2000–01 Isthmian League
Football league season
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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
| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Farnborough Town |
| Promoted | Farnborough Town |
| Relegated | Carshalton Athletic Dulwich Hamlet Slough Town |
| Matches | 459 |
| Goals | 1,348 (2.94 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 3,478 – Farnborough Town – Aldershot Town, (26 December) |
| Total attendance | 203,197 |
| Average attendance | 443 (-17.7% to previous season) |
2001–02 → | |
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:
- Croydon, promoted as champions of Division One
- Grays Athletic, promoted as runners-up in Division One
- Maidenhead United, promoted as third in Division One
- Sutton United, relegated from the Football Conference
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[a] | |
| 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[a] | |
| 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[a] | |
| 13 | Sutton United | 41 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 74 | 70 | +4 | 53[a] | |
| 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[a] | |
| 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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Unfulfilled fixtures: Aldershot Town v Billericay Town, Hendon v Harrow Borough and Sutton United v Hendon.
Stadia and locations
Enfield
Carshalton Athletic
Croydon
Dulwich Hamlet
Gravesend & Northfleet
Grays Athletic
Hampton & Richmond Borough
Harrow Borough
Hendon
Sutton United
Thurrock
Locations of the Premier Division clubs
Greater London Premier Division football clubs
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Aldershot Town | Recreation Ground |
| Basingstoke Town | The Camrose |
| Billericay Town | New Lodge |
| Canvey Island | Brockwell Stadium |
| Carshalton Athletic | War Memorial Sports Ground |
| Croydon | Croydon Sports Arena |
| Chesham United | The Meadow |
| Enfield | Meadow Park (groundshare with Boreham Wood) |
| Dulwich Hamlet | Champion Hill |
| Farnborough Town | Cherrywood Road |
| Gravesend & Northfleet | Stonebridge Road |
| Grays Athletic | New Recreation Ground |
| Hampton & Richmond Borough | Beveree Stadium |
| Harrow Borough | Earlsmead Stadium |
| Hendon | Claremont Road |
| Heybridge Swifts | Scraley Road |
| Hitchin Town | Top Field |
| Maidenhead United | York Road |
| Slough Town | Wexham Park |
| St Albans City | Clarence Park |
| Sutton United | Gander Green Lane |
| Thurrock | Ship Lane |
Division One
| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Boreham Wood |
| Promoted | Boreham Wood Bedford Town Braintree Town |
| Relegated | Barton Rovers Leatherhead Romford |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,525 (3.3 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 1,004 – Aylesbury United – Staines Town, (5 May) |
| Total attendance | 103,004 |
| Average attendance | 223 (-0.4% to previous season) |
2001–02 → | |
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 |
Stadia and locations
Boreham Wood
Bromley
Ford United
Northwood
Romford
Staines Town
Uxbridge
Wealdstone
Whyteleafe
Yeading
Locations of the Division One clubs
Greater London Division One football clubs
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Aylesbury United | Buckingham Road |
| Barton Rovers | Sharpenhoe Road |
| Bedford Town | The Eyrie |
| Bishop's Stortford | Woodside Park |
| Bognor Regis Town | Nyewood Lane |
| Boreham Wood | Meadow Park |
| Braintree Town | Cressing Road |
| Bromley | Hayes Lane |
| Ford United | Oakside |
| Harlow Town | Harlow Sportcentre |
| Leatherhead | Fetcham Grove |
| Northwood | Chestnut Avenue |
| Oxford City | Marsh Lane |
| Romford | Sungate |
| Staines Town | Wheatsheaf Park |
| Thame United | Windmill Road |
| Uxbridge | Honeycroft |
| Walton & Hersham | The Sports Ground |
| Wealdstone | White Lion (groundshare with Edgware Town) |
| Whyteleafe | Church Road |
| Worthing | Woodside Road |
| Yeading | The Warren |
Division Two
| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tooting & Mitcham United |
| Promoted | Barking Tooting & Mitcham United Windsor & Eton |
| Relegated | Edgware Town Leighton Town Wokingham Town |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,386 (3 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 405 – Horsham – Tilbury, (4 November) |
| Total attendance | 48,378 |
| Average attendance | 105 (-0.9% to previous season) |
2001–02 → | |
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 (11° Essex Senior League) 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[a] | Promoted to Division One and ceased to exist when they merged with East Ham United to form Barking & East Ham United |
| 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[b] |
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- At the end of the season Barking ceased to exist when they merged with East Ham United to form Barking & East Ham United.
- Wokingham Town deducted one point.
Stadia and locations
Banstead Athletic
Barking
Cheshunt
Edgware Town
Leyton Pennant
Metropolitan Police
Molesey
Tooting & Mitcham United
Wembley
Locations of the Division Two clubs
Greater London Division Two football clubs
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Banstead Athletic | Merland Rise |
| Barking | Mayesbrook Park |
| Berkhamsted Town | Broadwater |
| Chertsey Town | Alwyns Lane |
| Cheshunt | Cheshunt Stadium |
| East Thurrock United | Rookery Hill |
| Edgware Town | White Lion |
| Great Wakering Rovers | Burroughs Park |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | Vauxhall Road |
| Horsham | Queen Street |
| Hungerford Town | Bulpit Lane |
| Leighton Town | Bell Close |
| Leyton Pennant | Wadham Lodge |
| Marlow | Alfred Davis Memorial Ground |
| Metropolitan Police | Imber Court |
| Molesey | Walton Road Stadium |
| Tilbury | Chadfields |
| Tooting & Mitcham United | Imperial Fields |
| Wembley | Vale Farm |
| Windsor & Eton | Stag Meadow |
| Wivenhoe Town | Broad Lane |
| Wokingham Town | Cantley Park |
Division Three
| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Arlesey Town |
| Promoted | Arlesey Town Ashford Town Lewes |
| Matches | 460 |
| Goals | 1,642 (3.57 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 323 – Hertford Town – Ware, (16 April) |
| Total attendance | 34,714 |
| Average attendance | 75 (-8.5% to previous season) |
2001–02 → | |
Division Three consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new teams:
- Arlesey Town, promoted as champions of the Spartan South Midlands League
- Ashford Town, promoted as champions of the Combined Counties League
- Chalfont St Peter, relegated from Division Two
- Wingate & Finchley, relegated from Division Two
- Witham Town, relegated from Division Two
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[a] | |
| 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[a] | |
| 10 | Croydon Athletic | 41 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 78 | 63 | +15 | 57[a] | |
| 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[b] | |
| 18 | Dorking | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 59 | 99 | −40 | 39 | |
| 19 | Hertford Town | 41 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 57 | 97 | −40 | 35[a] | |
| 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 |
Stadia and locations
Ashford Town
Aveley
Chalfont St Peter
Clapton
Corinthian-Casuals
Croydon Athletic
Egham Town
Epsom & Ewell
Hornchurch
Kingsbury Town
Wingate & Finchley
Locations of the Division Three clubs
Greater London Division Three football clubs
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Arlesey Town | Hitchin Road |
| Ashford Town | Short Lane |
| Abingdon Town | Culham Road |
| Aveley | The Mill Field |
| Bracknell Town | Larges Lane |
| Camberley Town | Kroomer Park |
| Chalfont St Peter | Mill Meadow |
| Clapton | The Old Spotted Dog Ground |
| Corinthian-Casuals | King George's Field |
| Croydon Athletic | Keith Tuckey Stadium |
| Dorking | Meadowbank Stadium |
| Egham Town | The Runnymede Stadium |
| Epsom & Ewell | Merland Rise (groundshare with Banstead Athletic) |
| Flackwell Heath | Wilks Park |
| Hertford Town | Hertingfordbury Park |
| Hornchurch | Hornchurch Stadium |
| Kingsbury Town | Avenue Park |
| Lewes | The Dripping Pan |
| Tring Town | Pendley Ground |
| Ware | Wodson Park |
| Wingate & Finchley | The Harry Abrahams Stadium |
| Witham Town | Spa Road |