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











































Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season 2000–01
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
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:




  1. ^ abcde Unfulfilled fixtures: Aldershot Town v Billericay Town, Hendon v Harrow Borough and Sutton United v Hendon.




Division One











































Isthmian League
Division One
Season 2000–01
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
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

Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


Division Two











































Isthmian League
Division Two
Season 2000–01
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
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]

Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:




  1. ^ At the end of the season Barking ceased to exist when they merged with East Ham United to form Barking & East Ham United.


  2. ^ Wokingham Town deducted one point.




Division Three







































Isthmian League
Division Three
Season 2000–01
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
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

Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:




  1. ^ abcd Unfulfilled fixtures: Croydon Athletic v Bracknell Town and Lewes v Hertford Town.


  2. ^ Abingdon Town deducted three points.




See also



  • Isthmian League

  • 2000–01 Northern Premier League

  • 2000–01 Southern Football League



References













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