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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:EngvarB Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox football league The Anglian Combination (currently known as the Fosters Solicitors Anglian Combination[1] for sponsorship reasons) is an English football league that operates in East Anglia. The league specifically covers Norfolk and northern Suffolk, with rules stating that clubs should be within a 50-mile radius from the centre of Norwich.[2]

It consists of 96 teams and has seven divisions – the Premier Division, Division One to Four plus the two regionalised divisions, Division Five North and South.

CNSOBU (City of Norwich School Old Boys Union) were the first champions of the Anglian Combination in 1965, winning the Senior A Division in the league's transitional season. Blofield United is the most successful club in the Anglian Combination's history, with six top division league titles, while Acle United and Wroxham have won the most consecutive titles, with both clubs winning the Anglian Combination four times in succession.

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.

After a league meeting of the Anglian Combination clubs on 9 February 2011, it was decided the Anglian Combination would adopt the FA's Respect programme. This included the practice of all players on the two teams and match officials shaking hands before the game.[3]

Sponsorship

From 1992 to 2006, the chartered accountants Lovewell Blake sponsored the league. Dolphin Autos took over sponsorship of the league from 2006 to 2010. Gleave & Associates sponsored the league for one year during 2010–11 season. This was followed by three seasons without sponsorship[4] before the independent financial advisors, Almary Green, agreed to sponsor the league for three years from the 2014–15 to 2016–17 seasons.[5] Hadley and Ottaway were the sponsors from the 2017–18 to the 2020–21 season. Fosters Solicitors announced a new sponsorship partnership in April 2021.[6]

Period Sponsor
1992–2006 Lovewell Blake
2006–2010 Dolphin Autos
2010–2011 Gleave & Associates
2011–2014 No sponsor
2014–2017 Almary Green
2017–2021 Hadley and Ottaway
Шаблон:Nowrap Fosters Solicitors

Format and regulations

No more than 80 clubs and 132 teams (first and reserve teams) are to be permitted to the league system. In theory this means that no more than 52 clubs can have both a first and reserve team competing in the league. No more than one team from a club can play in the same division. The Premier Division and Division One are "senior" divisions, while the rest of the divisions are "junior" divisions. There is a limit of sixteen teams for each division. Some divisions are reduced in size either at the start of the season or during the season because of teams withdrawing either for financial reasons or a lack of players.. Their places for the next season are taken by teams elected from the feeder leagues. Teams play each other twice, home and away, in a double round-robin format.

In Division One to Division Three, the top two clubs are promoted while the bottom two are relegated. In Division Four, the top two are promoted and the bottom four are relegated. In Division Five, the top two are promoted from each regional division. In the Premier Division, there is no automatic promotion as clubs need to meet the FA's ground grading guide for admission to the Eastern Senior League in order to do so. Only teams finishing in the top two of the Premier Division are eligible for promotion (the runners-up are eligible if the champions decide not to apply for promotion). The bottom two clubs are relegated to Division One. Clubs need to be elected from the feeder leagues below, in order for relegation to occur from the regional Division Fives, providing that there are no places in other divisions in the league to fill due to withdrawals. [7]

There are some interesting rules in the Anglian Combination. Unlike professional leagues, no team or goalkeeper is allowed to wear black or very dark shirts. This is because referees' kits in this division are all black, compared to professional leagues in which referees wear different coloured kits where appropriate. Another rule of interest is that matches can be less than 90 minutes (but no less than 70 minutes), although this rule only comes into play if the two team captains and referee agree prior to kick-off and it is deemed appropriate for the match to be shorter than 90 minutes. A typical reason that this rule comes into play is for evening kick-offs due to a lack of natural light if the home team's ground does not have floodlights. Similarly, half-time intervals can be less than 10–15 minutes with the consent of the referee.

FA Charter Standard

The Anglian Combination is looking to become a designated FA Charter Standard League. Member clubs had until the end of the 2014–15 season to become an FA Charter Standard club or they face expulsion from the league. New member clubs have one season to achieve Charter Standard status.

Players
  • Any team shall not have more than three players who have played in a more senior cup competition in two of the three consecutive games immediately prior to a league game.
  • Players must be at least 16 years old to play an Anglian Combination game.
Premier Division ground grading

Clubs in the Premier Division are subject to the FA's Ground Grading regulations where they are subject to the regulations of Grade H.[8] Clubs that fail to comply with the regulations by a certain deadline could face expulsion to Division 1 at the end of the season. Every Premier Division club in the 2011–12 competition met the deadline of 31 March 2012 except North Walsham Town. They were given a deadline of 25 June 2012 to raise the funds and complete the work needed to meet regulations. Otherwise, North Walsham Town would have been demoted to Division 1.[9] However, after finding the funds and getting the necessary upgrades done in time, they stayed in the Premier Division for the 2012–13 season, but were relegated at the end of the season.

Current members

Premier Division (Sterry Cup)

Club Home ground
Acle United Pyebush Lane
Aylsham Youngs Park
Beccles Town College Meadow
Blofield United Old Yarmouth Road
East Harling East Harling Memorial Field
Easton Easton College
Gorleston Reserves FDC Flegg High School
Long Stratton Manor Road
Mundford The Glebe
Norwich CEYMS Hilltops Sports Ground
Scole United Ransome Avenue
Sprowston Blue Boar Lane
UEA Aldiss Park
(groundshare with Dereham Town)
Waveney Barnards Meadow
Wroxham Reserves Trafford Park
Yelverton Garrick Field

Division One (East Anglian Division One Cup)

Club Home ground
Bradenham & Mattishall Hale Road
Brandon Town Brandon Remembrance Playing Fields
Bungay Town Maltings Meadow Sports Ground
Caister Allendale Road
Castle Acre Swifts Castle Acre Playing Field
Fakenham Town Reserves Clipbush Park
Holt United Kelling Road
Kirkley & Pakefield Reserves Walmer Road
Loddon United Loddon Football Park
Norwich United U21 Plantation Park
Thetford Rovers Euston Park
Watton United Watton Sports Centre
Wells Town Beach Road
Wymondham Town Kings Head Meadow

Division Two (Allerton Cup)

Club Home ground
Attleborough Town Station Road
Beccles Caxton Caxton Meadow
Beccles Town Reserves College Meadow
Buxton The Rec
Dersingham Rovers The Pastures
Earsham Earsham Playing Field
Gayton United Lime Kiln Road
Martham Martham Coronation Ground
Mutford & Wrentham London Road
North Walsham Town Greens Road
Norton Athletic Loddon Road
Reepham Town Stimpsons Piece
SWFC Lingwood Lingwood Village Hall
Stalham Town Rivers Park

Division Three (East Anglian Division Three Cup)

Club Home ground
Caister Reserves Allendale Road
Costessey Sports FDC Bowthorpe
Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers Reserves The Nest (Grass)
East Harling Reserves East Harling Memorial Field
Great Yarmouth Town Reserves Wellesley Recreation Ground
Hempnall Bungay Road
Horsford United Horsford Social Club
Long Stratton Reserves Manor Road
Norwich CEYMS Reserves Hilltops Sports Ground
Scole United Reserves Ransome Avenue
Swaffham Town Reserves Shoemakers Lane
Tacolneston West Way
UEA Reserves UEA Sports Ground
Waveney Reserves Saturn Close

Division Four (George Hunt Cup)

Club Home ground
AFC Lynn Kings Way Playing Field
Aylsham Reserves Youngs Park
Belton New Road Sports & Leisure Centre
Briston Aylsham Recreation Ground
Carlton Colville Town Corton Village Hall
Easton Reserves Easton College
Feltwell United Feltwell Playing Field
Hemsby The Pavilion
KLSC West Lynn
Mulbarton Wanderers Reserves Mulberry Park
Watlington SSC Church Road
Wells Town Reserves Beach Road
Yelverton Reserves Garrick Field

Division Five North

Club Home ground
Bradenham Wanderers Reserves Hale Road
Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers 'A' Thorpe St Andrew School 3G
Gayton United Reserves Lime Kiln Road
Holt United Reserves Kelling Road
Ingoldisthorpe The Drift
Marshland Saints Marshland St James Playing Field
Martham Reserves Martham Coronation Ground
North Walsham Town Reserves Greens Road
Reepham Town Reserves Stimpsons Piece
Sprowston Reserves Blue Boar Lane
Thorpe Village Laundry Lane

Division Five South

Club Home ground
AC Mill Lane Mill Lane Playing Fields
Attleborough Town Reserves Station Road
Blofield United Reserves Old Yarmouth Road
Bungay Town Reserves Maltings Meadow Sports Ground
Earsham Reserves Earsham Playing Field
FC Steamers The FDC Harrod Sport Arena
Harleston Town Reserves The Recreation Ground
Loddon United Reserves Loddon Football Park
Norwich Eagles FDC Open Academy 3G
Prostar Windows Green Lane
Shrublands Southtown Common
Sprowston 'A' Blue Boar Lane
Wymondham Town Reserves Kings Head Meadow

Anglian Combination winners

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The Sterry Cup which is handed to the winners of the Anglian Combination.

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. 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

2003–2015

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
2011–12 Cromer Town Dersingham Rovers Harleston Town Martham Mulbarton Wanderers Saham Toney Yelverton
2012–13 Acle United Norwich CEYMS Foulsham University of East Anglia Waveney Buxton Redgate Rangers
2013–14 Acle United Long Stratton Scole United Waveney Fakenham Town Reserves Redgate Rangers Mulbarton Wanderers Reserves
2014–15 Acle United Mulbarton Wanderers Waveney Blofield United Reserves Redgate Rangers Earsham Scole United Reserves

2015–present

To try and tackle the issue of travel costs for players and clubs at lower levels of the league, the Anglian Combination's bottom two divisions were regionalised into Division 5 North and South for the 2015–16 season. This meant that Division 6 ceased to exist. Travel costs are one of a number of reasons why teams fold in the lower divisions of the league and it is hoped that the new system will help slow and maybe even reverse the negative trend. Generally, the A47 road from King's Lynn to Great Yarmouth is the cutoff point for determining whether clubs in Division 5 are placed in the North or South division Шаблон:Citation needed

Season Premier One Two Three Four Five (North) Five (South)
2015–16 Acle United Waveney Mundford Watton United Sheringham Reserves Bradenham Wanderers Reserves Gorleston Reserves
2016–17 Spixworth Bradenham Wanderers University of East Anglia Gayton United Gorleston Reserves Aylsham Reserves Great Yarmouth Town Reserves
2017–18 Harleston Town Wymondham Town Easton Gorleston Reserves Bradenham Wanderers Reserves University of East Anglia Reserves Beccles Town Reserves
2018–19 Sheringham University of East Anglia Gorleston Reserves Heacham Castle Acre Swifts Dussindale Rovers Belton
2019–20 (first placed teams still promoted) Void Void Void Void Void Void Void
2020–21 (first placed teams still promoted) Void Void Void Void Void Void Void
2021–22 Heacham Aylsham Wymondham Town Beccles Town Reserves Mutford & Wrentham Briston Tacolneston
2022–23 Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers Easton Watton United Mutford & Wrentham East Harling Reserves KLSC Redgrave Rangers

Premier Division league titles by club

Club Winners Winning seasons
Blofield United 6 1990–91, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2009–10
Wroxham 5 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1987–88
C.N.S.O.B.U 5 1965–66, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75
Acle United 4 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
Cromer Town 4 2003–04, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2011–12
Sheringham 3 1969–70, 2008–09, 2018–19
Kirkley 3 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03
Watton United 3 1966–67, 1967–68, 1985–86
Wroxham Reserves 2 1994–95, 2007–08
Mulbarton United 2 1992–93, 1996–97
St. Andrews 2 1975–76, 1986–87
Lowestoft Town Reserves 2 1977–78, 1979–80
Diss Town 2 1976–77, 1978–79
Heacham 1 2021-22
Harleston Town 1 2017–18
Spixworth 1 2016–17
Attleborough Town 1 1998–99
Dereham Town 1 1997–98
Horsford United 1 1995–96
Overstrand 1 1991–92
Newton Flotman 1 1989–90
Norwich United 1 1988–89
Hoveton United 1 1980–81
Hellesdon 1 1972–73
Gorleston 1 1968–69

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 2–5 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 2–5.

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 2–5 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 2–5 as well as reserve sides of clubs that are in the Eastern Counties League that are competing in the Suffolk Senior Cup.

References

Шаблон:Reflist

External links

Шаблон:Anglian Combination Шаблон:Football in England table cells