2000–01 Isthmian League

The 2000–01 season was the 86th 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 2000–01
Champions Farnborough Town
Promoted Farnborough Town
Relegated Slough Town
Carshalton Athletic
Dulwich Hamlet
Matches played 459
Goals scored 1348 (2.94 per match)

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

Farnborough Town won the division and returned to the Football Conference after two seasons in Isthmian League. Slough Town, Carshalton Athletic and Dulwich Hamlet finished bottom of the table and relegated to the First Division. Three fixtures left unfulfilled due to bad weather conditions.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Farnborough Town (C) (P) 42 31 6 5 86 27+59 99 Promoted to the Football Conference
2 Canvey Island 42 27 8 7 79 41+38 89
3 Basingstoke Town 42 22 13 7 73 40+33 79
4 Aldershot Town 41 21 11 9 73 39+34 074†
5 Chesham United 42 22 6 14 78 52+26 72
6 Gravesend & Northfleet 42 22 5 15 63 46+17 71
7 Heybridge Swifts 42 18 13 11 74 60+14 67
8 Billericay Town 41 18 13 10 62 54+8 067†
9 Hampton & Richmond 42 18 12 12 73 60+13 66
10 Hitchin Town 42 18 5 19 72 69+3 59
11 Purfleet 42 14 13 15 55 550 55
12 Hendon 40 16 6 18 62 620 054†
13 Sutton United 41 14 11 16 74 70+4 053†
14 St Albans City 42 15 5 22 50 69−19 50
15 Grays Athletic 42 14 8 20 49 68−19 50
16 Maidenhead United 42 15 2 25 47 63−16 47
17 Croydon 42 12 10 20 55 77−22 46
18 Enfield 42 12 9 21 48 74−26 45
19 Harrow Borough 41 10 11 20 62 91−29 041†
20 Slough Town (R) 42 10 9 23 40 62−22 39 Relegated to the First Division
21 Carshalton Athletic (R) 42 10 6 26 40 85−45 36
22 Dulwich Hamlet (R) 42 4 10 28 33 84−51 22

Source: [1] [2] [3] [4]
† Unfulfilled fixtures: Aldershot Town v Billericay Town, Hendon v Harrow Borough,[5] and Sutton United v Hendon.[5]
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 2000–01
Champions Boreham Wood
Promoted Boreham Wood
Bedford Town
Braintree Town
Relegated Leatherhead
Romford
Barton Rovers
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1525 (3.3 per match)

First Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new teams: Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

Two clubs promoted from the Second Division:

Initially, champions of the Second Division Hemel Hempstead Town were to be promoted to the First Division, but later they were refused due to ground grading. Leatherhead finished in the relegation zone were reprieved.

Boreham Wood won the division and returned to the Premier Division at the first attempt. Bedford Town and Braintree Town also get a promotion. Leatherhead finished in the relegation zone the second time in a row and were relegated along with Romford and Barton Rovers.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Boreham Wood (C) (P) 42 26 7 9 82 49+33 85 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Bedford Town (P) 42 22 16 4 81 40+41 82
3 Braintree Town (P) 42 25 6 11 112 60+52 81
4 Bishop's Stortford 42 24 6 12 103 76+27 78
5 Thame United 42 22 8 12 86 54+32 74
6 Ford United F.C. 42 19 12 11 70 58+12 69
7 Uxbridge 42 21 5 16 73 55+18 68
8 Northwood 42 20 8 14 89 81+8 68
9 Whyteleafe 42 20 6 16 62 69−7 66
10 Oxford City 42 16 13 13 64 49+15 61
11 Harlow Town 42 15 16 11 70 66+4 61
12 Worthing 42 16 9 17 69 690 57
13 Staines Town 42 16 8 18 60 66−6 56
14 Aylesbury United 42 17 4 21 65 55+10 55
15 Yeading 42 15 9 18 72 74−2 54
16 Bognor Regis Town 42 13 11 18 71 710 50
17 Walton & Hersham 42 14 8 20 59 80−21 50
18 Bromley 42 14 6 22 63 86−23 48
19 Wealdstone 42 12 9 21 54 73−19 45
20 Leatherhead (R) 42 12 4 26 37 87−50 40 Relegated to the Second Division
21 Romford (R) 42 9 4 29 53 113−60 31
22 Barton Rovers (R) 42 2 9 31 30 94−64 15

Source: [1] [6]
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 2000–01
Champions Tooting & Mitcham United
Promoted Tooting & Mitcham United
Windsor & Eton
Barking
Relegated Edgware Town
Leighton Town
Wokingham Town
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1386 (3 per match)

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

Two clubs relegated from the First Division:

Three clubs promoted from the Third Division:

Initially, champions of the Second Division Hemel Hempstead Town were to be promoted to the First Division, but later they were refused due to ground grading and stayed in the division.

Tooting & Mitcham United won the division and were promoted to the First Division along with Windsor & Eton and Barking. Later, Barking ceased to exist when they merged with East Ham United to form Barking & East Ham United, taken place of Barking in the First Division.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Tooting & Mitcham United (C) (P) 42 26 11 5 92 35+57 89 Promoted to the First Division
2 Windsor & Eton (P) 42 24 10 8 70 40+30 82
3 Barking (P) 42 23 13 6 82 54+28 082
4 Berkhamsted Town 42 24 8 10 99 49+50 80
5 Wivenhoe Town 42 23 11 8 78 52+26 80
6 Hemel Hempstead Town 42 22 10 10 74 44+30 76
7 Horsham 42 19 9 14 84 61+23 66
8 Chertsey Town 42 18 9 15 59 590 63
9 Great Wakering Rovers 42 16 13 13 69 59+10 61
10 Tilbury 42 18 6 18 61 67−6 60
11 Banstead Athletic 42 17 8 17 69 58+11 59
12 East Thurrock United 42 16 11 15 72 64+8 059#
13 Metropolitan Police 42 18 4 20 64 77−13 58
14 Marlow 42 15 11 16 62 61+1 56
15 Molesey 42 14 9 19 53 61−8 51
16 Wembley 42 12 10 20 39 63−24 46
17 Hungerford Town 42 11 9 22 40 73−33 42
18 Leyton Pennant F.C. 42 10 11 21 47 74−27 41
19 Cheshunt 42 11 6 25 48 77−29 39
20 Edgware Town (R) 42 9 9 24 41 77−36 36 Relegated to the Third Division
21 Leighton Town (R) 42 8 10 24 44 87−43 034#
22 Wokingham Town (R) 42 3 12 27 39 94−55 020†

Source: [1] [6]
At the end of the season Barking ceased to exist when they merged with East Ham United to form Barking & East Ham United.
# Dispute between sources:[1] says East Thurrock GF=72; Leighton Town GA=87, but [6] says East Thurrock GF=71; Leighton Town GA=86.
† Wokingham Town deducted 1 point.
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 2000–01
Champions Arlesey Town
Promoted Arlesey Town
Lewes
Ashford Town
Matches played 460
Goals scored 1642 (3.57 per match)

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

Arlesey Town and Ashford Town both debutated in the league and achieved a promotion along with Lewes. Two fixtures left unfulfilled due to bad weather conditions.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Arlesey Town (C) (P) 42 34 6 2 138 37+101 108 Promoted to the Second Division
2 Lewes (P) 41 25 11 5 104 34+70 086
3 Ashford Town (P) 42 26 7 9 102 49+53 85
4 Flackwell Heath 42 24 10 8 93 51+42 82
5 Corinthian Casuals 42 24 10 8 83 50+33 82
6 Aveley 42 24 3 15 85 61+24 75
7 Epsom & Ewell 42 23 4 15 76 52+24 73
8 Witham Town 42 21 9 12 76 57+19 72
9 Bracknell Town 41 19 10 12 90 70+20 067
10 Croydon Athletic 41 15 12 14 78 63+15 057
11 Ware 42 17 6 19 75 76−1 57
12 Tring Town 42 16 9 17 60 71−11 57
13 Egham Town 42 15 11 16 60 600 56
14 Hornchurch 42 14 13 15 73 60+13 55
15 Wingate & Finchley 42 15 7 20 75 750 52
16 Kingsbury Town F.C. 42 11 8 23 74 100−26 41
17 Abingdon Town 42 12 7 23 53 102−49 040†
18 Dorking 42 10 9 23 59 99−40 39
19 Hertford Town 41 9 8 24 57 97−40 035
20 Camberley Town 42 8 8 26 53 107−54 32
21 Clapton 42 5 9 28 48 121−73 24
22 Chalfont St Peter 42 4 1 37 30 150−120 13

Source: [1] [2] [6]
Unfulfilled fixtures: Croydon Athletic v Bracknell Town and Lewes v Hertford Town.
† Abingdon Town 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.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Robinson, M. (2010). Non-League Football Tables 1889-2010. Soccer Books Ltd. ISBN 9781862232044.
  2. 1 2 Football Club History Database website
  3. ↑ nonleaguefooty website
  4. ↑ Stats.Football website
  5. 1 2 Sutton Guardian website
  6. 1 2 3 4 rsssf website
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