2000–01 Isthmian League
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.
Contents
1 Premier Division
1.1 League table
2 Division One
2.1 League table
3 Division Two
3.1 League table
4 Division Three
4.1 League table
5 See also
6 References
Premier Division
Season | 2000–01 |
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Champions | Farnborough Town |
Promoted | Farnborough Town |
Relegated | Carshalton Athletic Dulwich Hamlet Slough Town |
Matches played | 459 |
Goals scored | 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) |
← 1999–2000 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 the First Division. Three fixtures left unfulfilled due to bad weather conditions.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
^ abcde Unfulfilled fixtures: Aldershot Town v Billericay Town, Hendon v Harrow Borough and Sutton United v Hendon.
Division One
Season | 2000–01 |
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Champions | Boreham Wood |
Promoted | Boreham Wood Bedford Town Braintree Town |
Relegated | Barton Rovers Leatherhead Romford |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 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) |
← 1999–2000 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:
- Aylesbury United
- Boreham Wood
- Walton & Hersham
Two clubs promoted from Division Two:
- Ford United
- Northwood
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 |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Division Two
Season | 2000–01 |
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Champions | Tooting & Mitcham United |
Promoted | Barking Tooting & Mitcham United Windsor & Eton |
Relegated | Edgware Town Leighton Town Wokingham Town |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,386 (3 per match) |
Highest attendance | 405 – Horsham – Tilbury, (4 November) |
Total attendance | 48,378 |
Average attendance | 105 (-0.9% to previous season) |
← 1999–2000 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:
- Chertsey Town
- Leyton Pennant
Three clubs promoted from Division Three:
- East Thurrock United
- Great Wakering Rovers
- Tilbury
Initially, 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 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 |
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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] | |
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] |
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.
Division Three
Season | 2000–01 |
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Champions | Arlesey Town |
Promoted | Arlesey Town Ashford Town Lewes |
Matches played | 460 |
Goals scored | 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) |
← 1999–2000 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 |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
^ abcd Unfulfilled fixtures: Croydon Athletic v Bracknell Town and Lewes v Hertford Town.
^ Abingdon Town deducted three points.
See also
- Isthmian League
- 2000–01 Northern Premier League
- 2000–01 Southern Football League