1978–79 Home Counties League
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The 1978–79 Home Counties League season was the first in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England, which operates at levels 9–10 of the English football league system. This was the only season in which the "Home Counties League" name was used before the league was renamed as the Combined Counties League.[1]
There was one division of thirteen clubs, won by British Aerospace (Weybridge).[2] There was no promotion or relegation.
League table
The league was formed mostly using clubs from the Surrey Senior League.
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDiff1 | Pts2 | Notes |
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| 1 | British Aerospace (Weybridge) (C) | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 16 | +65 | 44 | |
| 2 | Ash United | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 74 | 23 | +51 | 40 | |
| 3 | Malden Town | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 19 | +30 | 34 | |
| 4 | Lightwater | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 43 | –1 | 29 | |
| 5 | Chessington United | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 28 | |
| 6 | Guildford & Worplesdon | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 26 | |
| 7 | Westfield | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 31 | –4 | 24 | |
| 8 | Hartley Wintney | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 47 | –12 | 22 | |
| 9 | Yateley Town | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 53 | –22 | 17 | |
| 10 | Cobham | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 52 | –27 | 16 | |
| 11 | Lion Sports | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 54 | –25 | 14 | |
| 12 | Sheerwater | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 58 | –36 | 10 | |
| 13 | Clarion | 24 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 63 | –40 | 8 |
1 The system of using goal difference to separate two teams tied on points was used.
2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
