Surrey 4
Surrey 4 is a level 12 English Rugby Union League. It is made up of teams predominantly from Surrey and south-west London. The teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Promoted teams move up to Surrey 3 and since the cancellation of Surrey 5 at the end of the 1991–92 season there has been no relegation as this is the lowest level controlled by the RFU. 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 4 seasons the division was reinstated.
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Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 1988 |
Number of teams | 7 |
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Holders | Croydon (1st title) (2019–20) (promoted to Surrey 3) |
Most titles | Haslemere, Old Bevonians, Old Glynonians, University of Surrey (2 titles) |
Website | englandrugby.com |
Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-12 national competition.
Teams for 2019-20
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Haslemere Horley Reigate Woking
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Teams for 2018-19
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Egham Haslemere Reigate
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Teams for 2017-18
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Egham Haslemere Guildfordians Reigate Woking
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M & C Suttonians Raynes Park Wandsworthians
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Teams for 2016-17
Teams for 2015-16
- Egham Hollowegians
- Haslemere
- Horley
- Old Haileyburians
- Old Johnians
- Old Oundelians
- Old Suttonians
- Raynes Park
- Wandsworthians
- Woking
Teams for 2014-15
Teams for 2012-13
- Egham Hollowegians
- Haslemere
- Merton
- Metropolitan Police
- Old Glynonians
- Old Oundelians
- Reeds Weybridge
- Wandsworthians
- Woking
Teams for 2009-2010
- London Economicals
- Egham Hollowegians
- Guildfordians RFC
- Old Glynonians
- Lightwater RFC
- Reigate
- Wandsworthians
- Woking
Surrey Reserve League 1st XV's
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
When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
- British Aerospace
- Economicals
- Lightwater
- Oxted
- Racal-Decca
- Royal Holloway College
- University of Surrey
Surrey 4 honours
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
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1988–89 | 7 | University of Surrey[lower-alpha 1] | Royal Holloway College | Multiple teams[lower-alpha 2] | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
1989–90 | 11 | Old Bevonians | Reigate & Redhill | Shene Old Grammarians, Old Epsomians | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
1990–91 | 11 | London Fire Brigade | BBC | University of Surrey, Racal-Decca, Gibraltar Engineers[lower-alpha 3] | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
1991–92 | 10 | Old Caterhamians | King's College Hospital[lower-alpha 4] | No relegation[lower-alpha 5] | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
1992–93 | 11 | Haslemere | Lightwater[lower-alpha 6] | No relegation | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
1993–94 | 8 | Egham | Old Johnians | No relegation | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
1994–95 | 10 | Kew Occasionals | Old Wellingtonians | No relegation | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
1995–96 | 11 | King's College Hospital | Worth Old Boys | No relegation | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
1996–97 | 8 | Haslemere | Old Johnians | No relegation | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
1997–98 | 6 | University of Surrey | St George's Hospital[lower-alpha 7] | No relegation | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
1998–99[1] | 3 | Old Bevonians | Old Johnians | No relegation | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
1999–00[2] | 5 | Old Abingdonians | Economicals[lower-alpha 8] | No relegation | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
2001–05 | No competition | |||||||||||||
2005–06[3] | 10 | Pelhamians | Teddington 2nd XV[lower-alpha 9] | No relegation | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
2006–07[4] | 9 | Merton | Woking | No relegation | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
2007–08[5] | 7 | Old Oundelians | Haslemere | No relegation | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
2008–09[6] | 10 | CL London | Old Radleian | No relegation | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
2009–10[7] | 8 | Old Glynonians | Economicals | No relegation | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
2010–11[8] | 9 | Streatham-Croydon | Haslemere | No relegation | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
2011–12[9] | 10 | Guildfordians | Reigate | No relegation | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
2012–13[10] | 9 | Old Glynonians | Metropolitan Police | No relegation | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
2013–14[11] | 9 | Old Georgians | Merton | No relegation | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
2014–15[12] | 10 | Reeds Weybridge | Reigate | No relegation | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
2015–16[13] | 10 | Old Haileyburians | Old Johnians | No relegation | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
2016–17[14] | 9 | Horley | Old Glynonians | No relegation | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
2017–18[15] | 9 | Woking | Guildfordians | No relegation | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
2018–19[16] | 8[lower-alpha 10] | Old Suttonians | Egham Hollowegians | No relegation | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
2019–20[17] | 7 | Croydon | Raynes Park | No relegation | Surrey 4 | |||||||||
2020–21 | 7 | Surrey 4 | ||||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Number of league titles
- Haslemere (2)
- Old Bevonians (2)
- Old Glynonians (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
- 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.
References
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- "1999-2000 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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- "2008-2009 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- "2009-2010 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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- "2015-2016 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- "2016-2017 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- "2017-2018 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- "2018-2019 London & South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- "Men's London & South East Level 8 and below leagues 2019–20" (PDF). England Rugby. Retrieved 25 April 2020.