1997–98 Isthmian League

The 1997–98 season was the 83th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. League consisted of four divisions.

Premier Division

Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season 1997–98
Champions Kingstonian
Promoted Kingstonian
Relegated Yeading
Hitchin Town
Oxford City
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1343 (2.91 per match)

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:

Kingstonian won the division and were promoted to the Football Conference to reach the highest level in the club history. Yeading, Hitchin Town and Oxford City finished bottom of the table and relegated to the First Division.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Kingstonian (C) (P) 42 25 12 5 84 35+49 87 Promoted to the Football Conference
2 Boreham Wood 42 23 11 8 81 42+39 80
3 Sutton United 42 22 12 8 83 56+27 78
4 Dagenham & Redbridge 42 21 10 11 73 50+23 73
5 Hendon 42 21 10 11 69 50+19 73
6 Heybridge Swifts 42 18 11 13 74 62+12 65
7 Enfield 42 18 8 16 66 58+8 62
8 Basingstoke Town 42 17 11 14 56 60−4 62
9 Walton & Hersham 42 18 6 18 50 70−20 60
10 Purfleet 42 15 13 14 57 58−1 58
11 St Albans City 42 17 7 18 54 59−5 58
12 Harrow Borough 42 15 10 17 60 67−7 55
13 Gravesend & Northfleet 42 15 8 19 65 67−2 53
14 Chesham United 42 14 10 18 71 70+1 52
15 Bromley 42 13 13 16 53 530 52
16 Dulwich Hamlet 42 13 11 18 56 67−11 50
17 Carshalton Athletic 42 13 9 20 54 77−23 48
18 Aylesbury United 42 13 8 21 55 70−15 47
19 Bishop's Stortford 42 14 5 23 53 69−16 47
20 Yeading (R) 42 12 11 19 49 65−16 47 Relegated to the First Division
21 Hitchin Town (R) 42 8 15 19 45 62−17 39
22 Oxford City (R) 42 7 9 26 35 76−41 30

Source: [1] [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

First Division

Isthmian League
First Division
Season 1997–98
Champions Aldershot Town
Promoted Aldershot Town
Billericay Town
Hampton
Relegated Wokingham Town
Abingdon Town
Thame United
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1382 (2.99 per match)

First Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new teams: Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

Three clubs promoted from the Second Division:

Before the start of the season Collier Row & Romford were renamed Romford.

Aldershot Town won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with Billericay Town and Hampton. Wokingham Town, Abingdon Town and Thame United relegated to the Second Division.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Aldershot Town (C) (P) 42 28 8 6 89 36+53 92 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Billericay Town (P) 42 25 6 11 78 44+34 81
3 Hampton (P) 42 22 15 5 75 47+28 81
4 Maidenhead United 42 25 5 12 76 37+39 80
5 Uxbridge 42 23 6 13 66 59+7 75
6 Grays Athletic 42 21 10 11 79 49+30 73
7 Romford 42 21 8 13 92 59+33 71
8 Bognor Regis Town 42 20 9 13 77 45+32 69
9 Leatherhead 42 18 11 13 70 51+19 65
10 Leyton Pennant 42 17 11 14 66 58+8 62
11 Chertsey Town 42 16 13 13 83 70+13 61
12 Worthing 42 17 6 19 64 71−7 57
13 Berkhamsted Town 42 15 8 19 59 69−10 53
14 Staines Town 42 13 10 19 54 71−17 49
15 Croydon 42 13 10 19 47 64−17 49
16 Barton Rovers 42 11 13 18 53 72−19 46
17 Wembley 42 10 15 17 38 61−23 45
18 Molesey 42 10 11 21 47 65−18 41
19 Whyteleafe 42 10 10 22 48 83−35 40
20 Wokingham Town (R) 42 7 10 25 41 74−33 31 Relegated to the Second Division
21 Abingdon Town (R) 42 9 4 29 47 101−54 31
22 Thame United (R) 42 7 9 26 33 96−63 30

Source: [1] [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Second Division

Isthmian League
Second Division
Season 1997–98
Champions Canvey Island
Promoted Canvey Island
Braintree Town
Wealdstone
Relegated Tilbury
Egham Town
Cheshunt
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1496 (3.24 per match)

Second Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new teams:

Three clubs relegated from the First Division:

Three clubs promoted from the Third Division:

Canvey Island won the division and returned to the First Division straight after relegation from it along with Braintree Town and Wealdstone, both achieved the second promotions in two seasons. Tilbury relegated to the Third Division along with Egham Town and Abingdon Town.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Canvey Island (C) (P) 42 30 8 4 116 41+75 98 Promoted to the First Division
2 Braintree Town (P) 42 29 11 2 117 45+72 98
3 Wealdstone (P) 42 24 11 7 81 46+35 83
4 Bedford Town 42 22 12 8 55 25+30 78
5 Metropolitan Police 42 21 8 13 80 65+15 71
6 Wivenhoe Town 42 18 12 12 84 66+18 66
7 Edgware Town 42 18 10 14 81 65+16 64
8 Chalfont St Peter 42 17 13 12 63 60+3 64
9 Northwood 42 17 11 14 65 69−4 62
10 Windsor & Eton 42 17 7 18 74 72+2 58
11 Tooting & Mitcham United 42 16 9 17 58 56+2 57
12 Barking 42 15 12 15 62 75−13 57
13 Banstead Athletic 42 15 9 18 60 63−3 54
14 Marlow 42 16 5 21 64 78−14 53
15 Horsham 42 13 9 20 67 75−8 48
16 Bracknell Town 42 13 8 21 68 93−25 47
17 Leighton Town 42 13 6 23 45 78−33 45
18 Hungerford Town 42 11 11 20 66 77−11 44
19 Witham Town 42 9 13 20 55 68−13 40
20 Tilbury (R) 42 9 12 21 57 88−31 39 Relegated to the Third Division
21 Egham Town (R) 42 9 5 28 47 101−54 32
22 Cheshunt (R) 42 4 10 28 31 90−59 22

Source: [1] [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Third Division

Isthmian League
Third Division
Season 1997–98
Champions Hemel Hempstead
Promoted Hemel Hempstead
Hertford Town
Harlow Town
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1221 (3.21 per match)

Third Division consisted of 20 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and three new teams:

Three clubs relegated from the Second Division:

Hemel Hempstead won the division and returned to the Second Division straight after relegation along with Hertford Town and Harlow Town. There were no relegated teams this season.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Hemel Hempstead (C) (P) 38 27 6 5 84 28+56 87 Promoted to the Second Division
2 Hertford Town (P) 38 26 5 7 77 31+46 83
3 Harlow Town (P) 38 24 11 3 81 42+39 83
4 Camberley Town 38 24 7 7 93 43+50 79
5 Ford United 38 23 9 6 90 34+56 78
6 East Thurrock United 38 23 7 8 70 40+30 76
7 Ware 38 17 6 15 69 57+12 57
8 Epsom & Ewell 38 17 6 15 68 57+11 57
9 Aveley 38 16 7 15 65 57+8 55
10 Corinthian Casuals 38 16 6 16 59 57+2 54
11 Hornchurch 38 12 9 17 55 68−13 45
12 Clapton 38 13 6 19 46 61−15 45
13 Flackwell Heath 38 12 9 17 50 76−26 45
14 Croydon Athletic 38 12 7 19 58 63−5 43
15 Tring Town 38 12 7 19 51 69−18 43
16 Southall 38 10 6 22 41 85−44 36
17 Dorking 38 9 6 23 49 94−45 33
18 Wingate & Finchley 38 7 8 23 46 80−34 29
19 Lewes 38 7 5 26 34 88−54 26
20 Kingsbury Town 38 5 3 30 35 91−56 18

Source: [1] [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Robinson, M. (2010). Non-League Football Tables 1889-2010. Soccer Books Ltd. ISBN 9781862232044.
  2. 1 2 3 4 rsssf website
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