List of Metropolitan League seasons

The Metropolitan League ran for twenty-two seasons between 1949–50 and 1970–71.

1949–50

PosClubPWDLFAPtsNotes
1St Neots & District161222632126
2Dagenham161141622326
3Callender Athletic161132692925
4Headington United reserves161033573123
5Chingford Town reserves16727313216
6Twickenham164210395110
7Dickinsons16231120427
8Chipperfield16231125617Left league at end of season[1]
9Hove16121316924Changed name to Hove United at end of season[2]

1950–51

Eight new clubs joined the league in its second season;

PosClubPWDLFAPtsNotes
1Dagenham302433952851Left to join the new Delphian League[4]
2Vickers Armstrong302235975047
3Croydon Rovers302217673745Left league at end of season
4St Neots & District301848874740Left to rejoin the United Counties League
5Windsor & Eton301749715838
6Luton Town 'A'3017310954737
7Headington United reserves3014412686732
8Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'30101010565330
9Leatherhead3012315536727Left to join the new Delphian League[5]
10Callender Athletic3010218587622
11Dunstable Town3010218608422
12Twickenham308616477522
13Chingford Town308517517121First team replaced the reserves mid-season, folded at end of season[6]
14Hastings United reserves306519387217
15Dickinsons3055206013615Dropped into the Herts County League at end of season[7]
16Hove United305421357414Left league at end of season

1951–52

Five new clubs joined the league in its third season;

PosClubPWDLFAPtsNotes
1Horsham261763753040
2Tonbridge reserves261673903439
3Tottenham Hotspur 'A'261538744733
4Headington United reserves261358725831
5Skyways2614111545629Left league at end of season
6Windsor & Eton2612410765828
7Vickers Armstrong26989647226
8Luton Town 'A'2612113837925
9Hastings United reserves269710495725
10Dunstable Town2611213486624
11Twickenham268513537121
12Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'268315547219
13Millwall 'A'265615497916Left league at end of season
14Callender Athletic26322132948

1952–53

Four new clubs joined the league for its fourth season;

PosClubPWDLFAPtsNotes
1Tonbridge reserves302235884247
2Windsor & Eton301965915344
3Tottenham Hotspur 'A'301758824439
4Newbury Town301758965739
5Haywards Heath301488594836
6Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'3016212785934
7Dunstable Town3015312706633
8Hastings United reserves3013611836932
9Luton Town 'A'3014412807032
10Horsham3013413756430
11Headington United reserves3011811555430
12West Ham United 'A'3010713556927
13Southwick308517548021
14Vickers Armstrong307419417418
15Twickenham305322399713Left to join the Parthenon League at end of season
16Callender Athletic302127271275Left league at end of season

1953–54

Four new clubs joined the league prior to the start of the season;

PosClubPWDLFAPtsNotes
1Headington United reserves342428914550
2Hastings United reserves3423381195549
3Luton Town 'A'342068975846
4Tonbridge reserves3419510946343
5Windsor & Eton3419510937643
6Guildford City reserves34141010715938
7Tottenham Hotspur 'A'3416513736737Left league at end of season
8Gravesend & Northfleet reserves34121111565235
9Chelsea 'A'3413912465535
10Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'3414515586533
11Dunstable Town34135168311131
12Newbury Town3491114718029
13Horsham3411617596328
14Dartford reserves3410717536427
15Vickers Armstrong3471116387125
16West Ham United 'A'349619568424
17Haywards Heath347720529721
18Southwick346622378218Left to rejoin the Sussex County League

1954–55

One new club, Wokingham Town, joined the league prior to the start of the 1954–55 season.

PosClubPWDLFAPtsNotes
1Chelsea 'A'3222551164649
2Gravesend & Northfleet reserves322147683846
3Newbury Town322129774744
4Dartford reserves322039734543
5Tonbridge reserves321787744542
6Dunstable Town3219310968141
7Guildford City reserves3218410825340
8Hastings United reserves3216511905637
9Horsham32121010555134
10Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'3213613827432
11Luton Town 'A'32123176610327
12Headington United reserves3210517475125
13Windsor & Eton32102205810322
14Haywards Heath328519699921
15Wokingham Town328420538820
16West Ham United 'A'326125368513
17Vickers Armstrong323227261038Left league at end of season

1955–56

One new club, Bedford Town reserves, joined the league prior to the start of the 1955–56 season.

PosClubPWDLFAPtsNotes
1Hastings United reserves322624974254
2Chelsea 'A'3225341113053
3Headington United reserves32211101054143
4Dartford reserves321958724443
5Bedford Town reserves321949904942
6Gravesend & Northfleet reserves3218410704940Left league at end of season
7Tonbridge reserves3215512785735
8Newbury Town3213514706431
9Guildford City reserves3212515667629
10Dunstable Town3213217858428
11Luton Town 'A'329617527324
12Horsham32112195510524
13Haywards Heath3296175010324
14West Ham United 'A'327916557523
15Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'328519487121
16Windsor & Eton3264224510816
17Wokingham Town3262244912714

1956–57

Two new clubs joined the league prior to the start of the 1956–57 season;

PosClubPWDLFAPtsNotes
1Chelsea 'A'3422571063849
2Bedford Town reserves3420771136447
3Tonbridge reserves342158836247
4Hastings United reserves3419871296346
5Luton Town 'A'3420410976744
6Newbury Town3417710755641
7West Ham United 'A'3416513836637
8Dartford reserves3417314646037
9Headington United reserves3415514716635
10Guildford City reserves3415514716935
11Eastbourne United3414614726734
12Windsor & Eton3413417629830
13Dunstable Town3410717729027
14Crawley349718617525
15Wokingham Town3477206910921Left to join the Delphian League at end of season
16Haywards Heath3493224210021
17Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'3483234610519
18Horsham34311205011117Left to join the Corinthian League at end of season

1957–58

Two new clubs joined for the 1957–58 season;

PosClubPWDLFAPtsNotes
1Chelsea 'A'3428331073459
2Tonbridge reserves3421851025850
3Hastings United reserves341969905444
4Dartford reserves3417710987141
5Bedford Town reserves3416810735940
6Dunstable Town3416711776439
7Luton Town 'A'3415811827138
8Headington United reserves3417215737036
9Newbury Town3414812717436
10West Ham United 'A'3414614696734
11Crawley3412715707531Changed name to Crawley Town at end of season
12Guildford City reserves3413516536231
13Haywards Heath3412418586928
14Windsor & Eton34113205111025
15Fulham 'A'348719517923
16Didcot Town348620609222
17Eastbourne United348323478119
18Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'347225398116

1958–59

One new club, Arsenal 'A', joined the league for the 1958–59 season.

PosClubPWDLFAPts
1Arsenal 'A'3625651185156
2Chelsea 'A'3626371093555
3Tonbridge reserves3622861035852
4Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'3618711716143
5Dunstable Town3617514786439
6Newbury Town3616713646039
7Hastings United reserves3616614686438
8Haywards Heath36131013616236
9Headington United reserves36131013738336
10Guildford City reserves3616416698036
11Bedford Town reserves3612915678333
12West Ham United 'A'3614418737332
13Fulham 'A'3613617727732
14Crawley Town3612717658631
15Luton Town 'A'3612618727430
16Didcot Town3681414536130
17Eastbourne United3610719546927
18Dartford reserves3686226212722
19Windsor & Eton3657244611017

1959–60

One new club, Canterbury City, joined the league for the 1959–60 season.

PosClubPWDLFAPtsNotes
1Luton Town 'A'3824681006154
2Arsenal 'A'3821981085251
3Canterbury City382189996250Joined the Southern League at end of season[15]
4Chelsea 'A'38216111045548Left league at end of season
5Dunstable Town3822511946647 *
6Bedford Town reserves3820414727944
7Guildford City reserves38161111876943
8Headington United reserves3818515798741Changed name to Oxford United reserves at end of season
9Newbury Town3818416856840
10Tonbridge reserves38141212605340
11Fulham 'A'38151013848040Left league at end of season
12Eastbourne United38121412777738
13Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'3814618678634
14West Ham United 'A'38145197810233
15Windsor & Eton3812719778431Left to join the Delphian League at end of season
16Dartford reserves38126207810130
17Hastings United reserves3811819668830
18Didcot Town38103157110123
19Haywards Heath3885255210321
20Crawley Town3892275211620

1960–61

Two new clubs joined the league for the 1960–61 season;

PosClubPWDLFAPtsNotes
1Arsenal 'A'3426351414055
2St Neots Town3423471104850
3Eastbourne United341987754246
4Bedford Town reserves342149795646
5Oxford United reserves3420591056445
6Newbury Town341789916642
7West Ham United 'A'3417512836039
8Dartford reserves3418313816639
9Luton Town 'A'3414713725735Left league at end of season
10Guildford City reserves3414713697235
11Hastings United reserves3415514707835Left league at end of season
12Tonbridge reserves3412319719627
13Didcot Town3411320628625
14Dunstable Town3489176810325Left league at end of season
15Metropolitan Police349520498223
16Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'347621459320
17Crawley Town3454253912314
18Haywards Heath3443273211011Left to join the Sussex County League

1961–62

Three new clubs joined the league for the 1961–62 season;

PosClubPWDLFAPtsNotes
1Dartford reserves3224441025152
2Arsenal 'A'322093934249
3St Neots Town321976884245
4Bexleyheath & Welling reserves321877816343
5Crawley Town3219211905540
6Guildford City reserves3217510817139
7Oxford United reserves32174111046438
8West Ham United 'A'3213712917833
9Bedford Town reserves3211714756029
10Rainham Town3213316546329
11Didcot Town3211615688028
12Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'3211516587327Left league at end of season
13Eastbourne United3211516597627
14Tonbridge reserves3295188410223
15Newbury Town328321429319Left to join the Hellenic League at end of season
16Woodford Town3252254212012
17Metropolitan Police3243253311211

1962–63

Two new clubs joined the league for the 1962–63 season;

PosClubPWDLFAPtsNotes
1Arsenal 'A'3226241072954
2Oxford United reserves322336773949
3Kettering Town reserves3221561024747
4Bedford Town reserves322228994246
5West Ham United 'A'321949945542
6Crawley Town321949824942Joined Southern League, replaced by reserve team
7St Neots Town3218212937038
8Dartford reserves3215611845636
9Tonbridge reserves3213514788031
10Rainham Town3214216676530
11Guildford City reserves3213316668229
12Eastbourne United3211516646727
13Bexleyheath & Welling reserves326818468220Changed name to Bexley United reserves at end of season
14Woodford Town328321419519
15Metropolitan Police326422449816
16Gravesend & Northfleet reserves3234253710610Left league at end of season
17Didcot Town323227261488Left to join the Hellenic League at end of season

1963–64

Five new clubs joined the league for the 1963–64 season, whilst Crawley Town reserves replaced their first team, who had moved up to the Southern League;

PosClubPWDLFAPtsNotes
1Charlton Athletic 'A'3827471355158
2Chelmsford City reserves38231051054756
3Tottenham Hotspur 'A'38253101226053
4Oxford United reserves38191361045051Left league at end of season
5Cambridge City reserves382099947849
6Woodford Town3820711926747
7Arsenal 'A'3818911805745
8Eastbourne United38161012726042Left to join the Athenian League at end of season
9West Ham United 'A'3818614958242
10St Neots Town3817714946741
11Guildford City reserves3816715796239
12Romford reserves38121115758435
13Kettering Town reserves3812719789831Left league at end of season
14Rainham Town38108207511328Left to join the Athenian League at end of season
15Dartford reserves38124226110228
16Metropolitan Police38115226410227
17Bexley United reserves38115226510527
18Bedford Town reserves3897226810825
19Crawley Town reserves388723519223Left league at end of season
20Tonbridge reserves3853303816213Left league at end of season

1964–65

Eight new clubs joined the league for the 1964–65 season;

PosClubPWDLFAPtsNotes
1Gillingham reserves4231471495866Left league at end of season
2Tottenham Hotspur 'A'4230391293963
3West Ham United 'A'4229491075262
4Bury Town4226610855658
5Arsenal 'A'4223613985352
6Wimbledon reserves42236131007652
7Bedford Town reserves4221615917648
8Woodford Town4219914949347
9Chatham Town4219914799447
10Chertsey Town421891510510845
11Chelmsford City reserves4218618826642
12St Neots Town42131415666640
13Dunstable Town4215918728939Joined the Southern League, replaced by reserve team
14Charlton Athletic 'A'4214820749836
15Guildford City reserves4213920828335Left league at end of season
16Romford reserves4215522709335
17Dartford reserves421011219111231
18Metropolitan Police4210923669429
19Cambridge City reserves42910235910828Left to join the Eastern Counties League
20Luton Town 'A'4297267212325Left league at end of season
21Stevenage Town reserves4287276212323
22Bexley United reserves4269273912221Left league at end of season

1965–66

Four new clubs joined the league for the 1965–66 season, whilst Dunstable Town reserves replaced the first team, who had moved up to the Southern League.

PosClubPWDLFAPtsNotes
1Bury Town3629521082763
2Tottenham Hotspur 'A'3628351233559
3Brentwood Town3625741014657
4West Ham United 'A'362475853455
5Arsenal 'A'3621871075450
6St Neots Town3621510836247Left to join the United Counties League
7Wimbledon reserves3619314957441
8Chelmsford City reserves3615615807436
9Woodford Town3617217648436
10Barnet reserves3613716697233Left league at end of season
11Sheppey United3613716638833
12Chatham Town3612717687831
13Metropolitan Police3613419756730
14Dartford reserves3695226110523Left league at end of season
15Stevenage Town reserves368721509123
16Bedford Town reserves3684246410820
17Hatfield Town3666245812118
18Chertsey Town3657245410917Left league at end of season
19Dunstable Town reserves3636274312212
20Charlton Athletic 'A'0000000Resigned mid-season, record expunged

1966–67

Three new clubs joined the league for the 1966–67 season;

PosClubPWDLFAPtsNotes
1Tottenham Hotspur 'A'3220661024546
2Arsenal 'A'322057914145
3Brentwood Town322048754144Joined Southern League, replaced by reserves
4Bury Town321688734640
5West Ham United 'A'321697733639
6Hatfield Town321679674739
7Sheppey United321499625537
8Bedford Town reserves3213811604634
9Cray Wanderers3214612607534
10Wimbledon reserves3215314657333
11Metropolitan Police3211912424831
12Crittall Athletic3211318406225
13Woodford Town3210319477823Left league at end of season
14Chelmsford City reserves327718467721
15Chatham Town328519356921
16Hillingdon Borough reserves326521297317Left league at end of season
17Stevenage Town reserves325522439815

1967–68

No new clubs joined the league for the 1967–68 season, although Brentwood Town reserves replaced the first team, which had moved up to the Southern League.

PosClubPWDLFAPtsNotes
1Chelmsford City reserves261745562538
2Bury Town261574562637
3Tottenham Hotspur 'A'261538534033
4Cray Wanderers261286503532
5Bedford Town reserves2615110594231
6Metropolitan Police2613310666129
7Hatfield Town2612212494526
8Arsenal 'A'269611464824
9West Ham United 'A'2610412394124
10Wimbledon reserves268612354622
11Sheppey United267613436820
12Chatham Town266713234619Left to join the Kent League at end of season
13Crittall Athletic267415364918Renamed Braintree & Crittall Athletic at end of season
14Brentwood Town reserves262717185711Left league at end of season

1968–69

Four new clubs joined the league for the 1968–69 season:

PosClubPWDLFAPtsNotes
1Bury Town302037552343
2Tottenham Hotspur 'A'301785683842Left league at end of season
3Bletchley Town301668472538
4Metropolitan Police301659725237
5Braintree & Crittall Athletic3012117362635
6West Ham United 'A'3014610504134
7Wellingborough Town3015312574933
8Chelmsford City reserves3011910564531Left league at end of season
9Stevenage Athletic3011910504431
10Romford reserves3011910596031
11Sheppey United3012711535431
12Cray Wanderers3011514494927
13Arsenal 'A'309417345922Left league at end of season
14Hatfield Town304917376517
15Wimbledon reserves306321307015Left league at end of season
16Bedford Town reserves305322288113

1969–70

Three new clubs joined the league for the start of the 1969–70 season;

PosClubPWDLFAPtsNotes
1Wellingborough Town281846673240Transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division
2Stevenage Athletic281594542239Joined Southern League Division One
3West Ham United 'A'281486482436
4Metropolitan Police281387503934
5Bletchley Town281297513833
6Bedford Town reserves281099302629
7Bury Town2811611483928
8Sheppey United2810711504527
9Romford reserves289811374326
10Hatfield Town289514476123
11Braintree & Crittall Athletic287912324823Transferred to the Eastern Counties League
12Oxford United reserves289415436321Left league at end of season
13Cray Wanderers288515345221
14Brentwood Town reserves286814255620Left league at end of season
15Epping Town286715406819

1970–71

Woodford Town joined the league prior to the start of the its final season. At the end of the season five clubs moved up to the Southern League as it added a new second tier division, splitting the previous Division One into Division One North and Division One South.[16]

PosClubPWDLFAPtsNotes
1Epping Town221453583633Joined Metropolitan–London League
2Bury Town221345453030Joined Southern League Division One North
3Bletchley Town221336492129
4Cray Wanderers221237453627Joined Metropolitan–London League
5Metropolitan Police22976442725Joined Southern League Division One South
6Chelmsford City reserves22976553825
7Woodford Town22877303223Joined Southern League Division One South
8Sheppey United22877303223Joined Metropolitan–London League
9West Ham United 'A'226412223716Joined South East Counties League as a youth team
10Bedford Town reserves224513264913
11Romford reserves222911244913
12Hatfield Town224315327111Joined Metropolitan–London League

References

  1. Chipperfield at the Football Club History Database
  2. Hove at the Football Club History Database
  3. Windsor & Eton at the Football Club History Database
  4. Dagenham at the Football Club History Database
  5. Leatherhead at the Football Club History Database
  6. Chingford Town at the Football Club History Database
  7. Dickinsons (Apsley) at the Football Club History Database
  8. Horsham at the Football Club History Database
  9. Tottenham Hotspur "A" at the Football Club History Database
  10. Haywards Heath at the Football Club History Database
  11. Southwick at the Football Club History Database
  12. West Ham United "A" at the Football Club History Database
  13. Crawley at the Football Club History Database
  14. Eastbourne United at the Football Club History Database
  15. Canterbury City at the Football Club History Database
  16. England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF
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