	Dereham Town	York Athletic	Southwold Town	Gothic Reserves	Henderson Reserves

1965-2003

After the initial transitional season, the first teams in the league were split into four divisions, based on their finishing positions in the 1964-65 season. These became the Premier Division, Divisions 1, 2 and 3. A Division 4 was added for the 1966-67 season. 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
1965-66	C N S O B U	York Athletic	Horsford United	Poringland	N/A	Watton United Reserves	Thorpe Village Reserves	Norman Old Boys Reserves
1966-67	Watton United	Horsford United	North Walsham Town	Eaton Rangers	Hellesdon	Watton United Reserves	Bungay Town Reserves	Shipdham Reserves
1967-68	Watton United	Diss Town	Earlham Y C	Hellesdon	Birds Eye (Lowestoft)	Norman Old Boys Reserves	Reepham Town Reserves	Holt United Reserves
1968-69	Gorleston	St Andrews	Hellesdon	Birds Eye (Lowestoft)	Thetford Rovers	York Athletic Reserves	Holt United Reserves	Sextons Reserves
1969-70	Sheringham	Hellesdon	Birds Eye (Lowestoft)	Overstrand	Earlham Rangers	Watton United Reserves	Thorpe Village Reserves	Fakenham Town Reserves
1970-71	C N S O B U	Wymondham Town	Lakenham Y C	Boulton & Paul	Bodham	St Andrews Reserves	Hoveton United Reserves	Shipdham Reserves
1971-72	C N S O B U	Fakenham Town	Southrepps	Beccles Town	Stags	Hoveton United Reserves	Fakenham Town Reserves	Hellesdon Reserves
1972-73	Hellesdon	Reepham Town	Thetford Rovers	Salhouse	Gorleston Reserves	Henderson Reserves	Wymondham Old Boys Reserves	Norwich Lads Club Reserves
1973-74	C N S O B U	Diss Town	Swaffham Town	Carrow	Wells Town	Norwich Union Reserves	Thetford Rovers Reserves	Aylsham Wanderers Reserves
1974-75	C N S O B U	Bungay Town	Southwold Town	Newton Flotman	Wortwell	St Andrews Reserves	Fakenham Town Reserves	Newton Flotman Reserves
1975-76	St Andrews	Southwold United	Wroxham	Wortwell	Yarmouth Town Reserves	St Andrews Reserves	Newton Flotman Reserves	Sprowston Wanderers Reserves
1976-77	Diss Town	Wroxham	Newton Flotman	Gorleston Reserves	Mundham & Seething	St Andrews Reserves	Beccles Town Reserves	Earlham Spinney Reserves
1977-78	Lowestoft Town Reserves	Brundall United	Wortwell	Brandon Town	Town Hall	St Andrews Reserves	Sheringham Reserves	Holt United Reserves
1978-79	Diss Town	Newton Flotman	Kirkley	Lakeford Rangers	Bradenham Wanderers	Wroxham Reserves	Thetford Rovers Reserves	Wortwell Reserves
1979-80	Lowestoft Town Reserves	Kirkley	Lakeford Rangers	Bradenham Wanderers	Acle United	Fakenham Town Reserves	C E Y M S Reserves	Kirkley Reserves
1980-81	Hoveton United	Bungay Town	Gorleston Reserves	Harleston Town	South Walsham	Hoveton United Reserves	Kirkley Reserves	Bradenham Wanderers Reserves
1981-82	Wroxham	Wymondham Town	Harleston Town	Mundford	Mundham & Seething	Hoveton United Reserves	Bradenham Wanderers Reserves	Attleborough Reserves
1982-83	Wroxham	Gorleston Reserves	Bradenham Wanderers	Acle United	Hempnall	Wroxham Reserves	C E Y M S Reserves	Wells Town Reserves
1983-84	Wroxham	Blofield United	Swaffham Town	Hempnall	Mulbarton United	Wroxham Reserves	Wells Town Reserves	East Harling Reserves
1984-85	Wroxham	Thetford Rovers	Hempnall	Ashlea	North Walsham Town	Wroxham Reserves	Thetford Rovers Reserves	Loddon United Reserves
1985-86	Watton United	Wymondham Town	Wortwell	Thurton & Ashby	Mattishall	Watton United Reserves	Blofield United Reserves	Poringland United Reserves
1986-87	St Andrews	Ashlea	Aylsham Wanderers	Town Hall	Watton United Reserves	Wroxham Reserves	Aylsham Wanderers Reserves	Loddon United Reserves
1987-88	Wroxham	Bungay Town	Town Hall	Watton United	Beccles Caxton	Wroxham Reserves	Carrow Reserves	Hempnall Reserves
1988-89	Norwich United	Kirkley	Stalham Town	Poringland Wanderers	Wroxham Reserves	St Andrews Reserves	Overstrand Reserves	Ashlea Reserves
1989-90	Newton Flotman	Dereham Hobbies	Mulbarton United	Attleborough Town	Norwich United Reserves	Blofield United Reserves	Lakeford Rangers Reserves	Stalham Town Reserves
1990-91	Blofield United	Wymondham Town	Mattishall	Scole United	Corton	Newton Flotman Reserves	Stalham Town Reserves	Mulbarton United Reserves
1991-92	Overstrand	Horsford United	Diss Town Reserves	Town Hall Scripts	South Walsham	Wymondham Town Reserves	Mulbarton United Reserves	Reepham Town Reserves
1992-93	Mulbarton United	Wroxham Reserves	Thorpe Village	South Walsham	Anglian Windows	Carrow Reserves	Loddon United Reserves	Caister United Reserves
1993-94	Blofield United	Lowestoft Town Reserves	Poringland Wanderers	Anglian Windows	Halvergate United	Blofield United Reserves	Thorpe Village Reserves	C E Y M S Reserves
1994-95	Wroxham Reserves	Thorpe Village	North Walsham Town	Acle United	Hingham Athletic	St Andrews Reserves	Poringland Wanderers Reserves	Wortwell Reserves
1995-96	Horsford United	Loddon United	Attleborough Town	Scole United	Thetford Town Reserves	Blofield United	Beccles Town Reserves	Anglian Windows Reserves
1996-97	Mulbarton United	Acle United	Scole United	Swaffham Town Reserves	Downham Town Reserves	Acle United Reserves	Brandon Town Reserves	Aylsham Wanderers Reserves
1997-98	Dereham Town	Scole United	Wells Town	East Harling	Great Ryburgh	Acle United Reserves	Oulton Broad / L R Reserves	Thetford Rovers Reserves
1998-99	Attleborough Town	Lakeford Rangers	Sprowston Athletic	Watton United Reserves	Dereham Town Reserves	Acle United Reserves	Caister United Reserves	Saham Toney Reserves
1999-00	Kirkley	Sprowston Athletic	Norwich Union	Dereham Town Reserves	Hindringham	Acle United Reserves	Scole United Reserves	Wells Town Reserves
2000-01	Blofield United	Gorleston Reserves	Halvergate United	Holt United	Gayton United	Blofield United Reserves	Wells Town Reserves	Watton United Reserves
2001-02	Kirkley	Beccles Town	Hindringham	Gayton United	Fosters Athletic	Wells Town Reserves	Halvergate United Reserves	Fosters Athletic Reserves
2002-03	Kirkley	Halvergate United	Horsford United	Sheringham	Southwold Town	Kirkley Reserves	Norwich Union Reserves	Costessey Sports Reserves

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 Reserves	Norwich Union Reserves	Hindringham Reserves
2004-05	Blofield United	Sheringham	Southwold Town	Norwich St Johns	Kirkley Reserves	Cromer Town Reserves	Sprowston Wanderers Reserves
2005-06	Cromer Town	Dersingham Rovers	Mundford	Kirkley Reserves	Beccles Caxton	Thetford Rovers	Foulsham
2006-07	Blofield United	Hempnall	Kirkley Reserves	West Lynn SSC	Caister United Reserves	East Harling	Freethorpe
2007-08	Wroxham Reserves	Loddon United	Corton	Norwich CEYMS	Bradenham Wanderers	North Walsham Town Reserves	Gorleston Reserves
2008-09	Sheringham	St. Andrews	Norwich St. Johns	Mundford	North Walsham Town Reserves	Sheringham Reserves	Dersingham Rovers Reserves
2009-10	Blofield United	Kirkley & Pakefield Reserves	West Lynn SSC	Hempnall Reserves	Blofield United Reserves	Hemsby	Thetford Athletic
2010-11	Cromer Town	Wells Town	Norwich CEYMS	Harleston Town	University of East Anglia	Mulbarton Wanderers	Bradenham Wanderers Reserves

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.

• 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.

External links

• Official League Website
• Diss Express - local newspaper website covering several of the league's teams
• [1] FA Full Time Anglian Combination League Tables and results