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2008–09 Isthmian League
Football tournament season
Football tournament season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Isthmian League |
| Premier Division | |
| season | 2008–09 |
| winners | Dover Athletic |
| promoted | Dover Athletic |
| Staines Town | |
| relegated | Harlow Town |
| Heybridge Swifts | |
| Ramsgate | |
| matches | 462 |
| total goals | 1321 |
| league topscorer | 31 goal – Richard Jolly (Carshalton Athletic) |
| highest attendance | 2,760 – Dover Athletic – Tooting & Mitcham United, (26 December) |
| attendance | 193,205 |
| average attendance | 418 (-17.1% to previous season) |
| prevseason | 2007–08 |
| nextseason | 2009–10 |
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.
Premier Division
Premier Division Staines Town Heybridge Swifts Ramsgate The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:
- Canvey Island, promoted as play-off winners in Division One North
- Dartford, promoted as champions of Division One North
- Dover Athletic, promoted as champions of Division One South
- Sutton United, relegated from the Conference South
- Tooting & Mitcham United, promoted as play-off winners in Division One South
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
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Top scorers
| Player | Club | url=http://www.isthmianarchive.co.uk/Isthmian2008.09-39.docx | title=Isthmian League 2008/09 Bulletin No39}} |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| RD1-seed1=2 | RD1-team1=Staines Town | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2=5 | RD1-team2=Sutton United | RD1-score2=0 | RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=Tonbridge Angels | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4=4 | RD1-team4=Carshalton Athletic | RD1-score4=3 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Staines Town | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Carshalton Athletic | RD2-score2=0
Stadia and locations
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| AFC Hornchurch | Hornchurch Stadium |
| Ashford Town (Middlesex) | Short Lane |
| Billericay Town | New Lodge |
| Boreham Wood | Meadow Park |
| Canvey Island | Brockwell Stadium |
| Carshalton Athletic | War Memorial Sports Ground |
| Dartford | Princes Park |
| Dover Athletic | Crabble Athletic Ground |
| Harlow Town | Barrows Farm |
| Harrow Borough | Earlsmead Stadium |
| Hastings United | The Pilot Field |
| Hendon | Claremont Road |
| Heybridge Swifts | Scraley Road |
| Horsham | Woodside Road (groundshare with Worthing) |
| Maidstone United | Bourne Park (groundshare with Sittingbourne) |
| Margate | Hartsdown Park |
| Ramsgate | Southwood Stadium |
| Staines Town | Wheatsheaf Park |
| Sutton United | Gander Green Lane |
| Tonbridge Angels | Longmead Stadium |
| Tooting & Mitcham United | Imperial Fields |
| Wealdstone | Grosvenor Vale |
:1.Hendon left Claremont Road at September and spent the rest of campaign groundsharing with Northwood and Staines Town.
Division One North
Division One North Waltham Abbey Witham Town Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season, and seven new clubs:
- Chatham Town, transferred from Division One South
- Cheshunt, relegated from the Southern Football League Premier Division
- Concord Rangers, promoted as champions of the Essex Senior League
- East Thurrock United, relegated from the Premier Division
- Hillingdon Borough, transferred from Southern Football League Division One South & West
- Leyton, relegated from the Premier Division
- Thamesmead Town, promoted as champions of the Kent League
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
|win_W&F=19|draw_W&F=10|loss_W&F=13|gf_W&F=67|ga_W&F=51
Top scorers
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| RD1-seed1=2 | RD1-team1=East Thurrock United | RD1-score1=0 | RD1-seed2=5 | RD1-team2=Concord Rangers | RD1-score2=1 | RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=Brentwood Town | RD1-score3=1 | RD1-seed4=4 | RD1-team4=Waltham Abbey | RD1-score4=4 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Concord Rangers | RD2-score1=1 (4) | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Waltham Abbey | RD2-score2=1 (5)
Stadia and locations
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Aveley | The Mill Field |
| Brentwood Town | The Brentwood Centre Arena |
| Chatham Town | The Sports Ground |
| Cheshunt | Cheshunt Stadium |
| Concord Rangers | Thames Road |
| East Thurrock United | Rookery Hill |
| Enfield Town | Goldsdown Road (groundshare with Brimsdown Rovers) |
| Great Wakering Rovers | Burroughs Park |
| Hillingdon Borough | Middlesex Stadium |
| Ilford | Cricklefield Stadium |
| Leyton | Leyton Stadium |
| Maldon Town | Wallace Binder Ground |
| Northwood | Chestnut Avenue |
| Potters Bar Town | Parkfield |
| Redbridge | Oakside |
| Thamesmead Town | Bayliss Avenue |
| Tilbury | Chadfields |
| Waltham Abbey | Capershotts |
| Waltham Forest | Cricklefield Stadium (groundshare with Ilford) |
| Ware | Wodson Park |
| Wingate & Finchley | The Harry Abrahams Stadium |
| Witham Town | Spa Road |
Division One South
Division One South Kingstonian Division One South consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:
- Crowborough Athletic, promoted as champions of the Sussex County League
- Fleet Town, transferred from Southern Football League Division One South & West
- Folkestone Invicta, relegated from the Premier Division
- Godalming Town, transferred from Southern Football League Division One South & West
- Merstham, promoted as champions of the Combined Counties League
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
|win_W&H=13|draw_W&H=11|loss_W&H=18|gf_W&H=46|ga_W&H=55
Top scorers
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby Traynor | Kingstonian | 32 |
| Glen Stanley | Godalming Town | 21 |
| James Dryden | Folkestone Invicta | |
| Mark Anderson | Fleet Town | 20 |
| Richard Brady | Sittingbourne | 18 |
Play-offs
| RD1-seed1=2 | RD1-team1=Cray Wanderers | RD1-score1=1 | RD1-seed2=5 | RD1-team2=Worthing | RD1-score2=0 | RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=Fleet Town | RD1-score3=0 | RD1-seed4=4 | RD1-team4=Metropolitan Police | RD1-score4=1 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Metropolitan Police | RD2-score1=0 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Cray Wanderers | RD2-score2=1
Stadia and locations
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Ashford Town (Kent) | The Homelands |
| Burgess Hill Town | Leylands Park |
| Chipstead | High Road |
| Corinthian-Casuals | King George's Field |
| Cray Wanderers | Hayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley) |
| Crowborough Athletic | Alderbrook Recreation Ground |
| Croydon Athletic | Keith Tuckey Stadium |
| Dulwich Hamlet | Champion Hill |
| Eastbourne Town | The Saffrons |
| Fleet Town | Calthorpe Park |
| Folkestone Invicta | Cheriton Road |
| Godalming Town | Weycourt |
| Kingstonian | Kingsmeadow (groundshare with AFC Wimbledon) |
| Leatherhead | Fetcham Grove |
| Merstham | Moatside |
| Metropolitan Police | Imber Court |
| Sittingbourne | Bourne Park |
| Walton & Hersham | The Sports Ground |
| Walton Casuals | Waterside Stadium |
| Whitstable Town | The Belmont Ground |
| Whyteleafe | Church Road |
| Worthing | Woodside Road |
League Cup
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.
Calendar
| Round | Dates | Matches | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 18 November 2008 | 2 | 66 → 64 |
| Second round | 25 November 2008 to 20 January 2009 | 32 | 64 → 32 |
| Third round | 7 January 2009 to 27 January 2009 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Fourth round | 27 January 2009 to 24 February 2009 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarterfinals | 24 February 2009 to 4 March 2009 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semifinals | 17 March 2009 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 8 April 2009 | 1 | 2 → 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.
| 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.
| Played at Wembley F.C. |
|---|
| 34 | Worthing (S) | 1–2 | Horsham (P) | 172 |
|---|
‡ – Waltham Forest removed from competition, Witham Town reinstalled
Third round
| Played at Dulwich Hamlet |
|---|
| 39 |
| 40 |
| 41 |
| 42 |
| Played at Billericay Town |
|---|
| 49 |
| 50 |
Fourth round
| 54 | Harlow Town (P) | 1–2 | Harrow Borough (P) | 113 |
|---|
| 58 | Tilbury (N) | 3–0 | Ramsgate (P) | 45 |
|---|
Quarterfinals
| 60 | Carshalton Athletic (P) | 2–3 | Ashford Town (Middx) (P) | 81 |
|---|
| Tilbury advance 4–2 on penalties |
|---|
Semifinals
| 64 | Tilbury (N) | 2–0 | Billericay Town (P) | 189 |
|---|
Final
References
References
- [http://fchd.info/lghist/isth2009.htm 2008–09 Isthmian League]
- "nonleaguefooty website".
- "Isthmian League 2008/09 Bulletin No39".
- [http://www.isthmianarchive.co.uk/2008.09.html The Isthmian archive]
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