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Athenian League

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The Athenian League was formed in 1913 and, for 70 years was the second strongest amateur league in the South East of England.

The league became dormant in 1984 when the majority of the members joined the expanding Isthmian League. There have been a number of attempts to re-start the league since the late 1980s, but none have been successful.

 

Divisional Champions

Season Single Division
1912-13Catford Southend
1913-14Tufnell Park
Competition suspended for the duration of World War I
1919-20Luton Clarence
1920-21St Albans City
1921-22St Albans City
1922-23Bromley
1923-24Kingstonian
1924-25Redhill
1925-26Kingstonian
1926-27Southall
1927-28Sutton United
1928-29Leyton
1929-30Walthamstow Avenue
1930-31Barnet
1931-32Barnet
1932-33Walthamstow Avenue
1933-34Walthamstow Avenue
1934-35Barking
1935-36Romford
1936-37Romford
1937-38Walthamstow Avenue
1938-39Walthamstow Avenue
1939-40Competition abandoned
Competition suspended for the duration of World War II
1945-46Sutton United
1946-47Barnet
1947-48Barnet
1948-49Bromley
1949-50Tooting & Mitcham United
1950-51Bromley
1951-52Wealdstone
1952-53Hendon
1953-54Finchley
1954-55Tooting & Mitcham United
1955-56Hendon
1956-57Hayes
1957-58Sutton United
1958-59Barnet
1959-60Hounslow Town
1960-61Hendon
1961-62Enfield
1962-63Enfield
 

In 1963, the league expanded to three divisions, named Premier, One and Two

Season Premier Division Division One Division Two
1963-64BarnetLeatehrheadTilbury
1964-65BarnetSlough TownHarwich & Parkeston
1965-66LeytonBishop's StortfordCroydon Amateurs
1966-67LeytonHornchurchEastbourne United
1967-68Slough TownCheshuntLewes
1968-69Walton & HershamTilburyBoreham Wood
1969-70Bishop's StortfordLewesHorsham
1970-71DagenhamAveleyHerne Bay
1971-72Slough TownHarlow TownStaines Town
1972-73Slough TownHorshamRuislip Manor
 
In 1973, the Premier Division was dropped, leaving just Divisions One and Two
Season Division One Division Two
1973-74Boreham WoodAlton Town
1974-75Letchworth TownEgham Town
1975-76CheshuntEpping Town
1976-77Leyton WingateFarnborough Town
 
In 1977, the league condensed to a single Division
Season Single Division
1977-78Billericay Town
1978-79Billericay Town
1979-80Windsor & Eton
1980-81Windsor & Eton
1981-82Leyton Wingate
1982-83Newbury Town
1983-84Redhill
 
The F.C.H.D. has a complete set of Athenian League tables, originally composed from an A.F.S. Publication of 1985. Mike Wilson then complied an excellent history of the League in three A5 volumes in the mid-1990s which not only included the league tables, but full result grids as well. The most recent publication to include full Athenian League tables was "Non-League Football Tables 1889-2002", by Soccer Books Ltd (ed Michael Robinson)
 

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