Farnham Common Winter League
Farnham Common Winter League is for clubs in and around South Bucks and is a two-pair mixed league where the first match rubber is for mixed pairings and the second rubber is for the ladies' and men's pairings. The league has been going for over fifteen years and currently runs six divisions.
FCWL 2020/21 SEASON CONTINUES INTO 2021/22
The League resumed in October 2021 so spans two seasons.
Results and league positions are published monthly. Final positions will be published in mid May.
When arranging and playing matches please ensure you follow the latest government and LTA advice
on safety under prevailing coronavirus conditions.
The latest monthly position and league standings can be viewed and downloaded here.
The scorecard for all seasons is available to download here.
Please send your results in as soon as possible via email to the organiser (and not this website).
The League resumed in October 2021 so spans two seasons.
Results and league positions are published monthly. Final positions will be published in mid May.
When arranging and playing matches please ensure you follow the latest government and LTA advice
on safety under prevailing coronavirus conditions.
The latest monthly position and league standings can be viewed and downloaded here.
The scorecard for all seasons is available to download here.
Please send your results in as soon as possible via email to the organiser (and not this website).
Visiting Teams
FCTC guidelines for visiting teams can be downloaded here
FCTC Team Captains
Guidelines for FCTC team captains can be downloaded here
FCWL MATCH RESULTS AND FINAL LEAGUE POSITIONS 2019/20
Congratulations to the Division winners:
Division 1 GX Dukes Wood
Division 2 Stoke Poges I
Division 3 Burnham I
Division 4 Beaconsfield III
Division 5 Stoke Park Club
Division 6 Burnham II
FCWL TEAMS AND DIVISIONS FOR 2020/21 (alphabetical order)
Division 1
Beaconsfield I Chalfont St. Peter I Chesham 1879 I GX Bull Lane I GX Dukes Wood High Wycombe I Stoke Poges I |
Division 2
Beaconsfield II Burnham I Hazlemere I Penn & Tylers Grn I Slough & Iver I Wooburn Park I |
Division 3
Beaconsfield III High Wycombe II Little Chalfont Marlow Prestwood I Uxbridge |
Division 4
Chalfont St. Giles Coleshill Farnham Common I Slough & Iver II Stoke Park Club Stoke Poges II Wooburn Park II |
Division 5
Burnham II Chalfont St. Peter II GX Bull Lane II Penn & Tylers Grn II Prestwood II Ritchings Park Slough & Iver III |
Division 6
Chesham 1879 II Farnham Common II Hambleden Hazlemere II Stoke Poges III Wraysbury |
FCWL RULES
1. The competition will be played during the period October 1st to March 31st.
2. Clubs will arrange matches themselves. Home or away to be decided by mutual agreement. Saturdays or Sundays can be chosen.
3. The home team will provide the balls and light refreshments.
4. No player may play for more than one club per competition season.
5. If a club has two or more teams in different divisions within the league, players from the lower team may play up for one match only for a team in a higher division. You cannot play down.
6. A club with two teams or more in the same division must play their respective matches against each other before any other match is played.
7. Each team will consist of four players, two men and two ladies.
8. Each match will consist of four rubbers. Two mixed doubles followed by a mens and ladies doubles. Each rubber will consist of two sets with a tie break at 6-6 in each set.
9. The result of the match should be completed on the scorecards provided, signed by both captains and forwarded to the competition secretary within seven days of the match being played.
10. Cancellation of an arranged fixture can only be made by mutual agreement, but this should only happen in exceptional circumstances, e.g. inclement weather.
11 Two points shall be awarded for each match won and one point for a drawn match. The team with the highest number of points at the end of the season shall be the division winner. If points are equal the team winning the most sets shall be the winner. If sets are equal the team winning the most games shall be the winner.
12. Clubs will be promoted/relegated at the discretion of the competition secretary, according to the composition of the divisions at that time.
2. Clubs will arrange matches themselves. Home or away to be decided by mutual agreement. Saturdays or Sundays can be chosen.
3. The home team will provide the balls and light refreshments.
4. No player may play for more than one club per competition season.
5. If a club has two or more teams in different divisions within the league, players from the lower team may play up for one match only for a team in a higher division. You cannot play down.
6. A club with two teams or more in the same division must play their respective matches against each other before any other match is played.
7. Each team will consist of four players, two men and two ladies.
8. Each match will consist of four rubbers. Two mixed doubles followed by a mens and ladies doubles. Each rubber will consist of two sets with a tie break at 6-6 in each set.
9. The result of the match should be completed on the scorecards provided, signed by both captains and forwarded to the competition secretary within seven days of the match being played.
10. Cancellation of an arranged fixture can only be made by mutual agreement, but this should only happen in exceptional circumstances, e.g. inclement weather.
11 Two points shall be awarded for each match won and one point for a drawn match. The team with the highest number of points at the end of the season shall be the division winner. If points are equal the team winning the most sets shall be the winner. If sets are equal the team winning the most games shall be the winner.
12. Clubs will be promoted/relegated at the discretion of the competition secretary, according to the composition of the divisions at that time.