2005–06 Isthmian League

The 2005–06 season was the 91st 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.

It was the last season in which the Isthmian League consisted of three tiers. At the end of the season Division Two was disbanded, and most of the Division Two clubs were distributed between lower level leagues, while Division One was divided into Division One North and Division One South.

Premier Division
Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season2005–06
ChampionsBraintree Town
PromotedBraintree Town
Fisher Athletic
RelegatedMaldon Town
Redbridge
Windsor & Eton
Matches played462
Goals scored1,302 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorer26 goals – Richard Jolly (Heybridge Swifts)
and
Jermaine Beckford (Wealdstone)
Highest attendance3,315 – AFC Wimbledon – Hampton & Richmond Borough, (18 February)
Total attendance215,064
Average attendance466 (+44.3% to previous season)

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 14 clubs from the previous season and eight new clubs.

Braintree Town won the division and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Fisher Athletic, who earned a second consecutive promotion. Maldon Town, Windsor & Eton and Redbridge were relegated, while Hendon were initially relegated too as the worst 19th-placed club among the seventh level leagues, but were reprieved after Canvey Island resigned from the Conference.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Braintree Town 42 28 10 4 74 32 +42 94 Promoted to the Conference South
2 Heybridge Swifts 42 28 3 11 70 46 +24 87 Qualified for the play-offs
3 Fisher Athletic 42 26 7 9 84 46 +38 85 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Conference South
4 AFC Wimbledon 42 22 11 9 67 36 +31 77 Qualified for the play-offs
5 Hampton & Richmond 42 24 3 15 73 54 +19 75
6 Staines Town 42 20 10 12 74 56 +18 70
7 Billericay Town 42 19 12 11 69 45 +24 69
8 Worthing 42 19 10 13 71 60 +11 67
9 Walton & Hersham 42 19 7 16 55 50 +5 64
10 Chelmsford City 42 18 10 14 57 62 −5 64
11 Bromley 42 16 14 12 57 49 +8 62
12 East Thurrock United 42 18 5 19 60 60 0 59
13 Folkestone Invicta 42 16 10 16 47 51 −4 58
14 Margate 42 11 17 14 49 55 −6 50
15 Leyton 42 13 9 20 58 61 −3 48
16 Harrow Borough 42 13 9 20 56 73 −17 48
17 Slough Town 42 13 8 21 63 75 −12 47
18 Wealdstone 42 13 5 24 68 82 −14 44 Transferred to the SFL Premier Division
19 Hendon 42 9 12 21 44 64 −20 39 Reprieved from relegation
20 Maldon Town 42 8 11 23 41 73 −32 35 Relegated to Division One North
21 Windsor & Eton 42 8 8 26 37 75 −38 32 Relegated to the SFL Division One South & West
22 Redbridge 42 3 5 34 28 97 −69 14 Relegated to Division One North
Source: [1] [2][3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Top scorers
Player Club Goals[4]
Richard Jolly Heybridge Swifts / Wealdstone 26
Jermaine Beckford Wealdstone
Danny Hockton Billericay Town / Margate 24
Ian Hodges Slough Town 21
Steve Watts Fisher Athletic
Alex Revell Braintree Town
Stafford Browne Worthing 17
Lawrence Yaku Hampton & Richmond Borough
Nic McDonnell Bromley

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2 Heybridge Swifts 1(2)
5 Hampton & Richmond 1(4)
3 Fisher Athletic 3
5 Hampton & Richmond 0
3 Fisher Athletic 2
4 AFC Wimbledon 1

Stadia and locations
Locations of the Premier Division clubs
Greater London Premier Division football clubs
Club Stadium
AFC WimbledonKingsmeadow (groundshare with Kingstonian)
Billericay TownNew Lodge
Braintree TownCressing Road
BromleyHayes Lane
Chelmsford CityMelbourne Stadium
East Thurrock UnitedRookery Hill
Fisher AthleticChampion Hill (groundshare with Dulwich Hamlet)
Folkestone InvictaCheriton Road
Hampton & Richmond BoroughBeveree Stadium
Harrow BoroughEarlsmead Stadium
HendonClaremont Road
Heybridge SwiftsScraley Road
LeytonLeyton Stadium
Maldon TownWallace Binder Ground
MargateHartsdown Park
RedbridgeOakside
Slough TownStag Meadow (groundshare with Windsor & Eton)
Staines TownWheatsheaf Park
Walton & HershamThe Sports Ground
WealdstoneChestnut Avenue (groundshare with Northwood)
Windsor & EtonStag Meadow
WorthingWoodside Road
1.^ Chelmsford City spent start of the season groundsharing with Billericay Town before returning to Chelmsford at January.

Division One
Isthmian League
Division One
Season2005–06
ChampionsRamsgate
PromotedHorsham
Ramsgate
Tonbridge Angels
Matches played506
Goals scored1,451 (2.87 per match)
Top goalscorer28 goals – Phil Ruggles (Molesey)
Highest attendance1,734 – Dover Athletic – Ramsgate, (26 December)
Total attendance117,472
Average attendance232 (-36.3% to previous season)

The 2005–06 season was the last of two seasons in which the Isthmian League consisted of a single Division One.

Division One consisted of 23 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:

Ramsgate won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with runners-up Horsham, and play-off winners Tonbridge Angels who returned to the Premier Division at the first attempt. There was no relegation from the division this season, though Banstead Athletic resigned from the league at the end of the season.

At the end of the season Division One North and Division One South were created to replace Division One. Most of the clubs remaining in the division were transferred to the new Division One South.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ramsgate 44 24 14 6 84 38 +46 86 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Horsham 44 25 11 8 94 55 +39 86
3 Tonbridge Angels 44 24 8 12 71 48 +23 80 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division
4 Metropolitan Police 44 24 7 13 72 46 +26 79 Qualified for the play-offs, then transferred to Division One South
5 Dover Athletic 44 21 14 9 69 46 +23 77
6 Tooting & Mitcham United 44 22 9 13 93 62 +31 75
7 Kingstonian 44 20 14 10 82 56 +26 74 Transferred to Division One South
8 Croydon Athletic 44 20 13 11 56 41 +15 73
9 Bashley 44 20 10 14 63 61 +2 70 Transferred to SFL Division One South & West
10 Leatherhead 44 18 14 12 64 50 +14 68 Transferred to Division One South
11 Cray Wanderers 44 20 8 16 80 74 +6 68
12 Hastings United 44 19 10 15 65 58 +7 67
13 Dulwich Hamlet 44 19 8 17 55 43 +12 65
14 Fleet Town 44 13 19 12 50 56 −6 58
15 Walton Casuals 44 16 10 18 68 75 −7 58
16 Lymington & New Milton 44 12 11 21 61 80 −19 47 Transferred to SFL Division One South & West
17 Molesey 44 12 10 22 56 79 −23 46 Transferred to Division One South
18 Whyteleafe 44 10 14 20 50 66 −16 44
19 Burgess Hill Town 44 10 10 24 57 83 −26 40
20 Banstead Athletic 44 8 13 23 43 71 −28 37 Resigned to the Combined Counties League
21 Ashford Town (Kent) 44 8 11 25 41 81 −40 35 Transferred to Division One South
22 Newport (IOW) 44 6 11 27 38 97 −59 29 Transferred to SFL Division One South & West
23 Corinthian-Casuals 44 6 9 29 39 85 −46 27 Transferred to Division One South
Source: [1][2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Top scorers
Player Club Goals[4]
Phil Ruggles Molesey 28
Richard Gillespie Bashley 22
James Rose Fleet Town / Kingstonian
Shaun Welford Ramsgate 21
Kevin Cooper Metropolitan Police / Fleet Town
Jamie Taylor Horsham

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
4 Metropolitan Police 0
5 Dover Athletic 1
3 Tonbridge Angels 3
5 Dover Athletic 2
3 Tonbridge Angels 2
6 Tooting & Mitcham United 0

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

Division Two
Isthmian League
Division Two
Season2005–06
ChampionsWare
PromotedBrook House
Flackwell Heath
Ware
Witham Town
Matches played240
Goals scored735 (3.06 per match)
Top goalscorer29 goals – John Frendo (Ware)
Highest attendance416 – Ware – Hertford Town, (26 December)
Total attendance16,276
Average attendance68 (-5.6% to previous season)

The 2005–06 season was the last Isthmian League Division Two season. Division Two consisted of 16 clubs, including 13 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:

The four top clubs were promoted: Ware, Witham Town and Flackwell Heath moved to Division One North, while Brook House were transferred to the Southern League. Following this season, clubs remaining in the division were distributed between local ninth tier leagues. Clapton, who were one of the league founder members, were transferred to the Essex Senior League losing their place in the Isthmian League after 101 years.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ware 30 19 4 7 77 36 +41 61 Promoted to Division One North
2 Witham Town 30 17 7 6 61 30 +31 58
3 Brook House 30 17 7 6 63 33 +30 58 Transferred to SFL Division One South & West
4 Flackwell Heath 30 15 7 8 54 49 +5 52 Promoted to Division One North
5 Egham Town 30 15 5 10 39 36 +3 50 Transferred to the Combined Counties League
6 Chertsey Town 30 14 7 9 47 37 +10 49
7 Edgware Town 30 13 5 12 46 41 +5 44 Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League
8 Chalfont St Peter 30 13 2 15 50 53 −3 41
9 Dorking 30 11 8 11 48 51 −3 41 Transferred to the Combined Counties League
10 Croydon 30 11 7 12 43 43 0 40 Transferred to the Kent League
11 Wembley 30 11 6 13 44 43 +1 39 Transferred to the Combined Counties League
12 Kingsbury Town 30 9 10 11 32 37 −5 37 Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League
13 Hertford Town 30 7 10 13 35 54 −19 31
14 Camberley Town 30 5 8 17 31 57 −26 23 Transferred to the Combined Counties League
15 Epsom & Ewell 30 5 6 19 32 64 −32 21
16 Clapton 30 4 9 17 33 71 −38 18[lower-alpha 1] Transferred to the Essex Senior League
Source: [1][2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Clapton deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in six matches.

Stadia and locations
Banstead Athletic
Brook House
Chalfont St Peter
Clapton
Croydon
Edgware Town
Egham Town
Kingsbury Town
Wembley
Locations of Division Two clubs
Greater London Division Two clubs
Club Stadium
Brook HouseFarm Park
Camberley TownKroomer Park
Chalfont St PeterMill Meadow
Chertsey TownAlwyns Lane
ClaptonThe Old Spotted Dog Ground
CroydonCroydon Sports Arena
DorkingMeadowbank Stadium
Edgware TownWhite Lion
Egham TownThe Runnymede Stadium
Epsom & EwellMerland Rise (groundshare with Banstead Athletic)
Flackwell HeathWilks Park
Hertford TownHertingfordbury Park
Kingsbury TownAvenue Park
WareWodson Park
WembleyVale Farm
Witham TownSpa Road

League Cup
2005–06 Isthmian League Cup
Country England
Teams61
ChampionsFisher Athletic
Runners-upBillericay Town

The Isthmian League Cup 2005–06 was the 32nd season of the Isthmian League Cup, the league cup competition of the Isthmian League. Sixty-one clubs took part. The competition commenced on 6 September 2005 and finished on 12 April 2006.[5]

Calendar
RoundDatesMatchesClubs
First round6 September1961 → 42
Second round11 October1042 → 32
Third round8 November1632 → 16
Fourth round20 December816 → 8
QuarterfinalsFebruary48 → 4
SemifinalsMarch44 → 2
Final12 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-eight lowest ranked clubs in the Isthmian League played each other for a place in the Second round.

Second round

The nineteen clubs to have made it through the First round were entered into the Second round draw with Cray Wanderers, 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
12 April 2006 Billericay Town (P)0–4 Fisher Athletic (P) New Recreation Ground, Grays
Barr  13', 57'
Davis  30'
Deen  69'		 Attendance: 611

See also

References
  1. Robinson, M. (2010). Non-League Football Tables 1889-2010. Soccer Books Ltd. ISBN 9781862232044.
  2. 2005–06 Isthmian League
  3. "nonleaguefooty website". Archived from the original on 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  4. "Isthmian League 2005/06 Bulletin No38".
  5. The Isthmian archive
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