Southend Borough Combination

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The Southend Borough Combination is a football competition based around Southend, England. It has a total of eight divisions. The top division, which is the Southend Borough Combination Premier Division, sits at level 13 of the English football league system. It is a feeder to the Essex Olympian Football League.

[edit] History

The competition was founded in 1920 by G.Somerville as an alternative to the Southend & District League. In the competition's 87 year history, there have only been 5 Chairmen. Current Chairman is Gary White, who is also Secretary of Southend Collegians FC. He replaced Len Forge OBE who emigrated to France in 2004 after giving over 50 years service to the League both as Chairman and Secretary. The current Secretary is Tina Smith, who is also a Group Representative at the Essex County Football Association.

[edit] Member clubs 2007/08

• Premier Division

Blackgate Gunners | Borough Rovers | Catholic United | Ekco/Thames Park | Essendon | Exhibition United | Leigh Town | Old Southendian | Rochford Town | Shoebury Town | Zebra Sports

• Division One

Airborne United | B.K.S. Sports | Borough Rovers 2nd XI | Ekco/Thames Park 2nd XI | Ensign | Southbury | Southchurch Hall Old Scholars | Southend Collegians | Thorpe Athletic | Weir Sports | Westcliff Amateur

• Division Two

Ashingdon Boys | Corinthians | Cupids Country Club | Customs & Excise (Southend) | Emstar United | Ensign 2nd XI | Ekco/Thames Park 3rd XI | Little Theatre Club | Old Southendian 2nd XI | Shoebury Town 2nd XI | Thundersley United

• Division Three

Catholic United 2nd XI | Cupids Country Club 2nd XI | Earls Hall United | Hullbridge Sports 3rd XI | Leigh Ramblers 3rd XI | Leigh Town 2nd XI | Rayford Athletic | Southchurch Hall Old Scholars 2nd XI | Southend Collegians 2nd XI | Trackback

• Division Four

Ashingdon Boys 2nd XI | Earls Hall United 2nd XI | Ekco/Thames Park 4th XI | Highbank | Old Southendian 3rd XI | Rayford Athletic 2nd XI | Southchurch Hall Old Scholars 3rd XI | Southend Collegians 3rd XI | Southend Rangers | Trinity (S) | Weir Sports 2nd XI | White Horse Rangers

• Division Five

Barnsford Hurricanes | Castle Point Gas | Corinthians 3rd XI | Elmwood Old Boys | Heathfield | Leigh Ramblers 4th XI | Leigh Town 3rd XI | Old Southendian 4th XI | Rayford Athletic 3rd | Southend Police Service United | Weir Sports 3rd XI

• Division Six

Catholic United 3rd XI | Landwick | Little Theatre Club 2nd XI | Southend Collegians 4th XI | Thundersley United 2nd XI | Weir Sports 4th XI

[edit] External links

• FA Full-time page