1978–79 Athenian League

Football league season
Athenian League
Season1978–79
ChampionsBillericay Town
PromotedBillericay Town
RelegatedNone
← 1977–78
1979–80 →

The 1978–79 Athenian League season was the 56th in the history of Athenian League. The league consisted of 19 teams.[1]

Clubs

The league joined 3 new teams:

  • Welling United, from London Spartan League Premier Division
  • Dorking Town, from Surrey Senior League
  • Fleet Town, from Hampshire League Division Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Billericay Town (C, P) 36 26 5 5 86 29 2.966 57 Promotion to Isthmian League Division Two
2 Burnham 36 22 10 4 86 37 2.324 54
3 Edgware 36 19 11 6 83 34 2.441 49
4 Windsor & Eton 36 21 6 9 62 30 2.067 48
5 Haringey Borough 36 16 15 5 60 42 1.429 47
6 Uxbridge 36 17 12 7 45 22 2.045 46
7 Welling United 36 17 9 10 60 46 1.304 43
8 Leyton-Wingate 36 16 10 10 67 48 1.396 42
9 Grays Athletic 36 17 8 11 55 46 1.196 42
10 Alton Town 36 15 9 12 51 45 1.133 39
11 Hoddesdon Town 36 13 7 16 63 60 1.050 33
12 Chalfont St.Peter 36 12 8 16 41 58 0.707 32
13 Harefield United 36 11 7 18 53 70 0.757 29
14 Dorking Town 36 10 7 19 39 64 0.609 27
15 Marlow 36 9 4 23 48 92 0.522 22
16 Ruislip Manor 36 8 4 24 35 71 0.493 20
17 Fleet Town 36 6 7 23 37 73 0.507 19
18 Redhill 36 6 7 23 29 79 0.367 19
19 Chertsey Town 36 4 8 24 36 90 0.400 16
Source: fchd.info
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References

  1. ^ "England – Athenian League". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
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