2006–07 Isthmian League

The 2006–07 season was the 92nd season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. Also, it was the first season for the current incarnations of the Division One North and Division One South.

Premier Division

Isthmian League Premier Division
Season 2006–07
Champions Hampton & Richmond Borough
Promoted Hampton & Richmond Borough
Bromley
Relegated Worthing
Walton & Hersham
Slough Town
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1385 (3 per match)

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

Hampton & Richmond Borough won the division and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Bromley. Worthing, Walton & Hersham and Slough Town were relegated, while Harrow Borough, initially also relegated as the worst 19th-placed team in the three seventh level leagues, were reprieved after Farnborough Town folded, Lancaster City were demoted two levels down and Hayes merged with Yeading.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Hampton & Richmond (C) (P) 42 24 10 8 77 53+24 82 Promotion to the Conference South
2 Bromley (O) (P) 42 23 11 8 83 43+40 80 Qualification to the playoffs, then promoted to the Conference South
3 Chelmsford City 42 23 8 11 96 51+45 77 Qualification to the playoffs
4 Billericay Town 42 22 11 9 71 42+29 77
5 AFC Wimbledon 42 21 15 6 76 37+39 75‡
6 Margate 42 20 11 11 79 48+31 71
7 Boreham Wood 42 19 12 11 71 49+22 69
8 Horsham 42 18 14 10 70 57+13 68
9 Ramsgate 42 20 5 17 63 630 65
10 Heybridge Swifts 42 17 13 12 57 40+17 64
11 Tonbridge Angels 42 20 4 18 74 72+2 64
12 Staines Town 42 15 12 15 64 640 57
13 Carshalton Athletic 42 14 12 16 54 59−5 54
14 Hendon 42 16 6 20 53 64−11 54
15 Leyton 42 13 10 19 55 77−22 49
16 East Thurrock United 42 14 6 22 56 70−14 48
17 Ashford Town 42 11 13 18 59 71−12 46
18 Folkestone Invicta 42 12 10 20 45 66−21 46
19 Harrow Borough 42 13 6 23 61 71−10 45 Reprieved from relegation †
20 Worthing (R) 42 8 11 23 57 82−25 35 Relegation to Division One South
21 Walton & Hersham (R) 42 9 6 27 38 83−45 33
22 Slough Town (R) 42 4 6 32 26 123−97 18 Relegation to SFL Division One South & West

Source: [1] [2] [3]
‡ AFC Wimbledon were deducted three points.
† Harrow Borough were reprieved from relegation due to Conference clubs folding or merging.
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

Source:[3] [4]

Semifinals Final
      
2 Bromley 1
5 AFC Wimbledon 0
2 Bromley 1(4)
4 Billericay Town 1(2)
3 Chelmsford City 1(3)
4 Billericay Town 1(5)

Division One North

Isthmian League
Division One North
Season 2006–07
Champions AFC Hornchurch
Promoted AFC Hornchurch
Harlow Town
Relegated Flackwell Heath
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1266 (2.74 per match)

After the end of the previous season, Division One was restructured. Most of the previous season's Division One teams were transferred to Division One South.

Maldon Town qualified for the play-offs but were ineligible for promotion due to ground grading issues, so Harlow Town received a bye in the play-off semifinal which they won, and were promoted to the Premier Division along with AFC Hornchurch, who earned a second successive promotion. Flackwell Heath finished bottom of the table and were relegated. Ilford finished second bottom, but were reprieved from relegation after Enfield resigned from the league and folded due to debts.

League formation

Division One North consisted of 22 teams: eleven teams transferred from Southern League Division One North, three teams relegated from higher level leagues and eight teams promoted from lower level leagues. Barking & East Ham United, another team from the Southern League, joined the division but resigned and folded before the start of the season.

  • Two teams relegated from the Premier Division:

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 A.F.C. Hornchurch (C) (P) 42 32 7 3 96 27+69 103 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Harlow Town (O) (P) 42 24 10 8 71 31+40 82 Qualification to the playoffs, then promoted to the Premier Division
3 Enfield Town 42 24 7 11 74 39+35 79 Qualification to the playoffs
4 Maldon Town 42 20 11 11 50 42+8 71‡
5 A.F.C. Sudbury 42 19 13 10 67 41+26 70 Qualification to the playoffs
6 Canvey Island 42 19 10 13 65 47+18 67
7 Ware 42 19 10 13 70 56+14 67
8 Waltham Forest 42 17 14 11 60 56+4 65
9 Wingate & Finchley 42 16 11 15 58 49+9 59
10 Waltham Abbey 42 15 13 14 65 51+14 58
11 Wivenhoe Town 42 16 9 17 50 52−2 57
12 Great Wakering Rovers 42 16 9 17 57 64−7 57
13 Enfield 42 16 6 20 65 63+2 54 Resigned and folded †
14 Potters Bar Town 42 14 9 19 60 62−2 51
15 Aveley 42 14 9 19 47 57−10 51
16 Redbridge 42 15 5 22 42 48−6 50
17 Bury Town 42 13 11 18 57 69−12 50
18 Arlesey Town 42 13 11 18 44 63−19 50
19 Tilbury 42 11 10 21 43 72−29 43
20 Witham Town 42 10 7 25 52 90−38 37
21 Ilford 42 9 5 28 36 97−61 32 Reprieved from relegation †
22 Flackwell Heath (R) 42 7 9 26 37 90−53 30 Relegation to the Hellenic League

Source: [1] [3]
‡ Ineligible for promotion due to ground grading issues.
† Ilford were reprieved after Enfield resigned from the league and folded due to debts.
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

  Semi-finals Final
                           
   
  2  Harlow Town 2(5)
    5  AFC Sudbury 2(3)
3  Enfield Town 2
  5  AFC Sudbury 4  

Source:[3]

Division One South

Isthmian League
Division One South
Season 2006–07
Champions Maidstone United
Promoted Maidstone United
Hastings United
Relegated none
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1381 (2.99 per match)

After the end of the previous season, Division One was restructured. Most of the previous season's Division One teams were transferred to Division One South.

Division One South consisted of 22 teams, 16 teams transferred from Division One and six new teams:

Maidstone United won their second title in a row and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Hastings United. Both clubs finishing in the relegation zone were reprieved due to places created after Hayes and Yeading merged to form Hayes & Yeading United and Moor Green and Solihull Borough merged to form Solihull Moors.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Maidstone United (C) (P) 42 23 11 8 79 47+32 80 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Tooting & Mitcham United 42 22 13 7 70 41+29 79 Qualification to the playoffs
3 Dover Athletic 42 22 11 9 77 41+36 77
4 Hastings United (O) (P) 42 22 10 10 79 56+23 76 Qualification to the playoffs, then promoted to the Premier Division
5 Fleet Town 42 21 12 9 65 52+13 75 Qualification to the playoffs, then transferred to SFL Division One South & West
6 Metropolitan Police 42 18 15 9 65 48+17 69
7 Dartford 42 19 11 12 86 65+21 68 Transferred to Division One North
8 Dulwich Hamlet 42 18 13 11 83 56+27 67
9 Horsham YMCA 42 17 7 18 59 69−10 58
10 Sittingbourne 42 14 15 13 68 63+5 57
11 Leatherhead 42 15 10 17 58 63−5 55
12 Cray Wanderers 42 14 12 16 67 69−2 54
13 Kingstonian 42 13 13 16 60 63−3 52
14 Burgess Hill Town 42 13 12 17 58 81−23 51
15 Molesey 42 12 13 17 52 63−11 49
16 Chatham Town 42 12 11 19 52 62−10 47
17 Walton Casuals 42 11 13 18 57 71−14 46
18 Ashford Town 42 10 14 18 52 65−13 44
19 Croydon Athletic 42 12 8 22 44 77−33 44
20 Whyteleafe 42 9 15 18 52 65−13 42
21 Corinthian-Casuals 42 8 10 24 53 88−35 34 Reprieved from relegation †
22 Godalming Town 42 8 9 25 45 76−31 33 Reprieved from relegation †, then transferred to SFL Division One South & West

Source: [1] [3]
† Corinthian-Casuals and Godalming Town were reprieved from relegation after higher league clubs merged.
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 Tooting & Mitcham United 2
5 Fleet Town 1
2 Tooting & Mitcham United 0
4 Hastings United 2
3 Dover Athletic 0
4 Hastings United 2

Source:[3]

League Cup

2006–07 Isthmian League Cup
Country  England
Teams 66
Champions Ashford Town (Middx)
Runners-up Dover Athletic

The Isthmian League Cup 2006–07 was the 33rd season of the Isthmian League Cup, the league cup competition of the Isthmian League. Sixty-six clubs took part. The competition commenced on 22 August 2006 and finished on 4 April 2007.

Calendar

Round Date Matches Clubs
First Round 22 August 2006 2 66 → 64
Second Round September 2006 32 64 → 32
Third Round October 2006 16 32 → 16
Fourth Round November 2006 8 16 → 8
Quarterfinals December 2006 4 8 → 4
Semifinals March 2007 2 4 → 2
Final 4 April 2007 1 2 → 1

Fixtures and results

First Round

In the First Round, the four 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 Metropolitan Police 4–1 Godalming Town 58
2 Tilbury 2–3 Wivenhoe Town 44

Second Round

The two clubs to have made it through the First Round were entered into the Second Round draw with all other Isthmian League clubs, making sixty-four teams. Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
3 AFC Hornchurch 4–0 Canvey Island 346
4 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Hastings United 619
5 Arlesey Town 1–3 Slough Town 89
6 Ashford Town (Kent) 2–0 Bromley 137
7 Aveley 1–3 AFC Sudbury 71
8 Boreham Wood 4–3 Enfield Town 104
9 Carshalton Athletic 1–3 Horsham 142
10 Chatham Town 0–1 Dover Athletic 163
11 Chelmsford City 1–0 Wivenhoe Town 362
12 Cray Wanderers 3–1 Whyteleafe 78
13 Croydon Athletic 4–1 Sittingbourne 22
14 Dartford 2–2 Folkestone Invicta 116
Dartford advance on penalties
15 East Thurrock Utd 1–0 Billericay Town 124
16 Flackwell Heath 3–4 Hendon 62
17 Great Wakering Rovers 0–1 Redbridge 55
18 Harrow Borough 0–1 Enfield 73
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
19 Heybridge Swifts 4–0 Ilford 58
20 Kingstonian 3–2 Hampton & Richmond Borough 221
21 Leatherhead 4–0 Molesey 78
22 Leyton 2–1 Witham Town 40
23 Maldon Town 2–1 Bury Town 86
24 Ramsgate 2–0 Margate 783
25 Staines Town 3–2 Potters Bar Town 82
26 Tonbridge Angels 3–0 Maidstone United 480
27 Tooting & Mitcham United 1–1 Corinthian-Casuals 100
Tooting & Mitcham United advance on penalties
28 Waltham Abbey 0–1 Harlow Town 83
29 Waltham Forest 0–5 Fleet Town 34
30 Walton & Hersham 0–2 Metropolitan Police 71
31 Walton Casuals 4–1 Dulwich Hamlet 40
32 Ware 0–1 Ashford Town (Middx) 83
33 Worthing 3–2 Horsham YMCA 158
34 Wingate & Finchley 2–4 Burgess Hill Town 33

Third Round

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

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
35 AFC Sudbury 2–1 Chelmsford City 370
36 Ashford Town (Kent) 2–4 Cray Wanderers 65
37 Boreham Wood 3–1 Harlow Town 83
38 Burgess Hill Town 2–3 AFC Wimbledon 305
39 Croydon Athletic 1–1 Tooting & Mitcham United 94
Tooting & Mitcham United advance on penalties
40 Fleet Town 3–4 Enfield Town 79
41 Hendon 1–2 Staines Town 85
42 Horsham 3–5 Walton Casuals 168
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
43 Heybridge Swifts 3–2 AFC Hornchurch 142
44 Leatherhead – Worthing 164
45 Leyton 1–0 Maldon Town 20
46 Metropolitan Police 3–1 Kingstonian 212
47 Ramsgate 1–1 Dover Athletic 264
Dover Athletic advance on penalties
48 Redbridge 1–3 East Thurrock Utd 43
49 Slough Town 0–4 Ashford Town (Middx) 149
50 Tonbridge Angels 1–3 Dartford 253

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
51 AFC Sudbury 2–1 Metropolitan Police 183
52 Ashford Town (Middx) 2–1 Enfield 100
53 Dartford 0–3 Boreham Wood 1,087
54 Dover Athletic 1–0 East Thurrock Utd 154
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
55 Leyton 2–3 Leatherhead 15
56 Staines Town 2–1 Heybridge Swifts 113
57 Tooting & Mitcham United 1–0 AFC Wimbledon 941
58 Walton Casuals 1–2 Cray Wanderers 44

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
59 Boreham Wood 1–2 Cray Wanderers 49
60 Dover Athletic 2–1 Leatherhead 215
61 Staines Town 3–1 AFC Sudbury 121
62 Tooting & Mitcham United 1–3 Ashford Town (Middx) 104

Semifinals

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

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
63 Dover Athletic 4–3 Cray Wanderers 203
64 Staines Town 2–3 Ashford Town (Middx) 369

Final

The Final was held on Wednesday, 4 April 2007 at Hayes Lane, home of Bromley. The winners were Ashford Town (Middx), who beat Dover Athletic 4–1.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
65 Ashford Town (Middx) 4–1 Dover Athletic

Top League Cup goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Gavin Smith Ashford Town (Middx) 6
2 Brett Donnelly Enfield 4
3 Gary Abbott Cray Wanderers 3
Leon Archer Boreham Wood 3
Leigh Bremner Cray Wanderers 3
Craig Carley Walton Casuals 3
Marc Charles-Smith Leatherhead 3
Gary Cross AFC Hornchurch 3
Stuart Lake Ashford Town (Middx) 3
Colin Luckett Cray Wanderers 3

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Robinson, M. (2010). Non-League Football Tables 1889-2010. Soccer Books Ltd. ISBN 9781862232044.
  2. ↑ nonleaguefooty website
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Football Club History Database website
  4. ↑ LFC website

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