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 2026-27
Departing were Old Emanuel, Cranleigh and London Media all promoted to Counties 3 Surrey whilst London French (9th) were relegated to Counties 5 Surrey.
During the off season Old Freemans rebranded as Ashstead Frees.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Ashstead Frees Ashtead Park Ashtead, Surrey 4th Economicals LSE Sports Ground New Malden, London Promoted from Counties 5 Surrey (runners-up) Old Glynonians Glyn School Epsom, Surrey Relegated from Counties 3 Surrey (11th) Old Paulines Old Pauline Sports Ground Thames Ditton, Surrey Promoted from Counties 5 Surrey (champions) Reigate Colley Lane Reigate, Surrey 7th Staines The Reeves Feltham, London 5th Warlingham Limpsfield Road Warlingham, Surrey 6th Woking Recreation Ground Byfleet, Woking, Surrey 8th
Teams for 2025–26
Departing were Haslemere, Old Glynonians and Southwark all promoted to Counties 3 Surrey whilst Old Paulines (10th) were relegated to Counties 5 Surrey. Also leaving were Harlequin Amateurs (5th) who did not return, instead starting the new season in Counties 5 Surrey.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Cranleigh Wildwood Lane Cranleigh, Surrey 6th London French Barn Elms Barnes, London 9th London Media Battersea Park Battersea, London Relegated from Counties 3 Surrey (10th) Old Emanuel Raynes Park Sports Ground Raynes Park, London 4th Old Freemens Ashtead Park Ashtead, Surrey 8th Reigate Colley Lane Reigate, Surrey 7th Staines The Reeves Feltham, London Promoted from Counties 5 Surrey (champions) Warlingham Limpsfield Road Warlingham, Surrey Relegated from Counties 3 Surrey (11th) Woking Recreation Ground Byfleet, Woking, Surrey Promoted from Counties 5 Surrey (runners-up)
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 Cranleigh Wildwood Lane Cranleigh, Surrey 4th Harlequin Amateurs Bushy Park Hampton Wick, London 7th Haslemere Woolmer Hill Sports Association Haslemere, Surrey 6th London French Barn Elms Barnes, London Promoted from Counties 5 Surrey (runners-up) Old Emanuel Raynes Park Sports Ground Raynes Park, London Relegated from Counties 3 Surrey (10th) Old Freemens Ashtead Park Ashtead, Surrey Relegated from Counties 2 Surrey (12th) Old Glynonians Glyn School Epsom, Surrey 8th Old Paulines Old Pauline Sports Ground Thames Ditton, Surrey 5th Reigate Colley Lane Reigate, Surrey Promoted from Counties 5 Surrey (champions) Southwark Lancers Burgess Park Camberwell, London 3rd
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 (9th) 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 Cranleigh Wildwood Lane Cranleigh, Surrey Relegated from Counties 3 Surrey (9th) Guildfordians Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex Guildford, Surrey 7th Haslemere Woolmer Hill Sports Association Haslemere, Surrey Promoted from Counties 5 Surrey (runners-up) Harlequin Amateurs Bushy Park Hampton Wick, London 4th Old Glynonians Glyn School Epsom, Surrey 5th Old Hamptonians Dean Road Hampton, London Promoted from Counties 5 Surrey (champions) Old Paulines Old Pauline Sports Ground Thames Ditton, Surrey 3rd Southwark Lancers Burgess Park Camberwell, London Level transfer / relegated from Counties 2 Kent (12th) Staines The Reeves Feltham, London Re-entry Streatham-Croydon Frant Road 2,000 (200 seats) Thornton Heath, London 6th
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 Boys Ashcroft Technology Academy Earlsfield, London 3rd Surrey 3 Croydon Addington Road Addington, London 8th Surrey 3 Guildfordians Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex Guildford, Surrey 4th Surrey 3 Harlequin Amateurs Bushy Park Hampton Wick, London 3rd Surrey 4 Old Georgians St George's College Addlestone, Surrey Relegated from L3SW (6th) Old Glynonians Glyn School Epsom, Surrey 7th Surrey 3 Old Paulines Old Pauline Sports Ground Thames Ditton, Surrey Runners-up Surrey 4 Old Suttonians Walch Memorial Ground Cheam, London 5th Surrey 3 Streatham-Croydon Frant Road 2,000 (200 seats) Thornton Heath, London Champions 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 Amateurs Bushy Park Hampton Wick, London New entry Haslemere Woolmer Hill Sports Association Haslemere, Surrey 5th Mitcham & Carshalton Peterborough Road Carshalton, London New entry Old Hamptonians Dean Road Hampton, London 3rd Old Paulines Old Pauline Sports Ground Thames Ditton, Surrey Relegated from Surrey 3 (10th) Reigate & Horley Colley Lane Reigate, Surrey 4th Streatham-Croydon Frant Road 2,000 (200 seats) Thornton Heath, London Relegated from Surrey 3 (9th) University of Surrey Surrey Sports Park Guildford, Surrey New Entry Wandsworthians Old Wimbledonians & Donhead Sports Ground Raynes Park, London 6th Woking Recreation Ground Byfleet, Woking, Surrey 7th
Season 2020–21 On 30 October the RFU announced that a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020–21 season meaning Surrey 4 was not contested.
Teams for 2019–20
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Croydon Addington Road Addington, London 3rd Haslemere Woolmer Hill Sports Association Haslemere, Surrey 8th Old Hamptonians Dean Road Hampton, London New entry Raynes Park Raynes Park Recreation Ground Raynes Park, London 4th Reigate & Horley Colley Lane Reigate, Surrey 6th Wandsworthians Old Wimbledonians & Donhead Sports Ground Raynes Park, London 5th Woking Recreation Ground Byfleet, Woking, Surrey Relegated from Surrey 3 (9th)
Teams for 2018–19
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Croydon Addington Road Addington, London Relegated from Surrey 3 (10th) Egham Hollowegians Keith Heal Academy of Rugby Englefield Green, Surrey 3rd Haslemere Woolmer Hill Sports Association Haslemere, Surrey 9th Horley New Defence Sports Club Horley, Surrey Relegated from Surrey 3 (7th) Old Suttonians Walch Memorial Ground Cheam, London 5th Raynes Park Raynes Park Recreation Ground Raynes Park, London 4th Reigate Colley Lane Reigate, Surrey 6th Wandsworthians Old Wimbledonians & Donhead Sports Ground Raynes Park, London 8th
Teams for 2017–18
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Egham Hollowegians Keith Heal Academy of Rugby Englefield Green, Surrey 3rd Haslemere Woolmer Hill Sports Association Haslemere, Surrey 9th Guildfordians Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex Guildford, Surrey Relegated from Surrey 3 (9th) Mitcham & Carshalton Poulter Park Carshalton, London 6th Old Suttonians Walch Memorial Ground Cheam, London 4th Raynes Park Raynes Park Recreation Ground Raynes Park, London 7th Reigate Colley Lane Reigate, Surrey Relegated from Surrey 3 (10th) Wandsworthians Old Wimbledonians & Donhead Sports Ground Raynes Park, London 8th Woking Recreation Ground Byfleet, Woking, Surrey 5th
Teams for 2016–17 Egham Hollowegians Haslemere Horley Mitcham & Carshalton (relegated from Surrey 3) Old Glynonians (relegated from Surrey 3) Old Oundelians Old Suttonians Raynes Park Wandsworthians Woking
Teams for 2015–16 Egham Hollowegians Haslemere Horley Old Haileyburians Old Johnians Old Oundelians Old Suttonians Raynes Park Wandsworthians Woking
Teams for 2014–15 Egham Hollowegians Haslemere Horley (transfer from Sussex) Old Haileyburians (relegated from Surrey 3) Old Oundelians Raynes Park (relegated from Surrey 3) Reeds Weybridge Reigate Wandsworthians Woking
Teams for 2013–14 Egham Hollowegians Haslemere Merton Old Georgians Old Oundelians Reeds Weybridge Reigate Wandsworthians Woking
Teams for 2012–13 Egham Hollowegians Haslemere Merton Metropolitan Police Old Glynonians Old Oundelians Reeds Weybridge Wandsworthians Woking
Teams for 2011–12 Egham Hollowegians Guildfordians Lightwater Merton Metropolitan Police Old Glynonians Old Oundelians Reigate Wandsworthians Woking
Teams for 2010–11 Egham Hollowegians Guildfordians Haslemere Lightwater Old Oundelians Reigate Streatham & Croydon Wandsworthians Woking
Teams for 2009–10 London Economicals Egham Hollowegians Guildfordians RFC Old Glynonians Lightwater RFC Reigate Wandsworthians Woking
Surrey Reserve League 1st XV's Below Surrey 4 there is the Surrey Reserve Leagues this is for Surrey teams 2XV's and below, there are some 1XVs playing here. Old Johnians Racal Decca Esher Amateurs Old Suttonians Lightwater South Godstone Stags
Original teams When this division was introduced in 1988 it contained the following teams:
British Aerospace Economicals Lightwater Oxted Racal-Decca Royal Holloway College University of Surrey
Surrey 4 honours Surrey 4 (1988–1993) The original Surrey 4 was tier 11 league with promotion to Surrey 3 and relegation to Surrey 5, until that division was cancelled at the end of the 1991–92 season.
Surrey 4SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated teams1988–89 7 University of Surrey Royal Holloway College Multiple teams 1989–90 11 Old Bevonians Reigate & Redhill Shene Old Grammarians, Old Epsomians1990–91 11 London Fire Brigade BBC University of Surrey, Racal-Decca, Gibraltar Engineers1991–92 10 Old Caterhamians King's College Hospital No relegation1992–93 11 Haslemere Lightwater No relegation Green backgrounds are promotion places.
Surrey 4 (1993–1996) The creation of National 5 South meant that Surrey 4 dropped from a tier 11 league to a tier 12 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion was to Surrey 3 and there was no relegation as Surrey 4 was at the lowest level of the league structure.