List of Metropolitan League seasons

The Metropolitan League ran for twenty-two seasons between 1949–50 and 1970–71.

1949–50
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 St Neots & District 16 12 2 2 63 21 +42 26
2 Dagenham 16 11 4 1 62 23 +39 26
3 Callender Athletic 16 11 3 2 69 29 +40 25
4 Headington United reserves 16 10 3 3 57 31 +26 23
5 Chingford Town reserves 16 7 2 7 31 32 −1 16
6 Twickenham 16 4 2 10 39 51 −12 10
7 Dickinsons 16 2 3 11 20 42 −22 7
8 Chipperfield 16 2 3 11 25 61 −36 7
9 Hove 16 1 2 13 16 92 −76 4 Changed name to Hove United at end of season[1]
– Hammersmith United 0 – – – – – — 0 Withdrew during season, record expunged
Source: Non-League Matters

1950–51

Eight new clubs joined the league in its second season;

  • Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'
  • Croydon Rovers
  • Dunstable Town
  • Hastings United reserves
  • Leatherhead
  • Luton Town 'A'
  • Vickers Armstrong
  • Windsor & Eton (from the Corinthian League)[2]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Dagenham 30 24 3 3 95 28 +67 51 Left to join the new Delphian League[3]
2 Vickers Armstrong 30 22 3 5 98 50 +48 47
3 Croydon Rovers 30 22 1 7 67 37 +30 45 Left league at end of season
4 St Neots & District 30 18 4 8 87 47 +40 40 Left to rejoin the United Counties League
5 Luton Town 'A' 30 17 3 10 95 47 +48 37
6 Windsor & Eton 30 16 4 10 70 61 +9 36
7 Headington United reserves 30 14 4 12 68 62 +6 32
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' 30 10 10 10 56 53 +3 30
9 Leatherhead 30 12 3 15 53 67 −14 27 Left to join the new Delphian League[4]
10 Dunstable Town 30 11 2 17 62 83 −21 24
11 Callender Athletic 30 10 2 18 55 76 −21 22
12 Twickenham 30 8 6 16 49 75 −26 22
13 Chingford Town 30 8 5 17 51 71 −20 21 First team replaced the reserves mid-season, folded at end of season[5]
14 Hastings United reserves 30 6 5 19 38 72 −34 17
15 Dickinsons 30 5 5 20 60 136 −76 15 Dropped into the Herts County League at end of season[6]
16 Hove United 30 5 4 21 35 74 −39 14 Left league at end of season
– Chipperfield 0 – – – – – — 0 Withdrew during season, record expunged.
Source: Non-League Matters

1951–52

Five new clubs joined the league in its third season;

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Horsham 26 17 6 3 75 30 +45 40
2 Tonbridge reserves 26 16 7 3 90 34 +56 39
3 Tottenham Hotspur 'A' 26 15 3 8 74 47 +27 33
4 Headington United reserves 26 13 5 8 72 58 +14 31
5 Skyways 26 14 1 11 54 56 −2 29 Left league at end of season
6 Windsor & Eton 26 12 4 10 76 58 +18 28
7 Vickers Armstrong 26 9 8 9 64 72 −8 26
8 Luton Town 'A' 26 12 1 13 83 79 +4 25
9 Hastings United reserves 26 9 7 10 49 57 −8 25
10 Dunstable Town 26 11 2 13 48 66 −18 24
11 Twickenham 26 8 5 13 53 71 −18 21
12 Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' 26 8 3 15 54 72 −18 19
13 Millwall 'A' 26 5 6 15 49 79 −30 16 Left league at end of season
14 Callender Athletic 26 3 2 21 32 94 −62 8
Source: Non-League Matters

1952–53

Four new clubs joined the league for its fourth season;

  • Haywards Heath (from the Sussex County League)[9]
  • Newbury Town
  • Southwick (from the Sussex County League)[10]
  • West Ham United 'A' (from the Eastern Counties League, although they also continued to play in the ECL for another four season)[11]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Tonbridge reserves 30 22 3 5 88 42 +46 47
2 Windsor & Eton 30 19 6 5 91 53 +38 44
3 Tottenham Hotspur 'A' 30 17 5 8 82 44 +38 39
4 Newbury Town 30 17 5 8 96 57 +39 39
5 Haywards Heath 30 14 8 8 59 48 +11 36
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' 30 16 2 12 78 59 +19 34
7 Dunstable Town 30 15 3 12 70 66 +4 33
8 Hastings United reserves 30 13 6 11 83 69 +14 32
9 Luton Town 'A' 30 14 4 12 80 70 +10 32
10 Horsham 30 13 4 13 75 64 +11 30
11 Headington United reserves 30 11 8 11 55 54 +1 30
12 West Ham United 'A' 30 10 7 13 55 69 −14 27
13 Southwick 30 8 5 17 54 80 −26 21
14 Vickers Armstrong 30 7 4 19 41 74 −33 18
15 Twickenham 30 5 3 22 39 97 −58 13 Left to join the Parthenon League at end of season
16 Callender Athletic 30 2 1 27 27 127 −100 5 Left league at end of season
Source: Non-League Matters

1953–54

Four new clubs joined the league prior to the start of the season;

  • Chelsea 'A'
  • Dartford reserves
  • Guildford City reserves
  • Gravesend & Northfleet reserves
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Headington United reserves 34 24 2 8 91 45 +46 50
2 Hastings United reserves 34 23 3 8 119 55 +64 49
3 Luton Town 'A' 34 20 6 8 97 58 +39 46
4 Tonbridge reserves 34 19 5 10 94 63 +31 43
5 Windsor & Eton 34 19 5 10 93 76 +17 43
6 Guildford City reserves 34 14 10 10 71 59 +12 38
7 Tottenham Hotspur 'A' 34 16 5 13 73 67 +6 37 Left league at end of season
8 Gravesend & Northfleet reserves 34 12 11 11 56 52 +4 35
9 Chelsea 'A' 34 13 9 12 46 55 −9 35
10 Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' 34 14 5 15 58 65 −7 33
11 Dunstable Town 34 13 5 16 83 111 −28 31
12 Newbury Town 34 9 11 14 71 80 −9 29
13 Horsham 34 11 6 17 59 63 −4 28
14 Dartford reserves 34 10 7 17 53 64 −11 27
15 Vickers Armstrong 34 7 11 16 38 71 −33 25
16 West Ham United 'A' 34 9 6 19 56 84 −28 24
17 Haywards Heath 34 7 7 20 52 97 −45 21
18 Southwick 34 6 6 22 37 82 −45 18 Left to rejoin the Sussex County League
Source: Non-League Matters

1954–55

One new club, Wokingham Town, joined the league prior to the start of the 1954–55 season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Chelsea 'A' 32 22 5 5 116 46 +70 49
2 Gravesend & Northfleet reserves 32 21 4 7 68 38 +30 46
3 Newbury Town 32 21 2 9 77 47 +30 44
4 Dartford reserves 32 20 3 9 73 45 +28 43
5 Tonbridge reserves 32 17 8 7 74 45 +29 42
6 Dunstable Town 32 19 3 10 96 81 +15 41
7 Guildford City reserves 32 18 4 10 82 53 +29 40
8 Hastings United reserves 32 16 5 11 90 56 +34 37
9 Horsham 32 12 10 10 55 51 +4 34
10 Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' 32 13 6 13 82 74 +8 32
11 Luton Town 'A' 32 12 3 17 66 103 −37 27
12 Headington United reserves 32 10 5 17 47 51 −4 25
13 Windsor & Eton 32 10 2 20 58 103 −45 22
14 Haywards Heath 32 8 5 19 69 99 −30 21
15 Wokingham Town 32 8 4 20 53 88 −35 20
16 West Ham United 'A' 32 6 1 25 36 85 −49 13
17 Vickers Armstrong 32 3 2 27 26 103 −77 8 Left league at end of season
Source: Non-League Matters

1955–56

One new club, Bedford Town reserves, joined the league prior to the start of the 1955–56 season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Hastings United reserves 32 26 2 4 97 42 +55 54
2 Chelsea 'A' 32 25 3 4 111 30 +81 53
3 Headington United reserves 32 21 1 10 105 41 +64 43
4 Dartford reserves 32 19 5 8 72 44 +28 43
5 Bedford Town reserves 32 19 4 9 90 49 +41 42
6 Gravesend & Northfleet reserves 32 18 4 10 70 49 +21 40 Left league at end of season
7 Tonbridge reserves 32 15 5 12 78 57 +21 35
8 Newbury Town 32 13 5 14 70 64 +6 31
9 Guildford City reserves 32 12 5 15 66 76 −10 29
10 Dunstable Town 32 13 2 17 85 84 +1 28
11 Luton Town 'A' 32 9 6 17 52 73 −21 24
12 Horsham 32 11 2 19 55 105 −50 24
13 Haywards Heath 32 9 6 17 50 103 −53 24
14 West Ham United 'A' 32 7 9 16 55 75 −20 23
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' 32 8 5 19 48 71 −23 21
16 Windsor & Eton 32 6 4 22 45 108 −63 16
17 Wokingham Town 32 6 2 24 49 127 −78 14
Source: Non-League Matters

1956–57

Two new clubs joined the league prior to the start of the 1956–57 season;

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Chelsea 'A' 34 22 5 7 106 38 +68 49
2 Bedford Town reserves 34 20 7 7 113 64 +49 47
3 Tonbridge reserves 34 21 5 8 83 62 +21 47
4 Hastings United reserves 34 19 8 7 129 63 +66 46
5 Luton Town 'A' 34 20 4 10 97 67 +30 44
6 Newbury Town 34 17 7 10 75 56 +19 41
7 West Ham United 'A' 34 16 5 13 83 66 +17 37
8 Dartford reserves 34 17 3 14 64 60 +4 37
9 Headington United reserves 34 15 5 14 71 66 +5 35
10 Guildford City reserves 34 15 5 14 71 69 +2 35
11 Eastbourne United 34 14 6 14 72 67 +5 34
12 Windsor & Eton 34 13 4 17 62 98 −36 30
13 Dunstable Town 34 10 7 17 72 90 −18 27
14 Crawley 34 9 7 18 61 75 −14 25
15 Wokingham Town 34 7 7 20 69 109 −40 21 Left to join the Delphian League at end of season
16 Haywards Heath 34 9 3 22 42 100 −58 21
17 Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' 34 8 3 23 46 105 −59 19
18 Horsham 34 3 11 20 50 111 −61 17 Left to join the Corinthian League at end of season
Source: Non-League Matters

1957–58

Two new clubs joined for the 1957–58 season;

  • Didcot Town
  • Fulham 'A'
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Chelsea 'A' 34 28 3 3 107 34 +73 59
2 Tonbridge reserves 34 21 8 5 102 58 +44 50
3 Hastings United reserves 34 19 6 9 90 54 +36 44
4 Dartford reserves 34 17 7 10 98 71 +27 41
5 Bedford Town reserves 34 16 8 10 73 59 +14 40
6 Dunstable Town 34 16 7 11 77 64 +13 39
7 Luton Town 'A' 34 15 8 11 82 71 +11 38
8 Headington United reserves 34 17 2 15 73 70 +3 36
9 Newbury Town 34 14 8 12 71 74 −3 36
10 West Ham United 'A' 34 14 6 14 69 67 +2 34
11 Crawley 34 12 7 15 70 75 −5 31 Changed name to Crawley Town at end of season
12 Guildford City reserves 34 13 5 16 53 62 −9 31
13 Haywards Heath 34 12 4 18 58 69 −11 28
14 Windsor & Eton 34 11 3 20 51 110 −59 25
15 Fulham 'A' 34 8 7 19 51 79 −28 23
16 Didcot Town 34 8 6 20 60 92 −32 22
17 Eastbourne United 34 8 3 23 47 81 −34 19
18 Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' 34 7 2 25 39 81 −42 16
Source: Non-League Matters

1958–59

One new club, Arsenal 'A', joined the league for the 1958–59 season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Arsenal 'A' 36 25 6 5 118 51 +67 56
2 Chelsea 'A' 36 26 3 7 109 35 +74 55
3 Tonbridge reserves 36 22 8 6 103 58 +45 52
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' 36 18 7 11 71 61 +10 43
5 Dunstable Town 36 17 5 14 78 64 +14 39
6 Newbury Town 36 16 7 13 64 60 +4 39
7 Hastings United reserves 36 16 6 14 68 64 +4 38
8 Haywards Heath 36 13 10 13 61 62 −1 36
9 Headington United reserves 36 13 10 13 73 83 −10 36
10 Guildford City reserves 36 16 4 16 69 80 −11 36
11 Bedford Town reserves 36 12 9 15 67 83 −16 33
12 West Ham United 'A' 36 14 4 18 73 73 0 32
13 Fulham 'A' 36 13 6 17 72 77 −5 32
14 Crawley Town 36 12 7 17 65 86 −21 31
15 Luton Town 'A' 36 12 6 18 72 74 −2 30
16 Didcot Town 36 8 14 14 53 61 −8 30
17 Eastbourne United 36 10 7 19 54 69 −15 27
18 Dartford reserves 36 8 6 22 62 127 −65 22
19 Windsor & Eton 36 5 7 24 46 110 −64 17
Source: Non-League Matters

1959–60

One new club, Canterbury City, joined the league for the 1959–60 season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Luton Town 'A' 38 24 6 8 100 61 +39 54
2 Arsenal 'A' 38 21 9 8 108 52 +56 51
3 Canterbury City 38 21 8 9 99 62 +37 50 Joined the Southern League at end of season[14]
4 Chelsea 'A' 38 21 6 11 104 55 +49 48 Left league at end of season
5 Dunstable Town 38 22 5 11 94 66 +28 47[lower-alpha 1]
6 Bedford Town reserves 38 20 4 14 72 79 −7 44
7 Guildford City reserves 38 16 11 11 87 69 +18 43
8 Headington United reserves 38 18 5 15 79 87 −8 41 Changed name to Oxford United reserves at end of season
9 Newbury Town 38 18 4 16 85 68 +17 40
10 Tonbridge reserves 38 14 12 12 60 53 +7 40
11 Fulham 'A' 38 15 10 13 84 80 +4 40 Left league at end of season
12 Eastbourne United 38 12 14 12 77 77 0 38
13 Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' 38 14 6 18 67 86 −19 34
14 West Ham United 'A' 38 14 5 19 78 102 −24 33
15 Windsor & Eton 38 12 7 19 77 84 −7 31 Left to join the Delphian League at end of season
16 Dartford reserves 38 12 6 20 78 101 −23 30
17 Hastings United reserves 38 11 8 19 66 88 −22 30
18 Didcot Town 38 10 3 25 71 101 −30 23
19 Haywards Heath 38 8 5 25 52 103 −51 21
20 Crawley Town 38 9 2 27 52 116 −64 20
Source: Non-League Matters
Notes:
  1. 2 points deducted?

1960–61

Two new clubs joined the league for the 1960–61 season;

  • Metropolitan Police (from the Spartan League)
  • St Neots Town (from the Central Alliance)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Arsenal 'A' 34 26 3 5 141 40 +101 55
2 St Neots Town 34 23 4 7 110 48 +62 50
3 Eastbourne United 34 19 8 7 75 42 +33 46
4 Bedford Town reserves 34 21 4 9 79 56 +23 46
5 Oxford United reserves 34 20 5 9 105 64 +41 45
6 Newbury Town 34 17 8 9 91 66 +25 42
7 West Ham United 'A' 34 17 5 12 83 60 +23 39
8 Dartford reserves 34 18 3 13 81 66 +15 39
9 Luton Town 'A' 34 14 7 13 72 57 +15 35 Left league at end of season
10 Guildford City reserves 34 14 7 13 69 72 −3 35
11 Hastings United reserves 34 15 5 14 70 78 −8 35 Left league at end of season
12 Tonbridge reserves 34 12 3 19 71 96 −25 27
13 Didcot Town 34 11 3 20 62 86 −24 25
14 Dunstable Town 34 8 9 17 68 103 −35 25 Left league at end of season
15 Metropolitan Police 34 9 5 20 49 82 −33 23
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' 34 7 6 21 45 93 −48 20
17 Crawley Town 34 5 4 25 39 123 −84 14
18 Haywards Heath 34 4 3 27 32 110 −78 11 Left to join the Sussex County League
Source: Non-League Matters

1961–62

Three new clubs joined the league for the 1961–62 season;

  • Bexleyheath & Welling reserves
  • Rainham Town
  • Woodford Town
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Dartford reserves 32 24 4 4 102 51 +51 52
2 Arsenal 'A' 32 20 9 3 93 42 +51 49
3 St Neots Town 32 19 7 6 88 42 +46 45
4 Bexleyheath & Welling reserves 32 18 7 7 81 63 +18 43
5 Crawley Town 32 19 2 11 90 55 +35 40
6 Guildford City reserves 32 17 5 10 81 71 +10 39
7 Oxford United reserves 32 17 4 11 104 64 +40 38
8 West Ham United 'A' 32 13 7 12 91 78 +13 33
9 Bedford Town reserves 32 11 7 14 75 60 +15 29
10 Rainham Town 32 13 3 16 54 63 −9 29
11 Didcot Town 32 11 6 15 68 80 −12 28
12 Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' 32 11 5 16 58 73 −15 27 Left league at end of season
13 Eastbourne United 32 11 5 16 59 76 −17 27
14 Tonbridge reserves 32 9 5 18 84 102 −18 23
15 Newbury Town 32 8 3 21 42 93 −51 19 Left to join the Hellenic League at end of season
16 Woodford Town 32 5 2 25 42 120 −78 12
17 Metropolitan Police 32 4 3 25 33 112 −79 11
Source: Non-League Matters

1962–63

Two new clubs joined the league for the 1962–63 season;

  • Gravesend & Northfleet reserves
  • Kettering Town reserves
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Arsenal 'A' 32 26 2 4 107 29 +78 54
2 Oxford United reserves 32 23 3 6 77 36 +41 49
3 Kettering Town reserves 32 21 5 6 102 47 +55 47
4 Bedford Town reserves 32 22 2 8 99 42 +57 46
5 West Ham United 'A' 32 19 4 9 94 55 +39 42
6 Crawley Town 32 19 4 9 82 49 +33 42 Joined Southern League, replaced by reserve team
7 St Neots Town 32 18 2 12 93 70 +23 38
8 Dartford reserves 32 15 6 11 84 56 +28 36
9 Tonbridge reserves 32 13 5 14 78 80 −2 31
10 Rainham Town 32 14 2 16 67 65 +2 30
11 Guildford City reserves 32 13 3 16 66 82 −16 29
12 Eastbourne United 32 11 5 16 64 67 −3 27
13 Bexleyheath & Welling reserves 32 6 8 18 46 82 −36 20 Changed name to Bexley United reserves at end of season
14 Woodford Town 32 8 3 21 41 95 −54 19
15 Metropolitan Police 32 6 4 22 44 98 −54 16
16 Gravesend & Northfleet reserves 32 3 4 25 37 106 −69 10 Relegated to new Division Two
17 Didcot Town 32 3 2 27 26 148 −122 8 Left to join the Hellenic League at end of season
Source: Non-League Matters

1963–64

A second division was added for the 1963–64 season, with all the clubs in the division new apart from Gravesend & Northfleet reserves. Five new clubs joined Division One, whilst Crawley Town reserves replaced their first team, who had moved up to the Southern League;

Division One
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Charlton Athletic 'A' 38 27 4 7 135 51 +84 58
2 Chelmsford City reserves 38 23 10 5 105 47 +58 56
3 Tottenham Hotspur 'A' 38 25 3 10 122 60 +62 53
4 Oxford United reserves 38 19 13 6 104 50 +54 51 Left league at end of season
5 Cambridge City reserves 38 20 9 9 94 78 +16 49
6 Woodford Town 38 20 7 11 92 67 +25 47
7 Arsenal 'A' 38 18 9 11 80 57 +23 45
8 Eastbourne United 38 16 10 12 72 60 +12 42 Left to join the Athenian League at end of season
9 West Ham United 'A' 38 18 6 14 95 82 +13 42
10 St Neots Town 38 17 7 14 94 67 +27 41
11 Guildford City reserves 38 16 7 15 79 62 +17 39
12 Romford reserves 38 12 11 15 75 84 −9 35
13 Kettering Town reserves 38 12 7 19 78 98 −20 31 Left league at end of season
14 Rainham Town 38 10 8 20 75 113 −38 28 Left to join the Athenian League at end of season
15 Dartford reserves 38 12 4 22 61 102 −41 28
16 Metropolitan Police 38 11 5 22 64 102 −38 27
17 Bexley United reserves 38 11 5 22 65 105 −40 27
18 Bedford Town reserves 38 9 7 22 68 108 −40 25
19 Crawley Town reserves 38 8 7 23 51 92 −41 23 Left league at end of season
20 Tonbridge reserves 38 5 3 30 38 162 −124 13
Source: Non-League Matters
Division Two
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Gillingham Reserves 28 26 1 1 132 28 +104 53 Promoted
2 Hastings United Reserves 28 16 5 7 71 44 +27 37 Left league at end of season
3 Stevenage Town Reserves 28 18 0 10 72 46 +26 36 Promoted
4 Dover Reserves 28 12 7 9 61 50 +11 31 Left league at end of season
5 Chertsey Town 28 13 5 10 85 82 +3 31 Promoted
6 Deal Town Reserves 28 12 6 10 60 57 +3 30 Left league at end of season
7 Margate Reserves 28 13 3 12 68 48 +20 29
8 Folkestone Town Reserves 28 11 6 11 57 62 −5 28
9 Dunstable Town 28 11 6 11 41 53 −12 28 Promoted
10 Canterbury City Reserves 28 12 3 13 59 60 −1 27 Left league at end of season
11 Sittingbourne Reserves 28 13 1 14 56 62 −6 27
12 Gravesend & Northfleet Reserves 28 7 4 17 54 89 −35 18
13 Ashford Town Reserves 28 5 6 17 31 68 −37 16
14 Chingford 28 5 5 18 31 81 −50 15
15 Ramsgate Athletic Reserves 28 6 2 20 44 92 −48 14
Source: Non-League Matters

1964–65

Division Two was disbanded after a single season, although four of its clubs stayed in the league and moved up to the single division. An additional four new clubs joined the league for the 1964–65 season;

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Gillingham reserves 42 31 4 7 149 58 +91 66 Left league at end of season
2 Tottenham Hotspur 'A' 42 30 3 9 129 39 +90 63
3 West Ham United 'A' 42 29 4 9 107 52 +55 62
4 Bury Town 42 26 6 10 85 56 +29 58
5 Arsenal 'A' 42 23 6 13 98 53 +45 52
6 Wimbledon reserves 42 23 6 13 100 76 +24 52
7 Bedford Town reserves 42 21 6 15 91 76 +15 48
8 Woodford Town 42 19 9 14 94 93 +1 47
9 Chatham Town 42 19 9 14 79 84 −5 47
10 Chertsey Town 42 18 9 15 105 108 −3 45
11 Chelmsford City reserves 42 18 6 18 82 66 +16 42
12 St Neots Town 42 13 14 15 66 66 0 40
13 Dunstable Town 42 15 9 18 72 89 −17 39 Joined the Southern League, replaced by reserve team
14 Charlton Athletic 'A' 42 14 8 20 74 98 −24 36
15 Guildford City reserves 42 13 9 20 82 83 −1 35 Left league at end of season
16 Romford reserves 42 15 5 22 70 93 −23 35
17 Dartford reserves 42 10 11 21 91 112 −21 31
18 Metropolitan Police 42 10 9 23 66 94 −28 29
19 Cambridge City reserves 42 9 10 23 59 108 −49 28 Left to join the Eastern Counties League
20 Luton Town 'A' 42 9 7 26 72 123 −51 25 Left league at end of season
21 Stevenage Town reserves 42 8 7 27 62 123 −61 23
22 Bexley United reserves 42 6 9 27 39 122 −83 21 Left league at end of season
Source: Non-League Matters

1965–66

Four new clubs joined the league for the 1965–66 season, whilst Dunstable Town reserves replaced the first team, who had moved up to the Southern League.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Bury Town 36 29 5 2 108 27 +81 63
2 Tottenham Hotspur 'A' 36 28 3 5 123 35 +88 59
3 Brentwood Town 36 25 7 4 101 46 +55 57
4 West Ham United 'A' 36 24 7 5 85 34 +51 55
5 Arsenal 'A' 36 21 8 7 107 54 +53 50
6 St Neots Town 36 21 5 10 83 62 +21 47 Left to join the United Counties League
7 Wimbledon reserves 36 19 3 14 95 74 +21 41
8 Chelmsford City reserves 36 15 6 15 80 74 +6 36
9 Woodford Town 36 17 2 17 64 84 −20 36
10 Barnet reserves 36 13 7 16 69 72 −3 33
11 Sheppey United 36 13 7 16 63 88 −25 33
12 Chatham Town 36 12 7 17 68 78 −10 31
13 Metropolitan Police 36 13 4 19 75 67 +8 30
14 Dartford reserves 36 9 5 22 61 105 −44 23 Left league at end of season
15 Stevenage Town reserves 36 8 7 21 50 91 −41 23
16 Bedford Town reserves 36 8 4 24 64 108 −44 20
17 Hatfield Town 36 6 6 24 58 121 −63 18
18 Chertsey Town 36 5 7 24 54 109 −55 17 Left league at end of season
19 Dunstable Town reserves 36 3 6 27 43 122 −79 12
– Charlton Athletic 'A' 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned mid-season, record expunged
Source: Non-League Matters

1966–67

Three new clubs joined the league for the 1966–67 season;

  • Cray Wanderers
  • Crittall Athletic
  • Hillingdon Borough reserves
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Tottenham Hotspur 'A' 32 20 6 6 102 45 +57 46
2 Arsenal 'A' 32 20 5 7 91 41 +50 45
3 Brentwood Town 32 20 4 8 75 41 +34 44 Joined Southern League, replaced by reserves
4 Bury Town 32 16 8 8 73 46 +27 40
5 West Ham United 'A' 32 15 9 8 73 36 +37 39
6 Hatfield Town 32 16 7 9 67 47 +20 39
7 Sheppey United 32 14 9 9 62 55 +7 37
8 Bedford Town reserves 32 13 8 11 60 46 +14 34
9 Cray Wanderers 32 14 6 12 60 75 −15 34
10 Wimbledon reserves 32 15 3 14 65 73 −8 33
11 Metropolitan Police 32 11 9 12 42 48 −6 31
12 Crittall Athletic 32 11 3 18 40 62 −22 25
13 Woodford Town 32 10 3 19 47 78 −31 23 Left league at end of season
14 Chelmsford City reserves 32 7 7 18 46 77 −31 21
15 Chatham Town 32 8 5 19 35 69 −34 21
16 Hillingdon Borough reserves 32 6 5 21 29 73 −44 17 Left league at end of season
17 Stevenage Town reserves 32 5 5 22 43 98 −55 15
– Barnet Reserves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned mid-season, record expunged
Source: Non-League Matters

1967–68

No new clubs joined the league for the 1967–68 season, although Brentwood Town reserves replaced the first team, which had moved up to the Southern League.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Chelmsford City reserves 26 17 4 5 56 25 +31 38
2 Bury Town 26 15 7 4 56 26 +30 37
3 Tottenham Hotspur 'A' 26 15 3 8 53 40 +13 33
4 Cray Wanderers 26 12 8 6 50 35 +15 32
5 Bedford Town reserves 26 15 1 10 59 42 +17 31
6 Metropolitan Police 26 13 3 10 66 61 +5 29
7 Hatfield Town 26 12 2 12 49 45 +4 26
8 Arsenal 'A' 26 9 6 11 46 48 −2 24
9 West Ham United 'A' 26 10 4 12 39 41 −2 24
10 Wimbledon reserves 26 8 6 12 35 46 −11 22
11 Sheppey United 26 7 6 13 43 68 −25 20
12 Chatham Town 26 6 7 13 23 46 −23 19 Left to join the Kent League at end of season
13 Crittall Athletic 26 7 4 15 36 49 −13 18 Renamed Braintree & Crittall Athletic at end of season
14 Brentwood Town reserves 26 2 7 17 18 57 −39 11 Left league at end of season
Source: Non-League Matters

1968–69

Four new clubs joined the league for the 1968–69 season:

  • Bletchley Town
  • Romford reserves
  • Stevenage Athletic
  • Wellingborough Town
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Bury Town 30 20 3 7 55 23 +32 43
2 Tottenham Hotspur 'A' 30 17 8 5 68 38 +30 42 Left league at end of season
3 Bletchley Town 30 16 6 8 47 25 +22 38
4 Metropolitan Police 30 16 5 9 72 52 +20 37
5 Braintree & Crittall Athletic 30 12 11 7 36 26 +10 35
6 West Ham United 'A' 30 14 6 10 50 41 +9 34
7 Wellingborough Town 30 15 3 12 57 49 +8 33
8 Chelmsford City reserves 30 11 9 10 56 45 +11 31 Left league at end of season
9 Stevenage Athletic 30 11 9 10 50 44 +6 31
10 Romford reserves 30 11 9 10 59 60 −1 31
11 Sheppey United 30 12 7 11 53 54 −1 31
12 Cray Wanderers 30 11 5 14 49 49 0 27
13 Arsenal 'A' 30 9 4 17 34 59 −25 22 Left league at end of season
14 Hatfield Town 30 4 9 17 37 65 −28 17
15 Wimbledon reserves 30 6 3 21 30 70 −40 15 Left league at end of season
16 Bedford Town reserves 30 5 3 22 28 81 −53 13
Source: Non-League Matters

1969–70

Three new clubs joined the league for the start of the 1969–70 season;

  • Brentwood Town reserves (rejoined after a season's absence)
  • Epping Town (from the Greater London League)
  • Oxford United 'A'
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Wellingborough Town 28 18 4 6 67 32 +35 40 Transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division
2 Stevenage Athletic 28 15 9 4 54 22 +32 39 Joined Southern League Division One
3 West Ham United 'A' 28 14 8 6 48 24 +24 36
4 Metropolitan Police 28 13 8 7 50 39 +11 34
5 Bletchley Town 28 12 9 7 51 38 +13 33
6 Bedford Town reserves 28 10 9 9 30 26 +4 29
7 Bury Town 28 11 6 11 48 39 +9 28
8 Sheppey United 28 10 7 11 50 45 +5 27
9 Romford reserves 28 9 8 11 37 43 −6 26
10 Hatfield Town 28 9 5 14 47 61 −14 23
11 Braintree & Crittall Athletic 28 7 9 12 32 48 −16 23 Transferred to the Eastern Counties League
12 Oxford United 'A' 28 9 4 15 43 63 −20 21[lower-alpha 1] Left league at end of season
13 Cray Wanderers 28 8 5 15 34 52 −18 21
14 Brentwood Town reserves 28 6 8 14 25 56 −31 20 Left league at end of season
15 Epping Town 28 6 7 15 40 68 −28 19
Source: Non-League Matters
Notes:
  1. 1 point deducted?

1970–71

Woodford Town joined the league prior to the start of its final season. At the end of the season four clubs moved up to the Southern League as it added a new second tier division, splitting the previous Division One into Division One North and Division One South.[15]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Epping Town 22 14 5 3 58 36 +22 33 Joined Metropolitan–London League
2 Bury Town 22 13 4 5 45 30 +15 30 Joined Southern League Division One North
3 Bletchley Town 22 13 3 6 49 21 +28 29
4 Cray Wanderers 22 12 3 7 45 36 +9 27 Joined Metropolitan–London League
5 Metropolitan Police 22 9 7 6 44 27 +17 25 Joined Southern League Division One South
6 Chelmsford City reserves 22 9 7 6 55 38 +17 25
7 Woodford Town 22 8 7 7 30 32 −2 23 Joined Southern League Division One South
8 Sheppey United 22 8 3 11 33 37 −4 19 Joined Metropolitan–London League
9 West Ham United 'A' 22 6 4 12 22 37 −15 16 Joined South East Counties League as a youth team
10 Bedford Town reserves 22 4 5 13 26 49 −23 13
11 Romford reserves 22 2 9 11 24 49 −25 13
12 Hatfield Town 22 4 3 15 32 71 −39 11 Joined Metropolitan–London League
Source: Non-League Matters

References
  1. Hove at the Football Club History Database
  2. Windsor & Eton at the Football Club History Database
  3. Dagenham at the Football Club History Database
  4. Leatherhead at the Football Club History Database
  5. Chingford Town at the Football Club History Database
  6. Dickinsons (Apsley) at the Football Club History Database
  7. Horsham at the Football Club History Database
  8. Tottenham Hotspur "A" at the Football Club History Database
  9. Haywards Heath at the Football Club History Database
  10. Southwick at the Football Club History Database
  11. West Ham United "A" at the Football Club History Database
  12. Crawley at the Football Club History Database
  13. Eastbourne United at the Football Club History Database
  14. Canterbury City at the Football Club History Database
  15. England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF
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