# 1977–78 London Spartan League

The 1977–78 London Spartan League season was the 60th in the history of Spartan League, and the 3rd as London Spartan League. The league consisted of 32 teams.

## Premier Division

The previous season Division One changed name to Premier Division before this season. The division featured 16 teams, 12 from last season and 4 new teams, all promoted from last season's Division Two:
* Ulysses
* Whyteleafe
* Barkingside
* Welling United

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Cray Wanderers (C) | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 74 | 30 | 2.467 | 47 | Transferred to the Kent League |
| 2 | Banstead Athletic | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 28 | 2.000 | 44 | |
| 3 | Alma Swanley | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 33 | 1.727 | 41 | |
| 4 | East Ham United | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 75 | 41 | 1.829 | 38 | Transferred to the Essex Senior League |
| 5 | Heathside Sports | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 38 | 1.158 | 34 | Left the league |
| 6 | Welling United (P) | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 39 | 1.154 | 34 | Promotion to Athenian League |
| 7 | Chingford | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 44 | 1.364 | 33 | |
| 8 | Farnham Town | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 59 | 46 | 1.283 | 33 | |
| 9 | Swanley Town | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 58 | 48 | 1.208 | 33 | |
| 10 | Berkhamsted Town | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 44 | 0.977 | 29 | |
| 11 | Ulysses | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 0.764 | 26 | |
| 12 | Bracknell Town | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 44 | 1.023 | 25 | |
| 13 | Whyteleafe | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 60 | 0.483 | 18 | |
| 14 | Frimley Green | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 59 | 0.458 | 16 | |
| 15 | BROB Barnet (R) | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 77 | 0.429 | 16 | Relegation to Senior Division |
| 16 | Barkingside (R) | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 87 | 0.299 | 13 | Relegation to Senior Division |

## Senior Division

The previous season Division Two changed name to Senior Division before this season. The division featured 16 teams, 11 from last season and 5 new teams:
* Highfield, relegated from last season's Division One
* Hatfield Town, relegated from last season's Division One
* Virginia Water, relegated from last season's Division One
* London Borough Of Greenwich
* Wandsworth, joined from Surrey Senior League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Fisher Athletic (C, P) | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 83 | 22 | 3.773 | 52 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 2 | Beckenham Town (P) | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 63 | 19 | 3.316 | 47 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 3 | London Borough Of Greenwich | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 77 | 44 | 1.750 | 42 | |
| 4 | Wandsworth | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 61 | 34 | 1.794 | 37 | |
| 5 | Bexley | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 52 | 35 | 1.486 | 35 | |
| 6 | Amersham Town (P) | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 41 | 32 | 1.281 | 35 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 7 | Hatfield Town (P) | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 62 | 46 | 1.348 | 34 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 8 | Crown & Manor | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 45 | 0.822 | 27 | |
| 9 | Policrom | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 0.792 | 27 | |
| 10 | Brent | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 49 | 0.816 | 26 | |
| 11 | East Thurrock United (P) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 45 | 0.800 | 25 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 12 | Thames Polytechnic | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 54 | 0.611 | 20 | |
| 13 | Penhill Standard | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 71 | 0.535 | 20 | |
| 14 | Virginia Water | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 74 | 0.500 | 19 | |
| 15 | Royal Arsenal S & R A | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 43 | 80 | 0.538 | 18 | |
| 16 | Highfield | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 73 | 0.425 | 16 | |