# 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.

## Premier Division

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 |

## Division One

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 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 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 | |

## Division Two

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 | Promotion to Division One |
| 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 | |