The1981–82 season was the 67th season of theIsthmian League, an Englishfootball competition.
Leytonstone & Ilford were champions, winning their first Isthmian League title two years after merging. There was no promotion from the Isthmian League to theAlliance Premier League till 1985. Bognor Regis Town were transferred from the Southern Football League and won promotion to the Premier Division at the first attempt. Camberley Town left the league at the end of the season.
| Season | 1981–82 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Leytonstone & Ilford |
| Relegated | Boreham Wood Harlow Town |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,317 (2.85 per match) |
1982–83 → | |
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from theprevious season and two new clubs, promoted from Division One:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leytonstone & Ilford | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 91 | 52 | +39 | 83 | |
| 2 | Sutton United | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 75 | |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 73 | |
| 4 | Staines Town | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 72 | |
| 5 | Walthamstow Avenue | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 81 | 62 | +19 | 70 | |
| 6 | Harrow Borough | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 77 | 55 | +22 | 67 | |
| 7 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 67 | |
| 8 | Slough Town | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 64 | |
| 9 | Leatherhead | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 60 | |
| 10 | Hayes | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 58 | |
| 11 | Croydon | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 57 | |
| 12 | Barking | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 56 | |
| 13 | Hendon | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 56 | 65 | −9 | 52 | |
| 14 | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 52 | |
| 15 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 50 | 70 | −20 | 50 | |
| 16 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 58 | 86 | −28 | 50 | |
| 17 | Billericay Town | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 49 | |
| 18 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 77 | −21 | 47 | |
| 19 | Bromley | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 63 | 79 | −16 | 46 | |
| 20 | Woking | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 75 | −18 | 46 | |
| 21 | Harlow Town | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 50 | 73 | −23 | 41 | Relegated toDivision One |
| 22 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 37 |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Barking | Mayesbrook Park |
| Billericay Town | New Lodge |
| Bishop's Stortford | Woodside Park |
| Boreham Wood | Meadow Park |
| Bromley | Hayes Lane |
| Carshalton Athletic | War Memorial Sports Ground |
| Croydon | Croydon Sports Arena |
| Dulwich Hamlet | Champion Hill |
| Harlow Town | Harlow Sportcentre |
| Harrow Borough | Earlsmead Stadium |
| Hayes | Church Road |
| Hendon | Claremont Road |
| Hitchin Town | Top Field |
| Leatherhead | Fetcham Grove |
| 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 |
| Woking | The Laithwaite Community Stadium |
| Wycombe Wanderers | Adams Park |
| Season | 1981–82 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wokingham Town |
| Promoted | Bognor Regis Town Wokingham Town |
| Relegated | Clapton Ware |
| Matches | 420 |
| Goals | 1,206 (2.87 per match) |
1982–83 → | |
Division One consisted of 21 clubs, including 18 clubs from theprevious season and three new clubs:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wokingham Town | 40 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 86 | 30 | +56 | 92 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Bognor Regis Town | 40 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 79 | |
| 3 | Metropolitan Police | 40 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 75 | 48 | +27 | 77 | |
| 4 | Oxford City | 40 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 82 | 47 | +35 | 74 | |
| 5 | Feltham | 40 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 68 | |
| 6 | Lewes | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 73 | 66 | +7 | 64 | |
| 7 | Hertford Town | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 58 | |
| 8 | Wembley | 40 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 69 | 55 | +14 | 57 | |
| 9 | Farnborough Town | 40 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 71 | 57 | +14 | 56 | |
| 10 | Epsom & Ewell | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 56 | |
| 11 | Kingstonian | 40 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 55 | |
| 12 | Hampton | 40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 54 | |
| 13 | Hornchurch | 40 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 54 | |
| 14 | Aveley | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 52 | |
| 15 | St Albans City | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 51 | |
| 16 | Maidenhead United | 40 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 43 | |
| 17 | Tilbury | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 42 | |
| 18 | Walton & Hersham | 40 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 41 | |
| 19 | Chesham United | 40 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 39 | 72 | −33 | 36 | |
| 20 | Clapton | 40 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 44 | 73 | −29 | 34 | Relegated toDivision Two |
| 21 | Ware | 40 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 29 | 105 | −76 | 17 |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Aveley | The Mill Field |
| Bognor Regis Town | Nyewood Lane |
| Chesham United | The Meadow |
| 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 |
| Lewes | The Dripping Pan |
| Maidenhead United | York Road |
| Metropolitan Police | Imber Court |
| Oxford City | Marsh Lane |
| St Albans City | Clarence Park |
| Tilbury | Chadfields |
| Walton & Hersham | The Sports Ground |
| Ware | Wodson Park |
| Wembley | Vale Farm |
| Wokingham Town | Cantley Park |
| Season | 1981–82 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Worthing |
| Promoted | Cheshunt Worthing |
| Matches | 420 |
| Goals | 1,239 (2.95 per match) |
1982–83 → | |
Second Division consisted of 21 clubs, including 17 clubs from theprevious season and four new teams:
Two clubs relegated from Division One:
Two clubs joined from theAthenian League:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worthing | 40 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 95 | 25 | +70 | 93 | Promoted toDivision One |
| 2 | Cheshunt | 40 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 79 | 33 | +46 | 82 | |
| 3 | Hungerford Town | 40 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 89 | 42 | +47 | 74[a] | |
| 4 | Barton Rovers | 40 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 65 | 32 | +33 | 74 | |
| 5 | Windsor & Eton | 40 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 72 | |
| 6 | Corinthian-Casuals | 40 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 67 | 50 | +17 | 69 | |
| 7 | Harwich & Parkeston | 40 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 69 | |
| 8 | Letchworth Garden City | 40 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 67 | 55 | +12 | 56 | |
| 9 | Dorking Town | 40 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 56 | |
| 10 | Hemel Hempstead | 40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 54 | |
| 11 | Basildon United | 40 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 64 | 51 | +13 | 53 | |
| 12 | Finchley | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 51 | |
| 13 | Southall | 40 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 50 | |
| 14 | Epping Town | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 47 | |
| 15 | Molesey | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 61 | 73 | −12 | 46 | |
| 16 | Egham Town | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 42 | |
| 17 | Rainham Town | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 53 | 83 | −30 | 42 | |
| 18 | Tring Town | 40 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 49 | 78 | −29 | 40 | |
| 19 | Eastbourne United | 40 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 51 | 73 | −22 | 39 | |
| 20 | Horsham | 40 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 42 | 79 | −37 | 39 | |
| 21 | Camberley Town | 40 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 21 | 140 | −119 | 11 | Resigned and joined theAthenian League |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Barton Rovers | Sharpenhoe Road |
| Basildon United | Gardiners Close |
| Camberley Town | Kroomer Park |
| Cheshunt | Cheshunt Stadium |
| 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 |
| Harwich & Parkeston | Royal Oak |
| Hemel Hempstead | Vauxhall Road |
| Horsham | Queen Street |
| Hungerford Town | Bulpit Lane |
| Letchworth Garden City | Baldock Road |
| Molesey | Walton Road Stadium |
| Rainham Town | Deri Park |
| Southall | Robert Parker Stadium |
| Tring Town | Pendley Ground |
| Windsor & Eton | Stag Meadow |
| Worthing | Woodside Road |
