1971–72 Athenian League

The 1971–72 Athenian League season was the 49th in the history of Athenian League. The league consisted of 48 teams.

Athenian League

Season	1971–72
← 1970–71 1972–73 →

Premier Division

Athenian League
Premier Division

Season	1971–72
Champions	Slough Town
Promoted	Leatherhead
Relegated	Grays Athletic

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

• Aveley (1st)
• Erith & Belvedere (2nd)
• Hornchurch (3rd)

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Slough Town (C)	30	22	4	4	60	17	3.529	48
2	Dagenham	30	19	5	6	61	27	2.259	43
3	Leatherhead (P)	30	16	8	6	56	29	1.931	40	Promotion to Isthmian League
4	Tilbury	30	15	9	6	62	46	1.348	39
5	Harwich & Parkeston	30	14	9	7	47	40	1.175	37
6	Maidenhead United	30	13	8	9	38	31	1.226	34
7	Redhill	30	11	10	9	51	35	1.457	32
8	Cheshunt	30	10	11	9	43	37	1.162	31
9	Aveley	30	12	6	12	46	37	1.243	30
10	Hornchurch	30	10	8	12	39	38	1.026	28
11	Boreham Wood	30	11	6	13	40	45	0.889	28
12	Lewes	30	10	8	12	48	52	0.923	28
13	Erith & Belvedere	30	9	8	13	39	54	0.722	26
14	Southall	30	5	9	16	25	49	0.510	19
15	Wembley	30	3	5	22	26	58	0.448	11
16	Grays Athletic (R)	30	1	4	25	25	111	0.225	6	Relegation to Division One

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division One

Athenian League
Division One

Season	1971–72
Champions	Harlow Town
Promoted	Harlow Town Croydon Amateurs
Relegated	None

The division featured three new teams, promoted from last season's Division Two:

• Herne Bay (1st)
• Croydon Amateurs (2nd)
• Marlow (3rd)

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Harlow Town (C, P)	30	22	5	3	96	40	2.400	49	Promotion to Premier Division
2	Croydon Amateurs (P)	30	20	6	4	77	25	3.080	46
3	Horsham	30	17	6	7	59	34	1.735	40
4	Carshalton Athletic	30	16	7	7	57	37	1.541	39
5	Marlow	30	12	11	7	53	41	1.293	35
6	Hertford Town	30	16	3	11	58	49	1.184	35	Left to join Eastern Counties League
7	Finchley	30	12	9	9	43	43	1.000	33
8	Chesham United	30	12	8	10	45	33	1.364	32
9	Eastbourne United	30	10	8	12	48	51	0.941	28
10	Herne Bay	30	10	8	12	43	51	0.843	28
11	Dorking	30	10	6	14	48	62	0.774	26
12	Edmonton	30	9	7	14	47	61	0.770	25
13	Wokingham Town	30	7	6	17	30	51	0.588	20
14	Letchworth Town	30	5	6	19	34	61	0.557	16
15	Aylesbury United	30	4	8	18	42	90	0.467	16
16	Hounslow	30	3	6	21	33	84	0.393	12

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Division Two

Athenian League
Division Two

Season	1971–72
Champions	Staines Town
Promoted	Staines Town Worthing
Relegated	None

The division joined 3 new teams, all from Spartan League:

• Staines Town
• Hampton
• Addlestone

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Staines Town (C, P)	30	22	7	1	76	24	3.167	51	Promotion to Division One
2	Worthing (P)	30	18	5	7	54	29	1.862	41
3	Hampton	30	17	6	7	57	32	1.781	40
4	Windsor & Eton	30	17	5	8	51	35	1.457	39
5	Addlestone	30	17	4	9	47	35	1.343	38
6	Ware	30	16	2	12	45	41	1.098	34
7	Hemel Hempstead	30	14	5	11	40	37	1.081	33
8	Edgware Town	30	13	5	12	56	46	1.217	31
9	Leyton	30	12	7	11	46	46	1.000	31
10	Uxbridge	30	10	8	12	34	36	0.944	28
11	Ruislip Manor	30	9	4	17	41	51	0.804	22
12	Eastbourne Town	30	5	12	13	24	42	0.571	22
13	Harrow Borough	30	7	6	17	27	47	0.574	20
14	Wingate	30	8	3	19	33	72	0.458	19
15	Rainham Town	30	5	7	18	34	60	0.567	17
16	Epsom & Ewell	30	5	4	21	26	58	0.448	14

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted