# 1965–66 Athenian League

The 1965–66 Athenian League season was the 43rd in the history of Athenian League. The league consisted of 48 teams.

## Premier Division

The division featured two new teams, both promoted from last seasons Division One:
* Slough Town (1.)
* Hemel Hempstead Town (2.)

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Leyton (C) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 76 | 28 | 2.714 | 48 | |
| 2 | Finchley | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 83 | 39 | 2.128 | 48 | |
| 3 | Maidenhead United | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 63 | 29 | 2.172 | 45 | |
| 4 | Leatherhead | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 34 | 1.206 | 37 | |
| 5 | Hounslow Town | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 66 | 60 | 1.100 | 34 | |
| 6 | Dagenham | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 61 | 49 | 1.245 | 32 | |
| 7 | Southall | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 57 | 0.667 | 30 | |
| 8 | Slough Town | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 69 | 50 | 1.380 | 29 | |
| 9 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 57 | 51 | 1.118 | 28 | |
| 10 | Grays Athletic | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 54 | 0.759 | 26 | |
| 11 | Walton & Hersham | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 56 | 66 | 0.848 | 24 | |
| 12 | Worthing | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 51 | 66 | 0.773 | 24 | |
| 13 | Hayes | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 50 | 55 | 0.909 | 23 | |
| 14 | Edgware Town | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 62 | 0.597 | 23 | |
| 15 | Carshalton Athletic (R) | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 48 | 93 | 0.516 | 16 | Relegation to Division One |
| 16 | Hornchurch (R) | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 34 | 78 | 0.436 | 13 | Relegation to Division One |

## Division One

The division featured 3 new teams:
* 1 relegated from last seasons Premier Division:
** Redhill (16.)
* 2 promoted from last seasons Division Two:
** Harwich & Parkeston (1.)
** Bishop's Stortford (2.)

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Bishop's Stortford (C, P) | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 84 | 33 | 2.545 | 51 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 2 | Harwich & Parkeston (P) | 30 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 66 | 36 | 1.833 | 46 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 3 | Hertford Town | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 26 | 2.231 | 41 | |
| 4 | Letchworth Town | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 80 | 49 | 1.633 | 41 | |
| 5 | Wembley | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 48 | 1.167 | 37 | |
| 6 | Chesham United | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 74 | 52 | 1.423 | 34 | |
| 7 | Erith & Belvedere | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 55 | 44 | 1.250 | 34 | |
| 8 | Redhill | 30 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 56 | 44 | 1.273 | 32 | |
| 9 | Harlow Town | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 55 | 0.964 | 29 | |
| 10 | Tilbury | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 58 | 66 | 0.879 | 24 | |
| 11 | Dorking | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 50 | 75 | 0.667 | 23 | |
| 12 | Uxbridge | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 49 | 65 | 0.754 | 20 | |
| 13 | Wokingham Town | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 74 | 0.500 | 19 | |
| 14 | Harrow Town | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 71 | 0.451 | 19 | |
| 15 | Horsham (R) | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 50 | 84 | 0.595 | 15 | Relegation to Division Two |
| 16 | Eastbourne (R) | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 45 | 81 | 0.556 | 15 | Relegation to Division Two |

## Division Two

The division featured 4 new teams:
* 1 relegated from last seasons Division One:
** Epsom & Ewell (16.)
* 3 joined the division:
** Lewes, from Sussex County League
** Marlow, from Spartan League
** Ruislip Manor, from Spartan League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Croydon Amateurs (C, P) | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 85 | 37 | 2.297 | 47 | Promotion to Division One |
| 2 | Cheshunt (P) | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 82 | 38 | 2.158 | 47 | Promotion to Division One |
| 3 | Eastbourne United | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 83 | 46 | 1.804 | 41 | |
| 4 | Lewes | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 66 | 42 | 1.571 | 40 | |
| 5 | Herne Bay | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 74 | 45 | 1.644 | 39 | |
| 6 | Windsor & Eton | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 79 | 49 | 1.612 | 36 | |
| 7 | Aveley | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 68 | 44 | 1.545 | 36 | |
| 8 | Ware | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 77 | 71 | 1.085 | 35 | |
| 9 | Epsom & Ewell | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 49 | 1.163 | 31 | |
| 10 | Rainham Town | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 58 | 65 | 0.892 | 27 | |
| 11 | Edmonton | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 71 | 0.606 | 22 | |
| 12 | Berkhamsted Town | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 51 | 80 | 0.638 | 18 | Left to join Spartan League |
| 13 | Marlow | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 79 | 0.519 | 17 | |
| 14 | Wingate | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 47 | 84 | 0.560 | 16 | |
| 15 | Aylesbury United | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 45 | 89 | 0.506 | 15 | |
| 16 | Ruislip Manor | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 37 | 104 | 0.356 | 13 | |