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Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 1987 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Country | ![]() |
Holders | Kingston RFC (1st title) (2021-22) (promoted to London 3 South West) |
Most titles | Kingston RFC Cranleigh, Farnham, Old Guildfordians, Old Wellingtonians, Old Whitgiftian, Reeds Weybridge (2 titles) |
Website | englandrugby.com |
Surrey 1 is a level 9 English Rugby Union League. It is made up of teams predominantly from Surrey and south-west London. Teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Promoted teams move up to London 3 South West with the league winners going straight up and the runners up playing against the runners up from Hampshire Premier. Relegated teams drop to Surrey 2.
Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-12 national competition.
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 not 2020–21.
| Locations of the 2021-22 Surrey 1 teams in Surrey Locations of the 2021-22 Surrey 1 teams in Greater London |
On 30 October the RFU announced [1] that a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning Surrey 1 was not contested.
| Locations of the 2019-20 Surrey 1 teams in Surrey Locations of the 2019-20 Surrey 1 teams in Greater London |
| Locations of the 2018-19 Surrey 1 teams in Surrey Locations of the 2018-19 Surrey 1 teams in Greater London |
| Locations of the 2017-18 Surrey 1 teams in Surrey Locations of the 2017-18 Surrey 1 teams in Greater London |
When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
The original Surrey 1 was tier 8 league with promotion up to London 3 South West and relegation down to Surrey 2.
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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1987–88 | 10 | Old Guildfordians | Dorking | John Fisher Old Boys [lower-alpha 5] | ||||||||||
1988–89 | 11 | Dorking | Old Blues | Old Surbitonians [lower-alpha 6] | ||||||||||
1989–90 | 11 | Old Blues | Old Wimbledonians | Old Cranleighans, Old Tiffinians | ||||||||||
1990–91 | 11 | Cranleigh | Wimbledon | Merton, Harrodians | ||||||||||
1991–92 | 11 | Old Wimbledonians | Warlingham | No relegation [lower-alpha 7] | ||||||||||
1992–93 | 13 | Old Guildfordians | Wimbledon | Cobham | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
The creation of National 5 South meant that Surrey 1 dropped from a tier 8 league to a tier 9 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion and relegation continued to London 3 South West and Surrey 2 respectively.
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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1993–94 | 13 | Wimbledon | Weybridge Vandals | Mitcham | ||||||||||
1994–95 | 13 | Old Whitgiftian | Barnes | Raynes Park, Old Rutlishians | ||||||||||
1995–96 | 13 | Barnes | Old Reedonians | Farnham, Shirley Wanderers | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Surrey 1 reverted to being a tier 8 league. Promotion and relegation continued to London 3 South West and Surrey 2 respectively.
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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1996–97 | 13 | Old Reedonians | Effingham [lower-alpha 8] | No relegation [lower-alpha 9] | ||||||||||
1997–98 | 13 | Cranleigh | Chobham | Kingston, Battersea Ironsides | ||||||||||
1998–99 [4] | 13 | Cobham | Chobham | Wandsworthians, Chipstead | ||||||||||
1999–00 [5] | 13 | Chobham | KCS Old Boys | No relegation [lower-alpha 10] | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
The introduction of London 4 South West ahead of the 2000–01 season meant Surrey 1 dropped to become a tier 9 league with promotion to this new division. Relegation continued to Surrey 2.
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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2000–01 [6] | 17 | Farnham | Kingston | Streatham-Croydon, Woking | ||||||||||
2001–02 [7] | 17 | London Irish Amateur | KCS Old Boys | Old Walcountians, Raynes Park, Old Alleynians | ||||||||||
2002–03 [8] | 17 | KCS Old Boys | Old Paulines | Merton, Kingston | ||||||||||
2003–04 [9] | 17 | Old Amplefordians | Old Reigatian | Reeds Weybridge | ||||||||||
2004–05 [10] | 16 | Old Wellingtonians | London Cornish | Multiple teams [lower-alpha 11] | ||||||||||
2005–06 [11] | 10 | Warlingham | Old Caterhamians | Old Blues | ||||||||||
2006–07 [12] | 11 | Old Wellingtonians | London South Africa | Law Society, Old Emanuel | ||||||||||
2007–08 [13] | 10 | Kingston | Old Alleynians | Old Amplefordians, Cranleigh | ||||||||||
2008–09 [14] | 10 | Old Paulines | Old Whitgiftian | Old Caterhamians | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Surrey 1 remained a tier 9 league despite national restructuring by the RFU. Promotion was to London 3 South West (formerly London 4 South West) and relegation to Surrey 2.
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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2009–10 [15] | 10 | Teddington | Old Whitgiftian | Farnham, Battersea Ironsides | ||||||||||
2010–11 [16] | 11 | Old Freemens | Old Blues | Chipstead, Bec Old Boys | ||||||||||
2011–12 [17] | 10 | London Exiles | Old Paulines | CL London | ||||||||||
2012–13 [18] | 10 | Farnham | Old Cranleighans | Croydon, Cranleigh | ||||||||||
2013–14 [19] | 10 | Old Tiffinians | Old Tonbridgians | Old Freemens, Old Blues, Old Walcountians | ||||||||||
2014–15 [20] | 10 | Battersea Ironsides | Camberley | Old Wellingtonians, Chipstead | ||||||||||
2015–16 [21] | 10 | Old Cranleighans | Old Freemens | Old Paulines, Kingston | ||||||||||
2016–17 [22] | 11 | Old Emanuel | Old Whitgiftian | Purley John Fisher, Old Wellingtonians | ||||||||||
2017–18 [23] | 10 | Old Whitgiftian | Old Georgians | Old Blues | ||||||||||
2018–19 [24] | 10 | Reeds Weybridge | Weybridge Vandals | Old Wimbledonians, Old Amplefordians | ||||||||||
2019–20 [25] | 10 | Old Walcountians | Law Society | Chipstead, Old Freemens | ||||||||||
2020–21 | 10 | |||||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Hampshire Premier and Surrey 1 for the third and final promotion place to London 3 South West. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season the Surrey 1 teams have been the most successful with twelve wins to the Hampshire Premier teams seven; and the home team has won promotion on eleven occasions compared to the away teams eight.
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Season | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance | |||||||||
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2000–01 [26] | Trojans (H) | 15-14 | Kingston (S) | Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh, Hampshire | ||||||||||
2001–02 [27] | Southampton (H) | 27-18 | KCS Old Boys (S) | Test Park Playing Fields, Southampton, Hampshire | ||||||||||
2002–03 [28] | Farnborough (H) | 5-63 | Old Paulines (S) | Oak Farm Playing Fields, Farnborough, Hampshire | ||||||||||
2003–04 [29] | Trojans (H) | 14-46 | Old Reigatian (S) | Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh, Hampshire | ||||||||||
2004–05 [30] | London Cornish (S) | 27-14 | Sandown & Shanklin (H) | Richardson Evans Memorial Playing Fields, Roehampton, London | ||||||||||
2005–06 [31] | United Services Portsmouth (H) | 20-28 | Old Caterhamians (S) | United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth, Hampshire | ||||||||||
2006–07 [32] | London South Africa (S) | 71-10 | Ellingham & Ringwood (H) | Wimbledon Park Athletics Stadium, Wimbledon, London | ||||||||||
2007–08 [33] | Sandown & Shanklin (H) | 15-16 | Old Alleynians (S) | The Fairway Ground, Sandown, Isle of Wight | ||||||||||
2008–09 [34] | Sandown & Shanklin (H) | 17-10 | Old Whitgiftian (S) | The Fairway Ground, Sandown, Isle of Wight | ||||||||||
2009–10 [35] | Petersfield (H) | 19-15 | Old Whitgiftian (S) | Penn's Place, Petersfield, Hampshire | ||||||||||
2010–11 [36] | Eastleigh (H) | 30-10 | Old Blues (S) | The Hub, Eastleigh, Hampshire | ||||||||||
2011–12 [37] | Fordingbridge (H) | 11-29 | Old Paulines (S) | The Recreation Ground, Fordingbridge, Hampshire | ||||||||||
2012–13 [38] | Old Cranleighans (S) | 21-19 | Fordingbridge (H) | The Old Cranleighan Club, Thames Ditton, Surrey | ||||||||||
2013–14 [39] | Fordingbridge (H) | 6-36 | Old Tonbridgians (S) | The Recreation Ground, Fordingbridge, Hampshire | ||||||||||
2014–15 [40] | Camberley (S) | 49-10 | Millbrook (H) | Watchetts Recreation Ground, Camberley, Surrey | ||||||||||
2015–16 [41] | Bognor (H) | HWO [lower-alpha 12] | Old Freemens (S) | Hampshire Avenue, Bognor Regis, West Sussex | ||||||||||
2016–17 [42] | New Milton & District (H) | 41-17 | Old Whitgiftian (S) | Normans Way, Ashley, Hampshire | ||||||||||
2017–18 [43] | Bognor (H) | 7-52 | Old Georgians (S) | Hampshire Avenue, Bognor Regis, West Sussex | ||||||||||
2018–19 [44] | Sandown & Shanklin (H) | 18-22 | Weybridge Vandals (S) | The Fairway Ground, Sandown, Isle of Wight | ||||||||||
2019–20 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up - Alton (H) - promoted instead. | |||||||||||||
2020–21 | ||||||||||||||
Green background is the promoted team. H = Hampshire Premier and S = Surrey 1 | ||||||||||||||
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