1977–78 London Spartan League

London Spartan League

Season	1977–78
← 1976–77 1978–79 →

The 1977–78 London Spartan League season was the 60th in the history of Spartan League, and the 3rd as London Spartan League. The league consisted of 32 teams.^[1]

Premier Division

London Spartan League
Premier Division

Season	1977–78
Champions	Cray Wanderers
Promoted	Welling United
Relegated	BROB Barnet Barkingside

The previous season Division One changed name to Premier Division before this season.
The division featured 16 teams, 12 from last season and 4 new teams, all promoted from last season's Division Two:

• Ulysses
• Whyteleafe
• Barkingside
• Welling United

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Cray Wanderers (C)	30	21	5	4	74	30	2.467	47	Transferred to the Kent League
2	Banstead Athletic	30	19	6	5	56	28	2.000	44
3	Alma Swanley	30	18	5	7	57	33	1.727	41
4	East Ham United	30	15	8	7	75	41	1.829	38	Transferred to the Essex Senior League
5	Heathside Sports	30	11	12	7	44	38	1.158	34	Left the league
6	Welling United (P)	30	15	4	11	45	39	1.154	34	Promotion to Athenian League
7	Chingford	30	13	7	10	60	44	1.364	33
8	Farnham Town	30	13	7	10	59	46	1.283	33
9	Swanley Town	30	12	9	9	58	48	1.208	33
10	Berkhamsted Town	30	11	7	12	43	44	0.977	29
11	Ulysses	30	9	8	13	42	55	0.764	26
12	Bracknell Town	30	9	7	14	45	44	1.023	25
13	Whyteleafe	30	5	8	17	29	60	0.483	18
14	Frimley Green	30	4	8	18	27	59	0.458	16
15	BROB Barnet (R)	30	6	4	20	33	77	0.429	16	Relegation to Senior Division
16	Barkingside (R)	30	4	5	21	26	87	0.299	13

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

Senior Division

London Spartan League
Senior Division

Season	1977–78
Champions	Fisher Athletic
Promoted	Fisher Athletic Beckenham Town Amersham Town Hatfield Town East Thurrock United

The previous season Division Two changed name to Senior Division before this season.
The division featured 16 teams, 11 from last season and 5 new teams:

• Highfield, relegated from last season's Division One
• Hatfield Town, relegated from last season's Division One
• Virginia Water, relegated from last season's Division One
• London Borough Of Greenwich
• Wandsworth, joined from Surrey Senior League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Fisher Athletic (C, P)	30	23	6	1	83	22	3.773	52	Promotion to Premier Division
2	Beckenham Town (P)	30	20	7	3	63	19	3.316	47
3	London Borough Of Greenwich	30	19	4	7	77	44	1.750	42
4	Wandsworth	30	16	5	9	61	34	1.794	37
5	Bexley	30	11	13	6	52	35	1.486	35
6	Amersham Town (P)	30	12	11	7	41	32	1.281	35	Promotion to Premier Division
7	Hatfield Town (P)	30	13	8	9	62	46	1.348	34
8	Crown & Manor	30	9	9	12	37	45	0.822	27
9	Policrom	30	8	11	11	42	53	0.792	27
10	Brent	30	9	8	13	40	49	0.816	26
11	East Thurrock United (P)	30	9	7	14	36	45	0.800	25	Promotion to Premier Division
12	Thames Polytechnic	30	7	6	17	33	54	0.611	20
13	Penhill Standard	30	7	6	17	38	71	0.535	20
14	Virginia Water	30	5	9	16	37	74	0.500	19
15	Royal Arsenal S & R A	30	7	4	19	43	80	0.538	18
16	Highfield	30	4	8	18	31	73	0.425	16

Source: ^[3]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References

1. "Spartan League 1955-1983". nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
2. "London Spartan League 1975-1987". www.nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
3. "London Spartan League 1975-1987". www.nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-30.