title: 1969–70 Athenian League
text: # 1969–70 Athenian League
  
  The 1969–70 Athenian League season was the 47th in the history of Athenian League. The league consisted of 48 teams.
  
  ## Premier Division
  
  The division featured two new teams, both promoted from last season's Division One:
  
  * Tilbury (1st)
  * Eastbourne United (2nd)
  
  ### League table
  
  | 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 |
  
  ## Division One
  
  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)
  
  ### League table
  
  | 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 |
  
  ## Division Two
  
  The division featured 2 new teams, all relegated from last season's Division One:
  
  * Hemel Hempstead Town (15th)
  * Leyton (16th)
  
  ### League table
  
  | 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 | |
  