Founded | 1961 |
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Country | England |
Confederation | Amateur Football Alliance |
Divisions | 6 |
Number of teams | 56 |
Current champions | Old Reptonians (2023-24 Premier Division) |
Most championships | Old Carthusians (16 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.
The Premier and First Divisions are restricted to first teams with the remaining divisions open to all teams.
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:
Club | School | Teams |
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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 Cranleighans | Cranleigh School | 1st |
Old Epsomians | Epsom College | 1st |
Old Etonians | Eton College | 1st, 2nd, Vets |
Old Felstedians | Felsted School | 1st |
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 |
The league's top division was known as the Senior Division until 1975, and Division One until 1981.
Season | Champion |
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1962-63 | (Competition abandoned) |
1963-64 | Old Malvernians |
1964-65 | Old Malvernians |
1965-66 | Lancing Old Boys |
1966-67 | Old Brentwoods |
1967-68 | Old Malvernians |
1968-69 | Old Malvernians |
1969-70 | Old Malvernians |
1970-71 | Old Cholmeleians |
1971-72 | Old Bradfieldians |
1972-73 | Old Foresters |
1973-74 | Old Foresters |
1974-75 | Old Brentwoods |
1975-76 | Old Brentwoods |
1976-77 | Old Aldenhamians |
1977-78 | Old Harrovians |
1978-79 | Old Carthusians |
1979-80 | Old Brentwoods |
1980-81 | Old Brentwoods |
1981-82 | Old Carthusians |
1982-83 | Lancing Old Boys |
1983-84 | Lancing Old Boys |
1984-85 | Lancing Old Boys |
1985-86 | Old Chigwellians |
1986-87 | Old Cholmeleians |
1987-88 | Old Carthusians |
1988-89 | Old Cholmeleians |
1989-90 | Old Chigwellians |
1990-91 | Lancing Old Boys |
1991-92 | Old Chigwellians |
1992-93 | Old Etonians |
1993-94 | Lancing Old Boys |
1994-95 | Old Chigwellians |
1995-96 | Old Foresters |
1996-97 | Old Foresters |
1997-98 | Old Foresters |
1998-99 | Old Chigwellians |
1999-00 | Old Brentwoods |
2000-01 | (Competition abandoned) |
2001-02 | Old Reptonians |
2002-03 | Old Foresters |
2003-04 | Old Harrovians |
2004-05 | Old Etonians |
2005-06 | Old Carthusians |
2006-07 | Old Brentwoods |
2007-08 | Old Carthusians |
2008-09 | Old Carthusians |
2009-10 | Old Harrovians |
2010-11 | Old Carthusians |
2011-12 | Old Carthusians |
2012-13 | Old Carthusians |
2013-14 | Old Carthusians |
2014-15 | Old Carthusians |
2015-16 | Old 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 |
2023-24 | Old Reptonians |
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