1998–99 Isthmian League

The 1998–99 season was the 84th 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

Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season 1998–99
Champions Sutton United
Promoted Sutton United
Relegated Bishop's Stortford
Bromley
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1356 (2.94 per match)

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

Sutton United won the division and were promoted to the Football Conference. Bishop's Stortford and Bromley finished bottom of the table and relegated to the First Division, while Carshalton Athletic were reprieved due to Wealdstone, finished third in First Division, were refused promotion due to ground grading.

At the end of the season Hampton changed name into Hampton & Richmond Borough.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Sutton United (C) (P) 42 27 7 8 89 39+50 88 Promoted to the Football Conference
2 Aylesbury United 42 23 8 11 67 38+29 77
3 Dagenham & Redbridge 42 20 13 9 71 44+27 73
4 Purfleet 42 22 7 13 71 52+19 73
5 Enfield 42 21 9 12 73 49+24 72
6 St Albans City 42 17 17 8 71 52+19 68
7 Aldershot Town 42 16 14 12 83 48+35 62
8 Basingstoke Town 42 17 10 15 63 53+10 61
9 Harrow Borough 42 17 9 16 72 66+6 60
10 Gravesend & Northfleet 42 18 6 18 54 53+1 60
11 Slough Town 42 16 11 15 60 53+7 59
12 Billericay Town 42 15 13 14 54 56−2 58
13 Hendon 42 16 9 17 70 71−1 57
14 Boreham Wood 42 14 15 13 59 63−4 57
15 Chesham United 42 15 9 18 58 79−21 54
16 Dulwich Hamlet 42 14 8 20 53 63−10 50
17 Heybridge Swifts 42 13 9 20 51 85−34 48
18 Walton & Hersham 42 12 7 23 50 77−27 43
19 Hampton 42 10 12 20 41 71−30 42
20 Carshalton Athletic 42 10 10 22 47 82−35 40 Reprieved from relegation †
21 Bishop's Stortford (R) 42 9 10 23 49 90−41 37 Relegated to the First Division
22 Bromley (R) 42 8 11 23 50 72−22 35

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

Isthmian League
First Division
Season 1998–99
Champions Canvey Island
Promoted Canvey Island
Hitchin Town
Relegated Molesey
Wembley
Berkhamsted Town
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1209 (2.62 per match)

First Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new teams: Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

Three clubs promoted from the Second Division:

Canvey Island won the division to get a second consecutive promotion. Hitchin Town finished second and returned to the Premier Division at the first attempt, while Wealdtone, finished third, were refused promotion due to ground grading. Molesey, Wembley and Berkhamsted Town relegated to the Second Division.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Canvey Island (C) (P) 42 28 6 8 76 41+35 90 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Hitchin Town (P) 42 25 10 7 75 38+37 85
3 Wealdstone 42 26 6 10 75 48+27 84
4 Braintree Town 42 20 10 12 75 48+27 70
5 Bognor Regis Town 42 20 8 14 63 44+19 68
6 Grays Athletic 42 19 11 12 56 42+14 68
7 Oxford City 42 16 14 12 58 51+7 62
8 Croydon 42 16 13 13 53 530 61
9 Chertsey Town 42 14 16 12 57 570 58
10 Romford 42 14 15 13 58 63−5 57
11 Maidenhead United 42 13 15 14 50 46+4 54
12 Worthing 42 13 13 16 47 61−14 52
13 Leyton Pennant F.C. 42 13 12 17 62 70−8 51
14 Uxbridge 42 13 11 18 54 51+3 50
15 Barton Rovers 42 11 15 16 43 49−6 48
16 Yeading 42 12 10 20 51 55−4 46
17 Leatherhead 42 12 9 21 48 59−11 45
18 Whyteleafe 42 13 6 23 51 72−21 45
19 Staines Town 42 10 15 17 33 57−24 45
20 Molesey (R) 42 8 20 14 35 52−17 44 Relegated to the Second Division
21 Wembley (R) 42 10 10 22 36 71−35 40
22 Berkhamsted Town (R) 42 10 7 25 53 81−28 37

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

Isthmian League
Second Division
Season 1998–99
Champions Bedford Town
Promoted Bedford Town
Harlow Town
Thame United
Relegated Hertford Town
Bracknell Town
Abingdon Town
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1495 (3.24 per match)

Second Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new teams:

Three clubs relegated from the First Division:

Three clubs promoted from the Third Division:

Bedford Town won the division and were promoted to the First Division along with Harlow Town, who achieved a second consecutive promotion and Thame United, who returned back to the First Division after the relegation. Hertford Town relegated back to the Third Division along with Bracknell Town and Abingdon Town, who get a second consecutive relegation.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Bedford Town (C) (P) 42 29 7 6 89 31+58 94 Promoted to the First Division
2 Harlow Town (P) 42 27 8 7 100 47+53 89
3 Thame United (P) 42 26 8 8 89 50+39 86
4 Hemel Hempstead 42 21 12 9 90 50+40 75
5 Windsor & Eton 42 22 6 14 84 55+29 72
6 Banstead Athletic 42 21 8 13 83 62+21 71
7 Northwood 42 20 7 15 67 68−1 67
8 Tooting & Mitcham United 42 19 9 14 63 62+1 66
9 Chalfont St Peter 42 16 12 14 70 71−1 60
10 Metropolitan Police 42 17 8 17 61 58+3 59
11 Leighton Town 42 16 10 16 60 64−4 58
12 Horsham 42 17 6 19 74 67+7 57
13 Marlow 42 16 9 17 72 68+4 57
14 Edgware Town 42 14 10 18 65 68−3 52
15 Witham Town 42 12 15 15 64 640 51
16 Hungerford Town 42 13 12 17 59 61−2 51
17 Wivenhoe Town 42 14 8 20 71 83−12 50
18 Wokingham Town 42 14 4 24 44 79−35 46
19 Barking 42 10 11 21 50 75−25 41
20 Hertford Town (R) 42 11 2 29 44 96−52 35 Relegated to the Third Division
21 Bracknell Town (R) 42 7 10 25 48 92−44 31
22 Abingdon Town (R) 42 6 6 30 48 124−76 24

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

Isthmian League
Third Division
Season 1998–99
Champions Ford United
Promoted Ford United
Wingate & Finchley
Cheshunt
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1319 (3.47 per match)

Third Division consisted of 20 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and three new teams:

Three clubs relegated from the Second Division:

Ford United won the division and were promoted along with Wingate & Finchley and Cheshunt, who returned straight after the relegation from the Second division. There were no relegated teams this season.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Ford United F.C. (C) (P) 38 27 5 6 110 42+68 86 Promoted to the Second Division
2 Wingate & Finchley (P) 38 25 5 8 79 38+41 80
3 Cheshunt (P) 38 23 10 5 70 41+29 79
4 Lewes 38 25 3 10 86 45+41 78
5 Epsom & Ewell 38 19 5 14 61 51+10 62
6 Ware 38 19 4 15 79 60+19 61
7 Tilbury 38 17 8 13 74 52+22 59
8 Croydon Athletic 38 16 10 12 82 59+23 58
9 East Thurrock United 38 15 13 10 74 56+18 58
10 Egham Town 38 16 8 14 65 58+7 56
11 Corinthian Casuals 38 16 7 15 70 71−1 55
12 Southall 38 14 9 15 68 66+2 51
13 Camberley Town 38 14 8 16 66 77−11 50
14 Aveley 38 12 7 19 50 67−17 43
15 Flackwell Heath 38 11 9 18 59 70−11 42
16 Hornchurch 38 10 9 19 48 73−25 39
17 Clapton 38 11 6 21 48 89−41 39
18 Dorking 38 8 7 23 52 98−46 31
19 Kingsbury Town F.C. 38 6 3 29 40 98−58 21
20 Tring Town 38 5 6 27 38 108−70 21

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.

Cup Competitions

The results from the finals of the league's three cup competitions:

Ryman League Cup: The league's premier cup competition, with clubs from all four divisions competing.

Puma Full Members Cup: Featuring teams from the top two divisions.

Vandanel Trophy: Featuring teams from the bottom two divisions.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Robinson, M. (2010). Non-League Football Tables 1889-2010. Soccer Books Ltd. ISBN 9781862232044.
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