1977–78 Athenian League

Athenian League

Season	1977–78
Champions	Billericay Town
Promoted	None
Relegated	None
← 1976–77 1978–79 →

The 1977–78 Athenian League season was the 55th in the history of Athenian League. The league consisted of 18 teams.^[1]

Clubs

The league featured 8 clubs which competed in the previous season Division One and 10 new teams:

• 7 promoted from last season's Division Two:
  • Chalfont St.Peter (5th)
  • Harefield United (6th)
  • Uxbridge (7th)
  • Edgware (9th)
  • Kingsbury Town (11th)
  • Windsor & Eton (13th)
  • Chertsey Town (15th)
• 3 joined the division:
  • Billericay Town, from Essex Senior League
  • Hoddesdon Town, from London Spartan League Division One
  • Burnham, from Hellenic League Premier Division

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Billericay Town (C)	34	23	7	4	80	21	3.810	53
2	Leyton-Wingate	34	21	8	5	73	42	1.738	50
3	Grays Athletic	34	20	8	6	72	31	2.323	48
4	Burnham	34	20	8	6	69	33	2.091	48
5	Chalfont St.Peter	34	20	5	9	59	31	1.903	45
6	Edgware	34	14	14	6	54	29	1.862	42
7	Alton Town	34	13	12	9	50	33	1.515	38
8	Marlow	34	14	7	13	61	59	1.034	35
9	Windsor & Eton	34	13	8	13	47	44	1.068	34
10	Harefield United	34	10	13	11	37	50	0.740	33
11	Haringey Borough	34	9	12	13	49	48	1.021	30
12	Uxbridge	34	10	9	15	30	37	0.811	29
13	Hoddesdon Town	34	8	12	14	41	54	0.759	28
14	Ruislip Manor	34	10	8	16	44	58	0.759	28
15	Chertsey Town	34	8	8	18	47	77	0.610	24
16	Kingsbury Town	34	6	9	19	33	60	0.550	21	Left to join London Spartan League Senior Division
17	Erith & Belvedere	34	6	6	22	34	82	0.415	18	Left to join Kent League
18	Redhill	34	2	4	28	19	110	0.173	8

Source: fchd.info
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

References

1. "England – Athenian League". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-01-07.