2023–24 Isthmian League

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The 2023–24 season was the 109th 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 operates four divisions, the Premier Division at Step 3 (the 7th tier) and three divisions, North, South Central and South East at Step 4 of the National League System (the 8th tier). This was the sixth season since the former South Division was subdivided into the South Central and South East divisions. The league is also known as the Pitching In League under a sponsorship deal with Entain, formerly GVC Holdings.

The allocations for Step 4 this season were announced by The Football Association (FA) on 15 May 2023. There were to be 82 teams in the Isthmian League, 22 in the Step 3 division and 20 in each of the Step 4 divisions. However, Marlow successfully appealed against their transfer to the Southern League and remained in the South Central Division, which therefore comprised 21 teams instead of 20.[1][2]

Premier Division

Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season2023–24
ChampionsHornchurch
PromotedHornchurch
Enfield Town
RelegatedMargate
Haringey Borough
Kingstonian
Concord Rangers

The Premier Division comprised sixteen teams from the previous season, as well as six clubs who newly joined the division.

Team changes

Premier Division table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hornchurch (C, P) 42 31 7 4 95 34 +61 100 Promotion to the National League South
2 Chatham Town 42 24 7 11 87 61 +26 79 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Enfield Town (O, P) 42 22 11 9 81 54 +27 77
4 Wingate & Finchley 42 23 7 12 78 62 +16 76
5 Horsham 42 23 7 12 64 50 +14 76
6 Billericay Town 42 23 4 15 78 52 +26 73
7 Hastings United 42 19 10 13 71 54 +17 67
8 Lewes 42 20 7 15 68 70 2 67
9 Whitehawk 42 17 14 11 63 54 +9 65
10 Bognor Regis Town 42 16 14 12 78 63 +15 62
11 Carshalton Athletic 42 17 11 14 73 59 +14 62
12 Dulwich Hamlet 42 17 11 14 77 72 +5 62
13 Hashtag United 42 15 14 13 82 75 +7 59
14 Canvey Island 42 16 6 20 62 74 12 54
15 Potters Bar Town 42 14 9 19 65 70 5 51
16 Folkestone Invicta 42 13 11 18 60 71 11 50
17 Cray Wanderers 42 13 11 18 54 66 12 50
18 Cheshunt 42 12 7 23 58 72 14 43
19 Margate (R) 42 10 9 23 50 80 30 39 Relegation to South East Division
20 Haringey Borough (R) 42 6 9 27 32 88 56 27 Relegation to North Division
21 Concord Rangers (R) 42 6 8 28 34 82 48 26
22 Kingstonian (R) 42 5 6 31 55 102 47 21 Relegated to South Central Division
Source: Isthmian League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Chatham Town 1 (4)
5 Horsham 1 (3)
2 Chatham Town 0
3 Enfield Town 3
3 Enfield Town 1
4 Wingate & Finchley 0

Semi-finals

1 May Chatham Town 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
HorshamChatham
19:45
Report
Stadium: The Bauvil Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jake Hillier
Penalties

Final

6 May Chatham Town0–3 Enfield Town Chatham
15:00 Report
Stadium: The Bauvil Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jake Willmore

Results table

Home \ Away BIL BOG CAN CAR CHA CHE CON CRA DUL ENF FOL HAB HSH HAS HOR HRM KIN LEW MAR POT WHK W&F
Billericay Town 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 6–0 3–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–4 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 5–0 5–3 2–1 1–3 1–2
Bognor Regis Town 1–0 1–1 3–3 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–4 4–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 3–3 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2
Canvey Island 3–0 1–3 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 0–3 2–1 3–2 2–2 0–0 4–1 1–2 3–2 0–2 4–1 1–4 1–2 0–2
Carshalton Athletic 1–2 3–3 0–3 2–0 1–4 2–0 1–2 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 4–1 1–1 3–0 5–0 2–1 2–3
Chatham Town 6–3 1–0 5–1 2–2 3–2 2–1 1–5 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–3 1–2 2–0 1–3 4–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–1
Cheshunt 0–1 3–1 1–3 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 3–2 0–2 1–1 2–3 0–6 1–0 5–4 4–0 0–1 2–4 2–0 0–1
Concord Rangers 2–1 0–4 1–3 1–2 1–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–4 3–3 0–3 1–1 0–0 4–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–2
Cray Wanderers 0–1 1–5 2–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 3–3 1–3 0–0 1–4 1–3 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–0
Dulwich Hamlet 1–2 1–1 4–1 2–1 2–5 4–2 2–0 2–6 0–4 3–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 2–3 1–1 3–2 2–0 2–2 2–2 0–0 3–0
Enfield Town 1–2 2–2 3–0 0–3 2–2 3–0 3–0 2–0 3–2 0–2 1–0 6–3 3–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 4–4 2–2
Folkestone Invicta 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–3 2–3 2–1 1–1 2–2 3–3 1–2 1–1 1–3 0–5 0–2 3–1 3–2 3–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1
Haringey Borough 0–6 0–1 2–1 0–6 0–3 1–0 0–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–4 0–5 1–2 0–2 2–2 0–4 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–2
Hashtag United 2–1 4–5 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–3 2–3 1–0 2–2 3–3 0–0 5–0 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–2 2–3 4–2 2–3 1–1 2–0
Hastings United 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 3–0 2–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 3–2 1–3 4–0 0–1 0–1 2–3
Hornchurch 4–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–2 3–0 3–0 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–1 3–0 0–0 1–2
Horsham 0–0 5–4 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–2 3–1 1–3 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–1
Kingstonian 1–3 3–2 2–1 2–3 1–3 1–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–3 3–0 0–3 3–5 1–3 0–3 1–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–4 1–2
Lewes 0–3 1–0 2–2 1–3 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 4–0 1–3 4–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 4–2 3–0 1–1 1–2
Margate 1–3 0–2 3–2 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–1
Potters Bar Town 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 4–3 1–1 1–2 0–2 3–3 2–1 5–0 1–3 0–1 0–1 6–1 1–2 2–3 1–0 3–2
Whitehawk 0–1 3–2 0–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–4 3–1 3–0 1–2 3–2 2–1 3–3
Wingate & Finchley 2–1 0–1 6–2 3–0 4–2 3–2 2–0 1–3 2–3 1–4 0–4 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–4 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 3–1 5–1
Source: Football Web Pages
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadiums and locations

2023–24 Isthmian League is located in South-east England
Carshalton Athletic
Carshalton Athletic
Cheshunt
Cheshunt
Cray Wanderers
Cray Wanderers
Dulwich Hamlet
Dulwich Hamlet
Enfield Town
Enfield Town
Haringey Borough
Haringey Borough
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
Kingstonian
Kingstonian
Potters Bar Town
Potters Bar Town
Wingate & Finchley
Wingate & Finchley
Locations of the Premier Division clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Billericay TownBillericayNew Lodge3,500
Bognor Regis TownBognor RegisNyewood Lane4,500
Canvey IslandCanvey IslandPark Lane4,500
Carshalton AthleticCarshaltonWar Memorial Sports Ground5,000
Chatham TownChatham, KentThe Bauvil Stadium5,000
CheshuntCheshuntTheobalds Lane3,000
Concord RangersCanvey IslandThames Road3,300
Cray WanderersSt Mary CrayHayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley)6,000
Dulwich HamletLondon (East Dulwich)Champion Hill3,334
Enfield TownEnfieldQueen Elizabeth II Stadium2,500
Folkestone InvictaFolkestoneCheriton Road4,000
Haringey BoroughTottenhamColes Park2,500
Hashtag UnitedPitseaLen Salmon Stadium2,661
Hastings UnitedHastingsThe Pilot Field4,050
HornchurchHornchurchHornchurch Stadium3,500
HorshamHorshamThe Camping World Community Stadium3,000
KingstonianKingston upon ThamesImperial Fields (groundshare with Tooting & Mitcham United)2,700
LewesLewesThe Dripping Pan3,000
MargateMargateHartsdown Park3,000
Potters Bar TownPotters BarParkfield2,000
WhitehawkBrighton (Whitehawk)The Enclosed Ground3,126
Wingate & FinchleyFinchleyThe Maurice Rebak Stadium1,500

North Division

Isthmian League
North Division
Season2023–24
ChampionsLowestoft Town
PromotedLowestoft Town
Bowers & Pitsea
RelegatedEast Thurrock United (resigned)
New Salamis (folded)
Stowmarket Town

The North Division comprises 20 teams, 14 of which competed in the previous season. This was the first season with play-offs at step five, meaning that just two teams would be relegated from the division.[3]

Team changes

North Division table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Lowestoft Town (C, P) 36 25 3 8 91 41 +50 78 Promotion to the Southern League Premier Central
2 Bury Town 36 22 8 6 89 47 +42 74 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Felixstowe & Walton United 36 22 8 6 78 40 +38 74
4 Bowers & Pitsea (O, P) 36 23 4 9 70 49 +21 73
5 Brentwood Town 36 22 6 8 69 33 +36 72
6 Walthamstow 36 18 8 10 63 50 +13 62
7 Heybridge Swifts 36 17 9 10 53 45 +8 60
8 Brightlingsea Regent 36 18 3 15 66 51 +15 57
9 Basildon United 36 16 4 16 66 62 +4 52
10 Gorleston 36 14 8 14 55 49 +6 50
11 Maldon & Tiptree 36 15 4 17 68 64 +4 49
12 Wroxham 36 13 9 14 47 47 0 48
13 Redbridge 36 13 8 15 57 60 3 47
14 Witham Town 36 12 9 15 56 62 6 45
15 New Salamis[a] 36 9 8 19 58 82 24 35 Resignation from the league
16 Grays Athletic 36 9 6 21 46 69 23 33
17 Ipswich Wanderers 36 8 5 23 38 75 37 29
18 Enfield 36 6 4 26 33 86 53 22 Transfer to the Southern League Division One Central
19 Stowmarket Town (R) 36 0 6 30 34 125 91 6 Relegation to the Eastern Counties League
20 East Thurrock United[b] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resignation from the league
Source: Isthmian League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. New Salamis' first team folded at the end of this season.[4]
  2. East Thurrock United folded in September 2023; the club's playing record of Pld3 W1 D1 L1 GF4 GA6 Pts4 was expunged.[5]

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Bury Town 1
5 Brentwood Town 3
5 Brentwood Town 1 (2)
4 Bowers & Pitsea 1 (3)
3 Felixstowe & Walton United 2 (2)
4 Bowers & Pitsea 2 (4)

Semi-finals

30 April Bury Town1–3 (a.e.t.) Brentwood Town Bury St Edmunds
19:45
Report
Stadium: Ram Meadow
Attendance: 1,122

Final

4 May Bowers & Pitsea 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
Brentwood TownPitsea
15:00 Stadium: Len Salmon Stadium
Attendance: 1,101

Results table

Home \ Away BAS B&P BRE BRI BUR ENF FEL GOR GRA HEY IPS LOW MAL NEW RED STO WAL WIT WRO
Basildon United 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 2–4 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 4–2 2–3 4–0 1–0
Bowers & Pitsea 2–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–0 1–3 2–3 3–2 3–0 3–2 2–4 2–0 3–2
Brentwood Town 2–3 1–3 0–2 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 9–0 2–0 0–0 2–0
Brightlingsea Regent 1–2 4–1 2–0 1–4 3–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 4–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 3–3 2–0 2–3 1–3 2–3
Bury Town 2–6 2–2 2–1 1–2 6–0 3–3 2–2 3–1 3–1 4–3 4–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 4–1 4–0 3–0 0–0
Enfield 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–4 2–7 1–2 0–3 3–0 1–3 0–0 0–5 0–1 3–1 0–1 4–0 0–2 1–5 3–2
Felixstowe & Walton United 1–0 3–2 1–0 5–3 3–0 5–1 4–0 3–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 6–1 4–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–2
Gorleston 3–3 0–2 2–3 0–1 0–3 4–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–2 4–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 4–0 1–1
Grays Athletic 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–0 2–2 4–0 0–3 0–2 1–3 3–2 2–3 0–1 2–4 2–0 3–1 0–4 3–1 1–1
Heybridge Swifts 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 6–1 1–1 2–3 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 0–1
Ipswich Wanderers 2–1 0–2 1–6 0–7 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–4 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 0–5 2–2 0–2 2–0 0–2
Lowestoft Town 5–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–3 2–0 6–0 1–2 2–0 6–1 5–1 2–1 3–2 3–1 4–0
Maldon & Tiptree 3–2 0–3 1–3 2–0 2–4 3–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–3 2–2 4–2 5–1 4–0 3–4 5–1
New Salamis 4–0 1–1 0–3 4–2 0–5 3–2 1–1 2–0 3–2 0–3 3–2 1–3 1–1 1–2 5–1 1–3 1–2 1–2
Redbridge 1–0 2–3 1–3 1–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 1–0 4–1 2–1 1–4 2–4 4–3 3–3 2–1 2–3 2–0 0–0
Stowmarket Town 3–4 1–3 1–3 0–1 0–5 2–2 2–2 0–6 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–6 2–5 3–4 0–5 0–3 1–1 2–3
Walthamstow 4–2 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 5–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–2 0–2 3–1 0–0 2–0
Witham Town 1–5 2–4 1–3 0–1 0–2 1–1 3–2 3–2 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–2 3–2 2–2 1–1 8–0 3–0 2–2
Wroxham 2–1 2–0 0–1 3–2 1–2 0–1 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–0 4–0 0–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 6–1 0–2 0–0
Source: Football Web Pages
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadiums and locations

Club Location Stadium Capacity
Basildon UnitedBasildonGardiners Close2,000
Bowers & PitseaPitseaLen Salmon Stadium3,500
Brentwood TownBrentwoodThe Brentwood Centre Arena1,800
Brightlingsea RegentBrightlingseaNorth Road2,000
Bury TownBury St EdmundsRam Meadow3,500
East Thurrock UnitedCorringhamRookery Hill3,500
EnfieldBishop's StortfordWoodside Park (groundshare with Bishop's Stortford)4,525 (525 seated)
Felixstowe & Walton UnitedFelixstoweDellwood Avenue2,000
GorlestonGorleston-on-SeaWellesley Recreation Ground (groundshare with Great Yarmouth Town)3,600 (500 seated)
Grays AthleticGraysParkside (groundshare with Aveley)3,500
Heybridge SwiftsHeybridgeScraley Road3,000
Ipswich WanderersRushmereHumber Doucy Lane550
Lowestoft TownLowestoftCrown Meadow3,000
Maldon & TiptreeMaldonWallace Binder Ground2,000
New SalamisBowes ParkColes Park (groundshare with Haringey Borough)3,000
RedbridgeBarkingsideOakside Stadium3,000 (316 seated)
Stowmarket TownStowmarketGreens Meadow1,000
WalthamstowLondon (Walthamstow)Wadham Lodge3,500
Witham TownWithamSpa Road2,500
WroxhamWroxhamTrafford Park2,500

South Central Division

Isthmian League
South Central Division
Season2023–24
ChampionsChertsey Town
PromotedChertsey Town
Marlow
RelegatedChipstead
Corinthian-Casuals

The South Central Division consists of 21 teams, 14 of which competed in the previous campaign. It had been intended that there be 20 teams, but Marlow, due to have transferred to the Southern League, successfully appealed against the transfer. Only two teams would be relegated following the restructuring of the step 4/5 promotion.[2][3]

Team changes

South Central Division table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Chertsey Town (C, P) 40 31 8 1 103 32 +71 100[a] Promotion to the Southern League Premier South
2 Marlow (O, P) 40 29 2 9 106 49 +57 89 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Leatherhead 40 27 5 8 71 32 +39 86
4 Southall 40 26 5 9 79 43 +36 83
5 Westfield 40 25 8 7 81 50 +31 83
6 Raynes Park Vale 40 23 9 8 70 49 +21 78
7 Hanworth Villa 40 18 11 11 77 59 +18 65
8 Thatcham Town 40 18 8 14 72 62 +10 62 Transfer to the Southern League Division One South
9 South Park 40 17 10 13 72 61 +11 61
10 Hartley Wintney 40 16 7 17 64 79 15 55
11 Badshot Lea 40 15 9 16 65 70 5 54
12 Uxbridge 40 15 6 19 70 71 1 51
13 Ascot United 40 13 6 21 56 67 11 45
14 Sutton Common Rovers 40 11 7 22 49 69 20 40
15 Northwood 40 11 6 23 69 75 6 39 Transfer to the Southern League Division One Central
16 Metropolitan Police 40 9 10 21 37 63 26 37
17 Ashford Town 40 10 6 24 42 70 28 36
18 Guernsey 40 9 7 24 68 97 29 34
19 Binfield 40 8 10 22 59 109 50 34
20 Chipstead (R) 40 8 6 26 44 80 36 30 Relegation to the Combined Counties League
21 Corinthian-Casuals (R) 40 5 6 29 34 101 67 21
Source: Isthmian League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Chertsey Town were deducted one point having fielded an ineligible player on 3 October 2023 in a 1–1 draw with Binfield.

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Marlow 3
5 Westfield 2
2 Marlow 3
3 Leatherhead 1
3 Leatherhead 1 (3)
4 Southall 1 (2)

Semi-finals

1 May Marlow 3–2 (a.e.t.)WestfieldMarlow
19:45
Report
Stadium: Alfred Davis Memorial Ground
Attendance: 614
Referee: Tolu Songowawa
1 May Leatherhead 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
SouthallLeatherhead
19:45
Report
Stadium: Fetcham Grove
Attendance: 1,053
Referee: Lawrence Torz-Brown
Penalties
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Final

5 May Marlow 3–1LeatherheadMarlow
15:00
Report Stadium: Alfred Davis Memorial Ground
Attendance: 1,589
Referee: Chay Hathway

Stadiums and locations

2023–24 Isthmian League is located in South-east England
Ashford Town
Ashford Town
Chipstead
Chipstead
Corinthian-Casuals
Corinthian-Casuals
Guernsey (not on map)
Guernsey (not on map)
Hanworth Villa
Hanworth Villa
Leatherhead
Leatherhead
Metropolitan Police
Metropolitan Police
Northwood
Northwood
Raynes Park Vale
Raynes Park Vale
Southall
Southall
Sutton Common Rovers
Sutton Common Rovers
Uxbridge
Uxbridge
Locations of South Central Division clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Ascot UnitedAscotThe Racecourse Ground1,150
Ashford TownAshford, SurreyRobert Parker Stadium2,550
Badshot LeaWreccleshamWestfield Lane1,200
BinfieldBinfieldHill Farm Lane1,000
Chertsey TownChertseyAlwyns Lane2,500
ChipsteadChipsteadHigh Road2,000
Corinthian-CasualsTolworthKing George's Field2,700
GuernseySaint Peter PortFootes Lane5,000
Hanworth VillaHanworthRectory Meadow1,000
Hartley WintneyHartley WintneyThe Memorial Playing Fields2,000
LeatherheadLeatherheadFetcham Grove3,400
MarlowMarlowAlfred Davis Memorial Ground3,000
Metropolitan PoliceEast MoleseyImber Court3,000
NorthwoodNorthwoodNorthwood Park3,075
Raynes Park ValeRaynes ParkGrand Drive1,500
South ParkReigateKing George's Field2,000
SouthallStanwellRobert Parker Stadium (groundshare with Ashford Town)2,550
Sutton Common RoversTandridge, SurreyChurch Road (groundshare with AFC Whyteleafe)2,000
Thatcham TownThatchamWaterside Park1,500
UxbridgeWest DraytonHoneycroft3,770
WestfieldWoking (Westfield)Woking Park1,000

South East Division

Isthmian League
South East Division
Season2023–24
ChampionsCray Valley Paper Mills
PromotedCray Valley Paper Mills
Chichester City
RelegatedErith & Belvedere

The South East Division consists of 20 teams, 14 of which competed in the previous season. Only two teams would be relegated following the restructuring of the step 4/5 promotion.[3]

Team changes

South East Division table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Cray Valley Paper Mills (C, P) 38 29 8 1 103 32 +71 95 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Ramsgate 38 28 5 5 106 41 +65 89 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Sittingbourne 38 22 9 7 82 41 +41 75
4 Three Bridges 38 22 7 9 98 68 +30 73
5 Chichester City (O, P) 38 21 6 11 83 43 +40 69
6 Lancing 38 19 7 12 71 66 +5 64
7 Sheppey United 38 18 7 13 76 57 +19 61
8 Herne Bay 38 16 11 11 74 63 +11 59
9 Broadbridge Heath 38 14 10 14 59 56 +3 52
10 Sevenoaks Town 38 13 7 18 61 65 4 46
11 Ashford United 38 14 3 21 57 82 25 45
12 Burgess Hill Town 38 11 11 16 59 70 11 44
13 Hythe Town 38 12 8 18 54 71 17 44
14 Horndean 38 12 7 19 57 76 19 43 Transfer to the South Central Division
15 Merstham 38 11 8 19 58 72 14 41
16 Phoenix Sports 38 10 8 20 52 91 39 38
17 Littlehampton Town 38 10 7 21 49 76 27 37
18 East Grinstead Town 38 9 7 22 52 86 34 34
19 Beckenham Town 38 7 8 23 57 93 36 29 Reprieve from relegation
20 Erith & Belvedere (R) 38 6 8 24 27 86 59 26 Relegation to the Southern Counties East League
Source: Football Web Pages
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Ramsgate 0
5 Chichester City 1
5 Chichester City 5
4 Three Bridges 0
3 Sittingbourne 1
4 Three Bridges 2

Semi-finals

30 April Ramsgate0–1 Chichester City Ramsgate
19:45 Report
Stadium: Southwood Stadium
Attendance: 1,462
30 April Sittingbourne1–2 Three Bridges Sittingbourne
19:45
Report
Stadium: The Roman Stadium
Attendance: 809
Referee: Ross Murphy

Final

3 May Three Bridges0–5 Chichester City Three Bridges
19:45 Stadium: Jubilee Field
Attendance: 1,192

Results table

Home \ Away ASH BEC BRO BUR CHI CRA EAS ERI HER HOR HYT LAN LIT MER PHO RAM SEV SHE SIT THR
Ashford United 3–2 2–3 1–0 1–3 0–2 0–1 4–1 3–1 3–1 0–1 3–4 1–0 3–2 3–5 2–3 2–1 3–2 1–5 3–2
Beckenham Town 0–1 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–6 3–0 1–1 3–3 3–1 5–2 2–3 1–6 2–1 1–2 2–5 2–2 4–2 2–3 1–2
Broadbridge Heath 1–0 3–3 0–0 0–3 2–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 6–6 3–1 0–2 4–2 2–2 0–2 3–0
Burgess Hill Town 3–0 1–0 0–0 3–5 1–4 3–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–4 1–1 5–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–3
Chichester City 1–2 4–0 2–1 3–0 0–3 7–1 6–1 1–3 1–3 5–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–4 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–1
Cray Valley Paper Mills 2–0 2–1 2–2 5–0 0–0 4–1 3–0 4–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 4–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 4–5
East Grinstead Town 6–0 1–1 1–1 1–5 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–2 4–0 2–3 0–2 5–1 4–1 1–1 2–6 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2
Erith & Belvedere 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–3 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–5 0–1 0–4 0–4 0–2
Herne Bay 2–2 3–2 3–1 2–2 3–3 0–1 3–2 0–0 4–3 1–2 3–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–3
Horndean 2–1 4–1 4–0 1–0 0–3 0–2 1–3 2–0 2–4 0–4 1–1 2–1 1–3 4–4 1–0 3–0 2–5 0–3 1–3
Hythe Town 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–2 0–4 4–0 1–3 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 4–0 2–2 0–1 1–1
Lancing 4–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–4 0–1 3–0 3–1 0–3 4–1 2–1 3–2 1–0 4–2 4–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 4–0
Littlehampton Town 1–0 2–1 2–1 4–1 0–3 0–5 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 4–4 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–5 0–6 1–1 0–0
Merstham 2–2 4–3 0–1 3–1 0–3 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–1 3–0 0–3 5–0 3–2 0–1 3–2
Phoenix Sports 3–1 3–3 0–4 2–2 0–0 2–7 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–4 1–2 0–2 2–1 0–2 3–2 3–1 1–2 2–6
Ramsgate 4–0 1–0 1–0 4–2 4–0 2–2 5–0 4–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 7–2 4–0 0–2 9–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–2
Sevenoaks Town 1–2 1–1 0–1 3–3 1–0 0–1 4–1 3–0 1–2 3–2 0–0 4–2 2–1 2–2 1–2 4–2 0–1 2–2 2–2
Sheppey United 5–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–3 0–2 3–0 3–0 2–2 2–3 3–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 4–0 0–1 3–4 3–3 1–0
Sittingbourne 1–0 4–0 0–1 5–0 0–3 2–3 2–0 6–0 2–0 3–0 0–1 2–2 1–4 3–0 2–1 2–3 2–1 2–2 4–1
Three Bridges 3–2 3–2 4–2 2–3 3–2 0–2 4–2 6–1 1–1 2–2 8–3 4–1 3–1 3–3 4–2 0–2 2–1 6–0 3–0
Source: Football Web Pages
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadiums and locations

Club Location Stadium Capacity
Ashford UnitedAshford, KentThe Homelands3,200
Beckenham TownBeckenhamEden Park Avenue4,000
Broadbridge HeathBroadbridge HeathHigh Wood Hill Sports Ground
Burgess Hill TownBurgess HillLeylands Park2,500
Chichester CityChichesterOaklands Park2,000
Cray Valley Paper MillsElthamBadgers Sports Ground1,000
East Grinstead TownEast GrinsteadEast Court1,500
Erith & BelvedereWellingPark View Road (groundshare with Welling United)4,000
Herne BayHerne BayWinch's Field4,000
HorndeanHorndeanFive Heads Park2,000
Hythe TownHytheReachfields Stadium3,000
LancingLancingCulver Road1,500
Littlehampton TownLittlehamptonThe Sportsfield4,000
MersthamMersthamMoatside2,500
Phoenix SportsBarnehurstThe Mayplace Ground2,000
RamsgateRamsgateSouthwood Stadium2,500
Sevenoaks TownSevenoaksGreatness Park1,000
Sheppey UnitedIsle of SheppeyHolm Park1,900
SittingbourneSittingbourneWoodstock Park3,000
Three BridgesCrawley (Three Bridges)Jubilee Field1,500

See also

References

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