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Football league season

Athenian League
Season	1969–70
← 1968–69 1970–71 →

The 1969–70 Athenian League season was the 47th in the history of Athenian League. The league consisted of 48 teams.

Premier Division

Football league season

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Relegation
1	Bishop's Stortford (C)	30	20	5	5	72	33	2.182	45
2	Walton & Hersham	30	16	8	6	56	32	1.750	40
3	Dagenham	30	15	9	6	62	22	2.818	39
4	Slough Town	30	15	9	6	52	21	2.476	39
5	Leatherhead	30	15	9	6	51	29	1.759	39
6	Redhill	30	17	5	8	48	36	1.333	39
7	Hayes	30	11	9	10	47	45	1.044	31
8	Tilbury	30	10	9	11	48	43	1.116	29
9	Cheshunt	30	9	9	12	33	30	1.100	27
10	Harwich & Parkeston	30	7	12	11	44	43	1.023	26
11	Southall	30	10	6	14	33	48	0.688	26
12	Grays Athletic	30	9	8	13	26	40	0.650	26
13	Wembley	30	9	7	14	34	46	0.739	25
14	Maidenhead United	30	6	9	15	29	54	0.537	21
15	Finchley (R)	30	7	5	18	30	73	0.411	19	Relegation to Division One
16	Eastbourne United (R)	30	3	3	24	27	97	0.278	9	Relegation to Division One

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

Football league season

The division featured 4 new teams:

2 relegated from last season's Premier Division:
- Hornchurch (15th)
- Hounslow (16th)
2 promoted from last season's Division Two:
- Boreham Wood (1st)
- Aveley (2nd)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Lewes (C, P)	30	20	5	5	59	20	2.950	45	Promotion to Premier Division
2	Boreham Wood (P)	30	20	5	5	66	27	2.444	45	Promotion to Premier Division
3	Erith & Belvedere	30	15	9	6	59	33	1.788	39
4	Aveley	30	16	5	9	65	44	1.477	37
5	Hertford Town	30	14	6	10	43	31	1.387	34
6	Harlow Town	30	15	4	11	53	47	1.128	34
7	Chesham United	30	11	10	9	53	43	1.233	32
8	Dorking	30	10	10	10	39	37	1.054	30
9	Carshalton Athletic	30	11	7	12	39	39	1.000	29
10	Hounslow	30	11	5	14	37	43	0.860	27
11	Aylesbury United	30	9	8	13	38	50	0.760	26
12	Hornchurch	30	8	9	13	30	36	0.833	25
13	Wokingham Town	30	9	7	14	34	51	0.667	25
14	Letchworth Town	30	8	5	17	41	74	0.554	21
15	Ware (R)	30	4	9	17	35	81	0.432	17	Relegation to Division Two
16	Croydon Amateurs (R)	30	5	4	21	28	63	0.444	14	Relegation to Division Two

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

Football league season

The division featured 2 new teams, all relegated from last season's Division One:

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Promotion
1	Horsham (C, P)	30	19	9	2	68	30	2.267	47	Promotion to Division One
2	Edmonton (P)	30	20	4	6	85	34	2.500	44	Promotion to Division One
3	Herne Bay	30	18	5	7	69	34	2.029	41
4	Eastbourne	30	17	7	6	48	26	1.846	41
5	Marlow	30	13	9	8	51	39	1.308	35
6	Uxbridge	30	13	8	9	49	40	1.225	34
7	Rainham Town	30	11	11	8	47	39	1.205	33
8	Edgware Town	30	10	10	10	38	38	1.000	30
9	Leyton	30	12	5	13	50	64	0.781	29
10	Worthing	30	9	9	12	39	44	0.886	27
11	Windsor & Eton	30	7	13	10	34	40	0.850	27
12	Hemel Hempstead Town	30	10	4	16	36	50	0.720	24
13	Wingate	30	7	8	15	36	56	0.643	22
14	Harrow Borough	30	4	8	18	33	67	0.493	16
15	Epsom & Ewell	30	5	6	19	22	55	0.400	16
16	Ruislip Manor	30	4	6	20	33	82	0.402	14

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

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