1968–69 Athenian League

Football league season
Athenian League
Season1968–69
← 1967–68
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The 1968–69 Athenian League season was the 46th in the history of Athenian League. The league consisted of 48 teams.[1]

Premier Division

Football league season
Athenian League
Premier Division
Season1968–69
ChampionsWalton & Hersham
PromotedNone
RelegatedHornchurch
Hounslow

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

  • Cheshunt (1st)
  • Wembley (2nd)

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Relegation
1 Walton & Hersham (C) 30 24 4 2 79 22 3.591 52
2 Slough Town 30 21 6 3 65 30 2.167 48
3 Southall 30 18 3 9 55 31 1.774 39
4 Leatherhead 30 16 6 8 48 32 1.500 38
5 Dagenham 30 15 7 8 51 34 1.500 37
6 Bishop's Stortford 30 14 6 10 57 44 1.295 34
7 Maidenhead United 30 10 11 9 42 35 1.200 31
8 Cheshunt 30 10 9 11 33 39 0.846 29
9 Wembley 30 11 7 12 35 45 0.778 29
10 Harwich & Parkeston 30 9 7 14 33 47 0.702 25
11 Redhill 30 10 5 15 31 51 0.608 25
12 Hayes 30 7 10 13 31 45 0.689 24
13 Grays Athletic 30 7 7 16 34 48 0.708 21
14 Finchley 30 5 10 15 19 39 0.487 20
15 Hornchurch (R) 30 3 10 17 23 53 0.434 16 Relegation to Division One
16 Hounslow (R) 30 5 2 23 26 67 0.388 12
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Division One

Football league season
Athenian League
Division One
Season1968–69
ChampionsTilbury
PromotedTilbury
Eastbourne United
RelegatedHemel Hempstead Town
Leyton

The division featured 4 new teams:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Tilbury (C, P) 30 20 5 5 65 28 2.321 45 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Eastbourne United (P) 30 19 6 5 70 40 1.750 44
3 Lewes 30 15 9 6 57 39 1.462 39
4 Hertford Town 30 16 6 8 48 28 1.714 38
5 Wokingham Town 30 12 11 7 44 28 1.571 35
6 Dorking 30 13 7 10 54 51 1.059 33
7 Erith & Belvedere 30 9 13 8 48 48 1.000 31
8 Carshalton Athletic 30 11 8 11 47 40 1.175 30
9 Harlow Town 30 12 4 14 47 49 0.959 28
10 Croydon Amateurs 30 7 12 11 39 45 0.867 26
11 Aylesbury United 30 8 10 12 45 64 0.703 26
12 Chesham United 30 8 9 13 44 42 1.048 25
13 Letchworth Town 30 8 8 14 41 56 0.732 24
14 Ware 30 8 6 16 44 69 0.638 22
15 Hemel Hempstead Town (R) 30 6 6 18 32 67 0.478 18 Relegation to Division Two
16 Leyton (R) 30 5 6 19 37 68 0.544 16
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division Two

Football league season
Athenian League
Division Two
Season1968–69
ChampionsBoreham Wood
PromotedBoreham Wood
Aveley
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 Boreham Wood (C, P) 30 20 6 4 68 25 2.720 46 Promotion to Division One
2 Aveley (P) 30 20 6 4 77 32 2.406 46
3 Eastbourne 30 17 8 5 60 33 1.818 42
4 Herne Bay 30 15 10 5 60 34 1.765 40
5 Horsham 30 17 4 9 63 38 1.658 38
6 Edmonton 30 16 2 12 48 42 1.143 34
7 Worthing 30 15 4 11 51 51 1.000 34
8 Marlow 30 11 11 8 45 36 1.250 33
9 Wingate 30 12 5 13 45 41 1.098 29
10 Windsor & Eton 30 11 7 12 35 46 0.761 29
11 Uxbridge 30 10 7 13 45 58 0.776 27
12 Ruislip Manor 30 6 6 18 40 65 0.615 18
13 Edgware Town 30 7 4 19 30 61 0.492 18
14 Epsom & Ewell 30 5 7 18 25 63 0.397 17
15 Rainham Town 30 5 6 19 37 64 0.578 16
16 Harrow Borough 30 5 3 22 45 85 0.529 13
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References

  1. ^ "England - Athenian League".
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