The Arthurian League is an English
association football
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league for clubs comprising
old boys of
public schools founded in 1961.
It is affiliated to the
Amateur Football Alliance
The Amateur FA (Football Alliance) is a county football association in England. It is unusual among county FAs in not serving a particular geographical area. It was founded in 1906 as the Amateur Football Defence Council, was briefly known as t ...
and is not part of the
English football league system
The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for men's association football clubs in England, with five teams from Wales, one from Guernsey, one from Jersey and one from the ...
. It takes its name – via the
Arthur Dunn Cup in which all founder members competed – from Old Etonian and England international
Arthur Dunn.
League competition
The Premier and First Divisions are restricted to first teams, while the remaining divisions are open to all teams.
Cup competitions
Most first teams contest the
Arthur Dunn Cup. Some enter cups run by – or affiliated to – the
Amateur Football Alliance
The Amateur FA (Football Alliance) is a county football association in England. It is unusual among county FAs in not serving a particular geographical area. It was founded in 1906 as the Amateur Football Defence Council, was briefly known as t ...
or other Greater London associations. In addition, the League runs two open aged knock-out cups and two veterans cups as follows:
* The Junior League Cup (for teams in Divisions 2, 3, 4 and 5)
* The David Woolcott Trophy (for teams in Divisions 4 and 5)
* The Derrick Moore Veterans Cup (for all veterans' teams)
* The Derrick Moore Veterans Plate (for teams losing in the 1st Round of the Derrick Moore Veterans Cup)
Member clubs 2023–24
Constitution for 2023–24
Premier Division
*KCS Old Boys
*Old Alleynians
*Old Bradfieldians
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Old Carthusians
*Old Cholmeleians
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Old Etonians
This is a list of notable former pupils of Eton College, a 13–18 public fee-charging and boarding secondary school for boys in Eton, Berkshire, England. Former pupils of the school are known as Old Etonians.
Former pupils Politics
*Robert ...
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Old Foresters
*Old Johnians
*Old Reptonians
*Old Tonbridgians
Division One
*Old Ardinians
*Old Brentwoods
*Old Chigwellians
*Old Harrovians
*Old Kimboltonians
*Old Marlburians
*Old Radleians
*Old Rugbeians
*Old Salopians
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Old Wykehamists
Old Wykehamists are former pupils of Winchester College, so called in memory of the school's founder, William of Wykeham. He was Bishop of Winchester and Lord Chancellor of England. He used the wealth these positions gave him to establish both ...
Division Two
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Lancing Old Boys
*Old Aldenhamians
*Old Alleynians II
*Old Berkhamstedians
*Old Brentwoods II
*Old Cholmeleians II
*Old Etonians II
*Old Merchant Taylors
*Old Westminsters
Division Three
*Old Albanians
*Old Alleynians III
*Old Berkhamstedians II
*Old Brentwoods III
*Old Carthusians II
*Old Chigwellians II
*Old Epsomians
*Old Haberdashers
*Old Harrovians II
*Old Sennockians
Division Four
*KCS Old Boys II
*Old Amplefordians
*Old Brentwoods IV
*Old Harrovians III
*Old Johnians II
*Old King's Scholars
*Old Shirburnians
*Old Tonbridgians II
*Old Westminsters II
Division Five
*Old Canfordians
*Old Cheltonians
*Old Cranleighans
*Old Kingstonians
*Old Oundelians
*Old Salopians II
*Old Stoics
*Old Wellingtonians
*Old Wykehamists II
Past champions
Premier Division
The league's top division was known as the Senior Division until 1975, and Division One until 1981.
See also
References
External links
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Football leagues in England
Private schools in England
Amateur association football competitions
Sports leagues established in 1961