Metro league

The Metro League is an amateur football league in the south-east of England. It was founded in 1949 and is currently divided into two divisions: the Ron Pope Premier Division and the John Pitts Senior Division.

The league is affiliated to the Football Association and its clubs are eligible to enter the FA Vase and the FA Amateur Cup.

The Metro League was founded in 1949 by a group of clubs who were dissatisfied with the existing amateur football leagues in the south-east of England. The league's first season consisted of 14 clubs and was won by Ilford.