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CHAMPIONS PARK HAVE NOW BEEN RELEGATED

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
10 June 2018

CELEBRATIONS at Worcester Park for winning the Cherry Red Combined Counties Division One championship were cut short – after they were told they had been relegated.
Despite the wishes of the league, they have been demoted by the FA to the Step 7 Surrey Elite League because their ground at Worcester Park Athletic Club in the London Borough of Sutton was ruled not to be up to scratch.
It was estimated that the club may need to spend more than £50,000 to bring their ground up to required standards, as not only would floodlights be required but also a 100-seat stand.
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