2000–01 Isthmian League

The 2000–01 season was the 86th 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
Season2000–01
ChampionsFarnborough Town
PromotedFarnborough Town
RelegatedCarshalton Athletic
Dulwich Hamlet
Slough Town
Matches played459
Goals scored1,348 (2.94 per match)
Highest attendance3,478 – Farnborough Town – Aldershot Town, (26 December)
Total attendance203,197
Average attendance443 (-17.7% to previous season)

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

Farnborough Town won the division and returned to the Football Conference after two seasons spent in Isthmian League. Slough Town, Carshalton Athletic and Dulwich Hamlet finished bottom of the table and relegated to Division One. Three fixtures left unfulfilled due to bad weather conditions.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Farnborough Town 42 31 6 5 86 27 +59 99 Promoted to the Football Conference
2 Canvey Island 42 27 8 7 79 41 +38 89
3 Basingstoke Town 42 22 13 7 73 40 +33 79
4 Aldershot Town 41 21 11 9 73 39 +34 74[lower-alpha 1]
5 Chesham United 42 22 6 14 78 52 +26 72
6 Gravesend & Northfleet 42 22 5 15 63 46 +17 71
7 Heybridge Swifts 42 18 13 11 74 60 +14 67
8 Billericay Town 41 18 13 10 62 54 +8 67[lower-alpha 1]
9 Hampton & Richmond 42 18 12 12 73 60 +13 66
10 Hitchin Town 42 18 5 19 72 69 +3 59
11 Purfleet 42 14 13 15 55 55 0 55
12 Hendon 40 16 6 18 62 62 0 54[lower-alpha 1]
13 Sutton United 41 14 11 16 74 70 +4 53[lower-alpha 1]
14 St Albans City 42 15 5 22 50 69 −19 50
15 Grays Athletic 42 14 8 20 49 68 −19 50
16 Maidenhead United 42 15 2 25 47 63 −16 47
17 Croydon 42 12 10 20 55 77 −22 46
18 Enfield 42 12 9 21 48 74 −26 45
19 Harrow Borough 41 10 11 20 62 91 −29 41[lower-alpha 1]
20 Slough Town 42 10 9 23 40 62 −22 39 Relegated to Division One
21 Carshalton Athletic 42 10 6 26 40 85 −45 36
22 Dulwich Hamlet 42 4 10 28 33 84 −51 22
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Unfulfilled fixtures: Aldershot Town v Billericay Town, Hendon v Harrow Borough and Sutton United v Hendon.

Division One
Isthmian League
Division One
Season2000–01
ChampionsBoreham Wood
PromotedBoreham Wood
Bedford Town
Braintree Town
RelegatedBarton Rovers
Leatherhead
Romford
Matches played462
Goals scored1,525 (3.3 per match)
Highest attendance1,004 – Aylesbury United – Staines Town, (5 May)
Total attendance103,004
Average attendance223 (-0.4% to previous season)

Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs: Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

Two clubs promoted from Division Two:

Initially, champions of Division Two Hemel Hempstead Town were to be promoted to Division One, but later they were refused due to ground grading. Leatherhead finished in the relegation zone were reprieved.

Boreham Wood won the division and returned to the Premier Division at the first attempt. Bedford Town and Braintree Town also get a promotion. Leatherhead finished in the relegation zone the second time in a row and were relegated along with Romford and Barton Rovers.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Boreham Wood 42 26 7 9 82 49 +33 85 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Bedford Town 42 22 16 4 81 40 +41 82
3 Braintree Town 42 25 6 11 112 60 +52 81
4 Bishop's Stortford 42 24 6 12 103 76 +27 78
5 Thame United 42 22 8 12 86 54 +32 74
6 Ford United 42 19 12 11 70 58 +12 69
7 Uxbridge 42 21 5 16 73 55 +18 68
8 Northwood 42 20 8 14 89 81 +8 68
9 Whyteleafe 42 20 6 16 62 69 −7 66
10 Oxford City 42 16 13 13 64 49 +15 61
11 Harlow Town 42 15 16 11 70 66 +4 61
12 Worthing 42 16 9 17 69 69 0 57
13 Staines Town 42 16 8 18 60 66 −6 56
14 Aylesbury United 42 17 4 21 65 55 +10 55
15 Yeading 42 15 9 18 72 74 −2 54
16 Bognor Regis Town 42 13 11 18 71 71 0 50
17 Walton & Hersham 42 14 8 20 59 80 −21 50
18 Bromley 42 14 6 22 63 86 −23 48
19 Wealdstone 42 12 9 21 54 73 −19 45
20 Leatherhead 42 12 4 26 37 87 −50 40 Relegated to Division Two
21 Romford 42 9 4 29 53 113 −60 31
22 Barton Rovers 42 2 9 31 30 94 −64 15
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two
Isthmian League
Division Two
Season2000–01
ChampionsTooting & Mitcham United
PromotedBarking
Tooting & Mitcham United
Windsor & Eton
RelegatedEdgware Town
Leighton Town
Wokingham Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,386 (3 per match)
Highest attendance405 – Horsham – Tilbury, (4 November)
Total attendance48,378
Average attendance105 (-0.9% to previous season)

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

Two clubs relegated from Division One:

Three clubs promoted from Division Three:

Initially, previous season champions of Division Two Hemel Hempstead Town were to be promoted to Division One, but later they were refused due to ground grading and stayed in the division.

Tooting & Mitcham United won the division and were promoted to Division One along with Windsor & Eton and Barking. Later, Barking ceased to exist when they merged with East Ham United to form Barking & East Ham United, taken place of Barking in Division One.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Tooting & Mitcham United 42 26 11 5 92 35 +57 89 Promoted to Division One
2 Windsor & Eton 42 24 10 8 70 40 +30 82
3 Barking 42 23 13 6 82 54 +28 82[lower-alpha 1]
4 Berkhamsted Town 42 24 8 10 99 49 +50 80
5 Wivenhoe Town 42 23 11 8 78 52 +26 80
6 Hemel Hempstead Town 42 22 10 10 74 44 +30 76
7 Horsham 42 19 9 14 84 61 +23 66
8 Chertsey Town 42 18 9 15 59 59 0 63
9 Great Wakering Rovers 42 16 13 13 69 59 +10 61
10 Tilbury 42 18 6 18 61 67 −6 60
11 Banstead Athletic 42 17 8 17 69 58 +11 59
12 East Thurrock United 42 16 11 15 72 64 +8 59
13 Metropolitan Police 42 18 4 20 64 77 −13 58
14 Marlow 42 15 11 16 62 61 +1 56
15 Molesey 42 14 9 19 53 61 −8 51
16 Wembley 42 12 10 20 39 63 −24 46
17 Hungerford Town 42 11 9 22 40 73 −33 42
18 Leyton Pennant 42 10 11 21 47 74 −27 41
19 Cheshunt 42 11 6 25 48 77 −29 39
20 Edgware Town 42 9 9 24 41 77 −36 36 Relegated to Division Three
21 Leighton Town 42 8 10 24 44 87 −43 34
22 Wokingham Town 42 3 12 27 39 94 −55 20[lower-alpha 2]
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. At the end of the season Barking ceased to exist when they merged with East Ham United to form Barking & East Ham United.
  2. Wokingham Town deducted one point.

Division Three
Isthmian League
Division Three
Season2000–01
ChampionsArlesey Town
PromotedArlesey Town
Ashford Town
Lewes
Matches played460
Goals scored1,642 (3.57 per match)
Highest attendance323 – Hertford Town – Ware, (16 April)
Total attendance34,714
Average attendance75 (-8.5% to previous season)

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

Arlesey Town and Ashford Town both debuted in the league and achieved a promotion along with Lewes. Two fixtures left unfulfilled due to bad weather conditions.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Arlesey Town 42 34 6 2 138 37 +101 108 Promoted to Division Two
2 Lewes 41 25 11 5 104 34 +70 86[lower-alpha 1]
3 Ashford Town 42 26 7 9 102 49 +53 85
4 Flackwell Heath 42 24 10 8 93 51 +42 82
5 Corinthian-Casuals 42 24 10 8 83 50 +33 82
6 Aveley 42 24 3 15 85 61 +24 75
7 Epsom & Ewell 42 23 4 15 76 52 +24 73
8 Witham Town 42 21 9 12 76 57 +19 72
9 Bracknell Town 41 19 10 12 90 70 +20 67[lower-alpha 1]
10 Croydon Athletic 41 15 12 14 78 63 +15 57[lower-alpha 1]
11 Ware 42 17 6 19 75 76 −1 57
12 Tring Town 42 16 9 17 60 71 −11 57
13 Egham Town 42 15 11 16 60 60 0 56
14 Hornchurch 42 14 13 15 73 60 +13 55
15 Wingate & Finchley 42 15 7 20 75 75 0 52
16 Kingsbury Town 42 11 8 23 74 100 −26 41
17 Abingdon Town 42 12 7 23 53 102 −49 40[lower-alpha 2]
18 Dorking 42 10 9 23 59 99 −40 39
19 Hertford Town 41 9 8 24 57 97 −40 35[lower-alpha 1]
20 Camberley Town 42 8 8 26 53 107 −54 32
21 Clapton 42 5 9 28 48 121 −73 24
22 Chalfont St Peter 42 4 1 37 30 150 −120 13
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Unfulfilled fixtures: Croydon Athletic v Bracknell Town and Lewes v Hertford Town.
  2. Abingdon Town deducted three points.

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