1971–72 Athenian League

Athenian League
Division One
Season	1971–72
Champions	Harlow Town
Promoted	Harlow Town; Croydon Amateurs
Relegated	None

Athenian League
Season	1971–72
	← 1970–71 1972–73 →

The 1971–72 Athenian League season was the 49th in the history of Athenian League. The league consisted of 48 teams.^[1]

Premier Division

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Slough Town (C)	30	22	4	4	60	17	3.529	48
2	Dagenham	30	19	5	6	61	27	2.259	43
3	Leatherhead (P)	30	16	8	6	56	29	1.931	40	Promotion to Isthmian League
4	Tilbury	30	15	9	6	62	46	1.348	39
5	Harwich & Parkeston	30	14	9	7	47	40	1.175	37
6	Maidenhead United	30	13	8	9	38	31	1.226	34
7	Redhill	30	11	10	9	51	35	1.457	32
8	Cheshunt	30	10	11	9	43	37	1.162	31
9	Aveley	30	12	6	12	46	37	1.243	30
10	Hornchurch	30	10	8	12	39	38	1.026	28
11	Boreham Wood	30	11	6	13	40	45	0.889	28
12	Lewes	30	10	8	12	48	52	0.923	28
13	Erith & Belvedere	30	9	8	13	39	54	0.722	26
14	Southall	30	5	9	16	25	49	0.510	19
15	Wembley	30	3	5	22	26	58	0.448	11
16	Grays Athletic (R)	30	1	4	25	25	111	0.225	6	Relegation to Division One

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

The division featured three new teams, promoted from last season's Division Two:

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Harlow Town (C, P)	30	22	5	3	96	40	2.400	49	Promotion to Premier Division
2	Croydon Amateurs (P)	30	20	6	4	77	25	3.080	46	Promotion to Premier Division
3	Horsham	30	17	6	7	59	34	1.735	40
4	Carshalton Athletic	30	16	7	7	57	37	1.541	39
5	Marlow	30	12	11	7	53	41	1.293	35
6	Hertford Town	30	16	3	11	58	49	1.184	35	Left to join Eastern Counties League
7	Finchley	30	12	9	9	43	43	1.000	33
8	Chesham United	30	12	8	10	45	33	1.364	32
9	Eastbourne United	30	10	8	12	48	51	0.941	28
10	Herne Bay	30	10	8	12	43	51	0.843	28
11	Dorking	30	10	6	14	48	62	0.774	26
12	Edmonton	30	9	7	14	47	61	0.770	25
13	Wokingham Town	30	7	6	17	30	51	0.588	20
14	Letchworth Town	30	5	6	19	34	61	0.557	16
15	Aylesbury United	30	4	8	18	42	90	0.467	16
16	Hounslow	30	3	6	21	33	84	0.393	12

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

The division joined 3 new teams, all from Spartan League:

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Staines Town (C, P)	30	22	7	1	76	24	3.167	51	Promotion to Division One
2	Worthing (P)	30	18	5	7	54	29	1.862	41	Promotion to Division One
3	Hampton	30	17	6	7	57	32	1.781	40
4	Windsor & Eton	30	17	5	8	51	35	1.457	39
5	Addlestone	30	17	4	9	47	35	1.343	38
6	Ware	30	16	2	12	45	41	1.098	34
7	Hemel Hempstead	30	14	5	11	40	37	1.081	33
8	Edgware Town	30	13	5	12	56	46	1.217	31
9	Leyton	30	12	7	11	46	46	1.000	31
10	Uxbridge	30	10	8	12	34	36	0.944	28
11	Ruislip Manor	30	9	4	17	41	51	0.804	22
12	Eastbourne Town	30	5	12	13	24	42	0.571	22
13	Harrow Borough	30	7	6	17	27	47	0.574	20
14	Wingate	30	8	3	19	33	72	0.458	19
15	Rainham Town	30	5	7	18	34	60	0.567	17
16	Epsom & Ewell	30	5	4	21	26	58	0.448	14

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