The Greater London League was a football league for clubs in and around London

London

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. It was formed in 1964 by a merger of the London League and the Aetolian League

Aetolian League

The Aetolian League was a confederation of tribal communities and cities in ancient Greece centered on Aetolia in central Greece. It was established, probably during the early Hellenistic era, in opposition to Macedon and the Achaean League. Two annual meetings were held in Thermika and Panaetolika...

, after the two leagues had run a joint league cup the previous season due to both struggling for numbers.

The league initially ran with A and B sections, before being divided into a Premier Division and First Division in 1965. In 1967 the divisions were renamed Division One and Division Two. A reduction in the number of clubs saw a single division formed for the 1969–70 season, and although it lost another club at the end of the season, it was split back into two sections the following season. At the end of the 1970–71 season it merged with the Metropolitan League

Metropolitan League

The Metropolitan League was a football league in the south-east of England.The league was founded in 1949 after several clubs learnt plans for a second division of the Southern League would come to nothing shortly before the start of the season. Originally named the Metropolitan & District League,...

 (which had lost several clubs to the Southern League

Southern Football League

The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...

) to form the Metropolitan–London League

Metropolitan–London League

The Metropolitan–London League was a short-lived football league for clubs in and around London. It was formed in 1971 by a merger of the Greater London League and the Metropolitan League...

.

List of champions

Season	A Section	B Section
1964–65	Eton Manor Eton Manor F.C. -Early years:The club was formed in 1901 by rich and influential families of the likes of Barings, Villiers and Lord Chelsea for the benefit of bringing sport to the poor and underprivileged youth of the East End of London...	Sheppey United Sheppey United F.C. Sheppey United F.C. is an English football club based on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. The club are currently members of Division One of the Kent County League and play at the Sheppey Sports Ground.-History:...
Season	Premier Division	Division One
1965–66	Cray Wanderers Cray Wanderers F.C. Cray Wanderers F.C. is an English semi-professional football club based in Bromley, London. It is one of the oldest football clubs in the world. The club was established in 1860 in the twin villages of St. Mary Cray and St Paul's Cray, near Orpington, then in the county of Kent.They currently play...	Highfield
1966–67	Epping Town Epping Town F.C. Epping Town F.C. was an English football club based in Epping, Essex. They played at Stonards Hill.-History:The club joined the Premier Division of the London League in 1955, and were Premier Division champions in 1963–64, the league's last season. They then became founder members of the Greater...	Battersea United
Season	Division One	Division Two
1967–68	Canvey Island Canvey Island F.C. Canvey Island F.C, known as the Gulls or Yellow Army, are an English football club founded in 1926 that play in the Isthmian League Premier Division....	Willesden Willesden F.C. Willesden F.C. was an English football club based in Willesden, Greater London, London. The club played at King Edwards Park and Willesden Sports Centre.-History:...
1968–69	Canvey Island Canvey Island F.C. Canvey Island F.C, known as the Gulls or Yellow Army, are an English football club founded in 1926 that play in the Isthmian League Premier Division....	Penhill Standard
Season	|Champions
1969–70	East Ham United East Ham United F.C. East Ham United F.C. was an English football club based in East Ham, Greater London. The club played at the Manorway.-History:The club was established in 1933. They played in the London League until joining the Aetolian League in 1962 but after two seasons the league merged into the Greater London...
Season	A Section	B Section
1970–71	Ford United Redbridge F.C. Redbridge F.C. is an English Association football club based in the London Borough of Redbridge. Prior to July 2004 the club was known as Ford United F.C. The new name was chosen to help associate the club more within the local area and attract a larger support.They should not be confused with...	Ulysses

Member clubs

Forty-one clubs played in the league during its existence:

• Barkingside
  Barkingside F.C.
  Barkingside Football Club, based in Barkingside in the London Borough of Redbridge, was formed by a small group of enthusiasts in 1889, playing in the Ilford League, on a ground opposite the State Cinema in Barkingside High Road. They gained their first honour after the First World War sharing the...
  
  
• Battersea United
• Beckenham Town
  Beckenham Town F.C.
  Beckenham Town F.C. is a football club based in Beckenham, London, England. In 1982, they joined the Kent League and reached the 4th round of the FA Vase in the 1980-81 season...
  
  
• Bexley
• Brentstonians
• BROB Barnet
• Canvey Island
  Canvey Island F.C.
  Canvey Island F.C, known as the Gulls or Yellow Army, are an English football club founded in 1926 that play in the Isthmian League Premier Division....
  
  
• CAV Athletic
• Chertsey Town
  Chertsey Town F.C.
  Chertsey Town Football Club is an football club based in Chertsey, Surrey, England. The club was established in 1890 and, from the Surrey Senior League, joined the Metropolitan League in the 1964–65 season. They have reached the quarter-finals of the FA Vase twice in their history...
  
  
• Chingford
• Cray Wanderers
  Cray Wanderers F.C.
  Cray Wanderers F.C. is an English semi-professional football club based in Bromley, London. It is one of the oldest football clubs in the world. The club was established in 1860 in the twin villages of St. Mary Cray and St Paul's Cray, near Orpington, then in the county of Kent.They currently play...
  
  

• Crittall Athletic
  Braintree Town F.C.
  Braintree Town F.C. is an English football club based in Braintree, Essex. The club are currently members of the Conference National and play their home matches at Cressing Road.-History:...
  
  
• Crockenhill
  Crockenhill F.C.
  Crockenhill F.C. is an English football club based in the village of Crockenhill near Swanley in Kent. Previously they were members of the Kent County League Division One West after being relegated from the Premier Division in the 2007–08 season, a poor season in which the club was plagued by...
  
  
• Deal Town
  Deal Town F.C.
  Deal Town F.C. is a football club based in Deal in Kent, England. They were established in 1908 and won the FA Vase in 2000. They are currently members of the Kent League Premier Division.-History:...
  
  
• East Ham United
  East Ham United F.C.
  East Ham United F.C. was an English football club based in East Ham, Greater London. The club played at the Manorway.-History:The club was established in 1933. They played in the London League until joining the Aetolian League in 1962 but after two seasons the league merged into the Greater London...
  
  
• Epping Town
  Epping Town F.C.
  Epping Town F.C. was an English football club based in Epping, Essex. They played at Stonards Hill.-History:The club joined the Premier Division of the London League in 1955, and were Premier Division champions in 1963–64, the league's last season. They then became founder members of the Greater...
  
  
• Eton Manor
  Eton Manor F.C.
  -Early years:The club was formed in 1901 by rich and influential families of the likes of Barings, Villiers and Lord Chelsea for the benefit of bringing sport to the poor and underprivileged youth of the East End of London...
  
  
• Faversham Town
  Faversham Town F.C.
  Faversham Town F.C. are a football club based in Faversham, England. They joined the Kent League in 1949 and won the title in 1970, 1971 and 1990...
  
  
• Ford United
• Hatfield Town
  Hatfield Town F.C.
  Hatfield Town F.C. is a football club based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire . They currently play in Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division.-History:...
  
  
• Heathside Sports

• Hermes
  Hermes F.C.
  Hermes F.C. are a Scottish football club from Bridge of Don, an area of the city of Aberdeen. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association since 1993, they currently play in the SJFA North Superleague...
  
  
• Highfield
• London Transport
• Merton United
• Northern Polytechnic
  Polytechnic F.C.
  Polytechnic Football Club, originally, Hanover United Football Club is a football club from England, formed in 1873 or 1875. It is believed to be the first football club to use United in its name. It played its home matches at the Limes, Barnes, London, moving to a ground near Chiswick railway...
  
  
• Penhill Standard
• Royal Arsenal Sports
• ROFSA
• Sheppey United
  Sheppey United F.C.
  Sheppey United F.C. is an English football club based on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. The club are currently members of Division One of the Kent County League and play at the Sheppey Sports Ground.-History:...
  
  
• Slade Green Athletic

• Snowdown Colliery Welfare
• Swanley Town
• Tunbridge Wells Rangers
• Ulysses
• Vokins
• West Thurrock Athletic
• Whitstable Town
  Whitstable Town F.C.
  Whitstable Town F.C. is a football club based in Whitstable, Kent, England. The club was established in 1885 and joined the Kent League in 1950. In the 1996-97 season, the team reached the 5th round of the FA Vase...
  
  
• Willesden
  Willesden F.C.
  Willesden F.C. was an English football club based in Willesden, Greater London, London. The club played at King Edwards Park and Willesden Sports Centre.-History:...
  
  
• Woodford Town
  Woodford Town F.C.
  Woodford Town F.C. was an English football club based in Woodford, Greater London.-History:The club was established in 1937, and were founder members of the Delphian League in 1951. In 1961 they switched to the Metropolitan League, before joining Division One of the Greater London League in 1967...
  
  
• Woolwich Polytechnic