The1983–84 season was the 69th season of theIsthmian League, an Englishfootball competition.
Harrow Borough were champions, winning their first Isthmian League title. There was no promotion from the Isthmian League to theAlliance Premier League till 1985. Windsor & Eton finished first in Division One achieving the second promotion in a row. Corinthian-Casuals were excluded from the league after new groundsharing ruled were introduced.
At the end of the season Division Two was split into two sections after 19 clubs, mainly from theAthenian League joined Division Two. Thus, the Athenian League was finally absorbed by Isthmian League.
| Season | 1983–84 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Harrow Borough |
| Relegated | Bromley Staines Town |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,339 (2.9 per match) |
1984–85 → | |
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from theprevious season and two new clubs, promoted from Division One:
Also, at the end of the previous season Leytonstone & Ilford changed name intoLeytonstone/Ilford.
At the end of the season Staines Town were demoted to Division One due to ground grading, thus, Tooting & Mitcham United were reprieved.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrow Borough | 42 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 73 | 42 | +31 | 88 | |
| 2 | Worthing | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 89 | 72 | +17 | 71 | |
| 3 | Slough Town | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 73 | 56 | +17 | 69 | |
| 4 | Sutton United | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 66 | |
| 5 | Hayes | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 64 | |
| 6 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 63 | |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 62 | |
| 8 | Wokingham Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 78 | 55 | +23 | 61[a] | |
| 9 | Hendon | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 62 | 51 | +11 | 61 | |
| 10 | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 64 | −3 | 59 | |
| 11 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 57 | −1 | 58 | |
| 12 | Harlow Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 64 | 70 | −6 | 56 | |
| 13 | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 62 | 69 | −7 | 55 | |
| 14 | Staines Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 72 | −9 | 54 | Demoted toDivision One |
| 15 | Billericay Town | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 53 | 73 | −20 | 53 | |
| 16 | Barking | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 60 | 64 | −4 | 52 | |
| 17 | Croydon | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 52 | |
| 18 | Walthamstow Avenue | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 53 | 67 | −14 | 49 | |
| 19 | Leytonstone/Ilford | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 48 | |
| 20 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 72 | −13 | 43 | |
| 21 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 43 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 22 | Bromley | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 72 | −39 | 32 | Relegated toDivision One |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Barking | Mayesbrook Park |
| Billericay Town | New Lodge |
| Bishop's Stortford | Woodside Park |
| Bognor Regis Town | Nyewood Lane |
| Bromley | Hayes Lane |
| Carshalton Athletic | War Memorial Sports Ground |
| Croydon | Croydon Sports Arena |
| Dulwich Hamlet | Champion Hill |
| Hayes | Church Road |
| Harlow Town | Harlow Sportcentre |
| Harrow Borough | Earlsmead Stadium |
| Hendon | Claremont Road |
| Hitchin Town | Top Field |
| Leytonstone/Ilford | Victoria Road |
| Slough Town | Wexham Park |
| Staines Town | Wheatsheaf Park |
| Sutton United | Gander Green Lane |
| Tooting & Mitcham United | Imperial Fields |
| Walthamstow Avenue | Green Pond Road |
| Wokingham Town | Cantley Park |
| Worthing | Woodside Road |
| Wycombe Wanderers | Adams Park |
| Season | 1983–84 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Windsor & Eton |
| Promoted | Epsom & Ewell Windsor & Eton |
| Relegated | Cheshunt Feltham |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,319 (2.85 per match) |
1984–85 → | |
Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from theprevious season and four new clubs:
Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
Two clubs promoted from Division Two:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windsor & Eton | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 89 | 44 | +45 | 85 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Epsom & Ewell | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 73 | 51 | +22 | 78 | |
| 3 | Wembley | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 65 | 32 | +33 | 74 | |
| 4 | Maidenhead United | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 74 | |
| 5 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 74 | 43 | +31 | 73 | |
| 6 | Farnborough Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 78 | 60 | +18 | 66 | |
| 7 | Hampton | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 66 | |
| 8 | Metropolitan Police | 42 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 79 | 64 | +15 | 65 | |
| 9 | Chesham United | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 62 | |
| 10 | Tilbury | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 54 | 64 | −10 | 61 | |
| 11 | Leatherhead | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 67 | 56 | +11 | 55 | |
| 12 | Aveley | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 55 | |
| 13 | Woking | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 66 | 73 | −7 | 55 | |
| 14 | Hertford Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 73 | −17 | 54 | |
| 15 | Oxford City | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 51 | |
| 16 | Lewes | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 51 | |
| 17 | Walton & Hersham | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 49 | |
| 18 | Hornchurch | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 63 | −20 | 49 | |
| 19 | Kingstonian | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 47 | 67 | −20 | 48 | |
| 20 | Clapton | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 47 | |
| 21 | Cheshunt | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 44 | Relegated toDivision Two North |
| 22 | Feltham | 42 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 106 | −75 | 25 | Relegated toDivision Two South |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Aveley | The Mill Field |
| Boreham Wood | Meadow Park |
| Chesham United | The Meadow |
| Cheshunt | Cheshunt Stadium |
| Clapton | The Old Spotted Dog Ground |
| Epsom & Ewell | Merland Rise |
| Farnborough Town | Cherrywood Road |
| Feltham | The Orchard |
| Hampton | Beveree Stadium |
| Hertford Town | Hertingfordbury Park |
| Hornchurch | Hornchurch Stadium |
| Kingstonian | Kingsmeadow |
| Leatherhead | Fetcham Grove |
| Lewes | The Dripping Pan |
| Maidenhead United | York Road |
| Metropolitan Police | Imber Court |
| Oxford City | Marsh Lane |
| Tilbury | Chadfields |
| Walton & Hersham | The Sports Ground |
| Wembley | Vale Farm |
| Windsor & Eton | Stag Meadow |
| Woking | The Laithwaite Community Stadium |
| Season | 1983–84 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Basildon United |
| Promoted | Basildon United St Albans City |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,415 (3.06 per match) |
Division Two consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from theprevious season and three new clubs:
Before the start of the season Dorking Town was renamed Dorking.
At the end of the season Corinthian Casuals were excluded from the league, while Division Two was split into Division Two North and Division Two South with a number of the Athenian League clubs joining.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basildon United | 42 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 88 | 27 | +61 | 97 | Promoted toDivision One |
| 2 | St Albans City | 42 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 100 | 46 | +54 | 96 | |
| 3 | Leyton-Wingate | 42 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 97 | 41 | +56 | 91 | Placed toDivision Two North |
| 4 | Tring Town | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 89 | 44 | +45 | 80 | |
| 5 | Corinthian-Casuals | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 75 | 47 | +28 | 80 | Resigned and joined theLondon Spartan League |
| 6 | Hungerford Town | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 94 | 47 | +47 | 75 | Placed toDivision Two South |
| 7 | Uxbridge | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 69 | |
| 8 | Grays Athletic | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 72 | 57 | +15 | 69 | |
| 9 | Dorking | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 68 | |
| 10 | Southall | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 79 | 60 | +19 | 65[a] | |
| 11 | Egham Town | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 59 | 49 | +10 | 63 | |
| 12 | Epping Town | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 61 | Placed toDivision Two North |
| 13 | Molesey | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 59 | 68 | −9 | 53 | Placed toDivision Two South |
| 14 | Barton Rovers | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 64 | −10 | 53 | Placed toDivision Two North |
| 15 | Letchworth Garden City | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 48 | 66 | −18 | 52 | |
| 16 | Newbury Town | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 60 | 82 | −22 | 47 | Placed toDivision Two South |
| 17 | Hemel Hempstead | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 69 | −6 | 45 | Placed toDivision Two North |
| 18 | Rainham Town | 42 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 38 | 114 | −76 | 26 | Placed toDivision Two South |
| 19 | Finchley | 42 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 78 | −50 | 24 | Placed toDivision Two North |
| 20 | Eastbourne United | 42 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 36 | 98 | −62 | 24 | Placed toDivision Two South |
| 21 | Ware | 42 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 48 | 114 | −66 | 24 | Placed toDivision Two North |
| 22 | Horsham | 42 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 40 | 104 | −64 | 24[b] | Placed toDivision Two South |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Barton Rovers | Sharpenhoe Road |
| Basildon United | Gardiners Close |
| Corinthian-Casuals | King George's Field |
| Dorking | Meadowbank Stadium |
| Eastbourne United | The Oval |
| Egham Town | The Runnymede Stadium |
| Epping Town | Stonards Hill |
| Finchley | Summers Lane |
| Grays Athletic | New Recreation Ground |
| Hemel Hempstead | Vauxhall Road |
| Horsham | Queen Street |
| Hungerford Town | Bulpit Lane |
| Letchworth Garden City | Baldock Road |
| Leyton-Wingate | Wadham Lodge |
| Molesey | Walton Road Stadium |
| Newbury Town | Town Ground |
| Rainham Town | Deri Park |
| St Albans City | Clarence Park |
| Southall | Robert Parker Stadium |
| Tring Town | Pendley Ground |
| Uxbridge | Honeycroft |
| Ware | Wodson Park |