# 1970–71 Athenian League

The 1970–71 Athenian League season was the 48th in the history of Athenian League. The league consisted of 48 teams.

## Premier Division

The division featured two new teams, both promoted from last season's Division One:
* Lewes (1st)
* Boreham Wood (2nd)

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Dagenham (C) | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 19 | 2.842 | 51 | |
| 2 | Walton & Hersham (P) | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 21 | 2.667 | 47 | Promotion to Isthmian League |
| 3 | Slough Town | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 48 | 21 | 2.286 | 41 | |
| 4 | Cheshunt | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 48 | 34 | 1.412 | 39 | |
| 5 | Maidenhead United | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 29 | 1.828 | 36 | |
| 6 | Leatherhead | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 31 | 1.452 | 34 | |
| 7 | Tilbury | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 44 | 1.091 | 30 | |
| 8 | Hayes (P) | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 41 | 1.049 | 29 | Promotion to Isthmian League |
| 9 | Lewes | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 42 | 1.000 | 28 | |
| 10 | Boreham Wood | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 41 | 0.951 | 27 | |
| 11 | Redhill | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 48 | 0.750 | 27 | |
| 12 | Bishop's Stortford (P) | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 45 | 61 | 0.738 | 26 | Promotion to Isthmian League |
| 13 | Harwich & Parkeston | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 62 | 0.694 | 22 | |
| 14 | Wembley | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 62 | 0.532 | 16 | |
| 15 | Grays Athletic | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 27 | 68 | 0.397 | 16 | |
| 16 | Southall | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 53 | 0.321 | 11 | |

## Division One

The division featured 4 new teams:
* 2 relegated from last season's Premier Division:
** Finchley (15th)
** Eastbourne United (16th)
* 2 promoted from last season's Division Two:
** Horsham (1st)
** Edmonton (2nd)

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Aveley (C, P) | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 59 | 24 | 2.458 | 44 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 2 | Erith & Belvedere (P) | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 67 | 34 | 1.971 | 44 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 3 | Hornchurch (P) | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 30 | 1.800 | 41 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 4 | Horsham | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 62 | 36 | 1.722 | 38 | |
| 5 | Carshalton Athletic | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 35 | 1.457 | 36 | |
| 6 | Hertford Town | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 42 | 1.310 | 34 | |
| 7 | Wokingham Town | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 1.219 | 34 | |
| 8 | Edmonton | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 54 | 0.926 | 33 | |
| 9 | Dorking | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 40 | 0.900 | 31 | |
| 10 | Aylesbury United | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 47 | 0.957 | 29 | |
| 11 | Finchley | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 0.879 | 28 | |
| 12 | Harlow Town | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 54 | 0.648 | 21 | |
| 13 | Chesham United | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 57 | 0.649 | 19 | |
| 14 | Letchworth Town | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 62 | 0.484 | 18 | |
| 15 | Eastbourne United | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 57 | 0.456 | 16 | |
| 16 | Hounslow | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 63 | 0.397 | 14 | |

## Division Two

The division featured 2 new teams, all relegated from last season's Division One:
* Ware (15th)
* Croydon Amateurs (16th)

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Herne Bay (C, P) | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 76 | 38 | 2.000 | 47 | Promotion to Division One |
| 2 | Croydon Amateurs (P) | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 78 | 24 | 3.250 | 44 | Promotion to Division One |
| 3 | Marlow (P) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 29 | 1.862 | 43 | Promotion to Division One |
| 4 | Windsor & Eton | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 39 | 1.333 | 35 | |
| 5 | Worthing | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 35 | 1.400 | 34 | |
| 6 | Ware | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 53 | 46 | 1.152 | 32 | |
| 7 | Uxbridge | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 54 | 50 | 1.080 | 32 | |
| 8 | Eastbourne | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 42 | 0.976 | 29 | |
| 9 | Rainham Town | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 46 | 0.848 | 26 | |
| 10 | Ruislip Manor | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 37 | 0.784 | 26 | |
| 11 | Edgware Town | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 58 | 0.759 | 26 | |
| 12 | Harrow Borough | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 39 | 0.821 | 25 | |
| 13 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 56 | 0.768 | 25 | |
| 14 | Wingate | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 57 | 0.632 | 24 | |
| 15 | Leyton | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 40 | 61 | 0.656 | 22 | |
| 16 | Epsom & Ewell | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 86 | 0.267 | 10 | |