1969–70 Athenian League

The 1969–70 Athenian League season was the 47th in the history of Athenian League. The league consisted of 48 teams.[1]

Athenian League
Season1969–70

Premier Division
Athenian League
Premier Division
Season1969–70
ChampionsBishop's Stortford
PromotedNone
RelegatedFinchley
Eastbourne United

The division featured two new teams, both promoted from last season's Division One:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Relegation
1 Bishop's Stortford (C) 30 20 5 5 72 33 2.182 45
2 Walton & Hersham 30 16 8 6 56 32 1.750 40
3 Dagenham 30 15 9 6 62 22 2.818 39
4 Slough Town 30 15 9 6 52 21 2.476 39
5 Leatherhead 30 15 9 6 51 29 1.759 39
6 Redhill 30 17 5 8 48 36 1.333 39
7 Hayes 30 11 9 10 47 45 1.044 31
8 Tilbury 30 10 9 11 48 43 1.116 29
9 Cheshunt 30 9 9 12 33 30 1.100 27
10 Harwich & Parkeston 30 7 12 11 44 43 1.023 26
11 Southall 30 10 6 14 33 48 0.688 26
12 Grays Athletic 30 9 8 13 26 40 0.650 26
13 Wembley 30 9 7 14 34 46 0.739 25
14 Maidenhead United 30 6 9 15 29 54 0.537 21
15 Finchley (R) 30 7 5 18 30 73 0.411 19 Relegation to Division One
16 Eastbourne United (R) 30 3 3 24 27 97 0.278 9
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Division One
Athenian League
Division One
Season1969–70
ChampionsLewes
PromotedLewes
Boreham Wood
RelegatedWare
Croydon Amateurs

The division featured 4 new teams:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Lewes (C, P) 30 20 5 5 59 20 2.950 45 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Boreham Wood (P) 30 20 5 5 66 27 2.444 45
3 Erith & Belvedere 30 15 9 6 59 33 1.788 39
4 Aveley 30 16 5 9 65 44 1.477 37
5 Hertford Town 30 14 6 10 43 31 1.387 34
6 Harlow Town 30 15 4 11 53 47 1.128 34
7 Chesham United 30 11 10 9 53 43 1.233 32
8 Dorking 30 10 10 10 39 37 1.054 30
9 Carshalton Athletic 30 11 7 12 39 39 1.000 29
10 Hounslow 30 11 5 14 37 43 0.860 27
11 Aylesbury United 30 9 8 13 38 50 0.760 26
12 Hornchurch 30 8 9 13 30 36 0.833 25
13 Wokingham Town 30 9 7 14 34 51 0.667 25
14 Letchworth Town 30 8 5 17 41 74 0.554 21
15 Ware (R) 30 4 9 17 35 81 0.432 17 Relegation to Division Two
16 Croydon Amateurs (R) 30 5 4 21 28 63 0.444 14
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Division Two
Athenian League
Division Two
Season1969–70
ChampionsHorsham
PromotedHorsham
Edmonton
RelegatedNone

The division featured 2 new teams, all relegated from last season's Division One:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion
1 Horsham (C, P) 30 19 9 2 68 30 2.267 47 Promotion to Division One
2 Edmonton (P) 30 20 4 6 85 34 2.500 44
3 Herne Bay 30 18 5 7 69 34 2.029 41
4 Eastbourne 30 17 7 6 48 26 1.846 41
5 Marlow 30 13 9 8 51 39 1.308 35
6 Uxbridge 30 13 8 9 49 40 1.225 34
7 Rainham Town 30 11 11 8 47 39 1.205 33
8 Edgware Town 30 10 10 10 38 38 1.000 30
9 Leyton 30 12 5 13 50 64 0.781 29
10 Worthing 30 9 9 12 39 44 0.886 27
11 Windsor & Eton 30 7 13 10 34 40 0.850 27
12 Hemel Hempstead Town 30 10 4 16 36 50 0.720 24
13 Wingate 30 7 8 15 36 56 0.643 22
14 Harrow Borough 30 4 8 18 33 67 0.493 16
15 Epsom & Ewell 30 5 6 19 22 55 0.400 16
16 Ruislip Manor 30 4 6 20 33 82 0.402 14
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

References
  1. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engathenianchamp.html
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