List of Metropolitan League seasons

The Metropolitan League ran for twenty-two seasons between 1949–50 and 1970–71.

1949–50


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	St Neots & District	16	12	2	2	63	21	42	26
2	Dagenham	16	11	4	1	62	23	39	26
3	Callender Athletic	16	11	3	2	69	29	40	25
4	Headington United reserves	16	10	3	3	57	31	26	23
5	Chingford Town reserves	16	7	2	7	31	32	-1	16
6	Twickenham	16	4	2	10	39	51	-12	10
7	Dickinsons	16	2	3	11	20	42	-22	7
8	Chipperfield	16	2	3	11	25	61	-36	7
9	Hove	16	1	2	13	16	92	-76	4	Changed name to Hove United at end of season[1]
–	Hammersmith United	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Withdrew during season, record expunged.

1950–51

Eight new clubs joined the league in its second season;

Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'
Croydon Rovers
Dunstable Town
Hastings United reserves
Leatherhead
Luton Town 'A'
Vickers Armstrong
Windsor & Eton (from the Corinthian League)[2]


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Dagenham	30	24	3	3	95	28	67	51	Left to join the new Delphian League[3]
2	Vickers Armstrong	30	22	3	5	97	50	47	47
3	Croydon Rovers	30	22	1	7	67	37	30	45	Left league at end of season
4	St Neots & District	30	18	4	8	87	47	40	40	Left to rejoin the United Counties League
5	Windsor & Eton	30	17	4	9	71	58	13	38
6	Luton Town 'A'	30	17	3	10	95	47	48	37
7	Headington United reserves	30	14	4	12	68	67	1	32
8	Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'	30	10	10	10	56	53	3	30
9	Leatherhead	30	12	3	15	53	67	-14	27	Left to join the new Delphian League[4]
10	Callender Athletic	30	10	2	18	58	76	-18	22
11	Dunstable Town	30	10	2	18	60	84	-24	22
12	Twickenham	30	8	6	16	47	75	-28	22
13	Chingford Town	30	8	5	17	51	71	-20	21	First team replaced the reserves mid-season, folded at end of season[5]
14	Hastings United reserves	30	6	5	19	38	72	-34	17
15	Dickinsons	30	5	5	20	60	136	-76	15	Dropped into the Herts County League at end of season[6]
16	Hove United	30	5	4	21	35	74	-39	14	Left league at end of season
–	Chipperfield	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Withdrew during season, record expunged.

1951–52

Five new clubs joined the league in its third season;

Horsham (from the Sussex County League)[7]
Millwall 'A'
Skyways
Tonbridge reserves
Tottenham Hotspur 'A' (from the Eastern Counties League, although they also continued to play in the ECL for another three seasons)[8]


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Horsham	26	17	6	3	75	30	45	40
2	Tonbridge reserves	26	16	7	3	90	34	56	39
3	Tottenham Hotspur 'A'	26	15	3	8	74	47	27	33
4	Headington United reserves	26	13	5	8	72	58	14	31
5	Skyways	26	14	1	11	54	56	-2	29	Left league at end of season
6	Windsor & Eton	26	12	4	10	76	58	18	28
7	Vickers Armstrong	26	9	8	9	64	72	-8	26
8	Luton Town 'A'	26	12	1	13	83	79	4	25
9	Hastings United reserves	26	9	7	10	49	57	-8	25
10	Dunstable Town	26	11	2	13	48	66	-18	24
11	Twickenham	26	8	5	13	53	71	-18	21
12	Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'	26	8	3	15	54	72	-18	19
13	Millwall 'A'	26	5	6	15	49	79	-30	16	Left league at end of season
14	Callender Athletic	26	3	2	21	32	94	-62	8

1952–53

Four new clubs joined the league for its fourth season;

Haywards Heath (from the Sussex County League)[9]
Newbury Town
Southwick (from the Sussex County League)[10]
West Ham United 'A' (from the Eastern Counties League, although they also continued to play in the ECL for another four season)[11]


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Tonbridge reserves	30	22	3	5	88	42	46	47
2	Windsor & Eton	30	19	6	5	91	53	38	44
3	Tottenham Hotspur 'A'	30	17	5	8	82	44	38	39
4	Newbury Town	30	17	5	8	96	57	39	39
5	Haywards Heath	30	14	8	8	59	48	11	36
6	Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'	30	16	2	12	78	59	19	34
7	Dunstable Town	30	15	3	12	70	66	4	33
8	Hastings United reserves	30	13	6	11	83	69	14	32
9	Luton Town 'A'	30	14	4	12	80	70	10	32
10	Horsham	30	13	4	13	75	64	11	30
11	Headington United reserves	30	11	8	11	55	54	1	30
12	West Ham United 'A'	30	10	7	13	55	69	-14	27
13	Southwick	30	8	5	17	54	80	-26	21
14	Vickers Armstrong	30	7	4	19	41	74	-33	18
15	Twickenham	30	5	3	22	39	97	-58	13	Left to join the Parthenon League at end of season
16	Callender Athletic	30	2	1	27	27	127	-100	5	Left league at end of season

1953–54

Four new clubs joined the league prior to the start of the season;

Chelsea 'A'
Dartford reserves
Guildford City reserves
Gravesend & Northfleet reserves


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Headington United reserves	34	24	2	8	91	45	46	50
2	Hastings United reserves	34	23	3	8	119	55	64	49
3	Luton Town 'A'	34	20	6	8	97	58	39	46
4	Tonbridge reserves	34	19	5	10	94	63	31	43
5	Windsor & Eton	34	19	5	10	93	76	17	43
6	Guildford City reserves	34	14	10	10	71	59	12	38
7	Tottenham Hotspur 'A'	34	16	5	13	73	67	6	37	Left league at end of season
8	Gravesend & Northfleet reserves	34	12	11	11	56	52	4	35
9	Chelsea 'A'	34	13	9	12	46	55	-9	35
10	Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'	34	14	5	15	58	65	-7	33
11	Dunstable Town	34	13	5	16	83	111	-28	31
12	Newbury Town	34	9	11	14	71	80	-9	29
13	Horsham	34	11	6	17	59	63	-4	28
14	Dartford reserves	34	10	7	17	53	64	-11	27
15	Vickers Armstrong	34	7	11	16	38	71	-33	25
16	West Ham United 'A'	34	9	6	19	56	84	-28	24
17	Haywards Heath	34	7	7	20	52	97	-45	21
18	Southwick	34	6	6	22	37	82	-45	18	Left to rejoin the Sussex County League

1954–55

One new club, Wokingham Town, joined the league prior to the start of the 1954–55 season.


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Chelsea 'A'	32	22	5	5	116	46	70	49
2	Gravesend & Northfleet reserves	32	21	4	7	68	38	30	46
3	Newbury Town	32	21	2	9	77	47	30	44
4	Dartford reserves	32	20	3	9	73	45	28	43
5	Tonbridge reserves	32	17	8	7	74	45	29	42
6	Dunstable Town	32	19	3	10	96	81	15	41
7	Guildford City reserves	32	18	4	10	82	53	29	40
8	Hastings United reserves	32	16	5	11	90	56	34	37
9	Horsham	32	12	10	10	55	51	4	34
10	Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'	32	13	6	13	82	74	8	32
11	Luton Town 'A'	32	12	3	17	66	103	-37	27
12	Headington United reserves	32	10	5	17	47	51	-4	25
13	Windsor & Eton	32	10	2	20	58	103	-45	22
14	Haywards Heath	32	8	5	19	69	99	-30	21
15	Wokingham Town	32	8	4	20	53	88	-35	20
16	West Ham United 'A'	32	6	1	25	36	85	-49	13
17	Vickers Armstrong	32	3	2	27	26	103	-77	8	Left league at end of season

1955–56

One new club, Bedford Town reserves, joined the league prior to the start of the 1955–56 season.


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hastings United reserves	32	26	2	4	97	42	55	54
2	Chelsea 'A'	32	25	3	4	111	30	81	53
3	Headington United reserves	32	21	1	10	105	41	64	43
4	Dartford reserves	32	19	5	8	72	44	28	43
5	Bedford Town reserves	32	19	4	9	90	49	41	42
6	Gravesend & Northfleet reserves	32	18	4	10	70	49	21	40	Left league at end of season
7	Tonbridge reserves	32	15	5	12	78	57	21	35
8	Newbury Town	32	13	5	14	70	64	6	31
9	Guildford City reserves	32	12	5	15	66	76	-10	29
10	Dunstable Town	32	13	2	17	85	84	1	28
11	Luton Town 'A'	32	9	6	17	52	73	-21	24
12	Horsham	32	11	2	19	55	105	-50	24
13	Haywards Heath	32	9	6	17	50	103	-53	24
14	West Ham United 'A'	32	7	9	16	55	75	-20	23
15	Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'	32	8	5	19	48	71	-23	21
16	Windsor & Eton	32	6	4	22	45	108	-63	16
17	Wokingham Town	32	6	2	24	49	127	-78	14

1956–57

Two new clubs joined the league prior to the start of the 1956–57 season;

Crawley (from Division Two of the Sussex County League)[12]
Eastbourne United (from Division One of the Sussex County League)[13]


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Chelsea 'A'	34	22	5	7	106	38	68	49
2	Bedford Town reserves	34	20	7	7	113	64	49	47
3	Tonbridge reserves	34	21	5	8	83	62	21	47
4	Hastings United reserves	34	19	8	7	129	63	66	46
5	Luton Town 'A'	34	20	4	10	97	67	30	44
6	Newbury Town	34	17	7	10	75	56	19	41
7	West Ham United 'A'	34	16	5	13	83	66	17	37
8	Dartford reserves	34	17	3	14	64	60	4	37
9	Headington United reserves	34	15	5	14	71	66	5	35
10	Guildford City reserves	34	15	5	14	71	69	2	35
11	Eastbourne United	34	14	6	14	72	67	5	34
12	Windsor & Eton	34	13	4	17	62	98	-36	30
13	Dunstable Town	34	10	7	17	72	90	-18	27
14	Crawley	34	9	7	18	61	75	-14	25
15	Wokingham Town	34	7	7	20	69	109	-40	21	Left to join the Delphian League at end of season
16	Haywards Heath	34	9	3	22	42	100	-58	21
17	Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'	34	8	3	23	46	105	-59	19
18	Horsham	34	3	11	20	50	111	-61	17	Left to join the Corinthian League at end of season

1957–58

Two new clubs joined for the 1957–58 season;

Didcot Town
Fulham 'A'


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Chelsea 'A'	34	28	3	3	107	34	73	59
2	Tonbridge reserves	34	21	8	5	102	58	44	50
3	Hastings United reserves	34	19	6	9	90	54	36	44
4	Dartford reserves	34	17	7	10	98	71	27	41
5	Bedford Town reserves	34	16	8	10	73	59	14	40
6	Dunstable Town	34	16	7	11	77	64	13	39
7	Luton Town 'A'	34	15	8	11	82	71	11	38
8	Headington United reserves	34	17	2	15	73	70	3	36
9	Newbury Town	34	14	8	12	71	74	-3	36
10	West Ham United 'A'	34	14	6	14	69	67	2	34
11	Crawley	34	12	7	15	70	75	-5	31	Changed name to Crawley Town at end of season
12	Guildford City reserves	34	13	5	16	53	62	-9	31
13	Haywards Heath	34	12	4	18	58	69	-11	28
14	Windsor & Eton	34	11	3	20	51	110	-59	25
15	Fulham 'A'	34	8	7	19	51	79	-28	23
16	Didcot Town	34	8	6	20	60	92	-32	22
17	Eastbourne United	34	8	3	23	47	81	-34	19
18	Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'	34	7	2	25	39	81	-42	16

1958–59

One new club, Arsenal 'A', joined the league for the 1958–59 season.


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal 'A'	36	25	6	5	118	51	67	56
2	Chelsea 'A'	36	26	3	7	109	35	74	55
3	Tonbridge reserves	36	22	8	6	103	58	45	52
4	Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'	36	18	7	11	71	61	10	43
5	Dunstable Town	36	17	5	14	78	64	14	39
6	Newbury Town	36	16	7	13	64	60	4	39
7	Hastings United reserves	36	16	6	14	68	64	4	38
8	Haywards Heath	36	13	10	13	61	62	-1	36
9	Headington United reserves	36	13	10	13	73	83	-10	36
10	Guildford City reserves	36	16	4	16	69	80	-11	36
11	Bedford Town reserves	36	12	9	15	67	83	-16	33
12	West Ham United 'A'	36	14	4	18	73	73	0	32
13	Fulham 'A'	36	13	6	17	72	77	-5	32
14	Crawley Town	36	12	7	17	65	86	-21	31
15	Luton Town 'A'	36	12	6	18	72	74	-2	30
16	Didcot Town	36	8	14	14	53	61	-8	30
17	Eastbourne United	36	10	7	19	54	69	-15	27
18	Dartford reserves	36	8	6	22	62	127	-65	22
19	Windsor & Eton	36	5	7	24	46	110	-64	17

1959–60

One new club, Canterbury City, joined the league for the 1959–60 season.


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Luton Town 'A'	38	24	6	8	100	61	39	54
2	Arsenal 'A'	38	21	9	8	108	52	56	51
3	Canterbury City	38	21	8	9	99	62	37	50	Joined the Southern League at end of season[14]
4	Chelsea 'A'	38	21	6	11	104	55	49	48	Left league at end of season
5	Dunstable Town	38	22	5	11	94	66		47*
6	Bedford Town reserves	38	20	4	14	72	79	-7	44
7	Guildford City reserves	38	16	11	11	87	69	18	43
8	Headington United reserves	38	18	5	15	79	87	-8	41	Changed name to Oxford United reserves at end of season
9	Newbury Town	38	18	4	16	85	68	17	40
10	Tonbridge reserves	38	14	12	12	60	53	7	40
11	Fulham 'A'	38	15	10	13	84	80	4	40	Left league at end of season
12	Eastbourne United	38	12	14	12	77	77	0	38
13	Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'	38	14	6	18	67	86	-19	34
14	West Ham United 'A'	38	14	5	19	78	102	-24	33
15	Windsor & Eton	38	12	7	19	77	84	-7	31	Left to join the Delphian League at end of season
16	Dartford reserves	38	12	6	20	78	101	-23	30
17	Hastings United reserves	38	11	8	19	66	88	-22	30
18	Didcot Town	38	10	3	15	71	101	-30	23
19	Haywards Heath	38	8	5	25	52	103	-51	21
20	Crawley Town	38	9	2	27	52	116	-64	20

1960–61

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

Metropolitan Police (from the Spartan League)
St Neots Town (from the Central Alliance)


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Arsenal 'A'	34	26	3	5	141	40	101	55
2	St Neots Town	34	23	4	7	110	48	62	50
3	Eastbourne United	34	19	8	7	75	42	33	46
4	Bedford Town reserves	34	21	4	9	79	56	23	46
5	Oxford United reserves	34	20	5	9	105	64	41	45
6	Newbury Town	34	17	8	9	91	66	25	42
7	West Ham United 'A'	34	17	5	12	83	60	23	39
8	Dartford reserves	34	18	3	13	81	66	15	39
9	Luton Town 'A'	34	14	7	13	72	57	15	35	Left league at end of season
10	Guildford City reserves	34	14	7	13	69	72	-3	35
11	Hastings United reserves	34	15	5	14	70	78	-8	35	Left league at end of season
12	Tonbridge reserves	34	12	3	19	71	96	-25	27
13	Didcot Town	34	11	3	20	62	86	-24	25
14	Dunstable Town	34	8	9	17	68	103	-35	25	Left league at end of season
15	Metropolitan Police	34	9	5	20	49	82	-33	23
16	Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'	34	7	6	21	45	93	-48	20
17	Crawley Town	34	5	4	25	39	123	-84	14
18	Haywards Heath	34	4	3	27	32	110	-78	11	Left to join the Sussex County League

1961–62

Three new clubs joined the league for the 1961–62 season;

Bexleyheath & Welling reserves
Rainham Town
Woodford Town


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Dartford reserves	32	24	4	4	102	51	51	52
2	Arsenal 'A'	32	20	9	3	93	42	51	49
3	St Neots Town	32	19	7	6	88	42	46	45
4	Bexleyheath & Welling reserves	32	18	7	7	81	63	18	43
5	Crawley Town	32	19	2	11	90	55	35	40
6	Guildford City reserves	32	17	5	10	81	71	10	39
7	Oxford United reserves	32	17	4	11	104	64	40	38
8	West Ham United 'A'	32	13	7	12	91	78	13	33
9	Bedford Town reserves	32	11	7	14	75	60	15	29
10	Rainham Town	32	13	3	16	54	63	-9	29
11	Didcot Town	32	11	6	15	68	80	-12	28
12	Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'	32	11	5	16	58	73	-15	27	Left league at end of season
13	Eastbourne United	32	11	5	16	59	76	-17	27
14	Tonbridge reserves	32	9	5	18	84	102	-18	23
15	Newbury Town	32	8	3	21	42	93	-51	19	Left to join the Hellenic League at end of season
16	Woodford Town	32	5	2	25	42	120	-78	12
17	Metropolitan Police	32	4	3	25	33	112	-79	11

1962–63

Two new clubs joined the league for the 1962–63 season;

Gravesend & Northfleet reserves
Kettering Town reserves


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Arsenal 'A'	32	26	2	4	107	29	78	54
2	Oxford United reserves	32	23	3	6	77	39	38	49
3	Kettering Town reserves	32	21	5	6	102	47	55	47
4	Bedford Town reserves	32	22	2	8	99	42	57	46
5	West Ham United 'A'	32	19	4	9	94	55	39	42
6	Crawley Town	32	19	4	9	82	49	33	42	Joined Southern League, replaced by reserve team
7	St Neots Town	32	18	2	12	93	70	23	38
8	Dartford reserves	32	15	6	11	84	56	28	36
9	Tonbridge reserves	32	13	5	14	78	80	-2	31
10	Rainham Town	32	14	2	16	67	65	2	30
11	Guildford City reserves	32	13	3	16	66	82	-16	29
12	Eastbourne United	32	11	5	16	64	67	-3	27
13	Bexleyheath & Welling reserves	32	6	8	18	46	82	-36	20	Changed name to Bexley United reserves at end of season
14	Woodford Town	32	8	3	21	41	95	-54	19
15	Metropolitan Police	32	6	4	22	44	98	-54	16
16	Gravesend & Northfleet reserves	32	3	4	25	37	106	-69	10	Relegated to new Division Two
17	Didcot Town	32	3	2	27	26	148	-122	8	Left to join the Hellenic League at end of season

1963–64

A second division was added for the 1963–64 season, with all the clubs in the division new apart from Gravesend & Northfleet reserves. Five new clubs joined Division One, whilst Crawley Town reserves replaced their first team, who had moved up to the Southern League;

Cambridge City reserves (from the Eastern Counties League)
Charlton Athletic 'A'
Chelmsford City reserves (from the Eastern Counties League)
Romford reserves (from the Eastern Counties League)
Tottenham Hotspur 'A' (from the Eastern Counties League)

Division One
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Charlton Athletic 'A'	38	27	4	7	135	51	84	58
2	Chelmsford City reserves	38	23	10	5	105	47	58	56
3	Tottenham Hotspur 'A'	38	25	3	10	122	60	62	53
4	Oxford United reserves	38	19	13	6	104	50	54	51	Left league at end of season
5	Cambridge City reserves	38	20	9	9	94	78	16	49
6	Woodford Town	38	20	7	11	92	67	25	47
7	Arsenal 'A'	38	18	9	11	80	57	23	45
8	Eastbourne United	38	16	10	12	72	60	12	42	Left to join the Athenian League at end of season
9	West Ham United 'A'	38	18	6	14	95	82	13	42
10	St Neots Town	38	17	7	14	94	67	27	41
11	Guildford City reserves	38	16	7	15	79	62	17	39
12	Romford reserves	38	12	11	15	75	84	-9	35
13	Kettering Town reserves	38	12	7	19	78	98	-20	31	Left league at end of season
14	Rainham Town	38	10	8	20	75	113	-38	28	Left to join the Athenian League at end of season
15	Dartford reserves	38	12	4	22	61	102	-41	28
16	Metropolitan Police	38	11	5	22	64	102	-38	27
17	Bexley United reserves	38	11	5	22	65	105	-40	27
18	Bedford Town reserves	38	9	7	22	68	108	-40	25
19	Crawley Town reserves	38	8	7	23	51	92	-41	23	Left league at end of season
20	Tonbridge reserves	38	5	3	30	38	162	-124	13	Left league at end of season

Division Two
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Gillingham Reserves	28	26	1	1	132	28	104	53	Promoted
2	Hastings United Reserves	28	16	5	7	71	44	27	37	Left league at end of season
3	Stevenage Town Reserves	28	18	0	10	72	46	26	36	Promoted
4	Dover Reserves	28	12	7	9	61	50	11	31	Left league at end of season
5	Chertsey Town	28	13	5	10	85	82	3	31	Promoted
6	Deal Town Reserves	28	12	6	10	60	57	3	30	Left league at end of season
7	Margate Reserves	28	13	3	12	68	48	20	29
8	Folkestone Town Reserves	28	11	6	11	57	62	-5	28
9	Dunstable Town	28	11	6	11	41	53	-12	28	Promoted
10	Canterbury City Reserves	28	12	3	13	59	60	-1	27	Left league at end of season
11	Sittingbourne Reserves	28	13	1	14	56	62	-6	27
12	Gravesend & Northfleet Reserves	28	7	4	17	54	89	-35	18
13	Ashford Town Reserves	28	5	6	17	31	68	-37	16
14	Chingford	28	5	5	18	31	81	-50	15
15	Ramsgate Athletic Reserves	28	6	2	20	44	92	-48	14

1964–65

Division Two was disbanded after a single season, although four of its clubs stayed in the league and moved up to the single division. An additional four new clubs joined the league for the 1964–65 season;

Bury Town (from the Eastern Counties League)
Chatham Town
Luton Town 'A'
Wimbledon reserves


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Gillingham reserves	42	31	4	7	149	58	91	66	Left league at end of season
2	Tottenham Hotspur 'A'	42	30	3	9	129	39	90	63
3	West Ham United 'A'	42	29	4	9	107	52	55	62
4	Bury Town	42	26	6	10	85	56	29	58
5	Arsenal 'A'	42	23	6	13	98	53	45	52
6	Wimbledon reserves	42	23	6	13	100	76	24	52
7	Bedford Town reserves	42	21	6	15	91	76	15	48
8	Woodford Town	42	19	9	14	94	93	1	47
9	Chatham Town	42	19	9	14	79	94	-15	47
10	Chertsey Town	42	18	9	15	105	108	-3	45
11	Chelmsford City reserves	42	18	6	18	82	66	16	42
12	St Neots Town	42	13	14	15	66	66	0	40
13	Dunstable Town	42	15	9	18	72	89	-17	39	Joined the Southern League, replaced by reserve team
14	Charlton Athletic 'A'	42	14	8	20	74	98	-24	36
15	Guildford City reserves	42	13	9	20	82	83	-1	35	Left league at end of season
16	Romford reserves	42	15	5	22	70	93	-23	35	Left league at end of season
17	Dartford reserves	42	10	11	21	91	112	-21	31
18	Metropolitan Police	42	10	9	23	66	94	-28	29
19	Cambridge City reserves	42	9	10	23	59	108	-49	28	Left to join the Eastern Counties League
20	Luton Town 'A'	42	9	7	26	72	123	-51	25	Left league at end of season
21	Stevenage Town reserves	42	8	7	27	62	123	-61	23
22	Bexley United reserves	42	6	9	27	39	122	-83	21	Left league at end of season

1965–66

Four new clubs joined the league for the 1965–66 season, whilst Dunstable Town reserves replaced the first team, who had moved up to the Southern League.

Barnet reserves
Brentwood Town
Hatfield Town (from the Greater London League)
Sheppey United (from the Greater London League)


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Bury Town	36	29	5	2	108	27	81	63
2	Tottenham Hotspur 'A'	36	28	3	5	123	35	88	59
3	Brentwood Town	36	25	7	4	101	46	55	57
4	West Ham United 'A'	36	24	7	5	85	34	51	55
5	Arsenal 'A'	36	21	8	7	107	54	53	50
6	St Neots Town	36	21	5	10	83	62	21	47	Left to join the United Counties League
7	Wimbledon reserves	36	19	3	14	95	74	21	41
8	Chelmsford City reserves	36	15	6	15	80	74	6	36
9	Woodford Town	36	17	2	17	64	84	-20	36
10	Barnet reserves	36	13	7	16	69	72	-3	33
11	Sheppey United	36	13	7	16	63	88	-25	33
12	Chatham Town	36	12	7	17	68	78	-10	31
13	Metropolitan Police	36	13	4	19	75	67	8	30
14	Dartford reserves	36	9	5	22	61	105	-44	23	Left league at end of season
15	Stevenage Town reserves	36	8	7	21	50	91	-41	23
16	Bedford Town reserves	36	8	4	24	64	108	-44	20
17	Hatfield Town	36	6	6	24	58	121	-63	18
18	Chertsey Town	36	5	7	24	54	109	-55	17	Left league at end of season
19	Dunstable Town reserves	36	3	6	27	43	122	-79	12	Left league at end of season
–	Charlton Athletic 'A'	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Resigned mid-season, record expunged

1966–67

Three new clubs joined the league for the 1966–67 season;

Cray Wanderers
Crittall Athletic
Hillingdon Borough reserves


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Tottenham Hotspur 'A'	32	20	6	6	102	45	57	46
2	Arsenal 'A'	32	20	5	7	91	41	50	45
3	Brentwood Town	32	20	4	8	75	41	34	44	Joined Southern League, replaced by reserves
4	Bury Town	32	16	8	8	73	46	27	40
5	West Ham United 'A'	32	16	9	7	73	36	37	39
6	Hatfield Town	32	16	7	9	67	47	20	39
7	Sheppey United	32	14	9	9	62	55	7	37
8	Bedford Town reserves	32	13	8	11	60	46	14	34
9	Cray Wanderers	32	14	6	12	60	75	-15	34
10	Wimbledon reserves	32	15	3	14	65	73	-8	33
11	Metropolitan Police	32	11	9	12	42	48	-6	31
12	Crittall Athletic	32	11	3	18	40	62	-22	25
13	Woodford Town	32	10	3	19	47	78	-31	23	Left league at end of season
14	Chelmsford City reserves	32	7	7	18	46	77	-31	21
15	Chatham Town	32	8	5	19	35	69	-34	21
16	Hillingdon Borough reserves	32	6	5	21	29	73	-44	17	Left league at end of season
17	Stevenage Town reserves	32	5	5	22	43	98	-55	15	Left league at end of season
–	Barnet Reserves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Resigned mid-season, record expunged

1967–68

No new clubs joined the league for the 1967–68 season, although Brentwood Town reserves replaced the first team, which had moved up to the Southern League.


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Chelmsford City reserves	26	17	4	5	56	25	31	38
2	Bury Town	26	15	7	4	56	26	30	37
3	Tottenham Hotspur 'A'	26	15	3	8	53	40	13	33
4	Cray Wanderers	26	12	8	6	50	35	15	32
5	Bedford Town reserves	26	15	1	10	59	42	17	31
6	Metropolitan Police	26	13	3	10	66	61	5	29
7	Hatfield Town	26	12	2	12	49	45	4	26
8	Arsenal 'A'	26	9	6	11	46	48	-2	24
9	West Ham United 'A'	26	10	4	12	39	41	-2	24
10	Wimbledon reserves	26	8	6	12	35	46	-11	22
11	Sheppey United	26	7	6	13	43	68	-25	20
12	Chatham Town	26	6	7	13	23	46	-23	19	Left to join the Kent League at end of season
13	Crittall Athletic	26	7	4	15	36	49	-13	18	Renamed Braintree & Crittall Athletic at end of season
14	Brentwood Town reserves	26	2	7	17	18	57	-39	11	Left league at end of season

1968–69

Four new clubs joined the league for the 1968–69 season:

Bletchley Town
Romford reserves
Stevenage Athletic
Wellingborough Town


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Bury Town	30	20	3	7	55	23	32	43
2	Tottenham Hotspur 'A'	30	17	8	5	68	38	30	42	Left league at end of season
3	Bletchley Town	30	16	6	8	47	25	22	38
4	Metropolitan Police	30	16	5	9	72	52	20	37
5	Braintree & Crittall Athletic	30	12	11	7	36	26	10	35
6	West Ham United 'A'	30	14	6	10	50	41	9	34
7	Wellingborough Town	30	15	3	12	57	49	8	33
8	Chelmsford City reserves	30	11	9	10	56	45	11	31	Left league at end of season
9	Stevenage Athletic	30	11	9	10	50	44	6	31
10	Romford reserves	30	11	9	10	59	60	-1	31
11	Sheppey United	30	12	7	11	53	54	-1	31
12	Cray Wanderers	30	11	5	14	49	49	0	27
13	Arsenal 'A'	30	9	4	17	34	59	-25	22	Left league at end of season
14	Hatfield Town	30	4	9	17	37	65	-28	17
15	Wimbledon reserves	30	6	3	21	30	70	-40	15	Left league at end of season
16	Bedford Town reserves	30	5	3	22	28	81	-53	13

1969–70

Three new clubs joined the league for the start of the 1969–70 season;

Brentwood Town reserves (rejoined after a season's absence)
Epping Town (from the Greater London League)
Oxford United 'A'


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Wellingborough Town	28	18	4	6	67	32	35	40	Transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division
2	Stevenage Athletic	28	15	9	4	54	22	32	39	Joined Southern League Division One
3	West Ham United 'A'	28	14	8	6	48	24	24	36
4	Metropolitan Police	28	13	8	7	50	39	11	34
5	Bletchley Town	28	12	9	7	51	38	13	33
6	Bedford Town reserves	28	10	9	9	30	26	4	29
7	Bury Town	28	11	6	11	48	39	9	28
8	Sheppey United	28	10	7	11	50	45	5	27
9	Romford reserves	28	9	8	11	37	43	-6	26
10	Hatfield Town	28	9	5	14	47	61	-14	23
11	Braintree & Crittall Athletic	28	7	9	12	32	48	-16	23	Transferred to the Eastern Counties League
12	Oxford United 'A'	28	9	4	15	43	63	-20	21	Left league at end of season
13	Cray Wanderers	28	8	5	15	34	52	-18	21
14	Brentwood Town reserves	28	6	8	14	25	56	-31	20	Left league at end of season
15	Epping Town	28	6	7	15	40	68	-28	19

1970–71

Woodford Town joined the league prior to the start of its final season. At the end of the season four clubs moved up to the Southern League as it added a new second tier division, splitting the previous Division One into Division One North and Division One South.[15]


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Epping Town	22	14	5	3	58	36	22	33	Joined Metropolitan–London League
2	Bury Town	22	13	4	5	45	30	15	30	Joined Southern League Division One North
3	Bletchley Town	22	13	3	6	49	21	28	29	Joined Southern League Division One North
4	Cray Wanderers	22	12	3	7	45	36	9	27	Joined Metropolitan–London League
5	Metropolitan Police	22	9	7	6	44	27	17	25	Joined Southern League Division One South
6	Chelmsford City reserves	22	9	7	6	55	38	17	25
7	Woodford Town	22	8	7	7	30	32	-2	23	Joined Southern League Division One South
8	Sheppey United	22	8	7	7	30	32	-2	23	Joined Metropolitan–London League
9	West Ham United 'A'	22	6	4	12	22	37	-15	16	Joined South East Counties League as a youth team
10	Bedford Town reserves	22	4	5	13	26	49	-23	13
11	Romford reserves	22	2	9	11	24	49	-25	13
12	Hatfield Town	22	4	3	15	32	71	-39	11	Joined Metropolitan–London League

References

Hove at the Football Club History Database
Windsor & Eton at the Football Club History Database
Dagenham at the Football Club History Database
Leatherhead at the Football Club History Database
Chingford Town at the Football Club History Database
Dickinsons (Apsley) at the Football Club History Database
Horsham at the Football Club History Database
Tottenham Hotspur "A" at the Football Club History Database
Haywards Heath at the Football Club History Database
Southwick at the Football Club History Database
West Ham United "A" at the Football Club History Database
Crawley at the Football Club History Database
Eastbourne United at the Football Club History Database
Canterbury City at the Football Club History Database
England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF

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[1] Hove at the Football Club History Database

[2] Windsor & Eton at the Football Club History Database

[3] Dagenham at the Football Club History Database

[4] Leatherhead at the Football Club History Database

[5] Chingford Town at the Football Club History Database

[6] Dickinsons (Apsley) at the Football Club History Database

[7] Horsham at the Football Club History Database

[8] Tottenham Hotspur "A" at the Football Club History Database

[9] Haywards Heath at the Football Club History Database

[10] Southwick at the Football Club History Database

[11] West Ham United "A" at the Football Club History Database

[12] Crawley at the Football Club History Database

[13] Eastbourne United at the Football Club History Database

[14] Canterbury City at the Football Club History Database

[15] England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF