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
| 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:
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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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 |
References
- ^ "Spartan League 1955-1983". nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ "London Spartan League 1975-1987". www.nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ "London Spartan League 1975-1987". www.nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
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