1970–71 Athenian League

Athenian League
Season1970–71

The 1970–71 Athenian League season was the 48th in the history of Athenian League. The league consisted of 48 teams.[1]

Premier Division

Athenian League
Premier Division
Season1970–71
ChampionsDagenham
PromotedWalton & Hersham
Hayes
Bishop's Stortford
RelegatedNone

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 Promotion
1 Dagenham (C) 30 23 5 2 54 19 2.842 51
2 Walton & Hersham (P) 30 20 7 3 56 21 2.667 47 Promotion to Isthmian League
3 Slough Town 30 17 7 6 48 21 2.286 41
4 Cheshunt 30 18 3 9 48 34 1.412 39
5 Maidenhead United 30 14 8 8 53 29 1.828 36
6 Leatherhead 30 14 6 10 45 31 1.452 34
7 Tilbury 30 13 4 13 48 44 1.091 30
8 Hayes (P) 30 11 7 12 43 41 1.049 29 Promotion to Isthmian League
9 Lewes 30 11 6 13 42 42 1.000 28
10 Boreham Wood 30 9 9 12 39 41 0.951 27
11 Redhill 30 10 7 13 36 48 0.750 27
12 Bishop's Stortford (P) 30 11 4 15 45 61 0.738 26 Promotion to Isthmian League
13 Harwich & Parkeston 30 8 6 16 43 62 0.694 22
14 Wembley 30 4 8 18 33 62 0.532 16
15 Grays Athletic 30 7 2 21 27 68 0.397 16
16 Southall 30 4 3 23 17 53 0.321 11
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Division One

Athenian League
Division One
Season1970–71
ChampionsAveley
PromotedAveley
Erith & Belvedere
Hornchurch
RelegatedNone

The division featured 4 new teams:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion
1 Aveley (C, P) 30 18 8 4 59 24 2.458 44 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Erith & Belvedere (P) 30 19 6 5 67 34 1.971 44
3 Hornchurch (P) 30 18 5 7 54 30 1.800 41
4 Horsham 30 16 6 8 62 36 1.722 38
5 Carshalton Athletic 30 15 6 9 51 35 1.457 36
6 Hertford Town 30 12 10 8 55 42 1.310 34
7 Wokingham Town 30 13 8 9 39 32 1.219 34
8 Edmonton 30 15 3 12 50 54 0.926 33
9 Dorking 30 11 9 10 36 40 0.900 31
10 Aylesbury United 30 11 7 12 45 47 0.957 29
11 Finchley 30 8 12 10 29 33 0.879 28
12 Harlow Town 30 6 9 15 35 54 0.648 21
13 Chesham United 30 7 5 18 37 57 0.649 19
14 Letchworth Town 30 7 4 19 30 62 0.484 18
15 Eastbourne United 30 5 6 19 26 57 0.456 16
16 Hounslow 30 4 6 20 25 63 0.397 14
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Division Two

Athenian League
Division Two
Season1970–71
ChampionsHerne Bay
PromotedHerne Bay
Croydon Amateurs
Marlow
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 Herne Bay (C, P) 30 22 3 5 76 38 2.000 47 Promotion to Division One
2 Croydon Amateurs (P) 30 20 4 6 78 24 3.250 44
3 Marlow (P) 30 18 7 5 54 29 1.862 43
4 Windsor & Eton 30 14 7 9 52 39 1.333 35
5 Worthing 30 14 6 10 49 35 1.400 34
6 Ware 30 13 6 11 53 46 1.152 32
7 Uxbridge 30 14 4 12 54 50 1.080 32
8 Eastbourne 30 12 5 13 41 42 0.976 29
9 Rainham Town 30 9 8 13 39 46 0.848 26
10 Ruislip Manor 30 10 6 14 29 37 0.784 26
11 Edgware Town 30 9 8 13 44 58 0.759 26
12 Harrow Borough 30 8 9 13 32 39 0.821 25
13 Hemel Hempstead Town 30 9 7 14 43 56 0.768 25
14 Wingate 30 9 6 15 36 57 0.632 24
15 Leyton 30 9 4 17 40 61 0.656 22
16 Epsom & Ewell 30 3 4 23 23 86 0.267 10
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References

  1. ^ "England - Athenian League". RSSSF. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved 2018-11-01.