List of Metropolitan League seasons
The Metropolitan League ran for twenty-two seasons between 1949–50 and 1970–71.
1949–50
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | St Neots & District | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 21 | 26 | |
2 | Dagenham | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 62 | 23 | 26 | |
3 | Callender Athletic | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 69 | 29 | 25 | |
4 | Headington United reserves | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 31 | 23 | |
5 | Chingford Town reserves | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 16 | |
6 | Twickenham | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 51 | 10 | |
7 | Dickinsons | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 42 | 7 | |
8 | Chipperfield | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 61 | 7 | Left league at end of season[1] |
9 | Hove | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 92 | 4 | Changed name to Hove United at end of season[2] |
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)[3]
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dagenham | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 95 | 28 | 51 | Left to join the new Delphian League[4] |
2 | Vickers Armstrong | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 97 | 50 | 47 | |
3 | Croydon Rovers | 30 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 67 | 37 | 45 | Left league at end of season |
4 | St Neots & District | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 87 | 47 | 40 | Left to rejoin the United Counties League |
5 | Windsor & Eton | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 71 | 58 | 38 | |
6 | Luton Town 'A' | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 95 | 47 | 37 | |
7 | Headington United reserves | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 68 | 67 | 32 | |
8 | Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 53 | 30 | |
9 | Leatherhead | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 53 | 67 | 27 | Left to join the new Delphian League[5] |
10 | Callender Athletic | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 58 | 76 | 22 | |
11 | Dunstable Town | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 60 | 84 | 22 | |
12 | Twickenham | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 47 | 75 | 22 | |
13 | Chingford Town | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 51 | 71 | 21 | First team replaced the reserves mid-season, folded at end of season[6] |
14 | Hastings United reserves | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 38 | 72 | 17 | |
15 | Dickinsons | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 60 | 136 | 15 | Dropped into the Herts County League at end of season[7] |
16 | Hove United | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 35 | 74 | 14 | Left league at end of season |
1951–52
Five new clubs joined the league in its third season;
- Horsham (from the Sussex County League)[8]
- Millwall 'A'
- Skyways
- Tonbridge reserves
- Tottenham Hotspur 'A' (from the Eastern Counties League, although they also continued to play in the ECL for another three seasons)[9]
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Horsham | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 75 | 30 | 40 | |
2 | Tonbridge reserves | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 90 | 34 | 39 | |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur 'A' | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 74 | 47 | 33 | |
4 | Headington United reserves | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 72 | 58 | 31 | |
5 | Skyways | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 54 | 56 | 29 | Left league at end of season |
6 | Windsor & Eton | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 76 | 58 | 28 | |
7 | Vickers Armstrong | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 64 | 72 | 26 | |
8 | Luton Town 'A' | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 83 | 79 | 25 | |
9 | Hastings United reserves | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 57 | 25 | |
10 | Dunstable Town | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 48 | 66 | 24 | |
11 | Twickenham | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 53 | 71 | 21 | |
12 | Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 54 | 72 | 19 | |
13 | Millwall 'A' | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 79 | 16 | Left league at end of season |
14 | Callender Athletic | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 32 | 94 | 8 |
1952–53
Four new clubs joined the league for its fourth season;
- Haywards Heath (from the Sussex County League)[10]
- Newbury Town
- Southwick (from the Sussex County League)[11]
- West Ham United 'A' (from the Eastern Counties League, although they also continued to play in the ECL for another four season)[12]
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tonbridge reserves | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 88 | 42 | 47 | |
2 | Windsor & Eton | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 91 | 53 | 44 | |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur 'A' | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 82 | 44 | 39 | |
4 | Newbury Town | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 96 | 57 | 39 | |
5 | Haywards Heath | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 48 | 36 | |
6 | Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 78 | 59 | 34 | |
7 | Dunstable Town | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 70 | 66 | 33 | |
8 | Hastings United reserves | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 83 | 69 | 32 | |
9 | Luton Town 'A' | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 80 | 70 | 32 | |
10 | Horsham | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 75 | 64 | 30 | |
11 | Headington United reserves | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 54 | 30 | |
12 | West Ham United 'A' | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 69 | 27 | |
13 | Southwick | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 54 | 80 | 21 | |
14 | Vickers Armstrong | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 41 | 74 | 18 | |
15 | Twickenham | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 39 | 97 | 13 | Left to join the Parthenon League at end of season |
16 | Callender Athletic | 30 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 127 | 5 | Left league at end of season |
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 | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Headington United reserves | 34 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 91 | 45 | 50 | |
2 | Hastings United reserves | 34 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 119 | 55 | 49 | |
3 | Luton Town 'A' | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 97 | 58 | 46 | |
4 | Tonbridge reserves | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 94 | 63 | 43 | |
5 | Windsor & Eton | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 93 | 76 | 43 | |
6 | Guildford City reserves | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 71 | 59 | 38 | |
7 | Tottenham Hotspur 'A' | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 73 | 67 | 37 | Left league at end of season |
8 | Gravesend & Northfleet reserves | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 56 | 52 | 35 | |
9 | Chelsea 'A' | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 55 | 35 | |
10 | Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 58 | 65 | 33 | |
11 | Dunstable Town | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 83 | 111 | 31 | |
12 | Newbury Town | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 71 | 80 | 29 | |
13 | Horsham | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 59 | 63 | 28 | |
14 | Dartford reserves | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 53 | 64 | 27 | |
15 | Vickers Armstrong | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 71 | 25 | |
16 | West Ham United 'A' | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 56 | 84 | 24 | |
17 | Haywards Heath | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 52 | 97 | 21 | |
18 | Southwick | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 37 | 82 | 18 | Left to rejoin the Sussex County League |
1954–55
One new club, Wokingham Town, joined the league prior to the start of the 1954–55 season.
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chelsea 'A' | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 116 | 46 | 49 | |
2 | Gravesend & Northfleet reserves | 32 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 68 | 38 | 46 | |
3 | Newbury Town | 32 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 77 | 47 | 44 | |
4 | Dartford reserves | 32 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 73 | 45 | 43 | |
5 | Tonbridge reserves | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 74 | 45 | 42 | |
6 | Dunstable Town | 32 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 96 | 81 | 41 | |
7 | Guildford City reserves | 32 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 82 | 53 | 40 | |
8 | Hastings United reserves | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 90 | 56 | 37 | |
9 | Horsham | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 51 | 34 | |
10 | Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 82 | 74 | 32 | |
11 | Luton Town 'A' | 32 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 66 | 103 | 27 | |
12 | Headington United reserves | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 47 | 51 | 25 | |
13 | Windsor & Eton | 32 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 58 | 103 | 22 | |
14 | Haywards Heath | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 69 | 99 | 21 | |
15 | Wokingham Town | 32 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 53 | 88 | 20 | |
16 | West Ham United 'A' | 32 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 36 | 85 | 13 | |
17 | Vickers Armstrong | 32 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 26 | 103 | 8 | Left league at end of season |
1955–56
One new club, Bedford Town reserves, joined the league prior to the start of the 1955–56 season.
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hastings United reserves | 32 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 97 | 42 | 54 | |
2 | Chelsea 'A' | 32 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 111 | 30 | 53 | |
3 | Headington United reserves | 32 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 105 | 41 | 43 | |
4 | Dartford reserves | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 72 | 44 | 43 | |
5 | Bedford Town reserves | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 90 | 49 | 42 | |
6 | Gravesend & Northfleet reserves | 32 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 70 | 49 | 40 | Left league at end of season |
7 | Tonbridge reserves | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 78 | 57 | 35 | |
8 | Newbury Town | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 70 | 64 | 31 | |
9 | Guildford City reserves | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 66 | 76 | 29 | |
10 | Dunstable Town | 32 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 85 | 84 | 28 | |
11 | Luton Town 'A' | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 52 | 73 | 24 | |
12 | Horsham | 32 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 55 | 105 | 24 | |
13 | Haywards Heath | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 50 | 103 | 24 | |
14 | West Ham United 'A' | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 55 | 75 | 23 | |
15 | Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 48 | 71 | 21 | |
16 | Windsor & Eton | 32 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 45 | 108 | 16 | |
17 | Wokingham Town | 32 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 49 | 127 | 14 |
1956–57
Two new clubs joined the league prior to the start of the 1956–57 season;
- Crawley (from Division Two of the Sussex County League)[13]
- Eastbourne United (from Division One of the Sussex County League)[14]
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chelsea 'A' | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 106 | 38 | 49 | |
2 | Bedford Town reserves | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 113 | 64 | 47 | |
3 | Tonbridge reserves | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 83 | 62 | 47 | |
4 | Hastings United reserves | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 129 | 63 | 46 | |
5 | Luton Town 'A' | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 97 | 67 | 44 | |
6 | Newbury Town | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 75 | 56 | 41 | |
7 | West Ham United 'A' | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 83 | 66 | 37 | |
8 | Dartford reserves | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 64 | 60 | 37 | |
9 | Headington United reserves | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 71 | 66 | 35 | |
10 | Guildford City reserves | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 71 | 69 | 35 | |
11 | Eastbourne United | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 72 | 67 | 34 | |
12 | Windsor & Eton | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 62 | 98 | 30 | |
13 | Dunstable Town | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 72 | 90 | 27 | |
14 | Crawley | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 61 | 75 | 25 | |
15 | Wokingham Town | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 69 | 109 | 21 | Left to join the Delphian League at end of season |
16 | Haywards Heath | 34 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 42 | 100 | 21 | |
17 | Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' | 34 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 46 | 105 | 19 | |
18 | Horsham | 34 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 50 | 111 | 17 | Left to join the Corinthian League at end of season |
1957–58
Two new clubs joined for the 1957–58 season;
- Didcot Town
- Fulham 'A'
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chelsea 'A' | 34 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 107 | 34 | 59 | |
2 | Tonbridge reserves | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 102 | 58 | 50 | |
3 | Hastings United reserves | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 90 | 54 | 44 | |
4 | Dartford reserves | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 98 | 71 | 41 | |
5 | Bedford Town reserves | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 73 | 59 | 40 | |
6 | Dunstable Town | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 77 | 64 | 39 | |
7 | Luton Town 'A' | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 82 | 71 | 38 | |
8 | Headington United reserves | 34 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 73 | 70 | 36 | |
9 | Newbury Town | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 71 | 74 | 36 | |
10 | West Ham United 'A' | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 69 | 67 | 34 | |
11 | Crawley | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 70 | 75 | 31 | Changed name to Crawley Town at end of season |
12 | Guildford City reserves | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 53 | 62 | 31 | |
13 | Haywards Heath | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 58 | 69 | 28 | |
14 | Windsor & Eton | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 51 | 110 | 25 | |
15 | Fulham 'A' | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 51 | 79 | 23 | |
16 | Didcot Town | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 60 | 92 | 22 | |
17 | Eastbourne United | 34 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 47 | 81 | 19 | |
18 | Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' | 34 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 39 | 81 | 16 |
1958–59
One new club, Arsenal 'A', joined the league for the 1958–59 season.
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arsenal 'A' | 36 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 118 | 51 | 56 |
2 | Chelsea 'A' | 36 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 109 | 35 | 55 |
3 | Tonbridge reserves | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 103 | 58 | 52 |
4 | Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 71 | 61 | 43 |
5 | Dunstable Town | 36 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 78 | 64 | 39 |
6 | Newbury Town | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 64 | 60 | 39 |
7 | Hastings United reserves | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 68 | 64 | 38 |
8 | Haywards Heath | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 62 | 36 |
9 | Headington United reserves | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 73 | 83 | 36 |
10 | Guildford City reserves | 36 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 69 | 80 | 36 |
11 | Bedford Town reserves | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 67 | 83 | 33 |
12 | West Ham United 'A' | 36 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 73 | 73 | 32 |
13 | Fulham 'A' | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 72 | 77 | 32 |
14 | Crawley Town | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 65 | 86 | 31 |
15 | Luton Town 'A' | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 72 | 74 | 30 |
16 | Didcot Town | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 61 | 30 |
17 | Eastbourne United | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 54 | 69 | 27 |
18 | Dartford reserves | 36 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 62 | 127 | 22 |
19 | Windsor & Eton | 36 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 46 | 110 | 17 |
1959–60
One new club, Canterbury City, joined the league for the 1959–60 season.
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Luton Town 'A' | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 100 | 61 | 54 | |
2 | Arsenal 'A' | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 108 | 52 | 51 | |
3 | Canterbury City | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 99 | 62 | 50 | Joined the Southern League at end of season[15] |
4 | Chelsea 'A' | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 104 | 55 | 48 | Left league at end of season |
5 | Dunstable Town | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 94 | 66 | 47 * | |
6 | Bedford Town reserves | 38 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 72 | 79 | 44 | |
7 | Guildford City reserves | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 87 | 69 | 43 | |
8 | Headington United reserves | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 79 | 87 | 41 | Changed name to Oxford United reserves at end of season |
9 | Newbury Town | 38 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 85 | 68 | 40 | |
10 | Tonbridge reserves | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 53 | 40 | |
11 | Fulham 'A' | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 84 | 80 | 40 | Left league at end of season |
12 | Eastbourne United | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 77 | 77 | 38 | |
13 | Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 67 | 86 | 34 | |
14 | West Ham United 'A' | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 78 | 102 | 33 | |
15 | Windsor & Eton | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 77 | 84 | 31 | Left to join the Delphian League at end of season |
16 | Dartford reserves | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 78 | 101 | 30 | |
17 | Hastings United reserves | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 66 | 88 | 30 | |
18 | Didcot Town | 38 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 71 | 101 | 23 | |
19 | Haywards Heath | 38 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 52 | 103 | 21 | |
20 | Crawley Town | 38 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 52 | 116 | 20 |
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 | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arsenal 'A' | 34 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 141 | 40 | 55 | |
2 | St Neots Town | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 110 | 48 | 50 | |
3 | Eastbourne United | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 75 | 42 | 46 | |
4 | Bedford Town reserves | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 79 | 56 | 46 | |
5 | Oxford United reserves | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 105 | 64 | 45 | |
6 | Newbury Town | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 91 | 66 | 42 | |
7 | West Ham United 'A' | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 83 | 60 | 39 | |
8 | Dartford reserves | 34 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 81 | 66 | 39 | |
9 | Luton Town 'A' | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 72 | 57 | 35 | Left league at end of season |
10 | Guildford City reserves | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 69 | 72 | 35 | |
11 | Hastings United reserves | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 70 | 78 | 35 | Left league at end of season |
12 | Tonbridge reserves | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 71 | 96 | 27 | |
13 | Didcot Town | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 62 | 86 | 25 | |
14 | Dunstable Town | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 68 | 103 | 25 | Left league at end of season |
15 | Metropolitan Police | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 49 | 82 | 23 | |
16 | Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 45 | 93 | 20 | |
17 | Crawley Town | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 39 | 123 | 14 | |
18 | Haywards Heath | 34 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 32 | 110 | 11 | Left to join the Sussex County League |
1961–62
Three new clubs joined the league for the 1961–62 season;
- Bexleyheath & Welling reserves
- Rainham Town
- Woodford Town
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dartford reserves | 32 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 102 | 51 | 52 | |
2 | Arsenal 'A' | 32 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 93 | 42 | 49 | |
3 | St Neots Town | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 88 | 42 | 45 | |
4 | Bexleyheath & Welling reserves | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 81 | 63 | 43 | |
5 | Crawley Town | 32 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 90 | 55 | 40 | |
6 | Guildford City reserves | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 81 | 71 | 39 | |
7 | Oxford United reserves | 32 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 104 | 64 | 38 | |
8 | West Ham United 'A' | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 91 | 78 | 33 | |
9 | Bedford Town reserves | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 75 | 60 | 29 | |
10 | Rainham Town | 32 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 54 | 63 | 29 | |
11 | Didcot Town | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 68 | 80 | 28 | |
12 | Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 58 | 73 | 27 | Left league at end of season |
13 | Eastbourne United | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 59 | 76 | 27 | |
14 | Tonbridge reserves | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 84 | 102 | 23 | |
15 | Newbury Town | 32 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 42 | 93 | 19 | Left to join the Hellenic League at end of season |
16 | Woodford Town | 32 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 42 | 120 | 12 | |
17 | Metropolitan Police | 32 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 33 | 112 | 11 |
1962–63
Two new clubs joined the league for the 1962–63 season;
- Gravesend & Northfleet reserves
- Kettering Town reserves
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arsenal 'A' | 32 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 107 | 29 | 54 | |
2 | Oxford United reserves | 32 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 77 | 39 | 49 | |
3 | Kettering Town reserves | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 102 | 47 | 47 | |
4 | Bedford Town reserves | 32 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 99 | 42 | 46 | |
5 | West Ham United 'A' | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 94 | 55 | 42 | |
6 | Crawley Town | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 82 | 49 | 42 | Joined Southern League, replaced by reserve team |
7 | St Neots Town | 32 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 93 | 70 | 38 | |
8 | Dartford reserves | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 84 | 56 | 36 | |
9 | Tonbridge reserves | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 78 | 80 | 31 | |
10 | Rainham Town | 32 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 67 | 65 | 30 | |
11 | Guildford City reserves | 32 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 66 | 82 | 29 | |
12 | Eastbourne United | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 64 | 67 | 27 | |
13 | Bexleyheath & Welling reserves | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 82 | 20 | Changed name to Bexley United reserves at end of season |
14 | Woodford Town | 32 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 41 | 95 | 19 | |
15 | Metropolitan Police | 32 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 44 | 98 | 16 | |
16 | Gravesend & Northfleet reserves | 32 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 37 | 106 | 10 | Left league at end of season |
17 | Didcot Town | 32 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 26 | 148 | 8 | Left to join the Hellenic League at end of season |
1963–64
Five new clubs joined the league for the 1963–64 season, whilst Crawley Town reserves replaced their first team, who had moved up to the Southern League;
- Cambridge City reserves (from the Eastern Counties League)
- Charlton Athletic 'A'
- Chelmsford City reserves (from the Eastern Counties League)
- Romford reserves (from the Eastern Counties League)
- Tottenham Hotspur 'A' (from the Eastern Counties League)
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charlton Athletic 'A' | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 135 | 51 | 58 | |
2 | Chelmsford City reserves | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 105 | 47 | 56 | |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur 'A' | 38 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 122 | 60 | 53 | |
4 | Oxford United reserves | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 104 | 50 | 51 | Left league at end of season |
5 | Cambridge City reserves | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 94 | 78 | 49 | |
6 | Woodford Town | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 92 | 67 | 47 | |
7 | Arsenal 'A' | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 80 | 57 | 45 | |
8 | Eastbourne United | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 60 | 42 | Left to join the Athenian League at end of season |
9 | West Ham United 'A' | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 95 | 82 | 42 | |
10 | St Neots Town | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 94 | 67 | 41 | |
11 | Guildford City reserves | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 79 | 62 | 39 | |
12 | Romford reserves | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 75 | 84 | 35 | |
13 | Kettering Town reserves | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 78 | 98 | 31 | Left league at end of season |
14 | Rainham Town | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 75 | 113 | 28 | Left to join the Athenian League at end of season |
15 | Dartford reserves | 38 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 61 | 102 | 28 | |
16 | Metropolitan Police | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 64 | 102 | 27 | |
17 | Bexley United reserves | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 65 | 105 | 27 | |
18 | Bedford Town reserves | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 68 | 108 | 25 | |
19 | Crawley Town reserves | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 51 | 92 | 23 | Left league at end of season |
20 | Tonbridge reserves | 38 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 38 | 162 | 13 | Left league at end of season |
1964–65
Eight new clubs joined the league for the 1964–65 season;
- Bury Town (from the Eastern Counties League)
- Chatham Town
- Chertsey Town
- Dunstable Town
- Gillingham reserves
- Luton Town 'A'
- Stevenage Town reserves
- Wimbledon reserves
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gillingham reserves | 42 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 149 | 58 | 66 | Left league at end of season |
2 | Tottenham Hotspur 'A' | 42 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 129 | 39 | 63 | |
3 | West Ham United 'A' | 42 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 107 | 52 | 62 | |
4 | Bury Town | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 85 | 56 | 58 | |
5 | Arsenal 'A' | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 98 | 53 | 52 | |
6 | Wimbledon reserves | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 100 | 76 | 52 | |
7 | Bedford Town reserves | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 91 | 76 | 48 | |
8 | Woodford Town | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 94 | 93 | 47 | |
9 | Chatham Town | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 79 | 94 | 47 | |
10 | Chertsey Town | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 105 | 108 | 45 | |
11 | Chelmsford City reserves | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 82 | 66 | 42 | |
12 | St Neots Town | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 66 | 66 | 40 | |
13 | Dunstable Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 72 | 89 | 39 | Joined the Southern League, replaced by reserve team |
14 | Charlton Athletic 'A' | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 74 | 98 | 36 | |
15 | Guildford City reserves | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 82 | 83 | 35 | Left league at end of season |
16 | Romford reserves | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 70 | 93 | 35 | |
17 | Dartford reserves | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 91 | 112 | 31 | |
18 | Metropolitan Police | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 66 | 94 | 29 | |
19 | Cambridge City reserves | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 59 | 108 | 28 | Left to join the Eastern Counties League |
20 | Luton Town 'A' | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 72 | 123 | 25 | Left league at end of season |
21 | Stevenage Town reserves | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 62 | 123 | 23 | |
22 | Bexley United reserves | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 39 | 122 | 21 | Left league at end of season |
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.
- Barnet reserves
- Brentwood Town
- Hatfield Town (from the Greater London League)
- Sheppey United (from the Greater London League)
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bury Town | 36 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 108 | 27 | 63 | |
2 | Tottenham Hotspur 'A' | 36 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 123 | 35 | 59 | |
3 | Brentwood Town | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 101 | 46 | 57 | |
4 | West Ham United 'A' | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 85 | 34 | 55 | |
5 | Arsenal 'A' | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 107 | 54 | 50 | |
6 | St Neots Town | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 83 | 62 | 47 | Left to join the United Counties League |
7 | Wimbledon reserves | 36 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 95 | 74 | 41 | |
8 | Chelmsford City reserves | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 80 | 74 | 36 | |
9 | Woodford Town | 36 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 64 | 84 | 36 | |
10 | Barnet reserves | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 69 | 72 | 33 | Left league at end of season |
11 | Sheppey United | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 63 | 88 | 33 | |
12 | Chatham Town | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 68 | 78 | 31 | |
13 | Metropolitan Police | 36 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 75 | 67 | 30 | |
14 | Dartford reserves | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 61 | 105 | 23 | Left league at end of season |
15 | Stevenage Town reserves | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 50 | 91 | 23 | |
16 | Bedford Town reserves | 36 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 64 | 108 | 20 | |
17 | Hatfield Town | 36 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 58 | 121 | 18 | |
18 | Chertsey Town | 36 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 54 | 109 | 17 | Left league at end of season |
19 | Dunstable Town reserves | 36 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 43 | 122 | 12 | |
20 | Charlton Athletic 'A' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned mid-season, record expunged |
1966–67
Three new clubs joined the league for the 1966–67 season;
- Cray Wanderers
- Crittall Athletic
- Hillingdon Borough reserves
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tottenham Hotspur 'A' | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 102 | 45 | 46 | |
2 | Arsenal 'A' | 32 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 91 | 41 | 45 | |
3 | Brentwood Town | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 75 | 41 | 44 | Joined Southern League, replaced by reserves |
4 | Bury Town | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 73 | 46 | 40 | |
5 | West Ham United 'A' | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 73 | 36 | 39 | |
6 | Hatfield Town | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 67 | 47 | 39 | |
7 | Sheppey United | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 62 | 55 | 37 | |
8 | Bedford Town reserves | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 60 | 46 | 34 | |
9 | Cray Wanderers | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 60 | 75 | 34 | |
10 | Wimbledon reserves | 32 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 65 | 73 | 33 | |
11 | Metropolitan Police | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 48 | 31 | |
12 | Crittall Athletic | 32 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 40 | 62 | 25 | |
13 | Woodford Town | 32 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 47 | 78 | 23 | Left league at end of season |
14 | Chelmsford City reserves | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 46 | 77 | 21 | |
15 | Chatham Town | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 35 | 69 | 21 | |
16 | Hillingdon Borough reserves | 32 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 29 | 73 | 17 | Left league at end of season |
17 | Stevenage Town reserves | 32 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 43 | 98 | 15 |
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 | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chelmsford City reserves | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 56 | 25 | 38 | |
2 | Bury Town | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 26 | 37 | |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur 'A' | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 53 | 40 | 33 | |
4 | Cray Wanderers | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 50 | 35 | 32 | |
5 | Bedford Town reserves | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 59 | 42 | 31 | |
6 | Metropolitan Police | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 66 | 61 | 29 | |
7 | Hatfield Town | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 49 | 45 | 26 | |
8 | Arsenal 'A' | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 48 | 24 | |
9 | West Ham United 'A' | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 41 | 24 | |
10 | Wimbledon reserves | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 46 | 22 | |
11 | Sheppey United | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 43 | 68 | 20 | |
12 | Chatham Town | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 46 | 19 | Left to join the Kent League at end of season |
13 | Crittall Athletic | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 36 | 49 | 18 | Renamed Braintree & Crittall Athletic at end of season |
14 | Brentwood Town reserves | 26 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 57 | 11 | Left league at end of season |
1968–69
Four new clubs joined the league for the 1968–69 season:
- Bletchley Town
- Romford reserves
- Stevenage Athletic
- Wellingborough Town
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bury Town | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 55 | 23 | 43 | |
2 | Tottenham Hotspur 'A' | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 68 | 38 | 42 | Left league at end of season |
3 | Bletchley Town | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 25 | 38 | |
4 | Metropolitan Police | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 72 | 52 | 37 | |
5 | Braintree & Crittall Athletic | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 26 | 35 | |
6 | West Ham United 'A' | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 41 | 34 | |
7 | Wellingborough Town | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 57 | 49 | 33 | |
8 | Chelmsford City reserves | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 56 | 45 | 31 | Left league at end of season |
9 | Stevenage Athletic | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 44 | 31 | |
10 | Romford reserves | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 60 | 31 | |
11 | Sheppey United | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 54 | 31 | |
12 | Cray Wanderers | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 27 | |
13 | Arsenal 'A' | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 59 | 22 | Left league at end of season |
14 | Hatfield Town | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 65 | 17 | |
15 | Wimbledon reserves | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 30 | 70 | 15 | Left league at end of season |
16 | Bedford Town reserves | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 28 | 81 | 13 |
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 reserves
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wellingborough Town | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 67 | 32 | 40 | Transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division |
2 | Stevenage Athletic | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 54 | 22 | 39 | Joined Southern League Division One |
3 | West Ham United 'A' | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 24 | 36 | |
4 | Metropolitan Police | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 39 | 34 | |
5 | Bletchley Town | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 38 | 33 | |
6 | Bedford Town reserves | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 29 | |
7 | Bury Town | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 39 | 28 | |
8 | Sheppey United | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 45 | 27 | |
9 | Romford reserves | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 43 | 26 | |
10 | Hatfield Town | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 47 | 61 | 23 | |
11 | Braintree & Crittall Athletic | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 48 | 23 | Transferred to the Eastern Counties League |
12 | Oxford United reserves | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 43 | 63 | 21 | Left league at end of season |
13 | Cray Wanderers | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 52 | 21 | |
14 | Brentwood Town reserves | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 56 | 20 | Left league at end of season |
15 | Epping Town | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 68 | 19 |
1970–71
Woodford Town joined the league prior to the start of the its final season. At the end of the season five 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.[16]
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Epping Town | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 58 | 36 | 33 | Joined Metropolitan–London League |
2 | Bury Town | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 30 | Joined Southern League Division One North |
3 | Bletchley Town | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 49 | 21 | 29 | |
4 | Cray Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 36 | 27 | Joined Metropolitan–London League |
5 | Metropolitan Police | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 27 | 25 | Joined Southern League Division One South |
6 | Chelmsford City reserves | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 55 | 38 | 25 | |
7 | Woodford Town | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 23 | Joined Southern League Division One South |
8 | Sheppey United | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 23 | Joined Metropolitan–London League |
9 | West Ham United 'A' | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 16 | Joined South East Counties League as a youth team |
10 | Bedford Town reserves | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 49 | 13 | |
11 | Romford reserves | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 49 | 13 | |
12 | Hatfield Town | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 71 | 11 | Joined Metropolitan–London League |
References
- ↑ Chipperfield at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ Hove at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ Windsor & Eton at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ Dagenham at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ Leatherhead at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ Chingford Town at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ Dickinsons (Apsley) at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ Horsham at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ Tottenham Hotspur "A" at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ Haywards Heath at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ Southwick at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ West Ham United "A" at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ Crawley at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ Eastbourne United at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ Canterbury City at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF