1964–65 Athenian League

The 1964–65 Athenian League season was the 42nd in the history of Athenian League. The league consisted of 48 teams.

Athenian League

Season	1964–65
← 1963–64 1965–66 →

Premier Division

Athenian League
Premier Division

Season	1964–65
Champions	Barnet
Promoted	Barnet
Relegated	Redhill

The division featured 3 new teams, all promoted from last season's Division One:

• Leatherhead (1st)
• Worthing (2nd)
• Edgware Town (3rd)

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Barnet (C, P)	30	23	4	3	107	29	3.690	50	Promotion to Southern League Division One
2	Leyton	30	19	3	8	67	41	1.634	41
3	Finchley	30	19	1	10	67	45	1.489	39
4	Worthing	30	15	8	7	70	65	1.077	38
5	Walton & Hersham	30	16	3	11	69	55	1.255	35
6	Hayes	30	14	5	11	71	56	1.268	33
7	Hounslow Town	30	14	5	11	69	61	1.131	33
8	Carshalton Athletic	30	13	4	13	62	54	1.148	30
9	Maidenhead United	30	12	6	12	60	53	1.132	30
10	Leatherhead	30	13	3	14	51	54	0.944	29
11	Hornchurch	30	11	6	13	61	67	0.910	28
12	Dagenham	30	8	8	14	40	57	0.702	24
13	Edgware Town	30	8	5	17	33	78	0.423	21
14	Grays Athletic	30	8	4	18	48	75	0.640	20
15	Southall	30	7	5	18	37	67	0.552	19
16	Redhill (R)	30	4	2	24	32	87	0.368	10	Relegation to Division One

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

Division One

Athenian League
Division One

Season	1964–65
Champions	Slough Town
Promoted	Slough Town Hemel Hempstead Town
Relegated	Epsom & Ewell

The division featured 5 new teams, all promoted from last season's Division Two:

• Tilbury (1st)
• Harrow Town (2nd)
• Harlow Town (3rd)
• Hertford Town (4th)
• Hemel Hempstead Town (5th)

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Slough Town (C, P)	30	21	6	3	81	23	3.522	48	Promotion to Premier Division
2	Hemel Hempstead Town (P)	30	21	4	5	77	32	2.406	46
3	Chesham United	30	21	3	6	64	38	1.684	45
4	Horsham	30	17	3	10	74	47	1.574	37
5	Harrow Town	30	16	5	9	79	56	1.411	37
6	Hertford Town	30	16	3	11	51	41	1.244	35
7	Letchworth Town	30	16	3	11	68	60	1.133	35
8	Erith & Belvedere	30	14	5	11	48	49	0.980	33
9	Tilbury	30	13	4	13	56	49	1.143	30
10	Eastbourne	30	9	9	12	53	67	0.791	27
11	Wokingham Town	30	8	6	16	50	62	0.806	22
12	Uxbridge	30	6	9	15	48	59	0.814	21
13	Harlow Town	30	6	6	18	37	66	0.561	18
14	Wembley	30	5	6	19	31	66	0.470	16
15	Dorking	30	5	5	20	31	92	0.337	15
16	Epsom & Ewell (R)	30	6	3	21	52	93	0.559	13	Relegation to Division Two

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Division Two

Athenian League
Division Two

Season	1964–65
Champions	Harwich & Parkeston
Promoted	Harwich & Parkeston Bishop's Stortford
Relegated	None

The division joined 6 new teams:

• Harwich & Parkeston, from Eastern Counties League
• Croydon Amateurs, from Spartan League
• Herne Bay, from Aetolian League
• Eastbourne United, from Metropolitan League
• Cheshunt, from Spartan League
• Rainham Town, from Metropolitan League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Promotion
1	Harwich & Parkeston (C, P)	30	24	2	4	95	33	2.879	50	Promotion to Division One
2	Bishop's Stortford (P)	30	20	8	2	71	35	2.029	48
3	Ware	30	21	5	4	81	42	1.929	47
4	Aveley	30	18	6	6	62	32	1.938	42
5	Windsor & Eton	30	17	4	9	80	45	1.778	38
6	Herne Bay	30	18	2	10	80	53	1.509	38
7	Croydon Amateurs	30	16	4	10	63	38	1.658	36
8	Eastbourne United	30	13	8	9	70	43	1.628	34
9	Cheshunt	30	13	7	10	60	41	1.463	33
10	Edmonton	30	10	4	16	40	64	0.625	24
11	Berkhamsted Town	30	8	5	17	44	79	0.557	21
12	Rainham Town	30	7	5	18	41	67	0.612	19
13	Aylesbury United	30	6	5	19	41	73	0.562	17
14	Wingate	30	6	2	22	39	77	0.506	14
15	Brentwood & Warley	30	4	5	21	32	79	0.405	13	Left to join Metropolitan League
16	Histon	30	2	2	26	27	125	0.216	6	Left to join Eastern Counties League

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted