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1997–98 Isthmian League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Isthmian League |
| Premier Division | |
| season | 1997–98 |
| winners | Kingstonian |
| promoted | Kingstonian |
| relegated | Hitchin Town |
| Oxford City | |
| Yeading | |
| matches | 462 |
| total goals | 1343 |
| highest attendance | 2,019 – Kingstonian – Sutton United, (15 November) |
| attendance | 206,905 |
| average attendance | 448 (-10.0% to previous season) |
| prevseason | 1996–97 |
| nextseason | 1998–99 |
The 1997–98 season was the 83rd 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
Premier Division Oxford City Yeading The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:
- Basingstoke Town, promoted as runners-up in Division One
- Chesham United, promoted as champions of Division One
- Gravesend & Northfleet, transferred from the Southern League
- Walton & Hersham, promoted as third in Division One
Kingstonian won the division and were promoted to the Football Conference to reach the highest level in the club history. Yeading, Hitchin Town and Oxford City finished bottom of the table and relegated to the First Division.
League table
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Stadia and locations
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Aylesbury United | Buckingham Road |
| Basingstoke Town | The Camrose |
| Bishop's Stortford | Woodside Park |
| Boreham Wood | Meadow Park |
| Bromley | Hayes Lane |
| Carshalton Athletic | War Memorial Sports Ground |
| Chesham United | The Meadow |
| Enfield | Meadow Park (groundshare with Boreham Wood) |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | Victoria Road |
| Dulwich Hamlet | Champion Hill |
| Gravesend & Northfleet | Stonebridge Road |
| Harrow Borough | Earlsmead Stadium |
| Hendon | Claremont Road |
| Heybridge Swifts | Scraley Road |
| Hitchin Town | Top Field |
| Kingstonian | Kingsmeadow |
| Oxford City | Marsh Lane |
| St Albans City | Clarence Park |
| Sutton United | Gander Green Lane |
| Thurrock | Ship Lane |
| Walton & Hersham | The Sports Ground |
| Yeading | The Warren |
Division One
Division One Billericay Town Hampton Thame United Wokingham Town Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs: Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
- Chertsey Town
- Grays Athletic
- Staines Town
Three clubs promoted from Division Two:
- Leatherhead
- Collier Row & Romford
- Wembley
Before the start of the season Collier Row & Romford F.C. were renamed Romford.
Aldershot Town won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with Billericay Town and Hampton. Wokingham Town, Abingdon Town and Thame United relegated to Division Two.
League table
Stadia and locations
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Abingdon Town | Culham Road |
| Aldershot Town | Recreation Ground |
| Barton Rovers | Sharpenhoe Road |
| Berkhamsted Town | Broadwater |
| Billericay Town | New Lodge |
| Bognor Regis Town | Nyewood Lane |
| Chertsey Town | Alwyns Lane |
| Croydon | Croydon Sports Arena |
| Grays Athletic | New Recreation Ground |
| Hampton | Beveree Stadium |
| Leatherhead | Fetcham Grove |
| Leyton Pennant | Wadham Lodge |
| Maidenhead United | York Road |
| Molesey | Walton Road Stadium |
| Romford | Sungate |
| Staines Town | Wheatsheaf Park |
| Thame United | Windmill Road |
| Uxbridge | Honeycroft |
| Wembley | Vale Farm |
| Whyteleafe | Church Road |
| Wokingham Town | Cantley Park |
| Worthing | Woodside Road |
Division Two
Division Two Canvey Island Wealdstone Egham Town Tilbury Division Two consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:
Three clubs relegated from Division One:
- Canvey Island
- Marlow
- Tooting & Mitcham United
Three clubs promoted from Division Three:
- Braintree Town
- Northwood
- Wealdstone
Canvey Island won the division and returned to Division One straight after relegation from it along with Braintree Town and Wealdstone, both achieved the second promotions in two seasons. Tilbury relegated to Division Three along with Egham Town and Abingdon Town.
League table
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Stadia and locations
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Banstead Athletic | Merland Rise |
| Barking | Mayesbrook Park |
| Bedford Town | The Eyrie |
| Bracknell Town | Larges Lane |
| Braintree Town | Cressing Road |
| Canvey Island | Brockwell Stadium |
| Chalfont St Peter | Mill Meadow |
| Cheshunt | Cheshunt Stadium |
| Edgware Town | White Lion |
| Egham Town | The Runnymede Stadium |
| Horsham | Queen Street |
| Hungerford Town | Bulpit Lane |
| Leighton Town | Bell Close |
| Marlow | Alfred Davis Memorial Ground |
| Metropolitan Police | Imber Court |
| Northwood | Chestnut Avenue |
| Tilbury | Chadfields |
| Tooting & Mitcham United | Imperial Fields |
| Wealdstone | White Lion (groundshare with Edgware Town) |
| Windsor & Eton | Stag Meadow |
| Witham Town | Spa Road |
| Wivenhoe Town | Broad Lane |
Division Three
Division Three Hemel Hempstead Hertford Town Division Three consisted of 20 clubs, including 14 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:
Three clubs relegated from Division Two:
- Dorking
- Hemel Hempstead
- Ware
Plus:
- Corinthian-Casuals, promoted as runners-up in the Combined Counties League
- Croydon Athletic, promoted as third in the Spartan League
- Ford United, promoted as champions of the Essex Senior League
Hemel Hempstead won the division and returned to Division Two straight after relegation along with Hertford Town and Harlow Town.
League table
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Stadia and locations
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Aveley | The Mill Field |
| Camberley Town | Kroomer Park |
| Clapton | The Old Spotted Dog Ground |
| Corinthian-Casuals | King George's Field |
| Croydon Athletic | Keith Tuckey Stadium |
| Dorking | Meadowbank Stadium |
| East Thurrock United | Rookery Hill |
| Epsom & Ewell | Merland Rise (groundshare with Banstead Athletic) |
| Flackwell Heath | Wilks Park |
| Ford United | Oakside |
| Harlow Town | Harlow Sportcentre |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | Vauxhall Road |
| Hertford Town | Hertingfordbury Park |
| Hornchurch | Hornchurch Stadium |
| Kingsbury Town | Avenue Park |
| Lewes | The Dripping Pan |
| Southall | Robert Parker Stadium |
| Tring Town | Pendley Ground |
| Ware | Wodson Park |
| Wingate & Finchley | The Harry Abrahams Stadium |
References
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