| Season | 2008–09 |
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← 2007–08
2009–10 →
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The 2008–09 season was the 103rd season of the Isthmian League Premier Division and the 3rd season for the current incarnations of the Division One North and Division One South.
Contents |
Premier Division
League table
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dover Athletic (C) (P) | 42 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 91 | 34 | +57 | 104 | Promotion to Conference South |
| 2 | Staines Town (P) | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 75 | 41 | +34 | 82 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 3 | Tonbridge Angels | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 82 | 54 | +28 | 73 | |
| 4 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 64 | 63 | +1 | 68 | |
| 5 | Sutton United | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 67 | |
| 6 | AFC Hornchurch | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 65 | |
| 7 | Wealdstone | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 62 | |
| 8 | Dartford | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 62 | |
| 9 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 58 | |
| 10 | Ashford Town (Middx) | 42 | 18 | 2 | 22 | 64 | 66 | −2 | 56 | |
| 11 | Billericay Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 66 | −12 | 56 | |
| 12 | Canvey Island | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 65 | 70 | −5 | 55 | |
| 13 | Horsham | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 55 | |
| 14 | Harrow Borough | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 73 | −17 | 54 | |
| 15 | Maidstone United | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 53 | |
| 16 | Hendon | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 69 | 65 | +4 | 51 | |
| 17 | Hastings United | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 52 | 68 | −16 | 49 | |
| 18 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 48 | |
| 19 | Margate | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 64 | −13 | 461 | |
| 20 | Harlow Town (R) | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 61 | 77 | −16 | 422 | Relegation to IL Division One North & South |
| 21 | Heybridge Swifts (R) | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 41 | 63 | −22 | 41 | |
| 22 | Ramsgate (R) | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 47 | 79 | −32 | 313 |
Source: Isthmian League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
1Margate reprived from relegation[1][2]
2Harlow Town were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player against Wealdstone on 14 February 2009 (1–2)
3Ramsgate were deducted 4 points for fielding ineligible players against Margate on 27 December 2008 (2–0) and Tonbridge Angels on 3 January 2009 (2–2)
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||
| 3 | Tonbridge Angels | 2 | ||||||
| 4 | Carshalton Athletic | 3 | ||||||
| Carshalton Athletic | 0 | |||||||
| Staines Town | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Staines Town | 3 | ||||||
| 5 | Sutton United | 0 | ||||||
Division One North
Two teams were promoted into the Division One North before the season: Concord Rangers, from the Essex Senior League, and Thamesmead Town from the Kent League.
Hillingdon Borough moved across from the Southern League Division One South & West, and Chatham Town joined from the Isthmian League Division One South.
League table
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aveley (C) (P) | 42 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 81 | 40 | +41 | 96 | Promotion to IL Premier Division |
| 2 | East Thurrock United | 42 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 112 | 50 | +62 | 95 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 3 | Brentwood Town | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 77 | 32 | +45 | 88 | |
| 4 | Waltham Abbey (P) | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 85 | 45 | +40 | 82 | |
| 5 | Concord Rangers | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 83 | 34 | +49 | 79 | |
| 6 | Northwood | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 78 | |
| 7 | Wingate & Finchley | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 67 | |
| 8 | Redbridge | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 64 | |
| 9 | Ware | 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 69 | 75 | −6 | 61 | |
| 10 | Chatham Town | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 58 | 60 | −2 | 60 | |
| 11 | Tilbury | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 58 | |
| 12 | Enfield Town | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 71 | 68 | +3 | 58 | |
| 13 | Great Wakering Rovers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 58 | |
| 14 | Cheshunt | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 60 | 71 | −11 | 56 | |
| 15 | Leyton | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 51 | |
| 16 | Maldon Town | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 451 | |
| 17 | Ilford | 42 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 68 | −41 | 41 | |
| 18 | Thamesmead Town | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 46 | 73 | −27 | 40 | |
| 19 | Potters Bar Town | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 52 | 73 | −21 | 362 | |
| 20 | Waltham Forest | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 39 | 81 | −42 | 34 | |
| 21 | Witham Town (R) | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 103 | −66 | 27 | Relegation to Level 9 |
| 22 | Hillingdon Borough (R) | 42 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 35 | 107 | −72 | 16 |
Source: Isthmian League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
1Maldon Town were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player against Chatham Town on 27 September 2008 (0–2)
2Potters Bar Town were deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player against Maldon Town on 23 September 2008 (0–0)
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||
| 3 | Brentwood Town | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | Waltham Abbey | 4 | ||||||
| Waltham Abbey | 1 (5) | |||||||
| Concord Rangers | 1 (4) | |||||||
| 2 | East Thurrock United | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Concord Rangers | 1 | ||||||
Division One South
Two teams were promoted into the Division One South before the season: Crowborough Town, from the Sussex County League, and Merstham, from the Combined Counties League.
Fleet Town and Godalming Town both moved across from the Southern League Division One South & West.
League table
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingstonian (C) (P) | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 91 | 48 | +43 | 86 | Promotion to IL Premier Division |
| 2 | Cray Wanderers (P) | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 88 | 54 | +34 | 79 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 3 | Fleet Town | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 82 | 43 | +39 | 78 | |
| 4 | Metropolitan Police | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 72 | 45 | +27 | 77 | |
| 5 | Worthing | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 77 | 48 | +29 | 76 | |
| 6 | Sittingbourne | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 70 | |
| 7 | Merstham | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 64 | |
| 8 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 68 | 54 | +14 | 63 | |
| 9 | Godalming Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 71 | 50 | +21 | 62 | |
| 10 | Croydon Athletic | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 62 | |
| 11 | Folkestone Invicta | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 59 | |
| 12 | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 571 | |
| 13 | Eastbourne Town | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 66 | 73 | −7 | 57 | |
| 14 | Walton & Hersham | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 50 | |
| 15 | Leatherhead | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 57 | 74 | −17 | 50 | |
| 16 | Whitstable Town | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 58 | 77 | −19 | 50 | |
| 17 | Walton Casuals | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 44 | |
| 18 | Whyteleafe | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 43 | |
| 19 | Burgess Hill Town | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 43 | |
| 20 | Corinthian-Casuals | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 61 | 91 | −30 | 43 | |
| 21 | Chipstead | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 57 | 96 | −39 | 362 | |
| 22 | Crowborough Athletic (R) | 42 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 42 | 125 | −83 | 16 | Relegation to Level 9 |
Source: Isthmian League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
1Dulwich Hamlet were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player against Eastbourne Town on 16 August 2008 (2–1)
2Chipstead reprived from relegation[1]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||
| 3 | Fleet Town | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Metropolitan Police | 1 | ||||||
| Cray Wanderers | 1 | |||||||
| Metropolitan Police | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Cray Wanderers | 1 | ||||||
| 5 | Worthing | 0 | ||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "Non-league system – Proposed allocation of clubs 2009/10" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/Leagues/NationalLeagueSystem/NewsAndFeatures/2009/~/media/Files/PDF/Leagues/NLS200910.ashx/NLS200910.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ "Gate win relegation reprieve". margate-fc.com. Margate Football Club. 2009-05-29. http://www.margate-fc.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1243593355&archive=&start_from=&ucat=&. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
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