Counties 4 Surrey


Counties 4 Surrey is a rugby union competition covering the English county of Surrey and parts of south-west London. It sits at the 10th tier of the English rugby union system. The teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Promoted teams move up to Surrey 3 and relegated teams move down to Counties 5 Surrey. 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 four seasons the division was reinstated.
Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase – a level 9–11 national competition.

Teams for 2025–26

Departing were Haslemere, Old Glynonians and Southwark all promoted to Counties 3 Surrey whilst Old Paulines were relegated to Counties 5 Surrey. Also leaving were Harlequin Amateurs who did not return, instead starting the new season in Counties 5 Surrey.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
CranleighWildwood LaneCranleigh, Surrey6th
London FrenchBarn ElmsBarnes, London9th
London MediaBattersea ParkBattersea, LondonRelegated from Counties 3 Surrey
Old EmanuelRaynes Park Sports GroundRaynes Park, London4th
Old FreemensAshtead ParkAshtead, Surrey8th
ReigateColley LaneReigate, Surrey7th
StainesThe ReevesFeltham, LondonPromoted from Counties 5 Surrey
WarlinghamLimpsfield RoadWarlingham, SurreyRelegated from Counties 3 Surrey
WokingRecreation GroundByfleet, Woking, SurreyPromoted from Counties 5 Surrey

Teams for 2024–25

Departing were Old Hamptonians and Streatham-Croydon both promoted to Counties 3 Surrey whilst Staines and Guildfordians were relegated to Counties 5 Surrey. In their place came London French and Reigate, promoted from Counties 5 Surrey with Old Emanuel relegated from Counties 3 Surrey. Also joining were Old Freemans who elected to suffer a double relegation from Counties 2 Surrey.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
CranleighWildwood LaneCranleigh, Surrey4th
Harlequin AmateursBushy ParkHampton Wick, London7th
HaslemereWoolmer Hill Sports AssociationHaslemere, Surrey6th
London FrenchBarn ElmsBarnes, LondonPromoted from Counties 5 Surrey
Old EmanuelRaynes Park Sports GroundRaynes Park, LondonRelegated from Counties 3 Surrey
Old FreemensAshtead ParkAshtead, SurreyRelegated from Counties 2 Surrey
Old GlynoniansGlyn SchoolEpsom, Surrey8th
Old PaulinesOld Pauline Sports GroundThames Ditton, Surrey5th
ReigateColley LaneReigate, SurreyPromoted from Counties 5 Surrey
Southwark LancersBurgess ParkCamberwell, London3rd

Teams for 2023–24

Departing the league were Bec Old Boys and Old Georgians, promoted to Counties 3 Surrey whilst Croydon were relegated to Counties 5 Surrey. Old Suttonians who finished bottom 23 but declined to return in Counties 5 Surrey instead withdrawing from league rugby to return to the merit leagues.
Joining were Cranleigh, relegated from Counties 3 Surrey, Haselmere and Old Hamptonians, both promoted from Counties 5 Surrey together with Southwark Lancers who came on a level transfer from the Kent Rugby leagues. Re-entering on a level transfer from the Middlesex leagues were Staines who had most recently competed in Herts/Middlesex 2 in 2021-22.
With four leaving and five joining the league was made up of 10 sides having had 9 in its inaugural year.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
CranleighWildwood LaneCranleigh, SurreyRelegated from Counties 3 Surrey
GuildfordiansGuildford Spectrum Leisure ComplexGuildford, Surrey7th
HaslemereWoolmer Hill Sports AssociationHaslemere, SurreyPromoted from Counties 5 Surrey
Harlequin AmateursBushy ParkHampton Wick, London4th
Old GlynoniansGlyn SchoolEpsom, Surrey5th
Old HamptoniansDean RoadHampton, LondonPromoted from Counties 5 Surrey
Old PaulinesOld Pauline Sports GroundThames Ditton, Surrey3rd
Southwark LancersBurgess ParkCamberwell, LondonLevel transfer / relegated from Counties 2 Kent
StainesThe ReevesFeltham, LondonRe-entry
Streatham-CroydonFrant Road2,000 Thornton Heath, London6th

Teams for 2022–23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league was substantially similar to Surrey 3 but while that league had been at level 11 of the English rugby pyramid the new league was at level 10.
Six of the teams had previously competed in Surrey 3 and they were joined from the top two from Surrey 4 - Old Paulines and Streatham-Croydon. Also joining were Old Georgians who elected to drop two leagues from L3SW at level 8 for the new season.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Bec Old BoysAshcroft Technology AcademyEarlsfield, London3rd Surrey 3
CroydonAddington RoadAddington, London8th Surrey 3
GuildfordiansGuildford Spectrum Leisure ComplexGuildford, Surrey4th Surrey 3
Harlequin AmateursBushy ParkHampton Wick, London3rd Surrey 4
Old GeorgiansSt George's CollegeAddlestone, SurreyRelegated from L3SW
Old GlynoniansGlyn SchoolEpsom, Surrey7th Surrey 3
Old PaulinesOld Pauline Sports GroundThames Ditton, SurreyRunners-up Surrey 4
Old SuttoniansWalch Memorial GroundCheam, London5th Surrey 3
Streatham-CroydonFrant Road2,000 Thornton Heath, LondonChampions Surrey 4

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.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Harlequin AmateursBushy ParkHampton Wick, LondonNew entry
HaslemereWoolmer Hill Sports AssociationHaslemere, Surrey5th
Mitcham & CarshaltonPeterborough RoadCarshalton, LondonNew entry
Old HamptoniansDean RoadHampton, London3rd
Old PaulinesOld Pauline Sports GroundThames Ditton, SurreyRelegated from Surrey 3
Reigate & HorleyColley LaneReigate, Surrey4th
Streatham-CroydonFrant Road2,000 Thornton Heath, LondonRelegated from Surrey 3
University of SurreySurrey Sports ParkGuildford, SurreyNew Entry
WandsworthiansOld Wimbledonians & Donhead Sports GroundRaynes Park, London6th
WokingRecreation GroundByfleet, Woking, Surrey7th

Season 2020–21

On 30 October the RFU announced that a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues for the 2020–21 season meaning Surrey 4 was not contested.

Teams for 2019–20

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
CroydonAddington RoadAddington, London3rd
HaslemereWoolmer Hill Sports AssociationHaslemere, Surrey8th
Old HamptoniansDean RoadHampton, LondonNew entry
Raynes ParkRaynes Park Recreation GroundRaynes Park, London4th
Reigate & HorleyColley LaneReigate, Surrey6th
WandsworthiansOld Wimbledonians & Donhead Sports GroundRaynes Park, London5th
WokingRecreation GroundByfleet, Woking, SurreyRelegated from Surrey 3