1977–78 London Spartan League

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]

London Spartan League
Season1977–78

Premier Division

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London Spartan League
Premier Division
Season1977–78
ChampionsCray Wanderers
PromotedWelling United
RelegatedBROB 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

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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

Senior Division

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London Spartan League
Senior Division
Season1977–78
ChampionsFisher Athletic
PromotedFisher 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:

League table

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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
Source: [3]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References

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  1. ^ "Spartan League 1955-1983". nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  2. ^ "London Spartan League 1975-1987". www.nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  3. ^ "London Spartan League 1975-1987". www.nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-30.