1975–76 London Spartan League
| Season | 1975–76 |
|---|---|
1976–77 → | |
The 1975–76 London Spartan League season was the 58th in the history of Spartan League, and the first as London Spartan League. The league consisted of 33 teams.[1]
Division One
[edit]| Season | 1975–76 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Farnborough Town |
| Promoted | Farnborough Town Kingsbury Town Chertsey Town |
| Relegated | Penhill Standard |
The division featured 16 teams.
- 8 came from last season's Spartan League
- Farnborough Town (1st)
- Chertsey Town (2nd)
- Hoddesdon Town (4th)
- Banstead Athletic (5th)
- Berkhamsted Town (6th)
- Bracknell Town (7th)
- Kingsbury Town (9th)
- Farnham Town (11th)
- 8 came from last season's Metropolitan–London League
- Cray Wanderers (1st)
- Alma Swanley (2nd)
- Swanley Town (4th)
- Penhill Standard (6th)
- Hatfield Town (7th)
- Chingford (8th)
- Heathside Sports (9th)
- East Ham United (10th)
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farnborough Town (C, P) | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 85 | 23 | 3.696 | 49 | Promotion to Athenian League Division Two |
| 2 | Bracknell Town | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 73 | 39 | 1.872 | 49 | |
| 3 | Alma Swanley | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 75 | 38 | 1.974 | 46 | |
| 4 | Swanley Town | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 62 | 44 | 1.409 | 40 | |
| 5 | East Ham United | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 36 | 1.167 | 33 | |
| 6 | Cray Wanderers | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 54 | 1.019 | 31 | |
| 7 | Kingsbury Town (P) | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 43 | 1.023 | 29 | Promotion to Athenian League Division Two |
| 8 | Hoddesdon Town | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 33 | 0.939 | 26 | |
| 9 | Farnham Town | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 61 | 0.770 | 26 | |
| 10 | Heathside Sports | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 35 | 0.743 | 26 | |
| 11 | Chingford | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 47 | 0.723 | 25 | |
| 12 | Penhill Standard (R) | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 53 | 0.774 | 24 | Relegation to Division Two |
| 13 | Hatfield Town | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 69 | 0.710 | 24 | |
| 14 | Banstead Athletic | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 64 | 0.609 | 19 | |
| 15 | Berkhamsted Town | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 59 | 0.475 | 18 | |
| 16 | Chertsey Town (P) | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 32 | 65 | 0.492 | 15 | Promotion to Athenian League Division Two |
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
Division Two
[edit]| Season | 1975–76 |
|---|---|
| Promoted | BROB Barnet Frimley Green Highfield Virginia Water to Athenian League: Chalfont St. Peter |
The division featured 17 teams.
- 4 came from last season's Spartan League
- Crown & Manor (13th)
- Chalfont St. Peter (14th)
- Frimley Green (15th)
- Amersham Town (16th)
- 10 came from last season's Metropolitan–London League
- Highfield (11th)
- East Thurrock United (12th)
- BROB Barnet (13th)
- Muirhead Sports (14th)
- Bexley (15th)
- Barkingside (16th)
- Thames Polytechnic (17th)
- Ulysses (18th)
- Brentstonians, also known as Brent (19th)
- RAS & RA, also known as Royal Arsenal S & R A (20th)
- 2 came from Surrey Senior League
- 1 came from South East London Amateur League
No trace of a Division Two table has been found.
At the end of the season,
- the following 4 clubs were promoted to Division One:
- BROB Barnet
- Frimley Green
- Highfield
- Virginia Water
- the following club left the league:
- Muirhead Sports
- the following club were promoted to Athenian League Division Two
References
[edit]- ^ "Spartan League 1955-1983". nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "London Spartan League 1975-1987". www.nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2021.