Arthurian League

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The Arthurian League
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Founded1961;63 years ago (1961)
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Confederation Amateur Football Alliance
Divisions6
Number of teams56
Current champions Old Carthusians
(2022-23 Premier Division)
Most championships Old Carthusians (15 titles)
Website arthurianleague.co.uk

The Arthurian League is an English association football league for clubs comprising old boys of public schools. 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.

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League competition

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

Cup competitions

Most first teams contest the Arthur Dunn Cup and 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:

Member clubs 2023-24

ClubSchoolTeams
KCS Old Boys King's College, Wimbledon 1st, 2nd, Vets
Lancing Old Boys Lancing College 1st, Vets
Old Albanians St Albans School 1st
Old Aldenhamians Aldenham School 1st, Vets
Old Alleynians Dulwich College 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Old Amplefordians Ampleforth College 1st
Old Ardinians Ardingly College 1st
Old Berkhamstedians Berkhamsted School 1st, 2nd
Old Bradfieldians Bradfield College 1st, Vets
Old Brentwoods Brentwood School 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Vets
Old Canfordians Canford School 1st
Old Carthusians Charterhouse School 1st, 2nd, Vets
Old Cheltonians Cheltenham College 1st
Old Chigwellians Chigwell School 1st, 2nd, Vets
Old Cholmeleians Highgate School 1st, 2nd, Vets
Old Epsomians Epsom College 1st
Old Etonians Eton College 1st, 2nd, Vets
Old Foresters Forest School, London 1st, Vets
Old Haberdashers Haberdashers Boys School 1st
Old Harrovians Harrow School 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Vets
Old Johnians St John's School, Leatherhead 1st, 2nd
Old Kimboltonians Kimbolton School 1st
Old King's Scholars The King's School, Canterbury 1st
Old Kingstonians Kingston Grammar School 1st
Old Malvernians Malvern College 1st, Vets
Old Marlburians Marlborough College 1st
Old Merchant Taylors Merchant Taylors School, Northwood 1st
Old Oundelians Oundle School 1st
Old Radleians Radley College 1st
Old Reptonians Repton School 1st, Vets
Old Rugbeians Rugby School 1st
Old Salopians Shrewsbury School 1st, 2nd, Vets
Old Sennockians Sevenoaks School 1st
Old Shirburnians Sherborne School 1st
Old Stoics Stowe School 1st
Old Tonbridgians Tonbridge School 1st, 2nd, Vets
Old Wellingtonians Wellington College, Berkshire 1st, Vets
Old Westminsters Westminster School 1st, 2nd, Vets
Old Wykehamists Winchester College 1st, Vets

Constitution for 2023-24

Premier Division

Division One

Division Two

Division Three

Division Four

Division Five

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(Competition abandoned)
1963-64 Old Malvernians
1964-65 Old Malvernians
1965-66 Lancing Old Boys
1966-67Old Brentwoods
1967-68 Old Malvernians
1968-69 Old Malvernians
1969-70 Old Malvernians
1970-71Old Cholmeleians
1971-72Old Bradfieldians
1972-73 Old Foresters
1973-74 Old 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
1982-83 Lancing Old Boys
1983-84 Lancing Old Boys
1984-85 Lancing Old Boys
1985-86Old Chigwellians
1986-87Old Cholmeleians
1987-88Old Carthusians
1988-89Old Cholmeleians
1989-90Old Chigwellians
1990-91 Lancing Old Boys
1991-92Old Chigwellians
1992-93 Old Etonians
1993-94 Lancing Old Boys
1994-95Old Chigwellians
1995-96 Old Foresters
1996-97 Old Foresters
1997-98 Old Foresters
1998-99Old Chigwellians
1999-00Old Brentwoods
2000-01(Competition abandoned)
2001-02Old Reptonians
2002-03 Old Foresters
2003-04Old Harrovians
2004-05 Old Etonians
2005-06 Old Carthusians
2006-07Old Brentwoods
2007-08 Old Carthusians
2008-09 Old Carthusians
2009-10Old Harrovians
2010-11 Old Carthusians
2011-12 Old Carthusians
2012-13 Old Carthusians
2013-14 Old Carthusians
2014-15 Old Carthusians
2015-16Old Tonbridgians
2016-17 Old Carthusians
2017-18 Old Foresters
2018-19 Old Carthusians
2019-20(Competition abandoned)
2020-21(Competition abandoned)
2021-22 Old Carthusians
2022-23 Old Carthusians

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