1972–73 Athenian League

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The 1972–73 Athenian League season was the 50th in the history of Athenian League. The league consisted of 46 teams.[1]

Athenian League
Season1972–73

Premier Division

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Athenian League
Premier Division
Season1972–73
ChampionsSlough Town
Promoted8 clubs to Isthmian League Division Two
RelegatedNone

The division featured two 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 Qualification
1 Slough Town (C, P) 30 22 4 4 74 23 3.217 48 Founder members of Isthmian League Division Two
2 Dagenham (P) 30 17 9 4 47 18 2.611 43
3 Tilbury (P) 30 17 9 4 57 35 1.629 43
4 Harlow Town (P) 30 18 5 7 54 31 1.742 41
5 Erith & Belvedere 30 14 8 8 35 28 1.250 36
6 Harwich & Parkeston (P) 30 11 10 9 44 38 1.158 32 Founder members of Isthmian League Division Two
7 Aveley (P) 30 11 10 9 34 34 1.000 32
8 Cheshunt 30 13 6 11 36 36 1.000 32
9 Maidenhead United (P) 30 12 6 12 43 41 1.049 30 Founder members of Isthmian League Division Two
10 Southall (P) 30 12 5 13 30 38 0.789 29
11 Boreham Wood 30 9 7 14 30 34 0.882 25
12 Lewes 30 5 11 14 28 45 0.622 21
13 Croydon Amateurs 30 5 11 14 21 37 0.568 21
14 Hornchurch 30 6 6 18 23 45 0.511 18
15 Redhill 30 3 9 18 20 49 0.408 15
16 Wembley 30 4 6 20 26 70 0.371 14
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Division One

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Athenian League
Division One
Season1972–73
ChampionsHorsham
Promoted6 clubs to Isthmian League Division Two
8 clubs to new Division One
RelegatedNone

The division featured 3 new teams:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Horsham (C, P) 30 24 3 3 74 24 3.083 51 Founder members of Isthmian League Division Two
2 Staines Town (P) 30 20 3 7 54 32 1.688 43
3 Grays Athletic (P) 30 16 5 9 33 27 1.222 37 Promotion to new Division One
4 Hounslow (P) 30 13 7 10 49 36 1.361 33
5 Wokingham Town (P) 30 11 7 12 51 47 1.085 29 Founder members of Isthmian League Division Two
6 Carshalton Athletic (P) 30 11 7 12 41 42 0.976 29
7 Eastbourne United (P) 30 11 7 12 32 38 0.842 29 Promotion to new Division One
8 Letchworth Town (P) 30 10 9 11 32 43 0.744 29
9 Marlow (P) 30 11 6 13 40 38 1.053 28
10 Chesham United (P) 30 11 5 14 41 41 1.000 27 Founder members of Isthmian League Division Two
11 Edmonton (P) 30 9 9 12 41 45 0.911 27 Promotion to new Division One
12 Finchley (P) 30 10 6 14 43 46 0.935 26 Founder members of Isthmian League Division Two
13 Herne Bay (P) 30 10 6 14 45 62 0.726 26 Promotion to new Division One
14 Worthing (P) 30 7 10 13 29 42 0.690 24
15 Aylesbury United 30 8 6 16 38 58 0.655 22
16 Dorking 30 6 8 16 26 48 0.542 20
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Division Two

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Athenian League
Division Two
Season1972–73
ChampionsRuislip Manor
PromotedHampton to Isthmian League Division Two
2 clubs to new Division One
10 clubs to new Division Two
RelegatedNone

The division featured no new teams.

Ruislip Manor and Ware promoted two divisions.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Ruislip Manor (C, P) 26 18 6 2 51 20 2.550 42 Promotion to new Division One
2 Hampton (P) 26 14 8 4 39 20 1.950 36 Founder member of Isthmian League Division Two
3 Ware (P) 26 14 8 4 61 38 1.605 36 Promotion to new Division One
4 Leyton (P) 26 14 7 5 52 22 2.364 35 Promotion to new Division Two
5 Edgware (P) 26 11 10 5 32 20 1.600 32
6 Rainham Town (P) 26 10 11 5 46 36 1.278 31
7 Uxbridge (P) 26 13 4 9 42 27 1.556 30
8 Addlestone (P) 26 11 7 8 42 28 1.500 29
9 Harrow Borough (P) 26 12 5 9 43 30 1.433 29
10 Hemel Hempstead (P) 26 5 7 14 26 53 0.491 17
11 Windsor & Eton (P) 26 5 4 17 29 54 0.537 14
12 Eastbourne Town (P) 26 6 2 18 24 51 0.471 14
13 Epsom & Ewell 26 4 6 16 24 54 0.444 14 Left to join Surrey Senior League
14 Wingate (P) 26 2 1 23 21 79 0.266 5 Promotion to new Division Two
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References

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  1. ^ "England - Athenian League". RSSSF. Retrieved 2018-11-23.