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Surrey 1 is a level 9 English Rugby Union League. It is made up of teams predominantly from
Surrey Surrey () is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Greater London to the northeast, Kent to the east, East Sussex, East and West Sussex to the south, and Hampshire and Berkshire to the wes ...
and south-west
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. 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 Counties 2 Surrey is a level 8 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 Counties 1 Surrey/Su ...
. 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 2021-22

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.


Season 2020–21

On 30 October the RFU announced that a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (
National League 1 National One, up until 2023 known as National League 1 and previously known before September 2009 as National Division Two), is the third of three national leagues in the domestic rugby union competition of England. It was known as Courage Lea ...
and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning Surrey 1 was not contested.


Teams for 2019-20


Teams for 2018-19


Teams for 2017-18


Teams for 2016-17

*Chipstead *Law Society *Old Amplefordians (promoted from
Surrey 2 Counties 2 Surrey is a level 8 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 Counties 1 Surrey/Su ...
) *Old Emanuel *Old Freemans *Old Georgians (promoted from
Surrey 2 Counties 2 Surrey is a level 8 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 Counties 1 Surrey/Su ...
) *Old Mid-Whitgiftian *Old Wellingtonians *Old Whitgiftian *Old Wimbledonians *Purley John Fisher (relegated from London 3 South West)


Teams for 2015-16

*Chipstead *Kingston *Law Society *Old Cranleighans *Old Emanuel (promoted from
Surrey 2 Counties 2 Surrey is a level 8 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 Counties 1 Surrey/Su ...
) *Old Freemans (promoted from
Surrey 2 Counties 2 Surrey is a level 8 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 Counties 1 Surrey/Su ...
) *Old Paulines *Old Wellingtonians *Old Whitgiftian *Old Wimbledonians


Teams for 2014-15

*Battersea Ironsides *
Camberley Camberley is a town in north-west Surrey, England, around south-west of central London. It is in the Surrey Heath, Borough of Surrey Heath and is close to the county boundaries with Hampshire and Berkshire. Known originally as "Cambridge Tow ...
(relegated from London 3 South West) *Chipstead (promoted from
Surrey 2 Counties 2 Surrey is a level 8 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 Counties 1 Surrey/Su ...
) *Kingston *Law Society (promoted from
Surrey 2 Counties 2 Surrey is a level 8 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 Counties 1 Surrey/Su ...
) *Old Cranleighans (relegated from London 3 South West) *Old Paulines *Old Wellingtonians (relegated from London 3 South West) *Old Whitgiftian *Old Wimbledonians


Teams for 2013-14

*Battersea Ironsides *Kingston *Old Blues *Old Freemens *Old Paulines *Old Tiffinians *Old Tonbridgians *Old Walcountians *Old Whitgiftian *Old Wimbledonians


Teams for 2012-13

*Cranleigh *
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*Farnham *Kingston *Old Cranleighans *Old Freemens *Old Tiffinians *Old Walcountians *Old Whitgiftian *Old Wimbledonians


Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams: *
Cranleigh Cranleigh is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Borough of Waverley, Surrey, England. It lies southeast of Guildford on a minor road east of the A281, which links Guildford with Horsham. It is in the north-west corner ...
*
Dorking Dorking () is a market town in Surrey in South East England about south-west of London. It is in Mole Valley, Mole Valley District and the non-metropolitan district, council headquarters are to the east of the centre. The High Street runs ro ...
* Old Guildfordians * Old Blues * Old Cranleighans * Old Rutlishians * Old Surbitonians * Old Tiffinians * Old Wimbledonians * John Fisher Old Boys


Surrey 1 honours


Surrey 1 (1987–1993)

The original Surrey 1 was tier 8 league with promotion up to London 3 South West and relegation down to
Surrey 2 Counties 2 Surrey is a level 8 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 Counties 1 Surrey/Su ...
.


Surrey 1 (1993–1996)

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 Counties 2 Surrey is a level 8 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 Counties 1 Surrey/Su ...
respectively.


Surrey 1 (1996–2000)

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 Counties 2 Surrey is a level 8 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 Counties 1 Surrey/Su ...
respectively.


Surrey 1 (2000–2009)

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 Counties 2 Surrey is a level 8 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 Counties 1 Surrey/Su ...
.


Surrey 1 (2009–present)

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 Counties 2 Surrey is a level 8 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 Counties 1 Surrey/Su ...
.


Promotion play-offs

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.


Number of league titles

*
Cranleigh Cranleigh is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Borough of Waverley, Surrey, England. It lies southeast of Guildford on a minor road east of the A281, which links Guildford with Horsham. It is in the north-west corner ...
(2) *
Farnham Farnham is a market town and civil parish in Surrey, England, around southwest of London. It is in the Borough of Waverley, close to the county border with Hampshire. The town is on the north branch of the River Wey, a tributary of the ...
(2) * Old Guildfordians (2) * Old Wellingtonians (2) * Old Whitgiftian (2) * Reeds Weybridge (2) * Barnes (1) * Battersea Ironsides (1) *
Chobham Chobham is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Surrey Heath, Borough of Surrey Heath in Surrey, England. The village has a small high street area, specialising in traditional trades and motor trades. The River Bourne ...
(1) * Cobham (1) *
Dorking Dorking () is a market town in Surrey in South East England about south-west of London. It is in Mole Valley, Mole Valley District and the non-metropolitan district, council headquarters are to the east of the centre. The High Street runs ro ...
(1) * KCS Old Boys (1) *
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(1) * London Exiles (1) *
London Irish Amateur London Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club, also known as London Irish Wild Geese, is an amateur England, English rugby union club based in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, who play their rugby in Regional 2 Thames– a league at tier 6 of the English ...
(1) * Old Amplefordians (1) * Old Blues (1) * Old Cranleighans (1) * Old Emanuel (1) * Old Freemens (1) * Old Paulines (1) * Old Tiffinians (1) * Old Walcountians (1) * Old Wimbledonians (1) *
Teddington Teddington is an affluent suburb of London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Historically an Civil parish#ancient parishes, ancient parish in the county of Middlesex and situated close to the border with Surrey, the district became ...
(1) * Warlingham (1) *
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(1)


See also

* London & SE Division RFU * Surrey RFU *
English rugby union system Men's Rugby union in England consists of 106 leagues, which includes professional leagues at the highest level, down to amateur regional leagues. Promotion and relegation are in place throughout the system. Women's Rugby union in England consi ...
*
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Surrey Rugby Football Union
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