2008–09 Isthmian League

The 2008–09 season was the 94th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England.

Dover Athletic receive the Isthmian League Premier Division trophy.

Premier Division
Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season2008–09
ChampionsDover Athletic
PromotedDover Athletic
Staines Town
RelegatedHarlow Town
Heybridge Swifts
Ramsgate
Matches played462
Goals scored1,321 (2.86 per match)
Top goalscorer31 goal – Richard Jolly (Carshalton Athletic)
Highest attendance2,760 – Dover Athletic – Tooting & Mitcham United, (26 December)
Total attendance193,205
Average attendance418 (-17.1% to previous season)

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

Dover Athletic became champions five games before the end of the season and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Staines Town. Harlow Town, Heybridge Swifts and Ramsgate were relegated to the Division One sections, while Margate, who also finished in the relegation zone, were reprieved due to the demotion of clubs higher up the pyramid.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Dover Athletic 42 33 5 4 91 34 +57 104 Promoted to the Conference South
2 Staines Town 42 23 13 6 75 41 +34 82 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Conference South
3 Tonbridge Angels 42 20 13 9 82 54 +28 73 Qualified for the play-offs
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 (Middlesex) 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 46 Reprieved from relegation
20 Harlow Town 42 13 6 23 61 77 −16 42[lower-alpha 1] Relegated to Division One North
21 Heybridge Swifts 42 10 11 21 41 63 −22 41
22 Ramsgate 42 8 11 23 47 79 −32 31[lower-alpha 2] Relegated to Division One South
Source: [1][2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Harlow Town were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Wealdstone on 14 February 2009 (2–1).
  2. Ramsgate were deducted four points for playing more than permitted number of short term loan players in three matches, including Margate on 27 December 2008 (2–0) and Tonbridge Angels on 3 January 2009 (2–2).

Top scorers
Player Club Goals[3]
Richard Jolly Carshalton Athletic 31
Carl Rook Tonbridge Angels 24
Byron Harrison Ashford Town 22
Francis Collin Dover Athletic 21
Paul Vines Tooting & Mitcham United 20
Richard Butler Staines Town 19
Laurent Hamici Dulwich Hamlet
Sean Sonner Northwood / Boreham Wood 18
Ryan Ashe Wealdstone 16
John Frendo Ware / Harlow Town

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2 Staines Town 3
5 Sutton United 0
Staines Town 1
Carshalton Athletic 0
3 Tonbridge Angels 2
4 Carshalton Athletic 3

Stadia and locations
AFC Hornchurch
Ashford Town
Boreham Wood
Carshalton Athletic
Dartford
Harrow Borough
Hendon
Staines Town
Sutton United
Tooting & Mitcham United
Wealdstone
Locations of the Premier Division clubs
Greater London Premier Division football clubs
Club Stadium
AFC HornchurchHornchurch Stadium
Ashford Town (Middlesex)Short Lane
Billericay TownNew Lodge
Boreham WoodMeadow Park
Canvey IslandBrockwell Stadium
Carshalton AthleticWar Memorial Sports Ground
DartfordPrinces Park
Dover AthleticCrabble Athletic Ground
Harlow TownBarrows Farm
Harrow BoroughEarlsmead Stadium
Hastings UnitedThe Pilot Field
HendonClaremont Road
Heybridge SwiftsScraley Road
HorshamWoodside Road (groundshare with Worthing)
Maidstone UnitedBourne Park (groundshare with Sittingbourne)
MargateHartsdown Park
RamsgateSouthwood Stadium
Staines TownWheatsheaf Park
Sutton UnitedGander Green Lane
Tonbridge AngelsLongmead Stadium
Tooting & Mitcham UnitedImperial Fields
WealdstoneGrosvenor Vale
1.^ Hendon left Claremont Road at September and spent the rest of campaign groundsharing with Northwood and Staines Town.

Division One North
Isthmian League
Division One North
Season2008–09
ChampionsAveley
PromotedAveley
Waltham Abbey
RelegatedHillingdon Borough
Witham Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,354 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorer39 goals – Martin Tuohy (East Thurrock United)
Highest attendance845 – East Thurrock United – Aveley, (25 April)
Total attendance49,213
Average attendance107 (-43.4% to previous season)

Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season, and seven new clubs:

Aveley won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Waltham Abbey. Witham Town and Hillingdon Borough finished in the bottom two places and left the league.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Aveley 42 29 9 4 81 40 +41 96 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 East Thurrock United 42 30 5 7 112 50 +62 95 Qualified for the play-offs
3 Brentwood Town 42 26 10 6 77 32 +45 88
4 Waltham Abbey 42 25 7 10 85 45 +40 82 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division
5 Concord Rangers 42 23 10 9 83 34 +49 79 Qualified for the play-offs
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 Transferred to Division One South
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 45[lower-alpha 1]
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 36[lower-alpha 2]
20 Waltham Forest 42 9 7 26 39 81 −42 34
21 Witham Town 42 6 9 27 37 103 −66 27 Relegated to the Essex Senior League
22 Hillingdon Borough 42 4 4 34 35 107 −72 16 Relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Maldon Town were deducted three points for fielding a player without international clearance against Chatham Town on 27 September 2008 (2–0).
  2. Potters Bar Town were deducted one point for fielding an unregistered player against Maldon Town on 23 September 2008 (0–0).

Top scorers
Player Club Goals[3]
Martin Tuohy East Thurrock United 39
Billy Holland Waltham Abbey 20
Sherwin Stanley Brentwood Town
Chris Stowe Tilbury 18
Kris Newby East Thurrock United

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2 East Thurrock United 0
5 Concord Rangers 1
Concord Rangers 1 (4)
Waltham Abbey 1 (5)
3 Brentwood Town 1
4 Waltham Abbey 4

Stadia and locations
Aveley
Brentwood Town
Cheshunt
Enfield Town
Hillingdon Borough
Ilford & Waltham Forest
Leyton
Northwood
Potters Bar Town
Redbridge
Thamesmead Town
Tilbury
Waltham Abbey
Wingate & Finchley
Locations of Division One North clubs
Greater London Division One North clubs
Club Stadium
AveleyThe Mill Field
Brentwood TownThe Brentwood Centre Arena
Chatham TownThe Sports Ground
CheshuntCheshunt Stadium
Concord RangersThames Road
East Thurrock UnitedRookery Hill
Enfield TownGoldsdown Road (groundshare with Brimsdown Rovers)
Great Wakering RoversBurroughs Park
Hillingdon BoroughMiddlesex Stadium
IlfordCricklefield Stadium
LeytonLeyton Stadium
Maldon TownWallace Binder Ground
NorthwoodChestnut Avenue
Potters Bar TownParkfield
RedbridgeOakside
Thamesmead TownBayliss Avenue
TilburyChadfields
Waltham AbbeyCapershotts
Waltham ForestCricklefield Stadium (groundshare with Ilford)
WareWodson Park
Wingate & FinchleyThe Harry Abrahams Stadium
Witham TownSpa Road

Division One South
Isthmian League
Division One South
Season2008–09
ChampionsKingstonian
PromotedCray Wanderers
Kingstonian
RelegatedCrowborough Athletic
Matches played462
Goals scored1,381 (2.99 per match)
Top goalscorer32 goals – Bobby Traynor (Kingstonian)
Highest attendance746 – Kingstonian – Cray Wanderers, (13 April)
Total attendance83,529
Average attendance181 (-21.0% to previous season)

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

Kingstonian won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Cray Wanderers. Crowborough Athletic finished bottom of the table and returned to the Sussex County League after only one season in the Isthmian League. Chipstead were reprieved from relegation due to the demotion of clubs higher up the pyramid.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Kingstonian 42 26 8 8 91 48 +43 86 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Cray Wanderers 42 24 7 11 87 54 +33 79 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division
3 Fleet Town 42 21 15 6 82 43 +39 78 Qualified for the play-offs
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 Ashford Town (Kent) 42 16 15 11 68 54 +14 63
8 Merstham 42 18 10 14 57 54 +3 63[lower-alpha 1]
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 57[lower-alpha 2]
13 Eastbourne Town 42 17 6 19 66 72 −6 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 36 Reprieved from relegation
22 Crowborough Athletic 42 4 4 34 42 125 −83 13[lower-alpha 3] Relegated to the Sussex County League
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Merstham were deducted one point for fielding a suspended player against Worthing on 11 April (2–4) and against Chipstead on 13 April (0–0).
  2. Dulwich Hamlet were deducted three points for fielding an unregistered player against Eastbourne Town on 16 August (2–1).
  3. Crowborough Athletic were deducted three points for fielding a player without international clearance in thirty league matches.

Top scorers
Player Club Goals[3]
Bobby Traynor Kingstonian 32
Glen Stanley Godalming Town 21
James Dryden Folkestone Invicta
Mark Anderson Fleet Town 20
Richard Brady Sittingbourne 18

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2 Cray Wanderers 1
5 Worthing 0
Metropolitan Police 0
Cray Wanderers 1
3 Fleet Town 0
4 Metropolitan Police 1

Stadia and locations
Chipstead
Corinthian-Casuals
Cray Wanderers
Croydon Athletic
Dulwich Hamlet
Kingstonian
Leatherhead
Merstham
Metropolitan Police
Whyteleafe
Locations of Division One South clubs
Greater London Division One South clubs
Club Stadium
Ashford Town (Kent)The Homelands
Burgess Hill TownLeylands Park
ChipsteadHigh Road
Corinthian-CasualsKing George's Field
Cray WanderersHayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley)
Crowborough AthleticAlderbrook Recreation Ground
Croydon AthleticKeith Tuckey Stadium
Dulwich HamletChampion Hill
Eastbourne TownThe Saffrons
Fleet TownCalthorpe Park
Folkestone InvictaCheriton Road
Godalming TownWeycourt
KingstonianKingsmeadow (groundshare with AFC Wimbledon)
LeatherheadFetcham Grove
MersthamMoatside
Metropolitan PoliceImber Court
SittingbourneBourne Park
Walton & HershamThe Sports Ground
Walton CasualsWaterside Stadium
Whitstable TownThe Belmont Ground
WhyteleafeChurch Road
WorthingWoodside Road

League Cup
2008–09 Isthmian League Cup
Country England
Teams66
ChampionsTilbury
Runners-upHarrow Borough

The Isthmian League Cup 2008–09 was the 35th season of the Isthmian League Cup, the league cup competition of the Isthmian League. Sixty-six clubs took part. The competition commenced on 18 November 2008 and finished on 8 April 2009.[4]

Calendar
RoundDatesMatchesClubs
First round18 November 2008266 → 64
Second round25 November 2008 to 20 January 20093264 → 32
Third round7 January 2009 to 27 January 20091632 → 16
Fourth round27 January 2009 to 24 February 2009816 → 8
Quarterfinals24 February 2009 to 4 March 200948 → 4
Semifinals17 March 200924 → 2
Final8 April 200912 → 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 Brentwood Town (N) 0–1 Potters Bar Town (N) 56
2 Great Wakering Rovers (N) 0–1 East Thurrock United (N) 60

Second round

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

‡ - Waltham Forest removed from competition, Witham Town reinstalled

Third round

Fourth round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals
Tie Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier) Att.
63 Harrow Borough (P) 3–1 Ashford Town (Middx) (P) 82
64 Tilbury (N) 2–0 Billericay Town (P) 189

Final
Harrow Borough (P)0–2Tilbury (S)
Stowe  30' 51'
Wheatsheaf Park, Dartford
Attendance: 284

See also

References
  1. 2008–09 Isthmian League
  2. "nonleaguefooty website". Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  3. "Isthmian League 2008/09 Bulletin No39".
  4. The Isthmian archive

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