Amateur Football Combination

During its time as a standalone league, the AFC staged Saturday-afternoon football from September to May. Its club base included both long-established amateur sides and newer clubs from across London and the surrounding counties.

Now part of the Southern Amateur League

In summer 2025, the AFC merged with the Southern Amateur League under the Southern Amateur League title. The present open-age competition therefore sits within the Southern Amateur League rather than operating as a separate AFC programme.

The merger brought together two strands of amateur football with linked histories. The AFC itself had brought together the Old Boys League and Southern Olympian League, while the Southern Amateur League traces its own history to 1907.

Finding current competition information

Players and clubs looking for current Saturday open-age football should use the Southern Amateur League's official information. Its current rules describe a competition intended to provide football appropriate to participants' playing ability, administered through its member clubs.

Official information

Visit the Southern Amateur League for current competition information.

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Reviewed August 2026.