The1973–74 season was the 59th in the history of theIsthmian League, an Englishfootball competition.
It was the first season in which the league was split into two divisions after sixteen new clubs joined the new Division Two. It was also the first season in which the Isthmian League used three points for a win.
Wycombe Wanderers won Division One, whilstDagenham won Division Two.
| Season | 1973–74 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wycombe Wanderers |
| Relegated | Corinthian-Casuals St Albans City |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,263 (2.73 per match) |
1974–75 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 96 | 34 | 2.824 | 90 | |
| 2 | Hendon | 42 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 63 | 20 | 3.150 | 88 | |
| 3 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 78 | 26 | 3.000 | 87 | |
| 4 | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 71 | 38 | 1.868 | 77 | |
| 5 | Leatherhead | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 81 | 44 | 1.841 | 75 | |
| 6 | Walton & Hersham | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 68 | 50 | 1.360 | 72 | |
| 7 | Woking | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 63 | 55 | 1.145 | 72 | |
| 8 | Leytonstone | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 63 | 44 | 1.432 | 69 | |
| 9 | Ilford | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 44 | 1.364 | 68 | |
| 10 | Hayes | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 65 | 43 | 1.512 | 65 | |
| 11 | Oxford City | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 45 | 47 | 0.957 | 61 | |
| 12 | Sutton United | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 51 | 52 | 0.981 | 55 | |
| 13 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 68 | 73 | 0.932 | 55 | |
| 14 | Barking | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 57 | 58 | 0.983 | 54 | |
| 15 | Kingstonian | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 47 | 46 | 1.022 | 51 | |
| 16 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 57 | 62 | 0.919 | 51 | |
| 17 | Enfield | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 50 | 57 | 0.877 | 50 | |
| 18 | Walthamstow Avenue | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 62 | 0.742 | 46 | |
| 19 | Bromley | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 37 | 81 | 0.457 | 30 | |
| 20 | Clapton | 42 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 36 | 128 | 0.281 | 27 | |
| 21 | St Albans City | 42 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 92 | 0.326 | 19 | Relegated toDivision Two |
| 22 | Corinthian-Casuals | 42 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 31 | 107 | 0.290 | 13 |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Barking | Mayesbrook Park |
| Bishop's Stortford | Woodside Park |
| Bromley | Hayes Lane |
| Clapton | The Old Spotted Dog Ground |
| Corinthian-Casuals | King George's Field |
| Dulwich Hamlet | Champion Hill |
| Enfield | Southbury Road |
| Hayes | Church Road |
| Hendon | Claremont Road |
| Hitchin Town | Top Field |
| Ilford | Victoria Road |
| Kingstonian | Kingsmeadow |
| Leatherhead | Fetcham Grove |
| Leytonstone | Granleigh Road |
| Oxford City | Marsh Lane |
| St Albans City | Clarence Park |
| Sutton United | Gander Green Lane |
| Tooting & Mitcham United | Imperial Fields |
| Walthamstow Avenue | Green Pond Road |
| Walton & Hersham | The Sports Ground |
| Woking | The Laithwaite Community Stadium |
| Wycombe Wanderers | Adams Park |
| Season | 1973–74 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dagenham |
| Promoted | Dagenham Slough Town |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 657 (2.74 per match) |
1974–75 → | |
It was the first season of Division Two, fifteen clubs joined the Isthmian League from different divisions of theAthenian League, whileHertford Town were transferred from theEastern Counties League.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dagenham | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 23 | 2.957 | 70 | Promoted toDivision One |
| 2 | Slough Town | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 23 | 2.000 | 60 | |
| 3 | Hertford Town | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 29 | 1.586 | 56 | |
| 4 | Chesham United | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 61 | 43 | 1.419 | 54 | |
| 5 | Aveley | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 50 | 28 | 1.786 | 53 | |
| 6 | Tilbury | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 36 | 1.306 | 47 | |
| 7 | Maidenhead United | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 1.200 | 47 | |
| 8 | Horsham | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 35 | 1.343 | 45 | |
| 9 | Harwich & Parkeston | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 41 | 1.122 | 42 | |
| 10 | Staines Town | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 41 | 0.829 | 38 | |
| 11 | Carshalton Athletic | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 51 | 0.667 | 32 | |
| 12 | Hampton | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 51 | 0.647 | 28 | |
| 13 | Harlow Town | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 0.688 | 27 | |
| 14 | Finchley | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 52 | 0.558 | 25 | |
| 15 | Southall | 30 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 52 | 0.327 | 19 | |
| 16 | Wokingham Town | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 74 | 0.405 | 17 |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Aveley | The Mill Field |
| Carshalton Athletic | War Memorial Sports Ground |
| Chesham United | The Meadow |
| Dagenham | Victoria Road |
| Finchley | Summers Lane |
| Hampton | Beveree Stadium |
| Harlow Town | Harlow Sportcentre |
| Harwich & Parkeston | Royal Oak |
| Hertford Town | Hertingfordbury Park |
| Horsham | Queen Street |
| Maidenhead United | York Road |
| Slough Town | Wexham Park |
| Southall | Robert Parker Stadium |
| Staines Town | Wheatsheaf Park |
| Tilbury | Chadfields |
| Wokingham Town | Cantley Park |