2004–05 Isthmian League

The 2004–05 season was the 90th in the history of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England.

Also, it was the first season after the creation of the Conference North and South, one step above the Isthmian League. Therefore, it was the inaugural season for the league at the seventh, eighth and ninth tiers in the English league system.

Premier Division
Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season2004–05
ChampionsYeading
PromotedEastleigh
Yeading
RelegatedDover Athletic
Kingstonian
Tonbridge Angels
Matches played462
Goals scored1,302 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorer29 goals – Carl Griffiths (Heybridge Swifts)
Highest attendance2,390 – Dover Athletic – Folkestone Invicta, (28 March)
Total attendance149,301
Average attendance323 (-12.5% to previous season)

After the creation of the Conference North and South, placed above the Isthmian League before the start of the season most of the Premier Division clubs were transferred to the newly created divisions.

The Premier Division featured seven clubs from the previous season and 15 new clubs:

Yeading won the division and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Eastleigh. Tonbridge Angels, Dover Athletic and Kingstonian finished bottom of the table and were relegated to Division One, while 19th-placed Cheshunt were reprieved as the club with a better record than the equivalent Northern Premier League and Southern League clubs after Conference South side Hornchurch folded.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Yeading 42 25 11 6 74 48 +26 86 Promoted to the Conference South
2 Billericay Town 42 23 11 8 78 40 +38 80 Qualified for the play-offs
3 Eastleigh 42 22 13 7 84 49 +35 79 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Conference South
4 Braintree Town 42 19 17 6 67 33 +34 74 Qualified for the play-offs
5 Leyton 42 21 8 13 71 57 +14 71
6 Hampton & Richmond 42 21 8 13 64 53 +11 71
7 Heybridge Swifts 42 18 9 15 76 65 +11 63
8 Chelmsford City 42 17 11 14 63 58 +5 62
9 Staines Town 42 17 9 16 59 53 +6 60
10 Worthing 42 16 11 15 50 45 +5 59
11 Hendon 42 17 7 18 48 60 −12 58
12 Salisbury City 42 16 9 17 60 64 −4 57 Transferred to the SFL Premier Division
13 Slough Town 42 15 10 17 61 66 −5 55
14 Folkestone Invicta 42 14 10 18 51 53 −2 52
15 Windsor & Eton 42 12 14 16 48 62 −14 50
16 Harrow Borough 42 13 10 19 41 54 −13 49
17 Northwood 42 14 7 21 49 66 −17 49 Transferred to the SFL Premier Division
18 Wealdstone 42 13 8 21 60 73 −13 47
19 Cheshunt 42 12 11 19 58 71 −13 47 Reprieved from relegation, then transferred to the SFL Premier Division
20 Tonbridge Angels 42 11 10 21 47 73 −26 43 Relegated to Division One
21 Dover Athletic 42 10 9 23 50 66 −16 39
22 Kingstonian 42 7 5 30 43 93 −50 26
Source: [1] [2][3][4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2 Billericay Town 0
5 Leyton 2
3 Eastleigh 2
5 Leyton 1
3 Eastleigh 2
4 Braintree Town 0

Stadia and locations
Locations of the Premier Division clubs
Greater London Premier Division football clubs
Club Stadium
Billericay TownNew Lodge
Braintree TownCressing Road
Chelmsford CityNew Lodge (groundshare with Billericay Town)
CheshuntCheshunt Stadium
Dover AthleticCrabble Athletic Ground
EastleighTen Acres
Folkestone InvictaCheriton Road
Hampton & Richmond BoroughBeveree Stadium
Harrow BoroughEarlsmead Stadium
HendonClaremont Road
Heybridge SwiftsScraley Road
KingstonianKingsmeadow (groundshare with AFC Wimbledon)
LeytonLeyton Stadium
NorthwoodChestnut Avenue
Salisbury CityRaymond McEnhill Stadium
Slough TownStag Meadow (groundshare with Windsor & Eton)
Staines TownWheatsheaf Park
Tonbridge AngelsLongmead Stadium
WealdstoneWhite Lion (groundshare with Edgware Town)
Windsor & EtonStag Meadow
WorthingWoodside Road
YeadingThe Warren

Division One
Isthmian League
Division One
Season2004–05
ChampionsAFC Wimbledon
PromotedAFC Wimbledon
Bromley
Walton & Hersham
RelegatedCroydon
Dorking
Matches played462
Goals scored1,410 (3.05 per match)
Top goalscorer29 goals – Stephen Harper (Burgess Hill Town)
Highest attendance3,358 – AFC Wimbledon – Cray Wanderers, (23 April)
Total attendance168,134
Average attendance364

After the creation of the Conference North and South one step above the Isthmian League, most of the Premier Division clubs were transferred to the newly created divisions. Consequently, the best Division One clubs took up the empty spots in higher divisions. Remaining Division One North clubs were transferred to the Southern Football League. Two Isthmian League Division One sections were merged into single Division One.

Division One consisted of 13 clubs transferred from Division One South and nine new clubs:

AFC Wimbledon won the division to earn a second promotion in a row along with runners-up Walton & Hersham and play-off winners Bromley. Dorking returned to Division Two along with Croydon.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 AFC Wimbledon 42 29 10 3 91 33 +58 97 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Walton & Hersham 42 28 4 10 69 34 +35 88
3 Horsham 42 24 6 12 90 61 +29 78 Qualified for the play-offs
4 Bromley 42 22 9 11 69 44 +25 75 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division
5 Metropolitan Police 42 22 8 12 72 51 +21 74 Qualified for the play-offs
6 Cray Wanderers 42 19 16 7 95 54 +41 73
7 Leatherhead 42 20 13 9 73 55 +18 73
8 Tooting & Mitcham United 42 18 15 9 92 60 +32 69
9 Whyteleafe 42 20 6 16 60 59 +1 66
10 Burgess Hill Town 42 19 6 17 73 62 +11 63
11 Hastings United 42 15 11 16 55 57 −2 56
12 Croydon Athletic 42 13 16 13 66 65 +1 55
13 Corinthian-Casuals 42 15 9 18 56 64 −8 54
14 Bashley 42 13 13 16 68 74 −6 52
15 Dulwich Hamlet 42 10 14 18 61 64 −3 44
16 Molesey 42 12 8 22 46 70 −24 44
17 Banstead Athletic 42 10 10 22 50 64 −14 40
18 Newport (Isle of Wight) 42 10 10 22 50 88 −38 40
19 Fleet Town 42 11 5 26 47 86 −39 38
20 Ashford Town (Kent) 42 8 12 22 47 85 −38 36
21 Dorking 42 8 11 23 43 89 −46 35 Relegated to Division Two
22 Croydon 42 5 10 27 37 91 −54 25
Source: [1][2][3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
4 Bromley 1(4)
5 Metropolitan Police 1(3)
3 Horsham 1
4 Bromley 3
3 Horsham 3
6 Cray Wanderers 1

Stadia and locations
AFC Wimbledon
Banstead Athletic
Bromley & Cray Wanderers
Corinthian-Casuals
Croydon
Croydon Athletic
Dulwich Hamlet
Leatherhead
Metropolitan Police
Molesey
Tooting & Mitcham United
Whyteleafe
Locations of Division One clubs
Greater London Division One clubs
Club Stadium
AFC WimbledonKingsmeadow (groundshare with Kingstonian)
Ashford Town (Kent)The Homelands
Banstead AthleticMerland Rise
BashleyBashley Road
BromleyHayes Lane
Burgess Hill TownLeylands Park
Corinthian-CasualsKing George's Field
Cray WanderersHayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley)
CroydonCroydon Sports Arena
Croydon AthleticKeith Tuckey Stadium
DorkingMeadowbank Stadium
Dulwich HamletChampion Hill
Fleet TownCalthorpe Park
Hastings UnitedThe Pilot Field
HorshamQueen Street
LeatherheadFetcham Grove
Metropolitan PoliceImber Court
MoleseyWalton Road Stadium
Newport (Isle of Wight)St Georges Park
Tooting & Mitcham UnitedImperial Fields
Walton & HershamThe Sports Ground
WhyteleafeChurch Road

Division Two
Isthmian League
Division Two
Season2004–05
ChampionsIlford
PromotedEnfield
Ilford
Matches played240
Goals scored788 (3.28 per match)
Top goalscorer26 goals – Kevin Cooper (Hertford Town)
Highest attendance428 – Enfield – Hertford Town, (23 April)
Total attendance17,292
Average attendance72

Division Two consisted of 16 clubs, including 12 clubs from the previous season, and four new clubs:

Ilford won the division and were promoted to Southern League Eastern Division along with runners-up Enfield. There was no relegation from Division Two, though Abingdon Town resigned from the league at the end of the season.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ilford 30 22 3 5 62 23 +39 69 Transferred to the Southern League Eastern Division
2 Enfield 30 21 3 6 64 33 +31 66
3 Brook House 30 20 4 6 65 25 +40 64
4 Hertford Town 30 17 7 6 65 40 +25 58
5 Witham Town 30 16 3 11 67 53 +14 51
6 Chertsey Town 30 15 6 9 55 48 +7 51
7 Abingdon Town 30 13 9 8 65 42 +23 48 Resigned to the Hellenic League
8 Edgware Town 30 12 3 15 40 41 −1 39
9 Flackwell Heath 30 11 5 14 50 55 −5 38
10 Ware 30 9 10 11 41 55 −14 37
11 Chalfont St Peter 30 9 7 14 41 52 −11 34
12 Camberley Town 30 9 5 16 36 44 −8 32
13 Wembley 30 8 5 17 41 55 −14 29
14 Epsom & Ewell 30 8 4 18 41 64 −23 28
15 Kingsbury Town 30 5 4 21 35 76 −41 19
16 Clapton 30 3 6 21 20 82 −62 15
Source: [1][2][3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Stadia and locations
Brook House
Chalfont St Peter
Clapton
Edgware Town
Epsom & Ewell
Ilford
Kingsbury Town
Wembley
Locations of Division Two clubs
Greater London Division Two clubs
Club Stadium
Abingdon TownCulham Road
Brook HouseFarm Park
Camberley TownKroomer Park
Chalfont St PeterMill Meadow
Chertsey TownAlwyns Lane
ClaptonThe Old Spotted Dog Ground
Edgware TownWhite Lion
EnfieldWodson Park (groundshare with Ware)
Epsom & EwellMerland Rise (groundshare with Banstead Athletic)
Flackwell HeathWilks Park
Hertford TownHertingfordbury Park
IlfordCricklefield Stadium
Kingsbury TownAvenue Park
WareWodson Park
WembleyVale Farm
Witham TownSpa Road

League Cup
2004–05 Isthmian League Cup
Country England
Teams60
ChampionsSlough Town
Runners-upHampton & Richmond Borough

The Isthmian League Cup 2004–05 was the 31st season of the Isthmian League Cup, the league cup competition of the Isthmian League. Sixty clubs took part. The competition commenced on 26 October 2004 and finished on 28 April 2005.[5]

Calendar
RoundMain dateMatchesClubs
First round26 October1860 → 42
Second round16 November1042 → 32
Third round3 January1632 → 16
Fourth round1 February816 → 8
Quarterfinals22 February48 → 4
Semifinals15 March and 22 March44 → 2
Final28 April12 → 1

Fixtures and results

Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.

First round

In the First round, the thirty-six lowest ranked clubs in the Isthmian League played each other for a place in the Second round.

Second round

The eighteen clubs to have made it through the First round were entered into the Second round draw with Fleet Town and Whyteleafe, making twenty teams.

Third round

The ten clubs to have made it through the Second round were entered into the Third round draw with the twenty-two Premier Division clubs, making thirty-two teams.

Fourth round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

The Semifinals fixtures were played over two legs.

Final
The players of Slough Town and Hampton & Richmond Borough enter the field of play for the Final.

The only red card of the match came for Hampton & Richmond Borough's Dean Wells. There was also a yellow card for Slough Town's Josias Carbon.

Hampton & Richmond Borough (P)1–3Slough Town (P)
Dudley Gardner Ian Hodges
Josias Carbon
Wheatsheaf Park, Staines-upon-Thames
Attendance: 725
Referee: Martin Darlow

See also

References
  1. Robinson, M. (2010). Non-League Football Tables 1889-2010. Soccer Books Ltd. ISBN 9781862232044.
  2. England - Isthmian League
  3. 2004–05 Isthmian League
  4. nonleaguefooty website
  5. The Isthmian archive
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