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.
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Premier Division
Season | 1984–85 |
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Champions | Sutton United |
Promoted | Wycombe Wanderers |
Relegated | Leytonstone/Ilford Harlow Town |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1412 (3.06 per match) |
← 1983–84
1985–86 →
|
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 | 55† | |
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 | 46* | |
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
Season | 1984–85 |
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Champions | Farnborough Town |
Promoted | Farnborough Town Kingstonian |
Relegated | Woking Metropolitan Police Clapton Hertford Town |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1496 (3.24 per match) |
← 1983–84
1985–86 →
|
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 | 76† | |
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 | 55† | |
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
Season | 1984–85 |
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Champions | Leyton-Wingate |
Promoted | Leyton-Wingate Finchley |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1176 (3.09 per match) |
← 1983–84
1985–86 →
|
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:
- Barton Rovers
- Epping Town
- Finchley
- Hemel Hempstead
- Letchworth Garden City
- Leyton-Wingate
- Tring Town
- Ware
Club relegated from the First Division:
Clubs joined from the Athenian League:
- Berkhamsted Town
- Chalfont St Peter
- Flackwell Heath
- Harefield United
- Haringey Borough
- Kingsbury Town
- Marlow
- Wolverton Town
Plus:
- Heybridge Swifts, joined from the Essex Senior League
- Saffron Walden Town, joined from the Eastern Counties League
- Stevenage Borough, joined from the United Counties League
- Royston Town, joined from the South Midlands League
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 | 79† | |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0‡ | 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
Season | 1984–85 |
---|---|
Champions | Grays Athletic |
Promoted | Grays Athletic Uxbridge |
Matches played | 342 |
Goals scored | 1037 (3.03 per match) |
← 1983–84
1985–86 →
|
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:
- Dorking
- Eastbourne United
- Egham Town
- Grays Athletic
- Horsham
- Hungerford Town
- Molesey
- Newbury Town
- Rainham Town
- Southall
- Uxbridge
Club relegated from the First Division:
Clubs joined from the Athenian League:
- Banstead Athletic
- Bracknell Town
- Camberley Town
- Chertsey Town
- Petersfield United
- Ruislip Manor
- Whyteleafe
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 | 16† | |
19 | Chertsey Town | 36 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 118 | −95 | 6‡ | 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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