2005–06 Isthmian League

The 2005–06 season was the 91st season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England.

It was the last season in which the Isthmian League consisted of three tiers. At the end of the season Division Two was disbanded, and most of the Division Two teams were distibuted between lower level leagues, while Division One was divided into Division One North and Division One South.

Premier Division

Isthmian League Premier Division
Season 2005–06
Champions Braintree Town
Promoted Braintree Town
Fisher Athletic
Relegated Maldon Town
Windsor & Eton
Redbridge
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1302 (2.82 per match)

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 14 clubs from the previous season and eight new clubs:

Braintree Town won the division and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Fisher Athletic, who earned a second consecutive promotion. Maldon Town, Windsor & Eton and Redbridge were relegated, while Hendon were initially relegated too as the worst 19th-placed team in the three 7th level leagues, but were reprieved after Canvey Island resigned from the Conference.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Braintree Town (C) (P) 42 28 10 4 74 32+42 94 Promotion to the Conference South
2 Heybridge Swifts 42 28 3 11 70 46+24 87 Qualification to the playoffs
3 Fisher Athletic (O) (P) 42 26 7 9 84 46+38 85 Qualification to the playoffs, then promoted to the Conference South
4 AFC Wimbledon 42 22 11 9 67 36+31 77 Qualification to the playoffs
5 Hampton & Richmond 42 24 3 15 73 54+19 75
6 Staines Town 42 20 10 12 74 56+18 70
7 Billericay Town 42 19 12 11 69 45+24 69
8 Worthing 42 19 10 13 71 60+11 67
9 Walton & Hersham 42 19 7 16 55 50+5 64
10 Chelmsford City 42 18 10 14 57 62−5 64
11 Bromley 42 16 14 12 57 49+8 62
12 East Thurrock United 42 18 5 19 60 600 59
13 Folkestone Invicta 42 16 10 16 47 51−4 58
14 Margate 42 11 17 14 49 55−6 50
15 Leyton 42 13 9 20 58 61−3 48
16 Harrow Borough 42 13 9 20 56 73−17 48
17 Slough Town 42 13 8 21 63 75−12 47
18 Wealdstone 42 13 5 24 68 82−14 44 Transferred to the SFL Premier Division
19 Hendon 42 9 12 21 44 64−20 39 Reprieved from relegation †
20 Maldon Town (R) 42 8 11 23 41 73−32 35 Relegation to Division One North
21 Windsor & Eton (R) 42 8 8 26 37 75−38 32 Relegation to SFL Division One South & West
22 Redbridge (R) 42 3 5 34 28 97−69 14 Relegation to Division One North

Source: http://www.nonleaguefooty.co.uk/archive/isthmian06.html http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/isthmian-premier/2005-2006
† Hendon should have been relegated as the team with the worst record between 19th-placed teams of 7th tier leagues but were reprieved after Canvey Island's resignation from Conference.
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.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Heybridge Swifts 1(2)
5 Hampton & Richmond 1(4)
3 Fisher Athletic 3
5 Hampton & Richmond 0
3 Fisher Athletic 2
4 AFC Wimbledon 1

Division One

Isthmian League Division One
Season 2005–06
Champions Ramsgate
Promoted Ramsgate
Horsham
Tonbridge Angels
Relegated none
Matches played 506
Goals scored 1451 (2.87 per match)

The 2005–06 season was the last of two seasons in which the Isthmian League consisted of a single Division One.

Division One consisted of 23 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and six new teams:

Ramsgate won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with runners-up Horsham, and play-off winners Tonbridge Angels who returned to the Premier Division at the first attempt. There was no relegation from the division this season, though Banstead Athletic resigned from the league at the end of the season.

At the end of the season Division One North and Division One South were created to replace Division One. Most of the teams remaining in the division were transferred to the new Division One South.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Ramsgate (C) (P) 44 24 14 6 84 38+46 86 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Horsham (P) 44 25 11 8 94 55+39 86
3 Tonbridge Angels (O) (P) 44 24 8 12 71 48+23 80 Qualification to the playoffs, then promoted to the Premier Division
4 Metropolitan Police 44 24 7 13 72 46+26 79 Qualification to the playoffs, then transferred to Division One South
5 Dover Athletic 44 21 14 9 69 46+23 77
6 Tooting & Mitcham United 44 22 9 13 93 62+31 75
7 Kingstonian 44 20 14 10 82 56+26 74 Transferred to Division One South
8 Croydon Athletic 44 20 13 11 56 41+15 73
9 Bashley 44 20 10 14 63 61+2 70 Transferred to SFL Division One South & West
10 Leatherhead 44 18 14 12 64 50+14 68 Transferred to Division One South
11 Cray Wanderers 44 20 8 16 80 74+6 68
12 Hastings United 44 19 10 15 65 58+7 67
13 Dulwich Hamlet 44 19 8 17 55 43+12 65
14 Fleet Town 44 13 19 12 50 56−6 58
15 Walton Casuals 44 16 10 18 68 75−7 58
16 Lymington & New Milton 44 12 11 21 61 80−19 47 Transferred to SFL Division One South & West
17 Molesey 44 12 10 22 56 79−23 46 Transferred to Division One South
18 Whyteleafe 44 10 14 20 50 66−16 44
19 Burgess Hill Town 44 10 10 24 57 83−26 40
20 Banstead Athletic 44 8 13 23 43 71−28 37 Resigned to the Combined Counties League
21 Ashford Town 44 8 11 25 41 81−40 35 Transferred to Division One South
22 Newport (IOW) 44 6 11 27 38 97−59 29 Transferred to SFL Division One South & West
23 Corinthian Casuals 44 6 9 29 39 85−46 27 Transferred to Division One South

Source: http://www.fchd.info/lghist/isth2006.htm
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.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
4 Metropolitan Police 0
5 Dover Athletic 1
3 Tonbridge Angels 3
5 Dover Athletic 2
3 Tonbridge Angels 2
6 Tooting & Mitcham United 0

Division Two

Isthmian League Division Two
Season 2005–06
Champions Ware
Promoted Ware
Witham Town
Brook House
Flackwell Heath
Matches played 240
Goals scored 735 (3.06 per match)

The 2005–06 season was the last Isthmian League Division Two season. Following this season, teams remaining in the division were distributed between local ninth tier leagues.

Division Two consisted of 16 clubs, including 13 clubs from the previous season and three new teams:

The four top teams were promoted: Ware, Witham Town and Flackwell Heath moved to Division One North, while Brook House were transferred to the Southern League.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Ware (C) (P) 30 19 4 7 77 36+41 61 Promotion to Division One North
2 Witham Town (P) 30 17 7 6 61 30+31 58
3 Brook House (P) 30 17 7 6 63 33+30 58 Transferred to SFL Division One South & West
4 Flackwell Heath (P) 30 15 7 8 54 49+5 52 Promotion to Division One North
5 Egham Town 30 15 5 10 39 36+3 50 Transferred to the Combined Counties League
6 Chertsey Town 30 14 7 9 47 37+10 49
7 Edgware Town 30 13 5 12 46 41+5 44 Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League
8 Chalfont St Peter 30 13 2 15 50 53−3 41
9 Dorking 30 11 8 11 48 51−3 41 Transferred to the Combined Counties League
10 Croydon 30 11 7 12 43 430 40 Transferred to the Kent League
11 Wembley 30 11 6 13 44 43+1 39 Transferred to the Combined Counties League
12 Kingsbury Town F.C. 30 9 10 11 32 37−5 37 Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League
13 Hertford Town 30 7 10 13 35 54−19 31
14 Camberley Town 30 5 8 17 31 57−26 23 Transferred to the Combined Counties League
15 Epsom & Ewell 30 5 6 19 32 64−32 21
16 Clapton 30 4 9 17 33 71−38 18† Transferred to the Essex Senior League

Source: http://www.fchd.info/lghist/isth2006.htm
† Clapton deducted 3 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.

League Cup

2005–06 Isthmian League Cup
Country  England
Teams 61
Champions Fisher Athletic
Runners-up Billericay Town

The Isthmian League Cup 2005–06 was the 32nd season of the Isthmian League Cup, the league cup competition of the Isthmian League. Sixty-one clubs took part. The competition commenced on 6 September 2005 and finished on 12 April 2006.

Calendar

Round Date Matches Clubs
First Round 6 September 2005 19 61 → 42
Second Round October 2005 10 42 → 32
Third Round November 2005 16 32 → 16
Fourth Round December 2005 8 16 → 8
Quarterfinals January 2006 4 8 → 4
Semifinals 13 March 2006 and 21 March 2006 2 4 → 2
Final 12 April 2006 1 2 → 1

Fixtures and results

First Round

In the First Round, the thirty-eight 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 Banstead Athletic 2–1 Corinthian-Casuals 57
2 Burgess Hill Town 2–4 Brook House 74
3 Camberley Town 0–1 Edgware Town 57
4 Chertsey Town 1–2 Leatherhead 124
5 Croydon 1–3 Croydon Athletic 63
6 Dover Athletic 1–0 Ware 301
7 Dulwich Hamlet 3–1 Bashley 107
8 Egham Town 2–3 Fleet Town 50
9 Epsom & Ewell 0–3 Hastings United 39
10 Flackwell Heath 1–3 Witham Town 40
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
11 Horsham 6–1 Chalfont St. Peter 102
12 Kingsbury Town 3–1 Molesey 37
13 Lymington & New Milton 2–0 Kingstonian 90
14 Metropolitan Police 4–2 Hertford Town 45
15 Ramsgate 1–2 Newport IOW 128
16 Tonbridge Angels 1–3 Clapton 170
17 Walton Casuals 0–4 Tooting & Mitcham United 113
18 Wembley 5–2 Ashford Town (Kent) 52
19 Whyteleafe 1–3 Dorking 57

Second Round

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

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
20 Cray Wanderers 6–0 Kingsbury Town 34
21 Dorking 0–3 Edgware Town 48
22 Dover Athletic 5–0 Wembley 314
23 Dulwich Hamlet 3–2 Banstead Athletic 98
24 Fleet Town 1–3 Hastings United 69
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
25 Leatherhead 4–1 Metropolitan Police 117
26 Lymington & New Milton 1–4 Horsham 31
27 Newport IOW 1–2 Brook House 114
28 Tonbridge Angels 0–1 Tooting & Mitcham United 224
29 Witham Town 0–2 Croydon Athletic 40

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
30 Billericay Town 2–1 Maldon Town 201
31 Brook House 1–2 Hendon 84
32 Chelmsford City 3–1 Horsham 197
33 Dover Athletic 2–0 Leyton 324
34 East Thurrock Utd 0–3 Heybridge Swifts 66
35 Fisher Athletic 4–2 Folkestone Invicta 82
36 Hampton & Richmond Borough 1–0 Dulwich Hamlet 104
37 Harrow Borough 1–0 Windsor & Eton 117
38 Hastings United 2–3 Braintree Town 172
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
39 Leatherhead 5–3 Cray Wanderers 121
40 Margate 2–3 Bromley 345
41 Slough Town 3–2 Redbridge 139
42 Staines Town 0–2 AFC Wimbledon 622
43 Tooting & Mitcham United 3–0 Edgware Town 115
44 Wealdstone 1–0 Croydon Athletic 98
45 Worthing 2–2 Walton & Hersham
Worthing won 5–4 on penalties

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
46 AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Hendon 835
47 Billericay Town 3–1 Tooting & Mitcham United 168
48 Braintree Town 1–2 Wealdstone 109
49 Dover Athletic 0–2 Bromley 475
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
50 Fisher Athletic 2–1 Hampton & Richmond Borough 113
51 Harrow Borough 1–2 Worthing 114
52 Heybridge Swifts 2–0 Chelmsford City 241
53 Leatherhead 0–2 Slough Town 151

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
54 Bromley 3–2 Wealdstone 182
55 Hendon 0–1 Fisher Athletic 50
56 Slough Town 3–0 Heybridge Swifts 157
57 Worthing 1–3 Billericay Town 157

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
58 Fisher Athletic 5–2 Slough Town 108
59 Bromley 2–2 Billericay Town 315
Second leg
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
60 Slough Town 3–1 Fisher Athletic 118
61 Billericay Town 2–1 Bromley 362

Final

The Final was held on Wednesday, 12 April 2006. The winners were Fisher Athletic, who beat Billericay Town by four goals to nil in front of 611 spectators.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
62 Billericay Town 0–4 Fisher Athletic 611

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Sam Wood Bromley 4
2 Andy Ballard Slough Town 3
Ian Hodges Slough Town 3
Richard Pacquette Worthing 3

See also

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