List of Delphian League seasons

The Delphian League ran for twelve seasons between its formation in 1951 and its merger into the Athenian League in 1963.

1951–52

Six clubs joined from the Spartan League Premier Division:

Three clubs came from the London League:

Two clubs came from the Metropolitan League:

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1Brentwood & Warley26164665372836
2Dagenham26163768353335
3Yiewsley26145770482233
4Leatherhead2614485143832
5Woodford Town26127759441532
6Aylesbury United26126867402730
7Rainham Town26133104143-229
8Slough Centre26106105861-326
9Willesden26103134850-223
10Bishop's Stortford26103135580-2523
11Berkhamsted Town2693144758-1121
12Stevenage Town2667135075-2519
13Cheshunt2656154669-2316
14Wembley2626183072-4210

1952–53

Two new clubs joined the league for its second season:[1]

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
1Dagenham30223578344447
2Aylesbury United30183970432739
3Yiewsley301411562481439
4Slough Centre301641060352536
5Stevenage Town301721163511236
6Brentwood & Warley301551060501035
7Woodford Town301461066521434
8Rainham Town30143134741631
9Leatherhead30127115359-631
10Hornchurch & Upminster30125134848029
11Berkhamsted Town30116135771-1428
12Wembley3087155258-623
13Cheshunt3094174866-1822
14Hemel Hempstead3073204677-3117
15Bishop's Stortford3065194794-4717
16Willesden3048182959-3016 Left to join the Parthenon League at end of season

1953–54

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
1Aylesbury United28185597455241
2Dagenham28184664352940
3Rainham Town28176564402440
4Wembley28144105249332
5Slough Centre28135105852631
6Bishop's Stortford28124126456828
7Stevenage Town28124126561428
8Woodford Town28115124159-1827
9Yiewsley28114135145626 Joined the Corinthian League at end of season[2]
10Brentwood & Warley2889115562-725
11Berkhamsted Town2897125461-725
12Cheshunt28105135059-925
13Hemel Hempstead2895144866-1823
14Hornchurch & Upminster2866164672-2618
15Leatherhead2843214592-4711

1954–55

One new club, Tuffnell Park Edmonton (Spartan League), joined the league for the 1954–55 season.

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
1Bishop's Stortford28223398395947
2Dagenham28193682295341
3Aylesbury United28181977433437
4Rainham Town28164866471936
5Slough Centre28155862461635
6Hemel Hempstead28141135653329 Renamed Hemel Hempstead Town at end of season
7Woodford Town28116115558-328
8Wembley28114134840826
9Stevenage Town28106125372-1926
10Tuffnell Park Edmonton2896134161-2024
11Leatherhead2885154865-1721
12Hornchurch & Upminster2893164968-1921
13Berkhamsted Town2893164270-2821
14Cheshunt2863193776-39131 Left league at end of season
15Brentwood & Warley2845193683-4713

1 Cheshunt had two points deducted for fielding an ineligible player.[3]

1955–56

One new club, Ware (Spartan League), joined the league for the 1955–56 season.

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
1Dagenham28203583285543
2Wembley28186472324042 Joined the Corinthian League at end of season
3Rainham Town28183771452639
4Bishop's Stortford28165784434137
5Aylesbury United28144105763-632
6Hornchurch & Upminster28135106059131
7Hemel Hempstead Town2811896156530
8Leatherhead28115125363-1027
9Tuffnell Park Edmonton2897125159-825
10Ware2889116373-1025
11Berkhamsted Town28103155372-1923
12Woodford Town2887135274-2223
13Slough Centre2866165068-1818 Left league at end of season
14Brentwood & Warley2853204280-3813
15Stevenage Town2828183572-3712 Renamed Stevenage at end of season[4]

1956–57

One new club, Letchworth Town (Spartan League), joined the league for the 1956–57 season.

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
1Dagenham26185366293741 Joined the Corinthian League at end of season
2Rainham Town26154768452334
3Brentwood & Warley26146668462234
4Aylesbury United26117855411429
5Bishop's Stortford261331070561429
6Ware261321178651328
7Letchworth Town261231157471027
8Hornchurch & Upminster26123114744327
9Leatherhead26114115767-1026
10Hemel Hempstead Town2686125056-622
11Stevenage2667133970-3119
12Tuffnell Park Edmonton2658134059-1918
13Berkhamsted Town2665153564-2917
14Woodford Town2653184384-4113

1957–58

Two new clubs joined the league for the 1957–58 season:

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
1Letchworth Town28224296276948
2Aveley28184677463140
3Rainham Town28175667452239
4Brentwood & Warley28155878473135
5Aylesbury United28146869492034
6Leatherhead281441077562132 Joined the Corinthian League at end of season
7Hornchurch & Upminster281351050381231
8Bishop's Stortford28126106254830
9Tuffnell Park Edmonton28116114453-928
10Woodford Town2886144466-2222
11Ware2885154160-1921
12Wokingham Town2885154469-2521
13Hemel Hempstead Town2865173072-4217
14Stevenage2853204079-3913
15Berkhamsted Town2841232482-589

1958–59

One new club, Harrow Town (Spartan League), joined the league for the 1958–59 season.

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
1Brentwood & Warley28211674393543
2Hornchurch & Upminster28192773413240 Joined the Athenian League at end of season
3Woodford Town28156760392136
4Harrow Town28147773403335
5Bishop's Stortford28155864501435
6Rainham Town28145964412333
7Aylesbury United28161115748933
8Aveley28135105852631
9Ware28107115252027
10Wokingham Town28112156354924 Joined the Corinthian League at end of season
11Tuffnell Park Edmonton2895145550523
12Letchworth Town2878135270-1822 Joined the Corinthian League at end of season
13Hemel Hempstead Town2865174477-3317
14Stevenage2854193994-5514
15Berkhamsted Town28312430111-817

1959–60

One new club, Hertford Town (Spartan League), joined the league for the 1959–60 season.

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
1Brentwood & Warley24173456233337
2Hertford Town24171655223335
3Harrow Town24137452322033
4Bishop's Stortford24143752351731
5Aylesbury United24134750371330
6Woodford Town24123939291027
7Rainham Town24107745351027
8Aveley248794142-123
9Ware2484123854-1620
10Stevenage2465133450-1617 Renamed Stevenage Town at end of season
11Tuffnell Park Edmonton2464143653-1716 Renamed Edmonton at end of season
12Hemel Hempstead Town2433182363-409
13Berkhamsted Town2423192268-467

1960–61

Two new clubs joined the league for the 1960–61 season:

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
1Hertford Town28205365273845
2Brentwood & Warley28211686325443
3Windsor & Eton28174764432138
4Hemel Hempstead Town28145959441533
5Bishop's Stortford28142126763430
6Harrow Town28126106563230
7Aveley281331269551429
8Rainham Town2811413534626 Left to join the Metropolitan League at end of season
9Aylesbury United28104145764-724
10Histon28104145871-1324
11Ware2886145574-1922
12Edmonton2885154764-1721
13Stevenage Town2877144461-1721
14Woodford Town288515386821 Left to join the Metropolitan League at end of season
15Berkhamsted Town2837183587-5213

1961–62

One new club, Harlow Town, joined the league for the 1961–62 season.

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1Hertford Town26185384325241
2Hemel Hempstead Town26149364293537
3Bishop's Stortford26146662362634
4Brentwood & Warley2612866355832
5Aylesbury United2611874640630
6Windsor & Eton26107966531327
7Aveley269895043726
8Edmonton268994543225
9Stevenage Town2697105365-1225
10Berkhamsted Town2694133458-2422
11Ware2677123658-2221
12Harlow Town2658132839-1118
13Harrow Town2637163362-2913
14Histon2653183990-5113

1962–63

Two new clubs joined the league for the 1962–63 season, Tilbury and Wingate. Due to the severe weather during the winter, the league was abandoned, with clubs having played between 11 and 18 matches. The league was split into East and West sections, with the clubs playing each other once. The two winners of the sections played a two-leg play-off for the championship.

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1Harlow Town117132571815
2Harrow Town123362332-99
3Hemel Hempstead Town1253431181313
4Aylesbury United145543229315
5Edmonton1472540202016
6Ware155282833-512
7Stevenage Town157442124-318
8Wingate1641112153-326
9Berkhamsted Town166192725213
10Tilbury166553229317
11Brentwood & Warley1751112749-2211
12Windsor & Eton176563735217
13Aveley178543429521
14Bishop's Stortford179533829923
15Hertford Town17133161194229
16Histon1841132167-469

East Division

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
1Hertford Town75111541111 Joined Division Two of the Athenian League
2Bishop's Stortford7511138511 Joined Division Two of the Athenian League
3Harlow Town7412141049 Joined Division Two of the Athenian League
4Aveley7403111108 Joined Division Two of the Athenian League
5Tilbury7223131306 Joined Division Two of the Athenian League
6Ware71331317-45 Joined Division Two of the Athenian League
7Histon7124714-74 Joined Division Two of the Athenian League
8Brentwood & Warley7025716-92 Joined Division Two of the Athenian League

West Division

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
1Edmonton75112561911 Joined Division Two of the Athenian League
2Windsor & Eton74211410410 Joined Division Two of the Athenian League
3Berkhamsted Town7331161249 Joined Division Two of the Athenian League
4Hemel Hempstead Town732213948 Joined Division Two of the Athenian League
5Harrow Town7403111018 Joined Division Two of the Athenian League
6Aylesbury United72051221-94 Joined Division Two of the Athenian League
7Wingate7205917-84 Joined Division Two of the Athenian League
8Stevenage Town7025823-152 Joined Southern League at end of season

Play-off

Edmonton1–1
(4–1 aet)
Hertford Town

References

  1. Delphian League Non League Matters
  2. Yiewsley at the Football Club History Database
  3. Cheshunt at the Football Club History Database
  4. Stevenage Town at the Football Club History Database
  5. Wokingham Town at the Football Club History Database
  6. Windsor & Eton at the Football Club History Database
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