Arthurian League


The Arthurian League is an English association football league for clubs comprising old boys of public schools founded in 1961. It is affiliated to the Amateur Football Alliance and is not part of the English football league system. It takes its name – via the Arthur Dunn Cup in which all founder members competed – from Old Etonian and England international Arthur Dunn.

League competition

The Premier and First Divisions are restricted to first teams, while the remaining divisions are open to all teams.

Cup competitions

Most first teams contest the Arthur Dunn Cup. Some enter cups run by – or affiliated to – the Amateur Football Alliance or other Greater London associations. In addition, the League runs two open aged knock-out cups and two veterans cups as follows:

Constitution for 2023–24

Premier Division

Division One

  • Old Ardinians
  • Old Brentwoods
  • Old Chigwellians
  • Old Harrovians
  • Old Kimboltonians
  • Old Marlburians
  • Old Radleians
  • Old Rugbeians
  • Old Salopians
  • Old Wykehamists

Division Two

Division Three

  • Old Albanians
  • Old Alleynians III
  • Old Berkhamstedians II
  • Old Brentwoods III
  • Old Carthusians II
  • Old Chigwellians II
  • Old Epsomians
  • Old Haberdashers
  • Old Harrovians II
  • Old Sennockians

Division Four

  • KCS Old Boys II
  • Old Amplefordians
  • Old Brentwoods IV
  • Old Harrovians III
  • Old Johnians II
  • Old King's Scholars
  • Old Shirburnians
  • Old Tonbridgians II
  • Old Westminsters II

Division Five

  • Old Canfordians
  • Old Cheltonians
  • Old Cranleighans
  • Old Kingstonians
  • Old Oundelians
  • Old Salopians II
  • Old Stoics
  • Old Wellingtonians
  • Old Wykehamists II

Past champions

Premier Division

The league's top division was known as the Senior Division until 1975, and Division One until 1981.
SeasonChampion
1962–63'
1963–64Old Malvernians
1964–65Old Malvernians
1965–66Lancing Old Boys
1966–67Old Brentwoods
1967–68Old Malvernians
1968–69Old Malvernians
1969–70Old Malvernians
1970–71Old Cholmeleians
1971–72Old Bradfieldians
1972–73Old Foresters
1973–74Old Foresters
1974–75Old Brentwoods
1975–76Old Brentwoods
1976–77Old Aldenhamians
1977–78Old Harrovians
1978–79Old Carthusians
1979–80Old Brentwoods
1980–81Old Brentwoods
1981–82Old Carthusians
1982–83Lancing Old Boys
1983–84Lancing Old Boys
1984–85Lancing Old Boys
1985–86Old Chigwellians
1986–87Old Cholmeleians
1987–88Old Carthusians
1988–89Old Cholmeleians
1989–90Old Chigwellians
1990–91Lancing Old Boys
1991–92Old Chigwellians
1992–93Old Etonians
1993–94Lancing Old Boys
1994–95Old Chigwellians
1995–96Old Foresters
1996–97Old Foresters
1997–98Old Foresters
1998–99Old Chigwellians
1999-00Old Brentwoods
2000–01'
2001–02Old Reptonians
2002–03Old Foresters
2003–04Old Harrovians
2004–05Old Etonians
2005–06Old Carthusians
2006–07Old Brentwoods
2007–08Old Carthusians
2008–09Old Carthusians
2009–10Old Harrovians
2010–11Old Carthusians
2011–12Old Carthusians
2012–13Old Carthusians
2013–14Old Carthusians
2014–15Old Carthusians
2015–16Old Tonbridgians
2016–17Old Carthusians
2017–18Old Foresters
2018–19Old Carthusians
2019–20'
2020–21'
2021–22Old Carthusians
2022–23Old Carthusians
2023–24Old Reptonians
2024-25Old Reptonians