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
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs: AFC Hornchurch, promoted as champions of Division One North Harlow Town, promoted as play-off winners in Division One North Hastings United, promoted as play-off winners in Division One South Maidstone United, promoted as champions of Division One South Wealdstone, transferred from the Southern Football League Premier Division
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
Top scorers PlayerClubGoals Mark NwokejiStaines Town26 James PinnockMargate24 Carl RookHorsham / Tonbridge Angels23 Brian HauleHendon20 Steven WarehamMaldon Town / East Thurrock United John MainTonbridge Angels / AFC Wimbledon Reggie SavageCroydon Athletic / Heybridge Swifts19 Bradley Woods-GarnessBillericay Town Simon ParkerAFC Hornchurch18 Stafford BrowneHeybridge Swifts17
Play-offs
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium AFC Hornchurch Hornchurch Stadium AFC Wimbledon Kingsmeadow (groundshare with Kingstonian) Ashford Town (Middlesex) 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
Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season, and four new clubs: Brentwood Town, promoted as champions of the Essex Senior League Dartford, transferred from Division One South Edgware Town, promoted as champions of the Spartan South Midlands League Northwood, relegated from the Southern Football League Premier Division
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
Top scorers PlayerClubGoals John FrendoWare32 Brendon CassDartford31 James RoweAFC Sudbury27 Sam ReedBury Town22 Cody McDonaldWitham Town21
Play-offs
Stadia and locations
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
Division One South consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs: Chipstead, promoted as champions of the Combined Counties League Eastbourne Town, promoted as champions of the Sussex County League Walton & Hersham, relegated from the Premier Division Whitstable Town, promoted as champions of the Kent League Worthing, relegated from the Premier Division
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
Top scorers PlayerClubGoals Craig CarleyMetropolitan Police26 Liam BairupEastbourne Town23 Steve HarperBurgess Hill Town22 Jon Henry-HaydenTooting & Mitcham United21 Bobby TraynorKingstonian19 James DrydenDover Athletic Paul VinesTooting & Mitcham United
Play-offs
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Ashford Town (Kent) 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
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.The Isthmian archive
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. TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)1Redbridge2–0Brentwood Town812Waltham Forest2–3Arlesey Town53
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.
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)3AFC Wimbledon0–2Whyteleafe5294AFC Hornchurch3–0Tilbury1825Arlesey Town4–0Enfield Town756Ashford Town (Middx)2–1Walton & Hersham937Ashford Town (Kent)1–3Burgess Hill Town1108Billericay Town0–3AFC Sudbury2029Bury Town2–3Chelmsford City20610Carshalton Athletic4–0Corinthian-Casuals7511Dartford3–0Aveley31812Dover Athletic2–3 Eastbourne Town15113Dulwich Hamlet0–0Tooting & Mitcham United149Tooting & Mitcham United advance 5–3 on penalties14Edgware Town3–1Staines Town4815Great Wakering Rovers4–1Ilford11516Harlow Town1–3 Ware13117Harrow Borough0–5Metropolitan Police7618Hendon2–3Boreham Wood101
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)19Horsham4–0Hastings United16220Horsham YMCA4–3 Folkestone Invicta5021Kingstonian3–1Cray Wanderers17922Leatherhead3–2Croydon Athletic6723Maidstone United5–2Canvey Island13124Margate2–3East Thurrock United17425Molesey2–3Wealdstone10626Potters Bar Town3–1Leyton4127Ramsgate4–2Chatham Town8728Redbridge2–1Sittingbourne4129Tonbridge Angels4–1Chipstead15930Waltham Abbey3–1Wingate & Finchley4131Walton Casuals1–0Northwood3432Whitstable Town4–3Worthing11033Witham Town1–0Maldon Town8734Wivenhoe Town0–2Heybridge Swifts44
Third round
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)35AFC Hornchurch3–0Maidsone United22536AFC Sudbury2–1Chelmsford City29737Arlesey Town4–2Witham Town6338Ashford Town (Middx)2–0Metropolitan Police8839Boreham Wood2–3Wealdstone8740Burgess Hill Town1–3Whyteleafe10341Carshalton Athletic1–0Leatherhead16042Dartford3–0Whitstable Town42643East Thurrock United0–1Ramsgate63
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)44Eastbourne Town1–5Horsham13745Kingstonian1–2 Tooting & Mitcham United22546Potters Bar Town1–4Edgware Town4247Redbridge2–1Great Wakering Rovers5648Tonbridge Angels4–2 Horsham YMCA15349Waltham Abbey0–4Heybridge Swifts62Played at Heybridge Swifts50Walton Casuals2–1Ware39
Fourth round
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)51AFC Hornchurch1–2Ramsgate21652Arlesey Town1–4Edgware Town7953Heybridge Swifts3–0Dartford15254Horsham1–2Walton Casuals187
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)55Redbridge0–1 AFC Sudbury7656Tonbridge Angels1–3Carshalton Athletic20257Tooting & Mitcham United1–0Whyteleafe10558Wealdstone1–0Ashford Town (Middx)88
Quarterfinals
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)59AFC Sudbury1–0Edgware Town17660Carshalton Athletic1–1Walton Casuals95Walton Casuals advance 5–4 on penalties
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)61Ramsgate1–1Tooting & Mitcham United182Ramsgate advance 4–3 on penalties62Wealdstone0–1 Heybridge Swifts105
Semifinals TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)63Heybridge Swifts0–6AFC Sudbury18964Walton Casuals0–1Ramsgate132
Final
See also Isthmian League 2007–08 Northern Premier League 2007–08 Southern Football League
References
External links Official website