1995–96 Isthmian League
The 1995–96 season was the 81st 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 four divisions.
Premier Division
Season | 1995–96 |
---|---|
Champions | Hayes |
Promoted | Hayes |
Relegated |
Molesey Walton & Hersham Worthing |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1323 (2.86 per match) |
← 1994–95 1996–97 → |
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:
- Worthing, promoted as runners-up in the First Division
- Boreham Wood, promoted as champions of the First Division
- Chertsey Town, promoted as third in the First Division
- Yeovil Town, relegated from the Football Conference
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hayes (C) (P) | 42 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 76 | 32 | +44 | 86 | Promoted to the Football Conference |
2 | Enfield | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 78 | 35 | +43 | 86 | |
3 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 69 | 29 | +40 | 83 | |
4 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 83 | 51 | +32 | 80 | |
5 | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 85 | 59 | +26 | 80 | |
6 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 68 | 49 | +19 | 74 | |
7 | St Albans City | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 72 | |
8 | Kingstonian | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 38 | +24 | 71 | |
9 | Harrow Borough | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 67 | |
10 | Sutton United | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 65 | |
11 | Aylesbury United | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 71 | 58 | +13 | 63 | |
12 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 61 | 62 | −1 | 57 | |
13 | Yeading | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 47 | |
14 | Hendon | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 46 | |
15 | Chertsey Town | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 45 | 71 | −26 | 45 | |
16 | Purfleet | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 48 | 67 | −19 | 44 | |
17 | Grays Athletic | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 43 | 63 | −20 | 44 | |
18 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 41 | 74 | −33 | 40 | |
19 | Bromley | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 52 | 91 | −39 | 37 | |
20 | Molesey (R) | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 46 | 81 | −35 | 36 | Relegated to the First Division |
21 | Walton & Hersham (R) | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 42 | 79 | −37 | 34 | |
22 | Worthing (R) | 42 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 42 | 106 | −64 | 19 |
Source: [1]
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
Season | 1995–96 |
---|---|
Champions | Oxford City |
Promoted |
Oxford City Heybridge Swifts Staines Town |
Relegated |
Wembley Ruislip Manor Barking |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1417 (3.07 per match) |
← 1994–95 1996–97 → |
First Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season and seven new teams:
Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
Three clubs promoted from the Second Division:
- Collier Row & Romford
- Leatherhead
- Wembley
- Leyton Pennant replaced Leyton, who merged with Walthamstow Pennant to create new club.
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Oxford City (C) (P) | 42 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 98 | 60 | +38 | 91 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Heybridge Swifts (P) | 42 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 97 | 43 | +54 | 88 | |
3 | Staines Town (P) | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 82 | 59 | +23 | 80 | |
4 | Leyton Pennant | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 77 | 57 | +20 | 73 | |
5 | Aldershot Town | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 81 | 46 | +35 | 72 | |
6 | Billericay Town | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 66 | |
7 | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 65 | |
8 | Marlow | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 71 | 75 | −4 | 62 | |
9 | Basingstoke Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 70 | 60 | +10 | 61 | |
10 | Uxbridge | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 60 | |
11 | Wokingham Town | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 65 | −3 | 58 | |
12 | Chesham United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 57 | |
13 | Thame United | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 64 | 73 | −9 | 55 | |
14 | Maidenhead United | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 50 | |
15 | Whyteleafe | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 71 | 81 | −10 | 49 | |
16 | Abingdon Town | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 80 | −17 | 48 | |
17 | Berkhamsted Town | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 46 | |
18 | Barton Rovers | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 69 | 87 | −18 | 46 | |
19 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 43 | |
20 | Wembley (R) | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 41 | Relegated to the Second Division |
21 | Ruislip Manor (R) | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 54 | 77 | −23 | 41 | Resigned and joined the Spartan League |
22 | Barking (R) | 42 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 35 | 90 | −55 | 24 | Relegated to the Second Division |
Source: [1]
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
Season | 1995–96 |
---|---|
Champions | Canvey Island |
Promoted |
Canvey Island Croydon Hampton |
Matches played | 420 |
Goals scored | 1294 (3.08 per match) |
← 1994–95 1996–97 → |
Second Division consisted of 21 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and five new teams:
Two clubs relegated from the First Division:
Three clubs promoted from the Third Division:
Division started season one team short after to Newbury Town folded.
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Canvey Island (C) (P) | 40 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 91 | 36 | +55 | 87 | Promoted to the First Division |
2 | Croydon | 40 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 78 | 42 | +36 | 81 | |
3 | Hampton | 40 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 74 | 44 | +30 | 79 | |
4 | Banstead Athletic | 40 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 74 | |
5 | Collier Row | 40 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 73 | 41 | +32 | 74 | |
6 | Wivenhoe Town | 40 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 82 | 57 | +25 | 71 | |
7 | Metropolitan Police | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 64 | |
8 | Bedford Town | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 67 | 59 | +8 | 64 | |
9 | Bracknell Town | 40 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 62 | |
10 | Edgware Town | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 72 | 67 | +5 | 57 | |
11 | Tilbury | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 47 | |
12 | Ware | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 80 | −25 | 47 | |
13 | Chalfont St Peter | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 46 | |
14 | Leatherhead | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 71 | 77 | −6 | 46 | |
15 | Saffron Walden Town | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 45 | Resigned and joined the Essex Senior League |
16 | Cheshunt | 40 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 90 | −34 | 42 | |
17 | Hemel Hempstead | 40 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 40 | |
18 | Egham Town | 40 | 12 | 3 | 25 | 42 | 74 | −32 | 39 | |
19 | Witham Town | 40 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 68 | −33 | 34 | |
20 | Hungerford Town | 40 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 44 | 79 | −35 | 34 | |
21 | Dorking | 40 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 44 | 104 | −60 | 29 |
Source: [1]
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.
Third Division
Season | 1995–96 |
---|---|
Champions | Horsham |
Promoted |
Horsham Leighton Town Windsor & Eton |
Matches played | 420 |
Goals scored | 1421 (3.38 per match) |
← 1994–95 1996–97 → |
Third Division consisted of 21 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and four new teams:
Two clubs relegated from the Second Division:
Plus:
- Wealdstone, transferred from Southern League Southern Division
- Wingate & Finchley, promoted as runners-up in South Midlands League
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Horsham (C) (P) | 40 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 95 | 40 | +55 | 92 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Leighton Town (P) | 40 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 95 | 34 | +61 | 89 | |
3 | Windsor & Eton (P) | 40 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 117 | 46 | +71 | 87 | |
4 | Wealdstone | 40 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 104 | 39 | +65 | 77 | |
5 | Harlow Town | 40 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 85 | 62 | +23 | 76 | |
6 | Northwood | 40 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 76 | 56 | +20 | 69 | |
7 | Epsom & Ewell | 40 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 95 | 57 | +38 | 68 | |
8 | Kingsbury Town | 40 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 61 | |
9 | East Thurrock United | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 59 | |
10 | Aveley | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 58 | |
11 | Wingate & Finchley | 40 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 74 | 70 | +4 | 55 | |
12 | Lewes | 40 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 56 | 72 | −16 | 49 | |
13 | Flackwell Heath | 40 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 60 | 84 | −24 | 47 | |
14 | Hornchurch | 40 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 55 | 77 | −22 | 41 | |
15 | Harefield United | 40 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 49 | 89 | −40 | 40 | Resigned and joined the Spartan League |
16 | Tring Town | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 40 | 78 | −38 | 38 | |
17 | Camberley Town | 40 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 45 | 81 | −36 | 36 | |
18 | Hertford Town | 40 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 72 | 103 | −31 | 35 | |
19 | Cove | 40 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 37 | 89 | −52 | 34 | Resigned and joined the Combined Counties League |
20 | Clapton | 40 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 48 | 89 | −41 | 33 | |
21 | Southall | 40 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 34 | 104 | −70 | 32 |
Source: [1]
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.