The Delphian League was an Englishamateurfootball league in and around London. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2005 est. ... Look up amateur in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and the largest city of England (strangely, England has no constitutional existence within the United Kingdom, and therefore cannot be said to have a capital). ...
The league was formed in 1951 on the resumption of football after World War II with 14 clubs. The membership fluctuated between 13 and 16 clubs, and was absorbed in 1963 into the Athenian League. 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... The Athenian League was an English amateur football league in and around London. ...
Due to the severe winter of 1962-63, the final league season had to be abandoned and an emergency competition played where the teams were split in to two groups, played each other only once and the two champions, Edmonton and Hertford Town meeting in a two-legged final where the former won by an aggregate score of 5-2. At the end of this season the Delphian League closed with the majority of its clubs joining the Athenian League. The Edmonton Aviators were a soccer club based in Edmonton, Canada. ... Hertford Town F.C. is a football club based in England. ... The Athenian League was an English amateur football league in and around London. ...
Most of the Delphian League clubs competed in the FA Cup and the FA Amateur Cup, but the only one to reach the first round proper of the FA Cup was Aylesbury United in the league's inaugural season, where they lost to Watford. The best performance in the Amateur Cup was that of Wokingham Town in 1957-58 who reached the Quarter Finals. Note: for the full results of all FA Cup finals, see FA Cup Final The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... The FA Amateur Cup was an English football competition. ... Watford Football Club are an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. ... Wokingham and Emmbrook Town F.C. is a football club based in England. ...
The Corinthian League was started in 1945 with 8 clubs, who, having competed on equal terms with Isthmian and Athenian League sides during the war, did not wish to return to the inferior London or Spartan Leagues.
Following the amalgamation of the Corinthian League with the DelphianLeague, Epsom were elected to Division One of the Athenian League for 1963-64 and finished bottom of the table with only 9 points from 26 games, conceding 104 goals.
The club never rose from the foot of the Athenian League, and a meeting was held in February to decide if the club should continue, they were not re-elected to the Athenian League at the end of the season.
In 1912 they were a founder member of the Athenian League, and in 1913-14 became Athenian League Champions.
Edmonton F.C. became DelphianLeague Western Section Champions and won the overall title after beating the Eastern Section winners Hertford Town in a playoff over two legs.
The DelphianLeague was then disbanded altogether and Edmonton F.C. became one of the founder members of the Athenian League.
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