2006–07 Isthmian League

The 2006–07 season was the 92nd season 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 for newly created divisions One North and One South.

Premier Division
Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season2006–07
ChampionsHampton & Richmond Borough
PromotedBromley
Hampton & Richmond Borough
RelegatedSlough Town
Walton & Hersham
Worthing
Matches played462
Goals scored1,385 (3 per match)
Top goalscorer37 goals – Danny Hockton (Margate)
Highest attendance3,377 – AFC Wimbledon – Heybridge Swifts, (21 April)
Total attendance227,011
Average attendance491 (+5.4% to previous season)

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season, and six new clubs.

Hampton & Richmond Borough won the division and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Bromley. Worthing, Walton & Hersham and Slough Town were relegated, while Harrow Borough, initially also relegated as the worst 19th-placed club among seventh level leagues, were reprieved as an effect of the Conference clubs Farnborough Town and Scarborough folded, Lancaster City demoted two levels down and Hayes merged with Yeading.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hampton & Richmond 42 24 10 8 77 53 +24 82 Promoted to the Conference South
2 Bromley 42 23 11 8 83 43 +40 80 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Conference South
3 Chelmsford City 42 23 8 11 96 51 +45 77 Qualified for the play-offs
4 Billericay Town 42 22 11 9 71 42 +29 77
5 AFC Wimbledon 42 21 15 6 76 37 +39 75[lower-alpha 1]
6 Margate 42 20 11 11 79 48 +31 71
7 Boreham Wood 42 19 12 11 71 49 +22 69
8 Horsham 42 18 14 10 70 57 +13 68
9 Ramsgate 42 20 5 17 63 63 0 65
10 Heybridge Swifts 42 17 13 12 57 40 +17 64
11 Tonbridge Angels 42 20 4 18 74 72 +2 64
12 Staines Town 42 15 12 15 64 64 0 57
13 Carshalton Athletic 42 14 12 16 54 59 −5 54
14 Hendon 42 16 6 20 53 64 −11 54
15 Leyton 42 13 10 19 55 77 −22 49
16 East Thurrock United 42 14 6 22 56 70 −14 48
17 Ashford Town (Middlesex) 42 11 13 18 59 71 −12 46
18 Folkestone Invicta 42 12 10 20 45 66 −21 46
19 Harrow Borough 42 13 6 23 61 71 −10 45 Reprieved from relegation
20 Worthing 42 8 11 23 57 82 −25 35 Relegated to Division One South
21 Walton & Hersham 42 9 6 27 38 83 −45 33
22 Slough Town 42 4 6 32 26 123 −97 18 Relegated to SFL Division One South & West
Source: [3][4][5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. AFC Wimbledon were deducted eighteen points for fielding a player without international clearance in eleven matches.[1] After an appeal deduction was cut to three points.[2]

Top scorers
Player Club Goals[6]
Danny Hockton Margate 37
John Main Tonbridge Angels 36
Danny Gabriel East Thurrcok United / Enfield / Waltham Forest 22
Ian Hodges Hampton & Richmond Borough 21
Mark Nwokeji Staines Town 20
Nic McDonnell Bromley
Ali Chaaban Staines Town 19
Kezie Ibe Chelmsford City
Richard Jolly AFC Wimbledon

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2 Bromley 1
5 AFC Wimbledon 0
2 Bromley 1(4)
4 Billericay Town 1(2)
3 Chelmsford City 1(3)
4 Billericay Town 1(5)

Stadia and locations
Locations of the Premier Division clubs
Greater London Premier Division football clubs
Club Stadium
AFC WimbledonKingsmeadow (groundshare with Kingstonian)
Ashford Town (Middlesex)Short Lane
Billericay TownNew Lodge
Boreham WoodMeadow Park
BromleyHayes Lane
Carshalton AthleticWar Memorial Sports Ground
Chelmsford CityMelbourne Stadium
East Thurrock UnitedRookery Hill
Folkestone InvictaCheriton Road
Hampton & Richmond BoroughBeveree Stadium
Harrow BoroughEarlsmead Stadium
HendonClaremont Road
Heybridge SwiftsScraley Road
HorshamQueen Street
LeytonLeyton Stadium
MargateHartsdown Park
RamsgateSouthwood Stadium
Slough TownStag Meadow (groundshare with Windsor & Eton)
Staines TownWheatsheaf Park
Tonbridge AngelsLongmead Stadium
Walton & HershamThe Sports Ground
WorthingWoodside Road

Division One North
Isthmian League
Division One North
Season2006–07
ChampionsAFC Hornchurch
PromotedAFC Hornchurch
Harlow Town
RelegatedFlackwell Heath
Matches played462
Goals scored1,266 (2.74 per match)
Top goalscorer24 goals – Harry Elmes (Waltham Abbey)
Highest attendance751 – AFC Hornchurch – Canvey Island, (9 April)
Total attendance72,722
Average attendance157

After the end of the previous season, Division One was restructured. Most of the previous season's Division One clubs were transferred to Division One South.

Division One North consisted of 22 clubs: eleven clubs transferred from Southern League Division One North, three clubs relegated from higher level leagues and eight clubs promoted from lower level leagues. Barking & East Ham United, another club from the Southern League, joined the division but resigned and folded before the start of the season.

Maldon Town qualified for the play-offs but were ineligible for promotion due to ground grading issues, so Harlow Town received a bye to the play-off final which they won, and were promoted to the Premier Division along with AFC Hornchurch, who earned a second successive promotion. Flackwell Heath finished bottom of the table and were relegated. Ilford finished second bottom, but were reprieved to make up the number of clubs at eight tier after a few higher league clubs folded and merged and Northern Premier League was reformed.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 AFC Hornchurch 42 32 7 3 96 27 +69 103 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Harlow Town 42 24 10 8 71 31 +40 82 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division
3 Enfield Town 42 24 7 11 74 39 +35 79 Qualified for the play-offs
4 Maldon Town 42 20 11 11 50 42 +8 71 Ineligible for promotion
5 AFC Sudbury 42 19 13 10 67 41 +26 70 Qualified for the play-offs
6 Canvey Island 42 19 10 13 65 47 +18 67
7 Ware 42 19 10 13 70 56 +14 67
8 Waltham Forest 42 17 14 11 60 56 +4 65
9 Wingate & Finchley 42 16 11 15 58 49 +9 59
10 Waltham Abbey 42 15 13 14 65 51 +14 58
11 Wivenhoe Town 42 16 9 17 50 52 −2 57
12 Great Wakering Rovers 42 16 9 17 57 64 −7 57
13 Enfield 42 16 6 20 65 63 +2 54 Resigned and folded
14 Potters Bar Town 42 14 9 19 60 62 −2 51
15 Aveley 42 14 9 19 47 57 −10 51
16 Redbridge 42 15 5 22 42 48 −6 50
17 Bury Town 42 13 11 18 57 69 −12 50
18 Arlesey Town 42 13 11 18 44 63 −19 50
19 Tilbury 42 11 10 21 43 72 −29 43
20 Witham Town 42 10 7 25 52 90 −38 37
21 Ilford 42 9 5 28 36 97 −61 32 Reprieved from relegation
22 Flackwell Heath 42 7 9 26 37 90 −53 30 Relegated to the Hellenic League
Source: [3][4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Top scorers
Player Club Goals[6]
Harry Elmes Ware 24
Ricci Crace Enfield Town 23
Simon Parker AFC Hornchurch
Kris Lee AFC Hornchurch 22

Play-offs
  Semi-finals Final
                           
 
  2 Harlow Town 2(5)
    5 AFC Sudbury 2(3)
3 Enfield Town 2
  5 AFC Sudbury 4  

Stadia and locations
AFC Hornchurch
Aveley
Enfield Town
Ilford
Potters Bar Town
Redbridge
Tilbury
Waltham Abbey
Waltham Forest
Wingate & Finchley
Locations of Division One North clubs
Greater London Division One North clubs
Club Stadium
AFC HornchurchHornchurch Stadium
AFC SudburyKing's Marsh
Arlesey TownHitchin Road
AveleyThe Mill Field
Bury TownRam Meadow
Canvey IslandBrockwell Stadium
EnfieldWodson Park (groundshare with Ware)
Enfield TownGoldsdown Road (groundshare with Brimsdown Rovers)
Flackwell HeathWilks Park
Great Wakering RoversBurroughs Park
Harlow TownBarrows Farm
IlfordCricklefield Stadium
Maldon TownWallace Binder Ground
Potters Bar TownParkfield
RedbridgeOakside
TilburyChadfields
Waltham AbbeyCapershotts
Waltham ForestWadham Lodge
WareWodson Park
Wingate & FinchleyThe Harry Abrahams Stadium
Witham TownSpa Road
Wivenhoe TownBroad Lane
1.^ Harlow Town spent start of the season at their old stadium Sportscentre before moving to Barrows Farm at October.

Division One South
Isthmian League
Division One South
Season2006–07
ChampionsMaidstone United
PromotedHastings United
Maidstone United
RelegatedNone
Matches played462
Goals scored1,381 (2.99 per match)
Top goalscorer25 goals – Brendon Cass (Dartford)
Highest attendance4,097 – Dartford – Horsham YMCA, (11 November)
Total attendance122,629
Average attendance287

After the end of the previous season, Division One was restructured. Most of the previous season's Division One clubs were transferred to Division One South.

Division One South consisted of 22 clubs, 16 clubs transferred from previous season Division One and six new clubs.

Maidstone United won their second title in a row and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Hastings United. Both clubs finished in the relegation zone were reprieved to make up the number of clubs at eight tier after a few higher league clubs folded and merged and Northern Premier League was reformed.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Maidstone United 42 23 11 8 79 47 +32 80 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Tooting & Mitcham United 42 22 13 7 70 41 +29 79 Qualified for the play-offs
3 Dover Athletic 42 22 11 9 77 41 +36 77
4 Hastings United 42 22 10 10 79 56 +23 76 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division
5 Fleet Town 42 21 12 9 65 52 +13 75 Qualified for the play-offs, then transferred to SFL Division One South & West
6 Metropolitan Police 42 18 15 9 65 48 +17 69
7 Dartford 42 19 11 12 86 65 +21 68 Transferred to Division One North
8 Dulwich Hamlet 42 18 13 11 83 56 +27 67
9 Horsham YMCA 42 17 7 18 59 69 −10 58
10 Sittingbourne 42 14 15 13 68 63 +5 57
11 Leatherhead 42 15 10 17 58 63 −5 55
12 Cray Wanderers 42 14 12 16 67 69 −2 54
13 Kingstonian 42 13 13 16 60 63 −3 52
14 Burgess Hill Town 42 13 12 17 58 81 −23 51
15 Molesey 42 12 13 17 52 63 −11 49
16 Chatham Town 42 12 11 19 52 62 −10 47
17 Walton Casuals 42 11 13 18 57 71 −14 46
18 Ashford Town (Kent) 42 10 14 18 52 65 −13 44
19 Croydon Athletic 42 12 8 22 44 77 −33 44
20 Whyteleafe 42 9 15 18 52 65 −13 42
21 Corinthian-Casuals 42 8 10 24 53 88 −35 34 Reprieved from relegation
22 Godalming Town 42 8 9 25 45 76 −31 33 Reprieved from relegation, then transferred to SFL Division One South & West
Source: [3][4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Top scorers
Player Club Goals[6]
Brendon Cass Dartford 25
Paul Vines Tooting & Mitcham United 23
Chris Dickson Dulwich Hamlet 20
Bobby Traynor Walton & Hersham / Kingstonian 19

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2 Tooting & Mitcham United 2
5 Fleet Town 1
2 Tooting & Mitcham United 0
4 Hastings United 2
3 Dover Athletic 0
4 Hastings United 2

Stadia and locations
Corinthian-Casuals
Cray Wanderers
Croydon Athletic
Dartford
Dulwich Hamlet
Kingstonian
Leatherhead
Metropolitan Police
Molesey
Tooting & Mitcham United
Whyteleafe
Locations of Division One South clubs
Greater London Division One South clubs
Club Stadium
Ashford Town (Kent)The Homelands
Burgess Hill TownLeylands Park
Chatham TownThe Sports Ground
Corinthian-CasualsKing George's Field
Cray WanderersHayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley)
Croydon AthleticKeith Tuckey Stadium
DartfordPrinces Park
Dover AthleticCrabble Athletic Ground
Dulwich HamletChampion Hill
Fleet TownCalthorpe Park
Godalming TownWeycourt
Hastings UnitedThe Pilot Field
Horsham YMCAGorings Mead
KingstonianKingsmeadow (groundshare with AFC Wimbledon)
LeatherheadFetcham Grove
Maidstone UnitedBourne Park (groundshare with Sittingbourne)
Metropolitan PoliceImber Court
MoleseyWalton Road Stadium
SittingbourneBourne Park
Tooting & Mitcham UnitedImperial Fields
Walton CasualsWaterside Stadium
WhyteleafeChurch Road
2.^ Dartford spent start of the season groundsharing with Ebbsfleet United before moving to Princes Park at November.

League Cup
2006–07 Isthmian League Cup
Country England
Teams66
ChampionsAshford Town (Middx)
Runners-upDover Athletic

The Isthmian League Cup 2006–07 was the 33rd season of the Isthmian League Cup, the league cup competition of the Isthmian League. Sixty-six clubs took part. The competition commenced on 22 August and finished on 4 April.[7]

Calendar
RoundDatesMatchesClubs
First round22 August266 → 64
Second round11 September – 26 September3264 → 32
Third round2 October – 31 October1632 → 16
Fourth round7 November – 9 January816 → 8
Quarterfinals5 December – 13 February48 → 4
Semifinals13 March – 20 March24 → 2
Final4 April12 → 1

Fixtures and results

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

First round

Four clubs from division Ones participated in the First round, while all other clubs received a bye to the Second round.

Tie Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier) Att.
1 Metropolitan Police (S) 4–1 Godalming Town (S) 58
2 Tilbury (N) 2–3 (a.e.t.) Wivenhoe Town (N) 44

Second round

The two clubs to have made it through the First round were entered into the Second Round draw with all other Isthmian League clubs, making sixty-four teams.

Third round

Fourth round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals
Tie Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier) Att.
63 Dover Athletic (S) 4–3 Cray Wanderers (S) 203
64 Staines Town (P) 2–3 Ashford Town (Middx) (P) 369

Final
Ashford Town (Middx) (P)4–1Dover Athletic (S)
Attendance: 462

See also

References
  1. "AFC Wimbledon deducted 18 points". BBC Sport. 7 February 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  2. "FA cuts AFC Wimbledon punishment". BBC Sport. 26 March 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  3. Robinson, M. (2010). Non-League Football Tables 1889-2010. Soccer Books Ltd. ISBN 9781862232044.
  4. 2006–07 Isthmian League
  5. nonleaguefooty website
  6. "Isthmian League 2006/07 Bulletin No38".
  7. The Isthmian archive
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