1971–72 Athenian League

The 1971–72 Athenian League season was the 49th in the history of Athenian League. The league consisted of 48 teams.[1]

Athenian League
Season1971–72

Premier Division

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Athenian League
Premier Division
Season1971–72
ChampionsSlough Town
PromotedLeatherhead
RelegatedGrays Athletic

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

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Slough Town (C) 30 22 4 4 60 17 3.529 48
2 Dagenham 30 19 5 6 61 27 2.259 43
3 Leatherhead (P) 30 16 8 6 56 29 1.931 40 Promotion to Isthmian League
4 Tilbury 30 15 9 6 62 46 1.348 39
5 Harwich & Parkeston 30 14 9 7 47 40 1.175 37
6 Maidenhead United 30 13 8 9 38 31 1.226 34
7 Redhill 30 11 10 9 51 35 1.457 32
8 Cheshunt 30 10 11 9 43 37 1.162 31
9 Aveley 30 12 6 12 46 37 1.243 30
10 Hornchurch 30 10 8 12 39 38 1.026 28
11 Boreham Wood 30 11 6 13 40 45 0.889 28
12 Lewes 30 10 8 12 48 52 0.923 28
13 Erith & Belvedere 30 9 8 13 39 54 0.722 26
14 Southall 30 5 9 16 25 49 0.510 19
15 Wembley 30 3 5 22 26 58 0.448 11
16 Grays Athletic (R) 30 1 4 25 25 111 0.225 6 Relegation to Division One
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division One

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Athenian League
Division One
Season1971–72
ChampionsHarlow Town
PromotedHarlow Town
Croydon Amateurs
RelegatedNone

The division featured three new teams, promoted from last season's Division Two:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Harlow Town (C, P) 30 22 5 3 96 40 2.400 49 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Croydon Amateurs (P) 30 20 6 4 77 25 3.080 46
3 Horsham 30 17 6 7 59 34 1.735 40
4 Carshalton Athletic 30 16 7 7 57 37 1.541 39
5 Marlow 30 12 11 7 53 41 1.293 35
6 Hertford Town 30 16 3 11 58 49 1.184 35 Left to join Eastern Counties League
7 Finchley 30 12 9 9 43 43 1.000 33
8 Chesham United 30 12 8 10 45 33 1.364 32
9 Eastbourne United 30 10 8 12 48 51 0.941 28
10 Herne Bay 30 10 8 12 43 51 0.843 28
11 Dorking 30 10 6 14 48 62 0.774 26
12 Edmonton 30 9 7 14 47 61 0.770 25
13 Wokingham Town 30 7 6 17 30 51 0.588 20
14 Letchworth Town 30 5 6 19 34 61 0.557 16
15 Aylesbury United 30 4 8 18 42 90 0.467 16
16 Hounslow 30 3 6 21 33 84 0.393 12
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Division Two

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Athenian League
Division Two
Season1971–72
ChampionsStaines Town
PromotedStaines Town
Worthing
RelegatedNone

The division joined 3 new teams, all from Spartan League:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Staines Town (C, P) 30 22 7 1 76 24 3.167 51 Promotion to Division One
2 Worthing (P) 30 18 5 7 54 29 1.862 41
3 Hampton 30 17 6 7 57 32 1.781 40
4 Windsor & Eton 30 17 5 8 51 35 1.457 39
5 Addlestone 30 17 4 9 47 35 1.343 38
6 Ware 30 16 2 12 45 41 1.098 34
7 Hemel Hempstead 30 14 5 11 40 37 1.081 33
8 Edgware Town 30 13 5 12 56 46 1.217 31
9 Leyton 30 12 7 11 46 46 1.000 31
10 Uxbridge 30 10 8 12 34 36 0.944 28
11 Ruislip Manor 30 9 4 17 41 51 0.804 22
12 Eastbourne Town 30 5 12 13 24 42 0.571 22
13 Harrow Borough 30 7 6 17 27 47 0.574 20
14 Wingate 30 8 3 19 33 72 0.458 19
15 Rainham Town 30 5 7 18 34 60 0.567 17
16 Epsom & Ewell 30 5 4 21 26 58 0.448 14
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References

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  1. ^ "England - Athenian League". RSSSF. Retrieved 2018-11-09.