title: 1978–79 Athenian League
text: # 1978–79 Athenian League
  
  The 1978–79 Athenian League season was the 56th in the history of Athenian League. The league consisted of 19 teams.
  
  ## Clubs
  
  The league joined 3 new teams:
  
  * Welling United, from London Spartan League Premier Division
  * Dorking Town, from Surrey Senior League
  * Fleet Town, from Hampshire League Division Two
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Billericay Town (C, P) | 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 86 | 29 | 2.966 | 57 | Promotion to Isthmian League Division Two |
  | 2 | Burnham | 36 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 86 | 37 | 2.324 | 54 | |
  | 3 | Edgware | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 83 | 34 | 2.441 | 49 | |
  | 4 | Windsor & Eton | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 30 | 2.067 | 48 | |
  | 5 | Haringey Borough | 36 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 60 | 42 | 1.429 | 47 | |
  | 6 | Uxbridge | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 45 | 22 | 2.045 | 46 | |
  | 7 | Welling United | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 60 | 46 | 1.304 | 43 | |
  | 8 | Leyton-Wingate | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 67 | 48 | 1.396 | 42 | |
  | 9 | Grays Athletic | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 46 | 1.196 | 42 | |
  | 10 | Alton Town | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 45 | 1.133 | 39 | |
  | 11 | Hoddesdon Town | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 63 | 60 | 1.050 | 33 | |
  | 12 | Chalfont St.Peter | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 58 | 0.707 | 32 | |
  | 13 | Harefield United | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 53 | 70 | 0.757 | 29 | |
  | 14 | Dorking Town | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 39 | 64 | 0.609 | 27 | |
  | 15 | Marlow | 36 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 48 | 92 | 0.522 | 22 | |
  | 16 | Ruislip Manor | 36 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 35 | 71 | 0.493 | 20 | |
  | 17 | Fleet Town | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 37 | 73 | 0.507 | 19 | |
  | 18 | Redhill | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 79 | 0.367 | 19 | |
  | 19 | Chertsey Town | 36 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 36 | 90 | 0.400 | 16 | |
  