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1973–74 Athenian League

football league season

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 5, 2025
Entity authorityQ60526866 ↗
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The 1973–74 Athenian League season was the 51st in the history of Athenian League. The league consisted of 34 teams.

Division One

The previous season Premier Division changed name to Division One before this season.

The division featured 10 new teams:

8 promoted from last season's old Division One:

Grays Athletic (3rd)

Hounslow (4th)

Eastbourne United (7th)

Letchworth Town (8th)

Marlow (9th)

Edmonton (11th)

Herne Bay (13th)

Worthing (14th)

2 promoted from last season's old Division Two:

Ruislip Manor (1st)

Ware (3rd)

League table

Stadia and locations

Division Two

The previous season Division One changed name to Division Two before this season.

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