The2007–08 season was the 93rd season of theIsthmian League, which is an Englishfootball competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London,East andSouth East England.
| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Chelmsford City |
| Promoted | AFC Wimbledon Chelmsford City |
| Relegated | East Thurrock United Folkestone Invicta Leyton |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 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) |
2008–09 → | |
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from theprevious 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 clubsHalifax Town folding andNuneaton Borough being demoted two divisions down.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 84 | 39 | +45 | 87 | Promoted to theConference South |
| 2 | Staines Town | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 85 | 54 | +31 | 78 | Qualified for theplay-offs |
| 3 | AFC Wimbledon | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 81 | 47 | +34 | 75 | Qualified for theplay-offs, then promoted to theConference South |
| 4 | AFC Hornchurch | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 70 | Qualified for theplay-offs |
| 5 | Ramsgate | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 68 | |
| 6 | Ashford Town (Middlesex) | 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 | 63 | 0 | 59 | |
| 12 | Heybridge Swifts | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 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 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 48 | 67 | −19 | 50[a] | Relegated toDivision One North |
| 21 | Folkestone Invicta | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 49 | Relegated toDivision One South |
| 22 | Leyton | 42 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 35 | 123 | −88 | 16 | Relegated toDivision One North |
| 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 |
| 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 | |||||||
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| AFC Hornchurch | Hornchurch Stadium |
| AFC Wimbledon | Kingsmeadow (groundshare withKingstonian) |
| 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) |
| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dartford |
| Promoted | Canvey Island Dartford |
| Relegated | Wivenhoe Town |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 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) |
2008–09 → | |
Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from theprevious 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dartford | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 107 | 42 | +65 | 89 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 2 | AFC Sudbury | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 86 | 40 | +46 | 80 | Qualified for theplay-offs, then transferred toSFL Division One Midlands |
| 3 | Redbridge | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 80[a] | Qualified for theplay-offs |
| 4 | Ware | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 110 | 58 | +52 | 79 | |
| 5 | Canvey Island | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 82 | 39 | +43 | 79 | Qualified for theplay-offs, then promoted to thePremier Division |
| 6 | Brentwood Town | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 77 | |
| 7 | Bury Town | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 76 | 53 | +23 | 75 | Transferred toSFL Division One Midlands |
| 8 | Edgware Town | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 74 | Resigned from the league |
| 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 toSFL 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 | 32[b] | |
| 21 | Ilford | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 47 | 95 | −48 | 32 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 22 | Wivenhoe Town | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 46 | 86 | −40 | 31 | Relegated to theEastern Counties League |
| 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 |
| 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 | |||||||
| 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 withBrimsdown Rovers) |
| Great Wakering Rovers | Burroughs Park |
| Ilford | Cricklefield Stadium |
| Maldon Town | Wallace Binder Ground |
| Northwood | Chestnut Avenue (groundshare withWealdstone) |
| 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 |
| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dover Athletic |
| Promoted | Dover Athletic Tooting & Mitcham United |
| Relegated | Horsham YMCA Molesey |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,380 (2.99 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 26 goals – Craig Carley (Metropolitan Police) |
| Highest attendance | 1,324 –Dover Athletic –Ashford Town (Kent),(26 April) |
| Total attendance | 105,939 |
| Average attendance | 229 (-20.2% to previous season) |
2008–09 → | |
Division One South consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from theprevious 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dover Athletic | 42 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 84 | 29 | +55 | 98 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 88 | 41 | +47 | 86 | Qualified for theplay-offs, then promoted to thePremier Division |
| 3 | Cray Wanderers | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 87 | 42 | +45 | 86 | Qualified for theplay-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 (Kent) | 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 | 54[a] | |
| 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 toDivision 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 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 36 | 85 | −49 | 27 | Relegated to theSussex County League |
| 22 | Molesey | 42 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 100 | −64 | 18 | Relegated to theCombined Counties League |
| 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 |
| 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 | |||||||
| 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 withBromley) |
| 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 |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Teams | 66 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Ramsgate |
| Runners-up | AFC Sudbury |
TheIsthmian League Cup 2007–08 was the 34th season of theIsthmian League Cup, the league cup competition of theIsthmian League. Sixty-six clubs took part. The competition commenced on 11 September 2007 and finished on 2 April 2008.[4]
| 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 are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.
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 |
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.
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| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 63 | Heybridge Swifts | 0–6 | AFC Sudbury | 189 |
| 64 | Walton Casuals | 0–1 | Ramsgate | 132 |
| AFC Sudbury (P) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Ramsgate (S) |
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| Penalties | ||
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