Counties 4 Surrey
| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1988 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Streatham-Croydon (2nd title) (2021–22) |
| Most titles | Haslemere Old Bevonians Old Glynonians Streatham-Croydon University of Surrey (2 titles) |
| Website | englandrugby.com |
Counties 4 Surrey is a rugby union competition covering the English county of Surrey and parts of south-west London. It sits at the 10th tier of the English rugby union system. The teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Promoted teams move up to Surrey 3 and relegated teams move down to Counties 5 Surrey. At the end of the 1999–2000 season, Surrey 4 was cancelled with teams automatically going up to Surrey 3 or dropping out of the league. After a hiatus of four seasons the division was reinstated.
Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase – a level 9–11 national competition.
Teams for 2024–25
[edit]Departing were Old Hamptonians and Streatham-Croydon both promoted to Counties 3 Surrey whilst Staines and Guildfordians were relegated to Counties 5 Surrey. In their place came London French and Reigate, promoted from Counties 5 Surrey with Old Emanuel relegated from Counties 3 Surrey. Also joining were Old Freemans who elected to suffer a double relegation from Counties 2 Surrey.
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Locations of the 2024-25 Counties 4 Surrey teams in Greater London Locations of the 2024-25 Counties 4 Surrey teams in Surrey
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Teams for 2023–24
[edit]Departing the league were Bec Old Boys and Old Georgians, promoted to Counties 3 Surrey whilst Croydon were relegated to Counties 5 Surrey. Old Suttonians who finished 9th in 2022-23 but declined to return in Counties 5 Surrey withdrawing from league rugby instead. Joining were Cranleigh, relegated from Counties 3 Surrey, Haselmere and Old Hamptonians, both promoted from Counties 5 Surrey together with Southwark Lancers who came on a level transfer from the Kent Rugby leagues. Re-entering on a level transfer from the Middlesex leagues were Staines who had most recently competed in Herts/Middlesex 2 in 2021-22.
With four leaving and five joining the league was made up of 10 sides having had 9 in its inaugural year.
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Locations of the 2023-24 Counties 4 Surrey teams in Greater London Locations of the 2023-24 Counties 4 Surrey teams in Surrey
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Teams for 2022–23
[edit]This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league was substantially similar to Surrey 3 but while that league had been at level 11 of the English rugby pyramid the new league was at level 10.
Six of the teams had previously competed in Surrey 2 and they were joined from the top two from Surrey 4 - Streatham-Croydon and Old Paulines. Also joining were Old Georgians who elected to drop two leagues from L3SW at level 8 for the new season.
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Locations of the 2022-23 Counties 4 Surrey teams in Greater London Locations of the 2022-23 Counties 4 Surrey teams in Surrey
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Teams for 2021–22
[edit]The teams competing in 2021–22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019-20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season.
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Locations of the 2021-22 Surrey 4 teams in Greater London Locations of the 2021-22 Surrey 4 teams in Surrey
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Season 2020–21
[edit]On 30th October the RFU announced that a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020–21 season meaning Surrey 4 was not contested.[1]
Teams for 2019–20
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Locations of the 2019-20 Surrey 4 teams in Greater London Locations of the 2019-20 Surrey 4 teams in Surrey
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Teams for 2018–19
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Locations of the 2018-19 Surrey 4 teams in Greater London Locations of the 2018-19 Surrey 4 teams in Surrey
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Teams for 2017–18
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Locations of the 2017-18 Surrey 4 teams in Greater London Locations of the 2017-18 Surrey 4 teams in Surrey
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Teams for 2016–17
[edit]- Egham Hollowegians
- Haslemere
- Horley
- Mitcham & Carshalton (relegated from Surrey 3)
- Old Glynonians (relegated from Surrey 3)
- Old Oundelians
- Old Suttonians
- Raynes Park
- Wandsworthians
- Woking
Teams for 2015–16
[edit]- Egham Hollowegians
- Haslemere
- Horley
- Old Haileyburians
- Old Johnians
- Old Oundelians
- Old Suttonians
- Raynes Park
- Wandsworthians
- Woking
Teams for 2014–15
[edit]- Egham Hollowegians
- Haslemere
- Horley (transfer from Sussex)
- Old Haileyburians (relegated from Surrey 3)
- Old Oundelians
- Raynes Park (relegated from Surrey 3)
- Reeds Weybridge
- Reigate
- Wandsworthians
- Woking
Teams for 2013–14
[edit]- Egham Hollowegians
- Haslemere
- Merton
- Old Georgians
- Old Oundelians
- Reeds Weybridge
- Reigate
- Wandsworthians
- Woking
Teams for 2012–13
[edit]- Egham Hollowegians
- Haslemere
- Merton
- Metropolitan Police
- Old Glynonians
- Old Oundelians
- Reeds Weybridge
- Wandsworthians
- Woking
Teams for 2011–12
[edit]- Egham Hollowegians
- Guildfordians
- Lightwater
- Merton
- Metropolitan Police
- Old Glynonians
- Old Oundelians
- Reigate
- Wandsworthians
- Woking
Teams for 2010–11
[edit]- Egham Hollowegians
- Guildfordians
- Haslemere
- Lightwater
- Old Oundelians
- Reigate
- Streatham & Croydon
- Wandsworthians
- Woking
Teams for 2009–10
[edit]- London Economicals
- Egham Hollowegians
- Guildfordians RFC
- Old Glynonians
- Lightwater RFC
- Reigate
- Wandsworthians
- Woking
Surrey Reserve League 1st XV's
[edit]Below Surrey 4 there is the Surrey Reserve Leagues this is for Surrey teams 2XV's and below, there are some 1XVs playing here.
- Old Johnians
- Racal Decca
- Esher Amateurs
- Old Suttonians
- Lightwater
- South Godstone Stags
Original teams
[edit]When this division was introduced in 1988 it contained the following teams:
- British Aerospace
- Economicals
- Lightwater
- Oxted
- Racal-Decca
- Royal Holloway College
- University of Surrey
Surrey 4 honours
[edit]Surrey 4 (1988–1993)
[edit]The original Surrey 4 was tier 11 league with promotion to Surrey 3 and relegation to Surrey 5, until that division was cancelled at the end of the 1991–92 season.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | ||||||||||
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| 1988–89 | 7 | University of Surrey[b] | Royal Holloway College | Multiple teams[c] | ||||||||||
| 1989–90 | 11 | Old Bevonians | Reigate & Redhill | Shene Old Grammarians, Old Epsomians | ||||||||||
| 1990–91 | 11 | London Fire Brigade | BBC | University of Surrey, Racal-Decca, Gibraltar Engineers[d] | ||||||||||
| 1991–92 | 10 | Old Caterhamians | King's College Hospital[e] | No relegation[f] | ||||||||||
| 1992–93 | 11 | Haslemere | Lightwater[g] | No relegation | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Surrey 4 (1993–1996)
[edit]The creation of National 5 South meant that Surrey 4 dropped from a tier 11 league to a tier 12 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion was to Surrey 3 and there was no relegation as Surrey 4 was at the lowest level of the league structure.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | ||||||||||
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| 1993–94 | 8 | Egham | Old Johnians | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 1994–95 | 10 | Kew Occasionals | Old Wellingtonians | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 1995–96 | 11 | King's College Hospital | Worth Old Boys | No relegation | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Surrey 4 (1996–2000)
[edit]The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Surrey 4 reverted to being a tier 11 league. Promotion continued to Surrey 3 and there was no relegation. Surrey 4 was cancelled at the end of the 1999–00 season, with the majority of teams transferring to Surrey 3 or dropping out of the league system.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | ||||||||||
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| 1996–97 | 8 | Haslemere | Old Johnians | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 1997–98 | 6 | University of Surrey | St George's Hospital[h] | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 1998–99[3] | 3 | Old Bevonians | Old Johnians | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 1999–00[4] | 5 | Old Abingdonians | Economicals[i] | No relegation | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Surrey 4 (2005–2009)
[edit]Surrey 4 was reintroduced as a tier 12 league for the 2005–06 season. Promotion was to Surrey 3 and, as the division was at the lowest level of the English league system, there was no relegation.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | ||||||||||
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| 2005–06[5] | 10 | Pelhamians | Teddington 2nd XV[j] | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2006–07[6] | 9 | Merton | Woking | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2007–08[7] | 7 | Old Oundelians | Haslemere | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2008–09[8] | 10 | CL London | Old Radleian | No relegation | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Surrey 4 (2009–present)
[edit]Surrey 4 remained a tier 12 league despite national restructuring by the RFU. Promotion continued to Surrey 3 and there was no relegation.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | ||||||||||
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| 2009–10[9] | 8 | Old Glynonians | Economicals | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2010–11[10] | 9 | Streatham-Croydon | Haslemere | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2011–12[11] | 10 | Guildfordians | Reigate | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2012–13[12] | 9 | Old Glynonians | Metropolitan Police | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2013–14[13] | 9 | Old Georgians | Merton | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2014–15[14] | 10 | Reeds Weybridge | Reigate | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2015–16[15] | 10 | Old Haileyburians | Old Johnians | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2016–17[16] | 9 | Horley | Old Glynonians | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2017–18[17] | 9 | Woking | Guildfordians | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2018–19[18] | 8[k] | Old Suttonians | Egham Hollowegians | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2019–20[19] | 7 | Croydon | Raynes Park | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2020–21 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | |||||||||||||
| 2021–22[20] | 9 | Streatham-Croydon | Old Pauline | No relegation | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
[edit]- Haslemere (2)
- Old Bevonians (2)
- Old Glynonians (2)
- Streatham-Croydon (2)
- University of Surrey (2)
- CL London (1)
- Croydon (1)
- Egham (1)
- Guildfordians (1)
- Horley (1)
- Kew Occasionals (1)
- King's College Hospital (1)
- London Fire Brigade (1)
- Merton (1)
- Old Abingdonians (1)
- Old Caterhamians (1)
- Old Georgians (1)
- Old Haileyburians (1)
- Old Oundelians (1)
- Old Suttonians (1)
- Pelhamians (1)
- Reeds Weybridge (1)
- Woking (1)
Notes
[edit]- ^ In June 2019 Reigate RFC senior section 'absorbed' Horley RFC seniors and stated an intention to compete as Reigate & Horley in season 2019-20.[2]
- ^ Restructuring of the Surrey leagues due to the introduction of Surrey 5 for the following season meant that champions University of Surrey were not promoted.
- ^ The introduction of Surrey 5 for the following season meant that four clubs were relegated including Lightwater, Racal-Decca, Economicals and Oxted. Bottom side British Aerospace would ultimately drop out of the league system.
- ^ Gibraltar Engineers would drop out of the league.
- ^ The restructuring of the Surrey leagues caused by the cancellation of Surrey 5 at the end of the season meant that seven clubs were promoted including Chipstead, Shene Old Grammarians, Old Suttonians, Royal Holloway College and Woking.
- ^ The cancellation of Surrey 5 at the end of the season meant there was no relegation.
- ^ 3rd place London Media were also promoted.
- ^ Runners up St George's Hospital would later drop out of the league system.
- ^ Due to the low number of teams Surrey 4 would be cancelled until the 2005-06 season. Old Abingdonian and Economicals would be promoted to Surrey 3, Kings Cross Steelers would transfer to East Counties 3 South while the remaining teams would drop out of the league altogether.
- ^ London Media were also promoted along with champions Pelhamians and runners up Teddington 2nd XV.
- ^ Reduced from 9 to 8 teams after Mitcham & Carshalton dropped out of the league.
See also
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