The1976–77 season was the 62nd season of theIsthmian League, an Englishfootball competition.
It was the first Isthmian League season to usegoal difference as a tie-breaker.
Enfield won Division One, whileTilbury won Division Two.
At the end of the season the league divisions were renamed: Division One was renamed the Premier Division and Division Two was renamed Division One. Also, seventeen new clubs were newly admitted to the league, they were placed to new Division Two, as the league expanded to three divisions.
| Season | 1976–77 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Enfield |
| Relegated | Dulwich Hamlet Ilford |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,229 (2.66 per match) |
1977–78 → | |
Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from theprevious season and two clubs, promoted from Division Two:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enfield | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 63 | 34 | +29 | 84 | |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 71 | 34 | +37 | 83 | |
| 3 | Dagenham | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 80 | 39 | +41 | 79 | |
| 4 | Hendon | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 67 | |
| 5 | Tilbury | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 67 | |
| 6 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 85 | 72 | +13 | 64 | |
| 7 | Walthamstow Avenue | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 64 | |
| 8 | Slough Town | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 63 | |
| 9 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 60 | 66 | −6 | 63 | |
| 10 | Leatherhead | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 61 | |
| 11 | Staines Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 61 | |
| 12 | Leytonstone | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 59 | |
| 13 | Barking | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 57 | |
| 14 | Southall & Ealing Borough | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 53 | |
| 15 | Croydon | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 49 | |
| 16 | Sutton United | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 49 | |
| 17 | Kingstonian | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 45 | 60 | −15 | 46 | |
| 18 | Hayes | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 49 | 69 | −20 | 46 | |
| 19 | Woking | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 45 | |
| 20 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 71 | −20 | 44 | |
| 21 | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 52 | 68 | −16 | 41 | Relegated toDivision One |
| 22 | Ilford | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 73 | −41 | 38 |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Barking | Mayesbrook Park |
| Bishop's Stortford | Woodside Park |
| Croydon | Croydon Sports Arena |
| Dagenham | Victoria Road |
| 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 |
| Slough Town | Wexham Park |
| Southall & Ealing Borough | Robert Parker Stadium |
| Staines Town | Wheatsheaf Park |
| Sutton United | Gander Green Lane |
| Tilbury | Chadfields |
| Tooting & Mitcham United | Imperial Fields |
| Walthamstow Avenue | Green Pond Road |
| Woking | The Laithwaite Community Stadium |
| Wycombe Wanderers | Adams Park |
| Season | 1976–77 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Boreham Wood |
| Promoted | Boreham Wood Carshalton Athletic |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,330 (2.88 per match) |
1977–78 → | |
Division Two consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from theprevious season and two new clubs, relegated from Division One:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 80 | 26 | +54 | 103 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 80 | 33 | +47 | 87 | |
| 3 | Harwich & Parkeston | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 93 | 61 | +32 | 77 | |
| 4 | Wembley | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 82 | 58 | +24 | 77 | |
| 5 | Harrow Borough | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 78 | 44 | +34 | 75 | |
| 6 | Horsham | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 67 | 56 | +11 | 74 | |
| 7 | Bromley | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 70 | |
| 8 | Oxford City | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 73 | 55 | +18 | 68 | |
| 9 | Hampton | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 68 | |
| 10 | Wokingham Town | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 62 | |
| 11 | Hornchurch | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 61 | |
| 12 | Chesham United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 63 | 66 | −3 | 61 | |
| 13 | St Albans City | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 60 | |
| 14 | Walton & Hersham | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 60 | |
| 15 | Aveley | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 50 | |
| 16 | Corinthian-Casuals | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 52 | 75 | −23 | 45 | |
| 17 | Harlow Town | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 39 | 77 | −38 | 41 | |
| 18 | Hertford Town | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 45 | 80 | −35 | 36 | |
| 19 | Maidenhead United | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 36 | 73 | −37 | 32 | |
| 20 | Clapton | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 43 | 87 | −44 | 30 | |
| 21 | Finchley | 42 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 36 | 82 | −46 | 28 | |
| 22 | Ware | 42 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 43 | 98 | −55 | 23 |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Aveley | The Mill Field |
| Boreham Wood | Meadow Park |
| Bromley | Hayes Lane |
| Carshalton Athletic | War Memorial Sports Ground |
| Chesham United | The Meadow |
| Clapton | The Old Spotted Dog Ground |
| Corinthian-Casuals | King George's Field |
| Finchley | Summers Lane |
| Hampton | Beveree Stadium |
| Harlow Town | Harlow Sportcentre |
| Harrow Borough | Earlsmead Stadium |
| Harwich & Parkeston | Royal Oak |
| Hertford Town | Hertingfordbury Park |
| Hornchurch | Hornchurch Stadium |
| Horsham | Queen Street |
| Maidenhead United | York Road |
| Oxford City | Marsh Lane |
| St Albans City | Clarence Park |
| Walton & Hersham | The Sports Ground |
| Ware | Wodson Park |
| Wembley | Vale Farm |
| Wokingham Town | Cantley Park |