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

1949–50

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The league was composed of:

Callender's Athletic
Chingford Town Reserves (from theLondon League Premier Division)
Chipperfield (from theHerts County League Division One)
Dagenham
Dickinson (Apsley) (from theHerts County League Division One)
Headington United Reserves
Hammersmith United
Hove (from theSussex County League)
St Neots & District (from theSouth Midlands League Premier Division)
Twickenham

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	St Neots & District	16	12	2	2	63	21	+42	26
2	Dagenham	16	11	4	1	62	23	+39	26
3	Callender's Athletic	16	11	3	2	69	29	+40	25
4	Headington United Reserves	16	10	3	3	57	31	+26	23
5	Chingford Town Reserves	16	7	2	7	31	32	−1	16
6	Twickenham	16	4	2	10	39	51	−12	10
7	Dickinson (Apsley)	16	2	3	11	20	42	−22	7
8	Chipperfield	16	2	3	11	25	61	−36	7
9	Hove	16	1	2	13	16	92	−76	4	Changed name to Hove United^[1]
–	Hammersmith United	0	–	–	–	–	–	—	0	Withdrew during season, record expunged

Source:Non-League Matters

1950–51

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Eight new clubs joined the league in its second season;

Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'
Croydon Rovers
Dunstable Town
Hastings United Reserves (from theLondon League Premier Division)
Leatherhead (from theSurrey Senior League)
Luton Town 'A'
Vickers Armstrong (Surrey)
Windsor & Eton (from theCorinthian League)^[2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Dagenham	30	24	3	3	95	28	+67	51	Founder members ofDelphian League^[3]
2	Vickers Armstrong (Surrey)	30	22	3	5	98	50	+48	47
3	Croydon Rovers	30	22	1	7	67	37	+30	45	Left the league
4	St Neots & District	30	18	4	8	87	47	+40	40	Joined theUnited Counties League
5	Luton Town 'A'	30	17	3	10	95	47	+48	37
6	Windsor & Eton	30	16	4	10	70	61	+9	36
7	Headington United Reserves	30	14	4	12	68	62	+6	32
8	Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'	30	10	10	10	56	53	+3	30
9	Leatherhead	30	12	3	15	53	67	−14	27	Founder members ofDelphian League^[4]
10	Dunstable Town	30	11	2	17	62	83	−21	24
11	Callender's Athletic	30	10	2	18	55	76	−21	22
12	Twickenham	30	8	6	16	49	75	−26	22
13	Chingford Town	30	8	5	17	51	71	−20	21	First team replaced the reserves mid-season, folded at end of season^[5]
14	Hastings United Reserves	30	6	5	19	38	72	−34	17
15	Dickinson (Apsley)	30	5	5	20	60	136	−76	15	Dropped into theHerts County League^[6]
16	Hove United	30	5	4	21	35	74	−39	14	Left the league
–	Chipperfield	0	–	–	–	–	–	—	0	Withdrew during season, record expunged.

Source:Non-League Matters

1951–52

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Five new clubs joined the league in its third season;

Horsham (from theSussex County League)^[7]
Millwall 'A'
Skyways
Tonbridge Reserves (from theLondon League Premier Division)
Tottenham Hotspur 'A' (from theEastern Counties League, although they also continued to play in the ECL for another three seasons)^[8]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Horsham	26	17	6	3	75	30	+45	40
2	Tonbridge Reserves	26	16	7	3	90	34	+56	39
3	Tottenham Hotspur 'A'	26	15	3	8	74	47	+27	33
4	Headington United Reserves	26	13	5	8	72	58	+14	31
5	Skyways	26	14	1	11	54	56	−2	29	Left the league
6	Windsor & Eton	26	12	4	10	76	58	+18	28
7	Vickers Armstrong (Surrey)	26	9	8	9	64	72	−8	26
8	Luton Town 'A'	26	12	1	13	83	79	+4	25
9	Hastings United Reserves	26	9	7	10	49	57	−8	25
10	Dunstable Town	26	11	2	13	48	66	−18	24
11	Twickenham	26	8	5	13	53	71	−18	21
12	Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'	26	8	3	15	54	72	−18	19
13	Millwall 'A'	26	5	6	15	49	79	−30	16	Left the league
14	Callender's Athletic	26	3	2	21	32	94	−62	8

Source:Non-League Matters

1952–53

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Four new clubs joined the league for its fourth season;

Haywards Heath (from theSussex County League)^[9]
Newbury Town
Southwick (from theSussex County League)^[10]
West Ham United 'A' (from theEastern Counties League, although they also continued to play in the ECL for another four season)^[11]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Tonbridge Reserves	30	22	3	5	88	42	+46	47
2	Windsor & Eton	30	19	6	5	91	53	+38	44
3	Tottenham Hotspur 'A'	30	17	5	8	82	44	+38	39
4	Newbury Town	30	17	5	8	96	57	+39	39
5	Haywards Heath	30	14	8	8	59	48	+11	36
6	Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'	30	16	2	12	78	59	+19	34
7	Dunstable Town	30	15	3	12	70	66	+4	33
8	Hastings United Reserves	30	13	6	11	83	69	+14	32
9	Luton Town 'A'	30	14	4	12	80	70	+10	32
10	Horsham	30	13	4	13	75	64	+11	30
11	Headington United Reserves	30	11	8	11	55	54	+1	30
12	West Ham United 'A'	30	10	7	13	55	69	−14	27
13	Southwick	30	8	5	17	54	80	−26	21
14	Vickers Armstrong (Surrey)	30	7	4	19	41	74	−33	18
15	Twickenham	30	5	3	22	39	97	−58	13	JoinedParthenon League
16	Callender's Athletic	30	2	1	27	27	127	−100	5	Left the league

Source:Non-League Matters

1953–54

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Four new clubs joined the league prior to the start of the 1953–54 season;

Chelsea 'A' (from theEastern Counties League)
Dartford Reserves (from theLondon League Premier Division)
Guildford City Reserves (from theLondon League Premier Division)
Gravesend & Northfleet Reserves (from theLondon League Premier Division)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Headington United Reserves	34	24	2	8	91	45	+46	50
2	Hastings United Reserves	34	23	3	8	119	55	+64	49
3	Luton Town 'A'	34	20	6	8	97	58	+39	46
4	Tonbridge Reserves	34	19	5	10	94	63	+31	43
5	Windsor & Eton	34	19	5	10	93	76	+17	43
6	Guildford City Reserves	34	14	10	10	71	59	+12	38
7	Tottenham Hotspur 'A'	34	16	5	13	73	67	+6	37	Left the league
8	Gravesend & Northfleet Reserves	34	12	11	11	56	52	+4	35
9	Chelsea 'A'	34	13	9	12	46	55	−9	35
10	Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'	34	14	5	15	58	65	−7	33
11	Dunstable Town	34	13	5	16	83	111	−28	31
12	Newbury Town	34	9	11	14	71	80	−9	29
13	Horsham	34	11	6	17	59	63	−4	28
14	Dartford Reserves	34	10	7	17	53	64	−11	27
15	Vickers Armstrong (Surrey)	34	7	11	16	38	71	−33	25
16	West Ham United 'A'	34	9	6	19	56	84	−28	24
17	Haywards Heath	34	7	7	20	52	97	−45	21
18	Southwick	34	6	6	22	37	82	−45	18	JoinedSussex County League

Source:Non-League Matters

1954–55

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One new club joined the league prior to the start of the 1954–55 season;

Wokingham Town

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Chelsea 'A'	32	22	5	5	116	46	+70	49
2	Gravesend & Northfleet Reserves	32	21	4	7	68	38	+30	46
3	Newbury Town	32	21	2	9	77	47	+30	44
4	Dartford Reserves	32	20	3	9	73	45	+28	43
5	Tonbridge Reserves	32	17	8	7	74	45	+29	42
6	Dunstable Town	32	19	3	10	96	81	+15	41
7	Guildford City Reserves	32	18	4	10	82	53	+29	40
8	Hastings United Reserves	32	16	5	11	90	56	+34	37
9	Horsham	32	12	10	10	55	51	+4	34
10	Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'	32	13	6	13	82	74	+8	32
11	Luton Town 'A'	32	12	3	17	66	103	−37	27
12	Headington United Reserves	32	10	5	17	47	51	−4	25
13	Windsor & Eton	32	10	2	20	58	103	−45	22
14	Haywards Heath	32	8	5	19	69	99	−30	21
15	Wokingham Town	32	8	4	20	53	88	−35	20
16	West Ham United 'A'	32	6	1	25	36	85	−49	13
17	Vickers Armstrong (Surrey)	32	3	2	27	26	103	−77	8	Left the league

Source:Non-League Matters

1955–56

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One new club joined the league prior to the start of the 1955–56 season;

Bedford Town Reserves (from theUnited Counties League Division One)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hastings United Reserves	32	26	2	4	97	42	+55	54
2	Chelsea 'A'	32	25	3	4	111	30	+81	53
3	Headington United Reserves	32	21	1	10	105	41	+64	43
4	Dartford Reserves	32	19	5	8	72	44	+28	43
5	Bedford Town Reserves	32	19	4	9	90	49	+41	42
6	Gravesend & Northfleet Reserves	32	18	4	10	70	49	+21	40	Left the league
7	Tonbridge Reserves	32	15	5	12	78	57	+21	35
8	Newbury Town	32	13	5	14	70	64	+6	31
9	Guildford City Reserves	32	12	5	15	66	76	−10	29
10	Dunstable Town	32	13	2	17	85	84	+1	28
11	Luton Town 'A'	32	9	6	17	52	73	−21	24
12	Horsham	32	11	2	19	55	105	−50	24
13	Haywards Heath	32	9	6	17	50	103	−53	24
14	West Ham United 'A'	32	7	9	16	55	75	−20	23
15	Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'	32	8	5	19	48	71	−23	21
16	Windsor & Eton	32	6	4	22	45	108	−63	16
17	Wokingham Town	32	6	2	24	49	127	−78	14

Source:Non-League Matters

1956–57

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

Crawley (from theSussex County League Division Two)^[12]
Eastbourne United (from theSussex County League Division One)^[13]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Chelsea 'A'	34	22	5	7	106	38	+68	49
2	Bedford Town Reserves	34	20	7	7	113	64	+49	47
3	Tonbridge Reserves	34	21	5	8	83	62	+21	47
4	Hastings United Reserves	34	19	8	7	129	63	+66	46
5	Luton Town 'A'	34	20	4	10	97	67	+30	44
6	Newbury Town	34	17	7	10	75	56	+19	41
7	West Ham United 'A'	34	16	5	13	83	66	+17	37
8	Dartford Reserves	34	17	3	14	64	60	+4	37
9	Headington United Reserves	34	15	5	14	71	66	+5	35
10	Guildford City Reserves	34	15	5	14	71	69	+2	35
11	Eastbourne United	34	14	6	14	72	67	+5	34
12	Windsor & Eton	34	13	4	17	62	98	−36	30
13	Dunstable Town	34	10	7	17	72	90	−18	27
14	Crawley	34	9	7	18	61	75	−14	25
15	Wokingham Town	34	7	7	20	69	109	−40	21	Joined theDelphian League
16	Haywards Heath	34	9	3	22	42	100	−58	21
17	Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'	34	8	3	23	46	105	−59	19
18	Horsham	34	3	11	20	50	111	−61	17	Joined theCorinthian League

Source:Non-League Matters

1957–58

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Two new clubs joined for the 1957–58 season;

Didcot Town (from theHellenic League Premier Division)
Fulham 'A'

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Chelsea 'A'	34	28	3	3	107	34	+73	59
2	Tonbridge Reserves	34	21	8	5	102	58	+44	50
3	Hastings United Reserves	34	19	6	9	90	54	+36	44
4	Dartford Reserves	34	17	7	10	98	71	+27	41
5	Bedford Town Reserves	34	16	8	10	73	59	+14	40
6	Dunstable Town	34	16	7	11	77	64	+13	39
7	Luton Town 'A'	34	15	8	11	82	71	+11	38
8	Headington United Reserves	34	17	2	15	73	70	+3	36
9	Newbury Town	34	14	8	12	71	74	−3	36
10	West Ham United 'A'	34	14	6	14	69	67	+2	34
11	Crawley	34	12	7	15	70	75	−5	31	Changed name to Crawley Town
12	Guildford City Reserves	34	13	5	16	53	62	−9	31
13	Haywards Heath	34	12	4	18	58	69	−11	28
14	Windsor & Eton	34	11	3	20	51	110	−59	25
15	Fulham 'A'	34	8	7	19	51	79	−28	23
16	Didcot Town	34	8	6	20	60	92	−32	22
17	Eastbourne United	34	8	3	23	47	81	−34	19
18	Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'	34	7	2	25	39	81	−42	16

Source:Non-League Matters

1958–59

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One new club joined the league for the 1958–59 season;

Arsenal 'A'

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal 'A'	36	25	6	5	118	51	+67	56
2	Chelsea 'A'	36	26	3	7	109	35	+74	55
3	Tonbridge Reserves	36	22	8	6	103	58	+45	52
4	Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'	36	18	7	11	71	61	+10	43
5	Dunstable Town	36	17	5	14	78	64	+14	39
6	Newbury Town	36	16	7	13	64	60	+4	39
7	Hastings United Reserves	36	16	6	14	68	64	+4	38
8	Haywards Heath	36	13	10	13	61	62	−1	36
9	Headington United Reserves	36	13	10	13	73	83	−10	36
10	Guildford City Reserves	36	16	4	16	69	80	−11	36
11	Bedford Town Reserves	36	12	9	15	67	83	−16	33
12	West Ham United 'A'	36	14	4	18	73	73	0	32
13	Fulham 'A'R	36	13	6	17	72	77	−5	32
14	Crawley Town	36	12	7	17	65	86	−21	31
15	Luton Town 'A'	36	12	6	18	72	74	−2	30
16	Didcot Town	36	8	14	14	53	61	−8	30
17	Eastbourne United	36	10	7	19	54	69	−15	27
18	Dartford Reserves	36	8	6	22	62	127	−65	22
19	Windsor & Eton	36	5	7	24	46	110	−64	17

Source:Non-League Matters

1959–60

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One new club joined the league for the 1959–60 season;

Canterbury City (from theKent League Division One)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Luton Town 'A'	38	24	6	8	100	61	+39	54
2	Arsenal 'A'	38	21	9	8	108	52	+56	51
3	Canterbury City	38	21	8	9	99	62	+37	50	Promoted to theSouthern League Division One^[14]
4	Chelsea 'A'	38	21	6	11	104	55	+49	48	Left the league
5	Dunstable Town	38	22	5	11	94	66	+28	47^[a]
6	Bedford Town Reserves	38	20	4	14	72	79	−7	44
7	Guildford City Reserves	38	16	11	11	87	69	+18	43
8	Headington United Reserves	38	18	5	15	79	87	−8	41	Changed name to Oxford United Reserves
9	Newbury Town	38	18	4	16	85	68	+17	40
10	Tonbridge Reserves	38	14	12	12	60	53	+7	40
11	Fulham 'A'	38	15	10	13	84	80	+4	40	Left the league
12	Eastbourne United	38	12	14	12	77	77	0	38
13	Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'	38	14	6	18	67	86	−19	34
14	West Ham United 'A'	38	14	5	19	78	102	−24	33
15	Windsor & Eton	38	12	7	19	77	84	−7	31	Joined theDelphian League
16	Dartford Reserves	38	12	6	20	78	101	−23	30
17	Hastings United Reserves	38	11	8	19	66	88	−22	30
18	Didcot Town	38	10	3	25	71	101	−30	23
19	Haywards Heath	38	8	5	25	52	103	−51	21
20	Crawley Town	38	9	2	27	52	116	−64	20

Source:Non-League Matters
Notes:

^2 points deducted?

1960–61

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

Metropolitan Police (from theSpartan League)
St Neots Town (from theCentral Alliance)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Arsenal 'A'	34	26	3	5	141	40	+101	55
2	St Neots Town	34	23	4	7	110	48	+62	50
3	Eastbourne United	34	19	8	7	75	42	+33	46
4	Bedford Town Reserves	34	21	4	9	79	56	+23	46
5	Oxford United Reserves	34	20	5	9	105	64	+41	45
6	Newbury Town	34	17	8	9	91	66	+25	42
7	West Ham United 'A'	34	17	5	12	83	60	+23	39
8	Dartford Reserves	34	18	3	13	81	66	+15	39
9	Luton Town 'A'	34	14	7	13	72	57	+15	35	Left the league
10	Guildford City Reserves	34	14	7	13	69	72	−3	35
11	Hastings United Reserves	34	15	5	14	70	78	−8	35	Left the league
12	Tonbridge Reserves	34	12	3	19	71	96	−25	27
13	Didcot Town	34	11	3	20	62	86	−24	25
14	Dunstable Town	34	8	9	17	68	103	−35	25	JoinedUnited Counties League Division One
15	Metropolitan Police	34	9	5	20	49	82	−33	23
16	Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'	34	7	6	21	45	93	−48	20
17	Crawley Town	34	5	4	25	39	123	−84	14
18	Haywards Heath	34	4	3	27	32	110	−78	11	JoinedSussex County League Division One

Source:Non-League Matters

1961–62

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

Bexleyheath & Welling Reserves
Rainham Town (from theDelphian League)
Woodford Town (from theDelphian League)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Dartford Reserves	32	24	4	4	102	51	+51	52
2	Arsenal 'A'	32	20	9	3	93	42	+51	49
3	St Neots Town	32	19	7	6	88	42	+46	45
4	Bexleyheath & Welling Reserves	32	18	7	7	81	63	+18	43
5	Crawley Town	32	19	2	11	90	55	+35	40
6	Guildford City Reserves	32	17	5	10	81	71	+10	39
7	Oxford United Reserves	32	17	4	11	104	64	+40	38
8	West Ham United 'A'	32	13	7	12	91	78	+13	33
9	Bedford Town Reserves	32	11	7	14	75	60	+15	29
10	Rainham Town	32	13	3	16	54	63	−9	29
11	Didcot Town	32	11	6	15	68	80	−12	28
12	Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'	32	11	5	16	58	73	−15	27	Left the league
13	Eastbourne United	32	11	5	16	59	76	−17	27
14	Tonbridge Reserves	32	9	5	18	84	102	−18	23
15	Newbury Town	32	8	3	21	42	93	−51	19	JoinedHellenic League Premier Division
16	Woodford Town	32	5	2	25	42	120	−78	12
17	Metropolitan Police	32	4	3	25	33	112	−79	11

Source:Non-League Matters

1962–63

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

Gravesend & Northfleet Reserves
Kettering Town Reserves (from theUnited Counties League Division One)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Arsenal 'A'	32	26	2	4	107	29	+78	54
2	Oxford United Reserves	32	23	3	6	77	36	+41	49
3	Kettering Town Reserves	32	21	5	6	102	47	+55	47
4	Bedford Town Reserves	32	22	2	8	99	42	+57	46
5	West Ham United 'A'	32	19	4	9	94	55	+39	42
6	Crawley Town	32	19	4	9	82	49	+33	42	Promoted to theSouthern League Division One
7	St Neots Town	32	18	2	12	93	70	+23	38
8	Dartford Reserves	32	15	6	11	84	56	+28	36
9	Tonbridge Reserves	32	13	5	14	78	80	−2	31
10	Rainham Town	32	14	2	16	67	65	+2	30
11	Guildford City Reserves	32	13	3	16	66	82	−16	29
12	Eastbourne United	32	11	5	16	64	67	−3	27
13	Bexleyheath & Welling Reserves	32	6	8	18	46	82	−36	20	Changed name to Bexley United Reserves
14	Woodford Town	32	8	3	21	41	95	−54	19
15	Metropolitan Police	32	6	4	22	44	98	−54	16
16	Gravesend & Northfleet Reserves	32	3	4	25	37	106	−69	10	Relegated to new Division Two
17	Didcot Town	32	3	2	27	26	148	−122	8	JoinedHellenic League Premier Division

Source:Non-League Matters

1963–64

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A second division was added for the 1963–64 season, with all the clubs in the division new apart fromGravesend & Northfleet Reserves. Six new clubs joined Division One;

Cambridge City Reserves (from theEastern Counties League)
Charlton Athletic 'A'
Chelmsford City Reserves (from theEastern Counties League)
Crawley Town Reserves
Romford Reserves (from theEastern Counties League)
Tottenham Hotspur 'A' (from theEastern Counties League)

Division One
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Charlton Athletic 'A'	38	27	4	7	135	51	+84	58
2	Chelmsford City Reserves	38	23	10	5	105	47	+58	56
3	Tottenham Hotspur 'A'	38	25	3	10	122	60	+62	53
4	Oxford United Reserves	38	19	13	6	104	50	+54	51	Left the league
5	Cambridge City Reserves	38	20	9	9	94	78	+16	49
6	Woodford Town	38	20	7	11	92	67	+25	47
7	Arsenal 'A'	38	18	9	11	80	57	+23	45
8	Eastbourne United	38	16	10	12	72	60	+12	42	JoinedAthenian League Division Two
9	West Ham United 'A'	38	18	6	14	95	82	+13	42
10	St Neots Town	38	17	7	14	94	67	+27	41
11	Guildford City Reserves	38	16	7	15	79	62	+17	39
12	Romford Reserves	38	12	11	15	75	84	−9	35
13	Kettering Town Reserves	38	12	7	19	78	98	−20	31	Left the league
14	Rainham Town	38	10	8	20	75	113	−38	28	JoinedAthenian League Division Two
15	Dartford Reserves	38	12	4	22	61	102	−41	28
16	Metropolitan Police	38	11	5	22	64	102	−38	27
17	Bexley United Reserves	38	11	5	22	65	105	−40	27
18	Bedford Town Reserves	38	9	7	22	68	108	−40	25
19	Crawley Town Reserves	38	8	7	23	51	92	−41	23	Left the league
20	Tonbridge Reserves	38	5	3	30	38	162	−124	13	Left the league

Source:Non-League Matters

Division Two
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Gillingham Reserves	28	26	1	1	132	28	+104	53	Promoted
2	Hastings United Reserves	28	16	5	7	71	44	+27	37	Left the league
3	Stevenage Town Reserves	28	18	0	10	72	46	+26	36	Promoted
4	Dover Reserves	28	12	7	9	61	50	+11	31	Left the league
5	Chertsey Town	28	13	5	10	85	82	+3	31	Promoted
6	Deal Town Reserves	28	12	6	10	60	57	+3	30	Left the league
7	Margate Reserves	28	13	3	12	68	48	+20	29
8	Folkestone Town Reserves	28	11	6	11	57	62	−5	28
9	Dunstable Town	28	11	6	11	41	53	−12	28	Promoted
10	Canterbury City Reserves	28	12	3	13	59	60	−1	27	Left the league
11	Sittingbourne Reserves	28	13	1	14	56	62	−6	27
12	Gravesend & Northfleet Reserves	28	7	4	17	54	89	−35	18
13	Ashford Town Reserves	28	5	6	17	31	68	−37	16
14	Chingford	28	5	5	18	31	81	−50	15
15	Ramsgate Athletic Reserves	28	6	2	20	44	92	−48	14

Source:Non-League Matters

1964–65

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Division Two was disbanded after a single season, although four of its clubs stayed in the league and moved up to the single division. An additional four new clubs joined the league for the 1964–65 season;

Bury Town (from theEastern Counties League)
Chatham Town (from theAetolian League)
Luton Town 'A'
Wimbledon Reserves

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Gillingham Reserves	42	31	4	7	149	58	+91	66	Left the league
2	Tottenham Hotspur 'A'	42	30	3	9	129	39	+90	63
3	West Ham United 'A'	42	29	4	9	107	52	+55	62
4	Bury Town	42	26	6	10	85	56	+29	58
5	Arsenal 'A'	42	23	6	13	98	53	+45	52
6	Wimbledon Reserves	42	23	6	13	100	76	+24	52
7	Bedford Town Reserves	42	21	6	15	91	76	+15	48
8	Woodford Town	42	19	9	14	94	93	+1	47
9	Chatham Town	42	19	9	14	79	84	−5	47
10	Chertsey Town	42	18	9	15	105	108	−3	45
11	Chelmsford City Reserves	42	18	6	18	82	66	+16	42
12	St Neots Town	42	13	14	15	66	66	0	40
13	Dunstable Town	42	15	9	18	72	89	−17	39	Promoted to theSouthern League Division One
14	Charlton Athletic 'A'	42	14	8	20	74	98	−24	36
15	Guildford City Reserves	42	13	9	20	82	83	−1	35	Left the league
16	Romford Reserves	42	15	5	22	70	93	−23	35	Left the league
17	Dartford Reserves	42	10	11	21	91	112	−21	31
18	Metropolitan Police	42	10	9	23	66	94	−28	29
19	Cambridge City Reserves	42	9	10	23	59	108	−49	28	JoinedEastern Counties League
20	Luton Town 'A'	42	9	7	26	72	123	−51	25	Left the league
21	Stevenage Town Reserves	42	8	7	27	62	123	−61	23
22	Bexley United Reserves	42	6	9	27	39	122	−83	21	Left the league

Source:Non-League Matters

1965–66

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Five new clubs joined the league for the 1965–66 season;

Barnet Reserves
Brentwood Town (from theAthenian League Division Two), changed their name from Brentwood & Warley
Dunstable Town Reserves (from theHellenic League Division One)
Hatfield Town (from theGreater London League A Section)
Sheppey United (from theGreater London League B Section)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Bury Town	36	29	5	2	108	27	+81	63
2	Tottenham Hotspur 'A'	36	28	3	5	123	35	+88	59
3	Brentwood Town	36	25	7	4	101	46	+55	57
4	West Ham United 'A'	36	24	7	5	85	34	+51	55
5	Arsenal 'A'	36	21	8	7	107	54	+53	50
6	St Neots Town	36	21	5	10	83	62	+21	47	JoinedUnited Counties League
7	Wimbledon Reserves	36	19	3	14	95	74	+21	41
8	Chelmsford City Reserves	36	15	6	15	80	74	+6	36
9	Woodford Town	36	17	2	17	64	84	−20	36
10	Barnet Reserves	36	13	7	16	69	72	−3	33
11	Sheppey United	36	13	7	16	63	88	−25	33
12	Chatham Town	36	12	7	17	68	78	−10	31
13	Metropolitan Police	36	13	4	19	75	67	+8	30
14	Dartford Reserves	36	9	5	22	61	105	−44	23	Left the league
15	Stevenage Town Reserves	36	8	7	21	50	91	−41	23
16	Bedford Town Reserves	36	8	4	24	64	108	−44	20
17	Hatfield Town	36	6	6	24	58	121	−63	18
18	Chertsey Town	36	5	7	24	54	109	−55	17	Left the league
19	Dunstable Town Reserves	36	3	6	27	43	122	−79	12	Left the league
–	Charlton Athletic 'A'	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Resigned mid-season, record expunged

Source:Non-League Matters

1966–67

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

Cray Wanderers (from theGreater London League Premier Division)
Crittall Athletic (from theGreater London League Premier Division)
Hillingdon Borough Reserves (from theHellenic League Premier Division)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Tottenham Hotspur 'A'	32	20	6	6	102	45	+57	46
2	Arsenal 'A'	32	20	5	7	91	41	+50	45
3	Brentwood Town	32	20	4	8	75	41	+34	44	Promoted to theSouthern League Division One
4	Bury Town	32	16	8	8	73	46	+27	40
5	West Ham United 'A'	32	15	9	8	73	36	+37	39
6	Hatfield Town	32	16	7	9	67	47	+20	39
7	Sheppey United	32	14	9	9	62	55	+7	37
8	Bedford Town Reserves	32	13	8	11	60	46	+14	34
9	Cray Wanderers	32	14	6	12	60	75	−15	34
10	Wimbledon Reserves	32	15	3	14	65	73	−8	33
11	Metropolitan Police	32	11	9	12	42	48	−6	31
12	Crittall Athletic	32	11	3	18	40	62	−22	25
13	Woodford Town	32	10	3	19	47	78	−31	23	Left the league
14	Chelmsford City Reserves	32	7	7	18	46	77	−31	21
15	Chatham Town	32	8	5	19	35	69	−34	21
16	Hillingdon Borough Reserves	32	6	5	21	29	73	−44	17	Left the league
17	Stevenage Town Reserves	32	5	5	22	43	98	−55	15	Left the league
–	Barnet Reserves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Resigned mid-season, record expunged

Source:Non-League Matters

1967–68

[edit]

One new club joined the league for the 1967–68 season;

Brentwood Town Reserves

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Chelmsford City Reserves	26	17	4	5	56	25	+31	38
2	Bury Town	26	15	7	4	56	26	+30	37
3	Tottenham Hotspur 'A'	26	15	3	8	53	40	+13	33
4	Cray Wanderers	26	12	8	6	50	35	+15	32
5	Bedford Town Reserves	26	15	1	10	59	42	+17	31
6	Metropolitan Police	26	13	3	10	66	61	+5	29
7	Hatfield Town	26	12	2	12	49	45	+4	26
8	Arsenal 'A'	26	9	6	11	46	48	−2	24
9	West Ham United 'A'	26	10	4	12	39	41	−2	24
10	Wimbledon Reserves	26	8	6	12	35	46	−11	22
11	Sheppey United	26	7	6	13	43	68	−25	20
12	Chatham Town	26	6	7	13	23	46	−23	19	JoinedKent League
13	Crittall Athletic	26	7	4	15	36	49	−13	18	Renamed Braintree & Crittall Athletic
14	Brentwood Town Reserves	26	2	7	17	18	57	−39	11	Left the league

Source:Non-League Matters

1968–69

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

Bletchley Town (from theUnited Counties League Division One)
Romford Reserves
Stevenage Athletic
Wellingborough Town (from theUnited Counties League Division One)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Bury Town	30	20	3	7	55	23	+32	43
2	Tottenham Hotspur 'A'	30	17	8	5	68	38	+30	42	Left the league
3	Bletchley Town	30	16	6	8	47	25	+22	38
4	Metropolitan Police	30	16	5	9	72	52	+20	37
5	Braintree & Crittall Athletic	30	12	11	7	36	26	+10	35
6	West Ham United 'A'	30	14	6	10	50	41	+9	34
7	Wellingborough Town	30	15	3	12	57	49	+8	33
8	Chelmsford City Reserves	30	11	9	10	56	45	+11	31	Left the league
9	Stevenage Athletic	30	11	9	10	50	44	+6	31
10	Romford Reserves	30	11	9	10	59	60	−1	31
11	Sheppey United	30	12	7	11	53	54	−1	31
12	Cray Wanderers	30	11	5	14	49	49	0	27
13	Arsenal 'A'	30	9	4	17	34	59	−25	22	Left the league
14	Hatfield Town	30	4	9	17	37	65	−28	17
15	Wimbledon Reserves	30	6	3	21	30	70	−40	15	Left the league
16	Bedford Town Reserves	30	5	3	22	28	81	−53	13

Source:Non-League Matters

1969–70

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

Brentwood Town Reserves (rejoined after a season's absence)
Epping Town (from theGreater London League Division One)
Oxford United 'A'

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Wellingborough Town	28	18	4	6	67	32	+35	40	JoinedWest Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division
2	Stevenage Athletic	28	15	9	4	54	22	+32	39	Promoted to theSouthern League Division One
3	West Ham United 'A'	28	14	8	6	48	24	+24	36
4	Metropolitan Police	28	13	8	7	50	39	+11	34
5	Bletchley Town	28	12	9	7	51	38	+13	33
6	Bedford Town Reserves	28	10	9	9	30	26	+4	29
7	Bury Town	28	11	6	11	48	39	+9	28
8	Sheppey United	28	10	7	11	50	45	+5	27
9	Romford Reserves	28	9	8	11	37	43	−6	26
10	Hatfield Town	28	9	5	14	47	61	−14	23
11	Braintree & Crittall Athletic	28	7	9	12	32	48	−16	23	JoinedEastern Counties League
12	Oxford United 'A'	28	9	4	15	43	63	−20	21^[a]	Left the league
13	Cray Wanderers	28	8	5	15	34	52	−18	21
14	Brentwood Town Reserves	28	6	8	14	25	56	−31	20	Left the league
15	Epping Town	28	6	7	15	40	68	−28	19

Source:Non-League Matters
Notes:

^1 point deducted?

1970–71

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Two new clubs joined the league for the start of the 1970–71 season;

Woodford Town (rejoined after three season's absence)
Chelmsford City Reserves (rejoined after a season's absence)

At the end of the season four 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.^[15]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Epping Town	22	14	5	3	58	36	+22	33	JoinedMetropolitan–London League Division One
2	Bury Town	22	13	4	5	45	30	+15	30	Promotion toSouthern League Division One North
3	Bletchley Town	22	13	3	6	49	21	+28	29	Promotion toSouthern League Division One North
4	Cray Wanderers	22	12	3	7	45	36	+9	27	JoinedMetropolitan–London League Division One
5	Metropolitan Police	22	9	7	6	44	27	+17	25	Promotion toSouthern League Division One South
6	Chelmsford City Reserves	22	9	7	6	55	38	+17	25	Left the league
7	Woodford Town	22	8	7	7	30	32	−2	23	Promotion toSouthern League Division One South
8	Sheppey United	22	8	3	11	33	37	−4	19	JoinedMetropolitan–London League Division One
9	West Ham United 'A'	22	6	4	12	22	37	−15	16	JoinedSouth East Counties League as a youth team
10	Bedford Town Reserves	22	4	5	13	26	49	−23	13	Left the league
11	Romford Reserves	22	2	9	11	24	49	−25	13	Left the league
12	Hatfield Town	22	4	3	15	32	71	−39	11	JoinedMetropolitan–London League Division One

Source:Non-League Matters

References

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^Hove at theFootball Club History Database
^Windsor & Eton at theFootball Club History Database
^Dagenham at theFootball Club History Database
^Leatherhead at theFootball Club History Database
^Chingford Town at theFootball Club History Database
^Dickinsons (Apsley) at theFootball Club History Database
^Horsham at theFootball Club History Database
^Tottenham Hotspur "A" at theFootball Club History Database
^Haywards Heath at theFootball Club History Database
^Southwick at theFootball Club History Database
^West Ham United "A" at theFootball Club History Database
^Crawley at theFootball Club History Database
^Eastbourne United at theFootball Club History Database
^Canterbury City at theFootball Club History Database
^England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF

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