The 2005–06 season was the 91st season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England.
It was the last season in which the Isthmian League consisted of three tiers. At the end of the season Division Two was disbanded, and most of the Division Two teams were distributed between lower level leagues, while Division One was divided into Division One North and Division One South.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 14 clubs from the previous season and eight new clubs:
Braintree Town won the division and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Fisher Athletic, who earned a second consecutive promotion. Maldon Town, Windsor & Eton and Redbridge were relegated, while Hendon were initially relegated too as the worst 19th-placed team in the three 7th level leagues, but were reprieved after Canvey Island resigned from the Conference.
League table
Source: http://www.nonleaguefooty.co.uk/archive/isthmian06.html http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/isthmian-premier/2005-2006
† Hendon should have been relegated as the team with the worst record between 19th-placed teams of 7th tier leagues but were reprieved after Canvey Island's resignation from Conference.
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.
Play-offs
| Semifinals
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| Heybridge Swifts
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| 5
| Hampton & Richmond
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| Fisher Athletic
| 3
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| Hampton & Richmond
| 0
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| 3
| Fisher Athletic
| 2
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| 4
| AFC Wimbledon
| 1
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Division One
The 2005–06 season was the last of two seasons in which the Isthmian League consisted of a single Division One.
Division One consisted of 23 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and six new teams:
Ramsgate won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with runners-up Horsham, and play-off winners Tonbridge Angels who returned to the Premier Division at the first attempt. There was no relegation from the division this season, though Banstead Athletic resigned from the league at the end of the season.
At the end of the season Division One North and Division One South were created to replace Division One. Most of the teams remaining in the division were transferred to the new Division One South.
League table
Source: http://www.fchd.info/lghist/isth2006.htm
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.
Play-offs
| Semifinals
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| 4
| Metropolitan Police
| 0
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| 5
| Dover Athletic
| 1
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| Tonbridge Angels
| 3
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| Dover Athletic
| 2
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| 3
| Tonbridge Angels
| 2
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| 6
| Tooting & Mitcham United
| 0
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Division Two
The 2005–06 season was the last Isthmian League Division Two season. Division Two consisted of 16 clubs, including 13 clubs from the previous season and three new teams:
The four top teams were promoted: Ware, Witham Town and Flackwell Heath moved to Division One North, while Brook House were transferred to the Southern League. Following this season, teams remaining in the division were distributed between local ninth tier leagues. Clapton, who were one of the league founder members, were transferred to the Essex Senior League losing their place in the Isthmian League after 101 years.
League table
Source: http://www.fchd.info/lghist/isth2006.htm
† Clapton deducted 3 points.
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.
League Cup
The Isthmian League Cup 2005–06 was the 32nd season of the Isthmian League Cup, the league cup competition of the Isthmian League. Sixty-one clubs took part. The competition commenced on 6 September 2005 and finished on 12 April 2006.
Calendar
| Round | Date | Matches | Clubs |
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| First Round | 6 September 2005 | 19 | 61 → 42 |
| Second Round | October 2005 | 10 | 42 → 32 |
| Third Round | November 2005 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Fourth Round | December 2005 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarterfinals | January 2006 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semifinals | 13 March 2006 and 21 March 2006 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 12 April 2006 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Fixtures and results
First Round
In the First Round, the thirty-eight lowest ranked clubs in the Isthmian League played each other for a place in the Second Round. Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.
Second Round
The nineteen clubs to have made it through the First Round were entered into the Second Round draw with Cray Wanderers, making twenty teams. Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.
Third Round
The ten clubs to have made it through the Second Round were entered into the Third Round draw with the top twenty-two clubs, making thirty-two teams. Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.
Fourth Round
The sixteen clubs to have made it through the Third Round were entered into the Fourth Round draw. Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.
Quarterfinals
The eight clubs to have made it through the Fourth Round were entered into the Quarterfinals draw. Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.
Semifinals
The four teams to have made it through the Quarterfinals were entered into the Semifinals draw. The Semifinals fixtures were played over two legs. Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.
Final
The Final was held on Wednesday, 12 April 2006. The winners were Fisher Athletic, who beat Billericay Town by four goals to nil in front of 611 spectators.
Top goalscorers
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