2007–08 Isthmian League

The 2007–08 season was the 93rd season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England.

Premier Division

Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season 2007–08
Champions Chelmsford City
Promoted AFC Wimbledon
Chelmsford City
Relegated East Thurrock United
Folkestone Invicta
Leyton
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,423 (3.08 per match)
Top goalscorer 26 goals – Mark Nwokeji (Staines Town)
Highest attendance 3,201 – Chelmsford City – AFC Wimbledon, (15 March)
Total attendance 233,047
Average attendance 504 (+2.6% to previous season)

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:

Chelmsford City won the division and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners AFC Wimbledon, who earned a third promotion in the six-year history of the reborn club. East Thurrock United, Folkestone Invicta and Leyton were relegated to the Division One sections while Boreham Wood were reprieved from relegation due to Conference clubs Halifax Town folding and Nuneaton Borough being demoted two divisions down.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Chelmsford City (C) (P) 42 26 9 7 84 39+45 87 Promoted to the Conference South
2 Staines Town 42 22 12 8 85 54+31 78 Qualified for the play-offs
3 AFC Wimbledon (O) (P) 42 22 9 11 81 47+34 75 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Conference South
4 AFC Hornchurch 42 20 10 12 68 44+24 70 Qualified for the play-offs
5 Ramsgate 42 19 11 12 67 53+14 68
6 Ashford Town 42 20 6 16 79 65+14 66
7 Hendon 42 18 11 13 79 67+12 65
8 Tonbridge Angels 42 17 12 13 77 57+20 63
9 Margate 42 17 11 14 71 68+3 62
10 Billericay Town 42 16 12 14 66 57+9 60
11 Horsham 42 18 5 19 63 630 59
12 Heybridge Swifts 42 14 13 15 64 640 55
13 Wealdstone 42 15 9 18 68 75−7 54
14 Hastings United 42 15 8 19 58 67−9 53
15 Harlow Town 42 13 13 16 56 52+4 52
16 Harrow Borough 42 15 7 20 61 74−13 52
17 Maidstone United 42 16 4 22 56 79−23 52
18 Carshalton Athletic 42 14 8 20 52 65−13 50
19 Boreham Wood 42 15 5 22 56 73−17 50 Reprieved from relegation
20 East Thurrock United (R) 42 14 9 19 48 67−19 050‡ Relegated to Division One North
21 Folkestone Invicta (R) 42 13 10 19 49 70−21 49 Relegated to Division One South
22 Leyton (R) 42 4 4 34 35 123−88 16 Relegated to Division One North

Source: [1][2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
‡ East Thurrock United were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player against Harrow Borough on 8 December 2007 (0–0).
(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.

Top scorers

Player Club Goals[3]
Mark Nwokeji Staines Town 26
James Pinnock Margate 24
Carl Rook Horsham / Tonbridge Angels 23
Brian Haule Hendon 20
Steven Wareham Maldon Town / East Thurrock United
John Main Tonbridge Angels / AFC Wimbledon
Reggie Savage Croydon Athletic / Heybridge Swifts 19
Bradley Woods-Garness Billericay Town
Simon Parker AFC Hornchurch 18
Stafford Browne Heybridge Swifts 17

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Staines Town 2
5 Ramsgate 1
2 Staines Town 1
3 AFC Wimbledon 2
3 AFC Wimbledon 3
4 AFC Hornchurch 1

Stadia and locations

AFC Hornchurch
AFC Wimbledon
Ashford Town
Boreham Wood
Carshalton Athletic
Harrow Borough
Hendon
Leyton
Staines Town
Wealdstone
Locations of the Premier Division clubs
Club Stadium
AFC Hornchurch Hornchurch Stadium
AFC Wimbledon Kingsmeadow (groundshare with Kingstonian )
Ashford Town Short Lane
Billericay Town New Lodge
Boreham Wood Meadow Park
Carshalton Athletic War Memorial Sports Ground
Chelmsford City Melbourne Stadium
East Thurrock United Rookery Hill
Folkestone Invicta Cheriton Road
Harlow Town Barrows Farm
Harrow Borough Earlsmead Stadium
Hastings United The Pilot Field
Hendon Claremont Road
Heybridge Swifts Scraley Road
Horsham Queen Street
Leyton Leyton Stadium
Maidstone United Bourne Park (groundshare with Sittingbourne)
Margate Hartsdown Park
Ramsgate Southwood Stadium
Staines Town Wheatsheaf Park
Tonbridge Angels Longmead Stadium
Wealdstone Chestnut Avenue (groundshare with Northwood)

Division One North

Isthmian League
Division One North
Season 2007–08
Champions Dartford
Promoted Canvey Island
Dartford
Relegated Wivenhoe Town
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,452 (3.14 per match)
Top goalscorer 32 goals – John Frendo (Ware)
Highest attendance 2,589 – Dartford – Wingate & Finchley, (26 April)
Total attendance 87,419
Average attendance 189 (+20.4% to previous season)

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

Dartford won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Canvey Island. Wivenhoe Town finished bottom of the table and left the league. Ilford finished in the relegation zone for the second season in a row, but were reprieved again after Edgware Town resigned from the league at the end of the season due to lack of the funds.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Dartford (C) (P) 42 27 8 7 107 42+65 89 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 AFC Sudbury 42 24 8 10 86 40+46 80 Qualified for the play-offs, then transferred to SFL Division One Midlands
3 Redbridge 42 24 9 9 70 43+27 080‡ Qualified for the play-offs
4 Ware 42 23 10 9 110 58+52 79
5 Canvey Island (O) (P) 42 23 10 9 82 39+43 79 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division
6 Brentwood Town 42 22 11 9 70 49+21 77
7 Bury Town 42 22 9 11 76 53+23 75 Transferred to SFL Division One Midlands
8 Edgware Town 42 20 14 8 53 39+14 74 Club folded at the end of the season
9 Maldon Town 42 19 10 13 78 63+15 67
10 Northwood 42 18 12 12 71 61+10 66
11 Aveley 42 18 12 12 68 65+3 66
12 Enfield Town 42 18 9 15 60 63−3 63
13 Great Wakering Rovers 42 13 9 20 64 66−2 48
14 Waltham Abbey 42 12 10 20 42 78−36 46
15 Arlesey Town 42 12 9 21 64 84−20 45 Transferred to SFL Division One Midlands
16 Witham Town 42 12 5 25 75 109−34 41
17 Potters Bar Town 42 10 9 23 45 77−32 39
18 Wingate & Finchley 42 8 11 23 45 72−27 35
19 Waltham Forest 42 7 12 23 44 74−30 33
20 Tilbury 42 7 12 23 49 96−47 032†
21 Ilford 42 8 8 26 47 95−48 32 Reprieved from relegation
22 Wivenhoe Town (R) 42 8 7 27 46 86−40 31 Relegated to the Eastern Counties League

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
‡ Redbridge were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player against Canvey Island on 22 September 2007 (1–1).
† Tilbury were deducted one point for fielding a suspended player against Wivenhoe Town on 29 March 2008 (0–0).
(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.

Top scorers

Player Club Goals[3]
John Frendo Ware 32
Brendon Cass Dartford 31
James Rowe AFC Sudbury 27
Sam Reed Bury Town 22
Cody McDonald Witham Town 21

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 AFC Sudbury 2
5 Canvey Island 3
5 Canvey Island 1(5)
3 Redbridge 1(4)
3 Redbridge 4
4 Ware 2

Stadia and locations

Aveley
Brentwood Town
Dartford
Edgware Town
Enfield Town
Ilford
Northwood
Potters Bar Town
Redbridge
Tilbury
Waltham Abbey
Waltham Forest
Wingate & Finchley
Locations of Division One North clubs
Club Stadium
AFC Sudbury King's Marsh
Arlesey Town Hitchin Road
Aveley The Mill Field
Brentwood Town The Brentwood Centre Arena
Bury Town Ram Meadow
Canvey Island Brockwell Stadium
Dartford Princes Park
Edgware Town White Lion
Enfield Town Goldsdown Road (groundshare with Brimsdown Rovers)
Great Wakering Rovers Burroughs Park
Ilford Cricklefield Stadium
Maldon Town Wallace Binder Ground
Northwood Chestnut Avenue (groundshare with Wealdstone)
Potters Bar Town Parkfield
Redbridge Oakside
Tilbury Chadfields
Waltham Abbey Capershotts
Waltham Forest Wadham Lodge
Ware Wodson Park
Wingate & Finchley The Harry Abrahams Stadium
Witham Town Spa Road
Wivenhoe Town Broad Lane

Division One South

Isthmian League
Division One South
Season 2007–08
Champions Dover Athletic
Promoted Dover Athletic
Tooting & Mitcham United
Relegated Horsham YMCA
Molesey
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,380 (2.99 per match)
Top goalscorer 26 goals – Craig Carley (Metropolitan Police)
Highest attendance 1,324 – Dover Athletic – Ashford Town, (26 April)
Total attendance 105,939
Average attendance 229 (-20.2% to previous season)

Division One South consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:

Dover Athletic won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Tooting & Mitcham United. Horsham YMCA and Molesey finished bottom of the table and left the league.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Dover Athletic (C) (P) 42 30 8 4 84 29+55 98 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Tooting & Mitcham United (O) (P) 42 26 8 8 88 41+47 86 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division
3 Cray Wanderers 42 25 11 6 87 42+45 86 Qualified for the play-offs
4 Metropolitan Police 42 24 3 15 69 47+22 75
5 Worthing 42 22 7 13 77 49+28 73
6 Dulwich Hamlet 42 20 10 12 68 47+21 70
7 Kingstonian 42 20 10 12 66 52+14 70
8 Ashford Town 42 19 10 13 64 51+13 67
9 Sittingbourne 42 20 7 15 56 58−2 67
10 Walton & Hersham 42 15 12 15 65 62+3 57
11 Whyteleafe 42 17 5 20 57 62−5 56
12 Burgess Hill Town 42 18 8 16 61 57+4 054†
13 Croydon Athletic 42 14 9 19 65 76−11 51
14 Whitstable Town 42 14 8 20 69 84−15 50
15 Chipstead 42 15 5 22 58 76−18 50
16 Walton Casuals 42 11 15 16 55 68−13 48
17 Leatherhead 42 13 7 22 52 63−11 46
18 Chatham Town 42 12 10 20 58 70−12 46 Transferred to Division One North
19 Eastbourne Town 42 11 11 20 58 84−26 44
20 Corinthian-Casuals 42 11 11 20 51 77−26 44
21 Horsham YMCA (R) 42 7 6 29 36 85−49 27 Relegated to the Sussex County League
22 Molesey (R) 42 3 9 30 36 100−64 18 Relegated to the Combined Counties League

Source: [1]
† Burgess Hill Town were deducted eight points for fielding a player without international clearance in eight matches.
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.

Top scorers

Player Club Goals[3]
Craig Carley Metropolitan Police 26
Liam Bairup Eastbourne Town 23
Steve Harper Burgess Hill Town 22
Jon Henry-Hayden Tooting & Mitcham United 21
Bobby Traynor Kingstonian 19
James Dryden Dover Athletic
Paul Vines Tooting & Mitcham United

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Tooting & Mitcham United 2
5 Worthing 0
2 Tooting & Mitcham United 1
3 Cray Wanderers 0
3 Cray Wanderers 2
4 Metropolitan Police 0

Stadia and locations

Chipstead
Corinthian-Casuals
Cray Wanderers
Croydon Athletic
Dulwich Hamlet
Kingstonian
Metropolitan Police
Molesey
Tooting & Mitcham United
Whyteleafe
Locations of Division One South clubs
Club Stadium
Ashford Town The Homelands
Burgess Hill Town Leylands Park
Chatham Town The Sports Ground
Chipstead High Road
Corinthian-Casuals King George's Field
Cray Wanderers Hayes Lane (groundshare with Bromley)
Croydon Athletic Keith Tuckey Stadium
Dover Athletic Crabble Athletic Ground
Dulwich Hamlet Champion Hill
Eastbourne Town The Saffrons
Horsham YMCA Gorings Mead
Kingstonian Kingsmeadow (groundshare with AFC Wimbledon)
Leatherhead Fetcham Grove
Metropolitan Police Imber Court
Molesey Walton Road Stadium
Sittingbourne Bourne Park
Tooting & Mitcham United Imperial Fields
Walton & Hersham The Sports Ground
Walton Casuals Waterside Stadium
Whitstable Town The Belmont Ground
Whyteleafe Church Road
Worthing Woodside Road

League Cup

2007–08 Isthmian League Cup
Country  England
Teams 66
Defending champions Ashford Town (Middx)
Champions Ramsgate
Runners-up AFC Sudbury
← 2006–07 2008–09 →

The Isthmian League Cup 2007–08 was the 34th season of the Isthmian League Cup, the league cup competition of the Isthmian League. Sixty-six clubs took part. The competition commenced on 11 September 2007 and finished on 2 April 2008.[4]

Calendar

Round Dates Matches Clubs
First round 11 September 2 66 → 64
Second round 1 October – 20 November 32 64 → 32
Third round 23 October – 8 January 16 32 → 16
Fourth round 4 December – 12 February 8 16 → 8
Quarterfinals 12 February – 19 February 4 8 → 4
Semifinals 4 March 2 4 → 2
Final 2 April 1 2 → 1

Fixtures and results

Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.

First round

Four clubs from division Ones participated in the First round, while all other clubs received a bye to the Second round.

Tie Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier) Att.
1 Redbridge 2–0 Brentwood Town 81
2 Waltham Forest 2–3 Arlesey Town 53

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.

Tie Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier) Att.
3 AFC Wimbledon 0–2 Whyteleafe 529
4 AFC Hornchurch 3–0 Tilbury 182
5 Arlesey Town 4–0 Enfield Town 75
6 Ashford Town (Middx) 2–1 Walton & Hersham 93
7 Ashford Town (Kent) 1–3 Burgess Hill Town 110
8 Billericay Town 0–3 AFC Sudbury 202
9 Bury Town 2–3 Chelmsford City 206
10 Carshalton Athletic 4–0 Corinthian-Casuals 75
11 Dartford 3–0 Aveley 318
12 Dover Athletic 2–3 (a.e.t.) Eastbourne Town 151
13 Dulwich Hamlet 0–0 Tooting & Mitcham United 149
Tooting & Mitcham United advance 5–3 on penalties
14 Edgware Town 3–1 Staines Town 48
15 Great Wakering Rovers 4–1 Ilford 115
16 Harlow Town 1–3 (a.e.t.) Ware 131
17 Harrow Borough 0–5 Metropolitan Police 76
18 Hendon 2–3 Boreham Wood 101
Tie Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier) Att.
19 Horsham 4–0 Hastings United 162
20 Horsham YMCA 4–3 (a.e.t.) Folkestone Invicta 50
21 Kingstonian 3–1 Cray Wanderers 179
22 Leatherhead 3–2 Croydon Athletic 67
23 Maidstone United 5–2 Canvey Island 131
24 Margate 2–3 East Thurrock United 174
25 Molesey 2–3 Wealdstone 106
26 Potters Bar Town 3–1 Leyton 41
27 Ramsgate 4–2 Chatham Town 87
28 Redbridge 2–1 Sittingbourne 41
29 Tonbridge Angels 4–1 Chipstead 159
30 Waltham Abbey 3–1 Wingate & Finchley 41
31 Walton Casuals 1–0 Northwood 34
32 Whitstable Town 4–3 Worthing 110
33 Witham Town 1–0 Maldon Town 87
34 Wivenhoe Town 0–2 Heybridge Swifts 44

Third round

Tie Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier) Att.
35 AFC Hornchurch 3–0 Maidsone United 225
36 AFC Sudbury 2–1 Chelmsford City 297
37 Arlesey Town 4–2 Witham Town 63
38 Ashford Town (Middx) 2–0 Metropolitan Police 88
39 Boreham Wood 2–3 Wealdstone 87
40 Burgess Hill Town 1–3 Whyteleafe 103
41 Carshalton Athletic 1–0 Leatherhead 160
42 Dartford 3–0 Whitstable Town 426
43 East Thurrock United 0–1 Ramsgate 63
Tie Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier) Att.
44 Eastbourne Town 1–5 Horsham 137
45 Kingstonian 1–2 (a.e.t.) Tooting & Mitcham United 225
46 Potters Bar Town 1–4 Edgware Town 42
47 Redbridge 2–1 Great Wakering Rovers 56
48 Tonbridge Angels 4–2 (a.e.t.) Horsham YMCA 153
49 Waltham Abbey 0–4 Heybridge Swifts 62
Played at Heybridge Swifts
50 Walton Casuals 2–1 Ware 39

Fourth round

Tie Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier) Att.
51 AFC Hornchurch 1–2 Ramsgate 216
52 Arlesey Town 1–4 Edgware Town 79
53 Heybridge Swifts 3–0 Dartford 152
54 Horsham 1–2 Walton Casuals 187
Tie Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier) Att.
55 Redbridge 0–1 (a.e.t.) AFC Sudbury 76
56 Tonbridge Angels 1–3 Carshalton Athletic 202
57 Tooting & Mitcham United 1–0 Whyteleafe 105
58 Wealdstone 1–0 Ashford Town (Middx) 88

Quarterfinals

Tie Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier) Att.
59 AFC Sudbury 1–0 Edgware Town 176
60 Carshalton Athletic 1–1 Walton Casuals 95
Walton Casuals advance 5–4 on penalties
Tie Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier) Att.
61 Ramsgate 1–1 Tooting & Mitcham United 182
Ramsgate advance 4–3 on penalties
62 Wealdstone 0–1 (a.e.t.) Heybridge Swifts 105

Semifinals

Tie Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier) Att.
63 Heybridge Swifts 0–6 AFC Sudbury 189
64 Walton Casuals 0–1 Ramsgate 132

Final

2 April 2008
AFC Sudbury (P) 0–0 (a.e.t.) Ramsgate (S)
  Penalties  
4–5
Princes Park, Dartford
Attendance: 568

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 2007–08 Isthmian League
  2. ↑ nonleaguefooty website
  3. 1 2 3 "Isthmian League 2007/08 Bulletin No38".
  4. ↑ The Isthmian archive
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