1995–96 Isthmian League

The 1995–96 season was the 81st 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 four divisions.

Premier Division

Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season 1995–96
Champions Hayes
Promoted Hayes
Relegated Molesey
Walton & Hersham
Worthing
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,323 (2.86 per match)
Highest attendance 3,804 – Yeovil Town – Enfield, (4 May)
Total attendance 223,459
Average attendance 484 (+7.6% to previous season)

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Hayes (C) (P) 42 24 14 4 76 32+44 86 Promoted to the Football Conference
2 Enfield 42 26 8 8 78 35+43 86
3 Boreham Wood 42 24 11 7 69 29+40 83
4 Yeovil Town 42 23 11 8 83 51+32 80
5 Dulwich Hamlet 42 23 11 8 85 59+26 80
6 Carshalton Athletic 42 22 8 12 68 49+19 74
7 St Albans City 42 20 12 10 70 41+29 72
8 Kingstonian 42 20 11 11 62 38+24 71
9 Harrow Borough 42 19 10 13 70 56+14 67
10 Sutton United 42 17 14 11 71 56+15 65
11 Aylesbury United 42 17 12 13 71 58+13 63
12 Bishop's Stortford 42 16 9 17 61 62−1 57
13 Yeading 42 11 14 17 48 60−12 47
14 Hendon 42 12 10 20 52 65−13 46
15 Chertsey Town 42 13 6 23 45 71−26 45
16 Purfleet 42 12 8 22 48 67−19 44
17 Grays Athletic 42 11 11 20 43 63−20 44
18 Hitchin Town 42 10 10 22 41 74−33 40
19 Bromley 42 10 7 25 52 91−39 37
20 Molesey (R) 42 9 9 24 46 81−35 36 Relegated to the First Division
21 Walton & Hersham (R) 42 9 7 26 42 79−37 34
22 Worthing (R) 42 4 7 31 42 106−64 19

Source: [1][2]
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

Isthmian League
First Division
Season 1995–96
Champions Oxford City
Promoted Heybridge Swifts
Oxford City
Staines Town
Relegated Barking
Ruislip Manor
Wembley
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,417 (3.07 per match)
Highest attendance 2,141 – Aldershot Town – Barking, (6 April)
Total attendance 126,231
Average attendance 273 (-4.5% to previous season)

The First Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season and seven new clubs:

Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

Three clubs promoted from the Second Division:

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Oxford City (C) (P) 42 28 7 7 98 60+38 91 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Heybridge Swifts (P) 42 27 7 8 97 43+54 88
3 Staines Town (P) 42 23 11 8 82 59+23 80
4 Leyton Pennant 42 22 7 13 77 57+20 73
5 Aldershot Town 42 21 9 12 81 46+35 72
6 Billericay Town 42 19 9 14 58 580 66
7 Bognor Regis Town 42 18 11 13 71 53+18 65
8 Marlow 42 19 5 18 71 75−4 62
9 Basingstoke Town 42 16 13 13 70 60+10 61
10 Uxbridge 42 16 12 14 46 49−3 60
11 Wokingham Town 42 16 10 16 62 65−3 58
12 Chesham United 42 15 12 15 51 44+7 57
13 Thame United 42 14 13 15 64 73−9 55
14 Maidenhead United 42 12 14 16 50 63−13 50
15 Whyteleafe 42 12 13 17 71 81−10 49
16 Abingdon Town 42 13 9 20 63 80−17 48
17 Berkhamsted Town 42 12 10 20 52 67−15 46
18 Barton Rovers 42 12 10 20 69 87−18 46
19 Tooting & Mitcham United 42 11 10 21 45 64−19 43
20 Wembley (R) 42 11 8 23 49 66−17 41 Relegated to the Second Division
21 Ruislip Manor 42 11 8 23 54 77−23 41 Resigned and joined the Spartan League
22 Barking (R) 42 4 12 26 35 90−55 24 Relegated to the Second Division

Source: [1][2]
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

Isthmian League
Second Division
Season 1995–96
Champions Canvey Island
Promoted Canvey Island
Croydon
Hampton
Relegated None
Matches played 420
Goals scored 1,294 (3.08 per match)
Highest attendance 701 – Canvey Island – Croydon, (27 April)
Total attendance 48,815
Average attendance 116 (+16.0% to previous season)

The Second Division consisted of 21 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:

Two clubs relegated from the First Division:

Three clubs promoted from the Third Division:

Division started the season one club short after Newbury Town folded. At the end of the season Saffron Walden Town resigned from the league due to ground grading problems and joined the Essex Senior League. Thus, no teams were relegated from the Second Division this season.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Canvey Island (C) (P) 40 25 12 3 91 36+55 87 Promoted to the First Division
2 Croydon (P) 40 25 6 9 78 42+36 81
3 Hampton (P) 40 23 10 7 74 44+30 79
4 Banstead Athletic 40 21 11 8 72 36+36 74
5 Collier Row 40 21 11 8 73 41+32 74
6 Wivenhoe Town 40 21 8 11 82 57+25 71
7 Metropolitan Police 40 18 10 12 57 45+12 64
8 Bedford Town 40 18 10 12 67 59+8 64
9 Bracknell Town 40 18 8 14 69 50+19 62
10 Edgware Town 40 16 9 15 72 67+5 57
11 Tilbury 40 12 11 17 52 62−10 47
12 Ware 40 13 8 19 55 80−25 47
13 Chalfont St Peter 40 11 13 16 58 63−5 46
14 Leatherhead 40 12 10 18 71 77−6 46
15 Saffron Walden Town 40 11 12 17 56 58−2 45 Resigned from the league
16 Cheshunt 40 10 12 18 56 90−34 42
17 Hemel Hempstead 40 10 10 20 46 62−16 40
18 Egham Town 40 12 3 25 42 74−32 39
19 Witham Town 40 8 10 22 35 68−33 34
20 Hungerford Town 40 9 7 24 44 79−35 34 Reprieved from relegation
21 Dorking 40 8 5 27 44 104−60 29

Source: [1][2]
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.

Third Division

Isthmian League
Third Division
Season 1995–96
Champions Horsham
Promoted Horsham
Leighton Town
Windsor & Eton
Matches played 420
Goals scored 1,421 (3.38 per match)
Highest attendance 848 – Horsham – Leighton Town, (4 May)
Total attendance 42,721
Average attendance 102 (-9.7% to previous season)

The Third Division consisted of 21 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and four new teams:

Two clubs relegated from the Second Division:

Plus:

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Horsham (C) (P) 40 29 5 6 95 40+55 92 Promoted to the Second Division
2 Leighton Town (P) 40 28 5 7 95 34+61 89
3 Windsor & Eton (P) 40 27 6 7 117 46+71 87
4 Wealdstone 40 23 8 9 104 39+65 77
5 Harlow Town 40 22 10 8 85 62+23 76
6 Northwood 40 20 9 11 76 56+20 69
7 Epsom & Ewell 40 18 14 8 95 57+38 68
8 Kingsbury Town 40 15 16 9 61 48+13 61
9 East Thurrock United 40 17 8 15 61 50+11 59
10 Aveley 40 16 10 14 62 53+9 58
11 Wingate & Finchley 40 16 7 17 74 70+4 55
12 Lewes 40 14 7 19 56 72−16 49
13 Flackwell Heath 40 14 5 21 60 84−24 47
14 Hornchurch 40 11 8 21 55 77−22 41
15 Harefield United 40 11 7 22 49 89−40 40 Resigned and joined the Spartan League
16 Tring Town 40 10 8 22 40 78−38 38
17 Camberley Town 40 9 9 22 45 81−36 36
18 Hertford Town 40 10 5 25 72 103−31 35
19 Cove 40 8 10 22 37 89−52 34 Resigned and joined the Combined Counties League
20 Clapton 40 9 6 25 48 89−41 33
21 Southall 40 9 5 26 34 104−70 32

Source: [1][2]
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

  1. 1 2 3 4 England - Isthmian League
  2. 1 2 3 4 1995–96 Isthmian League
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