2004–05 Isthmian League Cup

2004–05 Isthmian League Cup
Country  England
Teams 60
Champions Slough Town
Runner-up Hampton & Richmond Borough

The Isthmian League Cup 2004–05 was the 31st season of the Isthmian League Cup, the league cup competition of the Isthmian League. 60 clubs took part. The competition commenced on 26 October 2004 and finished on 28 April 2005.

Contents

Calendar

Round Date Matches Clubs
First Round 26 October 2004 18 60 → 42
Second Round 16 November 2004 10 42 → 32
Third Round 3 January 2005 16 32 → 16
Fourth Round 1 February 2005 8 16 → 8
Quarterfinals 22 February 2005 4 8 → 4
Semifinals 15 March 2005 and 22 March 2005 2 4 → 2
Final 28 April 2005 1 2 → 1

Fixtures and results

First Round

In the First Round, the thirty-six lowest ranked clubs in the Isthmian League played each other for a place in the Second Round. Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Flackwell Heath 1,063
2 Bashley 4–0 Abingdon Town
3 Brook House 3–2 Molesey
4 Chalfont St. Peter 3–4 Clapton
5 Chertsey Town 1–2 Burgess Hill Town
6 Cray Wanderers 5–1 Camberley Town
7 Croydon Athletic 4–1 Dorking
8 Dulwich Hamlet 6–0 Corinthian-Casuals
9 Edgware Town 3–4 Horsham
10 Epsom & Ewell 1–2 Witham Town
11 Hertford Town 1–0 Bromley
12 Ilford 1–2 Kingsbury Town
13 Leatherhead 1–0 Newport IOW
14 Metropolitan Police 5–1 Hastings United
15 Tooting & Mitcham United 2–1 Ashford Town (Kent)
16 Walton & Hersham 7–1 Banstead Athletic
17 Ware 2–3 Enfield
18 Wembley 0–2 Croydon

Second Round

The eighteen clubs to have made it through the First Round were entered into the Second Round draw with Fleet Town and Whyteleafe, making twenty teams. Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
19 Burgess Hill Town 3–0 Whyteleafe
20 Clapton 0–1 Walton & Hersham
21 Cray Wanderers 2–1 Croydon
22 Dulwich Hamlet 4–1 Croydon Athletic
23 Fleet Town 3–0 Brook House
24 Horsham 1–2 AFC Wimbledon
25 Kingsbury Town 3–4 Enfield
26 Leatherhead 2–0 Tooting & Mitcham United
27 Metropolitan Police 2–3 Hertford Town
28 Witham Town 2–3 Bashley

Third Round

The ten clubs to have made it through the Second Round were entered into the Third Round draw with the top twenty-two clubs, making thirty-two teams. Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
29 Billericay Town 0–2 Heybridge Swifts
30 Cray Wanderers 1–0 Burgess Hill Town
31 Dover Athletic 1–2 AFC Wimbledon
32 Enfield 1–4 Bashley
33 Fleet Town 0–2 Yeading
34 Folkestone Invicta 6–1 Kingstonian
35 Hampton & Richmond Borough 2–1 Dulwich Hamlet
36 Harrow Borough 0–1 Braintree Town
37 Hendon 3–6 Leatherhead
38 Hertford Town 0–1 Chelmsford City
39 Salisbury City 2–0 Leyton
40 Slough Town 1–0 Cheshunt
41 Walton & Hersham 2–1 Northwood
42 Wealdstone 3–0 Tonbridge Angels
43 Windsor & Eton 0–1 Staines Town
44 Worthing 0–2 Eastleigh

Fourth Round

The sixteen clubs to have made it through the Third Round were entered into the Fourth Round draw. Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
45 AFC Wimbledon 3–2 Cray Wanderers
46 Chelmsford City 2–1 Wealdstone
47 Eastleigh 1–2 Hampton & Richmond Borough
48 Folkestone Invicta 2–1 Bashley
49 Leatherhead 3–3 Yeading
Leatherhead advance on penalties
50 Slough Town 3–0 Salisbury City
51 Staines Town 0–1 Heybridge Swifts
52 Walton & Hersham 0–2 Braintree Town

Quarterfinals

The eight clubs to have made it through the Fourth Round were entered into the Quarterfinals draw. Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
53 Chelmsford City 3–0 Leatherhead
54 Hampton & Richmond Borough 1–0 Braintree Town
55 Heybridge Swifts 1–1 Folkestone Invicta
Heybridge Swifts advance on penalties
56 Slough Town 4–2 AFC Wimbledon

Semifinals

The four teams to have made it through the Quarterfinals were entered into the Semifinals draw. The Semifinals fixtures were played over two legs. Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.

First leg
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
57 Hampton & Richmond Borough 0–0 Chelmsford City
58 Heybridge Swifts 1–2 Slough Town
Second leg
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
59 Chelmsford City 0–1 Hampton & Richmond Borough
60 Slough Town 2–1 Heybridge Swifts

Final

The two clubs to have made it through the Semifinals reached the Final.

The Final was held on Thursday, 28 April 2005 at Wheatsheaf Park, home of Staines Town. The winners were Slough Town, who beat Hampton & Richmond Borough by three goals to one in front of seven hundred and twenty-five spectators. The referee for this match was Martin Darlow.

Hampton & Richmond Borough went into the match in 5th place in the Isthmian League Premier Division and Slough Town in 13th. The goalscorers for Slough Town were Ian Hodges (two) and Josias Carbon. Dudley Gardner scored for Hampton & Richmond Borough.

The only red card of the match came for Hampton & Richmond Borough's Dean Wells. There was also a yellow card for Slough Town's Josias Carbon.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
61 Hampton & Richmond Borough 1–3 Slough Town 725

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