1996–97 Isthmian League

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The 1996–97 season was the 82nd season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. The league consisted of four divisions.

Premier Division[]

Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season1996–97
ChampionsYeovil Town
PromotedYeovil Town
RelegatedChertsey Town
Grays Athletic
Staines Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,362 (2.95 per match)
Highest attendance8,007 – Yeovil Town – Enfield, (25 March)
Total attendance230,209
Average attendance498 (+2.9% to previous season)

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

  • Dagenham & Redbridge, relegated from the Football Conference
  • Heybridge Swifts, promoted as runners-up in Division One
  • Oxford City, promoted as champions of Division One
  • Staines Town, promoted as third in Division One

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Yeovil Town 42 31 8 3 83 34 +49 101 Promoted to the Football Conference
2 Enfield 42 28 11 3 91 29 +62 95
3 Sutton United 42 18 13 11 87 70 +17 67
4 Dagenham & Redbridge 42 18 11 13 57 43 +14 65
5 St Albans City 42 18 11 13 66 55 +11 65
6 Yeading 42 17 14 11 58 47 +11 65
7 Heybridge Swifts 42 17 14 11 64 60 +4 65
8 Aylesbury United 42 17 11 14 62 56 +6 62
9 Purfleet 42 17 11 14 67 63 +4 62
10 Boreham Wood 42 15 13 14 56 52 +4 58
11 Kingstonian 42 16 8 18 79 79 0 56
12 Dulwich Hamlet 42 14 13 15 57 57 0 55
13 Carshalton Athletic 42 14 11 17 51 56 −5 53
14 Hitchin Town 42 15 7 20 67 73 −6 52
15 Oxford City 42 14 10 18 67 83 −16 52
16 Hendon 42 13 12 17 53 59 −6 51
17 Harrow Borough 42 12 14 16 58 63 −5 50
18 Bromley 42 13 9 20 67 72 −5 48
19 Bishop's Stortford 42 10 13 19 43 64 −21 43
20 Staines Town 42 10 8 24 46 71 −25 38 Relegated to Division One
21 Grays Athletic 42 8 9 25 43 78 −35 33
22 Chertsey Town 42 8 7 27 40 98 −58 31
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division One[]

Isthmian League
Division One
Season1996–97
ChampionsChesham United
PromotedBasingstoke Town
Chesham United
Walton & Hersham
RelegatedCanvey Island
Marlow
Tooting & Mitcham United
Matches played462
Goals scored1,254 (2.71 per match)
Highest attendance2,262 – Aldershot Town – Basingstoke Town, (31 March)
Total attendance139,574
Average attendance302 (+10.6% to previous season)

Division One 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 Division Two:

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Chesham United 42 27 6 9 80 46 +34 87 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Basingstoke Town 42 22 13 7 81 38 +43 79
3 Walton & Hersham 42 21 13 8 67 41 +26 76
4 Hampton 42 21 12 9 62 39 +23 75
5 Billericay Town 42 21 12 9 69 49 +20 75
6 Bognor Regis Town 42 21 9 12 63 44 +19 72
7 Aldershot Town 42 19 14 9 67 45 +22 71
8 Uxbridge 42 15 17 10 65 48 +17 62
9 Whyteleafe 42 18 7 17 71 68 +3 61
10 Molesey 42 17 9 16 50 53 −3 60
11 Abingdon Town 42 15 11 16 44 42 +2 56
12 Leyton Pennant 42 14 12 16 71 72 −1 54
13 Maidenhead United 42 15 10 17 57 57 0 52[a]
14 Wokingham Town 42 14 10 18 41 45 −4 52
15 Thame United 42 13 10 19 57 69 −12 49
16 Worthing 42 11 11 20 58 77 −19 44
17 Barton Rovers 42 11 11 20 31 58 −27 44
18 Croydon 42 11 10 21 40 57 −17 43
19 Berkhamsted Town 42 11 9 22 47 66 −19 42
20 Canvey Island 42 9 14 19 52 71 −19 41 Relegated to Division Two
21 Marlow 42 11 6 25 41 84 −43 39
22 Tooting & Mitcham United 42 8 8 26 40 85 −45 32
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ 3 points deducted

Division Two[]

Isthmian League
Division Two
Season1996–97
ChampionsCollier Row & Romford
PromotedLeatherhead
Collier Row & Romford
Wembley
RelegatedDorking
Hemel Hempstead
Ware
Matches played462
Goals scored1,451 (3.14 per match)
Highest attendance820 – Collier Row & Romford – Leatherhead, (15 April)
Total attendance62,737
Average attendance136 (+17.2% to previous season)

Division Two consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:

Two clubs relegated from Division One:

Three clubs promoted from Division Three:

Also, Collier Row & Romford, formed from a merger between Collier Row and Romford

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Collier Row & Romford 42 28 12 2 93 33 +60 96 Promoted to Division One
2 Leatherhead 42 30 5 7 116 45 +71 95
3 Wembley 42 23 11 8 91 44 +47 80
4 Barking 42 22 13 7 68 39 +29 79
5 Horsham 42 22 11 9 78 48 +30 77
6 Edgware Town 42 20 14 8 74 50 +24 74
7 Bedford Town 42 21 8 13 77 43 +34 71
8 Banstead Athletic 42 21 5 16 75 52 +23 68
9 Windsor & Eton 42 17 13 12 65 62 +3 64
10 Leighton Town 42 17 12 13 64 52 +12 63
11 Wivenhoe Town 42 17 9 16 69 62 +7 60
12 Bracknell Town 42 16 10 16 78 72 +6 58
13 Chalfont St Peter 42 14 13 15 53 61 −8 55
14 Hungerford Town 42 14 13 15 68 77 −9 55
15 Metropolitan Police 42 14 7 21 72 75 −3 49
16 Tilbury 42 14 7 21 68 77 −9 49
17 Witham Town 42 11 11 20 40 67 −27 44
18 Egham Town 42 10 9 23 47 86 −39 39
19 Cheshunt 42 9 3 30 37 101 −64 30
20 Ware 42 7 8 27 44 80 −36 29 Relegated to Division Three
21 Dorking 42 7 6 29 40 100 −60 27
22 Hemel Hempstead 42 5 6 31 34 125 −91 21
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Three[]

Isthmian League
Division Three
Season1996–97
ChampionsWealdstone
PromotedBraintree Town
Northwood
Wealdstone
Matches played272
Goals scored886 (3.26 per match)
Highest attendance630 – Wealdstone – Epsom & Ewell, (19 April)
Total attendance30,404
Average attendance112 (+9.8% to previous season)

Division Three consisted of 17 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and one new club:

  • Braintree Town, transferred from Southern League Southern Division

Before the start of the season Cove and Harefield United resigned from the league.

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Wealdstone 32 24 3 5 72 24 +48 75 Promoted to Division Two
2 Braintree Town 32 23 5 4 99 29 +70 74
3 Northwood 32 18 10 4 60 31 +29 64
4 Harlow Town 32 19 4 9 60 41 +19 61
5 Aveley 32 17 6 9 64 39 +25 57
6 East Thurrock United 32 16 6 10 58 51 +7 54
7 Camberley Town 32 15 6 11 55 44 +11 51
8 Wingate & Finchley 32 11 7 14 52 63 −11 40
9 Hornchurch 32 11 6 15 35 51 −16 39
10 Clapton 32 11 6 15 31 49 −18 39
11 Lewes 32 10 8 14 45 53 −8 38
12 Kingsbury Town 32 11 4 17 41 54 −13 37
13 Hertford Town 32 10 6 16 55 65 −10 36
14 Epsom & Ewell 32 8 5 19 62 78 −16 29
15 Flackwell Heath 32 8 5 19 36 71 −35 29
16 Tring Town 32 7 3 22 33 74 −41 24
17 Southall 32 6 4 22 28 69 −41 22
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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