2020–21 Isthmian League
The 2020–21 season was the 106th 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 operates four divisions, the Premier Division at Step 3, and three divisions, North, South Central and South East at Step 4 of the National League System. This was the third season since the former South Division was subdivided into the South Central and South East divisions. The league is also known as the Pitching In League under a sponsorship deal with Entain, formerly GVC Holdings.
The allocations for Steps 3 and 4 for season 2020–21 were announced by the FA on 21 July 2020.[1] No changes were made to the constitutions of any of the divisions within the Isthmian League.
Due to the restrictions on clubs' ability to play matches in the lockdowns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, competitions at Steps 3–6 were curtailed on 24 February 2021.[2] The scheduled restructuring of non-league took place at the end of the season, with a new division added to Northern Premier League at Step 4 for 2021–22,[3] which resulted in some reallocations into or out of, and promotions to, the Isthmian League's Step 4 divisions.[3]
Premier Division[]
The Premier Division comprised the same set of 22 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.
Premier Division table at time of curtailment[]
Season | 2020–21 |
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← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Worthing | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 21 |
2 | Cheshunt | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 20 |
3 | Enfield Town | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 18 |
4 | Carshalton Athletic | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 16 |
5 | Cray Wanderers | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 15 |
6 | Kingstonian | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 15 |
7 | Bishop's Stortford | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 14 |
8 | Hornchurch | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 14 |
9 | Horsham | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 14 |
10 | Folkestone Invicta | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
11 | Haringey Borough | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 12 |
12 | Leatherhead | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 12 |
13 | Bowers & Pitsea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 10 |
14 | Bognor Regis Town | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 10[a] |
15 | Potters Bar Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 10 |
16 | Wingate & Finchley | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 10 |
17 | Corinthian-Casuals | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 10 |
18 | Lewes | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 8 |
19 | Brightlingsea Regent | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 8 |
20 | Margate | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 6 |
21 | East Thurrock United | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 5 |
22 | Merstham | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[4]
Notes:
- ^ Bognor deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player on 17 October 2020.
Results table[]
Stadia and locations[]
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Bishop's Stortford | Bishop's Stortford | Woodside Park | 4,525 |
Bognor Regis Town | Bognor Regis | Nyewood Lane | 4,500 |
Bowers & Pitsea | Pitsea | Len Salmon Stadium | 2,000 |
Brightlingsea Regent | Brightlingsea | North Road | 2,000 |
Carshalton Athletic | Carshalton | War Memorial Sports Ground | 5,000 |
Cheshunt | Cheshunt | Theobalds Lane | 3,000 |
Corinthian-Casuals | Tolworth | King George's Field | 2,700 |
Cray Wanderers | St Mary Cray | Hayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley) | 6,000 |
East Thurrock United | Corringham | Rookery Hill | 4,000 |
Enfield Town | Enfield | Queen Elizabeth II Stadium | 2,500 |
Folkestone Invicta | Folkestone | Cheriton Road | 4,000 |
Haringey Borough | Tottenham | Coles Park | 2,500 |
Hornchurch | Hornchurch | Hornchurch Stadium | 3,500 |
Horsham | Horsham | The Camping World Community Stadium | 1,300 |
Kingstonian | Kingston upon Thames | King George's Field (groundshare with Corinthian-Casuals) | 2,700 |
Leatherhead | Leatherhead | Fetcham Grove | 3,400 |
Lewes | Lewes | The Dripping Pan | 3,000 |
Margate | Margate | Hartsdown Park | 3,000 |
Merstham | Merstham | Moatside | 2,000 |
Potters Bar Town | Potters Bar | Parkfield | 2,000 |
Wingate & Finchley | Finchley | The Maurice Rebak Stadium | 1,500 |
Worthing | Worthing | Woodside Road | 4,000 |
North Division[]
The North Division comprised the same set of 20 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.
North Division table at time of curtailment[]
Season | 2020–21 |
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← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tilbury | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 16 | |
2 | AFC Sudbury | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 12 | |
3 | Maldon & Tiptree | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 11 | |
4 | Bury Town | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 10 | |
5 | Heybridge Swifts | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | |
6 | Histon | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | Transferred to Northern Premier League Division One Midlands |
7 | Soham Town Rangers | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
8 | Grays Athletic | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 10 | |
9 | Aveley | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 9 | |
10 | Romford | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 9 | |
11 | Coggeshall Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | |
12 | Dereham Town | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | |
13 | Felixstowe & Walton United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | |
14 | Great Wakering Rovers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 8 | |
15 | Canvey Island | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
16 | Hullbridge Sports | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 6 | |
17 | Cambridge City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Transferred to Northern Premier League Division One Midlands |
18 | Brentwood Town | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | |
19 | Basildon United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 5 | |
20 | Witham Town | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[4]
Results table[]
Stadia and locations[]
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
AFC Sudbury | Sudbury | King's Marsh | 2,500 |
Aveley | Aveley | Parkside | 3,500 |
Basildon United | Basildon | Gardiners Close | 2,000 |
Brentwood Town | Brentwood | The Brentwood Centre Arena | 1,800 |
Bury Town | Bury St Edmunds | Ram Meadow | 3,500 |
Cambridge City | Cambridge | Bridge Road (groundshare with Histon) | 2,000 |
Canvey Island | Canvey Island | Park Lane | 4,500 |
Coggeshall Town | Coggeshall | West Street | 2,000 |
Dereham Town | Dereham | Aldiss Park | 3,000 |
Felixstowe & Walton United | Felixstowe | Dellwood Avenue | 2,000 |
Grays Athletic | Grays | Parkside (groundshare with Aveley) | 3,500 |
Great Wakering Rovers | Great Wakering | Burroughs Park | 2,500 |
Heybridge Swifts | Heybridge | Scraley Road | 3,000 |
Histon | Histon and Impington | Bridge Road | 4,300 |
Hullbridge Sports | Hullbridge | Lower Road | 1,500 |
Maldon & Tiptree | Maldon | Wallace Binder Ground | 2,000 |
Romford | Romford | Mayesbrook Park (groundshare with Barking) | 2,500 |
Soham Town Rangers | Soham | Julius Martin Lane | 2,000 |
Tilbury | Tilbury | Chadfields | 4,000 |
Witham Town | Witham | Spa Road | 2,500 |
South Central Division[]
The South Central Division comprised the same set of 20 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.
South Central Division table at time of curtailment[]
Season | 2020–21 |
---|---|
← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Waltham Abbey | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 16 | Transferred to Southern League Division One Central |
2 | Staines Town | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 16 | |
3 | Ware | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 15 | Transferred to Southern League Division One Central |
4 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 15 | |
5 | Bracknell Town | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 13 | |
6 | Chertsey Town | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 13 | |
7 | Hanwell Town | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 13 | |
8 | Ashford Town | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 13 | |
9 | Hertford Town | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 | Transferred to Southern League Division One Central |
10 | Marlow | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 11 | |
11 | Westfield | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 10 | |
12 | Barking | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | Transferred to IL North Division |
13 | Chipstead | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 10 | |
14 | Bedfont Sports | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 | |
15 | Chalfont St Peter | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 9 | |
16 | FC Romania | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 6 | Transferred to Southern League Division One Central |
17 | Uxbridge | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 | |
18 | South Park | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 5 | |
19 | Northwood | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 4 | |
20 | Harlow Town | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 3 | Transferred to Southern League Division One Central |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[4]
Results table[]
Stadia and locations[]
Town
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Ashford Town | Ashford, Surrey | Robert Parker Stadium | 2,550 |
Barking | Barking | Mayesbrook Park | 2,500 |
Bedfont Sports | Bedfont | Bedfont Recreation Ground | 3,000 |
Bracknell Town | Bracknell | Larges Lane | 2,500 |
Chalfont St Peter | Chalfont St Peter | Mill Meadow | 1,500 |
Chertsey Town | Chertsey | Alwyns Lane | 2,500 |
Chipstead | Chipstead | High Road | 2,000 |
FC Romania | Cheshunt | Cheshunt Stadium (groundshare with Cheshunt) | 3,000 |
Hanwell Town | Perivale | Reynolds Field | 3,000 |
Harlow Town | Harlow | The Harlow Arena | 3,500 |
Hertford Town | Hertford | Hertingfordbury Park | 6,500 |
Marlow | Marlow | Alfred Davis Memorial Ground | 3,000 |
Northwood | Northwood | Northwood Park | 3,075 |
South Park | Reigate | King George's Field | 2,000 |
Staines Town | Staines-upon-Thames | Wheatsheaf Park | 3,000 |
Tooting & Mitcham United | Mitcham | Imperial Fields | 3,500 |
Uxbridge | West Drayton | Honeycroft | 3,770 |
Waltham Abbey | Waltham Abbey | Capershotts | 3,500 |
Ware | Ware | Wodson Park | 3,300 |
Westfield | Woking (Westfield) | Woking Park | 1,000 |
South East Division[]
The South East Division comprised 19 of the 20 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season. Guernsey withdrew from this season due to travel restrictions.[5]
South East Division table at time of curtailment[]
Season | 2020–21 |
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← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
Prior to the first match(es) being played the Pos column shows alphabetic sequence of teams rather than league position.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hastings United | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 17 | |
2 | VCD Athletic | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 16 | |
3 | East Grinstead Town | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 14 | |
4 | Whyteleafe | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 13 | Transferred to IL South Central Division |
5 | Sevenoaks Town | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 13 | |
6 | Faversham Town | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 12 | |
7 | Whitstable Town | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 11 | |
8 | Hythe Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 10 | |
9 | Ramsgate | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | |
10 | Herne Bay | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | |
11 | Ashford United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 7 | |
12 | Cray Valley Paper Mills | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
13 | Three Bridges | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 6 | |
14 | Chichester City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | |
15 | Phoenix Sports | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 6 | |
16 | Whitehawk | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | |
17 | Haywards Heath Town | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 5 | |
18 | Sittingbourne | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | |
19 | Burgess Hill Town | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[4]
Play-offs[]
Stadia and locations[]
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Ashford United | Ashford, Kent | The Homelands | 3,200 |
Burgess Hill Town | Burgess Hill | Leylands Park | 2,500 |
Chichester City | Chichester | Oaklands Park | 2,000 |
Cray Valley Paper Mills | Eltham | Badgers Sports Ground | 1,000 |
East Grinstead Town | East Grinstead | East Court | 1,500 |
Faversham Town | Faversham | Salters Lane | 2,000 |
Hastings United | Hastings | The Pilot Field | 4,050 |
Haywards Heath Town | Haywards Heath | Hanbury Park | 2,000 |
Herne Bay | Herne Bay | Winch's Field | 4,000 |
Hythe Town | Hythe | Reachfields Stadium | 3,000 |
Phoenix Sports | Barnehurst | Victory Road | 2,000 |
Ramsgate | Ramsgate | Southwood Stadium | 2,500 |
Sevenoaks Town | Sevenoaks | Greatness Park | 1,000 |
Sittingbourne | Sittingbourne | Woodstock Park | 3,000 |
Three Bridges | Crawley (Three Bridges) | Jubilee Field | 1,500 |
VCD Athletic | Crayford | Oakwood | 1,400 |
Whitehawk | Brighton (Whitehawk) | The Enclosed Ground | 3,126 |
Whitstable Town | Whitstable | The Belmont Ground | 3,000 |
Whyteleafe | Whyteleafe | Church Road | 2,000 |
League Cup[]
Country | England |
---|---|
Teams | 79 |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
The 2020–21 Velocity Trophy (formerly the Isthmian League Cup) was to be the 47th season of the Alan Turvey Trophy, the cup competition of the whole Isthmian League. It would have been the second season since the group stage was introduced. The cup was not held.
See also[]
- Isthmian League
- 2020��21 Northern Premier League
- 2020–21 Southern Football League
References[]
- ^ "National League System club allocations – Steps 1 to 4, Season 2020–21" (PDF). The Non-League Paper. 21 July 2020.
- ^ "FA Update On Steps 3-6". 24 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b "EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure". The Non-League Paper. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Guernsey Forced To Take A Covid Gap Year". 15 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
External links[]
- Isthmian League seasons
- 2020–21 in English football leagues
- 2020–21 in European seventh tier association football leagues
- Association football events curtailed and voided due to the COVID-19 pandemic