1969–70 Athenian League

Athenian League
Season	1969–70
	← 1968–69 1970–71 →

The 1969–70 Athenian League season was the 47th in the history of Athenian League. The league consisted of 48 teams.^[1]

Premier Division

The division featured two new teams, both promoted from last season's Division One:

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Relegation
1	Bishop's Stortford (C)	30	20	5	5	72	33	2.182	45
2	Walton & Hersham	30	16	8	6	56	32	1.750	40
3	Dagenham	30	15	9	6	62	22	2.818	39
4	Slough Town	30	15	9	6	52	21	2.476	39
5	Leatherhead	30	15	9	6	51	29	1.759	39
6	Redhill	30	17	5	8	48	36	1.333	39
7	Hayes	30	11	9	10	47	45	1.044	31
8	Tilbury	30	10	9	11	48	43	1.116	29
9	Cheshunt	30	9	9	12	33	30	1.100	27
10	Harwich & Parkeston	30	7	12	11	44	43	1.023	26
11	Southall	30	10	6	14	33	48	0.688	26
12	Grays Athletic	30	9	8	13	26	40	0.650	26
13	Wembley	30	9	7	14	34	46	0.739	25
14	Maidenhead United	30	6	9	15	29	54	0.537	21
15	Finchley (R)	30	7	5	18	30	73	0.411	19	Relegation to Division One
16	Eastbourne United (R)	30	3	3	24	27	97	0.278	9	Relegation to Division One

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

The division featured 4 new teams:

2 relegated from last season's Premier Division:
- Hornchurch (15th)
- Hounslow (16th)
2 promoted from last season's Division Two:
- Boreham Wood (1st)
- Aveley (2nd)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Lewes (C, P)	30	20	5	5	59	20	2.950	45	Promotion to Premier Division
2	Boreham Wood (P)	30	20	5	5	66	27	2.444	45	Promotion to Premier Division
3	Erith & Belvedere	30	15	9	6	59	33	1.788	39
4	Aveley	30	16	5	9	65	44	1.477	37
5	Hertford Town	30	14	6	10	43	31	1.387	34
6	Harlow Town	30	15	4	11	53	47	1.128	34
7	Chesham United	30	11	10	9	53	43	1.233	32
8	Dorking	30	10	10	10	39	37	1.054	30
9	Carshalton Athletic	30	11	7	12	39	39	1.000	29
10	Hounslow	30	11	5	14	37	43	0.860	27
11	Aylesbury United	30	9	8	13	38	50	0.760	26
12	Hornchurch	30	8	9	13	30	36	0.833	25
13	Wokingham Town	30	9	7	14	34	51	0.667	25
14	Letchworth Town	30	8	5	17	41	74	0.554	21
15	Ware (R)	30	4	9	17	35	81	0.432	17	Relegation to Division Two
16	Croydon Amateurs (R)	30	5	4	21	28	63	0.444	14	Relegation to Division Two

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

The division featured 2 new teams, all relegated from last season's Division One:

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Promotion
1	Horsham (C, P)	30	19	9	2	68	30	2.267	47	Promotion to Division One
2	Edmonton (P)	30	20	4	6	85	34	2.500	44	Promotion to Division One
3	Herne Bay	30	18	5	7	69	34	2.029	41
4	Eastbourne	30	17	7	6	48	26	1.846	41
5	Marlow	30	13	9	8	51	39	1.308	35
6	Uxbridge	30	13	8	9	49	40	1.225	34
7	Rainham Town	30	11	11	8	47	39	1.205	33
8	Edgware Town	30	10	10	10	38	38	1.000	30
9	Leyton	30	12	5	13	50	64	0.781	29
10	Worthing	30	9	9	12	39	44	0.886	27
11	Windsor & Eton	30	7	13	10	34	40	0.850	27
12	Hemel Hempstead Town	30	10	4	16	36	50	0.720	24
13	Wingate	30	7	8	15	36	56	0.643	22
14	Harrow Borough	30	4	8	18	33	67	0.493	16
15	Epsom & Ewell	30	5	6	19	22	55	0.400	16
16	Ruislip Manor	30	4	6	20	33	82	0.402	14

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted