2008–09 Isthmian League – Wikipedia
Football tournament season
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[edit]
Football league season
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:
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[edit]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Harlow Town were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Wealdstone on 14 February 2009 (2–1).
- ^ Ramsgate were deducted four points for playing more than permitted number of short term loan players in three matches, including Margate on 27 December 2008 (2–0) and Tonbridge Angels on 3 January 2009 (2–2).
Top scorers[edit]
| Player | Club | Goals[3] |
|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
Stadia and locations[edit]
- 1.^ Hendon left Claremont Road at September and spent the rest of campaign groundsharing with Northwood and Staines Town.
Division One North[edit]
Football league season
Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season, and seven new clubs:
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[edit]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Maldon Town were deducted three points for fielding a player without international clearance against Chatham Town on 27 September 2008 (2–0).
- ^ Potters Bar Town were deducted one point for fielding an unregistered player against Maldon Town on 23 September 2008 (0–0).
Top scorers[edit]
| Player | Club | Goals[3] |
|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
Stadia and locations[edit]
Division One South[edit]
Football league season
Division One South consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:
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[edit]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Merstham were deducted one point for fielding a suspended player against Worthing on 11 April (2–4) and against Chipstead on 13 April (0–0).
- ^ Dulwich Hamlet were deducted three points for fielding an unregistered player against Eastbourne Town on 16 August (2–1).
- ^ Crowborough Athletic were deducted three points for fielding a player without international clearance in thirty league matches.
Top scorers[edit]
| Player | Club | Goals[3] |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby Traynor | Kingstonian | 32 |
| Glen Stanley | Godalming Town | 21 |
| James Dryden | Folkestone Invicta | |
| Mark Anderson | Fleet Town | 20 |
| Richard Brady | Sittingbourne | 18 |
Play-offs[edit]
Stadia and locations[edit]
League Cup[edit]
Football tournament season
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.[4]
Calendar[edit]
| 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[edit]
Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.
First round[edit]
Four clubs from division Ones participated in the First Round, while all other clubs received a bye to the Second Round.
Second round[edit]
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.
‡ – Waltham Forest removed from competition, Witham Town reinstalled
Third round[edit]
Fourth round[edit]
Quarterfinals[edit]
Semifinals[edit]
Final[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
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