1984–85 Isthmian League

The 1984–85 season was the 69th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. League consisted of three divisions. The Second Division was divided into two sections.

Premier Division

Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season 1984–85
Champions Sutton United
Promoted Wycombe Wanderers
Relegated Leytonstone/Ilford
Harlow Town
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1412 (3.06 per match)

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two new clubs, promoted from the First Division:

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Sutton United (C) 42 23 15 4 115 55+60 84
2 Worthing 42 24 8 10 89 59+30 80
3 Wycombe Wanderers (P) 42 24 6 12 68 46+22 78 Promoted to the Alliance Premier League
4 Wokingham Town 42 20 13 9 74 52+22 73
5 Windsor & Eton 42 19 10 13 67 55+12 67
6 Bognor Regis Town 42 20 6 16 67 58+9 66
7 Dulwich Hamlet 42 16 17 9 82 57+25 65
8 Harrow Borough 42 18 8 16 70 56+14 62
9 Hayes 42 17 8 17 60 58+2 59
10 Tooting & Mitcham United 42 16 11 15 64 66−2 59
11 Walthamstow Avenue 42 15 11 16 64 65−1 56
12 Croydon 42 15 12 15 62 63−1 055†
13 Epsom & Ewell 42 13 14 15 63 62+1 53
14 Slough Town 42 13 12 17 69 74−5 51
15 Carshalton Athletic 42 14 8 20 55 68−13 50
16 Bishop's Stortford 42 12 12 18 48 67−19 48
17 Hendon 42 9 19 14 62 65−3 46
18 Billericay Town 42 11 14 17 53 74−21 046*
19 Barking 42 13 7 22 43 75−32 46
20 Hitchin Town 42 10 15 17 55 70−15 45
21 Leytonstone/Ilford (R) 42 11 10 21 37 72−35 43 Relegated to the First Division
22 Harlow Town (R) 42 5 12 25 45 95−50 27

Source: [1]
† Croydon were deducted two points.
* Billericay Town were deducted one point.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

First Division

Isthmian League
First Division
Season 1984–85
Champions Farnborough Town
Promoted Farnborough Town
Kingstonian
Relegated Woking
Metropolitan Police
Clapton
Hertford Town
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1496 (3.24 per match)

First Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:

Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

Two clubs promoted from the Second Division:

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Farnborough Town (C) (P) 42 26 8 8 101 45+56 86 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Kingstonian (P) 42 23 10 9 67 39+28 79
3 Leatherhead 42 23 10 9 109 61+48 076†
4 Chesham United 42 22 8 12 78 46+32 74
5 Wembley 42 20 10 12 59 40+19 70
6 St Albans City 42 19 10 13 78 60+18 67
7 Tilbury 42 18 13 11 86 68+18 67
8 Bromley 42 18 9 15 71 65+6 63
9 Hampton 42 17 11 14 75 62+13 62
10 Staines Town 42 16 11 15 59 53+6 59
11 Maidenhead United 42 17 8 17 65 64+1 59
12 Walton & Hersham 42 16 8 18 60 69−9 055†
13 Aveley 42 16 7 19 62 78−16 55
14 Oxford City 42 14 12 16 62 53+9 54
15 Lewes 42 15 9 18 70 72−2 54
16 Basildon United 42 15 8 19 55 61−6 53
17 Boreham Wood 42 15 7 20 72 83−11 52
18 Hornchurch 42 15 6 21 55 74−19 51
19 Woking (R) 42 15 6 21 60 91−31 51 Relegated to the Second Division South
20 Metropolitan Police (R) 42 10 12 20 65 92−27 42
21 Clapton (R) 42 5 11 26 50 124−74 26 Relegated to the Second Division North
22 Hertford Town (R) 42 5 10 27 36 97−61 25

Source: [1]
† Leatherhead were deducted three points.
* Walton & Hersham were deducted one point.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Second Division North

Isthmian League
Second Division North
Season 1984–85
Champions Leyton-Wingate
Promoted Leyton-Wingate
Finchley
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1176 (3.09 per match)

Second Division North consisted of 21 clubs, including eight clubs transferred from the Second Division, one team relegated from the First Division and twelve new teams:

Clubs transferred from the Second Division:

Club relegated from the First Division:

Clubs joined from the Athenian League:

Plus:

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Leyton-Wingate (C) (P) 38 24 9 5 98 49+49 81 Promoted to the First Division
2 Finchley (P) 38 24 8 6 66 31+35 079†
3 Heybridge Swifts 38 22 9 7 71 33+38 75
4 Stevenage Borough 38 23 6 9 79 49+30 75
5 Saffron Walden Town 38 22 8 8 73 31+42 74
6 Tring Town 38 19 11 8 76 41+35 68
7 Chalfont St Peter 38 17 10 11 72 41+31 61
8 Flackwell Heath 38 16 11 11 43 40+3 59 Transferred to the Second Division South
9 Berkhamsted Town 38 15 12 11 50 42+8 57
10 Letchworth Garden City 38 17 6 15 66 69−3 57
11 Royston Town 38 13 9 16 47 77−30 48
12 Cheshunt 38 14 5 19 52 57−5 47
13 Marlow 38 13 6 19 64 81−17 45 Transferred to the Second Division South
14 Hemel Hempstead 38 11 7 20 49 64−15 40
15 Barton Rovers 38 9 8 21 40 62−22 35
16 Wolverton Town 38 9 8 21 38 77−39 35
17 Kingsbury Town 38 9 7 22 53 72−19 34
18 Harefield United 38 7 9 22 51 81−30 30
19 Haringey Borough 38 6 12 20 38 79−41 30
20 Ware 38 7 5 26 40 100−60 26
21 Epping Town 0 0 0 0 0 00 00‡ Resigned from the league, record expunged

Source: [1]
† Finchley were deducted one point.
‡ Epping Town resigned from the league in middle of the season.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Second Division South

Isthmian League
Second Division South
Season 1984–85
Champions Grays Athletic
Promoted Grays Athletic
Uxbridge
Matches played 342
Goals scored 1037 (3.03 per match)

Second Division South consisted of 19 clubs, including eleven clubs transferred from the Second Division, one team relegated from the First Division and seven new teams:

Clubs transferred from the Second Division:

Club relegated from the First Division:

Clubs joined from the Athenian League:

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Grays Athletic (C) (P) 36 24 9 3 84 25+59 81 Promoted to the First Division
2 Uxbridge (P) 36 22 10 4 81 20+61 76
3 Molesey 36 20 5 11 62 42+20 65
4 Hungerford Town 36 18 9 9 71 49+22 63
5 Whyteleafe 36 17 10 9 66 34+32 61
6 Egham Town 36 17 7 12 54 42+12 58
7 Southall 36 18 3 15 54 57−3 57
8 Bracknell Town 36 15 7 14 54 48+6 52
9 Banstead Athletic 36 14 8 14 63 70−7 50
10 Horsham 36 13 10 13 44 39+5 49
11 Ruislip Manor 36 13 10 13 48 49−1 49
12 Dorking 36 12 11 13 45 50−5 47
13 Rainham Town 36 12 8 16 58 61−3 44 Transferred to the Second Division North
14 Feltham 36 10 13 13 44 58−14 43
15 Camberley Town 36 10 12 14 44 54−10 42
16 Eastbourne United 36 10 9 17 66 72−6 39
17 Petersfield United 36 9 5 22 41 80−39 32
18 Newbury Town 36 8 7 21 35 69−34 016†
19 Chertsey Town 36 2 3 31 23 118−95 06‡ Resigned and joined the Combined Counties League

Source: [1]
† Newbury Town were deducted 15 points.
‡ Chertsey Town were deducted three points.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

See also

References

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