List of Metropolitan League seasons


The Metropolitan League ran for twenty-two seasons between 1949–50 and 1970–71.

1949–50

The league was composed of:

1950–51

Eight new clubs joined the league in its second season;
  • Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'
  • Croydon Rovers
  • Dunstable Town
  • Hastings United Reserves
  • Leatherhead
  • Luton Town 'A'
  • Vickers Armstrong
  • Windsor & Eton

1951–52

Five new clubs joined the league in its third season;
  • Horsham
  • Millwall 'A'
  • Skyways
  • Tonbridge Reserves
  • Tottenham Hotspur 'A'

1952–53

Four new clubs joined the league for its fourth season;
  • Haywards Heath
  • Newbury Town
  • Southwick
  • West Ham United 'A'

1953–54

Four new clubs joined the league prior to the start of the 1953–54 season;
  • Chelsea 'A'
  • Dartford Reserves
  • Guildford City Reserves
  • Gravesend & Northfleet Reserves

1954–55

One new club joined the league prior to the start of the 1954–55 season;

1955–56

One new club joined the league prior to the start of the 1955–56 season;
  • Bedford Town Reserves

1956–57

Two new clubs joined the league prior to the start of the 1956–57 season;
  • Crawley
  • Eastbourne United

1957–58

Two new clubs joined for the 1957–58 season;
  • Didcot Town
  • Fulham 'A'

1958–59

One new club joined the league for the 1958–59 season;
  • Arsenal 'A'

1959–60

One new club joined the league for the 1959–60 season;
  • Canterbury City

1960–61

Two new clubs joined the league for the 1960–61 season;
  • Metropolitan Police
  • St Neots Town

1961–62

Three new clubs joined the league for the 1961–62 season;
  • Bexleyheath & Welling Reserves
  • Rainham Town
  • Woodford Town

1962–63

Two new clubs joined the league for the 1962–63 season;
  • Gravesend & Northfleet Reserves
  • Kettering Town Reserves

1963–64

A second division was added for the 1963–64 season, with all the clubs in the division new apart from Gravesend & Northfleet Reserves. Six new clubs joined Division One;
  • Cambridge City Reserves
  • Charlton Athletic 'A'
  • Chelmsford City Reserves
  • Crawley Town Reserves
  • Romford Reserves
  • Tottenham Hotspur 'A'

1964–65

Division Two was disbanded after a single season, although four of its clubs stayed in the league and moved up to the single division. An additional four new clubs joined the league for the 1964–65 season;
  • Bury Town
  • Chatham Town
  • Luton Town 'A'
  • Wimbledon Reserves

1965–66

Five new clubs joined the league for the 1965–66 season;
  • Barnet Reserves
  • Brentwood Town, changed their name from Brentwood & Warley
  • Dunstable Town Reserves
  • Hatfield Town
  • Sheppey United

1966–67

Three new clubs joined the league for the 1966–67 season;
  • Cray Wanderers
  • Crittall Athletic
  • Hillingdon Borough Reserves

1967–68

One new club joined the league for the 1967–68 season;
  • Brentwood Town Reserves

1968–69

Four new clubs joined the league for the 1968–69 season:
  • Bletchley Town
  • Romford Reserves
  • Stevenage Athletic
  • Wellingborough Town

1969–70

Three new clubs joined the league for the start of the 1969–70 season;
  • Brentwood Town Reserves
  • Epping Town
  • Oxford United 'A'

1970–71

Two new clubs joined the league for the start of the 1970–71 season;
At the end of the season four clubs moved up to the Southern League as it added a new second tier division, splitting the previous Division One into Division One North and Division One South.