Greater London League

Football league

Greater London LeagueFounded| 1964

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First season| 1964–65
Folded| 1971
Country|  England
Divisions| One (1969–1970)
Two (1964–1969, 1970–1971)
Number of clubs| Lowest: 20 (1970–1971)
Highest: 26 (1965–1967)
Domestic cup(s)| FA Cup
Most championships| Canvey Island (2)

The Greater London League was a football league for clubs in and around London. It was formed in 1964 by a merger of the London League and the Aetolian League,[1] after the two leagues had run a joint league cup the previous season due to both struggling for numbers.[2]

## History

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The league initially ran with A and B sections, before being divided into a Premier Division and First Division in 1965. In 1967 the divisions were renamed Division One and Division Two. A reduction in the number of clubs saw a single division formed for the 1969–70 season, and although it lost another club at the end of the season, it was split back into two sections the following season. At the end of the 1970–71 season it merged with the Metropolitan League (which had lost several clubs to the Southern League) to form the Metropolitan–London League.[3]

## List of champions

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Season | A Section | B Section

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1964–65 | Eton Manor | Sheppey United
Season | Premier Division | Division One
1965–66 | Cray Wanderers | Highfield
1966–67 | Epping Town | Battersea United
Season | Division One | Division Two
1967–68 | Canvey Island | Willesden
1968–69 | Canvey Island | Penhill Standard
Season | Champions
1969–70 | East Ham United
Season | A Section | B Section
1970–71 | Ford United | Ulysses

## Member clubs

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Member clubs during the league's existence included:

* Barkingside
* Battersea United
* Beckenham Town
* Bexley
* Brentstonians
* BROB Barnet
* Canvey Island
* CAV Athletic
* Chertsey Town
* Chingford
* Cray Wanderers
* Crittall Athletic
* Crockenhill
* Deal Town
* East Ham United
* Epping Town
* Eton Manor
* Faversham Town
* Ford United
* Hatfield Town
* Heathside Sports
* Hermes
* Highfield
* London Transport
* Merton United
* Penhill Standard
* Northern Polytechnic
* Royal Arsenal Sports
* ROFSA
* Sheppey United
* Slade Green Athletic
* Snowdown Colliery Welfare
* Swanley Town
* Tunbridge Wells Rangers
* Ulysses
* Vokins
* West Thurrock Athletic
* Whitstable Town
* Willesden
* Woodford Town
* Woolwich Polytechnic

In addition, some clubs' first teams competed in the league's reserve section. These included:

* Alma United
* Basildon United
* British Ropes
* Brimsdown Rovers
* Crittall Sports
* East Thurrock United
* Eastley Athletic
* Green & Siley Weir
* Harold Hill
* Haringey Borough
* India & Millwall Dock
* J&E Hall Sports
* Muirhead Sports
* Pegasus
* Rolenmill
* Smiths Industries
* STC New Southgate
* Welwyn Garden City

## See also

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* List of Greater London League seasons

## References

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1. ^ Club information Archived 2011-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Cray Wanderers Youth FC
2. ^ Cray Wanderers in the Aetolian League Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Cray Wanderers
3. ^ Cray Wanderers in the Metropolitan League Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Cray Wanderers FC

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| Premier Division|

* Arlesey Town
* Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
* Baldock Town
* Biggleswade United
* Cockfosters
* Colney Heath
* Crawley Green
* Dunstable Town
* FC Romania
* Harpenden Town
* Kempston Rovers
* London Lions
* Milton Keynes Irish
* Potton United
* Shefford Town & Campton
* Tring Athletic
* Winslow United
* Wormley Rovers

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Division One|

* AFC Welwyn
* Ampthill Town
* Buckingham
* Cranfield United
* Desborough Town
* Eaton Socon
* Huntingdon Town
* Irchester United
* Langford
* Leighton Town Development
* Letchworth Garden City Eagles
* London Colney
* Long Buckby
* Moulton
* Raunds Town
* Rothwell Corinthians
* Royston Town Under-23
* Rushden & Higham United
* Stotfold Reserves
* Wellingborough Whitworth

Division Two|

* Aston Clinton
* Bovingdon
* Caddington
* Codicote
* Eynesbury United
* Huntingdon Town U23
* Milton Keynes College
* Milton Keynes Irish reserves
* New Bradwell St Peter
* Newport Pagnell Town reserves
* Old Bradwell United
* Padbury Village
* Pitstone & Ivinghoe
* Sarratt
* Stony Stratford Town
* The 61
* Totternhoe
* Tring Corinthians

Seasons|

* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25
* 2025–26

Predecessor leagues
Aetolian League
Greater London League
London League
Metropolitan League
Metropolitan–London League
South Midlands League
Spartan League
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